Expecting Second Daughter and Need Name Expertise!

Girl Names
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Hey guys. I am new to nameberry. I have an 11 month old daughter named [name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and just found out that I am pregnant with our second daughter (80% sure its a girl - will know for sure at next ultrasound). The girls will be about 15 months apart.

I really like older sounding names and really like the name [name]Adelaide[/name] for her, but am afraid of getting into the A name trap, since I think that we might have one more in a few years. Please suggest some names, I am really not sure what sounds good with [name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] ([name]Annie[/name])! Thanks

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I love the name [name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name]! Very pretty!

I think that [name]Adelaide[/name] is very nice with [name]Annelise[/name]. They are both [name]German[/name] and old fashioned sounding and not too popular. [name]Annie[/name] and [name]Addie[/name] are cute nns for them, but may be too close, imo.

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I think [name]Adelaide[/name] would be very pretty but I can understand your concern about falling into a letter theme with “A”.

[name]Annelise[/name] and

[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Eulalie[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] - I like this one a lot with [name]Annelise[/name]. [name]Annie[/name] and [name]Josie[/name].
[name]Katherine[/name] - [name]Annie[/name] and [name]Katie[/name]
[name]Paulina[/name]

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So would you name her [name]Adelaide[/name] or not? [name]Do[/name] you have any suggestions instead of [name]Adelaide[/name]?

Other names we like are [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Adeline[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Allegra[/name], [name]Corinne[/name], [name]Lisette[/name], [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Marguerite[/name]… [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Louise[/name], [name]Johanna[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Esther[/name], [name]Dorothea[/name]/[name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Olive[/name], [name]Violette[/name], [name]Willa[/name], [name]Ellen[/name]

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My husband has a cousin that he is close to named [name]Josie[/name] and [name]Katherine[/name] is out, because I already have an [name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name].

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I love your baby girl’s name! :slight_smile: I think that [name]Adelaide[/name] is beautiful, but I know I’d personally get tongue-tied saying [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name] together. (Because they both start with A, have three syllables, and an ending beginning with an L, I can see myself calling them Annalaide and Adelise by mistake, but that’s just me.) :slight_smile:

[name]Annalise[/name] and:

[name]Adelia[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] (popular, though)
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]/[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]/[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] (as a first name)
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

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[name]Adelia[/name] - prefer [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] (popular, though) - I have never liked this name for some reason. I think the way I say it sounds harsh or something…
[name]Clementine[/name] - I like this name on paper, but I dont like the nns that it would be shortened to
[name]Cordelia[/name]/[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name] -
[name]Emmeline[/name] - like this one a lot, but nn [name]Emma[/name] makes me hesitate due to popularity
[name]Georgia[/name]/[name]Georgiana[/name] - I like [name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name]) - Like [name]Ginny[/name], [name]Gigi[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] - I think I would prefer a little bit longer of a name for the fn
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] - Like
[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] (as a first name) - like [name]Rose[/name], I think I would like a longer version of [name]Rose[/name] for fn to match length of [name]Annelise[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] - like a lot [name]Violette[/name]?
[name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name]

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Should I work backwards? I love calling my daughter [name]Annelise[/name], but must admit, that I do shorten it to [name]Annie[/name] quite often. Should I find a nn first that I like with [name]Annie[/name] and then find a longer name to go with it?

I like these nns:

[name]Addie[/name]
[name]Allie[/name]
[name]Carrie[/name]
[name]Della[/name]
[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Dolly[/name]
[name]Dottie[/name]
[name]Ellie[/name]
[name]Emmie[/name]
[name]Gracie[/name]
[name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Katie[/name] (can’t use again, but still like it)
[name]Lizzie[/name] (my mn is [name]Elizabeth[/name] and prefer not to use it again)
[name]Maddie[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Mattie[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Nellie[/name]
[name]Penny[/name]
[name]Polly[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Sally[/name]
[name]Susie[/name]
[name]Tillie[/name]

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[name]Annelise[/name] and…
[name]Bernadette[/name] nn [name]Birdie[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] nn [name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Imogene[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]

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To answer your question of whether or not I’d pair [name]Adelaide[/name] with [name]Annelise[/name] - personally no I would not. I run my daughters names together all the time. They are both short names 2 syllables each but both end in an “a”. When ever my daughter [name]Kira[/name] and sister [name]Kristina[/name] are in the same room with me I can never get their names straight. Sorry about suggesting [name]Katherine[/name] I was focusing on the first name. I love the above names that have been suggested. [name]Long[/name] names are not really my forte. Good [name]Luck[/name]! :slight_smile:

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Thank you!

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[name]Addie[/name]: [name]Adeline[/name], [name]Adelia[/name], and your [name]Adelaide[/name]

[name]Allie[/name]: [name]Alice[/name] (but it sound a lot like [name]Annalise[/name] to me, with the same beginning and similar ending), [name]Allegra[/name]

[name]Carrie[/name]: [name]Caroline[/name]

[name]Della[/name]: [name]Delphine[/name] (a French floral name)

[name]Bella[/name]: [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name]

[name]Dolly[/name]: [name]Dahlia[/name]

[name]Dottie[/name]: [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Dorothea[/name]

[name]Ellie[/name]: [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name] (a bit of stretch to get [name]Ellie[/name], but the ending is so similar in sound)

[name]Emmie[/name]: [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Clementine[/name] (has [name]Em[/name] in the middle, but I think you said you don’t care for this name)

[name]Gracie[/name]: [name]Grace[/name]

[name]Hattie[/name]: [name]Henrietta[/name]/[name]Harriet[/name]

[name]Katie[/name] (can’t use again, but still like it)

[name]Lizzie[/name] (my mn is [name]Elizabeth[/name] and prefer not to use it again): [name]Eliza[/name]

[name]Maddie[/name]: [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Matilda[/name]

[name]Maggie[/name]: [name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Marigold[/name], [name]Margaret[/name]

[name]Mattie[/name]: [name]Matilda[/name]

[name]Molly[/name]: [name]Margaret[/name]

[name]Nellie[/name]: [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Helen[/name], [name]Helena[/name], or just simply [name]Nell[/name].

[name]Penny[/name]: [name]Penelope[/name]

[name]Polly[/name]: I love this name by itself!

[name]Rosie[/name]: [name]Rose[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Rosaline[/name], [name]Rosaleen[/name].

[name]Sally[/name]: I love this name by itself, and also as a nickname for [name]Sarah[/name].

[name]Susie[/name]: I love [name]Susannah[/name]!

[name]Tillie[/name]: [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Ottilie[/name]

I love so many of these nicknames! :slight_smile:

Good luck!

Edited to add [name]Ottilie[/name]

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If you don’t mind the A theme I have a lovely combo for you especially if your child has red hair.

[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Rory[/name] [name]Beth[/name], isn’t that sweet? (or [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Beth[/name])

[name]Aurora[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name]

[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name] sounds great as a sibset and love the nn’s of [name]Tilly[/name] and [name]Matti[/name], and I love the femininity of these names too.

I like these

[name]Helena[/name] nn [name]Nell[/name] or [name]Lena[/name]

[name]Helena[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name] Classic and beautiful

[name]Isabelle[/name] nn [name]Belle[/name] not [name]Bella[/name]

[name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name] Popular but beautiful

[name]Emmeline[/name] nn [name]Emma[/name], [name]Emmy[/name]

[name]Emmeline[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name], Another beautiful sibset, a star on the rise

[name]Madison[/name], The awful outdated [name]Madison[/name], so unisex and not good with [name]Annelise[/name]

[name]Madeline[/name] The beautiful [name]Madeline[/name], nn [name]Maddie[/name]

[name]Madeline[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name], Beautiful

[name]Rosalie[/name] nn [name]Rose[/name] Classic, feminine and lovely

[name]Rosalie[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name] [name]Lovely[/name]

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I think [name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] is gorgeous!

[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name] / [name]Cecilia[/name] / [name]Celia[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name] ([name]Evie[/name], [name]Lina[/name])
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] ([name]Gwen[/name], [name]Wendy[/name], [name]Winnie[/name], [name]Dolly[/name])
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name], [name]Tillie[/name], [name]Millie[/name])
[name]Susannah[/name] / [name]Susanna[/name] ([name]Susie[/name], [name]Sue[/name], [name]Zanna[/name])
[name]Rosemary[/name] ([name]Romy[/name], [name]Rosie[/name])
[name]Rosalind[/name] ([name]Lindy[/name], [name]Rosie[/name])
[name]Rosalie[/name] ([name]Rosie[/name])
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Maggie[/name], [name]Greta[/name], [name]Meg[/name])
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name] ([name]Viv[/name], [name]Vivi[/name])
[name]Eleanor[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name], [name]Nell[/name], [name]Nellie[/name], or [name]Nora[/name])
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name])
[name]Eliza[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name])

(I put possible nicknames in parentheses)

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I like your idea of working from the nn:

[name]Addie[/name] - I would avoid using another “a” name
[name]Allie[/name]
[name]Carrie[/name] - [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Della[/name] - [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Delia[/name], [name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Bella[/name] - [name]Clarabella[/name], [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Corabella[/name], [name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Ellie[/name] - [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Emmie[/name] - [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Gracie[/name] - [name]Graciela[/name]
[name]Hattie[/name] - [name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Maddie[/name] - [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name] - [name]Magdalena[/name], [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Mattie[/name] - [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Nellie[/name] - [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Helena[/name], [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Penny[/name] - [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Polly[/name] - [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name] - [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Susie[/name] - [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Tillie[/name] - [name]Matilda[/name]

My favorites: [name]Penelope[/name] ([name]Penny[/name], [name]Poppy[/name], [name]Nellie[/name]), [name]Eleanor[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name], [name]Nellie[/name]), [name]Helena[/name] ([name]Nellie[/name], [name]Lena[/name])
I would go with a short and cute mn to match [name]Kate[/name]. Ideas: [name]June[/name], [name]Jane[/name], [name]Claire[/name], [name]Grace[/name], [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Rose[/name], [name]Belle[/name]…

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I really like your daughters names [name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name]! Very beautiful! I personally love the name [name]Adelaide[/name] and will be using it on one of my daughters in the upcoming months (also [name]Matilda[/name]).

I thought that I would add a few more names to the nickname list already compiled and add a few more of my comments. :slight_smile:

[name]Addie[/name]: [name]Adeline[/name], [name]Adelia[/name], [name]Addison[/name] (unisex to your [name]Annelise[/name]) [name]Adelaide[/name]

[name]Allie[/name]: [name]Alice[/name] (but it sound a lot like [name]Annalise[/name] to me, with the same beginning and similar ending), [name]Allegra[/name]. [name]Alexandra[/name] (but seems pretty popular)

[name]Carrie[/name]: [name]Caroline[/name]*, [name]Carolina[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] (stretch, but have known some Charlottes, nn [name]Carrie[/name])

[name]Della[/name]: [name]Delphine[/name]* (a French floral name), [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Delilah[/name]

[name]Bella[/name]: [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Isabella[/name]*

[name]Dolly[/name]: [name]Dahlia[/name], [name]Dorothy[/name]*, [name]Dolores[/name], [name]Gwendolyn[/name]

[name]Dottie[/name]: [name]Dorothy[/name]* (I have a [name]Dorothy[/name]/[name]Dottie[/name] and its not as stuffy sounding when you have a little one skipping around), [name]Dorothea[/name]

[name]Ellie[/name]: [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name] (a bit of stretch to get [name]Ellie[/name], but the ending is so similar in sound), [name]Ellen[/name], [name]Helen[/name], [name]Ella[/name], [name]Elsa[/name]

[name]Emmie[/name]: [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Clementine[/name] (has [name]Em[/name] in the middle, but I think you said you don’t care for this name), [name]Emily[/name]* (so popular, but great name), [name]Emerald[/name], [name]Emmaline[/name]

[name]Gracie[/name]: [name]Grace[/name], [name]Graciella[/name]

[name]Hattie[/name]: [name]Henrietta[/name], [name]Harriet[/name]

[name]Katie[/name] (can’t use again, but still like it)

[name]Lizzie[/name] (my mn is [name]Elizabeth[/name] and prefer not to use it again): [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Lisette[/name]*

[name]Maddie[/name]: [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Madison[/name], [name]Madonna[/name]

[name]Maggie[/name]: [name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Marigold[/name], [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Marjorie[/name]

[name]Mattie[/name]: [name]Matilda[/name]*, [name]Martha[/name]

[name]Molly[/name]: [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Mary[/name]

[name]Nellie[/name]: [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Helen[/name], [name]Helena[/name], or just simply [name]Nell[/name]. [name]Annelise[/name] (lol), [name]Eleanor[/name]*, [name]Cornelia[/name]

[name]Penny[/name]: [name]Penelope[/name]*, [name]Aspen[/name]

[name]Polly[/name]: I love this name by itself!, [name]Pollyanna[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Paulina[/name]

[name]Rosie[/name]: [name]Rose[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Rosaline[/name], [name]Rosaleen[/name], [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Rosemarie[/name], [name]Rosa[/name], [name]Rosetta[/name], [name]Rosette[/name], Roseline*

[name]Sally[/name]: I love this name by itself, and also as a nickname for [name]Sarah[/name].

[name]Susie[/name]: I love [name]Susannah[/name]*!, [name]Susan[/name],

[name]Tillie[/name]: [name]Matilda[/name]* and [name]Ottilie[/name], [name]Clotilde[/name]

Good luck! Can’t wait to hear what you pick!

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Wow guys! Thanks so much for the name lists! I went from having just [name]Adelaide[/name], to millions of suggestions! I read through all your suggestions and have compiled the following list of “keepers”:

[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name]* (still [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name])
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Caroline[/name] (very classy name!)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] (very classy)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Delilah[/name] (like, but name is tainted by radio host - might be able to get over that)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Dorothy[/name] (Warming up to [name]Dorothy[/name]… )
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name] (It’s really pretty together, but I already have 3 friends with Bellas/Isabellas)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name]* (I like a lot, but worried about all the other little [name]Emma[/name]'s)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Rosalie[/name] (love the name [name]Rose[/name]/[name]Rosie[/name])
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Lisette[/name] (very cute!)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] (love)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Madeline[/name] (love but sister has a [name]Madison[/name], is this too close for cousins?)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Magnolia[/name] (think is really cute, but don’t know if I am brave enough)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Aspen[/name] ([name]Penny[/name] as a nn for [name]Aspen[/name]! Thats really cute!)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Rosalind[/name] (love)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Rosemarie[/name]* (I think that these go well together)
[name]Annelise[/name] and Roseline (ditto)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Clementine[/name] (like better now [name]Emme[/name] nn was mentioned!)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Violette[/name] (or [name]Violet[/name], but I would be name stealing from best friend :frowning: )
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Aurora[/name] (like)
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Lorelei[/name]

Short middle names that match [name]Kate[/name] that I like:
[name]June[/name]**
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]

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I am really liking your combinations! (I think that we have very similar tastes)

As far as [name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] go, I think that they [name]DO[/name] sound good together and they do like you said have similar backgrounds ([name]German[/name] heritage and datedness, etc) and even the same amount of letters. I think that they are different enough for them not to be too matchy, especially in their full format. But, [name]Annie[/name] and [name]Addie[/name] are kind of similar and if you do have a third daughter, it will be hard to name her because I can’t think of another name that would go well with those two. Would probably have to be an [name]Allie[/name] name. But, that being said, you could also call them [name]Anna[/name] and [name]Ada[/name], [name]Annie[/name] and [name]Della[/name], [name]Annie[/name] and [name]Heidi[/name] and then more possibilities could open up.

Out of your other name combos, these are my favorite:

[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Rosemarie[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and Roseline [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and Roseline [name]June[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and Roseline [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Violette[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Violette[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Delilah[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]

I could go on forever… [name]Do[/name] you like any??