[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all! After a long while of feeling uninspired, I’m revamping my name lists as I look forward to TTC my second child.
Some of these names are the old favorites that I love still. Others, marked with a bullet point, are new additions.
I have a 3.5-year-old named [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], and I like eclectic sibsets.
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Bee[/name_f], family nn)
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] - obvious choice, or [name_m]Pete[/name_m] or [name_f]Etta[/name_f] as creative stretches)
[name_f]Henriette[/name_f] ([name_f]Hattie[/name_f]/[name_f]Hettie[/name_f]/[name_f]Etta[/name_f] as nn)
[name_f]Pomona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]/[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Tilly[/name_f], [name_f]Tilda[/name_f], [name_f]Tildy[/name_f])
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Franny[/name_f])
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]/[name_f]Simona[/name_f] ([name_m]Simon[/name_m] was shortlisted for brother [name_m]Reuben[/name_m])
- [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] (like [name_f]Willa[/name_f], kinda loving [name_f]Velma[/name_f], as nn)
- [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
- [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
- [name_f]Acantha[/name_f]
- [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] (need some nn ideas beyond [name_f]Tibby[/name_f]/[name_f]Tabby[/name_f])
- [name_f]Ursula[/name_f] (too closely tied to the baddie from The [name_m]Little[/name_m] Mermaid?)
I kind of regret not giving [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] a nature middle name ([name_u]Wolf[/name_u] and [name_u]Evergreen[/name_u] were two contenders) and will probably use a nature middle for any future kiddos.
Please let me know your thoughts!