[name_f]My[/name_f] DH and I had a lot of time to talk on a road trip we just took. So we were able to solidify our final list that we will take to the hospital. Once we see this baby in early [name_f]May[/name_f] we will choose from this list, this is what we have done with our other 3 children.
Our agreed upon list
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f] (DH likes this the most)
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Boheme[/name_f] (my front runner)
[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f] (my number 2)
DH is just so/so about most of these names but loves [name_f]Serafina[/name_f]. [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] is the one I least like on the list even though it was a contender for our second child before we found out he was a boy.
All our children have 2 middle names that are family/ nature/ meaningful middle names.
Middle names: we have to use his grandmother name in the middle because he already told her we would and she’s not stop talking about it. Her name is [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] but she goes by [name_f]Bea[/name_f] so we can use either. Other middle name can be family or just a fun nature name.
Family names:
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]/ [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (must use)
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
The only combo I have so far is [name_u]Echo[/name_u] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
Please make some combos for me!
Thanx [name_f]Meryl[/name_f]
Kala_way: yes we can use any from our list as middles as well. [name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] is amazing thank you!
Sorceress- [name_u]Echo[/name_u] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f] is way way better than my combo thank you!
Lerenerd- love clementine [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f] and clementine [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]! I really like bird names. Our children are Miro (b), [name_f]Lila[/name_f] (g) and [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] (g). [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] means dove in Spanish so obv we like bird names. [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] was also on our list but taken off because there are 2 birdies in [name_f]Lila[/name_f]'s dance class.
Thank you guys so much I would have need come up with these combos on my own.
I love [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]… they are my top two first names!
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] would be a gorgeous middle name (pleases your husband and you were going to use it as a first name for your second!)
Ooh, I love [name_f]Boheme[/name_f] – massive soft spot for that little dear. I also like [name_u]Echo[/name_u], [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] and [name_f]Juno[/name_f] from your list.
[name_f]My[/name_f] vote goes to [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f] [name_f]Boheme[/name_f] for combo - both of your favourites are used, plus the important family name. [name_u]Win[/name_u]-win. I would love to see [name_f]Boheme[/name_f] as first though, so perhaps [name_f]Boheme[/name_f] [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (hmm, think I like that better).
With a list like yours (I love it) I’d love to know the names of the children you already have. I bet they’re fantastic.
Charolettelouise- I love ur combos but DH thinks they are too long w our hyphenated last name. We get a lot of compliments on [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] thank you.
[name_u]Mischa[/name_u]- verity [name_f]Bea[/name_f] serafina is perfect love it!
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]- thank u for the encouragement on [name_f]Boheme[/name_f]! I have not shared this name w any of my friends/ family cuz I don’t want any of them to ruin it for me.
Addisoncar- [name_f]Boheme[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f] is perfect! Thank you!
We have cut down the list even more now it’s at:
[name_f]Boheme[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] (DH agreed to re add this to our list because he liked nickname coco)
I love how your children have an international flair to their names, very usable around the world but not that popular in the US.
I think [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] would fit in perfectly. [name_m]Both[/name_m] give off an international vibe and sound delightful with your sibset.
With [name_f]Boheme[/name_f], my first thought is [name_f]Bohemia[/name_f]/Bohemian, which is a very trendy style at the moment, it’s beautiful but that’s all I think of.
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] is lovely as well and a personal favourite. It’s more quirky and works especially well with [name_f]Lila[/name_f] and Miro.
[name_u]Echo[/name_u], [name_f]Juno[/name_f] and [name_f]Verity[/name_f] don’t really do anything for me. [name_f]Juno[/name_f] is nice but I will always think of the movie. [name_u]Echo[/name_u] is such a big word name, it’s hard to pull of. [name_f]Verity[/name_f] is just so American/English that it seems a bit out of place with Miro, [name_f]Lila[/name_f] and [name_f]Paloma[/name_f].
I think the others have made such wonderful suggestions for combos, I don’t have any to add right now.
If you plan on using [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] as a middle name, you might put it as the first one.
Otherwise it can sound like a part of her last name.
Gigigibbons- love the combo [name_f]Boheme[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Verity[/name_f]
Opheliaflora- thank you for your great insight. I totally agree and worry about using [name_m]Bennett[/name_m] at all in the middle spot because then it does sound like she has 3 last names. When I names [name_f]Lila[/name_f] (lee lah) it was very important to me that her name be international with easy pronunciation for anyone w a Latin based language as her bio dad is a Spanish speaker. I lived in Spanish speaking countries and no one could say my name, [name_f]Meryl[/name_f]. Thank you for pointing out that [name_f]Verity[/name_f] is very english and not so ‘international’. You have me a lot to think about!
I like lerenard’s suggestion of [name_u]Echo[/name_u] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Plum[/name_f]! (even though [name_u]Echo[/name_u] is nms)
I also like [name_f]Verity[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Jewel[/name_f] or [name_f]Verity[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f].
Junebabie- I also like echo [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] plum, however [name_f]Paloma[/name_f]'s nickname, mostly what her siblings call her, is [name_f]Sugar[/name_f] [name_f]Plum[/name_f]! You def get my style. I love verity [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Jewel[/name_f], but cannot use it as [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] full name is [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] J@nu@ry Jewe11. [name_f]Jewell[/name_f] is a family name that we got to use for her.