First child!

[olympia_mom_2be]

Hello. My husband and I are expecting our first child, and the due date is late [name]November[/name]. We haven’t narrowed our list down quite yet, but here are some of our favorites and possible middles. ([name]Scott[/name] is last name)

Boys:

[name]Archie[/name] [name]Lyman[/name] [name]Scott[/name] (not sure whether to go with just [name]Archie[/name] or [name]Archibald[/name]. Not a big fan of [name]Archibald[/name], but I really like [name]Arch[/name] as a nickname if he grows out of [name]Archie[/name])
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Lyman[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Scott[/name]

Girls:

[name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Nathalie[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Baya[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Paris[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Lena[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]Scott[/name]

Any name suggestions would be greatly appreciated (I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Archie[/name], DH LOVES [name]Noah[/name], and I haven’t really clicked with any of the girls yet. I prefer two syllable names but don’t really have a specific style).

Thank you!

~ [name]Olympia[/name]

[system]

I really like [name]Archie[/name] [name]Lyman[/name] [name]Scott[/name]. I understand your hesitation about [name]Archie[/name] vs. [name]Archibald[/name] though. The flow and style are so great and original! [name]Noah[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] would be my second choice. [name]Noah[/name] is popular so that’d be my hesitation there.

For a girl, I find [name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Nathalie[/name] [name]Scott[/name] a great potential pair for [name]Archie[/name] [name]Lyman[/name] – they are both distinctive and unusual without being odd or awkward. [name]Opal[/name] and [name]Paris[/name] seem too brand-like with traditional [name]Elizabeth[/name]. They don’t have quite the flair of [name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Nathalie[/name]. Good luck!

[cora]

[name]Welcome[/name] to Nameberry! :-

[name]Archie[/name] [name]Lyman[/name] [name]Scott[/name]: I think [name]Archie[/name] is great. If you don’t like [name]Archibald[/name], have you thought about [name]Archer[/name] as a source of [name]Archie[/name]? I think that a longer middle name would be great in the middle. I love the flow of [name]Archibald[/name] [name]Lyman[/name] [name]Scott[/name].

[name]Noah[/name] [name]Lyman[/name] [name]Scott[/name]: [name]Even[/name] though [name]Noah[/name] is popular, I think it’s very handsome.

[name]Noah[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Scott[/name]: I love the flow of this!

[name]Archer[/name] (for [name]Archie[/name])
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Kellan[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]

Girls:

[name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Nathalie[/name] [name]Scott[/name]: [name]How[/name] pretty!

[name]Baya[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]Scott[/name]: I think this is pretty, too, but I’m wondering if pronunciation issues may arise.

[name]Paris[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Scott[/name]: I prefer your other choices, because I think of [name]Paris[/name] [name]Hilton[/name]. (Also, [name]Paris[/name] ends in an S and [name]Scott[/name] begins with one, so they cancel each other out to my ear.)

[name]Opal[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Scott[/name]: I love [name]Opal[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name], but I have a hard time saying the combo due to the L’s in both names.

[name]Lena[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]Scott[/name]: I love both names, but when they’re together, I hear the rhyming eena Wilhelmeena

Names you may like (I’ll try to use two syllables)

[name]Cora[/name]/[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Celia[/name] (I think your last name sounds great with longer first names…)
[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Flora[/name] (although A-endings blend with [name]Scott[/name]…)
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Gemma[/name] (jem-ma)
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name] (like [name]Opal[/name])
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name] (along the lines of [name]Opal[/name])
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]

Best wishes to you, [name]Olympia[/name]! (I love your name!)

[katherinec]

I really like the idea of [name]Archer[/name] as a place for [name]Archie[/name] to come from.
As for the girl names:
because your last name starts with an S, I would avoid any names that end in A. All I’m hearing is Bayas Cot, and Leenus Cot, for example. And I agree with [name]Jill[/name] about the S on the end of [name]Paris[/name] blending into [name]Scott[/name] as well.

[susan]

Hello. My husband and I are expecting our first child, and the due date is late [name]November[/name]. We haven’t narrowed our list down quite yet, but here are some of our favorites and possible middles.

Our children were both born in late [name]November[/name]!

Boys:

[name]Archie[/name] [name]Lyman[/name] [name]Scott[/name] (not sure whether to go with just [name]Archie[/name] or [name]Archibald[/name]. Not a big fan of [name]Archibald[/name], but I really like [name]Arch[/name] as a nickname if he grows out of [name]Archie[/name]) - His full name could be [name]Archer[/name]. I love the name [name]Archer[/name]!
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Lyman[/name] [name]Scott[/name] - I love [name]Noah[/name], too, but it is very popular. Also when kids get to be in elementary school they say, “Nooo-ah” all day long. They are trying to say no, but it comes out Nooo-ah. This phenomenon would stop me from naming my son [name]Noah[/name]. My daughter and my niece said Noooo-ah non-stop, all day. It was awful. I don’t remember my son saying it. Maybe it’s a girl thing.
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Scott[/name] - see above comment.

Girls:

[name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Nathalie[/name] [name]Scott[/name] - this is kind of pleasant. I love both [name]Ingrid[/name] and [name]Nathalie[/name], but I’m not sure I like them together.
[name]Baya[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]Scott[/name] - I don’t think the styles of [name]Baya[/name] and [name]Wilhelmina[/name] match. Let’s see what the other posters say.
[name]Paris[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Scott[/name] - I would avoid [name]Paris[/name] because of [name]Paris[/name] [name]Hilton[/name].
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Scott[/name] - very cool.
[name]Lena[/name] [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]Scott[/name] - I would not mix [name]Lena[/name] and [name]Wilhelmina[/name]. They rhyme.

Ideas:
[name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Briar[/name] [name]Scott[/name] nn [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]Jane[/name] [name]Scott[/name] nn [name]Lena[/name]

[holden3]

I definitely prefer [name]Noah[/name] to [name]Archie[/name], but it’s kind of popular. [name]Noah[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] is cute, though.

Of the girl names, [name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Nathalie[/name] is definitely my favorite. Not a lot of people love [name]Ingrid[/name], but I think its so cute. I [name]ADORE[/name] [name]Nathalie[/name]. [name]Love[/name] it. I’d use it but my husbands not a huge fan… I’d prefer [name]Nathalie[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name]. [name]Nathalie[/name] is so underused but so adorable.

Good [name]Luck[/name]!

[olympia_mom_2be]

[name]Just[/name] ran [name]Archer[/name] by DH, and his initial impulse is to like it (he has to mull over these names for a few days and type them in every font possible before he ok’s any), but that’s a good sign. I like it (not love), but definitely more than [name]Archibald[/name]. I just [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Archie[/name], but don’t think its substantial enough. While I recognize [name]Noah[/name]'s popularity, I love the name! DH is willing to ignore the popularity, but I’m with some of you guys on this one; I don’t want him to have to go by [name]Noah[/name] S. for the rest of his life. Also, the “nooo-ah” thing. I’ve heard my brother’s daughter say it that way, but I’m not too worried about it.

From your boy suggestions, I love [name]Calvin[/name], like [name]Gabriel[/name] and [name]Simon[/name]. Is [name]Calvin[/name] too connected to the [name]Calvin[/name] and [name]Hobbs[/name] comic?

I do see the run-in with [name]Paris[/name] [name]Scott[/name] and the bad connection with [name]Paris[/name] [name]Hilton[/name], but [name]Paris[/name] (the city) is very, very important to DH & I. But, I’m not in love with the name, so… [name]Ingrid[/name] is my first choice so far. I like the idea of [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [something - not a fan of [name]Jane[/name]] [name]Scott[/name], with the nn [name]Lena[/name] (was actually pronouncing it [name]Lay[/name]-na, which I guess just shows how many pronunciation issues it would have).

Out of your girl suggestions, I like [name]Wilhelmina[/name] as a fn and I sort of like [name]Cora[/name]. What do you think of [name]Nora[/name] / Norian (pn [name]NOR[/name]-ee-in?) I sort of like Norian [name]Scott[/name], nn [name]Nora[/name].

Thanks to jill - my parents were “free spirits” when it came to naming. My brother’s name is [name]Indigo[/name], but luckily he went by [name]Indy[/name] and got some respect that way since every little boy wanted to be [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name] when we were growing up. [name]Olympia[/name] was a little tough to hold as a kid, but I definitely like it now.

Thank you for all the responses! Very helpful

~ [name]Olympia[/name]

[cora]

[name]Hi[/name] there! I think [name]Archie[/name] is darling, too, and when I saw photos of [name]Amy[/name] Pohler’s baby boy, [name]Archie[/name] ([name]Archibald[/name]), I loved it even more. I hope your husband likes [name]Archer[/name]!

I really love [name]Calvin[/name], and I personally don’t associate it with [name]Calvin[/name] and [name]Hobbs[/name]. I know of one darling baby [name]Calvin[/name], and I think it’s such a handsome name. (I think [name]Calvin[/name] [name]Scott[/name] is great!) I really love Garbriel and [name]Simon[/name], too.

If you go with [name]Archer[/name], I really like [name]Archer[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Scott[/name].

I think [name]Nora[/name] is lovely (I love it as a nickname for [name]Eleanor[/name] and [name]Eleanora[/name]). I’ve heard of [name]Dorian[/name], but not Norian, and am not sure what to think of it. It doesn’t have a trendy feel to me, but I guess I keep thinking of [name]Dorian[/name]. I’d personally use [name]Eleanor/name to get [name]Nora[/name], but I do like the sound of Norian [name]Scott[/name].

I knew a wonderful [name]Olympia[/name] in college, so I have great associations with the name.

Have a good night!

[olympia_mom_2be]

[name]Amy[/name] Pohler’s baby is named [name]Archie[/name]??? I knew it was a celebrity, but couldn’t remember which one. But I love [name]Amy[/name] Pohler!!! This makes [name]Archie[/name] even more wonderful to me. DH is still in his testing phase with [name]Archer[/name], but last night we talked about middle names, so I might start another page to see what everyone thinks (we have a lot of mn possibilities).

[name]Calvin[/name] [name]Scott[/name] does have a nice ring to it…I think it’ll be on our back up list in case our little boy is born looking nothing like an [name]Archie[/name].

I’m not sure where I originally heard of Norian, but I like it. I know an adorable [name]Darian[/name], so I guess [name]Dorian[/name] doesn’t sound bad or have a negative association for me…[name]Eleanora[/name] is pretty, but DH had an ex named [name]Ellie[/name], so I’m not sure he would feel comfortable with her friends possibly calling her [name]Ellie[/name] (even if we insist on [name]Nora[/name]). [name]Do[/name] you think [name]Nora[/name] could stand on its own?

I’m glad the other Olympias of the world are keeping our good name up

Thanks again!

~ [name]Olympia[/name]

[rollo]

[name]Just[/name] wanted to say that I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Darian[/name], it is so handsome, so underused and wonderful.

If you are going to choose an [name]Arch[/name] name I think the smartest one is [name]Archer[/name], it has really classic ring to it. I think that you will find a lot of Archies at school in the next few years.

Re [name]Nora[/name] As a stand alone name I think the spelling should be [name]Norah[/name]. I much prefer [name]Eleanor[/name] though.

[cora]

[name]Hi[/name]! Yep! [name]Amy[/name] Pohler’s ADORABLE baby is [name]Archie[/name] ([name]Archibald[/name]). His last name is [name]Arnett[/name] (I may have spelled it wrong), so he’s [name]Archie[/name] [name]Arnett[/name].

[name]Ah[/name]…I’m with you on [name]Eleanor/name! I definitely think that [name]Nora[/name] can stand on its own, but if you’d like a longer source, you may like:

[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Honora[/name]
[name]Honor[/name] (sounds blunt with your last name, though…)
[name]Leonora[/name]

I know you have middle names set aside, but just for fun, I think the following are nice with [name]Archer[/name] (just avoid middle names beginning with S) :-):

[name]Archer[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Donovan[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Elliot[/name] [name]Scott[/name] (not the best with the T endings)
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Finnian[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Maxfield[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Quilliam[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Scott[/name]

[name]Olympia[/name], I just realized that when I say [name]Nora[/name] [name]Scott[/name] aloud, I’m hearing Norras Cott. Are you hearing this, too? It may just be me, but I thought I’d mention it!

Take Care!

[jenevieve]

My favorites from your list:
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Nathalie[/name] [name]Scott[/name]

[twinkle]

Have you considered using a French name if [name]Paris[/name] is important to you? Or you could use the name of one of the areas of [name]Paris[/name], eg. :
[name]Louis[/name] - Ile [name]Saint[/name]-[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Honora[/name] - [name]Rue[/name] [name]Saint[/name]-[name]Honor[/name]”
Marais - le Marais
[name]Michael[/name]/[name]Michaela[/name]/[name]Michelle[/name] - Boulevard [name]Saint[/name]-[name]Michel[/name] (near the Sorbonne)
[name]Madeleine[/name] - Place de la [name]Madeleine[/name].

[name]Just[/name] an idea … good luck!

[olympia_mom_2be]

[name]Archie[/name] [name]Arnett[/name] is such an adorable name. The hard ‘t’ sound at the end of the last name sounds great with [name]Archie[/name] (as with [name]Archie[/name] [name]Scott[/name]!)

I really like [name]Honora[/name], especially since it has [name]Nora[/name] as nn, and, as twinkle suggested, it can be derived from a street name in Pars. I also [name]LOVE[/name] the sound of [name]Archie[/name] and [name]Honora[/name] (if we have another baby). [name]Jill[/name], I do sort of get what you’re saying about the Norras Cott, but I don’t hear it when I say it. I take a slight pause between [name]Nora[/name] and [name]Scott[/name], so it doesn’t really run together for me. But, thanks for pointing that out, as other people could hear that.

Out of your suggestions, [name]Jill[/name], I really like [name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name], [name]Archer[/name] [name]Maxfield[/name], and [name]Archer[/name] [name]Donovan[/name]. We could potentially use both [name]William[/name] or [name]Maxfield[/name], since the name of DH’s best friend (whom we were considering honoring) is [name]Paul[/name] Maxian, and DH’s paternal grandfather’s name is [name]William[/name].

Thank you!

[layla]

[name]Archie[/name]/[name]Archibald[/name] is nms, but [name]Archer[/name] is such a sophisticated sounding idea! I hope your dh goes for it! Though I do prefer [name]Noah[/name]…I like [name]Noah[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Scott[/name].
[name]Archer[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Scott[/name] is very nice too (I prefer [name]Sebastian[/name] over [name]Lyman[/name], unless its a family name).

I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Lena[/name] and [name]Nora/name. They are both lovely names. [name]Elizabeth[/name] is classic middle name as well. [name]Lena[/name] Wihelmina rhymes, so I’m not crazy about those two paired up.
[name]Lena[/name] [name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Lena[/name] [name]Nathalie[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Lena[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Nora[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Scott[/name]
[name]Nora[/name] [name]Opal[/name] [name]Scott[/name]

[cora]

I really love [name]Honora[/name], too, and think it’s darling with [name]Archie[/name]. And how cool that [name]Honora[/name] can be connected to [name]Paris[/name]! (High fives to Twinkle for that!) I’m glad [name]Nora[/name] [name]Scott[/name] works for you, too. I think it’s very pretty.

[name]Archer[/name] [name]Maxfield[/name] may work? That’s great! I think it’s VERY handsome. I love [name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name] and [name]Archer[/name] [name]Donovan[/name], too. Has your husband decided if [name]Archer[/name] stays or goes?

(Good luck on your new cow!)

Have a good day!

[twinkle]

@jill

I really love [name]Honora[/name], too, and think it’s darling with [name]Archie[/name]. And how cool that [name]Honora[/name] can be connected to [name]Paris[/name]! (High fives to Twinkle for that!) I’m glad [name]Nora[/name] [name]Scott[/name] works for you, too. I think it’s very pretty.

[name]Archer[/name] [name]Maxfield[/name] may work? That’s great! I think it’s VERY handsome. I love [name]Archer[/name] [name]William[/name] and [name]Archer[/name] [name]Donovan[/name], too. Has your husband decided if [name]Archer[/name] stays or goes?

(Good luck on your new cow!)

Have a good day!

High fives [name]Jill[/name] right back

[name]Archer[/name] is lovely, too and I’m so glad you like [name]Honora[/name], [name]Olympia[/name], because it was my favourite of my suggestions

And I agree, [name]Archer[/name] and [name]Honora[/name] are adorable together!

[olympia_mom_2be]

I have some good news for all you guys who’ve been helping me out with this big decision…

DH has agreed to both [name]Archer[/name] and [name]Honora[/name]!!! (nn [name]Archie[/name] & [name]Nora[/name]) He was always as enthusiastic as I was about [name]Archie[/name], but needed some time with [name]Archer[/name]. He said when he saw it on this one birth announcement, it was so perfect. So, we’re settled with our first names and it just makes me so excited and happy! We’ll probably be taking in [name]Calvin[/name] & [name]Gabriel[/name] and [name]Ingrid[/name] & [name]Opal[/name] when the baby’s born just in case.

Now, I’m going to gather our lists of middle name possibilities for both little [name]Archie[/name] and [name]Nora[/name], and probably make another forum some time this evening.

Thanks so much you guys!

~ [name]Olympia[/name]

[twinkle]

I’m so glad your husband agreed! [name]Lovely[/name] names …