I am currently almost 26 weeks pregnant and My husband and I have yet to decide on a first name for this little girl!
We have one son [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]. We used a family name for the middle name and would like to do the same with our daughter. The honor name we want to use is [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] for my grandmother. Unfortunately I am having a hard time finding a first name that flows well with [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]. Nothing is really jumping out at me the way It did when we chose our sons name.
My favorite girl name is [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], but that seems to be so popular it’s a bit of a turn off for me. I’m not into names that have [name_f]Nora[/name_f] or [name_f]Dora[/name_f] in them. I would like to have a nickname option.
All suggestions are much appreciated and welcome! Thank you
Thank you for the suggestion! Unfortunately I have a friend who has a daughter with one of the [name_f]Addie[/name_f] names. [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] is beautiful though.
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
Natalie Marcella
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Charity[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] (really should be recusing myself from this suggestion but I really like how all the -ity names flow with [name_f]Marcella[/name_f])
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
…I could probably go on for days. Many many names that end with “ee” sound would also flow nicely with [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] (-ie, -ey, etc.)
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] is such a fun and unexpected name. Its a hard act to follow, but I’m sure you’ll find something!
I think [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] pairs perfectly with [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]. [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] sounds beautiful, and you could use [name_u]June[/name_u] or [name_f]Juno[/name_f] as a nickname.
Other ideas:
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] “[name_f]Bea[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Trixie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] “[name_f]Callie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] and [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_f]Olive[/name_f]/[name_f]Liv[/name_f] and [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]” (Too much v??)
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Ireland[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_f]Ireland[/name_f]/[name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_u]Holland[/name_u] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_u]Holland[/name_u]/[name_f]Holly[/name_f] and [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Avia[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_f]Avia[/name_f]/[name_f]Ava[/name_f]/[name_f]Ave[/name_f] and [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_f]Esme[/name_f]” and [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]"
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] and [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]/[name_f]Eve[/name_f]/[name_f]Eva[/name_f]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] and [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] and [name_f]Calliope[/name_f]/[name_f]Callie[/name_f]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] and [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]/[name_f]Aria[/name_f]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] and [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]”
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] - “[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]/[name_u]Julie[/name_u]/[name_u]Jules[/name_u]/[name_m]Jett[/name_m]”
Thank you all so much for the great name suggestions! I really appreciate you guys taking the time to reply to me. There are so many beautiful names for me to go over. [name_m]Just[/name_m] reading them I’m not getting that feeling I had when I found [name_m]Maverick[/name_m], but maybe I just have to accept that’s not going to happen.
His name is so special because he was my rainbow baby after I had 2 losses and I felt like it fit perfectly.
I wonder if you used [name_f]Marcelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Marcie[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] you may have different options for a first name
I read my husband all of the name suggestions you all have and I’m pretty sure we have narrowed it down to 4 names and we might just wait until we see her to pick.
Does anyone have any expiration doing it that way?
The four names we like best are
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] (this is husbands fav because he loves the nickname [name_f]Liv[/name_f])
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
Going in with a good few solid options is a great idea. Here’s some other options that seem similar to your final four, in my opinion. Sorry for any repeats.