Future Girl Names

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all,

I’m new to the forum. I’m not expecting but have been thinking of my future children’s names since I was young. My boyfriend and I have no current plans on getting pregnant but it is something that we would like to do eventually. We aren’t engaged yet so we have a while to go, unless of course there’s an unexpected surprise, but we’ve discussed names and I just wanted to get some feedback.

He wants to name a boy after himself ([name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]) and I like his name and [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] is also my father’s name so I am fine with that choice. It’s the girl’s name that we are stuck on.

My favorites are:

[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]

Those would be my top 4. My preference order changes but that is generally in order of preference. My boyfriend is not a fan of [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]. He says it reminds him of [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] from the [name_u]Jersey[/name_u] Shore even though I would think of [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f] before that. He likes [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] the best and [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] second. He’s not keen on [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] either.

I just wanted to get some feedback on those names.

Some possible middle name combos would be:

[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]

I also have what I guess I would call a second tier of names that I like but am not sure if I would actually use.

These include:

[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]

The third tier of names that I like but probably wouldn’t use include:

[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Julianne[/name_u]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Adrianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicolette[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Karolina[/name_f]

I would be curious as to feedback on these as well.

Any combos of these as first or middle names are welcome as well as any additional suggestions. Since it’s all hypothetical and just for fun all opinions are welcome and I will not take offense to anything :slight_smile:

Your top names:

[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]-frilly and elegant

[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] -sharp and sophisticated

[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] - soft and strong sounding

[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] -i find it a bit fussy but it’s okay

Based on these, I’d suggest [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Viviana[/name_f], [name_f]Alessia[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]

[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] is nice - it feels balanced in terms of sounds. [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_f]Camille[/name_f] and [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f] came to mind too

[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] has a nice elegance to it. [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] might work too

[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f] flows well and is quite nice. [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f] and [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f] also came to mind

[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] flows well and is unexpected

Your second tier names:

[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]-lovely, bold and strong.

[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] -light and sweet

[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] -clunky but in a good way

[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] - familiar but full of flair.

[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - has a simple elegance

[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] [name_f]Josette[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Diane[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] [name_f]Colette[/name_f] and [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]?

Some suggestions based on these names:
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Camila[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

Third tier:
[name_f]Irina[/name_f] -[name_u]Love[/name_u] this, feels mystical yet grounded

[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]- it’s okay, strong sounding

[name_f]Jordana[/name_f] -its okay but I prefer [name_u]Dana[/name_u]

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]-[name_u]Love[/name_u] this and it’s meaning

[name_u]Julianne[/name_u]-prefer [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]

[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]- I like the sharpness and colour of this

[name_f]Adrianna[/name_f] - quite nice

[name_f]Nicolette[/name_f] -reminds me of nicotine and nicorette
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] - pretty but solid sounding

[name_f]Cora[/name_f] - warm but strong

[name_f]Karolina[/name_f] -i prefer [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] but it’s a nice name!

[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_f]Adriana[/name_f], [name_u]Julianne[/name_u] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Irina[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Karolina[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] came to mind as combos

Some names inspired by these
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]

Thank you both for the suggestions.

I really like [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]. [name_f]Jade[/name_f] is a middle name option that I often think of but forgot to include. I also like the idea of [name_f]Colette[/name_f] as a middle name. I also really like [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] and [name_f]Luciana[/name_f].

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] is really pretty as well as [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]. [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] is actually one of the few girl names by boyfriend has actually suggested. I also love [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] and [name_f]Eva[/name_f].

I would probably also add [name_f]Claire[/name_f] as a middle name option. I forgot that one.

This is hard! I don’t know how people actually make a decision when they have a baby. I feel like I will be so indecisive.

Hmm…

[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] - frilly & ballerina vibe prefer [name_f]Angelica[/name_f]

[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] - my name! I actually love my name.

[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] - not keen on this choice feels dated

[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] - it’s pretty but I prefer just [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]

[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] - a lovely combination but would prefer [name_f]Angelica[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]

[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] - a lovely classy combination really beautiful

[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f] - not keen on this

[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] - A pretty name really gorgeous

[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - such a gorgeous name I love nickname [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]

[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] - this such a princess sounding name it’s sweet

[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] - such a charming vintage name

[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] - it’s okay but not my favourite

[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - I like this name it’s classy

[name_f]Irina[/name_f] - not keen

[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] - it’s pretty understated choice

[name_f]Jordana[/name_f] - not my style at all

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - such a gorgeous Shakespearean choice

[name_u]Julianne[/name_u] - seems dated

[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - I like this it’s a sweet name

[name_f]Adrianna[/name_f] - not keen

[name_f]Nicolette[/name_f] - it’s a nice name but prefer others on list

[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] - love this one recently added to my list

[name_f]Cora[/name_f] - a spunky choice

[name_f]Karolina[/name_f] - prefer [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]

Thank you! [name_f]Glad[/name_f] to hear that [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] is your name and that you like it because I feel like that will eventually be the name down the line that my boyfriend and choose.

[name_m]Just[/name_m] curious, what nicknames have you gotten? I see your name on here is [name_f]Tori[/name_f], which I think is very cute.

[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] is my favorite from your list! It’s such a lovely, classic name for a girl. I personally wouldn’t use a nickname – [name_f]Vicky[/name_f] feels a little dated, and [name_f]Tori[/name_f] is so overused, imho. But that doesn’t mean they are unusable. I just think [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] in full is so gorgeous, why shorten it?

I’m not keen on [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] or [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] (I prefer [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f] or [name_f]Alexandrina[/name_f]) myself, though I like [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]. Maybe you’d consider [name_f]Angelica[/name_f] as an alternative since bf dislikes [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]?

Your second tier of names is just a list full of loveliness!
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - love it, but might be a little odd if you’re not Italian
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] - just so sweet
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] - not my favorite, but a very strong choice
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] - beautiful
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] - one of my all-time favorites

As for the rest, I love [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]! I quite like [name_f]Fiona[/name_f], [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], and [name_f]Cora[/name_f], too. :slight_smile:

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] and welcome to the community! I usually don’t comment very much but I felt like I had to because your name taste is so similar to mine! [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] is my personal favorite from your list, I’m expecting twin girls and me and my husband considered [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] as a name for one of our girls but we then decided on [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] & [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] instead. The only ones that I don’t like that much are [name_f]Irina[/name_f], [name_f]Jordana[/name_f], [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] and [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]. [name_f]Jordana[/name_f] doesn’t really give me a feminine or classic vibe like the rest of your names and even though [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] sounds lovely with the American pronunciation I’ve heard other people pronounce it like Shasmiiin, which I’m not a big fan of and when I was younger I knew a girl called [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] who was very mean to other people so I wouldn’t use the name myself. I like all the other names so much though and many of them are on my list!
emilie

Thank you! I really want to use a nickname but I figure most names get shortened by people regardless so if that is the case I would rather have one that I like. I agree about [name_f]Vicky[/name_f]. I prefer [name_f]Tori[/name_f] but also was thinking [name_f]Vika[/name_f] or just V but I don’t think I would use a nickname often.

I do also like [name_f]Angelica[/name_f] a lot (though still slightly prefer [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]) but he does not. It reminds him of [name_f]Angelica[/name_f] from rugrats. He doesn’t have too many ideas but if it were actually to happen I would assume he would have some more ideas but I’ve just been running my top ones by him right now.

Thanks so much for your feedback though!

I’m also debating on if I would like to have two middle names. I kind of like the idea since I do like so many names but I also am not sure if it is just too much.

My favorite is definitely [name_f]Eliana[/name_f].

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] [name_f]Emilie[/name_f],

Congrats on your twins!! [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] and [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] are both beautiful. I used to have [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] on a list actually. I should re-add that.

[name_m]How[/name_m] did you end up narrowing it down to those two? I feel like I’m going to have such an issue when I actually get pregnant lol.

I also feel like I might consider the time of year the baby is born. For example, if I had a [name_u]December[/name_u] baby I would be more inclined to use [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] or [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] as a first or middle name.

[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]

Thank you so much [name_f]Miranda[/name_f]! Choosing was very difficult at first but I’ve always loved names ever since I was a kid so I already had a looong list. When me and my husband started talking about names he didn’t have many ideas himself but he gave opinions on my names and that helped a lot. Of course the names also needed to go with our last name but it’s twelve characters long with many different letters so almost everything worked. I changed my opinion almost very week at first but then [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] & [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] just felt right to us.

The question you asked about middle names; we are giving our girls two middle names and I think that is fine as long as all of them do not end with an A and are not extremely long. For example, [name_f]Alexandrina[/name_f] [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] [name_f]Clementina[/name_f], is not a very nice combination in my opinion. It’s mouthful, repetitive, too many A’s and also very long. If you use shorter middle names/shorter shounding middle names and names that do not all end with an A, I think it’s perfectly fine giving your child two middle names!
emilie

@golddustmir
I can’t believe I didn’t think of that one! I have a cousin, actually, named [name_f]Viktoria[/name_f], and she goes by [name_f]Vika[/name_f]! (We don’t live close, or talk often, which is probably why I didn’t think about it.) I think that works as a fresh, unexpected nn for [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]! If you are using the ‘c’ spelling, though, I would use [name_f]Vica[/name_f]. :slight_smile:

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] [name_f]Emilie[/name_f],

I feel like that is how it will eventually work with my boyfriend and I with him not having many names on his own but giving feedback on mine, which he has on my top four. The last name thing is also a good point. That’s one of the issues I have with [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f], even though I love it, but the last name starts with Re so the double R sounds might be too much. I also thought about that with [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] and [name_f]Irina[/name_f].

The two that work best with the last name are [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] and [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], with him not liking [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] so [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] seems like the most obvious choice. Though I actually like that sibset for twins and would push for it if I ever had twins.

That’s cool that you are doing two middle names. Have you decided on them yet?

We haven’t come up with many middle names for [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] yet but we will go with [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]!
emilie

That’s very pretty!

Thank you!