Well, the naming journey is becoming a bit more real–we’re expecting!
Pretty much immediately upon seeing that positive test, my husband turned to me and said, “I HATE [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], I’m sorry, I was really just placating you but now that it might be used on an actual human, well, we just can’t.”
Ugh! [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] has been my top name for a few years now, hugely because I love the combination [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]. [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] is important to us and will almost certainly be in the middle name spot for our first daughter. We’ve considered it as a first name, and I’d go for it except DH isn’t really in love with it as a first name (he’s afraid of teasing potential in that it sounds close to “liar.”)
Anyway, his top name is [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. We ARE lucky in that our girl naming style is quite similar, I think. I like [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] but don’t love it. I could see using it on a second daughter, maybe–it sounds more “younger child” to me, which probably doesn’t make a lot of sense! I also don’t love that it’s in the top 100 here in Australia. I’d really like less common names, having grown up as an [name_f]Emily[/name_f] myself. AND I don’t really like the sound of [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] – too much L!
Our next choice is [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] nn [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], which I think is my husband’s [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]–he likes it, but doesn’t love it. With no hope of [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], this is my second choice. For me it does come with the problem of [name_f]Rose[/name_f] being in the top 100 in Australia, undoubtedly there are people on my FB friends’ list who will jump to the Twilight reference (grr), and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] does feel like it has too much “L” again.
Basically, we are open to suggestions! I’ll leave a list below of other girls names we like but don’t necessarily love. [name_f]Do[/name_f] any of those sound particularly good with [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]? Can you think of any others that we might like that I can throw at my husband? I feel like I’ve been through every name with him! What do you think of potentially using [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] as a first name, and if you would, are there any names on our list (or that you’d think we’d like) that you think would make a good sibset for any future children?
Sorry for so many questions!! We’re only 4 weeks today and I’m already feeling so much pressure to find a perfect name for an actual little human. It’s funny how things change when naming becomes real!
Other Names We Like:
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] (another of my husband’s top faves)
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] (DH - I don’t like it and it’s hugely popular here)
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] (except our top choice for a boy is [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u]!)
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]