Any suggestions are welcome! I’m due in [name]July[/name] and all over the place with names! I like a mix classic, uncommon names and modern names. DD #1 is [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Brielle[/name] “[name]Fifi[/name]”, our last name starts with an “E” and rhymes with “Elkin”.
[name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Jane[/name] - tribute name to honor my grandmother, her name was [name]Anna[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name] “[name]Izzy[/name]” - I love this name so much, but afraid it’s too popular. I want to love [name]Isadore[/name], but I just can’t seem to warm up to it.
[name]Nova[/name] [name]Blake[/name] - Really loving this one, but maybe too trendy and masculine?
[name]Summer[/name] Oriah
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] as a middle name, worried [name]Gemma[/name] will become too popular
[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Jane[/name] “[name]Ellie[/name]”
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] “[name]Delia[/name]”
“[name]Josie[/name]” - I like this as a nickname, but I can’t seem to find any first names to fit my style to get it. I don’t like [name]Josephine[/name].
I also like [name]Emery[/name], [name]Jovie[/name], and Luxe(mn only) but I think those may be too trendy
[name]Jocelyn[/name] nn [name]Josie[/name]? [name]Jocelyn[/name] [name]Annabelle[/name] would be pretty.
If you like [name]Emery[/name], what about [name]Annmarie[/name]? It would even honor your grandmother.
I like [name]Elodie[/name] Elkin is too matchy.
I don’t think [name]Nova[/name] is masculine at all, with [name]Blake[/name] it is a bit, is the mn non-negotiable? [name]Nova[/name] [name]Jane[/name]?
I love your names!
[name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Jane[/name]- So sweet and goes perfect with [name]Sophie[/name]. Would she go by a nickname?
[name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name]- I love [name]Isabelle[/name]. I don’t think it’s popular at all. I highly recommend using it! It sounds so rich and warm with [name]Rosamund[/name].
[name]Nova[/name] [name]Blake[/name]- Doesn’t even compare to your other choices. [name]Nova[/name] is was too trendy and unisex. Not my style.
[name]Summer[/name] Oriah- [name]Love[/name] the flow of this one but [name]Summer[/name] sounds a bit boring.
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]- I love this one!! It flows amazingly. I don’t think [name]Gemma[/name] will get too popular.
[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Jane[/name]- Adorable. Sounds very airy and light and fresh. Although I think [name]Ellie[/name] is very popular.
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]- Beautiful vintage name but I don’t think it goes well with [name]Fifi[/name]'s name.
[name]Josie[/name]- Maybe [name]Johanna[/name], [name]Jocelyn[/name]?
I think [name]Emery[/name] and [name]Jovie[/name] are adorable, but I can’t see it on a grown woman.
In order here are my favorites
- [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name]
- [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
- [name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
- [name]Elodie[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
- [name]Summer[/name] Oriah
- [name]Josie[/name]
- [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
- [name]Nova[/name] [name]Blake[/name]
I hope this helps! Congrats!
My favourites of your combos are [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]. [name]Isadore[/name] is the masculine form of [name]Isadora[/name] so I’m afraid I wouldn’t go there. [name]Isadora[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name] on the other hand gets a thumbs up from me, and offers the nm [name]Izzy[/name] (or [name]Sadie[/name]) and a lovely flow between the repeated “s” and “d” sounds. [name]Isadora[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] is another idea.
I also really love [name]Cordelia[/name] but I’m not crazy on its pairing with [name]Hazel[/name]; I’d prefer something like [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Josie[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] or [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Emery[/name].
In terms of the latter combo, [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Emery[/name], I think it’d be quite interesting pairing your trendy likes with refined, elegant first names, as the typical tendency with vintage names like [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Annabelle[/name] and [name]Elodie[/name] etc is to pick similar vintagey middle names.
To combat the [name]Josie[/name] issue, one idea is that you can take a first name with a strong “[name]Jo[/name]”, or even just a “J” sound…
[name]Jordan[/name], [name]Johanna[/name], [name]Joy[/name], [name]Jolie[/name], [name]Jonquil[/name], [name]Georgia[/name]/[name]Giorgia[/name], [name]Marjorie[/name], [name]Giovanna[/name], [name]Gioia[/name], ([name]Gemma[/name]?)
…and pair it with an “S” middle name:
[name]Sienna[/name], [name]Summer[/name], [name]Scarlett[/name], Swan etc
e.g. [name]Marjorie[/name] [name]Sienna[/name], [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Summer[/name], [name]Giovanna[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name], [name]Johanna[/name] Swan, [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name], [name]Jordan[/name] [name]Stella[/name], [name]Gioia[/name] [name]Serenity[/name]
Alternatively, there’s nothing wrong sticking with just [name]Josie[/name]. Something like [name]Josie[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] for example would be adorable, and such a lovely sister for [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Brielle[/name].
Thank you for all of your wonderful input!! So many new options to consider!
My favourites:
- [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Brielle[/name] & [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] ([name]Fifi[/name] & [name]Gem[/name])
- [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Brielle[/name] & [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] ([name]Fifi[/name] & [name]Cora[/name])
I like that both the full names and nicknames have different endings. Would you care if the nicknames you chose rhyme eg. [name]Fifi[/name] and [name]Josie[/name] or [name]FiFi[/name] and [name]Izzy[/name]??
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] is my favorite! I wouldn’t worry about the popularity because you already have a [name]Sophie[/name] (I don’t see [name]Gemma[/name] becoming more popular than that). I also like [name]Isabelle[/name] from your list.
[name]Gemma[/name] and [name]Cordelia[/name] would be my picks!
I gasped as soon as I got to [name]Annabelle[/name]. [name]Love[/name] that name. [name]Love[/name] the [name]Annabel[/name] spelling even more.
[name]Gemma[/name] is also awesome.
I love [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name]. Perhaps spelling it [name]Isobel[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name] could give it a less common feel? [name]Isobel[/name] is also an accepted spelling. This would be my first choice to go with [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Brielle[/name].
[name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is also very pretty and what a lovely tribute. [name]Annabel[/name] is on my long list, so I am partial to this one.
[name]Nova[/name] [name]Blake[/name]… [name]Nova[/name] is also on my long list, hah. I am not feeling it with [name]Blake[/name], but [name]Nova[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] or [name]Nova[/name] [name]Isobel[/name] flow quite well.
[name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Jane[/name] - I love both of these, and I love that they would be a tribute to your grandmother. I’m big on honoring family in different ways.
[name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name] “[name]Izzy[/name]” - I like [name]Isabelle[/name], and I think it’s popularity is waning. [name]Rosamund[/name] is not my favorites of the [name]Rose[/name] names, but it is nice.
[name]Nova[/name] [name]Blake[/name] - I love [name]Nova[/name]. Not a fan of [name]Blake[/name] on a girl.
[name]Summer[/name] Oriah - [name]Summer[/name] feels dated for me, and Oriah looks like you missed the M in [name]Moriah[/name].
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] - [name]Gemma[/name] is amazing, [name]Rosalie[/name] is awesome as well. I’m not sure how I feel about them together.
[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Jane[/name] “[name]Ellie[/name]” - Loving this one.
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] “[name]Delia[/name]” - I like [name]Cordelia[/name], but not [name]Hazel[/name].
“[name]Josie[/name]” - The only one I can think of besides [name]Josephine[/name] (which I love) is [name]Jocelyn[/name].
[name]Emery[/name] - Has always reminded me of an [name]Emory[/name] board.
[name]Jovie[/name] - Cute but I don’t know how wearable it is as an adult.
Luxe - I agree that this is a good middle, but not so much in the first spot.