Girls names kill me!

Girl Names
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We’re so set on a boys name [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], the only thing I have contemplating toying around with is switching [name_m]Wild[/name_m], as our last name is two syllables and ends in -en. But that’s simple semantics.

Girls on the other hand! Ughhh… The things I love about [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] are so hard to replicate and settle on. We aren’t set on having our first for a few years, but my girls choices are always so airy fairy and it drives me nuts!

The things I love about [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] are:

  • Honours tons of J named guys in our family including my SO.
  • Has history in my country of origin (Germany.)
  • It has a long history yet feels modern.
  • It’s a good length/easy to spell.
  • Not overly popular or weird.
  • Also has a place in Southern Literature, [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] was one of the characters in Gone with the Wind, which appeals to my partner’s childhood in the south.

I can’t seem to find that in a girls name. I think I just want to achieve too much in a girls name maybe?

[name_f]Annora[/name_f] - I love this and the meaning. [name_m]Just[/name_m] don’t know if it’s not a “good” enough way of honouring my grandmother?

[name_f]Lora[/name_f]/[name_f]Laura[/name_f]: My grandmother’s middle name was [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] and I want to honour her with [name_f]Lora[/name_f]/[name_f]Laura[/name_f]. The problem is most names don’t flow nicely with it and I find [name_f]Laura[/name_f] on it’s own too predictable.

[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]: It was a name we contemplated as a first middle name because [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans has special significance to us, but if it’s a 2nd middle it jars with SO’s last name [name_m]Olsen[/name_m].

[name_f]Elena[/name_f]: Doesn’t feel particularly southern to me, but it is Italian/Spanish and I have always really liked the Vampire Diaries character (which that’s set in the south, so I guess?) SO really likes this name though more than [name_f]Marielle[/name_f]/[name_f]Mariella[/name_f]. Thought about [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Camille[/name_f].

[name_f]Mariella[/name_f]/[name_f]Marielle[/name_f]: I love this name, but I always feel weird about committing to it. Almost like it’s too old. Similar thing with just [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f] or just [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. Not sure why, probably because in Australia, those names are very underused.

[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]: [name_u]Love[/name_u] the nicknames with this one, love how flowing and romantic it is, but have gotten mostly bad reactions to it. Doesn’t feel southern particularly either, I know [name_f]Viviane[/name_f] used to be common in the South.

Sorry, I know I complain about it a lot, just don’t feel like I get anywhere really!

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Out of your list I like [name_f]Mariella[/name_f] the best. She has many nickname options and it’s very uncommon. [name_f]Elena[/name_f] and [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] are cute middle names for you but I think they don’t go with [name_m]Jonas[/name_m]. [name_f]Annora[/name_f] is also great so that would be my second choice

Middles -

[name_f]Mariella[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f] [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f] [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f] [name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f] [name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f] [name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f] [name_u]Jazz[/name_u] (Because [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans is the home of [name_u]Jazz[/name_u]! + MJ is a super southern nn.)

Other suggestions -

[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]/[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] (To honour your grandma) - [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_u]Scout[/name_u] or [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] (It is very southern) - [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Annie[/name_f] or [name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgette[/name_f] (Southern + shares endings with [name_f]Marielle[/name_f])
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Connie[/name_u] + matches your tastes - [name_f]Constance[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_u]Flannery[/name_u] (famous southern author) - [name_u]Flannery[/name_u] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] or [name_u]Flannery[/name_u] [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] ([name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] O [name_f]Hara[/name_f]'s daughter) - [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] or [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorena[/name_f] (Other O [name_f]Hara[/name_f] daughter) - [name_f]Lorena[/name_f] [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] or [name_f]Lorena[/name_f] [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] (Southern) - [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Laura[/name_f] or [name_f]Laura[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f] (Southern) - [name_f]Holly[/name_f] [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] or [name_f]Holly[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] (Southern) - [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] , [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]

Out of my list I like [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] the best for you. It’s spunky , sweet , gives you a ton of middle name options and [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] & [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] or [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] & [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] sounds adorable

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Thanks for your ideas witty, I’ll definitely contemplate it.

So is that the general consensus? Does [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] not really go with these names?

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I don’t think sibling names need to ‘go’ as such but if you’re worried about them matching, I think [name_f]Elena[/name_f] or [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] ‘fit’ with [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] best.
From your list, I also really like [name_f]Annora[/name_f]

Some other names I thought of
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]

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I like [name_f]Vivianna[/name_f] the best from your list. Another name I found would be [name_f]Charmaine[/name_f].

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I love [name_f]Annora[/name_f].

The name that I think fits most of your criteria is [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]. It’s [name_m]German[/name_m], honors your grandma, has a long history of use (at least as a name that has been around as she’s from [name_m]German[/name_m] mythology–I don’t know the statistics of its use as a name in Germany over the years), it made it into the top 1000 in 1938 in the US, it’s ranked #462 in the US and was only used on 680 girls in 2017 so it’s not overly popular.

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Please do not worry about [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] “going” with your girl names. You will eliminate so many great options if you allow yourself to fixate on this insignificant detail. It is a nameberry worry.

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I think [name_f]Mariella[/name_f]/e , [name_f]Laura[/name_f] and [name_f]Annora[/name_f] go but [name_f]Elena[/name_f] and [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] don’t really match the vibe your looking for. They’re more of a latin vibe whereas as [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] is southern gentleman type more so.

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I don’t think boys’ names and girls’ names need to go together as long as they are generally compatible styles, which all of of yours are. My favorite of your options is [name_f]Annora[/name_f]. A few other ideas:

[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eudora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivien[/name_u], like [name_u]Vivien[/name_u] [name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Raina[/name_f] or [name_f]Raine[/name_f] or [name_u]Laine[/name_u] or [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]–for [name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

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i like [name_f]Marielle[/name_f] best for you

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Of all the names, [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] and [name_f]Elena[/name_f] seem the most timeless and similar.