Having second thoughts. Help!

[name_u]Baby[/name_u] girl is due in just a few weeks. She’s been [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] for most of my pregnancy. [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is non negotiable but I’m starting to rethink [name_u]Delaney[/name_u]

Looking for:

Opinions on [name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
Beautiful name suggestions.

We like classic/old fashioned
Obscure
Unisex (most of the names we agreed on were unisex)
We strongly dislike popular names or overused classics.

Looking for something uncommon but still somewhat familiar.

[name_u]Delaney[/name_u] is one of my favourites so unless you absolutely fall in love with another, I would use [name_u]Delaney[/name_u]. I have only met one [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] and she was from [name_f]Ireland[/name_f]. It’s a lovely, uncommon, but easily recognizable name, so hits that sweet spot, [name_f]IMO[/name_f].

[name_u]Delaney[/name_u] isn’t my cup of tea. It’s always sounded “country” to me. [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is a very versatile middle.

[name_u]Sascha[/name_u]/[name_u]Sasha[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_f]Andie[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_u]Frankie[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_u]Blaire[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_u]Campbell[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_u]Hollis[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_u]Landry[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

I think [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] is a good choice: familiar, but not overused, easy to say and spell, easy nickname potential, flows nicely with [name_f]Jane[/name_f]. Could you just be getting last-minute cold feet? I definitely understand that!

Others with the same vibe:

[name_u]Flannery[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Willodean[/name_f]
[name_u]Albany[/name_u]
[name_u]Fifer[/name_u]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
Ellender
[name_f]Holiday[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_m]Palmer[/name_m]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
Alifair
[name_u]Sinclair[/name_u]
[name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]

[name_u]Delaney[/name_u] is lovely. Fun sound, spunky and sweet, plenty of nicknames.
It’s hard to find a name that I’d consider both old-fashioned and unisex, it’s kind of a rarity. I’d stick with [name_u]Delaney[/name_u]!

Suggestions can be old fashioned OR unisex. No need to be both :slight_smile:

I also love nature names.

Negatives to [name_u]Delaney[/name_u]

I don’t like any nicknames I can think of
I don’t necessarily like it paired with [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
My other two children have biblical names with a strong meaning. Her name we sort of just chose.
Its cute, but im just not inlove with it. I want to love it.

S/o shot down all the names I truly swoon over.
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]

Names we love but that won’t work with our last name/middle name:
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]

We also considered [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]

I agree that [name_f]Mallory[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] and [name_u]Winslow[/name_u] are lovely options. Other suggestions:

[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Winslet[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]

Recently I have taken a liking to the name [name_u]Blake[/name_u] for a girl, although it doesn’t really “go” with the middle of [name_f]Jane[/name_f]. Other favorite unisex for girls…

[name_f]Andie[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Dillon[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Devon[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Darby[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Remington[/name_u] “[name_u]Remi[/name_u]” [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Sidney[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

[name_m]Dawson[/name_m], [name_u]Dillon[/name_u], and [name_u]Devon[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] are my favorites!

I Iike [name_u]Delaney[/name_u]. It has cute nickname options and feels versatile.

Some other ideas (apologies for repeats)

[name_f]Adella[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_m]Kerrigan[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Quincey[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Clancy[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Amory[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Olwen[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Pasha[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Maven[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]August[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Cadence[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

I like this if you want unique! There won’t be many about! Also cute nick names like [name_f]DEE[/name_f] or [name_u]Laney[/name_u] !

I quite like [name_u]Delaney[/name_u], but am not sure how I feel about the repeated “ane” sound. If you decide you don’t prefer it, you might consider:

[name_f]Mallory[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]–love!!!
[name_u]Flannery[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Kirby[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Darby[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_m]Crosby[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Tierney[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

I love [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] but I don’t think it works with [name_f]Jane[/name_f] because they both have a “[name_f]Ane[/name_f]” sound in them. [name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] would be beautiful.

Faraday
[name_f]Kinsley[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
Tammin
[name_f]Tamasin[/name_f]
Wilmot
[name_u]Auburn[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
Bayliss
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_m]Grainger[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f]

My first and only thought was for [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]. I think it fits all of your criteria. eg Classic, uncommon, unisex.

I like the name, but I consider it a unisex name, not an old fashioned or classic name. The one comment I would make is that I’m not certain if I like the repetition of the “ane” sound in [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] and [name_f]Jane[/name_f]. [name_m]How[/name_m] do the two names sound with the surname?

Here are some other ideas you might consider:

[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_u]Galen[/name_u]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_u]Merrill[/name_u]
[name_f]Noa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_u]Darby[/name_u]
[name_f]Waverley[/name_f]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_f]Kylie[/name_f]
[name_f]Kinsley[/name_f]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]