HELP! Due tomorrow & need unique name!

So, I am due tomorrow and need a unique name for this baby. For the first time, we are not sure if this little one will be a boy or a girl. Siblings are Avonelle, [name_f]Viviette[/name_f], (sisters), and Bixby (brother).

We like names that are totally unusual, but also interesting, strong, sophisticated, and not too off the wall. However, having exhausted most of our top choices, we are stuck! Let me know what you think of these names (what first comes to mind), but please, feel free to suggest others as well.

Girls:
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] OR
[name_u]Clove[/name_u]

Boys:
[name_m]Fielding[/name_m] OR
[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]

I love [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] and [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m], both are on my list. With [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], it is a strong but gentle name, and in feels ‘green’ if that makes any sense. Cool breezes and nature, that sort of thing. I also think of delphinium’s, elegant dolphin’s and [name_f]Delphi[/name_f], the beautiful Greek town that was the home of many oracles in Greek myth. [name_f]Delphi[/name_f] is a great nn if you intend on using one.

[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] feels orange, fiery, passionate. Another strong name. I think of [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] of [name_m]Roman[/name_m] mythology (the god king of lightning, [name_m]Roman[/name_m] equivalent of [name_m]Zeus[/name_m]), and of course, the planet.

Either would be great choices. Your other choices are lovely too, but these are my personal favourites.

Suggestions:

Girls: [name_f]Hera[/name_f], [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], Rowenna, [name_f]Cosette[/name_f], [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], [name_f]Evadne[/name_f], [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Astra[/name_f], [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_f]Serena[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Peridot[/name_f], [name_f]Marini[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], Artio (Celtic goddess of the hunt), [name_f]Allegro[/name_f], [name_f]Allegra[/name_f], [name_f]Valencia[/name_f], [name_f]Venetia[/name_f], [name_f]Verona[/name_f], [name_u]Valentine[/name_u] / [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_u]Vrai[/name_u], [name_f]Fenella[/name_f], [name_f]Fabienne[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], [name_f]Thalassa[/name_f], Ferelith, [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], [name_f]Sen[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Iva[/name_f], [name_u]Mercury[/name_u], [name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_f]Amadea[/name_f] / [name_f]Amedea[/name_f], [name_f]Minta[/name_f], [name_f]Venus[/name_f], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_f]Pomona[/name_f], [name_u]Dune[/name_u], [name_u]Frost[/name_u], [name_f]Snow[/name_f], [name_f]Garnet[/name_f], [name_u]Fable[/name_u], [name_u]Story[/name_u], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f], Novel, [name_f]Novella[/name_f], [name_f]Noor[/name_f], [name_f]Circe[/name_f], [name_u]Dove[/name_u], [name_f]Sefarina[/name_f], Sefarine, [name_f]Severine[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilia[/name_f], [name_f]Odessa[/name_f], [name_f]Ophira[/name_f], [name_f]Oriole[/name_f], [name_f]Safira[/name_f] / [name_f]Sapphira[/name_f], [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_f]Emeralda[/name_f], [name_f]Sapphire[/name_f], Electra.

Boys: [name_m]Zeus[/name_m], [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], [name_u]Vrai[/name_u], [name_m]Ivo[/name_m], [name_m]Viggo[/name_m], [name_u]Van[/name_u], [name_u]Mercury[/name_u], [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m], [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m], [name_m]Forest[/name_m], [name_u]Dune[/name_u], [name_u]Frost[/name_u], [name_f]Garnet[/name_f], [name_u]Onyx[/name_u], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Fisher[/name_m], [name_m]Farmer[/name_m], [name_u]Gardener[/name_u], [name_u]Finch[/name_u], [name_u]Fable[/name_u], [name_u]Story[/name_u], Novel, [name_m]Ulysses[/name_m], [name_u]Dove[/name_u], [name_m]Cello[/name_m], [name_m]Lars[/name_m], [name_u]Ariel[/name_u], [name_m]Azriel[/name_m], [name_m]Seraphim[/name_m], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_m]Booker[/name_m], [name_m]Boone[/name_m], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_m]Pike[/name_m], [name_m]Bear[/name_m].

[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] goes well with [name_f]Viviette[/name_f]. It isn’t all that unusual anymore. Well, maybe to some people…
[name_m]Fielding[/name_m] is lovely. Go with that! Bixby is awesome btw. Where did you hear it? It is the name of a fave childhood character of mine.
I will only suggest some girl’s names.
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
Briseis
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Este[/name_f]
[name_f]Evening[/name_f]
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] or Glorianna

[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] and [name_m]Fielding[/name_m] for sure!

[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] for sure! One of my favorite names.
[name_m]Fielding[/name_m] for a boy.

Thanks so much for the replies so far. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband loves [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], and I really like it too. I would be slightly worried about her going by [name_f]Mary[/name_f] or [name_f]Goldie[/name_f] though. I also think [name_f]Glory[/name_f] is cute for an around 4th of [name_f]July[/name_f] baby! I love [name_f]Evening[/name_f], but can’t see using it.

[name_f]My[/name_f] kids are worried about [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], because they say it is a character on one of their fave cartoons - Peppa Pig. Does anyone have connotations of [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] Donkey (the character from Peppa Pig).

[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] is utterly gorgeous! [name_u]Love[/name_u] it, and it goes really well with your sibset. And I like [name_m]Fielding[/name_m] for a boy :slight_smile:

Bixby {and} [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Django[/name_m], [name_m]Duke[/name_m], [name_m]Gillespie[/name_m], [name_u]Guthrie[/name_u], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_u]Quincy[/name_u], [name_m]Rufus[/name_m]

{old-time musician names}

Avonelle, [name_f]Viviette[/name_f] {and} [name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]

{[name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]}

{old-time actress names}

Niteowl - what is your fave character? I actually got the name, I am embarrassed to say, from Pinterest. We had recently moved into an old farmhouse, and I googled some landscaping photos on Pinterest for inspiration. I noticed a person in [name_f]England[/name_f] with a home similar to mine in design (old stone walls), who happened to have a child named Bixby. At first, my husband scoffed at the name, but he has grown to really like it. It seems to be universally (or nearly so!) loved by people when they hear it.

I also love the old musician names - thanks to the other poster for suggesting those. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband got over his initial resistance to Bixby by remembering the jazz musician from the 20s: [name_m]Bix[/name_m] Biederbecke!

I really appreciate all the feedback :-). Keep the suggestions flowing!

I wouldn’t connect [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] to a cartoon (never heard of that cartoon though). It’s such a beautiful name.
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] is cute, but I can totally see it turning into [name_f]Mari[/name_f] or [name_f]Goldie[/name_f] - maybe not in your household but maybe as she gets older w/ friends.
[name_f]Glory[/name_f] is a beautiful name as well. [name_f]Liberty[/name_f] is a great name too, with [name_f]July[/name_f] 4th baby (maybe…). It’s strong and feminine.
I still have to say that [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] is my favorite, but you have some great name choices you can’t go wrong.

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]!! It’s so beautiful, so thats my favourite for a girl and I like [name_m]Fielding[/name_m] with your kids names!

[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t use [name_u]Clove[/name_u], the Hunger Games character is just awful!

Graciebeth - thanks SO much for the heads up on [name_u]Clove[/name_u]. Yikes, we had no idea it was a character on Hunger Games - never watched or read the series ourselves! [name_f]My[/name_f] husband just thought the name was very sweet and slightly mysterious, but also not too off the wall. Oh, well! I still like it, but do not want people to have those connotations since the series is so popular.

Oh, and [name_f]Liberty[/name_f] is adorable. I like it, with the nn [name_f]Libby[/name_f]. DH isn’t sold though!

[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] is pretty. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like…

[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]

Of the boys names I prefer [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] (though it’s a bit of a big name to live up to!). [name_m]Fielding[/name_m] honestly sounds pretty silly to me - it could be because I like cricket but all I think of is something along the lines of ‘Are we batting or fielding?’. It just seems too wordy/surname. Some names I feel are similar in style to [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]:

[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]

I love [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]. It sounds feminine and elegant. Of the boys names [name_m]Fielding[/name_m] is my favorite even though my first thought went to [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]. It’s such a big name to live up to.

A few more names that haven’t been mentioned (I think):
[name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f]
[name_f]Margery[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]

[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Melchior[/name_m]

You could still use clove as a NN for something like clover that would break the HG connection I’ve never read it either well everyone around me talks about it they’ve never mentioned that character so maybe only major fans would notice I like it sounds sweet and mysterious

From what you have I’d say [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] and [name_m]Fielding[/name_m]. I just saw [name_f]Clothilde[/name_f] and [name_u]Mirin[/name_u] today and I think either of those could also fit really well with [name_f]Viviette[/name_f], Avonelle and Bixby!

Really love [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] ,[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] is cute
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Drusilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
Nefertari
Nefertiri
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Acantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
Azula

[name_m]Sirius[/name_m]
[name_m]Ramses[/name_m]
[name_u]Auberon[/name_u]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Aramis[/name_m]

What about [name_f]Clover[/name_f] instead of [name_u]Clove[/name_u]? I prefer [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] to [name_m]Fielding[/name_m]; love the nickname Jupe, which I used for a character in one of my novels.