[name]Hi[/name]! I was looking for some help brainstorming another girl’s name that would go with the other names we’ve picked out.
Boys:
[name]Absalom[/name] nn [name]Salem[/name] or [name]Sal[/name]
[name]Alasdair[/name] nn [name]Dair[/name]
Girls:
[name]Magnolia[/name] nn [name]Nollie[/name]
We like names that sound kind of elaborate and distinguished in their long form, but can be broken down into fun and funky nicknames for friends and family.
Other names we’ve considered but shot down for one reason or another:
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Indigo[/name]
My husband is dead-set on [name]Jezebel[/name], but I can’t imagine doing that to a kid. So that’s part of why I’m asking you all, to find a name good enough to make him forget it
If hubby is set on [name]Jezebel[/name], and you need a frilly name that breaks down easy like [name]Magnolia[/name] ([name]Maggie[/name], Magpie, [name]Nola[/name], [name]Lia[/name], etc.), my mind immediately goes to [name]Jessamine[/name] - [name]Jess[/name], [name]Jessa[/name], [name]Jessie[/name], [name]Sam[/name], [name]Sammie[/name], [name]Ami[/name], [name]Minnie[/name], [name]Mina[/name], even [name]Jez[/name] - her name could be [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] or [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Amabel[/name] or [name]Jessamine[/name] Rosabel or [name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Mirabel[/name] and daddy could still have his [name]Jezebel[/name] (at least in theory). Good luck!
Thanks so much for your reply. I really think what you did was a great idea, to come up with a name similar enough that my husband wouldn’t miss the old name too much.
Unfortunately, I’m not crazy about that name; anything “[name]Jess[/name]” seems a little too cowgirl to my ears. Also, would it be pronounced JessaMIN or JessaMEEN? I’d like something that nobody could ever pronounce wrong.
I do kind of like Rosabel. I’d have to think about giving her a combination name, though.
I was resigned to naming my kid [name]Jezebel[/name] for awhile, and I kind of liked the idea of calling her [name]Zizi[/name]. So maybe something with a Z or Z sound in it somewhere? But that’s not a necessity, just a possible lead.
I also really like when names with colors or scents attached. So flowers, art, or nature names that still manage not to come across as “hippy.” Again, not necessary, but another lead.
However, one obvious fit to those specifications that sadly won’t work is [name]Azalea[/name]. (A lovely flower, but since it thrives on heat and I grew up in the [name]North[/name], we usually had a mostly dead azalea bush in our yard. haha)
Sorry I’m picky, but this is why I need your help!
Azaleas are GORGEOUS for a few months in N FL, so I only have positive associations with them, and think it’s a cute and spunky name. [name]Zinnia[/name] is another option?
PLEASE don’t name a girl [name]Jezebel[/name], unless you’re really trying to make a strong feminist, anti-Biblical statement…it’s got such strong negative connotations in the Bible, that I think the only way it can be used is if you’re embracing that and making a statement about it…and, personally, I still pity the little girl named [name]Jezebel[/name]. Though I give it to you that it’s a lovely sounding name.
I love [name]Rosalie[/name] or Rosabel and [name]Magnolia[/name] together. Or
[name]Juniper[/name] (perhaps not frilly enough? love with the nns [name]June[/name], [name]Junia[/name], [name]Juno[/name])
[name]Azalea[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name] (This would give you your [name]ZiZi[/name] option.)
[name]Mirabel[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name] (Double Ms with [name]Magnolia[/name], but if you’re going with the [name]Nollie[/name] nn and you had [name]Mira[/name] or [name]Belle[/name] as her nn, I think it can work.)
