We have two girls [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] ([name_f]Apple[/name_f]) and [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] (Pippina) and are expecting third baby in [name_u]August[/name_u]. We have [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Pedro[/name_m] and [name_m]Pietro[/name_m] on the list for a boy, honoring my dad and hubby’s grandfather, but we are at a loss for girls’ names.
We like more quirky old-fashioned names with prominent “p” and “l” sounds, but are open to different ideas.
We really like [name_f]Lupita[/name_f] as a name but worry it’s too nicknamey and cutesy in comparison to [name_f]Apple[/name_f] and [name_m]Pip[/name_m]'s full names. [name_f]Guadalupe[/name_f] isn’t a name we’re attracted to, so there’s no chance we’ll be using it. I’ve been trying to think of [name_f]Lu[/name_f] alternatives with maybe a P name in the middle, but so far we haven’t found anything that made us go “Wow, that could be the one!”.
I have a friend named [name_f]Guadalupe[/name_f] and they call her [name_f]Lupita[/name_f] or [name_f]Lupe[/name_f]. You can just nickname her [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] or [name_f]Pita[/name_f]?
Here are some of the names I liked and think would go nicely with [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] and [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]:
I second @sarah1800’s suggestion of Calliope.
I think Lupita works as a nickname for Calliope (or Lopita,Liopita, Cliopita - it’s not a true “Lu” sound, but I don’t think that matters). It’s ‘l’ and ‘p’ heavy, but gives each girl their own start and end sounds. It’s also of Greek origin, like her sisters’ names.
I think Olympia and Penelope could also use the nn Lupita (or Lympita/Lipita and Lopita).
I like the suggestion of Paloma/Palomita, too.
Some other thoughts:
Leopoldine
Delphina/Delphine
Petronella / Petronelle
Adelpha
Pelagia
Pomeline (probably too close to Apolline, given her nn.)
Palantina
Palestrina
Elspeth
Calypso
Calpurnia
Opaline/Opalina