My sister is wanting to TTC her third soon, and has no real set theme with her kids’ names.
She already has two little girls with classic names; one is heard of (and seems to be well-liked on Nameberry) but less common and the other is currently in the top ten. She prefers classic, somewhat old-fashioned names (not in that you never hear them these days, but more in that the names have a history and weren’t made up out of trendiness, if that makes sense?)
I was looking up name meanings and discovered that her two girls’ name meanings are “white ring” and “young green shoot,” and since she is considering the name [name]Scarlett[/name] for a future girl, I kind of thought it was sweet that they’d all have a color meaning. She prefers the look and sound of [name]Scarlett[/name], but also likes the nickname potential of [name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Lottie[/name]) and hates the idea of Scar as a nickname (but personally I think it’s awesome). I like the name [name]Scarlett[/name] well enough, but the fact that it’s popular makes me dislike it a bit, and I wish the color-theme was a bit more subtle.
With her preferences in mind, what are other names are there that have a color meaning, even if subtle? And any other names that are well-known but less widely used and have a long history as a name? Her only definite rule is no names that start or end with J.
Thanks in advance for any possible suggestions! I’m going to be passing these along to her as they come
[name]Scarlett[/name] could use the nickname [name]Lettie[/name], which is close to the [name]Lottie[/name] that she likes.
Without knowing the sister names, so discard any mentions of them:
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name] (I always think of the bright red of poppies)
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]/[name]Grayson[/name]/[name]Grey[/name]
[name]Ross[/name] (I believe this means red-headed)
[name]Blue[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]/[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Jewel[/name] (as in jewel tones?)
[name]Cobalt[/name]
[name]Navy[/name] (I have a friend who was OBSESSED with this)
[name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Ivory[/name] (white)
[name]Oceana[/name] (ocean, blue?)
[name]Marigold[/name]
I still feel too uncomfortable putting their names out there online…it’d be one thing if the forums were more private, but where anyone can read these threads I’d like to keep it anonymous as possible.
I came up with what i feel are “equivalent” names…not my nieces’ actual names but ones similar in style and popularity. They are [name]Genevieve[/name] and [name]Emma[/name].
When i made this thread a month ago i had no idea at that time my sister was actually already pregnant! She just announced to our family and of course I’m super excited about names so now I’m wanting to help her get a list ready.
So, with those equivalent names in mind, what classic, well-known but ideally less trendy names sound good with the sib-set?
[name]Rose[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] are always lovely. But I like [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Clementine[/name] for the little bit of extra quirk
[name]Juniper[/name] (maybe too different)
[name]Clara[/name]- bright clear,
[name]Waverley[/name] - meadow of aspens
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]- white ring so maybe to close to the other name?
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Ione[/name]- [name]Violet[/name]- maybe too different?
[name]Lilac[/name]- also a colour and flower
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Dawn[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]- rainbow
[name]Indigo[/name]
[name]Melanie[/name]- [name]Black[/name]
[name]Siena[/name] -redish orange
[name]Jennifer[/name]- white wave
Boys
[name]Flynn[/name]- red
[name]Rowen[/name]- red haired
[name]Cole[/name]- coal colour
jasper- precious stone and colour
[name]Roan[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]- black & white
[name]Neal[/name]- means cloud so i guess its white.
Hmm most of these dont really go with the style of [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name]… maybe [name]Waverley[/name] and [name]Flynn[/name] or [name]Melanie[/name] and [name]Blake[/name],
