HELP! Naming a 3rd girl is so hard

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We are expecting our third and I am having a very hard time with girl names. I have the perfect name but my husband is not a fan at all.

We have two other girls named M@ry-Asp3n Eli@na (M@e) and Junip3r-Ann3 E|speth (Ju|es). They each have a family name, nature name, and sweet nickname.

My top name is De||a-S@ge. I think this name is absolutely gorgeous. It has the family honor part, sweet, vintage sound, and nature name ( having a hard time with the nickname and thinking of falling back on Dell). But it doesn’t seem like I am going to convince my husband because he just doesn’t like the way it sounds.

So I think we may need to start from scratch and find something entirely new we both love.

A name he suggested was Vi0let-Ruth ( I suggested the nickname Letti3). I like this a lot but I don’t know that I LOVE it. I REALLY want to use the name Sage.

My husband is a big fan of No@h-S@ge but, again, I like it but don’t love it

So what kind of suggestions do you have?! We are running out of family names that we like so I’m not sure we will be as worried about that part.

Family names we have:
Cordell (this is where I got Della from)
Alice
Margaret
Violet

I guess I am looking for suggestions for something that is vintage and sweet, unique but easy to read and pronounce, has a cute nickname.

EDIT: after all of the suggestions I am realizing I do not like the family names or their derivatives very much at all :see_no_evil:
So! What are some of your favorite sweet, vintage girl names?

I like: Ruth, Noemi, Winifred/ Winnie (my husband would never), Louisa, Fern.
Maybe we will come across one we haven’t considered or have forgotten about.

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I think De||a S@ge is great, but I cant think of a great nickname, maybe Alice- S@ge “Ally” or Margaret-S@ge “Maggie”. I would also suggest Cora-Sage Evelyn “CoCo”, Clara-Sage Emilia “Claire”, or Lydia-Sage Evangeline “Lili” or “Dee”:purple_heart::sparkles:

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First off, I LOVE your girls names!

Some ideas:

Rydell-Sage
Delaney-Sage
Cordelia-Sage
Delphine-Sage
Ardelle-Sage
Magdalena-Sage
Adeline-Pearl
Viola-Sage
Belladonna-Ruth

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Maybe he would prefer Delia-Sage?

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Maybe Dess, [name_u]Dessie[/name_u], or Dede/Didi as a nickname for De11a-S@ge?

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Cordelia-Sage “Della” :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Thanks! He did NOT like [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_u]Delaney[/name_u], or [name_f]Delia[/name_f] any better when I suggested before. And truth be told I don’t love them either.

So I think we are going to have to go a new direction. We are just so picky with names. And our short lists are SHORT which is why I’m having a hard time.

I don’t dislike Alice-Sage but I don’t like [name_f]Ally[/name_f]. [name_f]Lissy[/name_f] though could be an option. I think a family name is probably just not in the cards for this one (since most of our family is named [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], or Ann/a :rofl: )

Thanks for all the ideas!

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Cora-Fern nn [name_u]Coco[/name_u] (Cora from Cordell)
Alma-Rose nn [name_u]Ari[/name_u] (Alma from [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and Margaret)
Magnolia-Alice nn Maggie/Noa/Nola
Margot-Iris nn Miri/Missy/Mia (from Margaret)
Cordelia-Pearl nn Coco/Cora/Cory/Delia (from [name_m]Cordell[/name_m] and [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] from the meaning of Margaret)
Violet-Matilda nn Vita/Lettie/Etta/Vida
Larkspur-Alice nn Lissy/Lara/Lark
Greta-Ocean nn [name_f]Gigi[/name_f] (from Margaret)

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Oh I do love [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]! That has been on my list but the nickname [name_u]Noa[/name_u] might work for us!

I also love [name_u]Fern[/name_u] as a nature name.

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I love your girls names! [name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] and [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] are lovely!

I like [name_u]Dell[/name_u] but you could also use [name_f]Elle[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Della[/name_f].

Other ideas:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] “Allie”
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] “Peggy” “Maggie” “Greta”
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] “Della”
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] “Millie”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] “Addy”
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] “Ollie” “Liv”
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] “Ellie” “Leni” “Nora”

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Family names
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]

[name_u]Nature[/name_u] names:
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Thyme[/name_u]

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