Help Narrow Our List Down?

The hubby and I have narrowed it down to six names for our DD, due in February. Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

So far we have [name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_u]January[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], or [name_f]Violet[/name_f] Nasthazia. My mother thinks that most of them are too ‘out there’, but we love them. What do you guys think?

I quite like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] or [name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. Something stands out for both of these for me

I quite like [name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]. I like [name_u]January[/name_u] and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], but together they’re a bit of a mouthful and I like [name_f]Violet[/name_f], but not Nasthazia. And I like [name_u]Lyric[/name_u] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f], but the combo seems a bit short compared to your other combos and just seems to have a really different feel than your other combos, though it’s a fine combo.
Wdyt of:
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_u]December[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_u]November[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_u]January[/name_u] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]January[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_u]January[/name_u] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] Rosamel
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_u]Lyric[/name_u]
[name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_u]Story[/name_u] Rosamel
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_m]Just[/name_m] some thoughts.

I like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], and [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] would be lovely, too!

Oh, what lovely choices!

[name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]: I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] this. Probably my favorite. I love the unusualness of [name_u]Story[/name_u], and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is my number 1 girls name. The combo is so perfect, it’s my favorite from your list.
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]: I don’t like [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] as much as [name_u]Story[/name_u] as a word name, but the combo is nice, I think [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is great to balance out a less mainstream first name.
[name_u]January[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]: Okay, I love long elaborate names, but something about two four-syllable names next to each other doesn’t work for me. It doesn’t flow that well to me. I like both [name_u]January[/name_u] and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], just not together. The repeating -an sounds doesn’t help.
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]: Like I said, I love [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]. I am neutral on [name_f]Clara[/name_f], but this combo seems so normal compared to your other ones, that it doesn’t stick out to me. However, it is very pretty and would be a great name nonetheless.
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]: [name_u]Lyric[/name_u] seems tacky to me. I don’t know why. And [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a middle really does nothing to dazzle me. It’s so “filler”.
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] Nasthazia: I really like [name_f]Violet[/name_f], but Nasthazia has me puzzled. I’ve never heard of it, and it looks difficult to pronounce. Is it a family name or something? Anyway, the combo is nice enough though. [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] might be nicer.

Over all, from first to last, I rank them: [name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_u]January[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f] Nasthazia, [name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f].

Best of luck!

I’d love all of them if you switched some names so the middle names become firsts.

From First to Last:
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] - gorgeous
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] Nasthazia - [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is gorgeous but the middle name looks strange (is it a family name?)
[name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] - not a huge fan of [name_u]Story[/name_u], it just reminds me too much of… well a story, [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is beautiful
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] is lacking femininity for me, [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is gorgeous
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] - [name_u]Lyric[/name_u] is quite out there for me; too out there
[name_u]January[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] - not loving [name_u]January[/name_u], at all

In order of my favorites, I like:

[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]

I’m not really in love with [name_u]January[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] as a combo, but I think that I’d like them separately, in different combinations. Dislike [name_u]Lyric[/name_u] & [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Violet[/name_f], but more for a MN as it’s a little common for me to want it in the first name slot.

[name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] - I don’t love [name_u]Story[/name_u]. [name_f]Astoria[/name_f], maybe? Or [name_u]Rory[/name_u]?
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - [name_f]Love[/name_f] this.
[name_u]January[/name_u] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] - I like this, but you’re DD is due February which puts me off. If the months had been further a part, I think it would work better. You might get a couple of ‘‘you called her [name_u]January[/name_u]? Was she born late?’’
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] - this is absolutely gorgeous. Note: it’s also very Nameberry, so it’s likely to come out on top.
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] - Too wordy. Lyria or [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] would work better.
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] Nasthazia - I love exotic-obscure middles, and I love this.

I like [name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] from your list. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] is pretty. [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f], perhaps?