Help despeately needed! We are expecting a daughter due in 4 weeks and can’t decide on a name! We had some ideas but both struggling with whether these are ok. I’m therefore looking for suggestions!
She will be a sister to [name]Edith[/name] [name]Anna[/name]. Our relatively common English surname begins with A & is two syllables. We’re English & are looking for something vintage, not too popular, feminine yet strong. Thank you
Gorgeous names! There’s a few there that are on our original list so good to see we are on the right track! They’re all lovely names I think my favourites on the list are [name]Agnes[/name] & [name]Nancy[/name] but both have been given a no!
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Elisabeth[/name] (I just love [name]Betsey[/name] as a nn!)
[name]Selma[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
Thank you! These suggestions are very helpful also loving [name]Elizabeth[/name] given nn [name]Elsie[/name] or [name]Betsy[/name], [name]Audrey[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Mabel[/name] & [name]Iris[/name]!
According to the “100 year rule”, names that were popular 100 years ago should be coming back into style now. In 1913, [name]Edith[/name] was number 29. So, names that could go with [name]Edith[/name] that were popular in 1913:
[name]Josephine[/name] (#24)
[name]Martha[/name] (#28)
[name]Esther[/name] (#32) (unless you don’t want to start an E trend… though there are many lovely E names, so that might not be a bad thing)
[name]Clara[/name] (#36) ([name]LOVELY[/name] name!)
[name]Sarah[/name] (#43)
[name]Margaret[/name] (#4) or [name]Marguerite[/name] (#78)
[name]Alma[/name] (#64)
[name]Stella[/name] (#69)
[name]Sylvia[/name] (#72) ([name]Edith[/name] and [name]Sylvia[/name] would make a lovely sibset)
[name]Vivian[/name] (#83)
[name]Marian[/name] (#93)
Many of the others that pp have already listed are in the top 100 from 1913 too -[name]Hazel[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Alice[/name], … There are so many great choices!