Help! Only 4 weeks to go & no name!

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 :slight_smile:

[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Nancy[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Susan[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]

Any good? I have v similar requirements and am yet to find ‘the one’!

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!

It is tough work finding ‘the one’ though!

Ideas for you…

[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]

[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]

I hope these help.

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!

I love [name]Edith[/name] [name]Anna[/name]! To go with her spunky, feminine name:

[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

I love [name]Edith[/name] [name]Anna[/name]! To go with her spunky, feminine name:

[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

[name]Stella[/name], [name]Hazel[/name], [name]Poppy[/name], [name]Sage[/name], [name]Valora[/name], [name]Caroline[/name]

Congratulations! [name]Edith[/name] [name]Anna[/name] is such a perfect name!

[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]

Combo ideas;
[name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]

Sorry for any repeats!

[name]Edith[/name] & [name]Mabel[/name] would be so cute!

[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Myrtle[/name]
[name]Eudora[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]

[name]Edith[/name] [name]Anna[/name] is pretty!
[name]How[/name] about (including initials):
[name]Honoria[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] A— (H.M.A)
[name]Kathryn[/name] [name]Alice[/name] A— (K.A.A)
[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Meredith[/name] A— (C.M.A)
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rose[/name] A— (C.R.A)
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Alice[/name] A— (V.A.A)
[name]Susan[/name] [name]Christina[/name] A— (S.C.A)
[name]Gertrude[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name] A— (G.R.A)
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Lillian[/name] A— (M.L.A)
[name]Maria[/name] [name]Alice[/name] A— (M.A.A)
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Angela[/name] A— (E.A.A)
[name]Angela[/name] [name]Rose[/name] A— (A.R.A)
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Bertha[/name] A— (F.B.A)
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Lillian[/name] A---- (F.L.A)
[name]Angela[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] A— (A.E.A)
[name]Gertrude[/name] [name]Harriet[/name] A— (G.H.A)
[name]Rebecca[/name] [name]Rose[/name] A— (R.R.A)
[name]Rebecca[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] A— (R.E.A)
[name]Ethel[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] A— (E.B.A)
[name]Mable[/name] [name]Alice[/name] A— (M.A.A)
[name]Ethel[/name] [name]Mary[/name] A— (E.M.A)
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Mary[/name] A— (E.M.A)
[name]Christina[/name] [name]Marie[/name] A— (C.M.A)
[name]Melanie[/name] [name]Jane[/name] A— (M.J.A)
[name]Sarah[/name] [name]Jane[/name] A— (S.J.A)
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] A— (V.E.A)
[name]Helen[/name] [name]Ethel[/name] A— (H.E.A)
[name]Audrey[/name] [name]Vivian[/name] A— (A.V.A)
[name]Vivian[/name] [name]Mary[/name] A— (V.M.A) Note: could be named after [name]Vivian[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Hartley[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] [name]Frances[/name] A— (J.F.A)
[name]Hope[/name] I helped!

Sorry if there any repeats but how about

  • [name]Mabel[/name]
  • [name]Rose[/name]
  • [name]Rosalind[/name]
  • [name]Josephine[/name]
  • [name]Pearl[/name]
  • [name]Mary[/name]
  • [name]Cora[/name]
  • [name]Ellen[/name]
  • [name]Sylvia[/name]
  • [name]Ida[/name]
  • [name]Diane[/name]
  • [name]Diana[/name]
  • [name]Gloria[/name]
  • [name]Gail[/name]

Those are the first that popped into my head that work with [name]Edith[/name].

I vote [name]Edith[/name] [name]Anna[/name] and [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Claire[/name] :slight_smile: I think having a little [name]Bea[/name] is sweet

Sorry for the length of this:

[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]
[name]Marion[/name]
[name]Wilma[/name]
[name]Patricia[/name]
[name]Cecil[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Denise[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Sandra[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Hadley[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Deanna[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Nancy[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
Alese
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Marnie[/name]
[name]Lilian[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Libby[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Jenna[/name]
[name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Courtney[/name]
[name]Liana[/name]
[name]Sydney[/name]
[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Regan[/name]
[name]Valerie[/name]
[name]Natasha[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]