Help us with names for our baby!

Girl Names
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Having another baby, a sibling to [name]Edward[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name]. We are having a hard time coming up with a name we both love for a girl, so we need your help on a couple of names!

[name]Alice[/name] - how much more common do you think it will get? We would prefer a name not in the top 100
[name]Philomena[/name] - too weird?
[name]Arabella[/name] - too different in style?
[name]Elizabeth[/name] - boring?
[name]Molly[/name] - too nicknamey? Does it work with our childrens names?
[name]Leona[/name] - too dated?
[name]Winifred[/name] - a weird and dated name?
[name]Madeleine[/name] - would everyone spell it [name]Madeline[/name]?
[name]Annabelle[/name] - too many spelling variations? Does it work with our childrens names?
[name]Thomasina[/name] - weird?
[name]Nora[/name] - nicknamey?

Please help! :slight_smile:

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[name]Edward[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Isaac[/name] and …

[name]Alice[/name] - speaking from experience (this name is well within the top 100 here in [name]Britain[/name]), once it’s in use again it will rise very quickly in popularity. According to Nameberry :

“In the past year alone, it’s jumped from #327 to #258!”

[name]Philomena[/name] - I do like the unusual, very vintage feel of this name, but I’m afraid I find it less pretty than the lovely [name]Adelaide[/name], and I worry that she would, too.

[name]Arabella[/name] - I think this could work as it has the same vintage feel as [name]Adelaide[/name], but they are both A names - does that bother you?

[name]Elizabeth[/name] - definitely not boring with all of those possible nicknames! She would share an initial with [name]Edward[/name], but I think [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Eliza[/name]/[name]Betty[/name] would fit perfectly into your family.

[name]Molly[/name] - I do find her looking ever so slightly nickname-y next to your other children’s names, but she would still be a sweet, good, vintage choice.

[name]Leona[/name] - I don’t feel like this one has the same vintage quality as your other children’s names.

[name]Winifred[/name] - a fun vintage choice, but like [name]Philomena[/name], it feels slightly off to me with your other children’s names. [name]Edward[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name] are vintage in a very accessible way, whereas [name]Philomena[/name] and [name]Winifred[/name] are very, very vintage.

[name]Madeleine[/name] - or [name]Madelyn[/name]. Ugh … I’m afraid that and [name]Madison[/name] have ruined this once lovely name for me.

[name]Annabelle[/name] - I personally think this one is too popular next to your other children’s names (I also must say that I prefer the spelling of [name]Annabel[/name] …).

[name]Thomasina[/name] - see [name]Philomena[/name] and [name]Winifred[/name].

[name]Nora[/name] - a bit nicknamey, yes, but it doesn’t feel drastically so next to your other children’s names, and it definitely has the same feel as they do. It could be a nn for [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Eleanora[/name], [name]Leonor[/name], [name]Leonora[/name], [name]Honorine[/name], [name]Honora[/name] or [name]Annora[/name].

My favourite of your options is [name]Nora[/name].

My suggestion would be [name]Beatrice[/name]/x or [name]Cecily[/name], both of which I think would be perfect in your family. I’m also wondering about an O or a U name, as you already have the other vowels and that might be a subtle, sweet theme …

O names :
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name] (and it’s a place name, like [name]Adelaide[/name]!)
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Odilia[/name]
[name]Olive[/name] (or [name]Olivette[/name])
[name]Olympia[/name]
[name]Ondine[/name]
[name]Onora[/name] (Irish variant of [name]Honora[/name], and you could still nn her [name]Nora[/name])
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Orinthia[/name]
Ornella
[name]Ottilie[/name] (or [name]Ottoline[/name]).

U names :
Ulyssa
[name]Undine[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name].

Good luck! [name]Auburn[/name]

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What beautiful names your children have!

I pretty much agree with [name]Auburn[/name]'s comments so I won’t rehash and will save you some reading time :o) My favorites out of your list that I think best compliment your children’s names are:

[name]Elizabeth[/name] - beautiful, classic, and lovely all around. You really cannot go wrong with this, and the nn possibilities are truly endless. ([name]Bette[/name], [name]Betty[/name], [name]Liz[/name], [name]Lizzie[/name], [name]Libby[/name], [name]Birdie[/name]…endless!)

[name]Madeleine[/name]/Madolin - I prefer [name]Madeleine[/name] as you had it, but wanted to suggest an alternative. In my opinion this does not seem like [name]Madison[/name] at all. It is gorgeous. The only thing you might want to consider, is that in the future if friends create nicknames, you could have an [name]Addy[/name] and a [name]Maddie[/name]… Something to think about.

[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is a knock-out combo though :smiley:
(with the potential nickname of M.E.)

I also like the suggestion of [name]Ophelia[/name].

Additional suggestions:
[name]Millicent[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name] THIS and think it would work great with your kids! Also, the nn [name]Millie[/name] is precious, and I much prefer it to [name]Molly[/name] which can seem very dated I think)
[name]Vivienne[/name]/[name]Vivianne[/name]/[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name]

What do you think?

xo [name]Sheridan[/name] :slight_smile:

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Thanks! I like [name]Cecily[/name] but that is one of my brother’s wife’s name. I kinda like [name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] too but I think it is too close to [name]Bellatrix[/name] which is [name]Adelaide[/name]'s middlename.

I have to think some more about [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Octavia[/name].

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[name]Just[/name] have to chime in that for [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name], you should really spell a potential ME nickname as [name]Emme[/name], but still have the sound of her initials, as ME is a horrible medical condition.

[name]Auburn[/name]

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Oh thanks about the comment on our children’s names. We love them so much!

We haven’t thought about [name]Addie[/name] and [name]Maddie[/name], so now [name]Madeleine[/name] is off the list. I like [name]Cecilia[/name]/[name]Cecelia[/name] of your suggestions.

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[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is beautiful and fits so well with [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Bellatrix[/name]!

[name]Edward[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Isaac[/name] and [name]Cecelia[/name] - I think it’s great!

Other possible [name]Cecelia[/name] middle names out of your list:
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name]

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[name]Cecelia[/name] sure sounds great with our children’s names! Maybe a new favorite of mine. Hubby is settled on [name]Annabelle[/name] though and my favorites are [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Anneliese[/name] and [name]Philomena[/name] so we have some things to work on :slight_smile:
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Winifred[/name] is gorgeous!

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Such charming names! out of your list, I think [name]Leona[/name] goes best. :))

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Thanks!