[name]Hi[/name]! We are not finding out our baby’s gender but we still need to settle on a girl’s name…
This is our 3rd child, our first is a son, [name]Jaylon[/name] [name]Davis[/name], (first name was dad’s pick and middle name was my maiden name, used for spite against my in-laws), and my second is a daughter, [name]Eden[/name] [name]Faith[/name], (a name we both liked but settled on it at the last minute because, once again, my in-laws said they were offended at a particular family name ([name]Sylvia[/name] [name]Mae[/name]) we had chosen for her). All that being said, this time we are keeping the names to ourselves to avoid being sabotaged and having another negative naming experience…but now I am confused:)
We have long since settled on [name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] (AKA [name]Link[/name]) for a boy…
Names we like for a girl are [name]Mary[/name] (the name of both of my grandmothers), [name]Eowyn[/name] (love Tolkien), and unfortunately I like names that end in [name]INA[/name] and DRA, anything long and flowy (like [name]Penelope[/name], but I don’t know that I would use it due to celebrity usage…), and I guess it’s important to add that my sister, [name]Elizabeth[/name], just gave her daughter my name as a middle name, so should I return the favor?.. UGH! Thanks for listening to anyone who endured this story, any suggestions are greatly appreciated:) Oh and I am in favor of two middle names if need be…
[name]Hi[/name]! Of [name]Mary[/name] and [name]Eowyn[/name], I love [name]Eowyn[/name] with [name]Jaylon[/name] and [name]Eden[/name]. You’ve set up an -n ending thing (as with [name]Lincoln[/name]). You don’t have to stick with it by any means, but, it does set up a nice pattern (you can also mix it up a little while sticking with while looking at names that end in -ne?). [name]Eden[/name] and [name]Eowyn[/name] would start with the same letter but they are so different in other respects that it’s pretty clear. [name]Eowyn[/name] shares some other letters with [name]Jaylon[/name] so it’s unifying in its way.
I think [name]Mary[/name] feels quite tame and traditional in this set, while simultaneously Biblically heavy with [name]Eden[/name]? It’s a great name, but I’m not sure it’s the best fit. But [name]Mae[/name], that you loved before, is a traditional nn for [name]Mary[/name], so there’s something maybe here. [name]Eowyn[/name] [name]Mary[/name] is actually kind of cool, and if you are open to two middles and feel it’s time to return the favor (it’s a nice idea, but I don’t think you have to), then [name]Eowyn[/name] [name]Mary[/name] [name]Beth[/name] has a nice flow to it.
Here are some names to consider:
[name]Abilene[/name] (also a Biblical place name, cute nn [name]Abby[/name] will be more modern with [name]Jaylon[/name] and [name]Eden[/name])
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Aveline[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] (also has some feeling from [name]Sylvia[/name], to me)
[name]Lennon[/name] (building off of [name]Lincoln[/name] a little, would rule that out)
[name]Linden[/name] (see above)
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Marilyn[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Sandrine[/name]
[name]Sylvan[/name]
[name]Seren[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
I also think names that start with n are a nice nod to the theme above
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Nicola[/name]
[name]Nicolette[/name]
[name]Noella[/name]
[name]Nova[/name]
And finally even names with an -n somewhere are extra good candidates, and you like -nda and -ina
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Kendra[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Tindra[/name]