I’m due at the end of [name_f]June[/name_f] with my first baby girl and am really struggling to come up with names I LOVE. I feel like our last name (Dougherty prn: dough-er-tee) is difficult to work with and flow is extremely important to me!
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I am looking for suggestions to add to our long list. I prefer names outside the top 75 that are recognizable. I don’t mind a grandma chic name and would love a name that has nickname options! TIA!
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Dougherty[/name_m] is pretty cute! Also love [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] for you. In fact I think names longer than one syllable work best surname wise, potentially.
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[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is good because it has nickname options. [name_f]My[/name_f] favourite is [name_f]Caro[/name_f]
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Other ideas, leaning into grandma chic with nicknames…
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[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] nn [name_f]Zelie[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mabel[/name_f] nn Bel/Belle/Bella [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nora[/name_f], or [name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Evelyn[/name_f] nn [name_f]Evie[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Agnes[/name_f] nn [name_f]Aggie[/name_f] or Ness/Nessie [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olive[/name_f] nn [name_m]Ollie[/name_m] or [name_f]Livi[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], and [name_f]June[/name_f] sound nice with your last name! I definitely second [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Evelyn[/name_f], and [name_f]Olive[/name_f] from PP!
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other suggestions: [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isabel[/name_f] nn [name_f]Izzy[/name_f], [name_m]Isa[/name_m], [name_f]Belle[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Adelie[/name_f] nn [name_f]Addie[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Natalie[/name_f] nn [name_m]Nat[/name_m], [name_f]Allie[/name_f], [name_f]Tali[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] nn [name_f]Kathy[/name_f], [name_f]Kat[/name_f]
I love most of the names on your list! You have great taste, and anything you choose will serve her well in life. But since you asked for more suggestions:
As someone with a lot of [name_m]Dougherty[/name_m] family, I will say that short firsts (1 to 2) seem to fit the best in my experience. So I will suggest [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alma[/name_f] (Ally) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alba[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]Seconding your [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emma[/name_f] (Emmy) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olive[/name_f]
Congratulations! [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], and [name_f]Sally[/name_f] would be such sweet, vintage choices on a baby [name_f][/name_f]!
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[name_f]Anne[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Agatha[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Marianne[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Polly[/name_f] (as a nickname for Mary) [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] “Betty/Betsy” [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Judith[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Summer[/name_f] with your last name! And [name_f]June[/name_f] is a close 2nd especially. With the nn’s [name_f]Sunny[/name_f] and [name_f]Junie[/name_f] or Junebug
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Other suggestions…
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[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] nn [name_f]Susy[/name_f] or [name_f]Sunny[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] nn [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Sally[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Georgia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Georgie[/name_f] or [name_f]Gigi[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Daphne[/name_f] nn [name_f]Effie[/name_f]? [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Luella[/name_f] nn lulu or [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maren[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Wren[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Opal[/name_f] nn [name_f]Polly[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mabel[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
Anna (or even just Anne!)
Tessa (think straight Tess better than Tessa)
June
Summer
Helen (to me Nell sounds better than Nelly)
Caroline works but I don’t love the name Caroline. But with m your last name, it’s a very mature, novelist/journalist (war correspondent) name. If you have a nickname you list, would keep on list. Mae Dough_ made me think of play-do and I don’t love the flow for some reason. Def good you don’t use Jane given Jane Doe.
I don’t think Y ending names sound as good with your Y ending last (for the name, obv fine for nickname) but would be refreshing to meet a Sally! I love Rose and Elise but would keep on secondary list just because the S to D sound isn’t as snoooth.
Other names you might like:
Eve
Mara
Lara (same as Mara, long A, LAAra)
Maren
Tabitha
Audra
Claire
Ella
Irene
Kate
Hollis
Fleur
Edith
Sarah
Gemma (esp love this with your last name!)
Elspeth
Francesca (Francy, Franny)
Margaret (Meg)
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