Help with first baby name!

Could you rate these names 1-5? Last name sounds like “Noise”. All middle names are family names. Other suggestions welcome.

Girls - My great grandma is named [name]Beatrice[/name], so I would really like to use it in the mn spot :slight_smile:

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]India[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name] “[name]Cece[/name]” [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]

Boys- Dad’s name is [name]Brian[/name], so I’d love to use that too.

[name]Everett[/name] [name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name] [name]David[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]David[/name]
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Shepherd[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Brian[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Brian[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]” [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name]

I also love [name]Lulu[/name]/[name]Lou[/name] for a girl, but [name]Eloise[/name] is my favorite and it sounds bad with “Noise”. Any other suggestions?

5: [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Lilah[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name], [name]Lilah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Malcolm[/name] [name]David[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]David[/name]
4: [name]Everett[/name] [name]Calvin[/name], [name]Eli[/name] [name]Shepherd[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Brian[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Lee[/name], [name]Leo[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name]
3: [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cora[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Lyra[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
2: [name]Cora[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]India[/name] [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Cecile[/name] [name]Marie[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Brian[/name]
1: [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]

You have some very nice combos here. My favorite pair is [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] and [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Brian[/name] (they both have a family connection). I’d prefer something longer for [name]Eli[/name] and [name]Leo[/name] (maybe [name]Elias[/name] and [name]Leopold[/name]), but they are okay just like that if you really insist. [name]Lulu[/name] could be a nickname for [name]Lucy[/name], or if you’d rather stick to your list, even [name]Lilah[/name] or [name]Lyra[/name]. I personally like [name]Lulu[/name] as a nickname for [name]Alice[/name], too (a bit of a stretch, but I like it). [name]Theodore[/name] is nice but [name]Lee[/name] is a little too plain for a middle name.

Other names you might consider are [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Delilah[/name] (which sounds more complete to me than [name]Lilah[/name]), [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Eleonora[/name], and [name]Gideon[/name]. I like [name]Zuzanna[/name] and [name]Vivienne[/name] as middles for [name]Charlotte[/name]. For [name]Theodore[/name], I like [name]August[/name], [name]Edward[/name], and [name]Bartholomew[/name] as middles.

Soo glad someone approved [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] because it is my latest obsession :slight_smile: I agree with [name]Lilah[/name], but I can’t get over the “[name]Delilah[/name] from the Bible” comments I hear. Any other names [name]Lila[/name]/[name]Lilah[/name] could be a nn for? I adore the names you mentioned, especially; [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Gideon[/name] and [name]Zuzanna[/name], but ironically those are the names of three of my best friends kids! Now that you ranked [name]Hannah[/name] so low, I’m putting it off the list. I think its a little plain/outdated for me, but there’s a darn character on my favorite show named [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Jane[/name] and it made me cling to it :slight_smile: You made me realize I have better options!

Also…good middle names for [name]Cora[/name]? That first name is my second runner up, but I need more ideas for middle name combos. Cora Rosalie and Cora Francesca?

Girls

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] - 5 - Charming and vintage
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cora[/name] - 3 - I don’t like this two names together.
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] - two classic names
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] - [name]Cora[/name] Noise? Not ideal.
[name]Lyra[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] - Not a fan of [name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name] - [name]Lila[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name] would look better. [name]Lilah[/name] just looks like [name]Delilah[/name] chopped off. [name]Lila[/name] is more authentic. What about [name]Lila[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]?
[name]Lilah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] - [name]Lila[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] looks better.
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] - [name]Poppy[/name] Noise sounds like a description of a sound.
[name]India[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] - [name]India[/name] Noise is too descriptive as well. A noise in [name]India[/name]?
[name]Cecile[/name] “[name]Cece[/name]” [name]Marie[/name] - I hear [name]Cecilia[/name] all the time but not this French version. I like it!
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Jane[/name] - I love both names but they lack something together.
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] - I love both names but [name]Hannah[/name] Noise isn’t ideal.

Boys

[name]Everett[/name] [name]Calvin[/name] - [name]Everett[/name] flows well with Noise but the back-to-back n’s in [name]Calvin[/name] and Noise aren’t ideal. If you don’t mind that and want to use [name]Brian[/name], why not choose [name]Everett[/name] [name]Brian[/name]?
[name]Malcolm[/name] [name]David[/name] - [name]Malcolm[/name] is fine with Noise but it’s not a fave of mine.
[name]Charles[/name] [name]David[/name] - [name]Charles[/name] Noise? Too short and too lispy?
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Shepherd[/name] - I think this is a wonderful combo. [name]Eli[/name] IS a FULL name so it doesn’t need to be longer.
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Brian[/name] - [name]Henry[/name] is a classic and goes well with Noise.
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Brian[/name] - I think [name]Gabriel[/name] flows well with your surname.
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]” [name]Lee[/name] - I love [name]Theodore[/name] but [name]Theo[/name] Noise is heavy on the “o”.
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name] - I love these two saint names but I’m not loving [name]Leo[/name] Noise? Too much “o” maybe?

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] and [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Brian[/name] are my favorites!
Have you thought of [name]Elodie[/name] instead of [name]Eloise[/name], or even [name]Louisa[/name]?

I don’t know who [name]Delilah[/name] is in the bible, but I’m assuming she’s not a good person… I can’t think of any other ways to get [name]Lilah[/name], but [name]Lilah[/name] alone is pretty and should be fine if you don’t want associations with biblical [name]Delilah[/name].

I like [name]Cora[/name] [name]Francesca[/name] better than [name]Cora[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] (the –ra followed by ro- is a bit of a mouthful). I like [name]Cora[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. Other middles you might like for [name]Cora[/name] are [name]Cecile[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]June[/name], [name]Louise[/name], [name]Lucille[/name], [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Faith[/name], and [name]Frances[/name] (less rhymey than [name]Francesca[/name]).

I like
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
and
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] best.
As for [name]Lulu[/name] I like [name]Lucia[/name] pronounced with [name]Lu[/name]-chi-a would be nice with Noise. [name]Lucia[/name] Noise.

For boys I like
[name]Malcom[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
and
[name]Everett[/name]

Good [name]Luck[/name]!

I have bolded the names that are a 5 to me.
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] 5 lovely name
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cora[/name] 1
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] 4 : [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] sounds better to my ears, this would have been a 5
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]: not a fan of [name]Cora[/name] “noise”
[name]Lyra[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]: 3
[name]Lilah[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]: 5 but prefer [name]Lila[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name], I think it looks nicer
[name]Lilah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]: 3
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]: 1 not a fan of [name]Poppy[/name] as a full name
[name]India[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]: agree with mischa on this one
[name]Cecile[/name] “[name]Cece[/name]” [name]Marie[/name]: 5
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Jane[/name]: 1
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]: 2

Girl Suggestions:
[name]Annabel[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Bianca[/name], [name]Cecily[/name], [name]Celia[/name], [name]Carys[/name], [name]Elena[/name], [name]Elara[/name], [name]Julia[/name], [name]Lucienne[/name] (nn [name]Lulu[/name]), [name]Leonie[/name], [name]Lillian[/name]/[name]Liliana[/name], [name]Mila[/name], [name]Miriam[/name] (nn [name]Miri[/name]), [name]Violet[/name], [name]Zara[/name]

Boys- Dad’s name is [name]Brian[/name], so I’d love to use that too.

[name]Everett[/name] [name]Calvin[/name]: [name]Everett[/name] [name]Brian[/name] is a 5! For some reason I think it flows better than [name]Calvin[/name] in the mn
[name]Malcolm[/name] [name]David[/name]: 4 [name]Malcolm[/name] [name]Brian[/name] sounds good too
[name]Charles[/name] [name]David[/name]: 2 Classic names but missing something
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Shepherd[/name]: 5
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Brian[/name]: 5
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Brian[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]” [name]Lee[/name]: [name]Love[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Theo[/name] but [name]Theo[/name] Noise doesn’t sound great
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name] : same as [name]Theodore[/name]

Good [name]Luck[/name]!

5 – [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Cora[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] (not usually a fan of [name]Beatrice[/name], but since it’s a family name I think these two flow very nicely), [name]Malcolm[/name] [name]David[/name]
4 – [name]India[/name] [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Lee[/name]
3 – [name]Lilah[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name], [name]Everett[/name] [name]Calvin[/name], [name]Eli[/name] [name]Shepherd[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Brian[/name], [name]Leo[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name]
2 – [name]Lila[/name] [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Cecile[/name] [name]Marie[/name], [name]Charles[/name] [name]David[/name], [name]Henry[/name] [name]Brian[/name]
1 – [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cora[/name]/[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] (really like the names, but I don’t think these two flow very well), [name]Lyra[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]

[name]Favorite[/name] sibsets:
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] and [name]Theodore[/name] ([name]Theo[/name]) [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name] [name]David[/name] and [name]Everett[/name] [name]Calvin[/name]

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] 5
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cora[/name] 2 I don’t like [name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Cora[/name] together too many Cs.
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] 3
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] 4
[name]Lyra[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] 2
[name]Lilah[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name] 1
[name]Lilah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] 2
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] 2
[name]India[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] 1
[name]Cecile[/name] “[name]Cece[/name]” [name]Marie[/name] 2
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Jane[/name] 4
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] 3

[name]Everett[/name] [name]Calvin[/name] 2
[name]Malcolm[/name] [name]David[/name] 3
[name]Charles[/name] [name]David[/name] 5
[name]Eli[/name] [name]Shepherd[/name] 3
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Brian[/name] 5
[name]Gabriel[/name] [name]Brian[/name] 4
[name]Theodore[/name] “[name]Theo[/name]” [name]Lee[/name] 4 I think saying [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Lee[/name] sounds like it’s one word rather then two.
[name]Leo[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name] 2