After a lot of searching, DH & I both came up with a long list of girls names for our baby due in [name]March[/name] (we are not finding out the gender so there will be a boys version of this post soon). We combined the names we liked from each others lists into one long list & have been coming up with some first & middle combos from that list. Would love some feedback on our combos and suggestions for others from the list.
Surname is something similar to [name]Wilson[/name] if that helps
We don’t really want any suggestions that are not on the list as we’ve been through naming sites with a fine tooth comb and these are the names that we both agree on.
Also we are in the UK so some name trends/popularity are different (e.g. [name]Freya[/name] is top 20 here, [name]Nancy[/name] is top 150 & doesn’t have the same era-specific connotations as in the US)
I think all your combos are really pretty! It’s obvious you’ve used a lot of time finding these names and putting them together! So I’ll just pick out the three that jumped out at me when I saw the list: [name]Nancy[/name] [name]Juniper[/name], Aisla [name]Evelyn[/name] & [name]Maisie[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name].
From your other names I’d love to see [name]Tess[/name] [name]Isobel[/name], [name]Sally[/name] [name]Ciara[/name], [name]Lottie[/name] [name]Fleur[/name] & [name]Holly[/name] [name]Colette[/name].
sugarfoot - you know, even though I have a list with all the meanings on thats never clicked! [name]Esme[/name] can mean [name]Emerald[/name] too though. I actually kinda like that they mean similar things. [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] is pretty but doesn’t do it for me for some reason
I really like [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Esme[/name] but I think my favorite would be hazel [name]Juliet[/name]. It just flows really well! I also like [name]Caitlin[/name] as a first name, though I dislike the name [name]Miranda[/name]:how about [name]Caitlin[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]?
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] is beautiful. [name]Maisie[/name] is such a cool, sweet, classic yet underused name! And [name]Scarlett[/name] adds a bit of colour and drama! This would be my pick.
I also really like [name]Ailsa[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] - it flows well and it is very pretty.
[name]Nancy[/name] [name]Juniper[/name] - this one is very spunky!
[name]Ailsa[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]- This is so pretty.
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]- Two of my favorite names that work really well together.
[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]- Again two of my favorite names.
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]- I love this, although I slightly prefer the [name]Maisy[/name] spelling.
[name]Ailsa[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] - I’m honestly not even sure how to pronounce the first one :-/ but [name]Evelyn[/name] is awesome.
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Esme[/name] - I like both of these names, but they sound awkward together.
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - Again, I like both, just not sure about how they sound together. Better than the above though.
[name]Lydia[/name] [name]Caitlin[/name] - [name]Lydia[/name] seems a little dated to me, and, maybe it is because of the generation I come from, but [name]Caitlin[/name]/[name]Caitlyn[/name]/[name]Katelyn[/name]/et al. are very overused to me.
[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - Another that I like the names, but not the combo.
[name]Caitlin[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] - Again, [name]Caitlin[/name]. Not a fan of [name]Miranda[/name]… I just don’t like the sound of it for some reason.
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] - I’m not sure about [name]Maisie[/name] as a first name. I kind of like [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Maisie[/name] though.
[name]Nancy[/name] [name]Juniper[/name] - [name]Nancy[/name] is so not ready for a comeback. [name]Juniper[/name] is nice though.
[name]Esme[/name] [name]Orlanda[/name] - I kind of like this one. [name]Esme[/name] has a cool vibe and I like how it pairs with [name]Orlanda[/name], though it isn’t really my style.
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Sylvia[/name] - My favorite so far. I like that it is a little quirky, but still sounds good and has some classic roots.
other names on our list
[name]Amber[/name], [name]Aoife[/name], [name]April[/name], [name]Arabella[/name] - [name]Amber[/name] seems dated. [name]Aoife[/name] I like but I can see a lot of spelling/pronunciation issuse depending on where you live. [name]April[/name] is alright. [name]Arabella[/name] is trendy, but I like it.
[name]Ciara[/name], [name]Colette[/name] - Not a fan of [name]Ciara[/name]. [name]Colette[/name] is wicked cute.
[name]Daisy[/name] - I love [name]Daisy[/name], but I don’t know how solid of a first name it makes. To me it is more of a nickname for [name]Margaret[/name].
[name]Eden[/name] - This one is a little dated to me.
[name]Fleur[/name], [name]Flora[/name], [name]Freya[/name], [name]Frieda[/name] - I love [name]Fleur[/name], [name]Flora[/name], and [name]Freya[/name]. [name]Frieda[/name] not so much.
[name]Heather[/name], [name]Helena[/name], [name]Holly[/name] - [name]Heather[/name] is dated. [name]Helena[/name] is lovely (I also love [name]Elena[/name]). [name]Holly[/name] is part of my name, so I have to love it, right?
[name]Iris[/name], [name]Isobel[/name], [name]Ivy[/name] - [name]Iris[/name] is okay. [name]Isobel[/name] is my prefered version of that name, thought I’m not sure I would use it because of popularity association - I still love it. [name]Ivy[/name] is alright.
[name]Juno[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. So cute and not often heard and has a cool vibe.
[name]Letty[/name], [name]Lottie[/name] - [name]Both[/name] are great, vintagy lovelies, but don’t hold up well as full names to me. They are both nickname names.
[name]Maple[/name], [name]Millie[/name] - Mapel is meh. [name]Millie[/name] is another like [name]Letty[/name] and [name]Lottie[/name].
[name]Nora[/name] - I like [name]Nora[/name] a lot, actually.
[name]Penny[/name], [name]Polly[/name] - More nickname names… though [name]Polly[/name] I think would be cute on her own.
[name]Rose[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Rose[/name].
[name]Sally[/name], [name]Sylvie[/name] - [name]Sally[/name] is a no for me. [name]Sylvie[/name] is kind of cute. Have you considered [name]Sybil[/name]?
[name]Tess[/name] - Never really cared for this one.
[name]Lydia[/name] [name]Caitlin[/name], [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Esme[/name], [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Nancy[/name] [name]Juniper[/name] and although not my normal style, I do think [name]Maisie[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] is cute.
[name]Lydia[/name], [name]Imogen[/name] and [name]Hazel[/name] are my favourites, and I could imagine these as sisters!
@amyelizabeth25 - love [name]Daisy[/name] [name]Arabella[/name] that is so sweet yet spunky! It has a similar feel to [name]Maisie[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]
@lululemonmee - really like [name]Aoife[/name] [name]Colette[/name] and [name]Helena[/name] [name]Ivy[/name] from your suggestions
@sheflieswithherownwings - thanks, again some lovely ideas, particularly like [name]Helena[/name] [name]Iris[/name], [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] and [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
@Vicioustrollop9 - [name]Ailsa[/name] is said how it looks AIL (as in sail) - sa, its a scottish island name meaning elf victory. Definitely do not like [name]Sybil[/name] at all. I think perhaps you are projecting your perceptions of names a little too much onto my choices, although its always good to have opinions, i did mention in the original post that I am in the UK and name trends here are very different (i specifically mentioned [name]Nancy[/name] as I know from previous posts this name is a huge nono in the US due to over use in the 50s/60s (i think)), this is not the case in the UK. In the UK vintage nicknames such as [name]Maisie[/name] are fairly popular.
@lori johnson - thanks, we’ve spent a lot of time coming up with names we love, I like the idea of [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Rose[/name] (even though I know [name]Rose[/name] is seen as a filler mn on nameberry)
