My husband and I are having the hardest time coming up with a baby name for baby #3! We have [name_f]Zofie[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f] (g) and [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Archer[/name_m] (b) already. We aren’t finding out the sex and are due [name_u]March[/name_u] 2nd. I love [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_u]Nima[/name_u], [name_u]Paisley[/name_u], [name_f]Rumi[/name_f] ([name_u]Rue[/name_u]), [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_f]Nova[/name_f], [name_f]Priya[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], and [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] for a girl. Husband doesn’t really like any of these We both sort of like [name_f]Willow[/name_f] but it’s not love. For a boy, I really like [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Finnley[/name_m], [name_m]Finnigan[/name_m], [name_u]Cedar[/name_u], Iroko, [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Emile[/name_m], [name_m]Rocco[/name_m], and [name_m]Odin[/name_m]. My husband loves [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and [name_m]Milo[/name_m]. We are both liking [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]) as well.
The biggest, hardest thing is that I would really like to pay tribute to my mom ([name_f]Carole[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]) in the middle name. She passed away in 2014 and her birthday is [name_u]March[/name_u] 4th, so it feels perfect. We are thinking maybe [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] for a girl, but what for a boy? I can’t think of anything!?
[name_f]TIA[/name_f] for any help you can provide!
Awesome to see Iroko on someone’s list !!
I prefer your style to your husband’s, but he’s not giving you much to work off of. I think [name_u]Theo[/name_u] is a better fit with [name_u]Jude[/name_u] and [name_f]Zofie[/name_f] than [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].
First though, I want to mention [name_u]Corin[/name_u] as a possible [name_f]Carole[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] honour name for a boy. It fits well with you style as well as incorporating sounds from both [name_f]Carole[/name_f] and [name_f]Ann[/name_f]. There’s also surname style [name_u]Carroll[/name_u] which I think works in the middle for a boy. Maybe something more inventive like [name_m]Anchor[/name_m]? It switches [name_f]Ann[/name_f] and [name_f]Carole[/name_f] around and has lovely symbolism (Might be a bit matchy with [name_m]Archer[/name_m] though?)
Also want to suggest [name_f]Coral[/name_f] as an alternative to [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] for a girl, in case you fall for a name ending in -ine, and also because you seem to love nature names.
There’s a lot of O sounds on in both your lists, so there’s a middle ground to be found I’m sure!
Lady suggestions:
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] / [name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f] / [name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Noa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zula[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] ([name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Delphi[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Perla[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f] / [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
Noria
[name_f]Rosella[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Lotus[/name_f]
[name_f]Tesla[/name_f]
[name_f]Wisteria[/name_f]
[name_u]Wynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f]
Poplar
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Anona[/name_f]
[name_f]Islay[/name_f] / [name_f]Ismay[/name_f]
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
[name_u]Alva[/name_u]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
As a final thought, I wouldn’t use [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] with [name_f]Zofie[/name_f]…
(I also want to suggest [name_u]Corin[/name_u] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] for a boy, it’s a little out-of-the-blue, but I don’t think you have to lock yourself into using the honour name in the middle, and if [name_f]Willow[/name_f] is nice but not right, maybe it feels fresher on a boy?)
Wow!!! Thank you so much. So many great names and so much to think about! I had really never considered the idea of mixing sounds to create an honor name…such a great idea and opens it up to so many more options. Thank you again!
Out of your list I like for a girl [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_f]Rumi[/name_f], and [name_f]Isla[/name_f] best and they all go well with mn [name_f]Carole[/name_f] or [name_f]Caroline[/name_f].
I like best for a boy [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Rocco[/name_m], and [name_m]Odin[/name_m]. [name_f]Carole[/name_f] is a feminine version of [name_m]Charles[/name_m], could be an option for a boy mn. [name_u]Caro[/name_u] can also work for boy mn.
I really like [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] and [name_f]Isla[/name_f] for a girl!
All of them go well with the middle [name_f]Ann[/name_f].
As for a boy, my favorites are [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Finnley[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_m]Milo[/name_m].
To honor your mom you could go with [name_m]Carl[/name_m] (male version of [name_f]Carole[/name_f])
Also, my birthday is inbetween your future baby’s and mom!! (3rd) and my name is pretty similar to hers
I love [name_f]Zofie[/name_f] and [name_u]Jude[/name_u] together! [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Isla[/name_f] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] are my favourites from your list. They flow well with [name_f]Zofie[/name_f] and [name_u]Jude[/name_u] and fit in lovely. I also like the previous suggestions of [name_f]Noemi[/name_f] and [name_f]Bryony[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Coral[/name_f] as an honour name. My cousin was actually born in [name_f]May[/name_f] and her name is [name_f]Coralee[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]. What a coincidence!
For a boy, I’m not sure [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] fits with [name_f]Zofie[/name_f] and [name_u]Jude[/name_u], but [name_u]Theo[/name_u] definitely does. [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] and [name_m]Rocco[/name_m] are great as well!
We both sort of like [name_f]Willow[/name_f] but it’s not love. For a boy, I really like [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Finnley[/name_m], [name_m]Finnigan[/name_m], [name_u]Cedar[/name_u], Iroko, [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Emile[/name_m], [name_m]Rocco[/name_m], and [name_m]Odin[/name_m]. My husband loves [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and [name_m]Milo[/name_m]. We are both liking [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]) as well.
(Might be a bit matchy with [name_m]Archer[/name_m] though?)