HELP!

[ashley]

@rollo

[name]Hi[/name] [name]Ashley[/name]

I am an Aussie and I can relate to all the things that you have mentioned. I hope you don’t mind my candid comments.

If you called your daughter Brontay phonetically over here it would seem a little prententious. I do like [name]Bronte[/name] though.

No [name]Rollo[/name]. I don’t mind candid comments. My husband’s favorite is [name]Bronte[/name] and it is growing on me and I love it with the nickname [name]Bea[/name]. We live here ([name]California[/name]) and everyone would pronounce is [name]Bron[/name]-tay, but I didn’t think about when we go to Australia. I would be okay if they pronounced it [name]Bron[/name]-tee over there. It sounds cute when Australians say it, but not so much when Americans do.

I like [name]Ciel[/name] it is a lovely name that goes well with [name]Isla[/name]. Thanks!

What a shame about [name]Matilda[/name], it is one of my favourites.

I know. I would totally name her [name]Matilda[/name] if he was game and a friend suggested naming her like [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Lou[/name] or [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Lux[/name] and her nickname could be [name]Malu[/name]. But NOT going to happen.

I do not like [name]Cora[/name] I suggest [name]Coralie[/name] or [name]Coral[/name].

I love [name]Coralie[/name] and [name]Cora[/name]. I don’t like [name]Coral[/name] though.

[name]Sydney[/name] is a horrible name, old man for a guy and not regarded as a girl’s name at all here. Another of my dislikes is [name]Dylan[/name] because of the ‘dill’ (dopey) factor.

Agreed.

Did you go to Lilyfield? If so [name]Lily[/name] would work and is great with [name]Isla[/name].

I love the name [name]Lily[/name], but [name]Isla[/name], [name]Sawyer[/name], & [name]August[/name] all have friends name [name]Lily[/name] (3 different girls) so the popularity throws me off although I do think [name]Isla[/name] and [name]Lily[/name] sound great togther.

I really like [name]Kai[/name] I would definitely keep this on my list.

My husband loves this.

[name]Marina[/name] is a lovely name but I wouldn’t use it with [name]Isla[/name]. [name]Malu[/name] may have been cute on the little girl but it seems very unisex, not attractive to me.

[name]Finn[/name] teamed with [name]Sawyer[/name] in the first name position would seem a bit corny although you could use [name]Finnegan[/name]/[name]Finley[/name]/[name]Finn[/name] as a middle name.

Yeah, I’m trying to convince my husband of this.

At the moment I am stuck on [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Isla[/name] so I will have to have a think and come up with something else.

Did you meet on [name]St[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]'s [name]Day[/name]? [name]Patrick[/name] [name]Finnegan[/name].

We did not meet on [name]St[/name]. [name]Patrick[/name]'s [name]Day[/name] and [name]Patrick[/name] is a little common for me.

I have just thought of a great name, [name]Cruz[/name] I think it fits the theme without being too matchy.

I like [name]Cruz[/name]. I’ll have to see if hubby likes it. He insists on picking out the name this time since I picked the other 3.

[name]Sawyer[/name], [name]Cruz[/name], [name]Isla[/name] and [name]August[/name].

For a daughter

[name]Avalon[/name] after [name]Avalon[/name] [name]Beach[/name].

He doesn’t like [name]Avalon[/name] although I think it is a cool name.

[name]Isla[/name], [name]Avalon[/name],[name]Sawyer[/name], [name]August[/name].

also

[name]Nerissa[/name]: NMS
[name]Marnie[/name] Nice: Cute, but don’t love it.
[name]Willow[/name]: I always think of a Weeping [name]Willow[/name].
[name]Gemma[/name]: [name]Love[/name] [name]Gemma[/name].
[name]Erin[/name] after town of [name]Erina[/name]: Have a cousin named [name]Erin[/name].
[name]Delphine[/name] calm sea: NMS
[name]Blythe[/name]: NMS

My favourite is [name]Avalon[/name].

Thanks for commenting!

[ashley]

@kiki

[name]Ah[/name] I like a good theme.
[name]Beach[/name], summer, outdoors.

Girls:
[name]Sunday[/name]
Sundari (means beautiful)
Sunita

• Can all be shortened to [name]Sunny[/name]
  [name]Elanor[/name] (means sun star in Sindarin and [name]Sam[/name]'s daughters name in LOTR)
  [name]Alma[/name] (a river)
  [name]Delta[/name]
  [name]Isis[/name] (a nature God)
  [name]Diana[/name] ([name]Goddess[/name] of the hunt and nature)
  [name]Lani[/name] (means sky or heaven in Hawaiian)
  [name]Sora[/name] (Japanese for [name]Sky[/name])
  [name]Sandie[/name] (or anything that can be shortened to [name]Sandy[/name]/ie)
  [name]Amber[/name]
  [name]Daphne[/name]
  [name]Juniper[/name]
  [name]Kiri[/name]
  [name]Laurel[/name]
  [name]Lotus[/name]
  [name]Fern[/name]/[name]Fearne[/name]
  [name]Sorrel[/name]
  [name]Anthea[/name] (means Fower)
  [name]Tansy[/name] (type of flower)

Boys:
[name]Glenn[/name]
[name]Dene[/name] (With this spelling was an English word for [name]Valley[/name] and in some parts of [name]Scotland[/name] a name for a small stream)
[name]Dale[/name]
[name]Sol[/name]
[name]Aeron[/name] (A welsh river or the welsh for berry I think)
[name]Rio[/name]
[name]Trent[/name] (an English river)
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Lyndon[/name]
[name]Palmer[/name]
[name]Royce[/name] (From [name]Rose[/name])

Unisex:
[name]Brooke[/name]/s
[name]Jordan[/name]
[name]Kendall[/name]
[name]Sky[/name]/e
[name]Ash[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]

Thanks! I like [name]Tansy[/name], [name]Rowan[/name] (b), & [name]Jonah[/name].

[ashley]

@lemon

[quote=ashley]What do you guys think about

[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]: pn [name]Emmaline[/name] - got it from The [name]Blue[/name] Lagoon with [name]Brooke[/name] Shields. I like [name]Elle[/name] for her nickname.

I like [name]Lilia[/name] [name]Bronte[/name] or [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Ciel[/name]. WDYT?

[name]Forrest[/name]

My husband suggested [name]Forrest[/name] last night. I like it, but do you think [name]Forrest[/name] Gump ruined this name?

We have also added these to our list. Thanks for your suggestions.

[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Soleil[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name]

[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Emerson[/name] (boy)
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]

I don’t like [name]Emmeline[/name] with your other kids’ names as much, and [name]Lilia[/name] just looks like a misspelled [name]Lily[/name] to me - Sorry! Of the two, my favorite is [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Ciel[/name], but I would nickname her [name]Emme[/name] (M.E.)…

My favorites from your “new” list are [name]Coralie[/name] ([name]Bronte[/name]) and [name]Tallulah[/name] ([name]Harper[/name]), but I still really liked [name]Avalon[/name] “[name]Ava[/name]” [name]Ciel[/name].

Of your boy list, I think [name]Everett[/name] and [name]Beckett[/name] go best with [name]Sawyer[/name] and [name]August[/name]. I do agree that [name]Forrest[/name] has been ruined by [name]Forrest[/name] Gump associations.

Best of luck![/quote]

I really like the combo of [name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Harper[/name], but my husband doesn’t like it. Thanks.

[lemon]

@ashley

[quote=lemon][quote=ashley]What do you guys think about

[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]: pn [name]Emmaline[/name] - got it from The [name]Blue[/name] Lagoon with [name]Brooke[/name] Shields. I like [name]Elle[/name] for her nickname.

I like [name]Lilia[/name] [name]Bronte[/name] or [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Ciel[/name]. WDYT?

[name]Forrest[/name]

My husband suggested [name]Forrest[/name] last night. I like it, but do you think [name]Forrest[/name] Gump ruined this name?

We have also added these to our list. Thanks for your suggestions.

[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Soleil[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name]

[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Emerson[/name] (boy)
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]

I don’t like [name]Emmeline[/name] with your other kids’ names as much, and [name]Lilia[/name] just looks like a misspelled [name]Lily[/name] to me - Sorry! Of the two, my favorite is [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Ciel[/name], but I would nickname her [name]Emme[/name] (M.E.)…

My favorites from your “new” list are [name]Coralie[/name] ([name]Bronte[/name]) and [name]Tallulah[/name] ([name]Harper[/name]), but I still really liked [name]Avalon[/name] “[name]Ava[/name]” [name]Ciel[/name].

Of your boy list, I think [name]Everett[/name] and [name]Beckett[/name] go best with [name]Sawyer[/name] and [name]August[/name]. I do agree that [name]Forrest[/name] has been ruined by [name]Forrest[/name] Gump associations.

Best of luck![/quote]

I really like the combo of [name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Harper[/name], but my husband doesn’t like it. Thanks.[/quote]

That was an old post, before I saw that your husband had nixed [name]Tallulah[/name]. I posted again

Best of luck!

[rollo]

Here are some more ideas

[name]Belle[/name] - [name]Bell[/name]'s [name]Beach[/name]
[name]Tamara[/name]- Tamarama [name]Beach[/name]
[name]Eden[/name] - Coastal town
[name]Brooklyn[/name] - Central Coast NSW
[name]Margaret[/name] - [name]Margaret[/name] [name]River[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name] - [name]Alice[/name] Springs

[name]Hunter[/name] - [name]Hunter[/name] [name]Valley[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name] - [name]Port[/name] Stephens
[name]Blu[/name] - [name]Blue[/name] [name]Bay[/name] as a middle name
[name]Fraser[/name] - [name]Fraser[/name] Island
[name]Byron[/name] - [name]Byron[/name] [name]Bay[/name]
Tasman - Tasman Sea
[name]Jervis[/name] - [name]Jervis[/name] [name]Bay[/name] pronunced as [name]Jarvis[/name]

also
[name]Fern[/name]
alternative to [name]Lily[/name] - [name]Liliana[/name]

[name]Love[/name] [name]Belle[/name] and [name]Fraser[/name]

[ashley]

Ooh thanks [name]Rollo[/name]! [name]Love[/name] the name [name]Belle[/name] too, but not with our last name.

I love the name [name]Alice[/name], but not [name]Alicia[/name]. [name]Bronte[/name] [name]Alice[/name]? (Our last name is one syllable.) I even like [name]Alice[/name] [name]Bronte[/name]. I’ve always loved [name]Alice[/name] in Wonderland, but maybe [name]Alice[/name] is too plain with big sis [name]Isla[/name]. WDYT?

Any other middle name suggestions for [name]Bronte[/name]? So far, its my husband’s favorite, but I can’t find a middle name I like for it.

Although, my fave is still [name]Cora[/name]. I like [name]Cora[/name] [name]Bronte[/name] & [name]Cora[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name].

[rollo]

[quote=“ashley”]Ooh thanks [name]Rollo[/name]! [name]Love[/name] the name [name]Belle[/name] too, but not with our last name.

[name]Ashley[/name], I’ve always loved [name]Alice[/name] in Wonderland, but maybe [name]Alice[/name] is too plain with big sis [name]Isla[/name]. WDYT?

I don’t think [name]Alice[/name] is plain at all. [name]Alice[/name], my cousin is beautiful, serene, dignified and so refined, the family beauty, so no way can I see [name]Alice[/name] as plain.

I like the combo as either [name]Bronte[/name] [name]Alice[/name] or [name]Alice[/name] [name]Bronte[/name].

[name]Ashley[/name], Any other middle name suggestions for [name]Bronte[/name]?

Perhaps

[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Fern[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Margot[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name] [name]Bronte[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Dawn[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]

also the virtue names of

[name]Hope[/name] and [name]Faith[/name]

[name]Ashley[/name], Although, my fave is still [name]Cora[/name]. I like [name]Cora[/name] [name]Bronte[/name] & [name]Cora[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name].

I like the flow of these combos, it would depend on what flows better with your surname.

[lemon]

I personally don’t care for [name]Bronte[/name] as a first name. It looks harsh for a girl, even though I love the [name]Bronte[/name] sisters, and obviously the name is significant to you both.

[name]Alice[/name] is darling and definitely not too plain with sister [name]Isla[/name]. It is perfect with [name]August[/name], too, and even [name]Sawyer[/name]! [name]Alice[/name] [name]Bronte[/name] works, but [name]Alice[/name] [name]Coralie[/name] may sound better with a short last name…

[rollo]

Two more suggestions

[name]Alexandra[/name] nn [name]Sandy[/name], beach theme

Short name [name]Chloe[/name]

[hannahyankee]

[name]How[/name] about [name]Mira[/name] for a female?
It means [name]Ocean[/name] in [name]Indian[/name]
And I think it is a pretty name

[dealje]

@ashley

My list updated:

[name]Bronte[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Ciel[/name]
[name]Ariel[/name]: [name]Isla[/name] insists that this remains on the list.
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Soleil[/name]: I should have mentioned I only like this as a middle name b/c I agree that [name]August[/name] and [name]Soleil[/name] are too summery and I like the nature/ocean feeling without going overboard.
[name]Malu[/name] or [name]Malou[/name] (found this spelling in Beyond [name]Ava[/name] & [name]Aidan[/name])

[name]Tallulah[/name]: My husband doesn’t like it so its off the list.

[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Kai[/name]
[name]Forrest[/name]

Added:

[name]Cullen[/name]: Hubby added it to the list today.
[name]Ridge[/name]: Ditto. (MIDDLE NAME ONLY) I couldn’t tell if he was serious, but I picked the other three’s first names, I told him he could pick this time within reason.

Took [name]Emerson[/name] & [name]Quinn[/name] off. My husband doesn’t love either of them.

Thanks for all your help so far.

Since you like both [name]Ciel[/name] and [name]Soleil[/name] for a girl, have you considered [name]Solenne[/name]? It’s another outdoorsy French name, that sounds (to me at least) more feminine than [name]Ciel[/name] and is more user-friendly than [name]Soleil[/name].

[ze-lynn]

I really like [name]Summer[/name] (it’s a word name, I know…) Otherwise I love the name [name]Coraline[/name] “[name]Cora[/name]” [name]Malu[/name]

I don’t think that you couldn’t have a [name]Finn[/name] if you already have a [name]Sawyer[/name]… But personally I’d write [name]Fynn[/name] instead of [name]Finn[/name]…

[ashley]

We have decided to go with [name]Cora[/name]! Still debating on a middle name. Thanks for all of your help! Now if only my husband and I could decide on a boy’s name.

[cora]

I love [name]Cora[/name] so much!

My favorite [name]Cora[/name] combos:

[name]Cora[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]

Good luck!

[ze-lynn]

My favorite combos:

[name]Cora[/name] [name]Malou[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

[jacjac]

i like kai (finn for a middle name? or malachi NN kai?) and ariel the best but i [name]LOVE[/name] coral!