I’m not expecting, but my husband and I may try for our first in the next few months. The names below do NOT include our top three picks for either gender, just because we won’t be sharing our actual names until the child is born, at all, with anyone! But here are other names on my long list that I still do like. It’s a variety of styles, many of which couldn’t possibly go together as siblings. Only a few of them include middle name options. I thought it would be fun to share and see what you think!
[name]Cilla[/name] [name]Marie[/name]; [name]Cilla[/name] [name]Brielle[/name] [name]Briony[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] “[name]Sosie[/name]” (or possibly just [name]Sosie[/name] as an official first name) [name]Meg[/name] [name]Marjorie[/name] (but I hate that [name]Meg[/name] is from [name]Margaret[/name], because I know a [name]Margaret[/name], and not a good one ;))
[b]Megara /b [name]Eppie[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name] ([name]Eppie[/name] is from [name]Silas[/name] Marner) [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] [name]Elissa[/name] (I would never use this one because it would always be mistakenly spelled “[name]Alyssa[/name]”) [name]Elsie[/name] (why is this not popular yet??) [name]Amy[/name] [name]Augusta[/name] [name]Cricket[/name] [name]Azalea[/name] (okay, I would NEVER name a child this, but it’s up here because tell me this isn’t cute??!) [name]Minna[/name] (if you can get past “minnow,” this is just beautiful) [name]Sally[/name] ([name]Charlie[/name] [name]Brown[/name]'s sister from Peanuts made me love this) [name]Alicia[/name] [name]Garlyn[/name] (or [name]Garland[/name]) Leighann, [name]Leanne[/name] [name]Darla[/name] ([name]Little[/name] Rascals!) [name]Minta[/name], [name]Aminta[/name] [name]Nella[/name] [name]Briar[/name] [name]Dolly[/name] [name]Ann[/name] ([name]Dorothy[/name]?) [name]Nellie[/name] [name]Alicia[/name]; [name]Nellie[/name] [name]Kay[/name] [name]Curry[/name] (meh…I liked this a long time ago) [name]Katy[/name]-[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Albert[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Locke[/name] [name]Basil[/name] (still not sure if this is BACE-il or [name]BAZE[/name]-il) [name]Miles[/name] [name]William[/name] (after [name]Miles[/name] Coverdale and [name]William[/name] Tyndale, who translated the Bible into English) [name]Alistair[/name] (I wouldn’t really do this to a child, but I love how the name looks spelled out) Elioenai (this would only ever be a middle name; Hebrew name meaning “I look to God”) [name]Granville[/name] (too much like a place, right?) [name]Sterling[/name] [name]Ulysses[/name] [name]Grantham[/name] [name]Jeb[/name] (love this but my husband hates it!) [name]Moses[/name] [name]Solomon[/name]
From your girls’ list, I adore [name]Amy[/name] [name]Augusta[/name] - it has a really nice ring to it! Also love [name]Susannah[/name], but not that crazy for [name]Sosie[/name] as a nickname. I actually went to high school with a sweet girl named [name]Curry[/name], so the name is really cool to me. [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is quite nice. That’s about it from your girls’ list for me, I think our styles are pretty different there. [name]Meg[/name] [name]Marjorie[/name] sounds pretty dumb to me (no offense meant!) since [name]BOTH[/name] names are forms of [name]Margaret[/name], not just [name]Meg[/name].
Your boys’ list, however, is AWESOME!! I adore [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Basil[/name], [name]Miles[/name] [name]William[/name], [name]Granville[/name] (that’s actually the name of a town close to where I grew up, but it’d make a neat name too), [name]Sterling[/name] and [name]Ulysses[/name]. Elioenai is very interesting, I’m Jewish but I had never heard that name before. The only ones from your boys’ list that I dislike are [name]Grantham[/name] and [name]Jeb[/name].
I like [name]Cilla[/name] since it makes me think of “[name]Johnny[/name] Tremain”…I also like [name]Briony[/name], [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Elsie[/name], [name]Minna[/name] and [name]Briar[/name]. I like [name]Araminta[/name]. From the boys’ list, I like [name]Miles[/name] [name]William[/name], [name]Alistair[/name], [name]Moses[/name] and [name]Solomon[/name]…I also rather like [name]Ulysses[/name] and [name]Jeb[/name]. I have to guess at the pronunciation of Elioenai, but I think I like it, and what a great meaning!
You have so many cool choices here that I’d love to learn the names of your future children as they come along!
Best wishes!
[name]Eppie[/name]- though I initially thought epi pen, I think [name]Eppie[/name] is a rather cool name. I picture this to be a kicka$$ middlename.
[name]Elissa[/name]- I prefer [name]Elissa[/name] over [name]Alyssa[/name]. The “E” sound seems less harsh and more feminine. Very pretty name.
[name]Amy[/name] [name]Augusta[/name]- [name]Unique[/name] combination. I absolutely love it. I might steal it from you!
[name]Cricket[/name] [name]Azalea[/name]- I love [name]Azalea[/name]…
[name]Minna[/name]- Stunning name. Reminds me on [name]Nina[/name], but it is somehow better. Adding it to my list.
[name]Alicia[/name]- Very pretty. I like names ending the ever-soft :cia" sound. I also love [name]Felicia[/name].
[name]Dolly[/name] [name]Ann[/name] ([name]Dorothy[/name]?)- I love [name]Dorothy[/name], but [name]Dolly[/name] [name]Ann[/name] is so cute.
[name]Nellie[/name] [name]Kay[/name]- Alright. Short and simple.
[name]Basil[/name] ([name]BAZE[/name]-il)- not a fan… but that is how I would pronounce it.
[name]Miles[/name] [name]William[/name] - Very classy. I love [name]Miles[/name].
[name]Granville[/name] - I automatically thought farmville haha, but I find it intriguing.