My name is [name]Beth[/name]. I have been lurking for a long time reading all of your posts and following nameberry on twitter, but just now am posting for the first time! My husband and I are expecting our first child, a GIRL, in early [name]June[/name]!
I would love your thoughts on our very rough preliminary list. Finding names to even put on a list has been a serious challenge. My husband and I both work in education and it is difficult to find names that we don’t associate with other children/students. We don’t want something too trendy/popular, but we also don’t want a name that is totally unusual (i.e., hard to spell, pronounce, etc). My husband is very picky, I have given him LOTS of name ideas and he usually vetoes quickly…the ones listed below are names he says he is “thinking about” and hasn’t tossed off the list completely
For some names we have a middle name (although nothing is set in stone), others we just like the name and haven’t tried pairing it with a mn name.
I would love to hear any new suggestions you have based off this list and I will share with my husband!
Thanks so much for your thoughts, I can not wait to hear what you think!
Here it goes (in no particular order):
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] ([name]Jane[/name] would be after my mom)
[name]Maren[/name] (I like this spelling with the possible nn [name]Ren[/name])
[name]Lillian[/name] nn [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] ([name]Lynn[/name] is my father’s middle name)
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] nn [name]Viv[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] nn [name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Haley[/name] (not my personal favorite, but husband’s only suggestion so far, so it is on the list as a consideration!)
[name]Harper[/name] (I have loved this name for a long time, but it is now at the bottom of my list due to the “trend” factor)
For the popularity reason I would go ahead and remove [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Clara[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Haley[/name], and [name]Harper[/name]. [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is probably my favorite out of what’s left, however, I’d probably be more likely to go with [name]Jane[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]. I do really like [name]Blythe[/name] as well. Unusual without being strange. Maybe [name]Blythe[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]?
I love [name]Blythe[/name] as well. It is so pretty and simple and sweet. I agree that [name]Jane[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is pretty and I like [name]Maren[/name] too.
[name]Haley[/name] and [name]Harper[/name] aren’t my favorites and while I like the rest of your names I don’t think they are as striking as [name]Blythe[/name].
I like [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] a lot and think [name]Blythe[/name] would work well for a lot of your other names if your husband doesn’t like it as a first name: [name]Maren[/name] [name]Blythe[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Blythe[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Blythe[/name], etc.
My 3 favorite names of yours:
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]- I really like this! I think it is a very nice combo, too.
[name]Lillian[/name] nn [name]Lily[/name]- I love [name]Lillian[/name] and [name]Lily[/name]! I like [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Grace[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Blythe[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Lilian[/name] [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Dahlia[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Cecelia[/name], [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name], and [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Margot[/name].
[name]Clara[/name]- [name]One[/name] of my favorite names! I like [name]Clara[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Clara[/name] [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Clara[/name] [name]Hermione[/name], [name]Clara[/name] [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Clara[/name] [name]Blythe[/name], [name]Clara[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Clara[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name], and [name]Clara[/name] [name]Maren[/name].
I think [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is so lovely, simple, classic yet elegant. Also love [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Blythe[/name], and [name]Clara[/name]. Depending on what your last name is, [name]Haley[/name] or some variant of it might work as a mn – [name]Clara[/name] [name]Haley[/name], perhaps?
My fav combo is [name]Blythe[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]. It’s unusual, though [name]Charlotte[/name] is very popular but I think it’s ok as a mn.
other ideas :
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Hailey[/name]
[name]Alana[/name]
[name]Saoirse[/name]
Eliza [name]Jane[/name][/b] - so simply elegant. A very timeless name in my opinion! And it’s lovely that it would be honouring your mum. [name]Maren[/name] - I’m not a fan of [name]Maren[/name], but the nickname [name]Ren[/name] is so adorable! [name]Lillian[/name] nn [name]Lily[/name] - I love [name]Lillian[/name]. It’s such a beautiful name that would age very well. The only problem, in my opinion is [name]Lily[/name] being such a common name and nickname. [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] - Adorable! I normally don’t like either name, but the flow beautifully together! Although, I feel as if [name]Lynn[/name] is such a ‘filler’ name that is has lost meaning, but since it’s after your father, I think it’s fine. [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] nn [name]Viv[/name] - The flow seems off to me, but I adore [name]Vivienne[/name] with the nickname [name]Viv[/name]. [name]Madeline[/name] - Not really my style. [name]Blythe[/name] - Not my style either, sorry. I always picture an old woman and can’t picture a little girl, a teenage girl or even a young lady. I do love old fashioned names, but this isn’t one of them. [name]Clara[/name] - Once again, not my style, but with the right middle name, could be lovely. [name]Charlotte[/name] nn [name]Lottie[/name] - I’ve been loving [name]Charlotte[/name] a lot lately! Especially with the nickname [name]Lottie[/name] instead of [name]Charlie[/name]! [name]Haley[/name] - I’ve never liked [name]Haley[/name], there’s just something about it. I don’t know what. Although I think spelt [name]Hailee[/name], it looks a lot more feminine. [name]Harper[/name] - I’ve always loved [name]Harper[/name] too! I think if you pick the right middle name it can still be lovely without losing any meaning because it’s so on trend.
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is my favorite! I would have used it if my husband hadn’t vetoed it. Other great names on your list are [name]Vivienne[/name] (although I prefer [name]Vivian[/name]) and [name]Clara[/name].
So funny- I was just watching Something’s Gotta Give last night and one of the character’s is named [name]Maren[/name]- I was sitting there thinking about what a pretty name that was and how rarely you hear it. That one gets my vote!
I’m another fan of the name [name]Maren[/name]… I do think it’s lovely and unique, and [name]Ren[/name] is a cute nn.
My favorites from your list are [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Maren[/name] and [name]Clara[/name]. I also really like [name]Harper[/name], but am considering using it as a mn due to the trendiness. I like the way it sounds with more girl-y first names ([name]Elena[/name] [name]Harper[/name] and [name]Isla[/name] [name]Harper[/name] are my favorite two combos at the moment) so I think it would pair nicely with [name]Clara[/name] or [name]Eliza[/name]. [name]Lily[/name], [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Haley[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] are all pretty, but, [name]IMO[/name], a bit too popular right now.
I love [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]…even though I think of the song [name]Lil[/name] [name]Liza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] and it’s now been in my head all morning, lol!
I love [name]Maren[/name]! I am also expecting in early [name]June[/name] (we opted not to find out the sex), but my husband vetoed [name]Maren[/name] for our girl list. I think it sounds quite modern yet not trendy–classic modern, if there’s such a thing. [name]Maren[/name] would pair nicely with some of the names on your list: [name]Maren[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Maren[/name] [name]Harper[/name], [name]Maren[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]. Good luck!
You also can’t go wrong with [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. Classic and elegant.
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name] - I think [name]Eliza[/name] is really pretty, and although I find [name]Jane[/name] a filler, I adore that it honours your mum
[name]Maren[/name] - I’ve never really liked [name]Maren[/name], although I like the nickname [name]Ren[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] nn [name]Lily[/name] - Gorgeous! I love the name [name]Lillian[/name]; it’s so classic and beautiful.
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] - Again, I find [name]Lynn[/name] a filler but I like that it honours. [name]Amelia[/name] is very pretty!
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] - [name]Vivienne[/name] is so gorgeous, but I really dislike the nickname [name]Viv[/name].
[name]Madeline[/name] - I’ve never loved this for some reason, I prefer the French version [name]Madeleine[/name] {mad-uh-[name]LEN[/name]}
[name]Blythe[/name] - I’ve always found this masculine
[name]Clara[/name] - So classic, very pretty choice!
[name]Charlotte[/name] - I love [name]Charlotte[/name] {although it’s my middle name, so I may be slightly biased}. The nickname [name]Lottie[/name] is adorable!
[name]Haley[/name] - I don’t really like this at all, it seems very “modern” to me, which is the opposite of my taste.
[name]Harper[/name] - I have this on my boys list {[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Harper[/name] [name]James[/name]}, I find it very masculine
