So…where do I begin? My name is [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] or Vix, I’ve been a member for a couple of years - some of you may remember me by my old username @mclevine. I have a little girl called [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] who turned 3 on [name_f]May[/name_f] the 12th. You berries helped name her, so that’s why I am turning to you once again. We originally wanted to start trying for the second child right after, but when she started walking we decided it was a bad idea. I am not expecting yet, but as the naming journey took as long last time, I want to have a few names by the time I get pregnant.
We want a name that matches her sister’s - something feminine but not frilly, magical, stately. Here’s our list so far.
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Azenor[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Columbia[/name_f] - may be too close to [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybella[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
These are some we love but can’t use:
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] - too close to [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], and we can’t use this one
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] - can’t imagine on my child
[name_f]Celia[/name_f] - [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] without orn
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] - too clunky and close to [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] - too popular
[name_f]Leocadia[/name_f] - bad associations
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f] - too popular
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f] - know someone with that name
[name_f]Pomona[/name_f] - prefer [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f] - boyfriend suggested it, turned out he had a fling with one
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] - too popular
We would love to hear your opinions and possible suggestions. To me, name imagery is really important, and for this one I am feeling long braided hair, horses, [name_u]Stevie[/name_u] Nicks, tambourine, singing and playing the guitar by the fire, buying old fairytale books, picking wild roses, buttercups and bluebells. Something like the attached photos.
Aww, I see the photos aren’t working, sorry about that.
I like [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] and
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
*[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
*[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
*[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
I feel like the above names have the same vintage-y feel to them as your daughters name.
Those marked with * are my favourites which I will explain further down.
Below are names I feel that are less vintage-y but love with your daughters name as they are just as under used.
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
Top 3 favourites
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f] - Not only is it just as under used as [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] I find it has the solid start which then flows to a softer beginning like [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f].
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] - Same as [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f] but a softer starting syllable then both [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f] and [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] but solid none the less.
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] - Instead of the solid start and softer ending it has it reversed. I love the Nickname [name_f]Rosa[/name_f]/[name_f]Rose[/name_f]. This would be my favourite out of all the names.
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped.
[name_f]Welcome[/name_f] back! 
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] are perfection with [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]!
Maybe
Proserpina
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] (maybe to close with [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f])
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Twyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]/Hespera
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
Leopolding
Sorry if they are all over the place.
I like a lot of them, mostly the Welsh ones:
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] - if [name_f]Viola[/name_f] is too popular for you, this might be too.
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
Another you may like is Aneirwen. ann-IRE-wen
Oh, replies!
@mintie: Thank you, very helpful! Isn’t [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] lovely? I’d imagine a cute snuggly baby with soft pink skin and little red lips. And [name_m]Pom[/name_m] [name_m]Pom[/name_m] doesn’t feel vintage? I haven’t thought about that.
@[name_f]Bellerose[/name_f]: Thanks sweetie! I already have [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] on my list, and [name_u]Marian[/name_u], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], Hespera and [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] keep going on and off! I haven’t thought of [name_f]Serafina[/name_f] and [name_f]Nephele[/name_f] though. [name_u]Nelly[/name_u] and [name_f]Effie[/name_f]?
@abertawe: Thank you! Well, I have heard of a couple of Vis and no [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]. And I love the song! Aneirwen is nice but not quite my style.
What are your thoughts on Hespera? It’s like a more dainty [name_u]Vesper[/name_u]. I haven’t considered it before. [name_f]Essie[/name_f] and [name_u]Nelly[/name_u]?
I love your daughters name (and your taste in names in general, they all sound lovely)! It’s hard to choose favorites at all from your list, but with [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] I’m really liking…
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
I tried to narrow it down further…but they all sound so nice
Hespera sounds really nice too! I like [name_u]Vesper[/name_u], but something has always put off of the name like something just wasn’t right.
Other ideas…
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphia[/name_f]/Delpine
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Morwenna[/name_f]/Morwen
[name_f]Alastrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
…and I do love the suggestion of [name_f]Isolde[/name_f] as well
oh your name list makes me feel so excited, I absolutely love your style! I especially love [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f], [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f], [name_f]Azenor[/name_f], [name_f]Endellion[/name_f] and [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]. As for some more suggestions, what about [name_f]Nimue[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_f]Selene[/name_f], Melusina, [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f]/[name_f]Mirella[/name_f] or [name_f]Nerea[/name_f]? I also second [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] from the previous poster.
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] seems to go really well with [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]! They both have the same vintage feel and make a nice pair!!!
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f] [name_f]Lune[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Sybella[/name_f] [name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Azenor[/name_f]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f] [name_f]Henriette[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] [name_f]Azenor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] [name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f] [name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_f]Azenor[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f] [name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_f]Clemence[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
Rohese [name_f]Sable[/name_f]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f] [name_f]Lotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybella[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Columbia[/name_f] [name_u]Harmony[/name_u]
[name_f]Endellion[/name_f] Nafyra
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] [name_f]Roxane[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f] [name_f]Leontine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f] [name_f]Gwyneira[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] [name_f]Leontine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f] [name_f]Mirella[/name_f]
Singular names you might like:
[name_f]Wilhelmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Cybele[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphima[/name_f]
[name_f]Clemence[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]
Ellemere
Winnimere
Rohese
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_u]Fabrice[/name_u]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zella[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Sable[/name_f]
[name_f]Boheme[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Atalanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
Alianor
Cedany
[name_f]Heloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]/[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
Ysmay
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
Hildregard
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
Maerwynn
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Godiva[/name_f]
Catrain
Angmar
Gussalen
Enndolynn
Krea
[name_f]Athene[/name_f]
Phrowenia
Dimia
[name_f]Iseult[/name_f]
Duraina
[name_f]Arminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Argentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Welcome[/name_f] back @Vix,
What a fun list!
My top recommendation for you:
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] {and} [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] and [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] with [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f].
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] and…
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
Of these, my top 3 would be:
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
In that order.
I didn’t expect any more replies, woo hoo! You’re just awesome!
@dragon_flame: Thank you! I love getting compliments on Nellster’s name as it took as ages to find the right one. At one point, she wanted everyone to call her [name_f]Coco[/name_f], but thanks goodness she changed her mind.
I love [name_f]Rowena[/name_f]! [name_u]Red[/name_u]-haired medieval witch. I would love to have an [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] but our friends recently used it, so middle name only. And there was an obnoxious little [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] in [name_u]Nelly[/name_u]'s playgroup, I can’t shake the association off!
@melusine: Thanks a bunch! [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to follow my threads, I will be making more. [name_f]Selene[/name_f] is lovely, we have it on our middle name list. [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Selene[/name_f], huh?
@ellie: Thanks, I love [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]. My only concern is that she won’t be our 8th…
@quxxnaphrosephone (oh, what a name): [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], but I already have a [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]! [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] is a beauty. And [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Sybella[/name_f] [name_f]Nyx[/name_f]…Wonderful. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the suggestions of [name_f]Morgana[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] and [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]. Thank you!
@apollonia: Thank you!
@shanade: Thank you!
@lee_augusta: Thank you! [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] is a top contender, as I am swooning over the idea of sisters named [name_u]Nelly[/name_u] and [name_f]Minnie[/name_f]. And isn’t [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] beautiful?