[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Nameberries! I need your help.
My husband and I are expecting our first child (sex unknown) on [name_u]July[/name_u] 22.
We have chosen [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] and [name_f]Willow[/name_f] as our male/female options, but haven’t come to a consensus on the middle name for either.
Right now, our options are:
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u] _____
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_u]Shane[/name_u]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
Both options give a nod to family members, which isn’t a requirement on our end. The problem I have with ‘[name_u]Shane[/name_u]’ is that it’s not only my dad’s ex-wife’s name ([name_u]Shayne[/name_u]), it’s my husband’s name and the middle of two nieces. I feel as if our family has [name_u]Shane[/name_u]/[name_u]Shayne[/name_u] overload at this point!
We are big on ensuring the name has a rhythmic sound, is strong and unique yet recognizable and one that complements our unique last name, which is Pugh (said like Pew).
Can you help?
Other first names we like are: [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] is very nice.
I also like [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] or possibly [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_u]Jameson[/name_u].
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] is very pretty! fairy-like
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u] is pretty as well, it has nice flow.
I agree that [name_u]Shane[/name_u] seems to be overused in your fam.
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] “Pew” is a little hard to say, but not terribly so.
[name_u]Simone[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]?
Your names are very nice but I think that a first name with the emphasis on the first syllable when you say it is most rhythmic with Pugh. [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] Pugh and [name_u]Simone[/name_u] Pugh sound lovely. I don’t mean that [name_f]Willow[/name_f] Pugh is bad, it just doesn’t flow or isn’t as rhythmic as [name_u]Simone[/name_u] [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
I like [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] and also the pp’s suggestion of [name_m]Huxley[/name_m] [name_u]Jameson[/name_u].
[name_u]Simone[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] Pugh
[name_u]Simone[/name_u] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]/[name_f]Celia[/name_f] Pugh
[name_u]Simone[/name_u] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] Pugh
[name_u]Simone[/name_u] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] Pugh