Hypothetical Sibset?

[cecily]

UPDATED [name]PAGE[/name] FOUR

I swear that one of these days, I will finally learn how to shut up!

Anyways, what do you think of the sibset?

Also, could you please pick ONE favorite combo for each name?

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]

[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] Madelief [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]-- I pronounce [name]Eulalie[/name] yoo-lah-lee rather than yoo-lay-lee

[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Quentin[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Declan[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]

[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Ronan[/name] [name]George[/name]

Suggestions for another sibling or another combo?

Finally (FINALLY!), what are some good nicknames for these choices?

Thank you!!

[irisrose]

[name]Hi[/name]!

[name]Viola[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Raphael[/name], and [name]Matthias[/name] are great together! [name]Beatrix[/name] and [name]Matthias[/name] both end in the S sound, but that’s not too big of a problem.

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]*

I really love all of them, but [name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] is my favorite, I think. [name]Viola[/name] next to [name]Guinevere[/name] is gorgeous, and even though I’m not really that much of a fan of [name]Blythe[/name], I think it completes the combo. You could also do [name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Iris[/name], but that’s a lot of Rs…

Nicknames: [name]Vi[/name], [name]Vivi[/name], Vee, [name]Ola[/name], [name]Lola[/name]… [name]Yo[/name]?

[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]*
[name]Beatrix[/name] Madelief [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]

My favorite is [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name], but [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] is very close behind-- if it was [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Jane[/name], I would have picked that. I think [name]Ophelia[/name] and Madelief are a little too much with [name]Beatrix[/name].

Nicknames: [name]Bea[/name], [name]Bibi[/name], [name]Trixie[/name], Bixie, [name]Beata[/name], [name]Birdie[/name], [name]Trix[/name], [name]Bee[/name]

[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Quentin[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Declan[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]*

I like all three, but I think [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name] goes best, both in terms of flow and style. [name]Declan[/name] seems a tiny bit trendy, and [name]Quentin[/name] is more popular, and [name]James[/name] is a popular middle name.

Nicknames: [name]Rafe[/name], [name]Ralph[/name], Raphy, Phae…

[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]*
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Ronan[/name] [name]George[/name]

DEFINITELY [name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]! A great combo!

Nicknames: [name]Matt[/name], [name]Matty[/name], Tio, Tias

[jacjac]

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Declan[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]

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[karmaismyname]

These are my favorite:

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Ronan[/name] [name]George[/name]

[leah_9]

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Quentin[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]

“[name]Vi[/name]”, “[name]Bea[/name]”, “[name]Raffy[/name]”, and [name]Matty[/name]? I’m not sure what nn too give [name]Matthias[/name]. Are you saying it Muh-TEE-us or Muh-THY-us?

[lilli23]

I love [name]Viola[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Raphael[/name] and [name]Matthias[/name] together! I prefer [name]Violet[/name] to [name]Viola[/name] but [name]Viola[/name] works better with [name]Raphael[/name], I think.

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]*

I adore the romantic sound of [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]! [name]Gwendolyn[/name] would also be beautiful. [name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] is gorgeous as well. [name]Xanthe[/name] is just too exotic with [name]Viola[/name] in my opinion but it is gorgeous individually.

Possible Nicknames: [name]Vi[/name]/[name]Lola[/name]/[name]Via[/name]/[name]Io[/name]

[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]*
[name]Beatrix[/name] Madelief [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]-- I pronounce [name]Eulalie[/name] yoo-lah-lee rather than yoo-lay-lee

I love [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]! It’s superb! Second place was [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]. It would’ve been my first choice but I don’t think [name]Poppy[/name] works well with [name]Beatrix[/name] ([name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] by itself is darling though!) [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] or [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name] would’ve gotten my vote.

Possible Nicknames: [name]Bea[/name]/[name]Trixie[/name]/Bixie

[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Quentin[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Declan[/name] [name]James[/name]*
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]

I’m actually not a huge fan of [name]Declan[/name] but that combo flows the best. I actually like [name]Raphael[/name] and [name]Quentin[/name] very much individually but they’re not doing much for me together. However, [name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]James[/name] would be perfect!

Possible Nicknames: [name]Raffy[/name]/[name]Rafe[/name]

[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]*
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Ronan[/name] [name]George[/name]

[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name] all the way! I love [name]Ronan[/name] and [name]George[/name] too but [name]Henry[/name] is just too wonderful to pass up. I prefer [name]Alastair[/name] much more though. [name]Matthias[/name] [name]George[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name] would also work.

Possible Nicknames: [name]Matt[/name] (seems the most natural and accessible)

Some first names you might like:

[name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Tillie[/name]/[name]Mattie[/name]/[name]Millie[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]/[name]Dorothy[/name] nn [name]Dottie[/name]/[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] nn [name]Emme[/name]/[name]Emmy[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name] nn [name]Hattie[/name] (love the nn [name]Hattie[/name]!)
[name]Adela[/name]/[name]Adaira[/name]/[name]Adeline[/name]/[name]Adeline[/name]/[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]/[name]Aster[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name] nn [name]Immy[/name]/[name]Gen[/name]/[name]Mimi[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name]/[name]Ella[/name]/[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] nn [name]Poppy[/name]/[name]Nell[/name]/[name]Penny[/name]
[name]Kalliope[/name] nn [name]Poppy[/name]/[name]Kallie[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] nn [name]Nell[/name]/[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name] nn [name]Mimi[/name]/Mione
[name]Cordelia[/name] nn [name]Delia[/name]/[name]Lia[/name]/[name]Cordie[/name]
[name]Victoire[/name]
[name]Geneva[/name]/[name]Ginevra[/name] nn [name]Gen[/name]/[name]Ginny[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] nn [name]Ginny[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]/[name]Isadora[/name]/[name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name] nn [name]Ari[/name]/[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] nn [name]Maddie[/name]/Leine (prn. [name]LAY[/name]-ne)
[name]Susannah[/name] nn [name]Susie[/name]/[name]Sukie[/name]/[name]Anna[/name]/[name]Annie[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name] nn [name]Mari[/name]/[name]Goldie[/name]/[name]Maggie[/name]

[name]Frederick[/name] nn [name]Fritz[/name] (the nn [name]Fritz[/name] makes it fresh)
[name]Harrison[/name] nn [name]Harry[/name] (or just [name]Harry[/name] by itself)
[name]Lysander[/name] nn [name]Anders[/name]/[name]Ly[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name] nn [name]Linc[/name]
[name]Redford[/name] nn [name]Red[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name] nn [name]Barns[/name]/[name]Abe[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name] nn [name]Abe[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]/[name]Maxfield[/name] nn [name]Max[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] nn Sebi/Bast/[name]Bastian[/name]/[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Percival[/name] nn [name]Percy[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name] nn [name]Art[/name]

Some Middle Names:

[name]Audrey[/name]/[name]Audra[/name]/[name]Auden[/name]/[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]/[name]Nadine[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Natasha[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]

[name]Cyrus[/name]
[name]Cohen[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Damian[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Bodhi[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]

Good luck narrowing down your sibset!

[cecily]

Thanks, everyone!

An update on combos:

[name]VIOLA[/name]
All are tied!

[name]BEATRIX[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (2), followed by [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Iris[/name] (1) and [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (1). ”
”
[name]RAPHAEL[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name] (2), followed by [name]Raphael[/name] [name]Declan[/name] [name]James[/name] (1).”

[name]MATTHIAS[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name] (2), followed by [name]Matthias[/name] [name]Ronan[/name] [name]George[/name] (1)

An update on nicknames:

[name]VIOLA[/name]
[name]Vi[/name] (this would be pronounced vye, right?) and [name]Lola[/name].”

[name]BEATRIX[/name]
[name]Bea[/name] (bee-a, bee, or bay-a?), [name]Birdie[/name], and [name]Bee[/name].”

[name]RAPHAEL[/name]
[name]Rafe[/name] is my favorite, but is it similar to the word “rape”? Second favorite is Raphy, but I can better see it on a child than an adult…

[name]MATTHIAS[/name]
[name]Matt[/name] would be my favorite, but it’s so common! [name]Matty[/name] is cute, but then there’s [name]Maddy[/name]… Would [name]Theo[/name] work?”

Additional comments:

I didn’t think of the S ending in [name]Beatrix[/name] and [name]Matthias[/name]! It doesn’t bother me too much, since it isn’t as obvious… What are your opinions? Too matchy?”

I agree, because of the trendy two-syllable boys names that end in N ([name]Aiden[/name], [name]Jaden[/name], etc.), [name]Declan[/name] seems a bit more trendy. [name]Quentin[/name] is A LOT more popular than I expected… not too popular, but more so than the others… Didn’t realize the popularity of [name]James[/name] as a middle, either…

Thanks again!

[cecily]

@lilli23

I love [name]Viola[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Raphael[/name] and [name]Matthias[/name] together! I prefer [name]Violet[/name] to [name]Viola[/name] but [name]Viola[/name] works better with [name]Raphael[/name], I think.

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]*

I adore the romantic sound of [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]! [name]Gwendolyn[/name] would also be beautiful. [name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] is gorgeous as well. [name]Xanthe[/name] is just too exotic with [name]Viola[/name] in my opinion but it is gorgeous individually.
MAYBE [name]XANTHE[/name] IS TOO EXOTIC W/ [name]VIOLA[/name]. I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]XANTHE[/name], BUT WOULD ONLY USE IT AS A MIDDLE TO AVOID PRONUNCIATION ISSUES.

Possible Nicknames: [name]Vi[/name]/[name]Lola[/name]/[name]Via[/name]/[name]Io[/name]
FAVORITES ARE [name]VI[/name] AND [name]LOLA[/name].

[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]*
[name]Beatrix[/name] Madelief [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]-- I pronounce [name]Eulalie[/name] yoo-lah-lee rather than yoo-lay-lee

I love [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]! It’s superb! Second place was [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]. It would’ve been my first choice but I don’t think [name]Poppy[/name] works well with [name]Beatrix[/name] ([name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] by itself is darling though!) [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] or [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name] would’ve gotten my vote.
[name]BEATRIX[/name] AND [name]POPPY[/name] TOGETHER ARE PROBABLY A [name]LITTLE[/name] TOO ENERGETIC AND COLORFUL, [name]AREN[/name]'T THEY?

Possible Nicknames: [name]Bea[/name]/[name]Trixie[/name]/Bixie
[name]BEA[/name] IS MY [name]FAVORITE[/name] FROM THESE.

[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Quentin[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Declan[/name] [name]James[/name]*
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]

I’m actually not a huge fan of [name]Declan[/name] but that combo flows the best. I actually like [name]Raphael[/name] and [name]Quentin[/name] very much individually but they’re not doing much for me together. However, [name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]James[/name] would be perfect!
THANKS! I’M NOT USUALLY THE BIGGEST [name]FAN[/name] OF [name]DECLAN[/name] BECAUSE IT’S A BIT TRENDIER, BUT I LIKE IT WITH [name]RAPHAEL[/name]. [name]RAPHAEL[/name] [name]EDMUND[/name] [name]JAMES[/name] IS ALSO NICE, BUT I [name]JUST[/name] NOTICED THE POTENTIAL POPULARITY OF [name]JAMES[/name] AS A MIDDLE…

Possible Nicknames: [name]Raffy[/name]/[name]Rafe[/name]
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]BOTH[/name] OF THESE!

[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]*
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Ronan[/name] [name]George[/name]

[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name] all the way! I love [name]Ronan[/name] and [name]George[/name] too but [name]Henry[/name] is just too wonderful to pass up. I prefer [name]Alastair[/name] much more though. [name]Matthias[/name] [name]George[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name] would also work.
I ALSO PREFER [name]HENRY[/name] OVER [name]GEORGE[/name] OUT OF THE CLASSICS, BUT [name]BOTH[/name] ARE A [name]LITTLE[/name] TOO POPULAR FOR ME TO USE AS A FIRST (SINCE I GENERALLY PREFER UNCOMMON NAMES). I’VE NEVER BEEN SURE ON THE SPELLING OF [name]ALASTAIR[/name]/[name]ALASDAIR[/name]/[name]ALISTAIR[/name], BUT IT’S ONLY A MIDDLE NAME, SO I’M NOT TOO WORRIED.

Possible Nicknames: [name]Matt[/name] (seems the most natural and accessible)
I AGREE, [name]MATT[/name] IS THE MOST NATURAL NN, BUT POPULAR… NICKNAMES WOULDN’T BE MY DECISION, BUT I’M PREPARING SOME [name]JUST[/name] IN [name]CASE[/name]…

Some first names you might like:

*= MN
**= CONSIDERING AS FN OR MN

[name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Tillie[/name]/[name]Mattie[/name]/[name]Millie[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]/[name]Dorothy[/name] nn [name]Dottie[/name]/[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]*
[name]Emmeline[/name] nn [name]Emme[/name]/[name]Emmy[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name] nn [name]Hattie[/name] (love the nn [name]Hattie[/name]!)
[name]Adela[/name]/[name]Adaira[/name]/[name]Adeline[/name]/[name]Adeline[/name]/[name]Adelaide[/name]-- [name]LOVE[/name] [name]ADELE[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]/[name]Aster[/name]*
[name]Imogen[/name] nn [name]Immy[/name]/[name]Gen[/name]/[name]Mimi[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name]/[name]Ella[/name]/[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]** nn [name]Poppy[/name]/[name]Nell[/name]/[name]Penny[/name]
[name]Kalliope[/name]** nn [name]Poppy[/name]/[name]Kallie[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]* nn [name]Nell[/name]/[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name] nn [name]Mimi[/name]/Mione
[name]Cordelia[/name] nn [name]Delia[/name]/[name]Lia[/name]/[name]Cordie[/name]
[name]Victoire[/name]
[name]Geneva[/name]/[name]Ginevra[/name]** nn [name]Gen[/name]/[name]Ginny[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] nn [name]Ginny[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]/[name]Isadora[/name]**/[name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name] nn [name]Ari[/name]/[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] nn [name]Maddie[/name]/Leine (prn. [name]LAY[/name]-ne)
[name]Susannah[/name] nn [name]Susie[/name]/[name]Sukie[/name]/[name]Anna[/name]/[name]Annie[/name]-- PREFER WITHOUT THE H
[name]Marigold[/name]* nn [name]Mari[/name]/[name]Goldie[/name]/[name]Maggie[/name]

[name]Frederick[/name]* nn [name]Fritz[/name] (the nn [name]Fritz[/name] makes it fresh)
[name]Harrison[/name] nn [name]Harry[/name] (or just [name]Harry[/name] by itself)
[name]Lysander[/name] nn [name]Anders[/name]/[name]Ly[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name] nn [name]Linc[/name]
[name]Redford[/name] nn [name]Red[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]* nn [name]Barns[/name]/[name]Abe[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name]* nn [name]Abe[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]/[name]Maxfield[/name] nn [name]Max[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]*
[name]Sebastian[/name]* nn Sebi/Bast/[name]Bastian[/name]/[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Percival[/name] nn [name]Percy[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]* nn [name]Art[/name]

I [name]LOVE[/name] ALL OF THE SUGGESTIONS, BUT WOULD ONLY USE THE STARRED ONES FOR MULTIPLE REASONS.

Some Middle Names:

[name]Audrey[/name]/[name]Audra[/name]/[name]Auden[/name]/[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]*
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]/[name]Nadine[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Natasha[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]*

[name]Cyrus[/name]*
[name]Cohen[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Damian[/name]
[name]Dante[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]*
[name]Louis[/name]
[name]Bodhi[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]

AGAIN, [name]LOVE[/name] THEM ALL, BUT WOULD ONLY USE THE STARRED ONES FOR MULTIPLE REASONS.

Good luck narrowing down your sibset!

Thanks, [name]Lilli[/name]! I posted right after you did, so I didn’t read your post and didn’t include your votes. Sorry! MY COMMENTARY IS IN CAPS.

[sprout]

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]

[cecily]

@leah_9

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Quentin[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]

“[name]Vi[/name]”, “[name]Bea[/name]”, “[name]Raffy[/name]”, and [name]Matty[/name]? I’m not sure what nn too give [name]Matthias[/name]. Are you saying it Muh-TEE-us or Muh-THY-us?

So sorry! I think that I missed your comment, too!

I was pronouncing [name]Matthias[/name] muh-tee-us, but it seems like many say muh-thigh-us… [name]How[/name] do you say it?

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@sprout

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]

Thanks for your votes!

[cecily]

Oh, this is a stupid question, but how do YOU pronounce all of these names:

[name]VIOLA[/name]
vee-oh-la or vye-oh-la?

[name]BEATRIX[/name]
bee-triks, bee-a-triks, or bay-a-triks?

[name]RAPHAEL[/name]
rah-fee-uhl or rah-fye-el?

[name]MATTHIAS[/name]
muh-tee-us or muh-thigh-us?

[mummyto3]

@cecily

I swear that one of these days, I will finally learn how to shut up!

Anyways, what do you think of the sibset?

Also, could you please pick ONE favorite combo for each name?

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]*
I think this combo flows best. I love [name]Viola[/name] [name]Gwendoline[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] even more

[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]*- lovely!
[name]Beatrix[/name] Madelief [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]-- I pronounce [name]Eulalie[/name] yoo-lah-lee rather than yoo-lay-lee - I love [name]Eulalie[/name] but it doesn’t seem to flow too well in the mn slot. Have you considered it as a fn?

[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Quentin[/name] [name]James[/name]*
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Declan[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]
Would prefer [name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]James[/name]

[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]*
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Ronan[/name] [name]George[/name]
Have you thought of [name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]George[/name]? I like [name]Matthias[/name] but love [name]Matteo[/name]- have you considered that?

Suggestions for another sibling or another combo?

Finally (FINALLY!), what are some good nicknames for these choices?

Thank you!!

[name]LOVELY[/name] SIBSET! THE NAMES FLOW WELL TOGETHER. I HAVE STARRED MY FAVOURITE COMBINATIONS.

PRONUNCIATIONS:
[name]VIOLA[/name]: VYE-OH-LA
[name]BEATRIX[/name]: BEER- [name]TRIX[/name] (have English accent so might sound a little different with American accent)
[name]RAPHAEL[/name]: RAF-EYE- [name]EL[/name]
[name]MATTHIAS[/name]: [name]MAT[/name]- EE-US

[name]Hope[/name] that makes sense!

[irisrose]

[name]VIOLA[/name]: vye-oh-la, because vee-oh-la reminds me of the instrument. That’s one of the reasons [name]Viola[/name] isn’t on my list.

[name]BEATRIX[/name]: bee-a-triks!

[name]RAPHAEL[/name]: Closer to rah-fye-el, but most of the time I get lazy and it sounds more like rah-fay-el. I’ve never heard rah-fee-uhl…

[name]MATTHIAS[/name]: Definitely mat-ee-as.

[lilli23]

I’m glad you like some of my suggestions!

[name]VIOLA[/name]
vee-oh-la or vye-oh-la?

I pronounce [name]Viola[/name], vye-oh-la

[name]BEATRIX[/name]
bee-triks, bee-a-triks, or bay-a-triks?

I pronounce [name]Beatrix[/name], bee-a-triks (although sometimes when I’m feeling lazy I just say bee-triks

[name]RAPHAEL[/name]
rah-fee-uhl or rah-fye-el?

I pronounce [name]Raphael[/name], rah-fye-el.

[name]MATTHIAS[/name]
muh-tee-us or muh-thigh-us?

My first instinct would actually be to pronounce [name]Matthias[/name], muh-[name]TYE[/name]-us.

[cecily]

@mummyto3

[quote=cecily]I swear that one of these days, I will finally learn how to shut up!

Anyways, what do you think of the sibset?

Also, could you please pick ONE favorite combo for each name?

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Xanthe[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]*
I think this combo flows best. I love [name]Viola[/name] [name]Gwendoline[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] even more WOULD [name]GWENDOLINE[/name] BE [name]GWEN[/name]-DA-[name]LINE[/name]? I THINK IT’S PRETTY, BUT IS IT TOO MUCH OF THAT “EYE” SOUND?

[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]*- lovely!
[name]Beatrix[/name] Madelief [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Eulalie[/name] [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]/[name]Blythe[/name]/[name]Jane[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]/[name]Maeve[/name]-- I pronounce [name]Eulalie[/name] yoo-lah-lee rather than yoo-lay-lee - I love [name]Eulalie[/name] but it doesn’t seem to flow too well in the mn slot. Have you considered it as a fn? I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]EULALIE[/name] AS A FIRST, BUT I CAN’T COME UP WITH A COMBO WITH OUT REPEATING NAMES… YET. I’LL THINK ABOUT IT SOME MORE.

[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Quentin[/name] [name]James[/name]*
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Declan[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name]
Would prefer [name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]James[/name] I’LL [name]ADD[/name] [name]RAPHAEL[/name] [name]EDMUND[/name] [name]JAMES[/name] TO THE LIST; IT’S BEEN RECOMMENDED TWICE.

[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]*
[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Ronan[/name] [name]George[/name]
Have you thought of [name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]George[/name]? I like [name]Matthias[/name] but love [name]Matteo[/name]- have you considered that? I LIKE [name]MATTHIAS[/name] [name]HENRY[/name] [name]GEORGE[/name], BUT I LIKE WEIRDER NAMES (AS YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL) I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]MATTEO[/name] TOO, BUT I HAVE AN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NAME THAT ISN’T THE BEST- NOT NECESSARILY BAD, BUT NOT GOOD.

Suggestions for another sibling or another combo?

Finally (FINALLY!), what are some good nicknames for these choices?

Thank you!!

[name]LOVELY[/name] SIBSET! THE NAMES FLOW WELL TOGETHER. I HAVE STARRED MY FAVOURITE COMBINATIONS.

PRONUNCIATIONS:
[name]VIOLA[/name]: VYE-OH-LA
[name]BEATRIX[/name]: BEER- [name]TRIX[/name] (have English accent so might sound a little different with American accent)
[name]RAPHAEL[/name]: RAF-EYE- [name]EL[/name]
[name]MATTHIAS[/name]: [name]MAT[/name]- EE-US

[name]Hope[/name] that makes sense![/quote]

Thanks! Again, COMMENTARY IS IN CAPS.

[cecily]

@irisrose

[name]VIOLA[/name]: vye-oh-la, because vee-oh-la reminds me of the instrument. That’s one of the reasons [name]Viola[/name] isn’t on my list.

[name]BEATRIX[/name]: bee-a-triks!

[name]RAPHAEL[/name]: Closer to rah-fye-el, but most of the time I get lazy and it sounds more like rah-fay-el. I’ve never heard rah-fee-uhl…

[name]MATTHIAS[/name]: Definitely mat-ee-as.

Thanks! Yeah, it would be especially confusing if she ended up playing the viola or something…

[cecily]

@lilli23

I’m glad you like some of my suggestions!

[name]VIOLA[/name]
vee-oh-la or vye-oh-la?

I pronounce [name]Viola[/name], vye-oh-la

[name]BEATRIX[/name]
bee-triks, bee-a-triks, or bay-a-triks?

I pronounce [name]Beatrix[/name], bee-a-triks (although sometimes when I’m feeling lazy I just say bee-triks

[name]RAPHAEL[/name]
rah-fee-uhl or rah-fye-el?

I pronounce [name]Raphael[/name], rah-fye-el.

[name]MATTHIAS[/name]
muh-tee-us or muh-thigh-us?

My first instinct would actually be to pronounce [name]Matthias[/name], muh-[name]TYE[/name]-us.

Thanks!

[triplicate]

[name]Viola[/name] with vye, [name]Beatrix[/name] with bee-a, [name]Raphael[/name] with fye, [name]Matthias[/name] with thigh.

[cecily]

@triplicate

[name]Viola[/name] with vye, [name]Beatrix[/name] with bee-a, [name]Raphael[/name] with fye, [name]Matthias[/name] with thigh.

Thanks!

[cecily]

Thanks, everyone!

So, it looks like vye-oh-la for [name]Viola[/name], bee-a-triks for [name]Beatrix[/name], and ra-fye-el for [name]Raphael[/name] are the most common pronunciation. The pronunciation for [name]Matthias[/name] has a bit of a mixed response…

Anyways, the revised list looks like:

[name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] OR [name]Viola[/name] [name]Cecily[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] (BTW, [name]Cecily[/name] is not my real name, so I wouldn’t be naming her after myself…)

[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (or [name]June[/name]? [name]Jane[/name] is a bit “tamer”, but I like [name]June[/name] a bit better with [name]Magnolia[/name]…) OR [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (or [name]Sylvie[/name]?)

[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Isaac[/name] (or [name]James[/name]? But not with [name]Jane[/name]…)

[name]Matthias[/name] [name]Henry[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]

So, even though [name]Viola[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] got many of the votes, the repeating EYE sounds bother me too much. I know that they aren’t right next to each other, but still…

Also, I still can’t come up with any [name]Eulalie[/name] combos! I don’t think that I could of used it anyways; sisters [name]Lola[/name] and [name]Lallie[/name] just wouldn’t work…

With new suggestions:

[name]Ginevra[/name] [name]Calliope[/name] [name]Jane[/name]-- not with [name]Viola[/name] [name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Ginevra[/name] [name]Daphne[/name] [name]Isolde[/name]-- ditto
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Isolde[/name]-- too “tragic”?
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name] Madelief [name]Anne[/name]

[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Barnaby[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Jude[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name] [name]Abraham[/name] [name]Louis[/name]
???