And now it’s heart-breakingly shorter! There’s a few names I was sad to see go, but I’m happy with what’s left. Opinions? Combos? Sibset ideas? Our first born girl will have the middle name [name_u]Rue[/name_u] or [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], and our firstborn son will have the middle name [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] (family names). Other family names for middles- [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Maren[/name_f], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], [name_m]Robert[/name_m], [name_m]Ernest[/name_m], [name_u]Brooke[/name_u], [name_f]Jessamyn[/name_f], [name_f]Karenna[/name_f].
Obviously [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] & [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] wouldn’t be used together, nor would [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] & [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]. I hate obvious themes, so names starting with the same letter wouldn’t be used together either.
If I were to have a baby today I think I’d go with [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] or [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]. But that changes day to day so who knows!
Any other names you think DH and I might like, based on our list?
Oh gosh, I read the title of this thread and winced, I just knew it was going to be a terrible story. [name_f]Glad[/name_f] it wasn’t as bad as I thought! I love [name_m]Abel[/name_m] (but love [name_m]Cain[/name_m] slightly more) and think it pairs nicely with [name_f]Isla[/name_f]. They sound… pair-y, though they’re different styles. Not a bad thing! Here’s some suggestions:
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
Liviana
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Neva[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u]
I think [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] make an excellent pair. They’re my faves!
Ok, I love [name_m]Booker[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]. Girls: [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
I love every single name on your girl’s list! [name_f]My[/name_f] favs are [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] & [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]. I also think [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] is beautiful.
@oiseau - I love [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] and [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] but he nixed both from the long list I really love [name_u]Winter[/name_u] as a middle! It was on my list paired with [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], which he also got rid of
@fanciful - [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] do work quite nicely as a sibset!
@lookingahead - I’m so glad someone else likes [name_m]Booker[/name_m]! And [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] is hubby’s fave
@paigemontana - loving [name_m]Booker[/name_m] and [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] as siblings…I think they’re my top two at the moment
@christabel - [name_f]Camilla[/name_f] is cute and I think it would age well! I love [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] but DH says no I really like [name_u]Tate[/name_u] but it sounds awful with our LN, and [name_m]Ford[/name_m] is my maiden name! [name_m]Archer[/name_m] is awesome, I’ll have to see what DH thinks
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - my favourite on your boys list
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] - one of the “softer” boys names that I love
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] - I like the Biblical connection as well as the play on word of “able”.
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t like…
[name_m]Gibson[/name_m] - there are better “son” names out there
[name_m]Booker[/name_m] - book her?
[name_m]Cleary[/name_m] - weary, dreary
Top Three - Girls
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] - a true classic with a sweet simplicity
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] - see [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f] - I like this one and I’m not usually a fan of overly frilly girls names
OK
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] ([name_f]Cora[/name_f]) - Not as classic as [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] but an interesting choice
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] - seems to be one of the trendy names at the moment
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] - it’s not my favourite Shakespearean girls name
Sibset Suggestions
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - a swoon-worthy pair
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - you can’t go wrong with classics. They’re timeless and ageless.
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] - I think these two are a lovely match
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] and [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] - how cute are [name_m]Abe[/name_m] and [name_f]Etta[/name_f]?
Combo Suggestions
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] - if you like a vintage combo
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - class and spunk
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] - the serious [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] grounds the feminine first name
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] - I don’t like the d’s but it’s a family name and that fact always trumps flow
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] - a fine twosome
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] - This combo is better than [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] which has the same ending.
I love your top choices, personally. I’m a huge fan of [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (especially when nicknamed “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”) and [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] is lovely.
For girls I adore [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] and [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f], and for boys [name_m]Gibson[/name_m] [name_m]Robert[/name_m] and [name_u]Francis[/name_u] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m].
I agree with previous poster I love [name_m]Booker[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]! I also really like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]. It sounds so fresh to me!
@mischa - I like [name_m]Abel[/name_m] & [name_f]Violetta[/name_f] together, I hadn’t considered them as a sibset before
@ribbons-and-soldiers - DH ditched [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] ([name_f]Betsy[/name_f]) & [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] from the long list We did add [name_f]Gwenyth[/name_f] back into the mix though! And I love [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] (how cute is [name_u]Gus[/name_u]?) but I know he’ll never go for it. [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] is an interesting choice, I’ll have to see what he thinks!
@jtucker - I adore [name_m]Booker[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], I’m a little concerned about the “booger” association, so it makes me hesitant but I love the name so much!
@kala_way - [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] & [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u] are lovely! They work so well together
@shealatoba - [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] was heartbreakingly already nixed by DH (I love it). I like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] but we have a cousin by that name (though spelled [name_f]Charolette[/name_f]); [name_u]Harper[/name_u] is on my guilty pleasure list, too masculine to actually use I think; I love Geneviève but only pronounced the [name_m]French[/name_m] way, and I know it’ll always be butchered
I love [name_m]Abel[/name_m] (but love [name_m]Cain[/name_m] slightly more) and think it pairs nicely with [name_f]Isla[/name_f]. They sound… pair-y, though they’re different styles. Not a bad thing! Here’s some suggestions:
I really love [name_u]Winter[/name_u] as a middle! It was on my list paired with [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], which he also got rid of