I need a girl's name to go with last name Brown!

[name]Hi[/name] there, I am starting to tear my hair out with this. I already have a daughter [name]Maya[/name] and am now expecting another wee girl in a couple of weeks. I just can not find a name I love. Please help me!

Names that have been considered include:
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Emerson[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Sienna[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] (family name, although I am not a fan)
[name]Emeline[/name]

I don’t like unusual spellings and would actually prefer a pretty girly name (even though there are a few unisex names on my list!). I really love nicknames like [name]Emmie[/name], [name]Allie[/name] and [name]Evie[/name] (I think it’s the long ee sound I like.)

Could you please suggest some names the would sound good with my last name and work with my DDs name too?

Thanks in advance! :slight_smile:

[name]Hi[/name], [name]Olivia[/name]!

What about [name]Cassia[/name]? It means “cinnamon” - cute! - and can be shortened to [name]Cassie[/name] for your nickname. [name]Cassia[/name] [name]Brown[/name]?

[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] “Ceci”
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] “[name]Francie[/name]”
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Rosalia[/name] “[name]Rosie[/name]”
[name]Serena[/name] “Seri”
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name] “Zinny”

Good luck!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

From your list I like [name]Evelyn[/name] and [name]Sienna[/name] best. Other names:

[name]Amelia[/name] ([name]Millie[/name])
[name]Tallulah[/name] (Tily/[name]Lula[/name])
[name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Tilly[/name])
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Eden[/name] ([name]Edie[/name])
[name]Alanna[/name] ([name]Allie[/name])
[name]Mallory[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]/[name]Georgie[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]/[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Keeley[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]

[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]-[name]Livy[/name]
[name]Liv[/name]-[name]Livy[/name]
[name]Julianne[/name]-[name]Julie[/name]/lilly
[name]Keira[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]-[name]Pippy[/name]

[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Loretta[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Jacinta[/name]
[name]Salome[/name]
[name]Kristina[/name]

I think that [name]Maya[/name] is such a pretty name, and I can see it with other feminine names, especially ones on the exotic side.

[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name] (Oops! I think of a brown-colored dahlia…)
[name]Evelina[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Simona[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]

Names with the [name]Emmie[/name] nickname:

[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] (I kind of think of a brown-colored gem, though)

Potential sources of the [name]Allie[/name] nickname:

[name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]

[name]Evie[/name]:

[name]Evelina[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]

I’m sorry for repeats!

Good luck! :slight_smile:

Thanks! I really like the look of [name]Cassia[/name]…how is it pron…like [name]Cassie[/name]-a I am presuming…

I also quite like [name]Evelina[/name] and [name]Georgie[/name]…Thanks for all your suggestions :slight_smile:

[quote=“oliviab”][name]Hi[/name] there, I am starting to tear my hair out with this. I already have a daughter [name]Maya[/name] and am now expecting another wee girl in a couple of weeks. I just can not find a name I love. Please help me!

Names that have been considered include:
[name]Addison[/name] - both [name]Addison[/name] and [name]Brown[/name] end in “n”
[name]Lily[/name] - sounds like a brown lily.
[name]Emerson[/name] - [name]Emerson[/name] [name]Brown[/name] sounds like a man.
[name]Evelyn[/name] - both names end in “n”.
[name]Sienna[/name] - [name]Sienna[/name] is a type of brown paint.
[name]Harper[/name] - I like [name]Harper[/name] [name]Brown[/name], but it is very “r” heavy.
[name]Alice[/name] (family name, although I am not a fan) - [name]Alice[/name] [name]Brown[/name] sounds mundane.
[name]Emeline[/name] - both names end in “n”.

I love a previous poster’s suggestion of [name]Georgie[/name] [name]Brown[/name]. [name]Love[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] nn [name]Georgie[/name]!

[name]Maya[/name] [name]Brown[/name] is great. I will think about if there are any other names that are really pretty like [name]Maya[/name] and sound great with [name]Brown[/name]:

[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Esme[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Keira[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Kendra[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
Paisha [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Tansy[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Thandie[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Theda[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Brown[/name]

My suggestions:
[name]Emily[/name] – you have the long e sound, and you could also have a nn such as [name]Emmie[/name]
[name]Emerson[/name] – nn [name]Emmie[/name]
[name]Emeline[/name] – nn [name]Emmie[/name]
[name]Alison[/name] – instead of [name]Alice[/name], nn [name]Ally[/name]

[name]Cassia[/name] can be pronounced cassie-a or cash-a.

I had to reply as we have a little [name]Maya[/name] (actually [name]Maia[/name]).
I love a lot of [name]Jill[/name]'s suggestions and some of [name]Lemon[/name]'s too. A lot are names that we considered for our second DD or would use in the future.
I will suggest some names to ‘match’ [name]Maya[/name] and then star my favourites! I have chosen names that I think are either pretty, sweet and simple or a little bit ‘exotic’

[name]Iris[/name] *
[name]Ivy[/name]*
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name] *
[name]Eve[/name] *
[name]Francesca[/name] * (my other DD’s mn)
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name] *
[name]Calla[/name]/ [name]Callia[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name] *
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Leela[/name]/ [name]Lila[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (love this, although it doesn’t necessarily ‘go’) *
[name]Eliza[/name] *
[name]Natalia[/name] *
[name]Paloma[/name] *
[name]Isadora[/name] */ [name]Dora[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name] *

I love the name [name]Alice[/name] btw, even though it is different in style- a mn perhaps? [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name] and [name]Lily[/name] are lovely too, but the others aren’t to my personal taste.

Good luck with your choice :slight_smile:

[name]Sienna[/name]! It goes really nicely with [name]Maya[/name]…

I like cassia!

There’s a [name]Lydia[/name] Browne in my sons school and I think it’s a really wonderful name plus it goes with [name]Maya[/name].If it were me I would definitely go for [name]LYDIA[/name].

Yep, its [name]CASS[/name]-ee-ah for me, because I’m not a huge fan of [name]CASH[/name]-uh…

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

My name is [name]Emily[/name] [name]Brown[/name]! It’s always worked well for me. My moms name is [name]Lillian[/name] [name]Brown[/name]. I think almost anything goes with [name]Brown[/name].