I need a sister's name for Phoebe June...

I can’t decide what to name [name]Phoebe[/name]'s new little sister. I want it to be kind of old fashioned and I don’t want the first name to end with the “e” or “y” sound. Help! A name I’ve thought of is [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Lark[/name] and my husband likes [name]Lottie[/name] [name]May[/name].

I think [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Lark[/name] is kind of cutesy, but then I already feel it growing on me. Yeah, I have to say that it is very fun.

[name]Lottie[/name] [name]May[/name] is pretty, but I would lengthen [name]Lottie[/name] to [name]Charlotte[/name]. [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]May[/name], because [name]Phoebe[/name] is a classic name with roots whereas [name]Lottie[/name] is only a nickname for the more classic and regal [name]Charlotte[/name].

[name]Susan[/name] is a naming genius. [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]May[/name] is darling.

My first suggestion would be [name]Charlotte[/name] (even though I’m hoping this name doesn’t become uber-popular since I’m planning on using it). In fact, my combination is [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Mae[/name], which sounds exactly like your husband’s taste. :slight_smile: [name]Lottie[/name] is a very cute nn for [name]Charlotte[/name].

Other suggestions:
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] (one of my favorites)

Good luck!!!

[name]Phoebe[/name] [name]June[/name] is lovely!! [name]Lucinda[/name] is nice, too, and it goes well with [name]Phoebe[/name]. [name]Lottie[/name] is too cutesy for me-- what about [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]May[/name], nicknamed [name]Lottie[/name]? Here are some others that go well with [name]Phoebe[/name]:

[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Mira[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]

[name]Phoebe[/name] [name]June[/name]? I love it!!! I also love [name]Susan[/name]'s suggestion of [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]May[/name], nn [name]Lottie[/name]. I think that [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Lark[/name] is great!

More you may like:

[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] (nn [name]Hattie[/name], which reminds me of [name]Lottie[/name])
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name] (nn [name]Annie[/name])
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

Thank you, [name]Danielle[/name]! It’s just that I read name books often, and they say that [name]Lottie[/name] is a nn for [name]Charlotte[/name]. [name]Lottie[/name] is also a nn for [name]Carlotta[/name] and [name]Liselotte[/name].

[name]Love[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name] [name]June[/name]!

I like the suggestion of [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]May[/name], but here are some more:

[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]**
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]*
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]**
[name]Iris[/name]***
[name]Lydia[/name]**
[name]Theresa[/name]

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    ** Like Very Much!
    *** [name]Love[/name]!

So, I’d choose [name]Iris[/name] if she were my baby girl, but I’d stay away from [name]May[/name] - then you’d have two month middle names. Maybe [name]Iris[/name] [name]Claire[/name], [name]Iris[/name] [name]Cate[/name], [name]Iris[/name] [name]Dove[/name], [name]Iris[/name] [name]Faye[/name], [name]Iris[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], or something - although it depends on whether or not you like [name]Iris[/name]…

Good luck!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

Im such a “Friends” addict that just reading this post makes me want to scream out [name]URSULA[/name]!

but for real…
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name] nn [name]Prue[/name]
Penelpe nn [name]Penny[/name]
[name]Shanna[/name]
[name]Adrianna[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Marcy[/name]
[name]Chiara[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]

[name]Pheobe[/name] [name]June[/name]
and
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
or
[name]Piper[/name] [name]May[/name]/[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Piper[/name] [name]Janine[/name]
[name]Piper[/name] [name]Ray[/name]
or
[name]Finley[/name] [name]Ray[/name]
[name]Finley[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Finley[/name] [name]Mae[/name]/[name]May[/name]
[name]Finley[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name] [name]Annalise[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Piper[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Adrianna[/name] [name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Chiara[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Chiara[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Chiara[/name] [name]Elle[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Dianne[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name] [name]Julia[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]

I agree with [name]Lemon[/name] that something Greek would be perfect!
I love the suggestions of [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Helena[/name].
I don’t think [name]Daphne[/name] and [name]Penelope[/name] have been suggested or maybe [name]Sophia[/name] or [name]Elena[/name].
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]May[/name] or [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] would be lovely too :slight_smile:

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is perfect. I have a daughter named [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Rose[/name], that also works. I love [name]Mae[/name] with anything.