After multiple years of playing on the forums and more recently specifically looking for names with a more specific criteria for usability for my family, I think I finally have a top 10 for girls names that we would realistically use.
What do you think? Anything I overlooked? [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] combos using my top 10?
The list
[name_f]Isidora[/name_f] “[name_f]Izzie[/name_f]” or “[name_u]Isa[/name_u]” (ee-sa)
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] likely wouldn’t use a diminutive much but “[name_f]Edie[/name_f]” is sweet
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u] “Phae/ [name_f]Fae[/name_f]/ [name_f]Faye[/name_f]”
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]/ [name_f]Esmerelda[/name_f] “[name_f]Esme[/name_f]”
[name_f]Neoma[/name_f] “[name_m]Nemo[/name_m]”, “[name_u]Neo[/name_u]”, “[name_f]Nomi[/name_f]/ Nomie”
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] “[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]” most likely but maybe “[name_f]Mina[/name_f]” or “[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] “[name_m]Otto[/name_m]”
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] “Dearie/ Deerie” or “[name_f]Dede[/name_f]”
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] “[name_f]Effie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] “[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]”
Names that just barely didn’t make it into the top 10
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] possible combos with [name_f]Isidora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isidora[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Isidora[/name_f] [name_f]Eponine[/name_f]
[name_f]Isidora[/name_f] [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Isidora[/name_f] [name_f]Philou[/name_f]
Favs with [name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]/ [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] (this one is a bit of a gp because I already have a cat named [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] lol)
Favs with [name_u]Phaedra[/name_u]
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u] [name_f]Eponine[/name_f]
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u] [name_f]Neried[/name_f]
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u] [name_f]Calanthe[/name_f]
Favs with [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] [name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] [name_f]Neried[/name_f]
Favs with [name_f]Neoma[/name_f]
[name_f]Neoma[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Neoma[/name_f] [name_f]Clarimond[/name_f]
[name_f]Neoma[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
Favs with [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
Wilhemina [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Philou[/name_f]
Favs with [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_f]Sigritt[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] (help with a second middle? Not a requirement but the -x ending on [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] it’s my fav with the -s ending on our surname.)
Favs with [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] [name_f]Anemone[/name_f]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
Favs with [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
Favs with [name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_f]Clarimond[/name_f]