So, right now, we are still planning on naming our twin girls, [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] to go along with [name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Violet[/name].
Not to say that we are/are not going to have any more children… but if we did… what names (1 boy, 1 girl) would also go with these 3??
Good question. I love the names you’ve chosen for your daughters they fit so well togther.
Boys -
[name]Charles[/name] nn [name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name] nn [name]Desi[/name]
[name]Edward[/name] nn [name]Eddie[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name] nn [name]Fred[/name] or [name]Freddie[/name]
[name]George[/name] nn [name]Georgie[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] nn [name]Ollie[/name]
[name]Phillip[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Riordan[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] nn [name]Teddy[/name]
[name]William[/name] - ditto Charliehotsox
Girls -
[name]Evangeline[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] nn [name]Frankie[/name] or [name]Frannie[/name] or [name]Fritzi[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] nn [name]Vivi[/name] or [name]Ginny[/name] ditto Charliehotsox
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]/[name]Gwendolyn[/name] - nn [name]Gwennie[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Harriett[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] nn [name]Posey[/name]
[name]Collette[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] nn [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Rosemarie[/name] nn [name]Romy[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] (wizard of oz - family name) [name]Violet[/name] (family name and I am pretty sure there are [name]Violet[/name] lit characters) [name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Matilda[/name]) [name]Adelaide[/name] ([name]Heidi[/name]) [name]Eloise[/name] (at the PLaza) [name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Web[/name])
If we were to have another child, their name would have to follow this pattern and have a nickname that would go with [name]Dottie[/name], [name]Mattie[/name], and [name]Ellie[/name]…
OH! I see now! So you’re going with a literary theme. Well! that makes a difference. [name]How[/name] about [name]Atticus[/name] (TKAM) [name]Fitzwilliam[/name] (Mr. [name]Darcy[/name] from Pride and Prejudice). It’s a bit adventurous but I could see it…
[name]Dottie[/name]
[name]Mattie[/name]
[name]Ellie[/name]
[name]Attie[/name]? ---- hmmm… [name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Attie[/name] don’t go Any other nns for [name]Atticus[/name]??
[name]Fitzwilliam[/name] - Fitzie or [name]Willie[/name].
I am trying to think of nn for [name]Atticus[/name] [name]Fitzwilliam[/name]…Tica?, no probably not. You could go by his middle name so [name]Fitz[/name] or [name]Will[/name]…maybe
[name]Jill[/name] - I think I am missing the lit reference to some of these (marked by ?)
[name]Annabelle[/name] - ?
[name]Amelia[/name] (popular, though) - I have never liked this name. So its ok that it is popular!
[name]Beatrix[/name] - ? ([name]Ramona[/name]??)
[name]Cordelia[/name] - ?
[name]Felicity[/name] - Is there a lit?
[name]Penelope[/name] - ?
[name]Ramona[/name] (I think you dislike this name, though…I’m thinking of [name]Ramona[/name] [name]Quimby[/name])
[name]Thomasina[/name] - I know the movie… is there a book?
[name]Arthur[/name] - [name]Artie[/name]… This could work
[name]Abner[/name] - ?
[name]Barnaby[/name] - ?
[name]Conrad[/name] - ?
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]George[/name] - which one did you have in mind?
[name]Henry[/name] - So far… yes
[name]Jasper[/name] - ?
[name]James[/name] - Giant peach
[name]Milo[/name] - ? I can only think of [name]Milo[/name] and [name]Otis[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] - love
[name]Peter[/name] - [name]Pan[/name]?
[name]Simon[/name] - ?
[name]Theodore[/name] - ?
[name]Thomas[/name] - ?
Maybe my brain has been fried from all the late night work, lately, but the only boy names that I can come up with are:
[name]Henry[/name] ([name]Harry[/name] [name]POtter[/name])
[name]Oliver[/name] (Twist)
[name]Darcy[/name] ( P &P)
[name]HUckleberry[/name] ([name]Finn[/name])
[name]Atticus[/name] ([name]Finch[/name])
[name]Fitzwilliam[/name] ([name]Darcy[/name])
[name]Sawyer[/name]/[name]Thomas[/name]/[name]Tommy[/name] - although have a cousin with [name]Tommy[/name] name
[name]Jill[/name] - I think I am missing the lit reference to some of these (marked by ?)
[name]Annabelle[/name] - ?
[name]Amelia[/name] (popular, though) - I have never liked this name. So its ok that it is popular!
[name]Beatrix[/name] - ? ([name]Ramona[/name]??)
[name]Cordelia[/name] - ?
[name]Felicity[/name] - Is there a lit?
[name]Penelope[/name] - ?
[name]Ramona[/name] (I think you dislike this name, though…I’m thinking of [name]Ramona[/name] [name]Quimby[/name])
[name]Thomasina[/name] - I know the movie… is there a book?
[name]Arthur[/name] - [name]Artie[/name]… This could work
[name]Abner[/name] - ?
[name]Barnaby[/name] - ?
[name]Conrad[/name] - ?
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]George[/name] - which one did you have in mind?
[name]Henry[/name] - So far… yes
[name]Jasper[/name] - ?
[name]James[/name] - Giant peach
[name]Milo[/name] - ? I can only think of [name]Milo[/name] and [name]Otis[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] - love
[name]Peter[/name] - [name]Pan[/name]?
[name]Simon[/name] - ?
[name]Theodore[/name] - ?
[name]Thomas[/name] - ?[/quote]
I’m sorry I wasn’t more specific! Oops!
[name]Annabelle[/name]: I was going for [name]Anne[/name] from [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables and [name]Belle[/name] from Sleeping Beauty, in a two-for-one deal.
[name]Beatrix[/name]: I was thinking of [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Potter[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]: [name]Shakespeare[/name] ([name]King[/name] Lear), and a mention in [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables
[name]Felicity[/name]: I was thinking of the books that come with the doll.
[name]Penelope[/name]: There’s a book called [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Jane[/name], and [name]Penelope[/name] is in the Odyssey (if my memory serves me correctly). There’s also a movie with [name]Christina[/name] [name]Ricci[/name], but it’s not the best association because she’s cursed (temporarily) with a pig’s nose. (It’s a fairy tale.)
[name]Thomasina[/name]: Yes, there’s a book by [name]Paul[/name] Gallico. (The movie is based on the book.)
[name]Abner[/name]: I was just thinking I liked it with your babies’ names
[name]Barnaby[/name]: I just thought it sounded cool with your names…
[name]Conrad[/name]: Ditto…
[name]George[/name]: I was thinking of Curious [name]George[/name] and [name]George[/name] and [name]Martha[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]: No book…
[name]Milo[/name]: The Phantom Tollbooth
[name]Peter[/name]: The [name]Lion[/name], the Witch, and the Wardrobe
[name]Theodore[/name]: [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Lawrence[/name] from [name]Little[/name] Women (nn [name]Teddy[/name])
[name]Thomas[/name]: [name]Tom[/name] [name]Sawyer[/name]
Adding:
[name]Lucy[/name]: The [name]Lion[/name], the Witch, and the Wardrobe (You could use [name]Lucinda[/name]…)
[name]Mary[/name]: Poppins
I really love [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], and [name]Arthur[/name]! So cute!
[name]Jill[/name] - You know, after I read it again and thought about it a little longer, a few more of those made more sense. I need more sleep! You are quite the night owl too. Are you in the states? Cause if you aren’t, I am the only weird one here.
[name]Mandy[/name] by [name]Julie[/name] Andrews Edwards she’s read this one a million times.
[name]Jane[/name] - Half [name]Magic[/name]
[name]Jonas[/name] - The Giver
[name]Winne[/name] & [name]Tuck[/name] - [name]Tuck[/name] Everlasting
[name]Nancy[/name] [name]Drew[/name] by [name]Carolyn[/name] [name]Keene[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] - [name]Charlotte[/name]'s [name]Web[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name] - The [name]Golden[/name] Compass
[name]Meggie[/name] - Ink Spell
[name]James[/name] - [name]James[/name] and the Giant Peach
[name]Charlie[/name] - [name]Charlie[/name] and the Chocolate Factory
[name]Roald[/name] as in [name]Roald[/name] Dahl would make a good mn.
[name]Clementine[/name] by [name]Sara[/name] Pennypacker
[name]Beverly[/name] as in [name]Beverly[/name] Clearly the author.
[name]Margot[/name] - All [name]Summer[/name] and a [name]Day[/name] her recent favorite book and she loves the name [name]Margot[/name].
Who were the boys in [name]Little[/name] Men?
For a boy, perhaps [name]Gatsby[/name] (if you’re a fan of fitzgerald). Doesn’t lend itself well to nicknames, but I think it has the feel of the same “era” as your girls (which are gorgeous, delicious names, BTW!).
Also, rather than the celebrity-fave of [name]Atticus[/name], get the TKAM reference with [name]Jeremy[/name] (or [name]James[/name], though not accurate to the novel) - nn [name]Jem[/name]. I know of a [name]Dorian[/name], named after the not-so-great role model [name]Dorian[/name] [name]Grey[/name], but the name is striking. [name]May[/name] be too similar to [name]Dot[/name]/[name]Dottie[/name] though.
[name]Annabelle[/name], spelled [name]Annabel[/name], references [name]Poe[/name]'s “[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Lee[/name]”. [name]Lovely[/name], but a tragic association.
There is also a book out there called “A is for [name]Atticus[/name]: [name]Baby[/name] Names From Great Books” by [name]Lorilee[/name] Craker. Might be a useful starting point, but somewhat less fun than soliciting our opinions
I tried to include some literary names, espcially from children’s literature, and I apologize for repeats!