I'm new!

General Name Discussion
1

Hello,

I’m new! My name is [name]Lillian[/name] Ackers and my husband, [name]Thomas[/name], and I are expecting our first baby in [name]March[/name]. We do not know the gender and are really stuck on name ideas. We have decided that middle name will be [name]Evelyn[/name] regardless of gender. Named for my grandfather who died young but was always there for me and my husband’s aunt who basically raised him. We have some vague lists of first names we can sort of agree on but with only 3 months left we really need to get a move on in making this decision: so all opinions, thoughts, further suggestions etc. will be very welcome. So, without further ado here are a few we both like the most at the moment.

Girls:
[name]Judy[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Annie[/name]
[name]Julie[/name]

Boys:
[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Robert[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Eric[/name]

Thanks for any help,
[name]Lillian[/name]

2

[name]Hi[/name] [name]Lillian[/name], congrats on your pregnancy and welcome to Nameberry! [name]Evelyn[/name] Waugh is a wonderful [name]MALE[/name] literary namesake (I loved Brideshead Revisited) if you have a son. Here are my thoughts on your name list and other suggestions.

Girls:

[name]Judy[/name] - [name]Judith[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] would be a much better choice. She would have the option of using [name]Judy[/name] when she’s a girl and reverting back to [name]Judith[/name] when she matures.

[name]Rosa[/name] - Doesn’t work well with Ackers (back-to-back a’s). [name]Rose[/name] Ackers sounds like a description (acres of roses ) so that’s not good either. [name]Do[/name] you like [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name] or [name]Rosamund[/name] as alternatives?

[name]Annie[/name] - [name]Annie[/name] Ackers sounds a bit cartoonish to me. What about [name]Anneliese[/name], [name]Annabeth[/name] or [name]Annabel[/name]?

[name]Julie[/name] - A pretty name but a little too nicknamey.

Other Female Suggestions - you seem to have an affinity for nicknames as first names. Personally, I think a fuller name with a cute nn would give you more choices.

[name]Molly[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Margot[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Polly[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Trudie[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Penny[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Marnie[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Gracie[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]

Boys:

[name]Timothy[/name] - An underused Biblical name. [name]Timothy[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] has a lot of syllables but [name]Timothy[/name] Ackers sounds great. Since [name]Evelyn[/name] has special family meaning for you, I’m going to overlook the syllable count. :slight_smile:

[name]Robert[/name] - Sounds a bit abrupt and harsh with your surname.

[name]Edward[/name] - This has the same problem as [name]Robert[/name]. It sounds choppy with Ackers and [name]Edward[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] isn’t my fave combo.

[name]Eric[/name] - I don’t think the sound of [name]Eric[/name] Ackers is the best.

Other [name]Male[/name] Suggestions - you seem to like more traditional names for boys.

[name]Joseph[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Jude[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Philip[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]George[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Richard[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Lawrence[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]

3

Thankyou so much mischa. I do really like [name]Judith[/name] a lot! Our surname is pronounced more like hackers minus the h than acres, but the back to back a thing is a good point. I love the slightly cutsey sound of [name]Annie[/name] Ackers but maybe a bit much! I do like [name]Annabel[/name] though. As to the boys names, thanks for not shooting down our middle name choice, certain friends were rather unpleasant about it! I really like [name]Phillip[/name] and [name]Charles[/name].

4

My favorites are [name]Julie[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] and [name]Timothy[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]. Instead of [name]Julie[/name], what about the more timeless [name]Julia[/name] or the more current [name]Juliet[/name]?

5

[name]Judith[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] is totally gorgeous! The nn [name]Judy[/name] is fine, but [name]Judith[/name] is a more elegant choice that she will have in her pocket, and [name]Judith[/name] will be far better for diplomas, wedding announcements, etc. [name]Julia[/name] (nn [name]Julie[/name]) would be my second choice.

I agree with [name]Mischa[/name]'s assessment of your boy’s names. I vote for [name]Timothy[/name]. I have a son named [name]Timothy[/name] and am so happy we chose it for his name!

6

It’s very very refreshing to see [name]Evelyn[/name] on a boy! [name]Timothy[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] is a wonderful name, I think I like this best off your list.

For girls, [name]Judith[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] would be my choice, I’ve always really like [name]Judith[/name] - most girls names that end in -th, actually.

7

Thankyou all for your comments. I’ve also been considering [name]Sidney[/name] but I think the general consensus is that his first name needs to be more obviously male with the middle name! I’m starting to really like [name]John[/name], plain simple but just not heard in anyone under 30 anymore. What do you think of [name]John[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] Ackers?

Any other ideas?

8

I like [name]Rosa[/name] and [name]Anna[/name] from your girls list. However, because of the ln, I would use a longer variation of each of them. I like another poster’s suggestion of [name]Polly[/name] (you never hear anyone called [name]Polly[/name] anymore)