I’m expecting girl/boy twins for babies #5 & #6! We’ve decided to name the boy Oscar “Ozzy”, a name that’s been on our list since baby number 1. But we’re really struggling to find a girl’s name that we both love.
My partner and I are both Dutch but currently reside in the UK for work. So, the name will need to work in both Dutch and English, preferably with roughly the same pronunciation. We also prefer to not repeat initials. All our kids have honour names as middles, and we’re not too concerned about the flow.
We already have Estelle “Stel/Stella”, Matilda “Mats”, Felix “Flix” & Leonor “Leo/Noortje”.
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] is going to make me sound like an extreme royalist
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] (and Louisa) but we don’t want two L’s
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] is sadly unusuable in the Netherlands
I like [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Amalia[/name_f] but it feels too royal (princess Amalia)
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] but it always seemed so heavy for a young child
As I’m typing this I realize that Francesca and Florence share an initial with Felix but I love them too much to take them out haha! I love the convenience of each child having their own initial but if it’s a struggle to find a name you love you might consider relaxing this rule.
Looking at the siblings, the name that immediately came to mind was [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]! Other ideas:
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_f]June[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (nn Poppy!!)
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] (nn Jules)
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_f]Alina[/name_f]
I don’t speak [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] so these are just guesses that they would work in [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] too based on my scarce knowledge of the language!
I looked at the top 200 [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] names for inspiration. How about…
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruby[/name_f]
[name_f]Philou[/name_f] (Brits might get the PN wrong until corrected)
Noëlle
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_m]Or[/name_m] [name_f]Romee[/name_f]?