It's official...fourth daughter!

[name_m]Hi[/name_m], it’s me again. I have sought your help many times and your feedback has always been insightful!

As many of you here know, our three daughters are [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Capri[/name_f], [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u], and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]. We found out that our fourth and last baby is also a girl.

For years, I pictured using [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] if I ever had the opportunity to name another girl. I love first names that are short and sweet but also quirky, spunky, old-timey, and not heard very often. For middle names, I like nature, place, and word names, or literary inspired names that are flowery and feminine.

I can’t seem to find the perfect middle name to go with [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]. We have tossed around: [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f], [name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_u]James[/name_u], Vivenne, [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], and [name_u]Simone[/name_u]. But none of them seem to be the one. But maybe that’s because [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] isn’t “it?”

I would love help expanding my list and coming up with other potential first names to go with my girly sibset. Suggestions welcome!

Previous contenders have been [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] ([name_u]Frankie[/name_u]), [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], and the like. My husband loves Goldie and Birdie.

[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] is lovely, and fits in well with sisters [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] & [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]. [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] would be just gorgeous, and I love the potential of her dad calling her his little “[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]” based on her middle and his love for the name. Along the same lines, I think [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] “[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]” would also be divine.

Other ideas for a first if [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] really does get the chop:
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] but like you, I’ve found it so hard to pair!
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] are lovely! I’ll also throw in [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Rosine[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Adelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f] and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]

[name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] are brilliant!
I’ll also suggest:
[name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Maxine[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] and…

[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f] '[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] '[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]

[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Appoline[/name_f] or [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] Westerling

You’re girls names are darling and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] fits lovely with them!!

My favorites from your list : [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_u]Simone[/name_u], & [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]

Other ideas

[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] ______:

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Laken[/name_u]
[name_f]Raquel[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Zeta[/name_f]
Viola
Sage
Marlaina
Jocelyn

I loooooove the suggestions above that give the nickname potentials for dad! I really like the flow of [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] “[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]”

I came here to say exactly this!

[name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Maxine[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] together make such a beautiful sibset! From your list, I love [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f].

[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]

I have been very drawn to [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] as well, and love the way it looks written down, but the more times I say it out loud, the more I worry it sounds choppy and doesn’t flow of the tongue very well. But I love the potential of him finally getting to have his ‘[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]!’ (he so desperately wanted our [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] to be [name_f]Goldie[/name_f])

Right now, DH is digging [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] as top contenders. I can get behind them but I am craving just a little more sparkle. :slight_smile:

I truly [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]. I like the way it sounds with my girls, too. [name_u]Truly[/name_u], I think [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] is one of those “perfect” names.

[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is divine! :slight_smile:

What about [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] or [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]?

[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]