Less usual classic name to go with a common surname!

[name_f]Evening[/name_f]!

[name_m]Just[/name_m] entering my third trimester, don’t know if its a girl or boy…struggling to come up with names that I like for either!

DD is [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] ([name_f]Bea[/name_f]) and our surname is very common (e.g. [name_m]Smith[/name_m]!) so I really don’t want something too common.

Names I have come up with that I think I like include:

Girl - [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] ([name_f]Thea[/name_f]) and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] ([name_f]Mia[/name_f]),

Boy - [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] ([name_u]Freddie[/name_u]),

I like names higher up in the alphabet, I like to be able to shorten them, although this is more important for a girls name, and I like quirky…but not made up!

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] some of you can help!

Thanks.

[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] [name_m]Fred[/name_m] and hermione [name_f]Mia[/name_f] are beautiful choices love [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] to

What about
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] euphie yuffie
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Opaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] penny
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
Gweneira
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Milly[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Enya[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]

[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthasar[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Oswald[/name_m] [name_m]Oz[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodoric[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]

I really like all your favorites, especially [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], which I think would go marvellously with [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f].

What about :
Lucilia, [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_f]Ilona[/name_f], [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Christine[/name_f], [name_f]Azura[/name_f], [name_f]Leandra[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], Alizea, [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Georgina[/name_f], [name_f]Nolwenn[/name_f]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Leonard[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Preston[/name_m], [name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_m]Winston[/name_m], [name_m]Niels[/name_m], [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], [name_m]Everard[/name_m]

[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] names-- I really like [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] and [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] with [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] (and their nns). Some other possibilities:

[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and

[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]/[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f]/[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leticia[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]

[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Anselm[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Frasier[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]

[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] &

[name_f]Agnessa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Aggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] nn [name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f] nn [name_f]Carly[/name_f]/[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Claire[/name_f]/[name_u]Izzy[/name_u]
[name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] nn Dezzy/[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f] nn [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nia[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] nn [name_f]Flo[/name_f]
[name_f]Paulina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lina[/name_f]/[name_f]Polly[/name_f]

[name_m]Absalom[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sal[/name_u]/[name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] nn [name_u]Clem[/name_u]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u] nn [name_m]Dex[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmond[/name_m] nn Mondo
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] nn [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] nn [name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
Monygomery nn [name_u]Ray[/name_u]/[name_m]Monte[/name_m]
[name_m]Quinlan[/name_m] nn [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m] nn [name_m]Sly[/name_m]

You have some lovely choices! [name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] for a girl, and perhaps [name_m]Albert[/name_m] for a boy? I also think [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] would be nice.

[name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] and [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] are lovely choices to go with [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]. All four names are on my own list, so let me know if any of the suggestions are on the right track:

Girls:
[name_f]Novella[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] / [name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f], [name_f]Amabel[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Hestia[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], [name_f]Delfina[/name_f] / [name_f]Delphina[/name_f], [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_u]Vesper[/name_u], [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f], [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f], [name_f]Clemency[/name_f], [name_f]Adela[/name_f], [name_f]Odetta[/name_f], [name_f]Benilde[/name_f], [name_u]Columba[/name_u], [name_f]Nanetta[/name_f], [name_f]Galilea[/name_f], [name_f]Galatea[/name_f], [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f], [name_f]Aura[/name_f] / [name_f]Ora[/name_f], [name_f]Electra[/name_f], [name_f]Allegra[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], [name_f]Thalassa[/name_f], [name_f]Ursula[/name_f], Ferelith, [name_f]Maxine[/name_f], [name_f]Martine[/name_f], [name_f]Martina[/name_f], [name_f]Alberta[/name_f], [name_f]Frederica[/name_f], [name_f]Federica[/name_f], [name_f]Fernanda[/name_f], [name_f]Fernande[/name_f], [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f], [name_f]Estella[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Estrella[/name_f], [name_f]Garnet[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_f]Madrigal[/name_f], [name_f]Serena[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Henriette[/name_f], [name_f]Viveca[/name_f], [name_f]Marcela[/name_f] / [name_f]Marcella[/name_f], [name_f]Iva[/name_f], [name_f]Marceline[/name_f], [name_f]Nephele[/name_f], [name_f]Claudie[/name_f], [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f], [name_f]Fenella[/name_f], [name_f]Elva[/name_f], [name_u]Alva[/name_u], [name_f]Alba[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f], [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], Rowenna, [name_f]Rowena[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Pilar[/name_f] / [name_f]Pillar[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], [name_u]Pascale[/name_u], [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_f]Olympia[/name_f], [name_f]Valencia[/name_f], [name_f]Paloma[/name_f], [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Verona[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Unity[/name_f], [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], [name_f]Bruna[/name_f], [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], [name_f]Amethyst[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Teodora[/name_f], [name_f]Feodora[/name_f], [name_f]Apolline[/name_f], [name_f]Apollonia[/name_f], [name_f]Pomona[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f].

Boys:
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m], [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m], [name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_m]Abram[/name_m], [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Remus[/name_m], [name_m]Roland[/name_m], [name_m]Romolo[/name_m], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_m]Abner[/name_m], [name_m]Amias[/name_m], [name_m]Amos[/name_m], [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m], [name_m]Ishmael[/name_m], [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], [name_u]Lionel[/name_u], [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_m]Absalom[/name_m], [name_m]Dougal[/name_m], [name_m]Lemuel[/name_m], [name_m]Eugene[/name_m], [name_m]Franklin[/name_m], [name_m]Albus[/name_m], [name_m]Morris[/name_m], [name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_m]Basil[/name_m], [name_u]Rex[/name_u], [name_m]Floyd[/name_m], [name_u]Lou[/name_u], [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], [name_m]Bruno[/name_m], [name_m]Galileo[/name_m], [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_m]Rudyard[/name_m], [name_m]Ulysses[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], [name_m]Klaus[/name_m], [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] / [name_m]Casper[/name_m].

Thanks guys, lots of names to think about here! Like [name_m]Albert[/name_m] but it is a cousins name so sadly can’t use! I will run a few past my DH and see how we get on!! (Think he would rather a [name_m]John[/name_m] or [name_f]Jane[/name_f]!!) x

Some suggestions:

Girls:
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Addie[/name_f])
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_u]Stacy[/name_u], [name_f]Natasha[/name_f])
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Clem[/name_u], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f])
[name_f]Clothilde[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Claude[/name_u], [name_f]Tildy[/name_f], [name_f]Tilly[/name_f])
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Cassie[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_u]Sandy[/name_u]) [for more on [name_f]Corisande[/name_f], see: Name of the Week - British Baby Names]
[name_f]Edwige[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Edie[/name_f])
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Lolly[/name_f])
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Isa[/name_u], [name_f]Dolly[/name_f], [name_f]Zelie[/name_f]) [for more on [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], see: Name of the Week - British Baby Names]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Meg[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Peggy[/name_f])

Here are some ideas, sorry for any repeats;

Girls:
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] ([name_f]Callie[/name_f])
Adeladie ([name_f]Ada[/name_f])
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] ([name_f]Ria[/name_f])
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f] ([name_u]Kerry[/name_u]/Kensa)
[name_f]Jessamy[/name_f] ([name_u]Jess[/name_u])

Boys:
[name_m]Jago[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]

[name_f]My[/name_f] former last name was [name_m]Smith[/name_m]. [name_f]My[/name_f] medical and financial records were often confused with those of “other” [name_f]Pamela[/name_f] Smiths. I had never met a [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] or heard of any when I named my son. A few years after, well, you know what happened.

I would caution you to avoid names that are trendy now as you may find yourself with the next “[name_m]Jacob[/name_m].” Maybe something that is not on the cusp of rising in the ranks. (Maybe stay away from the top 500 boys’ and top 700 girls’ names listed on the Social Security list for 2013. I haven’t checked to see where my suggestions fall on the list.) Maybe you could find a name that has a more common nickname, but the full name has a twist in a different direction. Instead of [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], perhaps you could use [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m] or [name_m]Nicolai[/name_m] with nicknames possibilities of [name_u]Nic[/name_u] or [name_u]Nico[/name_u]. (Something that your child will feel more “middle of the road” and provide a unique name on medical records.)

Sadly, I don’t think [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] and [name_f]Thea[/name_f] are uncommon enough. They are getting a lot of attention on NB. ([name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] is #808.) You could use any of these to get the [name_f]Thea[/name_f] nickname:

[name_f]Annthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Elthea[/name_f]/[name_f]Elthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]/[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_f]Timothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Altheda[/name_f]
[name_f]Althelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Althia[/name_f]
[name_f]Arthene[/name_f]
[name_f]Alathea[/name_f]

Other, Girls
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f]Moria[/name_f]
[name_f]Besse[/name_f]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Langley[/name_u]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] / [name_f]Wynifred[/name_f] ([name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_u]Win[/name_u], [name_f]Winni[/name_f], [name_f]Freda[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f])
[name_f]Alannis[/name_f]
Alarice - pronounced [name_f]Ala[/name_f]-[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_f]Alaya[/name_f]
[name_f]Alcyonne[/name_f]

Other, Boys
Crossman - nn [name_m]Crosby[/name_m]
Wesson
[name_u]Neil[/name_u]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Leroy[/name_m] / Luroy
[name_u]Royce[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilber[/name_m]
[name_m]Anson[/name_m]
[name_m]Anton[/name_m]
[name_u]Langley[/name_u]
[name_m]Franko[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederico[/name_m] / [name_m]Fredrico[/name_m] “[name_m]Rico[/name_m]”
[name_m]Siegfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Alanzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Alas[/name_m]
[name_m]Albion[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] / [name_m]Albertus[/name_m]
Albirk
Albec “[name_u]Beck[/name_u]”
[name_m]Alben[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaster[/name_m]
[name_u]Alcott[/name_u]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u] / [name_f]Aldon[/name_f]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
Haldon / [name_m]Halden[/name_m] / [name_m]Haldan[/name_m]
[name_m]Halifax[/name_m]

Good luck to you.

I love [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] nicknamed [name_f]Mia[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] together or [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f].

[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] ([name_f]Thea[/name_f]) is MUCH better than Hermoine ([name_f]Mia[/name_f])–that nn is a big stretch

[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m] & [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] sound nice together…

Other suggestions:

  • [name_f]Agatha[/name_f]/[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] ([name_f]Aggie[/name_f])

  • [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ([name_u]Jo[/name_u]/[name_u]Josie[/name_u])

  • [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]/[name_f]Margot[/name_f]/[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] ([name_f]Maggie[/name_f])

  • [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] ([name_f]Winnie[/name_f]) -if you don’t have an [name_m]Alfred[/name_m]

  • [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] ([name_f]Millie[/name_f])

  • [name_m]Edmond[/name_m]/[name_m]Edison[/name_m] ([name_m]Eddie[/name_m])

  • [name_m]Truman[/name_m]

  • [name_u]Francis[/name_u]

  • [name_m]Abram[/name_m]

  • [name_m]Lewis[/name_m]

I like the suggestion of [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] with [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]. [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] would go really well too. As for boys, maybe [name_m]Aldous[/name_m] or [name_m]Magnus[/name_m].

[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

Boys: (other suggestions)
Alfric [name_m]Smith[/name_m] nn [name_m]Al[/name_m]
[name_m]Abram[/name_m] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_m]Achilles[/name_m] nn [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Adeon[/name_m] nn [name_f]Dee[/name_f]
[name_m]Adlai[/name_m] nn [name_u]Del[/name_u]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
Aemon (AY as in [name_f]May[/name_f]; AY-mon) nn Aim
[name_m]Albus[/name_m] nn [name_m]Albie[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] nn [name_m]Alan[/name_m]

Girls: (other suggestions)
Carinthia nn [name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] nn [name_f]Evie[/name_f] [name_u]Gilly[/name_u], [name_u]Angel[/name_u], Linney
[name_f]Adira[/name_f] nn Dearie
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] nn [name_f]Addie[/name_f], Dally, [name_f]Laila[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cece[/name_f], Seelie, Sessie
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lissie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Didi[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f] nn [name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cindy[/name_f]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f] nn [name_u]Kay[/name_u]