Like Juniper, but

We are trying to figure out a girl’s name for new baby (hopefully before they arrive!). We like [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_f]Tirsa[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]… And lots of others, but can’t decide. Needs to fit in with brothers [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]. We’d love thoughts on the names we like, or new suggestions!

I adore [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]! And [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]…

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Indie[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
Siofra (SHEE-fra)
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]

[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Portia[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f].

Btw I’m really curious to know, how do people react to the name [name_m]Casper[/name_m]? [name_m]How[/name_m] has your experience been with the name? I’ve considered that as a boy name :slight_smile:

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u], also [name_f]Winona[/name_f] nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]

[name_f]Adelais[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]

Casper and Sebastian are very handsome! Eloise, Tirsa, and Juniper are my favourites from the list you already have; I particularly like Eloise with her brothers.

Others (it’s hard to come up with names like Juniper!)
Helena
Esme
Nadia
Rosemary
Rosamond
Apolline
Ines
Vesper
Florence
Ilsa
Calliope
Lupita
Olympia
Philippa
Eve
Eveline (Evie)
Gwyneth (Winnie)

I like [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] best from your list.

What about [name_f]Violet[/name_f]? Or [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]?

My favorites are [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u], but I like all of them (except maybe [name_f]Tirsa[/name_f], it’s unfamiliar to me). [name_f]Evie[/name_f] is pretty popular as a nickname for [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], not sure if that bothers you.

[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] (my favorite with [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m])
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]

I love [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] best with the sibling names. Other names that sound like a sister to [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]:

[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]

I love all these suggestions! Some beautiful ones we haven’t considered, so thank you!

And people have been very receptive to the name [name_m]Casper[/name_m]. We call him Cappy most of the time, but when we call him [name_m]Casper[/name_m] people are intrigued and seem very positive. I was worried about the Friendly Ghost reference, but not a single person has ever said it except one of my aunts, and it wasn’t in a negative way. It’s not a cultural touchstone for his generation, and hasn’t been for such a long time that I don’t think the image is as strong anymore.

These are such lovely suggestions, thank you so much for all the replies!

[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] ([name_f]Winnie[/name_f]) has been my favorite girl name since the 5th grade. Astrella and [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] and [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_u]Artis[/name_u], [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] are my top picks too.

Too funny, my daughter’s name is [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], and my top choices for #2 are currently [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] and [name_m]Casper[/name_m] (and I like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] but don’t think I can use it!). So since we have similar taste to that degree, here are the other girl names I like:

[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]

My list is actually pretty short currently, sorry. Anyway, I like your taste!

[name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] and…

[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Regina[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]

With [name_m]Casper[/name_m] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], I really love [name_f]Edwina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]. I probably would not do [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] due to the similar ending with [name_m]Casper[/name_m]-- but what about [name_f]Juno[/name_f] or [name_f]Junia[/name_f] instead? [name_f]Tirsa[/name_f] or [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] work well too. I’d do [name_f]Evie[/name_f] as a nn for [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f], or [name_f]Evadne[/name_f].

Some other possiblities:

[name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], and

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annelise[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Bettina[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Frederica[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannelore[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]/[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]