I am having a little girl and am struggling to find her a suitable name. The main problem being that I am a teacher and many names have associations that I don’t want for her. I have a little boy called [name]Owen[/name] and come with an open mind to see if there’s any suggestions out there that match suitably with the name [name]Owen[/name]!! Our last name is a 2 syllable name starting with C.
Bluebonnie, I do like [name]Juliet[/name] and Babyoneday, I like [name]Charlotte[/name]. Unfortunately Hubby thinks they’re a bit too formal!? I am entertaining [name]Ivy[/name]…in fact I am really loving [name]Ivy[/name] but do not want to discount other options at the moment.
Thank you for your suggestions. It’s a shame that so many of them have already been taken by friend’s little girls.
I love the idea of having a “formal” name with a cute/young nickname. It gives a child room to grow into their name. [name]Juliet[/name] can easily be [name]Julie[/name], or [name]Jules[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] can become [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name] (we had a little [name]Lottie[/name]-[name]Dottie[/name] in our family). But, as they get older they have a more “adult” name if they want. So, he shouldn’t rule a name totally out, if it has nicknames he’d like. A little girl having a special nickname from her Daddy can be fun. [name]Ivy[/name] is a very pretty name, but I usually like names of that style in the middle to break up a longer first and last name.
[name]How[/name] about [name]Owen[/name] and [name]Julia[/name]. This name is very popular in [name]Holland[/name] right now.
Other suggestions:
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Elena[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Freya[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Meave[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Norah[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Emily[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Maya[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Niah[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Elora[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Livia[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Mia[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Lisa[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] nn [name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Isabella[/name] nn [name]Isa[/name], [name]Bella[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name] nn Vie, [name]Via[/name], [name]Neve[/name], [name]Genny[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Annabelle[/name] nn [name]Belle[/name], [name]Anna[/name], [name]Annie[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Anneliese[/name] nn [name]Ann[/name], Lies, [name]Lise[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Bryn[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Suzanne[/name] (perhaps you would prefer [name]Susana[/name], [name]Susanna[/name], [name]Suzanna[/name], [name]Suzana[/name] over [name]Suzanne[/name], although)
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Melinda[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] (or [name]Mathilde[/name])
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Mauve[/name] (or [name]Maude[/name], [name]Maud[/name])
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Indigo[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Ione[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Orchid[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Angeline[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Arabella[/name] (or [name]Arabelle[/name], [name]Arabel[/name])
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Emilia[/name]
Ohh, I’m just so confused! Thompssn, I have to agree but for some reason we tend to go for shorter names and longer middle names. Saying that, I also like [name]Fabianne[/name] but am not sure if it’s one of those names you love but don’t have the guts to actually name your child! [name]Elsie[/name] was another favourite but friends have a chicken called [name]Elsie[/name] so that would be weird - my trend seems to be more vintage names for this little one I suppose…
Dedutchess - I like [name]Louise[/name] but maybe prefer [name]Eloise[/name] as a middle name?
All I can say is: as a teacher I totally understand! Some names are forever blighted. Then after you take off names of close family names, friends and their kids, work friends, their kids… you look at the list and suddenly all that is left are names you kind of crinkle your nose at.
As a general tip- keep away from J names for boys IMHO LOL
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] would be pretty.
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Irene[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name]
i know an owen with sister [name]Amelia[/name]. also an [name]Owen[/name] with twin sisters [name]Sophie[/name] and [name]Grace[/name]…all sound nice to me
Haha I know what you are talking about, I have helped teach summer camps for the past few years and I hate it when you have names that get ruined because of certain kids. Well what about…
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]/[name]Josie[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Kylie[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] is cute but doesn’t really work with our surname starting with C.
There’s lots of good suggestions out there but still lots that I can’t really use. [name]How[/name] does [name]Georgia[/name] or [name]Tess[/name]/[name]Tessa[/name] rate amongst people? [name]Owen[/name] and [name]Georgie[/name] or [name]Owen[/name] and [name]Tess[/name]?
[name]Amelia[/name] was a recent favourite but has also been taken…I loved [name]Milly[/name] as a nn.
My brother’s name is [name]Owen[/name] and my name is [name]Margaret[/name]. I’ve always loved the way our names go together: [name]Owen[/name] & [name]Margaret[/name].