Our babies have been sick all week. So as I have been up multiple nights in a row Ive been daydreaming about what we would name a 3rd child. However we have some pretty specific criteria we like when it comes to naming.
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Must have a nature reference somewhere be it a flower, animal, gemstone, or even more broad like Wilder or Aurora. It could also be in a nickname
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Must have a kid friendly or classic ‘pop’ culture reference somewhere I wouldnt necessarily call it “pop” culture but for a lack of a better term. We like it to have a reference to a song, book, movie, nursery rhyme. But Im not a big fan of dark or adult references (like if the show/book isnt something you’d let your kid watch/read till theyre older) however if its classic (aka scout in reference to To Kill a Mockingbird) I can get behind it.
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Would like the first name to be below the top 500 we tend to like the first name to be more uncommon with a more popular middle.
Some of the combos we can agree on…
Maple Louisa nn Mae (if we have another girl this is a strong contender)
Opal Evangeline nn Poppy
Rosalie Clara nn Sally (middle is still up for debate on this one)
Names I like that my dh isnt sold on
Georgia
Daphne
Prairie
Can you think of any others? Boys or girls
Ooh, it’s tough to find names that match these criteria! Here are a few, with explanations of the references under a ‘hide details’ ^^
[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m]
[name_m]Todd[/name_m]
[name_u]March[/name_u]
[name_u]Briar[/name_u]
[name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] and/or [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
cultural references
[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] is the full name of [name_u]Pippin[/name_u] from the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] of the Rings, as well as a kind of falcon!
[name_m]Todd[/name_m] is the name of the fox from the fox and the hound ^^
[name_u]March[/name_u] is the last name of the family from [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women!
[name_u]Briar[/name_u] is for [name_u]Briar[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], also known as [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f].
[name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f] is a little out there, but it is a flower, and it is featured in The Sound of [name_f]Music[/name_f].
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] and/or [name_f]Luna[/name_f] – you know, for [name_f]Stellaluna[/name_f] the bat! x-)
[name_u]Fern[/name_u] is the name of the little girl from Charlotte’s [name_m]Web[/name_m].
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] – of “parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme” fame, from Scarborough Faire.
[name_u]Willow[/name_u] is obviously a tree, but it also ties to the fantasy film [name_u]Willow[/name_u], as well as (more immediately to me) The Wind in the Willows.
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[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (Jo March)
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_u]Snow[/name_u] (Roald Dahl’s [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] + [name_u]Snow[/name_u] White)
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] ‘Clover Bee/Bea’ (Beatrix Potter)
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] (Nancy Drew)
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f] (Winnie the Pooh)
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] (Edmund [name_u]Pevensie[/name_u], [name_u]Florian[/name_u] is natural but also one of the names ascribed to [name_u]Snow[/name_u] White’s prince!)
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Bramble[/name_m] (Prince Caspian)
[name_u]Leander[/name_u] [name_m]Thorin[/name_m] (lion + The Hobbit)
[name_m]Percival[/name_m] [name_m]Hart[/name_m] ‘Percy’ (knight of the round table + [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_u]Jackson[/name_u] + ‘stag’)
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u] (driftwood + bird + [name_u]Robin[/name_u] Hood/Christopher Robin!)
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[name_u]Everest[/name_u] [name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Dash[/name_u] [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Wilder[/name_u]
[name_f]Leia[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m] [name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]
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Maybe…
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f] [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] ‘Cloudy’
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f] [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_u]Prairie[/name_u] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] ‘Junie’ or ‘June’
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] ‘Evie’
[name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] ‘Chloe’
[name_u]Fern[/name_u] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_u]Briar[/name_u] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Olive[/name_f] ‘Frankie’
[name_f]Ronja[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurel[/name_u] [name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_u]Quimby[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Onyx[/name_u] [name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u] [name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] ‘Teddy’
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]Jack[/name_u] ‘JJ’ or ‘Perry’
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_u]Quill[/name_u] ‘Quill’
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] ‘Mars’
[name_u]Forest[/name_u] [name_u]John[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Altair[/name_m] [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] [name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u] [name_u]River[/name_u] ‘Lenny’
[name_u]Aquila[/name_u] [name_m]Colin[/name_m]
Explanations
mainly [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] [name_u]Quimby[/name_u], but also [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] from The Babysitters’ Club
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] the Spy
[name_u]Scout[/name_u] [name_u]Finch[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (both the book or Waltzing [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] song)
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] from The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] Garden, or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Had a [name_m]Little[/name_m] Lamb, also [name_f]Junie[/name_f] B [name_m]Jones[/name_m] from the nickname
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] from [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], and the [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] books
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] [name_f]Ballerina[/name_f]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u] from Charlotte’s [name_m]Web[/name_m]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] in Wonderland
A Tree Grows in [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u] (admittedly not for children but a beautiful classic book)
[name_f]Ronja[/name_f] the Robber’s Daughter
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] [name_u]Quimby[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m] from Charlotte’s [name_m]Web[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m] and the Purple Crayon
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] from [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] of many different nursery rhymes
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and the Chocolate Factory
[name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Pan[/name_m]
[name_u]John[/name_u] from [name_m]Peter[/name_m] [name_m]Pan[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u] and the Giant [name_f]Peach[/name_f]
[name_m]Tom[/name_m] [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] from [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Lennox[/name_u], The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] Garden
[name_m]Colin[/name_m], The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] Garden
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[name_u]Prairie[/name_u] [name_f]Maya[/name_f] (Maya and Miguel)
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] nn Seal/Sealy (Charlotte’s web) (I grew up with someone named [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] who went by Seal)
[name_u]Breeze[/name_u] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] (Madeline)
[name_f]Feather[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] (The BFG)
[name_u]Otter[/name_u] [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] (Ferdinand the bull)
Elko [name_m]Marshall[/name_m] (Paw patrol)
[name_m]Crusoe[/name_m] [name_u]Sylvester[/name_u] nn [name_m]Crow[/name_m] (Sylvester and the [name_u]Magic[/name_u] Pebble)
[name_m]Obsidian[/name_m] [name_u]Chase[/name_u] nn [name_u]Sid[/name_u] (Paw patrol)
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@shanade213 [name_m]Crusoe[/name_m] nn [name_m]Crow[/name_m] is amazing! It also makes me think of the movie Hook!
@columbiacharm I really love [name_f]Avonlea[/name_f], [name_m]Foster[/name_m] & [name_u]Miller[/name_u]. Actually [name_m]Foster[/name_m] nn [name_u]Fox[/name_u] has been one of my top favorites! I hadn’t connected it with the dr [name_m]Foster[/name_m] rhyme.
@EagleEyes I LOVE [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cloudy[/name_f]! Also [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] [name_u]Quill[/name_u] is perfect.
@Greyblue I love [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_u]Jack[/name_u] and that it would lend to the nickname [name_m]Hawk[/name_m]! I also really love [name_m]Caspian[/name_m].
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@persephonescrown I love [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ot captures that spunky fairytale vibe. I also really love [name_m]Percival[/name_m] [name_m]Hart[/name_m], [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] (clover bee is adorable) and matilda snow
@sevenstargoose I love [name_u]March[/name_u] and [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] nn [name_u]Pippin[/name_u]. In fact I really love [name_u]Pippin[/name_u]. I considered using [name_u]Copper[/name_u] from [name_u]Fox[/name_u] and the Hound, but tbh that movie makes me cry so much I dont think I could ever name my son after it! 
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[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] Jackk nn [name_m]Hawk[/name_m] 
[name_f]Ronja[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] (Ronja the robber’s daughter)
[name_f]Nim[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] (Nim’s island)
[name_f]Merida[/name_f] [name_u]Willow[/name_u] (Disney)
[name_u]Alder[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u] (Hey Jude)
[name_u]Basil[/name_u] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] (Peter rabbit)
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] (Charlie and the chocolate factory)