[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! We already have a son - [name_u]Reid[/name_u] - and have been totally stuck this time around when it comes to girl names. Since his name is four letters and one syllable we’re trying to find a shorter name so that they seem somewhat cohesive together. Additionally, our last name is constantly misspelled (the whole thing is unintuitive for most people and has a silent first letter) so we are hoping for something that doesn’t have 15 different spelling variations and is pronounced similarly to how it’s spelled. Our biggest issue is that my husband and I have very different styles.
I like more “vintage” names, outside the top 100 but not unheard of ([name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f])
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband seems to have two divergent favorites but the best way I can describe his style is either super common names from 20 years ago ([name_f]Natalie[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]) or uncommon names that almost seem random because I can’t quite find the connection lol ([name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_u]Fran[/name_u], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_u]Sloane[/name_u]).
The closest we’ve gotten to middle ground (we just aren’t super excited about any of them): [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
We would love any suggestions you have, thank you in advance!
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites from your suggestions:
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] (love [name_f]Bea[/name_f] as a nickname)
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
We’ve previously discussed [name_u]Rory[/name_u] & [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] and I think they are somewhere on our “agreement list”.
I think there’s a good chance that [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], and [name_f]Delia[/name_f] (maybe [name_f]Greta[/name_f]) will be near the top of our list - and you’re right there’s just something about [name_f]Fern[/name_f] that I love. We’ve also liked the idea of [name_f]Dot[/name_f]/[name_f]Dottie[/name_f] or [name_f]Bea[/name_f] but can’t quite commit to [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f].
I already like virtually all of these suggestions more than anything on our previous list now to hope that he’ll like some of them haha.
Okay here are the much-awaited thoughts from my husband;)
He likes [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f] & [name_f]Delia[/name_f] the most. Our dog’s name is [name_f]Layla[/name_f] and he was very excited to see it suggested haha. He’s going to “think about” [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], and [name_f]Talia[/name_f]. Sadly I got a cringe from “[name_f]Greta[/name_f]” and he’s not sure about [name_f]Olive[/name_f] & [name_u]Eden[/name_u] (“food name” and thinks [name_u]Eden[/name_u] might be too religious but didn’t completely veto them).
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We’ve been somewhat avoiding R, M, T, and “hard C/K” names but everything is negotiable.
Does [name_u]Rory[/name_u] have too many Rs especially next to [name_u]Reid[/name_u]?
Another from a past list that I think is really sweet is [name_f]Avielle[/name_f]
I’m not sure if these have already been mentioned but some possibilities could be:
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
You have so many great suggestions so far!! I especially love [name_f]Fern[/name_f] and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]!
I also wanted to suggest [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]! Similar to [name_u]Rory[/name_u], but you can use the [name_f]Bee[/name_f] nickname!
A bunch of the names you said you liked - [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f] - are or have been top of my list! Maybe:
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f] (or something that can shorten to that)
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]