And the naming dilema continues…[name]Vera[/name] was one of my initial suggestions for baby #2 (some of you might remember me posting about this) but husband wasn’t too fond of it at the start. However, after some suggestions I gave that he HATED [name]Vera[/name] suddenly isn’t sounding so bad to him anymore.
Big sister’s name is [name]Roxanne[/name] [name]Coraline[/name]. Our last name is one syllable so we do like the flow of 2-3-1.
I initially had [name]Catherine[/name] ([name]Katherine[/name]) as a middle name which I still think flows well together but I’m not sold on using the same letter/sound for a middle name. There are just SO many good names out there that I might as well keep the names different.
But this is where I need some help… I’m having a hard time finding something that flows well and doesn’t end in “a”.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! And if anyone wants to throw out alternate first names I’m good with that as well. I do try to stay away from popular names. The only thing to keep in mind is that our last name is a nature name so [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Willow[/name], [name]Iris[/name] etc simply don’t work. (Which is too bad because those are some of the few names we would agree on)
I had suggested [name]Simone[/name] before which he thought was OK …but after I brought up [name]Vera[/name] again he likes that better. I quite like [name]Zara[/name] but hubby HATES that name. My husband leans towards names that I like on other peoples children, just not my own. ([name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Priscilla[/name], [name]Theresa[/name])
So as you can see this is why I need help. Please.
I like [name]Vera[/name] - it’s unique and sounds as though it will last from infancy into old age and still sound fresh. Here would be some of my mn picks -
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Irene[/name]
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Estelle[/name] (my personal fave)
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
I love [name]Vera[/name], I posted about it today actually but I’m thinking it isn’t ready for a comeback just yet in the UK. I’d love to meet a little [name]Vera[/name] first before I even contemplate it just to see how it sounded on a little girl.
[name]Roxanne[/name] & [name]Vera[/name] sound so lovely together!
[name]Love[/name] [name]Vera[/name] too. Maybe old-fashioned to some, it is #45 in the Dutch charts.
I agree a 3-syllable middle name is quite difficult. I like the suggestion of [name]Vera[/name] [name]Jessamine[/name] very much!
Or how about:
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name],
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] (for your DH),
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Juniper[/name] (I know, nature, but nice!)
or
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Oriane[/name]
As first name suggestions, how about: [name]Tessa[/name] (iso [name]Theresa[/name]), [name]Nora[/name] (iso [name]Eleanor[/name]), [name]Isis[/name] or [name]Isla[/name] (iso [name]Iris[/name]/[name]Ivy[/name]), [name]Celia[/name] (iso [name]Priscilla[/name]) or [name]Nina[/name] (because I like it!)
I personally [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Vera[/name] [name]Jasmine[/name] and [name]Vera[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]!
Also, I’ve never heard of a [name]Vera[/name](except in Twilight) so its really unique and oringinal
[name]Vera[/name] is lovely. I know someone in their 30s with this name. Old-fashioned names are making a big comeback, but I bet it was tough for her growing up with an “old lady name”.
Some three syllable names you might like:
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Rosaleen[/name], [name]Rosaline[/name], [name]Rosalyn[/name], [name]Roselyn[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
I adore the name [name]Coraline[/name], by the way!
I love [name]Vera[/name]. I’d love it with either something very short ([name]Vera[/name] [name]True[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Hope[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Fay[/name]) or something long and mouthy ([name]Vera[/name] [name]Persephone[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Ebony[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Elaine[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Augusta[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Clarissa[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Cecily[/name]).
Thanks for all the suggestions! I definitely like some of the names mentioned. [name]Angeline[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Genivieve[/name], [name]Juliette[/name], [name]Seraphine[/name] (although hubby didn’t like that one) [name]Vera[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] sounds a little old to me but that could be because my friends mom is named [name]Evelyn[/name] so it’s a name that just doesn’t seem far enough removed for me.
[name]How[/name] is everyone pronouncing [name]Jessamine[/name]? (mine, mean or min)?
I think my favorite is [name]Elizabeth[/name] so far…I do like having middle names that the child can fall back on in case they don’t like their first name and [name]Elizabeth[/name] has so many nicknames and options to chose from.
[name]Vera[/name] is SO lovely! With [name]Roxanne[/name] [name]Coraline[/name], I think you need something a little more…interesting and varied than [name]Catherine[/name] ~
