[name_m]Hi[/name_m] All!
My foster daughter has a super unique Z name that will, for her safety, need to be changed upon her adoption. Right now we call her “[name_m]Zennie[/name_m]” for short and I feel great about the name [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] as her first name. She is colorful and feisty yet also pretty and sweet. We can slowly transition from [name_m]Zennie[/name_m] to Zinnie to [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f].
MIDDLE NAMES:
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f] is important as ONE of her middle names as that will be a connection to her birth family.
Options I’m working with, but super open to other suggestions: [name_f]Alice[/name_f]–after my grandmother [name_f]Helene[/name_f]-Another grandmother (Who was [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]. I also just love the name [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] so may want to save it, I don’t know!) [name_f]Joy[/name_f]–middle name of a friend’s daughter who died
Other considerations:
We are a [name_m]French[/name_m] family (VERY VERY [name_m]French[/name_m] last name, that alludes to Gardens, so I love that with [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]) and we are mixed [name_m]Christian[/name_m]/Muslim, so an Arabic name would be VERY welcome as well
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] ______ [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
or [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] ________
I have [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Mireille[/name_f] in my signature. [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Mireille[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] would be lovely. I also like [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f].
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] is lovely! I like the nickname [name_m]Zennie[/name_m]. kaebea makes a good point, does [name_m]Zennie[/name_m] like her new name?
[name_m]Zennie[/name_m] is only 9 months. If she grows older and has a preference we would be open to using her birth name. However if we continue to live in the same city, because her first family has unfortunately stalked us both online and in person in attempts to abduct her, she would need to have a name that isn’t so unique for a time.
Congratulations on your adoption! [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] + [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] is super gorgeous! I am a massive, massive fan of [name_f]Helene[/name_f], so [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] (or [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f]) easily gets my vote, but [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] or [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] are also super pretty. (Then again, if you want to save [name_f]Helene[/name_f] for [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]?)
Unless you’re saying [name_f]Helene[/name_f] the Scandinavian way (heh-[name_m]LAY[/name_m]-neh), I would probably opt for [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]–I think it flows a little better than [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]–but either way the name is gorgeous!
A few random other ideas:
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u]! It feels like [name_u]Christmas[/name_u], for some reason, to me, haha.)
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] (Zinnie [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is an adorable nickname!)
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Georgina[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
