Millie or Ruby?

Name Advice
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Name dilemma! So I’m due in a few months and still struggling to figure out the perfect name for our daughter.

I’ve narrowed it down to [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Ruby[/name_f].

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is my personal favorite, but it doesn’t go very well with our last name. We would basically always call her [name_f]Millie[/name_f] which does go well with our last name. It’s also extremely popular which makes me unsure.

[name_f]Ruby[/name_f] is in a sweet spot for popularity…I like familiar/Top 100 but not Top 10. It goes great with our last name. But I just can’t completely let go of Amelia/Millie.

Her older sister is [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. I think both go well with her name. I think the middle name we’ll end up going with is [name_f]Kendall[/name_f].

Looking for thoughts and advice!

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I vote [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] “Millie”! If you know that you love Amelia/Millie so much that you’d always think of it as the one that got away, I would use it! Flow isn’t necessarily the most important thing, and even then [name_f]Millie[/name_f] is what you’d be calling her the majority of the time anyways.
That said, [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] would also be an excellent choice, one of my personal favorite names! :blush:

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Go with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]!

Both are gorgeous I personally prefer [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] but I think your heart lies with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] so I would go with your preferred choice. Honestly on a day to day people really do not use their surname thank goodness as my daughters is long hyphenated mouthful of a surname so I wouldn’t stress to much about this. Also I do not think flow is that important I literally know people named things like J@ne L@ne if J@ne can live with her first and last name rhyming then your [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] can deal with a slightly clunky flow. I also really like how [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] sounds with Car0line. Go with the name you love!

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I love [name_f]Ruby[/name_f]! I really like the name [name_f]Millie[/name_f] but [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] not so much.

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I think [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] goes better than [name_f]Kendall[/name_f] and would pick [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] personally but I don’t have the attachment to [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] that you do. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Kendall[/name_f] have really mismatched vibes IMO.

But, it you’ll always wish you used [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], then I would go for it.

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I think it seems like you would regret not using [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], and it is a beautiful name so my vote goes to [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] is also great, though

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I think [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f] works best with [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] as a big sister

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I do prefer Amelia/Millie with sister [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. If it’s your favorite, you should absolutely use it! Popularity is so seldom what you fear it will be in daily life, anyway.

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[name_f]Ruby[/name_f] is my favorite! Colorful, timeless, elegant powerful. [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] Kend@ll sounds lovely.

[name_f]Millie[/name_f] is sweet and gentle, but I prefer it as a nickname. If [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f] is an option, I think you should go with it. It sounds great with your oldest daughter’s name. Most importantly, you seem to really love it.

I would like to suggest [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] K&ndall Surname. I think it may resolve the flow with your last name and you could keep all the names you adore!

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I love the name [name_f]Millie[/name_f], but your hesitations about [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] are valid. What if you just cut the middleman and named her [name_f]Millie[/name_f]? [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] is such a cute name, but I do think [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Kendall[/name_f] works a little better than [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] [name_f]Kendall[/name_f]. What about [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]? Combine your two favorites, you could still call her [name_f]Millie[/name_f], and you wouldn’t have the issue of it sounding bad with your last name. And it’s such a cute combo in itself!

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As a sister to [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] my vote goes to [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]

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I think:

Amelia Ruby nn Millie (so Ruby as the middle unless Kendall is an honour?)

Emily Ruby nn Millie (sounds like Emily will go better with your last name? Kendall works too.)

I like Ruby but I think Amelia or Emily complement Caroline better and they both give you Millie which you seem esp fond of.

Or you could go with Romilly Kendall and use either nn Millie and/or the nn Romy (which is close’ish to Ruby and avoids the flow to last name problem)

I wouldn’t go Millie alone after Caroline, better both have substantial names.

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I have to say [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], because

  1. [name_f]Millie[/name_f] is like the cutest nickname ever
  2. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] pairs better with her older sister’s name than [name_f]Ruby[/name_f]
  3. I believe [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Kendall[/name_f] flows better to my ear than [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] [name_f]Kendall[/name_f]

Congratulations on your children! :heart:

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I wouldn’t worry about popularity or even slightly bad flow with the LN, if [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is your number 1 name, you should use it! I love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Kendall[/name_f], she’s sweet and spunky! And [name_f]Millie[/name_f] is an absolutely adorable nn for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]!

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[name_f]Ruby[/name_f] is delightful - bubbly, bright and sweet

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[name_f]Ruby[/name_f] is beautiful and my favorite . I also like [name_f]Millie[/name_f] as a stand alone name . I’m not a huge fan of [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] especially if you mainly want [name_f]Millie[/name_f] but it’s not a bad choice :sunny::cherry_blossom:

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Both are great names! You can’t go wrong either way. If I had to choose, I’d go with Amelia/Millie! It’s versatile as well as your favorite :slight_smile:

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I personally feel flow IS important as she will be known as first/last name and introduced as such, intercom at school, name on office door, whatever…. etc. But, I think it depends in what way [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] doesn’t flow with your last name. Does it rhyme, sound too similar, too descriptive? [name_f]My[/name_f] personal favourite is [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] but both names are beautiful and if the flow of Amelia/last name is just slightly off I hope you would still consider it because of it being your favourite. Maybe [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]?

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I love [name_f]Millie[/name_f] on its own! [name_m]Can[/name_m] you do [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]?

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I vote Amelia!!

I have actually never met an [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] ever. I think it is soo beautiful. I have never been a fan of [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] it has never appealed visually or in sound to me, in my opinion it sounds very rugged and old. I love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] together! It rolls off the tongue soo beautifully.