My girl’s list! What do you think?
The formula for naming I used was a first name I liked a lot, and two middles, one honoring a favorite literary character (you know those stories that you read once, and they just get stuck in your head, and years and years later you can still recall little details? I used names from those kinds of stories, lol), and the other honoring someone important to me.
The honoring names are bold, and the literary names are italics. The books are in paratheneses.
Noemí [name]Maureen[/name][name]Adelina[/name]
[name]Wren[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name][name]Meryl[/name]
([name]Adelina[/name] and [name]Meryl[/name] were sisters in my favorite book growing up, The Two Princesses of Bamarre, and I think it would be so cute to read them that story, and for them to have that connection.)
[name]Indigo[/name] [name]Zinnia[/name][name]Grace[/name] nn [name]Indie[/name] (Chasing Redbird)
[name]Saffron[/name] [name]Minerva[/name][name]Sarah[/name] nn Saffie ([name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name], of course)
[name]Aviva[/name] [name]Lucie[/name][name]Kay[/name] nn [name]Viva[/name] (A Tale of Two Cities)
[name]Artemis[/name] [name]Ella[/name][name]May[/name] nn [name]Artie[/name] ([name]Bridge[/name] to Teribithia)
[name]Oceana[/name] [name]Megan[/name]Nyamh /[name]Ebba[/name] nn [name]Ana[/name] ([name]East[/name]) I’m leaning towards [name]Ebba[/name], because that’s the way that they spell [name]Niamh[/name] in the book, and I don’t want it to be mispelled to everyone else.
[name]Athena[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name][name]Nicole[/name] nn Thena, if any (The Catcher in the [name]Rye[/name])
[name]Aura[/name] [name]Violet[/name][name]Carrie[/name] (The Series of Unfortunate Events)
[name]Tierra[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name][name]Evelyn[/name] ([name]Tia[/name]) (The Series of Unfortunate Events
[name]Willow[/name] [name]Teresa[/name][name]Janet[/name] (Inkheart series)
I don’t really like double middle names, and names like [name]Saffron[/name] and [name]Oceana[/name] are really not my style at all - however, I love the amount of thought and effort you’ve put into your combinations and the fact that each one has a very special meaning to you! I would say that my favorite is [name]Willow[/name] [name]Teresa[/name] [name]Janet[/name]. A lot of people on here will call [name]Teresa[/name] and [name]Janet[/name] “dated”, but today’s “dated” is really just tomorrow’s “vintage”, and I think both names are solid and spunky, a perfect balance to the airy [name]Willow[/name]. Well done there!!
I also love the way you picked these names. I think [name]Adelina[/name], [name]Minerva[/name], [name]Aviva[/name], [name]Athena[/name], [name]Oceana[/name], [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name] and [name]Saffron[/name] are true gems and deserve to be in the first spot. These are my favorites:
[name]Indigo[/name] [name]Zinnia[/name], but [name]Grace[/name] seems out of place?
[name]Saffron[/name] [name]Minerva[/name] [name]Sarah[/name], but I don’t exactly like the two names beginning in S
[name]Aviva[/name] [name]Lucie[/name] [name]Kay[/name] - but why no y for [name]Lucy[/name], and a y for [name]Kay[/name]?
[name]Oceana[/name] [name]Megan[/name] Nyamh /[name]Ebba[/name] - I’m not understanding the [name]Ebba[/name]/Nyamh/[name]Niamh[/name] thing? [name]Oceana[/name] is gorgeous!
[name]Athena[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Nicole[/name] nn Thena – [name]Attie[/name] could be a cute nn.
[name]Aura[/name] [name]Violet[/name] [name]Carrie[/name] - agree with pp who suggested [name]Aura[/name] [name]Violet[/name] [name]Kay[/name]
Comments on others:
Noemí [name]Maureen[/name] [name]Adelina[/name] - only like [name]Adelina[/name]
[name]Wren[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Meryl[/name] - [name]Elizabeth[/name] seems the odd one out
[name]Artemis[/name] [name]Ella[/name] [name]May[/name] nn [name]Artie[/name] - I really prefer [name]Artemisia[/name], but that’s just me
[name]Tierra[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] ([name]Tia[/name]) - [name]Tierra[/name] is not floating my boat
[name]Willow[/name] [name]Teresa[/name] [name]Janet[/name] - I think [name]Teresa[/name] and [name]Janet[/name] may be a little too much together
I also like previous suggestions of [name]Minerva[/name] [name]Saffron[/name] [name]Grace[/name]/[name]Saffron[/name] [name]Minerva[/name] [name]Grace[/name] (although I hate [name]Grace[/name]), and [name]Athena[/name] [name]Violet[/name] [name]Mae[/name].
[name]May[/name] I suggest [name]Minerva[/name] [name]Saffron[/name] [name]Aviva[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name] [name]Saffron[/name] [name]Kay[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name] [name]Indigo[/name] [name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name] [name]Violet[/name] [name]Kay[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name] [name]Adelina[/name] [name]Nicole[/name]
Noemí [name]Maureen[/name] [name]Adelina[/name] << prefer Naomi and the “een” and “ina” names sound sort of funny together
Wren Elizabeth Meryl << nice flow
Indigo Zinnia Grace nn Indie (Chasing Redbird) << LOVE this combo and the name Indigo
Saffron Minerva Sarah nn Saffie (Harry Potter, of course) << sort of awkward flow and not a big fan of Saffron
Aviva Lucie Kay nn Viva (A Tale of Two Cities) << nice
Artemis Ella May nn Artie (Bridge to Teribithia) << nice flow but Artemis is nms
Oceana Megan Nyamh /Ebba nn Ana (East) << I like Oceana but the second middle name throws the flow off
Athena Phoebe Nicole nn Thena, if any (The Catcher in the Rye) << nice flow
Aura Violet Carrie (The Series of Unfortunate Events) << nice flow
Tierra Beatrice Evelyn (Tia) << nice flow but nms
Willow Teresa Janet (Inkheart series) << nice flow
