Name Inspiration!

I’m refining my short list, and [name_f]Thea[/name_f] is just losing her spark a little bit for me! [name_f]My[/name_f] top girls names are [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]”, and [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] “[name_f]Sanna[/name_f]”, but other names I have considered include…

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]/[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_u]Indie[/name_u] ([name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
These all feel right with [name_f]Nell[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sanna[/name_f], but too unsubstantial next to [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]

Should I reconsider any of these? Any new suggestions? Ideally I’d prefer a name that can stand on its own (not another long name with a nickname like [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f])

Great list! I really love [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] especially.

Your style seems to be short, sparky vintage names. Maybe…

[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_u]Honor[/name_u]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Nona[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cate[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_u]Saro[/name_u] :heart:
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hettie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]! It sounds like a perfect fit with [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], & [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]” is cute, but I don’t think [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] requires a nn.

[name_f]My[/name_f] other favorites from your list are [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u], & [name_f]Iris[/name_f]. And I particularly love the suggestions of [name_f]Polly[/name_f], [name_f]Tess[/name_f], and [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] from @katinka!

I might suggest:
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]

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I love [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_f]Mae[/name_f]! I do love short and spunky vintage names but i feel like they are almost too short with my other favorite names…I’ll have to do some thinking!

i LOVE [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]! One of my all time favorites! I just can’t fall in love with any of the nicknames sadly. [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] is also gorgeous! I’ve also considered [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] “[name_f]Ada[/name_f]” but I couldn’t fall in love with that either

I think [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], and [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] are substantial enough to hold up next to [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], and with [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] in the mix I wouldn’t discount [name_f]Iris[/name_f] or [name_f]Mira[/name_f] either.

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[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] ([name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Ettie[/name_f])
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] ([name_u]Romy[/name_u])
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] ([name_f]Gigi[/name_f], [name_f]Gia[/name_f])
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f] ([name_f]Mira[/name_f])
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] ([name_f]Lily[/name_f])
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f] ([name_f]Milly[/name_f])
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] ([name_f]Tilly[/name_f], [name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f] ([name_f]Cressie[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f])
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f] ([name_f]Junie[/name_f],[name_u]June[/name_u])
[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f] ([name_u]Lou[/name_u], [name_f]Lula[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f])
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] ([name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Dora[/name_f], [name_u]Teddy[/name_u])
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] ([name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Neve[/name_f])
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] ([name_u]Abby[/name_u], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f])
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] ([name_u]Ren[/name_u], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Flossie[/name_f])
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f] ([name_f]Zelie[/name_f])
[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] ([name_f]Pippa[/name_f], [name_f]Lili[/name_f])
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] ([name_f]Nina[/name_f])

I think [name_f]Willa[/name_f] goes great with your top three. [name_f]Eve[/name_f] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] also work. I would say [name_f]Mira[/name_f] and [name_f]Ayla[/name_f] feel a little out of place (more international rather than the vintage style of your other names). I like the suggestions of [name_f]Tess[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Pippa[/name_f], and [name_u]Louise[/name_u].

[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] nn [name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] nn [name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]

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