We have about 10 wks until baby girl comes out to meet us… and we cannot wait! But we are really having a hard time choosing a name. I’m pretty sure this little girl is going to be nameless at least for the first few hours of her life. We like classic names, but do not want to choose something too popular or trendy. Here are some of our front runners (not in any particular order). But we aren’t really in love with any of them. Input please! Big brother is [name_m]Jacob[/name_m].
You have lovely choices on your list and my favourites are [name_f]Marin[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] ([name_f]Annie[/name_f]). In staying with Classic and working best with [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], I love [name_f]Anna[/name_f] for you and [name_f]Annie[/name_f] is so sweet. Other suggestions would be [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] which to me, feel fresher than [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] but still Classic. I also love [name_f]Annemarie[/name_f] and [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] but [name_f]Anne[/name_f] is lovely on it’s own too.
Congratulations! Out of your list, I like [name_f]Annie[/name_f] and [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] best with [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]! They would go lovely. Middles for [name_f]Annie[/name_f] and [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] could include:
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_f]Tahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
My favorites are [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Cora[/name_f], but I like a lot of your options. If you want to avoid trendy, I would stay away from [name_f]Marin[/name_f], [name_f]Maia[/name_f], and [name_u]James[/name_u] as a middle name, since they all seem to be names that became popular very recently but were rare before then. I like [name_f]Sara[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] a lot but [name_f]Sara[/name_f] is definitely tied to my generation.
I like [name_f]Cora[/name_f] a lot!
Some other suggestions:
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Mollie[/name_f]
My favourites are [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. and [name_f]Maia[/name_f]. [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] is my top from those. You have some lovely choices.
I think [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], and [name_f]Maia[/name_f] go best with [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]. I like either [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] or [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] as middles for all of them.
I love [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine/name_f and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] as first names with nicknames, but also as middle names. I think [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] would make nice middle names as well.
The only names on your list that I think might veer towards trendy are [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Maia[/name_f], and [name_u]James[/name_u] as a middle name for a girl. This isn’t a deal breaker! I love [name_f]Cora[/name_f]!
I really like [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]. It’s familiar but underused. And you can’t go wrong with [name_f]Sara[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. They’re classics for a reason. I don’t know where it ranks, but [name_f]Sara[/name_f] actually feels unexpected in 2017. I can’t remember the last time I met a little [name_f]Sara[/name_f].
I like all your names, but I think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] would be stunning with [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is classic and elegant in an understated way, but it’s really not very common in practice. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] gets my vote!
From your list I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Maia[/name_f] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] with [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]! I’m not fond of [name_u]Meredith[/name_u] and [name_f]Marin[/name_f]. I don’t think [name_f]Cora[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] complement [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] tbh. What about [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]? [name_f]Sara[/name_f] is also pretty though :). What about…
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Michaela[/name_f]*
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]*
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Carly[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Grace[/name_f]*
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]*
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]*
This is a great list for 10 weeks out! Are you looking to expand your list or narrow it? If you’re just trying to narrow it down, have you tried the Name [name_f]Genie[/name_f]’s [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Name Test Drive webpage? I love it for seeing how names look in context. It might help cross some off the list. I’ve written some reactions to your list below, too, in case that helps. If you find yourself disagreeing with me, great! That can indicate a stronger contender too!
[name_f]Sara[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]—Simple and straightforward, though perhaps too simple? If both names are family names, it might take on a heavier weight for you. And it does have a nice flow.
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]—My favorite of your names. I love the nickname [name_f]Merry[/name_f]/[name_f]Meri[/name_f]! I like that the length of the name is different from [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] too.
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]—Shares most of the same letters as [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] so I’d probably cut it from the list. It is also slightly more trendy.
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]—I love [name_f]Helen[/name_f], kinda “meh” on [name_f]Natalie[/name_f].
[name_f]Marin[/name_f]—I like this though I think it falls into the “trendy” category and is the only one that feels like a mismatch with [name_m]Jacob[/name_m].
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]—I feel like the “Ca- [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]” sounds are reminiscent of [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]. [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] might work as a first, but I’d reserve [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] for a middle name.
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] “[name_f]Annie[/name_f]”—I love [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Marin[/name_f] would be a lovely lovely combo—though I realize I’m pronouncing [name_f]Marin[/name_f] like the county (emphasis on the second, -in syllable) not like [name_f]Maren[/name_f], so ignore that suggestion if I’m mispronouncing it! [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] is nice too.
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_u]James[/name_u]—I like this. I’d love [name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_u]James[/name_u] even more.
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]—Sounds great with [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], but it’s the trendiest name on you list. I know a lot of [name_f]Maia[/name_f]/Mayas under 5 right now.