It’s time to get more serious with the name lists! [name_u]Baby[/name_u] 4 is due the end of [name_u]October[/name_u] and we’re so excited! I can play with names while we wait a little longer to start spreading the news
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] has been on our list with our other pregnancies. I like it, but it isn’t one of my very favorites. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband looked over both our shortlist and my longlist and said he likes Rosemary–and he’s hard to please.
Any suggestions for “names like Rosemary” that we might both love? A few others we’re considering: girls–Polly, [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f], Zelda; boys–Zebedee/Zebadiah, [name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u]. Sibling names: [name_m]Ransom[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], and Deliverance.
Deliverance doesn’t seem like any other name on your list.
I love [name_m]Ransom[/name_m] and [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] and [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f].
And the other female names don’t seem to me to share much with [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] either.
Names that remind me of [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]:
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Annemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annemieke[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmaliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Maryellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Suellen[/name_f]
Names that remind me of [name_f]Polly[/name_f]:
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Lolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Peg[/name_f]
[name_u]Shirley[/name_u]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
Names that remind me of [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]:
[name_f]Linnet[/name_f]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_f]Lindy[/name_f]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_u]Lauren[/name_u]
[name_f]Shanna[/name_f]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
Names that remind me of [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f] and [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]:
[name_u]Zoe[/name_u]
Zolita
[name_f]Zamora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zuleika[/name_f]
[name_f]Zephirine[/name_f]
Names that remind me of [name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]:
[name_m]Theomund[/name_m]
[name_m]Theobald[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Alpheus[/name_m]
[name_m]Tedrick[/name_m]
Names that remind me of [name_u]Rory[/name_u]:
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_m]Struan[/name_m]
[name_m]Niven[/name_m]
[name_m]Brosnan[/name_m]
Noren
[name_u]Brogan[/name_u]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Derry[/name_m]
Oh wow, huge congratulations! Your set is so much fun. I quite like [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] with your kids’ names, actually. I’m not sure what it is, but I think [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] clicks in really well—plus is a gorgeous name in her own right.
Let’s see about finding some ideas for a sibling to your three…
For a girl…
[name_u]Vision[/name_u]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (I love the [name_u]Christian[/name_u] significance of this sweet nature name, too.)
[name_f]Bonny[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] (Or any -day name you enjoy, really!)
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Holiday[/name_f]
[name_f]Morag[/name_f]
[name_f]Wellesley[/name_f]
[name_u]Blythe[/name_u]
Cavatica
[name_f]Mayrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Quinna[/name_f]
[name_u]Bliss[/name_u]
[name_f]Ismene[/name_f]
[name_u]Marvel[/name_u]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_u]Banner[/name_u]
Salish
[name_f]Glory[/name_f]
[name_u]Lemmitty[/name_u]
[name_f]Kismet[/name_f]
[name_f]Tuppence[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
I know it (well, though Ransom and Deliverance share a Christian-word-name connection.) I keep scratching my head over why my husband loves Deliverance’s name but keeps saying names that I think match it better, like Zipporah, are “too long” or “too weird” or “too hard to spell.” Thank you for the thoughtful list.
@LibelluleClaire thank you! And we do both like Eden, good call! It’s not great with our surname, and we’re considering mn Eve, so…but it merits a place on the list.
@snowmaiden aw thanks I was just thinking about Marilla! I like Marigold also. Such a beautiful list overall.
I was just thinking about Marilla! I like Marigold also. Such a beautiful list overall.