I keep looking at names and I’m having trouble finding one I love. Ideally, we’d love a name that picks up the sounds in our last name. It’s long and Dutch, begins with “van” and ends with an “en” sound. My husband is Dutch and I’m from the Southern US.
I’m not sure if I want older, classic names (like a boy named [name_m]Henry[/name_m] or a girl named [name_f]Celia[/name_f]) or more modern sounding names (like a boy named [name_u]Owen[/name_u]).
Current ideas:
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
Other ideas?
[name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
(Boy: [name_m]Vincent[/name_m])
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]/[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
I really, really love [name_f]Celia[/name_f]. Sleek, classic, and unique. [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] is also wonderful.
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]/[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]/[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Enya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_f]Araluen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
Larken
[name_f]Maven[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f] (since you’re from the South, this would be a nod to both of you)
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] with a V last name would be lovely! WOW!