Names that Compliment Each Other?

Girl Names
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I’ve decided to completely and totally ignore my signature and redo my entire favourites list, because when it came down to it, I couldn’t picture a 3 year old being named Clarimond or a 4 year old being named [name_f]Octavia[/name_f] (as much as I would love to!). So, I have an entirely/almost entirely new list, but I don’t know which names fit nicely together. [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to suggest some names, but please, include one from my list :slight_smile:

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ([name_f]Posey[/name_f])
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] ([name_u]Connie[/name_u]?)
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] ([name_u]Frankie[/name_u])
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] ([name_f]Millie[/name_f])
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] ([name_f]Etta[/name_f])
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] ([name_f]Posey[/name_f])
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] ([name_f]Ottilie[/name_f])
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] (you-fee-me-ah/[name_f]Effie[/name_f])
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiorella[/name_f]
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Dulcina[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]

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I don’t understand when I hear someone say: I can’t picture “insert name here” on a baby or girl or child. We are ADULTS most of our lives so we should be more concerned with adult images not childhood ones. Clarimond and [name_f]Octavia[/name_f] have nicknames you can use when a daughter is young ([name_u]Clare[/name_u]/[name_f]Clarrie[/name_f]/Mondy/[name_u]Ari[/name_u] and [name_f]Tavie[/name_f], [name_u]Ocie[/name_u], [name_f]Vivi[/name_f], [name_f]Via[/name_f]). I don’t think you should let go of beautiful names because of images that will soon fade. Why can’t you picture a little Clarimond or [name_f]Octavia[/name_f] but [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f], [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] and [name_f]Maud[/name_f] are ok? I don’t get it. :slight_smile:

I will place your names in “style groups” because that’s the way my mind works. Of course, other people may not agree with my analysis but so be it. People can have different opinions on names. Many names can overlap so they be included in more than one style group.

Frilly and Feminine: [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]/[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]/[name_f]Christabel[/name_f]

Quirky Feminine: [name_f]Dulcina[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]/[name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Fiorella[/name_f], [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]/[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]/[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]

Solid No-Nonsense Vintage: [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Maud[/name_f]/[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]/[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]/[name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f]/Clarimond/[name_f]Clarice[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f]

The Majestic Ones: [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]/[name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]

The British Ladies: [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]

The Virtues: [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]

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I think like, if I can’t picture a child bearing it, I’m unable to picture the name on a someone as they grow older. I know of young [name_f]Maude[/name_f]'s, and of famous [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]'s (shortened to [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]) and I would happily shorten [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] to [name_f]Effie[/name_f]. Clairmond and [name_f]Octavia[/name_f] don’t seem as wonderful when they’re shortened. I do love the idea of separating them into style groups though!

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Humble: [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

Ladylike: [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Clarice[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f], [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]

Feisty: [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Maude[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f]

Playful: [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Christabel[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]

Frilly: [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Dulcinea[/name_f], [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f], [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f], [name_f]Fiorella[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]

Virtuous: [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]

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[name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]

[name_f]Maude[/name_f], [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]

[name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]

[name_f]Fiorella[/name_f], [name_f]Dulcina[/name_f], [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]

[name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]

[name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f], [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]

[name_f]Clarice[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_f]Amity[/name_f]