My husband and I recently experienced a pregnancy loss, miscarriage at 6 weeks. This was a very upsetting time for us, but through love and support from each other, our family and wonderful midwife, we pulled through and are looking forward to trying again in [name_u]November[/name_u].
We’d love to in some way honor the baby we lost with our future child’s name. (as more of a celebration of new life after sadness, rather than grief.)
A couple we’ve thought of are
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m] (meaning, “God Heals”)
[name_f]Evelina/name_f
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] (one meaning is rainbow…for those who don’t know, a pregnancy/baby after a loss is called your “rainbow baby”)
What other names can you think of with beautiful meanings that could be significant to us?
Other criteria: We have one child already, named [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f], so we’d like a name that doesn’t clash with her name
I’m so sorry for your loss. I think [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Evelina[/name_f] would be lovely! Definitely similar to [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] in some ways, I think it’s subjective whether too much or just right. I like it.
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m] is also lovely. Other thoughts for a boy:
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m] or [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], meaning immortal… as in your lost child lives on through you all?
[name_m]Amos[/name_m] - carried by God
[name_m]Eli[/name_m] - ascended, uplifted
for a girl, maybe a celestial name?
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]/[name_f]Celestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aster[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
or a name meaning life/spirit?
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
I personally named my miscarriage. I gave it the name at first of [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Noelani[/name_f], [name_u]Winter[/name_u] which was the season and [name_f]Noelani[/name_f] means mist of heaven but I recently renamed her [name_u]Reagan[/name_u] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]. It’s not for everyone however it really helped me.
I never before considered honoring the lost pregnancy/baby before by giving the next child a name that is in part a reflection of that.
I do love [name_f]Iris[/name_f] with [name_f]Isobel[/name_f], and I also think [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] would be a great name. Same meaning as [name_f]Evelina[/name_f].
@Scblovesnames Thank you. We did name our miscarriage ([name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Autumn[/name_f]) but, I think it would be nice to celebrate life with the name of our next baby as well… In more of a happy, joyous way, than a sad way. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] that makes sense.
For girls, the names Amadeé and [name_f]Amadea[/name_f] mean “God’s love/beloved.” [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Amadea[/name_f] is a beautiful combination in my opinion.
First of all, I am very sorry for your loss. I didn’t know about ‘rainbow babies’; thank you for that info!
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] is one of my favorite names and you just adding even more meaning to it for me as well.
Ideas:
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] – gift of God (although it has other meanings as well like mighty)
[name_u]Vida[/name_u] – life
[name_f]Carina[/name_f] – beloved, dear little one
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] – she who brings happiness
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] – my beautiful one, lovable
Mirada – my love
Iridessa - Resembling a rainbow
@riverlyric Thank you. I love a lot of your suggestions, adding some to our list. [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] is one of my favorite names! Hubs isn’t sold on it though, sadly.
I am so very sorry for your loss. Some ideas that go in a more happy direction:
[name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_m]Albert[/name_m] ([name_m]Albie[/name_m]), [name_f]Alina[/name_f], [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]/[name_f]Neve[/name_f] - all mean something like: bright, light, shining one, beautiful
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Felicia[/name_f], [name_m]Felix[/name_m] - happiness
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f] - brilliance, brightness
I am deeply sorry for your loss. Here are some suggestions, I’ll try and think outside of the box but I have the imagination of a blank sheet of paper so we’ll see how this goes:
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] - “young green shoot”, relating to spring which is the season of new life
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] - “life”
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - “strength or exalted one”
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] - “gift of God”
[name_f]Nora[/name_f] - “light”, the light at the end of the tunnel perhaps
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]/[name_f]Violet[/name_f] - obvious rainbow colours
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] - “light”
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] nn [name_u]Penny[/name_u] - “find a [name_u]Penny[/name_u], pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck”
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - “bearer of good news”
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] - “white, fair, blessed”
[name_f]Lux[/name_f] - “light”
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] - “bright, shining light”
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] - “my messenger”
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] - “one strength”
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] - “fortunate, blessed, happy one”
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] - “God is my strength”, and then obviously angel [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] - “awakening, enlightenment”
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] - “breath”
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] - “told by God”
Really sorry to hear about your loss. I hope that all goes really well with the next pregnancy and your new life brings lots of smiles!
I love the idea of honoring your last baby with the next one’s name.
As you know, I love the name [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], so my vote for a girls name would be [name_f]Evelina[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]…then we can have “matching” [name_f]Evelina[/name_f]'s
Other names I thought of/found: (this is not my strength, so just a couple…)
For a girl…
[name_f]Viva[/name_f] (life)
[name_u]Vida[/name_u] (life)
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] (hope)
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]/[name_f]Ismay[/name_f] (esteemed, beloved)
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f] (joy)
For a boy…
I like [name_m]Josiah[/name_m]!
Or…
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] (happy)
[name_m]Caradoc[/name_m] (beloved)
[name_m]Jubal[/name_m] (Biblical inventor of the lyre, a musical instrument used in celebrations; sounds like “jubilee”)
@aread I love [name_f]Evelina[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]! [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Evelina[/name_f] is one we’ve tossed around a bit too. I love [name_f]Esme[/name_f] and [name_m]Asher[/name_m] too I’m definitely wanting a name that leans more towards “happiness” than reminds me of our sadness.
