Naming our first

Girl Names
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Hello everyone!
My name is [name]Ashley[/name], and my husband [name]Matt[/name] and I are expecting our first in 5 months. We’re SO excited, but are having trouble with names. We’re not finding out the gender, so we need two names. We decided to focus on the girl name first because, for some reason, I feel like it’s going to be a girl.
Our taste is very classic, and we like names that sound elegant. We’re not super concerned about popularity, but we don’t want an [name]Ava[/name] or [name]Aiden[/name].
So far, we have a very rough list. We add and remove names every day. But, here is today’s version:
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]”
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]”
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]

We would love suggestions and commentary our list.

By the way, out last name is [name]Gardner[/name].

[name]Ashley[/name]

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Of all the names you listed, my favorites are:
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] (But only with the nn [name]Trixie[/name].)
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] (But I prefer it [name]Katharine[/name].)
[name]Margaret[/name] (Because it’s my name!)
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] (But it’s getting really popular.)

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I love [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], and [name]Olivia[/name].
[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Gardner[/name]. So pretty!

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I love [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Gardner[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] and [name]Frances[/name] [name]Gardner[/name].
My top favourite is [name]Eliza[/name] though! :slight_smile:

The only ones I really don’t like are [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Olivia[/name] (all 3 are super popular in my cousins grade 3 class!)

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Congratulations :slight_smile:

I love lots of names on your list! My favs are:

[name]Martha[/name] - love this! So sweet and needs to be used more! Other names you may like are [name]Margot[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Mabel[/name] or [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] - beautiful simple and classic and the nn [name]Janie[/name] is adorable. Names with a similar vibe are [name]Clare[/name], [name]Rose[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Louisa[/name] or [name]Eve[/name].
[name]Cecilia[/name] - really pretty and feminine with a lovely melodic sound. Similar names are [name]Eulalia[/name], [name]Rhiannon[/name], [name]Tallulah[/name], [name]Rosanna[/name] or [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name] - despite its popularity I love this and the nn [name]Milly[/name]. If u want something less common though you could consider [name]Amalia[/name], [name]Amelie[/name] or [name]Emilia[/name]

I like [name]Adelaide[/name] but hate the nn [name]Addie[/name] so would recommend [name]Adele[/name] or [name]Adelia[/name] instead. I love [name]Alice[/name] but just prefer the names I listed above. I love [name]Beatrice[/name] and the nn [name]Bea[/name] but again prefer some of the names above. I also probably prefer [name]Beatrix[/name] or [name]Phoebe[/name] as ways of gettin to the nn [name]Bea[/name]. [name]Caroline[/name] is nice but to me its just my aunts name so I cant imagine it on a child! [name]Charlotte[/name]'s lovely and especially the nn [name]Lottie[/name] but it’s getting pretty common now. [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Frances[/name] and [name]Viola[/name] are great but again I just prefer the names above. I’d also suggest [name]Francesca[/name]! [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Isla[/name], [name]Margaret[/name] and [name]Katherine[/name] are not my style really but are nice names. I’d also suggest [name]Ivy[/name] and [name]Iris[/name]. And Olivic I think is way too popular!

Best of luck :slight_smile:

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[name]Hi[/name]! I love your list of names…my favorites are ~

[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]”

They all sound wonderful with your last name! :slight_smile:

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Firstly, let me compliment you on your list. There are some lovely names you’ve chosen so it will be hard to pick a favourite but here goes.
I love [name]Frances[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Caroline[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] (you can’t go wrong with any of these classic names). My only concern would be the double “ar” sounds in [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Gardner[/name].
I like [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Katherine[/name], [name]Isla[/name], [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Viola[/name]. Again, [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] has 3 “ar” sounds in it. [name]Jane[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] doesn’t seem substantial enough so perhaps [name]Jane[/name] could be put aside for a middle name option. My least favourite is [name]Georgia[/name].

Here are some other suggestions:
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name] (alternative to [name]Cecilia[/name])
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Angelica[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name]/[name]Georgiana[/name] (alternative to [name]Georgia[/name])
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Justine[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name]

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[name]Adelaide[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] - Very Nice
[name]Charlotte[/name] - The nick name [name]Lottie[/name] is just adorable
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] - which nn would you use? [name]Liz[/name], [name]Beth[/name], [name]Bess[/name], [name]Betty[/name], [name]Libby[/name], the possibilities are endless
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] - This name is skyrocketing up the charts and not as classic as the others
[name]Jane[/name] - An underused name imo
[name]Katherine[/name] - I think the nn [name]Kit[/name] is awesome for this name
[name]Margaret[/name] - what nn would you use? [name]Maggie[/name], [name]Meg[/name], [name]Marge[/name], [name]Greta[/name], even [name]Daisy[/name] is a nn for [name]Margaret[/name]!
[name]Martha[/name] - old-fashioned for my taste, but a nice strong name
[name]Viola[/name] - I prefer [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] - I think it’s too popular for you

You’ve got some great names! Really, you can’t go wrong. [name]Just[/name] consider your favorite name, nn, maybe even look at the meanings.

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And I forgot [name]Maisy[/name] and [name]Margot[/name] for [name]Margaret[/name] nns!

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Thanks for all of the input and suggestions!

That’s a good point about the double -ar sounds. We hadn’t thought of that. I agree that [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] sounds weird, and maybe [name]Charlotte[/name] does too. But, what do you think of [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Gardner[/name]? I think that because the car sounds like care instead of car, it sounds fine. But, I may just be telling myself that because I love the name. What do you think?

Thanks,
[name]Ashley[/name]

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You have a great point…[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] sounds very pretty when said outloud…I had not put it down as a favorite, because of the “n” sounds. But when I say it, it sounds very pretty! [name]Caroline[/name] is one of my favorite names for girls. [name]Do[/name] you have any mn’s picked out?

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Thanks!
We haven’t thought about middle names yet. We want to focus on first names first, but would love suggestions!

Having a cute nn is important to us, so we looked at the possibilites and narrowed the list down.

[name]Amelia[/name] nn [name]Amy[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] nn [name]Carrie[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] nn [name]Lizzie[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Lizzie[/name] or [name]Libby[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] nn [name]Fanny[/name] or [name]Fancy[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] nn [name]GiGi[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Janie[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] nn [name]Katie[/name] or [name]Kitty[/name]

What do you think?

Also, what are your thoughts about syllabes in sibsets? For example, if we were to go with something long like [name]Elizabeth[/name], and the name another daughter [name]Jane[/name], would that seem weird? Or is style more important than length?

We’d love your feedback!

Thanks,
[name]Ashley[/name]

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[name]Adelaide[/name]- lovely
[name]Amelia[/name]- another lovely choice, I have a feeling this could be the next [name]Olivia[/name] though.
[name]Alice[/name]- One of my favorites. [name]Alice[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] sounds so nice.
[name]Beatrice[/name]- I dont love it, but its nie.
[name]Caroline[/name]- Another great strong classic.
[name]Cecilia[/name]- I prefer [name]Cecily[/name] or [name]Celia[/name].
[name]Charlotte[/name]- [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] doesnt sound bad but it isnt perfect.
[name]Eliza[/name]- Another great classic, but this one has a little more spunk imo.
[name]Elizabeth[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]- [name]Love[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]- eh, its just okay
[name]Georgia[/name]- [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] would be so cute. I love this one too.
[name]Isla[/name]- A little more trendy then the other names on your list but still lovely.
[name]Jane[/name]- cute, I prefer it as a mn.
[name]Katherine[/name]- cute, but very common.
[name]Margaret[/name]- [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] doesnt have the bet flow.
[name]Martha[/name]- Eh, a little plain imo.
[name]Olivia[/name]- beautiful but sooo popular.
[name]Viola[/name]- [name]Viola[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] is my favorite name on your list. Its so sophisticated and distinguished.

My favorites:
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]

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Personally style is more important to me than length. I know an adorable little set of sisters aged 4 and 1 called [name]Isabella[/name] and [name]Eve[/name]. They’re nicknamed [name]Belle[/name] and [name]Evie[/name] so in day to day life the different lengths of their names isn’t that noticeable. As would be the case with a [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name] nicknamed [name]Janie[/name] and [name]Lizzie[/name]!

Of the names you’ve narrowed it down to I think my favs would be:

[name]Amelia[/name] (although I’d have to nn her [name]Milly[/name]! Lol)
[name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Janie[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] nn [name]Kitty[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] or [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Lizzy[/name] or [name]Libby[/name] (or even [name]Betsy[/name], [name]Beth[/name] or [name]Elle[/name])

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I like all the nn’s you have chosen! My favorite names on your list are [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name].

I like [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name] together! I would go with the names that you like, as long as style is similar, especially for sisters.

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What a great list!

First off, I think the length of the names in a sib-set aren’t terribly important, rather the style. With your last name being two syllables, you can use both long or short names, so I think you’re set.

OK, feedback on the names; of course, this is just me. I like classic sounding names with a twist. First, I have to get a few things out of the way.

My daughter:
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] – so I’ll just lay this out there because it’s obviously my favorite. :slight_smile:

Me & my sisters (so basically you have the exact same taste as my mother) – we would agree you can’t go wrong with these:
[name]Katherine[/name] (can I suggest nn [name]Kit[/name]?)
[name]Caroline[/name] (we call my sister Cici)
[name]Elizabeth[/name] (mn [name]Frances[/name]) (who goes by [name]Lizzie[/name], full time)

Otherwise, I like very much:
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]

The second tier:
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]

I find these slightly too frilly for my taste:
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]

I just have never found this name pretty, although it ticks a lot of boxes:
[name]Martha[/name]

Too popular, even for someone who doesn’t care about popularity:
[name]Olivia[/name]

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Thanks for all the replies!

We love all of the names, and have no idea how we are going to choose!

We’d love more feedback!

Thank you,
[name]Ashley[/name]

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Sorry, NB timed out a while back, so I’m posting now…

[name]Ashley[/name],

Let me address your questions first. Definitely, I think that style is more important in choosing a sibling set than length. So, a sibling set of [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Mary[/name] makes more sense than a set of [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Kailey[/name]. Length is something to consider, but it wouldn’t be a deal-breaker for me. Personally, most of the names I like for girls are longer - [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name], and [name]Beatrix[/name] - but then there’s [name]Charlotte[/name], and I don’t think she’d feel out of place. As for the issue of [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Jane[/name] as sisters, the length difference is rather large, but that didn’t stop the [name]Bennet[/name]'s - or [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name], rather - from naming two of their five daughters those very names. Actually, the [name]Bennet[/name] sisters are a perfect example of style winning out over length. [name]Jane[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Catherine[/name] “[name]Kitty[/name],” and [name]Lydia[/name] represent a variety of lengths, especially since [name]Kitty[/name] solely uses her nickname, yet they blend into a beautiful, striking sibling set. Okay, on to your list…

[name]Amelia[/name] nn [name]Amy[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] nn [name]Carrie[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] nn [name]Lizzie[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Lizzie[/name] or [name]Libby[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] nn [name]Fanny[/name] or [name]Fancy[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] nn [name]GiGi[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Janie[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] nn [name]Katie[/name] or [name]Kitty[/name]

Off your list, I think I like every name. Well, I like some more than others - my favorites are [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Frances[/name], and [name]Jane[/name]. I like [name]Amelia[/name], but not so much the [name]Amy[/name] nickname; I’d choose [name]Mia[/name] or [name]Lia[/name] instead, myself. [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] is a very nice name. [name]Gardner[/name] is your last name, yes? [name]Caroline[/name] is really a perfect name - I love it! [name]Eliza[/name] has an edge over [name]Elizabeth[/name], for me, as it feels just that much more original and vintage. [name]Lizzie[/name] is a great, versatile nickname, too! I’m in love with [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Gardner[/name]. [name]Frances[/name] is so cute, and I wish more people would use it - [name]Fancy[/name] as a nickname is interesting, though I think I’d go with [name]Frankie[/name], myself. I’m not in love with [name]Georgia[/name], honestly - something about it is holding me back. [name]Georgiana[/name] or [name]Georgina[/name], even, seem more regal and fun and appealing, and the [name]Gigi[/name] nickname, with your last name, is lovely. [name]Jane[/name] [name]Gardner[/name], again, is a very cute name. My friend ([name]Jane[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]) goes by [name]Janie[/name], but only to her mother. [name]Katherine[/name] is the epitome of classic elegance, I think, but [name]Katie[/name] is so, so overdone at this point! [name]Kitty[/name] is a really cute nickname, I agree, but I like the spunky - “snappy” - nicknames of [name]Kat[/name] and [name]Kit[/name] even more! If I were naming your daughter off of this list, I’d choose [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Frances[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] - I love that, and I’d love to be named that, myself!

The only other names I can think to suggest are [name]Clara[/name] ([name]Clare[/name]), [name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Lottie[/name], [name]Charlie[/name]), [name]Maria[/name] ([name]Mamie[/name]?), [name]Louisa[/name] ([name]Lou[/name], [name]Lulu[/name]), and, of course, my ultimate favorite - [name]Lydia[/name] (Lyddie).

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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I like [name]Lemon[/name]'s suggestion of [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Frances[/name], or you could go with [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Jane[/name]! I also like [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] or [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Eliza[/name].

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You have a great list! I considered a lot of the same names when naming my daughters.
My favorites from your list are:
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]

I think that [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] and [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Gardner[/name] are stunning names!
I love the nns [name]Amy[/name] and [name]Carrie[/name] too.

Good luck,
[name]Casey[/name]