I was torn between [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Annelise[/name], and [name]Emmeline[/name], and [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name]. My vote went to [name]Emmeline[/name] but it was close.
I voted for [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], and [name]Matilda[/name]. I feel these three names fit the best together. I do love the other names but [name]Eloise[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] have that vintage feel to them like [name]Dorothy[/name] and I can really seem them all as sisters. I love [name]Matilda[/name] btw.
I voted for your original combination of [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name]. I also love [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Florence[/name]. I really like some of the other names but I don’t think they ‘go’ quite as well with [name]Dorothy[/name].
I also voted for [name]Eloise[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] because of the feel/style of the names. They really seem to go together well. This was a super hard decision though because so many of the names were great and went together well. I loved [name]Harriet[/name] & [name]Thomasina[/name] as well as [name]Genevieve[/name] & [name]Annalise[/name].
I have to say, we still have no conclusion on names. I am not sure if that means we are just indecisive, or we haven’t found the “perfect names”
We did veto a few combos and are left with the following:
(If we do go with [name]Matilda[/name], her nn will be [name]Mattie[/name]. My husband really likes [name]Mattie[/name] as a nn and I am not opposed)
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] ([name]Addie[/name]/[name]Della[/name]/[name]Heidi[/name] and [name]Mattie[/name])
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Hattie[/name]) - I know its matchy, I like the nn [name]Hattie[/name], and my husband insists on [name]Mattie[/name]… Other options for [name]Harriet[/name]? Should I even be considering this name?
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name] ([name]Annie[/name] and [name]Emmy[/name]) - why not?
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Allie[/name])
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Allie[/name])
[name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Lissie[/name] and [name]Mattie[/name]/[name]Tillie[/name])
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Thomasina[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Tommie[/name]??)
[name]Lucinda[/name] and [name]Tabitha[/name] - ([name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Tabby[/name]/[name]Tibby[/name])
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Tabitha[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Tabby[/name]/[name]Tibby[/name])
[name]Lucinda[/name] and [name]Rosalind[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Sally[/name]/[name]Rosie[/name])
I mentioned before, we were thinking about the following as middle name options:
[name]Rose[/name], [name]Ruby[/name], [name]June[/name], [name]May[/name], [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Lilac[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Lily[/name] or names similar
I just now saw [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] in your last post. I think [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] would also be a great set. I think it’s so tough because you have so many great names that all really work with [name]Dorothy[/name].
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] ([name]Addie[/name]/[name]Della[/name]/[name]Heidi[/name] and [name]Mattie[/name]): I think that [name]Della[/name] and [name]Mattie[/name] is darling!
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Hattie[/name]) - [name]Etta[/name] could be an option for you. Having known many sets of twins and seeing how they craved individuality (one twin, for instance, complained about sharing initials with her twin), [name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Hattie[/name] is just too matchy for me.
[name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name] ([name]Annie[/name] and [name]Emmy[/name]): Oh my gosh! I forgot about [name]Anneliese[/name]! Would you ever pair [name]Anneliese[/name] with [name]Matilda[/name]? I ask, because this way, each child will be the title character in a movie. I think [name]Annelise[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name] is lovely, though.
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Allie[/name]): I love this, and how each has her own movie!
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Allie[/name]): You know I love this! Would [name]Eloise[/name] be [name]Ellie[/name] or [name]Allie[/name]? I think that [name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Ellie[/name] is darling!
[name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Lissie[/name] and [name]Mattie[/name]/[name]Tillie[/name]): I think this is precious!
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Thomasina[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Tommie[/name]??): I love [name]Mattie[/name] for [name]Matilda[/name], but I’m not a fan of [name]Tommie[/name] for [name]Thomasina[/name]. [name]Tamsin[/name] is the nickname for [name]Thomasina[/name], but it may not appeal to you. What about [name]Maisie[/name] as a nickname? ([name]Thomasina[/name] contains “masi,” which reminds me of [name]Maisie[/name]. It may be too matchy, though.
[name]Lucinda[/name] and [name]Tabitha[/name] - ([name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Tabby[/name]/[name]Tibby[/name]): I really love this, too!
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Tabitha[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Tabby[/name]/[name]Tibby[/name]): I love this, and would go with [name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Tibby[/name] to avoid the rhyming [name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Tabby[/name].
[name]Lucinda[/name] and [name]Rosalind[/name] ([name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Sally[/name]/[name]Rosie[/name]): I love this, too, but think the others are more in line with [name]Dorothy[/name]. If her name were [name]Dorothea[/name], though, I’d think this was perfect!
I wonder if you can’t choose because they’re ALL so amazing! Maybe you could just keep a list with you and wait until after the babies are born to see which names fit best?
Some of my favorite combos from your list:
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]/[name]May[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]/[name]June[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Rose[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]
[name]Annelise[/name] [name]May[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Rose[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] [name]June[/name]/[name]Rosalie[/name] (a bit sss heavy, though)
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]May[/name] (I [name]LOVE[/name] this!)
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]May[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Thomasina[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] and [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]May[/name] and [name]Rosalind[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
I think your list needs to be bronzed! I love it!
I hope you’re doing well!
I know I am beating this into the ground! Sorry!! I hate not knowing what we are going to name them! I guess as the last option we can bring a list of several names with us to the hospital and see if any of them fit the girls when they are born.
With your final comments, these are the 5 we are keeping in the running:
- [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]June[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]
- [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]Claire[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name] [name]June[/name]/[name]Rose[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]
- [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Rosalind[/name] [name]June[/name]
- [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]
- [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]Rose[/name]
Eliminated:
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Hattie[/name]) - has to be eliminated (even though I like [name]Harriet[/name]) because I prefer [name]Hattie[/name] nn, and husband prefers [name]Mattie[/name] nn and thats just too similar.
[name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Lissie[/name] and [name]Mattie[/name]/[name]Tillie[/name]): I think this is precious!
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Thomasina[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Tommie[/name]??): Eliminated for lack of nn I like for [name]Thomasina[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] and [name]Tabitha[/name] - ([name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Tabby[/name]/[name]Tibby[/name]): Not LOVING [name]Tibby[/name]/[name]Tabby[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Tabitha[/name] ([name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Tabby[/name]/[name]Tibby[/name]): Not loving [name]Tibby[/name]/[name]Tabby[/name]
I love the combos with [name]Tabitha[/name], especially [name]Tabitha[/name] & [name]Matilda[/name]. Why not consider [name]Tabitha[/name] & [name]Alice[/name]? So exciting to see the name [name]Tabitha[/name] being considered. And I adore [name]Tabitha[/name] with [name]Dorothy[/name]. Perfect.
[name]EDIT[/name] ADDED: Now see you have vetoed [name]Tabitha[/name]. Boo hoo. Well, the other choices are lovely as well. I do love [name]Tabby[/name] (not [name]Tibby[/name] so much, though). I especially love [name]Tabby[/name] with [name]Dottie[/name].
Let’s see with [name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Violet[/name] & your middle name choices
[name]Love[/name] [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]June[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Love[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] [name]May[/name], [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Love[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Alice[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Alice[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Love[/name] [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]May[/name], [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
My top picks would be [name]Tabitha[/name] [name]Lilac[/name] AND [name]Matilda[/name] [name]May[/name] or [name]Alice[/name] [name]Iris[/name] or [name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]
With these choices, you can’t help but come up with gorgeous names. Good luck.
[name]Don[/name]'t worry, [name]Kate[/name]! Naming is really important, so just keep posting away! (Are you due soon?)
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[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]June[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]: I really love both [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]June[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name].
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[name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]Claire[/name] and [name]Annelise[/name] [name]June[/name]/[name]Rose[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]: I love both of these names, but can better see your [name]Matilda[/name] combos with [name]Dorothy[/name].
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[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Rosalind[/name] [name]June[/name]: I think this is gorgeous, but I miss [name]Matilda[/name].
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[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]June[/name]/[name]May[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name]! [name]LOVE[/name]!
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[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]/[name]June[/name]/[name]Rose[/name]: [name]LOVE[/name]!
My favorites:
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]June[/name]/[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Ruby[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] [name]June[/name] (I’m choosing [name]June[/name], because when I say [name]Alice[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] out loud, the P attaches to [name]Alice[/name] and I hear “Alisp,” like the word “lisp,” and I’m wondering if [name]Alice[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is to ssss heavy. Hmm…)
I love how with these combos, all three girls have their own movies.
You seriously can’t go wrong with any of these pairings!
[name]Dierdre[/name],
I love [name]Tabitha[/name] too! Believe me, its really sad to me when I eliminate a name. I knew of one girl who was the 5th and last child for a couple, so she ended up with a name [name]Christa[/name] [name]April[/name] [name]Grace[/name] [name]Colby[/name] [name]Quinn[/name] because her parents couldnt decide and wanted to use all their favorite names on their last child.
What about creating a new poll with your top combos?
I am due around Thanksgiving. hmmm… maybe I should look at names that mean “thankful” or “gift”…
I would have to agree, [name]Matilda[/name]/[name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Matilda[/name]/[name]Eloise[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name]/[name]Alice[/name] are what I am leaning towards.
[name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], and [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], and [name]Eloise[/name] and [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Alice[/name] are all my favorites.
If I really had to chose one favorite from the above it would have to be [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], and [name]Alice[/name].
Ditto - you should make another poll.
I absolutely love [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name].
A close second: [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name]. But I don’t think you could do [name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Addie[/name]–they sound way too close. [name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Della[/name]? [name]Dottie[/name], [name]Mattie[/name] and [name]Della[/name]? Or [name]Heidi[/name] as you said.
It is really tough to choose as these are some of the most beautiful names ever!
I suppose it would be silly but I remember you like [name]Lavendar[/name] and I see you have [name]Lilac[/name] listed as a middle name possibility–it would be quite a theme to have mn’s [name]Violet[/name], [name]Lavendar[/name] and [name]Lilac[/name]!!
LOL! yes. I have liked the name [name]Lavender[/name] for years. I have never met a [name]Lavender[/name] in real life, but I can imagine that she would be adorable!