The other night as I was putting together our first child’s nursery…I realized that she will be here in less than two weeks and we still haven’t decided on a name!
When we first found out we were having a girl, my husband and I went home and opened the baby book. We spent the next month trying to decide on a name but our styles are very different so we couldn’t agree on anything. We decided to take a little break and see if anything would just naturally come to us. That “little” break turned out to be a long one.
I really don’t want to wait to decide until she gets here because we wanted to have her room ready. (She’s supposed to have her name in bubble letters on the wall)
As of right now, we’ve been calling her sweetheart or lovie…but you can probably understand why I don’t want to name her either of those.
The type of names I like are unique, beautiful, and long. My husband likes the short and sweet ones.
I really would appricate it if you guys can help us out!
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lea[/name_f], Zalie
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] nn [name_f]Dora[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f] nn [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] nn [name_u]Georgie[/name_u], [name_f]Gia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lia[/name_f], [name_f]Sissy[/name_f]
I tried to think of long names with short nick names. Good luck!
I tried to find short looking names that had 3 syllables…there are definitely more out there! I thought that might strike a good balance between both of you.
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. It’s my name and i have loved having it. It is long and unique yet somehow simple and Classic at the same time. And my parents nicknamed my [name_f]Zanna[/name_f] which I tend to go by now and literally get complimented on it [name_f]EVERY[/name_f] time I introduce myself. My middle name is [name_u]Leigh[/name_u]. Good luck!
You seem to prefer sophisticated and elegant. If you like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] which I think is beautiful, maybe your husband would agree to it and the nn he may want to use could be [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] which is so cute, short, and sweet. You could call her by her full name and he would still get his short name!
So far my picks are:
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
Minevra
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
A name I first picked out a while ago was [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] but pronounced the Russian way ([name_f]ANA[/name_f] STAH [name_f]SIA[/name_f])
But my husband and I ended up eliminating that because everyone would pronounce it wrong.
A few names that were on my husband’s list if I remember correctly:
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_u]Devin[/name_u]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
If he likes [name_f]Nina[/name_f], how about [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] with [name_f]Nina[/name_f] as a nickname. Or [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] with [name_u]Josie[/name_u] as a nickname? I love [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] or [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] with [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] as a nickname as suggested earlier. [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] with [name_f]Margot[/name_f] or [name_f]Margi[/name_f]. A long name for you with a short nickname for him seems like the best compromise.
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sera[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] nn [name_f]Delia[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] nn [name_f]Linnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] nn Isby/[name_u]Isa[/name_u]/[name_f]Belle[/name_f]/[name_f]Bella[/name_f]/[name_f]Elle[/name_f]/[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] nn [name_u]Penny[/name_u]/[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]/[name_f]Nola[/name_f]/[name_f]Lola[/name_f]/[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Livie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cassie[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f] nn [name_f]Mira[/name_f]/[name_f]Miri[/name_f]/[name_f]Mimi[/name_f]/[name_u]Mandy[/name_u]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] nn [name_u]Romy[/name_u]/[name_u]Roma[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] nn [name_u]Mattie[/name_u]/[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]/[name_f]Attie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lissie[/name_f]/Fefe
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bee[/name_f]/[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]/[name_f]Elise[/name_f]/[name_f]Beth[/name_f]/[name_f]Betty[/name_f]/[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]/[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]/[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Clarie[/name_f]/[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/[name_f]Rissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] nn [name_f]Carrie[/name_f]/[name_f]Cara[/name_f]/[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f] nn [name_u]Dani[/name_u]/[name_f]Nica[/name_f]/[name_f]Nicci[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Ana[/name_f]/[name_u]Stacy[/name_u]/[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] nn [name_f]Reba[/name_f]/Bekah/Bex/[name_f]Becky[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tabby[/name_f]/[name_f]Tibby[/name_f]/Itha
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]/[name_f]Soph[/name_f]/[name_u]Roni[/name_u]/[name_f]Nia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] nn [name_u]Ari[/name_u]/[name_f]Aria[/name_f]/Adne/[name_f]Addy[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] nn [name_u]June[/name_u]/[name_f]Junie[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Kate[/name_f]/[name_f]Katie[/name_f]/[name_f]Kat[/name_f]/[name_f]Katya[/name_f]/[name_f]Kathy[/name_f]/Kath
