First time poster, would appreciate any help!
Due with a baby girl next month, and her big sister has nicknamed her “[name_f]Mimi[/name_f]” which is fun, but we do want a full name that will grow with her, and will go with the uber tricky last name of “hunt”!
[name_m]Hunt[/name_m] as a last name means no “k” sounds at the end of a name (say [name_m]Mike[/name_m] [name_m]Hunt[/name_m] and you’ll see why), no starting with C or K(C. [name_m]Hunt[/name_m]), no “el” beginning names (ellie or ella nn turns into elephant). Names ending in “s” sound turn into lisps sounds with hunt following, and one syllable or descending intonations sound really clunky/choppy.
It gets pretty frustrating!! We do like older, feminine names (evangeline, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], etc), and really love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but it is very popular and would rhyme with big sister AND all of the girl cousins (“ia” ending).:roll:
If you made it through that, bless you, haha! please help name our second girl!
I also like these names with Hunt:
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
Avalee
Novalee
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f] [name_m]Hunt[/name_m] (still get to use the [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] nickname)
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] [name_m]Hunt[/name_m]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_m]Hunt[/name_m]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_m]Hunt[/name_m]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_m]Hunt[/name_m]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_m]Hunt[/name_m]
I really like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] too, plus you could use the nickname [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] with this! (however it depends on how ‘rhymy’ it is - for example [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] would not sound good… but you could maybe get away with it if it wasn’t as rhymy as that??)
I love those suggestions, and am torn about [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] …It rhymes pretty exactly with the others’ names ! Maybe if we called her [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] most of the time…
[name_f]Maria[/name_f] was the first name that came to mind, though it has the -ia ending. It would work well with [name_f]Mimi[/name_f], though I like [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_m]Hunt[/name_m]. Is that on your list?
My mom’s maiden name was [name_m]Hunt[/name_m]! I’ve always loved that last name… Didn’t realize it was so hard to pick names to go with it though! My mom is from a family of 5 kids named [name_m]Stephen[/name_m], [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f], [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] (my mom), and [name_f]Carol[/name_f]. I wouldn’t choose any of those names for a future child though… Here are my suggestions (sorry for repeats):
I know someone called [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] who only ever goes by [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]. She has done since being tiny and never gets [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]! So I definitely think it could work!
I love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] too but see the popularity issue and the rhyming issue.
Have you considered [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] or [name_f]Emily[/name_f] both with nn [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] instead?
For [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] names that fit your criteria my first thought was [name_u]Marian[/name_u]. But I also like [name_f]Merida[/name_f], [name_f]Miranda[/name_f], [name_f]Mariah[/name_f], [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], [name_f]Araminta[/name_f], [name_f]Marietta[/name_f], [name_f]Mitzi[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f] (though then you have may hunt), [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f], [name_f]Mariposa[/name_f], [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Minerva[/name_f], [name_f]Mimosa[/name_f] (yes it’s also a plant name), and [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f].
I went to High school with a [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]. Her real name was [name_f]Mary[/name_f] (I can’t remember her middle but it was supposed to be said together like [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f]). Her sister couldn’t pronounce her name and called her [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]. So she ended up going by [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]. It was cute but I didn’t think overly cutesy. It helps that she was a nice girl and I have very positive association with the name. I think you can be a [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] as an adult too. So what about just [name_f]Mary[/name_f]? It’s as vintage as you can get but not common at all right now. [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Isadore[/name_m] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Linea[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]? I think it’s hipster without trying too hard. I think it’s precious that you daughter is already calling her [name_f]Mimi[/name_f]. My son named our last baby (not intentionally but he was just convinced [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] was her name and we couldn’t talk him out of it). I have to say I’ve grown to love [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]'s name and it is so sweet that the brother who she adores named her.
Otherwise, I like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and just calling her [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] ([name_f]Amelia[/name_f]'s great but it is popular and like you said it rhymes with other names).
Thanks everyone for your kind help and honesty. I think we’re going to bite the bullet and name her “[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]” and call her [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] (like we already do! ) She just seems like an [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]… We polled family members today, and everyone liked it A LOT, despite our fears.
The sisters will rhyme, but we already call the eldest by a non rhyming nickname (lulu) the majority of the time anyway!
I should step in and say my first daughter nicknamed my belly bump [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] too. Then once the baby was born we called her [name_f]Mimi[/name_f] for real. It’s a lovely name and we receive so many comments on it now.
We do like older, feminine names (evangeline, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], etc), and really love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but it is very popular and would rhyme with big sister AND all of the girl cousins (“ia” ending).:roll:
