Hello. My amazing little girl was born on 11th [name_f]October[/name_f] and we can not find a name we love,shall we settle on [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] or jemima? These are the only two names we have narrowed it down to and we have our reservations for both. We both like posy but my husband is not keen on [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] or primrose and we would only use it as a nickname, he also suggested peony with the little nickname pea but I think there’s too much teasing potential there.It’s really dissapointing that we can’t find anything we love. Her brothers are called [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_m]Myles[/name_m] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m].
I really look forward to hearing your suggestions
Thankyou x
I like [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]. It’s a beautiful name with several nickname options. If you both like [name_f]Peony[/name_f], try using it as a middle.
[name_f]Flower[/name_f]/nature inspired:
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]/[name_f]Viola[/name_f]/[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]/[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]/[name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilla[/name_f]
Others:
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]/[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
I would not settle for a name, but only go with one I really love. [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] is not my style, but nothing wrong with the name itself if you love it. I personally do like [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] a lot, but again do you love it?
Suggetions based on [name_f]Posy[/name_f] / [name_f]Peony[/name_f] / [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]:
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] / [name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f] / [name_f]Briony[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
Would you consider [name_f]Posey[/name_f] as mn and nn, like [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] [name_f]Posey[/name_f]?
Or nn [name_f]Posey[/name_f] for a longer name like:
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllida[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
Pamona
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_u]Pascale[/name_u]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Josette[/name_f]
[name_f]Josepha[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Josanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] [name_f]Posey[/name_f] or [name_f]Posey[/name_f] [name_f]Jemima[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], and the sound of [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Myles[/name_m] and [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
I think [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] is very pretty!
My favourite is [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]! [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] [name_f]Posy[/name_f] would be very cute. Other names you might like:
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] or [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f] or [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Petal[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Amapola[/name_f] nn [name_f]Pola[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Primavera[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] is extremely beautiful to me, but I don’t know if it would be a good idea to use it if it hasn’t jumped out at you both as “the name.”
Besides [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] not being my style, I just wouldn’t use it because there’s the whole racist connotations/maple syrup thing going on here in the US. If you don’t live here, then I don’t think that applies.
I’ll try throwing some names out =]
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f] (actually nms, but maybe a nice alternative to [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] :))
[name_f]Elara[/name_f]
[name_f]Emerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmaria[/name_f]
Etheria
[name_f]Irisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Joelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Julissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]/[name_f]Lyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
Lysandra
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]*
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Reina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
*When I said it together with your other kids’ names, it really clicked for me! My favorite.
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this list helps. I tried my best to avoid suggesting repeats. I don’t know if any of this is your style, but hopefully it’ll at least strike some inspiration if nothing else!
I like [name_f]Arabella[/name_f]! You could use [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] or [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] (or even just [name_f]Posy[/name_f]) in the middle spot to get to the nickname.
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_m]Myles[/name_m] [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] give me the impression that you like classic names but something a little adventurous. (Sorry-not trying to be psychic here).
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] are both fine names - apart from the detraction of the U.S. stigma for [name_f]Gemima[/name_f] - and that’s certainly opposite in the U.K. but I think you will work out if either of those is the special one. Taking them out of the equation usually helps how you feel.
My suggestion was/is [name_f]Jemma[/name_f], nname [name_u]Jem[/name_u] or with G spelling. I heard a story recently how the daughter came to be named [name_f]Gem[/name_f] - after literary character- and it had that ‘feel’ of ‘she really is our baby gem’ - there was no overt mushy statement but I was very touched and thought to suggest the name.
Now that I look closer at your sons’ names I feel you may prefer something a little more sophisticated. Also notice that you have ‘O’ featured in both names which may be something you would consider continuing in some form
e.g. [name_f]Margot[/name_f] -bother its also an ‘M’ -the o in the middle would give you different places but the silent ‘t’ leaves 2 names ending in an O sound.
Apologies for repeats - these are my suggestions.
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f] Celandine [name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Briony[/name_f] [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Camilla[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Carys[/name_f] [name_f]Charmian[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Lucina[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] [name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_m]Soren[/name_m] [name_f]Verity[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
Thanks for the suggestions. I’m [name_f]Jenna[/name_f]/[name_f]Jen[/name_f] so totally don’t want [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]/gem/[name_f]Jemma[/name_f] or [name_u]Jem[/name_u] as a nickname for jemima. Also can’t use mimi as nickname for jemima as it’s the name of my sisters deceased cat! Really struggling here! I don’t like the bella nickname for [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] as its quite popular here in [name_f]England[/name_f]. Unfortunately out of those suggestions there isn’t anything my husband likes. I like quite grown up names like [name_f]Venetia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] ([name_f]Lu[/name_f]-see-a) [name_f]Eva[/name_f] (too popular though) names he likes include [name_f]Siena[/name_f],[name_f]Sofia[/name_f] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] although he agrees none of those seem to suit her. Please keep your suggestions coming I really appreciate them
I love your sons names. I hope you find a name you love. [name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Myles[/name_m] and…
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] (I like the nicknames [name_u]Clare[/name_u], [name_f]Clary[/name_f] or [name_f]Cece[/name_f] for this)
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] (longer than your usual style I think, but has some lovely nickname possibilities including [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f] and [name_f]Lina[/name_f])
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/ [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bea[/name_f], [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] or [name_u]Tris[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] nn [name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] nn [name_u]Mattie[/name_u] or [name_f]Tillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] nn [name_f]Anna[/name_f] or [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f] nn [name_f]Anna[/name_f] or [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] …
I have tried to list classic British names as that seems to be your style, I hope that is ok? Good luck!