Need assistance with awkward surname

General Name Discussion
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m], my wife and I are having a surprise gender baby in a month and we are still coming up short for names.

The main problem is our surname: “Flegg” Pronounced like “egg” but with an “fl” prefix.

We want to meet our baby before deciding but want to walk in with three possible girls names and three possible boys names.

We have a long shortlist but honestly I just want a name our child can be proud of. There are a couple of names from our family which we like but dont know how to integrate them into a nice name: [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] is from my grandmother, [name_f]Anne[/name_f] is my wife’s mother’s name (a good middle name I think). I am not married to these names though, I just want something that

  1. works with the surname
  2. Has a nice nickname (preferably)

Suggestions?

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I think it would help if you gave us more samples of the names and nicknames you both like. What about boys’ names? Any pet peeves, or styles you don’t like? For instance, how do you feel about alliteration (first name and last name, first name and middle name)? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like unisex and surname names? What kinds of nicknames do you like–for example, boyish nicknames for girls’ names, like [name_u]Alex[/name_u] for [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]?

Since you mentioned liking [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] and [name_f]Anne[/name_f], what about names like [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], or [name_f]Edith[/name_f]? What about [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], or [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]?

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[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg would be a great choice.

[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] Flegg (nn [name_f]Lena[/name_f] or [name_u]Del[/name_u])
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Millie[/name_f] or [name_f]Lia[/name_f])
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Gigi[/name_f])
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_u]Ever[/name_u])
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Vi[/name_f])
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]/[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Ellie[/name_f])

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We both seem to agree on style. We both have a leaning for names that have a long history (perhaps typically old names that are making a comeback). We have a long list of names which we don’t mind for girls but are mostly at a loss for boys names. Alliteration is fine. I think a nice flowing rhythm is more important. For example, we both like the name [name_f]Florence[/name_f] and we even think that [name_f]Florence[/name_f] Flegg would be nice but its bound to be nicknamed [name_f]Flo[/name_f] Flegg and this just sounds awful to both us.

Here are some girls names that we have been throwing around (honestly, neither of us are in love with any of them):

[name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f], [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u], [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] (I loved this name before it had its recent crazy popular spike, we dont want something too popular).

I found the name [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] today on this website which is nice (I like the nickname [name_f]Lolly[/name_f]). I also quite like the name [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] (I don’t know why).

For boys names, I have three brothers and I have a single syllable name ([name_m]Mark[/name_m]) and I don’t like this for a boy with a last name like mine. My brothers [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] for example have nicer sounding names to me and they both have short sharp nicknames ( [name_u]Tony[/name_u] and [name_m]Jon[/name_m] ) which they can use. Saying this though, most three syllable boys names I dont like ([name_m]Gregory[/name_m] for example – [name_m]Greg[/name_m] is too ‘[name_u]Brady[/name_u] Bunch’). Me and my wife cannot seem to get any boys names that we like. I think this is much harder. I actually like the name [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] which is a recent thing and its a classic name that I think is kind of cool.

As for nicknames, I would prefer the nicknames to match the gender. [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] and [name_f]Samantha[/name_f] for example I am not really fond of. Also, names like [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] for a boy I am not too keen on either (the ending that sounds like “el” sounds very feminine to me).

I hope that maybe helps.

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I just wanted to also mention that I like “[name_u]June[/name_u]” as a middle name because it is also a name in the family.

namenerdery

You mentioned if I liked the names: [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] (in principle yes, but I am Australian and its the name of a major Australian city which to me is like calling a kid “new york”), [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] (yes), [name_f]Flora[/name_f] (has potential), [name_f]Frances[/name_f] (no), or [name_f]Edith[/name_f] (indifferent)? What about [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], or [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] (these longer names seem to appeal to me a little more)?

grackym (comments on your names)

[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg would be a great choice. ----- do you really think so? I had thought of this but I am not sure that ending a name with A and starting the next name with A really works, it sounds a little like “ah ah” in the middle there. I think you can now see why we are struggling so much, I am like [name_u]Jerry[/name_u] Seinfeld, nitpicking the little stuff.

[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] Flegg (nn [name_f]Lena[/name_f] or [name_u]Del[/name_u]) — [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] is a lovely name
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Millie[/name_f] or [name_f]Lia[/name_f]) — Double “A” again, but I love [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Gigi[/name_f]) — Thats a nice first name I hadn’t thought of
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_u]Ever[/name_u]) — For “lyn” names, I like [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f] better I think
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Vi[/name_f]) — This one is nice :slight_smile:
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]/[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Ellie[/name_f]) — Wow, I only just got through saying that I like this word minutes AFTER you posted it.

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Keeping the same vibe as the girls’ names on your list, I came up with:
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] ([name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Addie[/name_f], Liddy, [name_f]Delia[/name_f])
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] ([name_f]Addie[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f])
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] ([name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Delia[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f])
[name_f]Celia[/name_f] ([name_f]Lia[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f])
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] ([name_f]Maddie[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f])
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelina[/name_f] ([name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Emmie[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f])
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] (Opie, [name_f]Lia[/name_f])

For boys, how about:
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] ([name_m]Ed[/name_m], [name_m]Eddie[/name_m])
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m] ([name_m]Art[/name_m])
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] ([name_m]Al[/name_m])
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] ([name_m]Ben[/name_m])
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m] ([name_m]Tim[/name_m])
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] ([name_u]Gray[/name_u])
[name_m]Terence[/name_m] ([name_u]Terry[/name_u])
[name_m]Damian[/name_m] ([name_u]Day[/name_u])
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ([name_m]Seb[/name_m], [name_m]Basti[/name_m])
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] ([name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_m]Xander[/name_m])
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] ([name_u]Nick[/name_u])
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] ([name_u]Si[/name_u])
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] ([name_m]Oz[/name_m])
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] ([name_m]Bas[/name_m])
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] ([name_u]Jules[/name_u])
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] ([name_m]Vick[/name_m])
[name_m]Norman[/name_m] ([name_f]Nor[/name_f], [name_m]Norm[/name_m])
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] ([name_m]Nate[/name_m])

I think [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]; [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_m]Terence[/name_m], [name_m]Damian[/name_m], [name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] and [name_m]Victor[/name_m] flow best with your surname.

In conclusion, here are some full name suggestions:
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] Flegg
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg (lovely reference to [name_f]Anne[/name_f] of [name_u]Green[/name_u] Gables)
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] Flegg
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] Flegg
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] Flegg or [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] Flegg
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] Flegg
[name_m]Terence[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] Flegg
[name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] Flegg
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Norman[/name_m] Flegg
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] Flegg
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] Flegg

Good luck!

[name_f]Edit[/name_f]: looking through previous suggestions, I just thought I’d point out that as much as I love [name_f]Flora[/name_f], it really doesn’t flow with Flegg. [name_f]Flora[/name_f] Flegg is too repetitive for me.

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Not all of these fit, but see if you like any: [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Susanna[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelina[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Rachel[/name_f], [name_f]Annalise[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Adriana[/name_f]/[name_f]Adrianna[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Camilla[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] (too [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]?), [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgina[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Angeline[/name_f], [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Mirabella[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Juliana[/name_f], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]/[name_f]Johanna[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Geraldine[/name_f], [name_f]Georgette[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Claudia[/name_f], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Rhea[/name_f].

Re [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] and [name_f]Samantha[/name_f]: you don’t like the names, or just [name_u]Alex[/name_u] and [name_u]Sam[/name_u]? Because if it’s just the nicknames, you can always pick or invent alternative nicknames: [name_f]Lexa[/name_f], [name_f]Sandra[/name_f], [name_f]Antha[/name_f], etc.

For boys, I’m generally going with your girls’ list: [name_m]Alan[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Reuben[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_m]Richard[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Philip[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m], [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_u]Douglas[/name_u], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m], [name_m]Adam[/name_m], [name_m]Colin[/name_m], [name_u]Laurence[/name_u], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Robert[/name_m], [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_m]Ernest[/name_m], [name_m]George[/name_m], [name_m]Hiram[/name_m], [name_m]Stephen[/name_m].

3 syllables, but I’ll put these in anyway: [name_m]Abraham[/name_m], [name_m]Joachim[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_m]Timothy[/name_m].

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Lots of suggestions above so I’ll just pick my favourites from the girls. I think [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] wiork really well with the surname Flegg and all have cute nicknames. With [name_u]June[/name_u] in the middle, my favourites are [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] Flegg and [name_f]Celia[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] Flegg.

For a boy, I think [name_m]William[/name_m] ([name_m]Will[/name_m]), [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] ([name_u]Nick[/name_u]), [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] ([name_m]Art[/name_m]), [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] ([name_u]Alex[/name_u] or [name_m]Zander[/name_m]), [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] ([name_m]Tom[/name_m]), [name_m]Louis[/name_m] and [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] ([name_u]Laurie[/name_u]) are great suggestions with your surname.

[name_m]How[/name_m] about:

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ([name_m]Bastian[/name_m])
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] ([name_m]Dom[/name_m] or [name_u]Nick[/name_u])
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] or [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] ([name_m]Ben[/name_m])
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] ([name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] ([name_u]Sam[/name_u])
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] ([name_u]Toby[/name_u])
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] ([name_m]Hugh[/name_m])
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m] ([name_u]Alfie[/name_u] or [name_m]Fred[/name_m])
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m] ([name_m]Al[/name_m] or [name_m]Alec[/name_m])

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[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] Flegg([name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_u]Angie[/name_u], [name_f]Anne[/name_f])
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Flegg([name_f]Cassie[/name_f], [name_f]Ann[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Janie[/name_f])
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] Flegg ([name_f]Addy[/name_f])
[name_f]Christiana[/name_f] [name_u]Lee[/name_u] Flegg([name_f]Chrissie[/name_f], [name_f]Tina[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_m]Ti[/name_m], [name_f]Tiana[/name_f])
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f] Flegg([name_f]Jenny[/name_f], [name_f]Vi[/name_f], Nevi?)

Boys Names
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m](loving this Name)
[name_m]Calum[/name_m]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Brennen[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]([name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]

Note: [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] has many nicknames, not just [name_u]Alex[/name_u]: [name_u]Lexi[/name_u], [name_f]Ann[/name_f], [name_f]Alexa[/name_f], [name_u]Sandy[/name_u], [name_u]Allie[/name_u],