I am in love with the name [name]Jemima[/name], but my husband is not on board. I am determined to use it as the middle name if nothing else, but I need a first name that 1) will sound SO good with [name]Jemima[/name], he won’t be able to reject it, and 2) I love enough so I’m not daily regretting that [name]Jemima[/name] isn’t her first name!
I’m most attracted to non frou frou, stronger sounding girl’s names, often with a British/Welsh/Irish origin or history. Also adding to the puzzle, my husband’s last name is [name]Brown[/name] (blah…) so the first name needs to be unique, and preferably more than 1 syllable.
Some names I like (that do not necessarily sound good at all with [name]Jemima[/name]):
This is our 3rd (and final) baby, and our 1st girl. Big brothers are [name]Robin[/name] [name]Gabriel[/name] and [name]Peregrine[/name] [name]Michael[/name] – both bird first names + archangel middle names, which is part of the reason I’m loving [name]Jemima[/name]… it is Hebrew for “dove” and there is the biblical reference of [name]Job[/name]'s daughter.
We’ve got about 3 months till baby arrives. With my favorite name being vetoed, I feel a bit hopeless that I will find something I like enough to actually use. I’m not totally loving any of the names I listed… need help BIG time!
[name]Merel[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Brown[/name] … [name]Merel[/name] means blackbird in dutch, but I am not quite sure how to pronounce it
[name]Raven[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Brown[/name] … also a blackbird
[name]Patzi[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Brown[/name] … [name]Patzi[/name] is Native American for yellow bird
[name]Mavis[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Brown[/name] … [name]Mavis[/name] is French for songbird
[name]Daya[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Brown[/name] … [name]Daya[/name] is Hebrew for bird of prey
[name]Alondra[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Brown[/name] … [name]Alondra[/name] is Spanish for [name]Lark[/name]
[name]Eileen[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Brown[/name] … [name]Eileen[/name] is Irish and means beautiful bird
Eilley [name]Jemima[/name] [name]Brown[/name] … another variation of [name]Eileen[/name]
These are some more bird options, I love the bird meaning name thing and I would love to hear that you continue it. I like [name]Alondra[/name] the best i also like Eilley, it works well with [name]Jemima[/name] and is Irish. [name]Hope[/name] I could help.
I like [name]Eden[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] too and think it fits really well with [name]Robin[/name] and [name]Peregrine[/name]. Here are some other suggestions that I think work well with your sibset:
[name]Avis[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] (avis means bird in Latin)
[name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] (from the Latin root too-- also sounds great with your sibset)
[name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Jemima[/name] (phoebe is a kind of bird)
[name]Wren[/name] [name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Auden[/name] [name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Verity[/name] [name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Constance[/name] [name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Irene[/name] [name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name] [name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name] covers the bird point for me… I really think I’ve decided I am going to fight for [name]Jemima[/name], I’m just pretty sure it’s meant to be her name! Thanks for your suggestions, now they will become middle name options!
Yes! It IS nice to hear from someone else who was brave enough to use [name]Peregrine[/name]! We usually call him his full name, if we’re being affectionate, it’s [name]Peabody[/name]
