We currently have two sons, [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] & [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], and are expecting a third (gender unknown) in the spring. If you had to classify our style I’d say we like established names that you would have heard before, but you don’t hear every day.
Names we currently are considering:
Girl: [name_u]Whitney[/name_u], [name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
Boy: [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], [name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
Please help us expand our list of choices. Any suggestions for more names that would fit with our current family?
Wow, what incredibly handsome names your sons have. It’s easy to recommend more stylish names for boys like that: [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m] (I would have said [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], but it’s too close to [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]), [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], etc. For girls, it’s harder. For me, [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] and [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] are 80s names and don’t really go with your boys names. But maybe your girl style is just different from your boys! That’s totally fine. If I were to recommend some girl’s names to go with [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] and [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] I would suggest [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]/[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], etc.
More names like [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] and [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] that might go a bit better: [name_f]Amanda[/name_f], [name_f]Christine[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Megan[/name_f].
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], and [name_m]Marshall[/name_m] are all fabulous names – strong, handsome offbeat classics. [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] and [name_f]Mallory[/name_f], on the other hand, are very dated to the 80’s. I think these girls names would work much better with your boys, while still keeping with your style:
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] would be perfect with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] and [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]. I don’t think [name_m]Marshall[/name_m], [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] and [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] fit stylistically with your boys. I agree with sparrowfinch that they are very 80s.
Names similar to [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] and [name_f]Mallory[/name_f]:
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] would be perfect with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] and [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]. I don’t think [name_m]Marshall[/name_m], [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] and [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] fit stylistically with your boys. I agree with sparrowfinch that they are very 80s.
Names similar to [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] and [name_f]Mallory[/name_f]:
Thanks so much for all the feedback. We found out we are expecting a baby girl and we are having such trouble agreeing on a name for her. Perhaps you guys could weigh in in some of the ones we are considering? Thanks for the help…
The middle name will be [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. We know this is a common middle but it has family meaning and fits with our boys middles.
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f] (my husbands favorite, but I’m not in love with it)
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] (my favorite, but he’s not so sure yet)
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] (I’m worried it is becoming popular, but we love the nicknames [name_f]Celia[/name_f] & [name_f]Cece[/name_f])
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Talia[/name_f] (we both like this but pronounce it differently, ‘TA-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-YA’ and ‘TALL-YA’, are they 2 different names or 2 different spellings? )
[name_f]Indigo[/name_f]
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f]
We are a bit all over the place. Thanks for any help!
Lots of the names on your list work really well with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] and [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]. These are both vintage classic names so I suggest sticking with that type of name for a baby girl. [name_f]Alethea[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] (I prefer this spelling) [name_f]Rose[/name_f] are great and you could use any of them ([name_f]Louisa[/name_f] is my personal favorite). While [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] may be popular on nameberry, it’s not too popular in the general population. [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] might be a good alternative. The 2 names from your list that are not vintage classic are [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] and [name_f]Indigo[/name_f] so I would eliminate them. You could also move [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or a variant of [name_f]Rose[/name_f] to the fn position-- [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Roseanne[/name_f], etc. all work as vintage classic names.
Some other possibilities:
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], and
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] and [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] are fantastic!
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]- Not my favorite. It sounds like lethal.
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]- I love it!
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]- I prefer [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], but it’s fantastic all the same. Very vintage and elegant sounding to me.
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]- I really love this paired with your sons’ names.
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]- It’s such a great name.
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f]- Pretty, but I’m not sure it quite fits with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] and [name_m]Desmond[/name_m].
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Talia[/name_f]- I pronounce it Tall-Ya. I don’t really like it though.
[name_f]Indigo[/name_f]- It sounds masculine to me.
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f]- I prefer [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], but I do love that.
My favorites are [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f], and [name_f]Delilah[/name_f].
Here are some other ideas:
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f] - don’t love this as much as the others - maybe just [name_f]Thea[/name_f]?
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] - I love this name too and think it would be perfect! Maybe the hubby would like Eloise?
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] - very cute nicknames but I like others better and prefer [name_f]Selena[/name_f] personally
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] - my second favorite!
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] - great name too… I also like [name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f] - I like this name but not as much as the others
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Talia[/name_f] - I love [name_f]Talia[/name_f] and pronounce it [name_u]Tal[/name_u]-[name_u]Lee[/name_u]-Ya
[name_f]Indigo[/name_f] - nms
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f] - love the nickname [name_f]Ada[/name_f] and also love [name_f]Aveline[/name_f]!
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] are great suggestions too!
I think [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] goes really well with [name_m]Quentin[/name_m] and [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]. [name_m]Marshall[/name_m] is a little different, but it could still work. [name_u]Whitney[/name_u] and [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] seem like a different style, though. I really like [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f] for your sibset. Or what about [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], or [name_f]Camille[/name_f]?
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