I am expecting my first baby and am beginning to play around with names. Our last name is [name]Stone[/name] which has posed some difficulty…
For a GIRL-
I love the name [name]Gemma[/name]- is [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Stone[/name] too much?
My husband likes the name [name]Felix[/name]- if we do name our daughter [name]Felix[/name] I am certain she will need an ultra feminine middle name. Suggestions? I’m not a fan of any names in our family in combination with [name]Felix[/name]. Dilemma.
For a BOY-
We like short, modern, masculine names. In the running currently are: [name]Cameron[/name] (nn [name]Cam[/name]), and [name]Crew[/name]. I love the sounds of [name]Mason[/name] and [name]Hale[/name] (which cannot be used because there are such things as hail stones…). I also love [name]Ryan[/name] (rhinestone) and [name]Rowan[/name] ([name]Rollin[/name]’ stoneee…gonna get your picture on the cover- oh dear). I also love [name]Finn[/name] (Flinstone).
[name]Gemma[/name] is beautiful, but with your last name, I do think it would be too much. Have you tried finding a longer name that could have [name]Gemma[/name] as a nickname? I know a girl named Gencina, which is beautiful and could be shortened to [name]Genna[/name]? (Although you’d inevitably have people thinking it was [name]Jenna[/name].)
As for [name]Felix[/name] on a girl, I know of a woman named [name]Felixa[/name]. I thought it was so exotic and unique. I won’t make middle name suggestions, because I’m a HUGE fan of the “filler” middle names that everyone else on this board hates. I love the middle names like [name]Grace[/name], [name]Lynn[/name], [name]Anne[/name], [name]Jean[/name], [name]Rose[/name] etc. I think they bring out the beauty of the first name. For [name]Felix[/name], honestly my only suggestion would be [name]Elizabeth[/name]. [name]Felix[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Stone[/name]. But I think [name]Elizabeth[/name] is one of the much-hated “fillers.”
My suggestions for boy names are:
[name]Lane[/name] [name]Stone[/name]
[name]Toby[/name] [name]Stone[/name] <<love the sound of this
Graham Stone
Liam Stone
Ha I never would of thought of stone being so problematic. I don’t think [name]Gemma[/name] is that bad and at least [name]Gem[/name] [name]Stone[/name] is a good association! Personally I don’t really like [name]Felix[/name] on a little girl, it’s just nms. For you I woud steer clear of any word names, and maybe have multiple syllables to balance out the one syllable stone.
Here’s some other options for you to consider…
Girls:
[name]Stella[/name] (though [name]Stella[/name] [name]Stone[/name] is a bit of a mouth full)
[name]Regina[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Fifer[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Stone[/name] wouldn’t be too bad, if all the [name]Gemma[/name]'s I knew weren’t nicknamed [name]Gem[/name]/[name]Jem[/name]. The gemstone thing isn’t for me. I don’t think any little girl should be named [name]Felix[/name] personally, it’s very masculine and there are similar female names such as [name]Felixa[/name], [name]Felicia[/name], [name]Felicity[/name] etc.
[name]Cameron[/name] [name]Stone[/name] is very handsome! However, just to point out if people saw siblings named [name]Felix[/name] and [name]Cameron[/name], I think most would assume [name]Cameron[/name] to be the girl and not [name]Felix[/name].
I don’t like [name]Felix[/name] for a girl.
suggestions-
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
Elodie
boy-
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Garret[/name]
[name]Clark[/name]
[name]Tate[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Stone[/name] immediately reminds me of [name]Emma[/name] [name]Stone[/name], the actress, and I agree that [name]Gem[/name] [name]Stone[/name] would just be too much.
[name]Felix[/name] has never struck me as a girl’s name, so if you don’t like the suggestion of [name]Felixa[/name], perhaps your husband would go for [name]Fiona[/name]?
(Honestly when I had only read the part about [name]Stone[/name] being a difficult surname I almost didn’t believe you since it’s so short, but you’re right that it make some combinations take on a whole different meaning! At least you’re aware of it though haha). [name]Cameron[/name] is a lovely name and I think it sounds just fine with your last name. I might also suggest [name]Collin[/name] or Cragen similar to [name]Cameron[/name]? Good luck! =]
Have you tried finding a longer name that could have [name]Gemma[/name] as a nickname? I know a girl named Gencina, which is beautiful and could be shortened to [name]Genna[/name]? (Although you’d inevitably have people thinking it was [name]Jenna[/name].)