New Boys and Girls Combos - what do you think?

[name]Hi[/name] (: It’s been a while since I’ve ‘organised’ my favourites, and I’d love to know what you think of these. This isn’t my final list (although I never seem to have one anyway), so it’s very much adjustable (pns at the end of list). The majority of names have at least one honouring name.

[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Aoife[/name] ([name]Greta[/name])
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] ([name]Dot[/name])
[name]Marina[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Vana[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]

[name]Alec[/name] [name]Franklin[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Oisin[/name] ([name]Nico[/name])
[name]Atticus[/name] [name]Jack[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Alec[/name] ([name]Barney[/name])
[name]Leopold[/name] [name]Alec[/name] ([name]Leo[/name])

[name]Aoife[/name] = EE-fa
[name]Vana[/name] = VARR-nah
[name]Oisin[/name] = oh-[name]SHEEN[/name]
[name]Nico[/name] = short i sound, ‘ih’ rather than ‘ee’

Thanks!

[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Aoife[/name] ([name]Greta[/name]) - I adore [name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Greta[/name], I definitely think both are terribly underused! [name]Aoife[/name] completes the combo nicely :slight_smile: it’s one of my favourite Irish names.

[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] - I prefer [name]Sylvia[/name] nn [name]Sylvie[/name], but I do feel like [name]Sylvie[/name] is more unexpected and also lovely. [name]Evangeline[/name]'s not my style, but I love it here! I picture an ethereal, angelic girl when I read the name.

[name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] ([name]Dot[/name]) - [name]Dorothy[/name]'s not my style, but one of those names I love to see! I have a thing for ‘vintage’. Middle names are gorgeous, and the nickname is so sweet. My only concern would be the association with [name]Dot[/name] from Eastenders.

[name]Marina[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name] - [name]Marina[/name] reminds me of [name]Marina[/name] and the Diamonds, but I still love it. I see it as more spunky, and wouldn’t have put it with the more subdued [name]Rosemary[/name] myself, but I think they work wonderfully together.

[name]Iris[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Mary[/name] - Simply gorgeous, I don’t have a bad word to say about it! I’ve always liked half-alliterative combos, as in the repetitive ‘m’ sounds in [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Mary[/name], so I love this.

[name]Vana[/name] [name]Primrose[/name] - I’ve never heard of [name]Vana[/name] before, what’s it’s origins? Feels eastern-European to me, but I could easily be wrong. I love [name]Primrose[/name], and I think [name]Vana[/name] is a lovely compliment to it. This combo is a little like [name]Marina[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name] to me - “edgy” meets classic.

Overall, adore your girls list! You have amazing taste :slight_smile:

[name]Alec[/name] [name]Franklin[/name] - Not my style, but certainly not a horrible combo. It’s very strong, and unusual. [name]Alec[/name] has always sounded incomplete to me, and while I like [name]Franklin[/name] I hate [name]Frank[/name] so I have mixed feelings. But as I said, it’s quite handsome.

[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Oisin[/name] ([name]Nico[/name]) - Again, not my style, but still lovely. I used to like [name]Nicholas[/name] nn [name]Klaus[/name], but gradually lost interest in it. I still love [name]Klaus[/name] though. And [name]Oisin[/name] is so cute, it reminds me of birds too (because of the French word ‘oiseau’ meaning 'bird).

[name]Atticus[/name] [name]Jack[/name] - [name]Atticus[/name] is amazing, not just in sound but in literary connections! I love it paired with the more common, masculine [name]Jack[/name]. I can imagine a little boy with this name!

[name]Barnaby[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Alec[/name] - while [name]Barnaby[/name]/[name]Barney[/name] has never been my style, it’s oh so adorable :slight_smile: reminds me of a little teddy bear or something. I adore [name]Gideon[/name] though, very strong!

[name]Leopold[/name] [name]Alec[/name] ([name]Leo[/name]) - words cannot describe my adoration for [name]Leo[/name]! It was #1 on my list, until I recently decided it was just too common. Though not my style, [name]Leopold[/name] is such a great way to get to [name]Leo[/name].

[name]Even[/name] though my style is completely different to yours here, I still think you have awesome boys combos!

[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Aoife[/name] ([name]Greta[/name]) - I like [name]Margaret[/name]. I’m not keen on [name]Greta[/name] but I know a lot of people would be.
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] - [name]Love[/name]!
[name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] ([name]Dot[/name]) - We need more Dorothys in this world! :slight_smile:
[name]Marina[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name] - I like [name]Marina[/name]. [name]Rosemary[/name] is NMS but the name flows nicely. I associate [name]Marina[/name] with [name]Marina[/name] and the Diamonds but that’s a good thing.
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Mary[/name] - I’m so glad someone can use [name]Iris[/name]! I absolutely love it but I can’t use it because it’s my great-grandmother’s name.
[name]Vana[/name] [name]Primrose[/name] - I like [name]Vana[/name]. I also like [name]Ivana[/name] (ee-VAH-nah)

[name]Alec[/name] [name]Franklin[/name] - I’m glad I’m not the only one who likes [name]Alec[/name] as opposed to [name]Alexander[/name] nn [name]Alec[/name]! [name]Franklin[/name] is nice, too.
[name]Nicholas[/name] [name]Oisin[/name] ([name]Nico[/name]) I like it. I would pronounce [name]Nico[/name] as nee-koh upon seeing it but if I knew it as an nn for [name]Nicholas[/name] (which I do now) then I would say it nick-oh.
[name]Atticus[/name] [name]Jack[/name] - I like how the names balance each other.
[name]Barnaby[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Alec[/name] ([name]Barney[/name]) - I like [name]Barnaby[/name], not so sold on [name]Gideon[/name].
[name]Leopold[/name] [name]Alec[/name] ([name]Leo[/name]) - my favourite from this list.