Newly Pregnant Need Help

[lisa23]

[name]Hi[/name] Berries!

I just found out I’m pregnant and I’m so excited to start thinking about names! We want to keep our picks a secret until the baby comes, so I’d love help and honest advice. Our last name is really similar to [name]Nelson[/name] and we have no middle names yet. Here is what we are thinking of so far.

Girls:
[name]Nora[/name]: I love [name]Nora[/name], and I like the alliteration but I’m not sure.
[name]Eleanor[/name] (nn [name]Nora[/name]): As an alternative to [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]/[name]Louise[/name]: I like [name]Louisa[/name] better, my husband likes [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]

Boys:
[name]Charles[/name] (nn [name]Charlie[/name])
[name]Theodore[/name] (nn [name]Ted[/name] or [name]Theo[/name])
[name]Samuel[/name] (nn [name]Sam[/name])
[name]Oscar[/name]

Any Suggestions?

Thanks! [name]Lisa[/name]

[JenevieveM]

Girls:
[name]Nora[/name]: I love this name too but I would avoid it if your last name starts with N
[name]Eleanor[/name] (nn [name]Nora[/name]): this is a nice alternative to [name]Nora[/name]. Have you thought of [name]Honora[/name]/h or [name]Annora[/name]?
[name]Margaret[/name]: nice but not a huge fan. love the nn [name]Maggie[/name] though. [name]Do[/name] you like [name]Margot[/name] or [name]Marguerite[/name]?
[name]Louisa[/name]/[name]Louise[/name]: cute. my favorite is [name]Eloise[/name]/a. have you thought of this one?
[name]Josephine[/name]: love this name! esp the sweet nn [name]Josie[/name].

Boys:
[name]Charles[/name] (nn [name]Charlie[/name]): so cute.
[name]Theodore[/name] (nn [name]Ted[/name] or [name]Theo[/name]): [name]Theo[/name] would be my preferred nn.
[name]Samuel[/name] (nn [name]Sam[/name]): nice but prefer [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Theo[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]: cute.

you have great names (:

[alexa400]

Girls:
[name]Nora[/name]: If you like the alliteration, I think this is such a cute name!
[name]Eleanor[/name] (nn [name]Nora[/name]): Again a great name
[name]Margaret[/name]: Classic name with tons of nn possibilities
[name]Louisa[/name]/[name]Louise[/name]: I like [name]Louisa[/name] better, [name]Louise[/name] sounds dated imo
[name]Rosemary[/name]: Cute, I really like it with your last name
[name]Josephine[/name]: Cute name, the ‘n’ at the end kind of runs in to the ‘n’ at the beginning of your last name though

Boys:
[name]Charles[/name] (nn [name]Charlie[/name]): So Cute!
[name]Theodore[/name] (nn [name]Ted[/name] or [name]Theo[/name]): again love! prefer the [name]Theo[/name] nn
[name]Samuel[/name] (nn [name]Sam[/name]): This is one of my favorites
[name]Oscar[/name]: cute

some suggestions:
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name] (though this is pretty popular)
[name]Maura[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Leonora[/name]

[leah_9]

Girls:
[name]Nora[/name]: I like [name]Nora[/name], I dont love it but it is nice.
[name]Eleanor[/name] (nn [name]Nora[/name]): I prefer [name]Eleanor[/name] to [name]Nora[/name].
[name]Margaret[/name]- This one is nice too, not a favorite. [name]Maggie[/name] is nice though.
[name]Louisa[/name]/[name]Louise[/name]: I love both… I [name]Louise[/name] as a mn and [name]Eloise[/name] as a fn.
[name]Rosemary[/name]- I love this one. Also I like [name]Rosalie[/name].
[name]Josephine[/name]- So sweet. [name]Josephine[/name] and [name]Rosemary[/name] would be a lovely sibset.

Boys:
[name]Charles[/name] (nn [name]Charlie[/name])- Cute and classy. You cant go wrong with this one.
[name]Theodore[/name] (nn [name]Ted[/name] or [name]Theo[/name])- I adore [name]Theodor[/name] (I prefer the [name]German[/name] spelling, but either way it is nice). [name]Theo[/name] is my favorite nn.
[name]Samuel[/name] (nn [name]Sam[/name])- Nice and solid, a little plain though.
[name]Oscar[/name]- This name has a lot of charm and character. I really like it.

You have a really great list so far! My favorites are [name]Rosemary[/name] and [name]Theodore[/name].

[cora]

[name]Hi[/name]! Congratulations!

[name]Nora[/name]: I love [name]Nora[/name], and because I love alliteration, I think that [name]Nora[/name] [name]Nelson[/name] is great!

[name]Nora[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Nelson[/name]
[name]Nora[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]/[name]Juliette[/name] [name]Nelson[/name]

[name]Eleanor[/name] (nn [name]Nora[/name]): I love [name]Eleanor[/name], too…I think I love [name]Nora[/name] [name]Nelson[/name] more, though, because the N sounds are further apart from each other than they are in [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Nelson[/name].

[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]

[name]Margaret[/name]: I love [name]Margaret[/name], as well as the potential [name]Margo[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Maisie[/name], etc. nicknames…

(I pronounce [name]Margaret[/name] with there syllables—a subtle middle…)

[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Louise[/name]

[name]Louisa[/name]/[name]Louise[/name]: I love [name]Louisa[/name] so much! (And if you go with [name]Louisa[/name], your husband can call her [name]Louise[/name] for a nickname.)

[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (N issue, though)
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Margo[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Violet[/name]

[name]Rosemary[/name]: I think it’s beautiful…

[name]Rosemary[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name] [name]Frances[/name] (then again, [name]Frances[/name] [name]Nelson[/name] has a lot of ssss)

[name]Josephine[/name]: I love it, but I like the other names more with [name]Nelson[/name], because [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Nelson[/name] has back-to-back N sounds, and both names end with N. [name]Even[/name] so, it’s not really a big deal. (From your list, I love [name]Nora[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]…)

[name]Josephine[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]

More names you may like:

[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] (nn [name]Cora[/name])
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Willa[/name] (unless your last name is actually [name]Nelson[/name], because [name]Willa[/name] [name]Nelson[/name] reminds me of [name]Willie[/name] [name]Nelson[/name])

Boys:
[name]Charles[/name] (nn [name]Charlie[/name]): I love it!

[name]Charles[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] (if the N issue doesn’t bother you)
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Everett[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] [name]William[/name] (see [name]Willa[/name])

[name]Theodore[/name] (nn [name]Ted[/name] or [name]Theo[/name]): Oooh…I love [name]Theodore[/name]! I love [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Charles[/name].

[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Miles[/name]

[name]Samuel[/name] (nn [name]Sam[/name]) I love [name]Samuel[/name], too…

[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] [name]Joseph[/name]

[name]Oscar[/name]: I think it’s a nice name, but I just love the others more.

[name]Oscar[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name] [name]Julian[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name] [name]William[/name]

Some more names you may like:

[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]

I love your list so, so much!!! My personal favorites are [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Nelson[/name] and [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Nelson[/name].

Good luck!

[lisa23]

Thank you all so much for your help so far!
I am just in love with the name [name]Nora[/name]. I like the alliteration but since our last name starts with ”N”, I”m worried it”ll sound too news reporter like. I would only go with [name]Eleanor[/name] to get to [name]Nora[/name].
I love the suggestions of [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Margot[/name], [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], and [name]Claudia[/name].
I also think I”m giving up on [name]Sam[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name]. So far I like [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Charlie[/name] the best.
Any more suggestions? I like names that are not too common but are also not crazy sounding. I prefer classic and not too flowery sounding. Also nothing too trendy.

I like all my choices so far, I just feel like I want more ideas! Thanks!