Nothing feels quite right!

I’m due with baby girl #2 in [name_f]April[/name_f]. We didn’t name her sister ([name_f]Norah[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]) until after she was born and will likely follow the same path this time. We went into the hospital with a “short list” of about 30 names but would like to have something a little shorter this time!

Middle name will be either [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] or [name_u]June[/name_u] (honor names).

Some names we are tossing around:

  • [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] (husband’s favorite)
  • [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]

Names we like but can’t use:

  • [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]

I’m sure there are names out there I haven’t come across in my hours of searching! I like names that feel familiar but aren’t overly popular. Husband is strongly against names that are nouns. Any suggestions berries?

You have some great names to choose from. I love [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Fiona[/name_f], [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], and [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]. Here are some names for you to take a look at.

[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Jillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_f]Corrine[/name_f]
[name_u]Andrea[/name_u]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariane[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]

I think [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] is absolutely perfect with [name_f]Norah[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]! Some other ideas:

[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Haley[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Macy[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]

Thank you for your lovely suggestions! I especially like [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] (husband says it’s too duck-like), [name_f]Camille[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. If I didn’t have a sweet niece named [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] I think it would be a perfect fit!

I love [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], or [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]! [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] is pretty, but seems to go against your husband’s thing against word names. [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] I like, but not with [name_f]Norah[/name_f] exactly. [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] is nms, and [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] I like, but it feels a little dated.

Suggestions:

[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f] / [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] / [name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Raina[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]/[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]

[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] is my favorite from your list too. [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] would be a lovely sister to [name_f]Norah[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]. The rest don’t seem to match [name_f]Norah[/name_f] as well to me.

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] “[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] “[name_f]Ginnie[/name_f]”

I want to second the love for [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]! Other ideas that seem to fit your style:
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
Phoebe
Rosemary
Rosalie
Irene

I am loving [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] and [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] from your list. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]/[name_f]Gisella[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]

I like these best:
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]

Which is your fave? I think they all go well with [name_f]Norah[/name_f] but I’m leaning towards [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]!

[name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] is probably my favorite! If I were naming someone else’s baby, that’s what I would choose.

I have soft spots for [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]. My husband doesn’t like any of those.

Some other names suggested that he has vetoed include [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. We are trying to stay away from names beginning with D or V (the initials are just not nice).

I love [name_f]Margot[/name_f]. Most of the names I’d have suggested are already on here – I especially love [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] with [name_f]Norah[/name_f]. A few other suggestions…

[name_f]Ada[/name_f] - [name_f]Ada[/name_f] reminds me a lot of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and it has the same vintage appeal that [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] do. [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] are both very pretty.

[name_f]Alice[/name_f] – I think [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_f]Norah[/name_f] are such perfect sister names. They are both sweet, timeless classics that suit all ages. [name_f]Alice[/name_f] is obviously easily recognizable but is #76 on the popularity charts, so not crazily popular. [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] is a nice combo and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before.

[name_f]Amalia[/name_f] - [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] reminds me of [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelia[/name_f], but that name is so popular I decided to put [name_f]Amalia[/name_f] down instead. It has a lovely association for me to the song [name_f]Amalia[/name_f] by [name_f]Melody[/name_f] Gardot.

[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] - [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] isn’t even in the top 1,000, but it’s such a beautiful name. I’m not sure if it checks the box on being familiar, but it’s so pretty with [name_f]Norah[/name_f].

[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] – [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] feels a lot like [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] or [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] to me in that it has a soft sound to it and feels very sweet but also seems like it would age well. [name_f]Norah[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] are nice complements for each other. I like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u].

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] - I was really surprised to find out that [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] isn’t in the US top 1,000 –*it’s definitely a familiar name, at least to me. [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] has the same soft sound as many of your other names, at least to my ear.

[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] - [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] just seems so pretty with [name_f]Norah[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] is such a pretty combo. Obviously it’s familiar sounding, but not overly popular nowadays ([name_f]Isabel[/name_f] is at #145 and [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] is at #103).

[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] - I was going to recommend the name [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], but it would’ve violated your husband’s rule about nouns :slight_smile: [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] has the same sweet, soft sound as many of the other names on your list. [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] and [name_f]Norah[/name_f] sound so sweet together. It also reminds me of [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] and [name_f]Margot[/name_f]. It also has such a sweet meaning (pearl). [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] is a really lovely combo.

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] - thought you might like [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] because of the Fi sound in [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] combined with the end of [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]/[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]/etc. [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] is familiar but not too common – it’s at #316. [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_f]Norah[/name_f] sound adorable together.

[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] - This borrows a few of the elements I saw reoccur in your list – vintage, sweet, with a soft sound. [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is easily recognizable and I don’t know if anyone would have trouble spelling it but it’s barely in the top 1,000. I think both [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] could work.

Good luck!