I am 5.5 mo pregnant with baby girl #2. I need ideas. Here are my requirements and my list of names we “like” but aren’t in love with.
requirements:
Has to be an older, less-common name. Her big sister’s name is [name]Clara[/name] [name]Mae[/name].
No more C names… or at LEAST no hard C sounds. We don’t want to be that type of parent who gives their kids matching names (although, i guess we are trying to match them but not too closely.)
Can’t be too plain. With a last name like [name]Brown[/name]…
We want to use [name]Anne[/name] or Marienne as a middle name(my grandma’s name, or the female form of my deceased grandfather’s name.)
No color names. My husband and I are artists… but we don’t want our kids to be crayon colors. (ie. i always liked the name autumn… but really? [name]Autumn[/name] [name]Brown[/name]? born to an artist?)
Okay… so the list of names we “like”:
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Margie[/name] ([name]Marjorie[/name])
[name]Maggie[/name] ([name]Magdalen[/name])
[name]Edithe[/name] ([name]Edie[/name])
[name]Emmeline[/name] (i love this, as my grandma is [name]Emogene[/name], but [name]Emma[/name] is too popular!)
[name]Georgie[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
Again, we like these, but aren’t LOVING any of them. We keep hoping to hear something along these lines, but new to our ears… something we may just fall in [name]LOVE[/name] with.
[name]Edithe[/name] ([name]Edie[/name]) - very cute, but I wouldn’t put an “e” on the end of [name]Edith[/name].
[name]Emmeline[/name] (i love this, as my grandma is [name]Emogene[/name], but [name]Emma[/name] is too popular!) I’m not a fan.
[name]Georgie[/name] - a lovely nickname for [name]Georgia[/name]. [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Brown[/name] is really pretty!
[name]Helen[/name] - I love [name]Helena[/name] and I love [name]Helen[/name] as a middle name.
Again, we like these, but aren’t LOVING any of them. We keep hoping to hear something along these lines, but new to our ears… something we may just fall in [name]LOVE[/name] with.
These are some of my fave names except I don’t really love [name]Tallulah[/name] or [name]Winnifred[/name] that much, but maybe you would love them:
[name]How[/name] about:
[name]Penelope[/name] - [name]Penny[/name] [name]Brown[/name] is a bit cloying ([name]Brown[/name] [name]Penny[/name]!). I think I would go with [name]Nell[/name].
[name]Winnifred[/name] nn [name]Winnie[/name], [name]Winnie[/name] [name]Brown[/name] is cute.
[name]Veronica[/name], [name]Veronika[/name] nn [name]Vera[/name], [name]Vera[/name] [name]Brown[/name] is lovely!
[name]Melina[/name] nn [name]Lena[/name] - so pretty! [name]Lena[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name], popular, but very pretty with [name]Brown[/name].
[name]Anastasia[/name] nn Stassia
[name]India[/name] [name]Brown[/name], that’s pretty
[name]Memphis[/name] - sultry! what do you think of it with [name]Brown[/name]?
[name]Vivian[/name] nn [name]Vivi[/name]. [name]Vivi[/name] [name]Brown[/name], pretty
[name]Annika[/name] - don’t like with [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name] - don’t like with [name]Brown[/name] either
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Ailsa[/name] - sounds good with [name]Brown[/name].
[name]Mavis[/name]
[name]Patricia[/name] nn Paisha or Paisha all by itself. (Pay-sha)
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Gwenyth[/name] - don’t like with [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name] nn [name]Lulah[/name] - actually sounds great with [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Zelda[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Daisy[/name] or just [name]Daisy[/name] by itself or [name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Maisie[/name] [name]Brown[/name] is so cute!
[name]Josephine[/name] nn [name]Josie[/name], very cute with [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name] nn [name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] nn [name]Francie[/name]
[name]Flora[/name] [name]Brown[/name], pretty.
[name]Lucille[/name], [name]Lucinda[/name] nn [name]Lucy[/name] or [name]Lucy[/name] by itself - one of my favorite names of all time! But I don’t like it with [name]Brown[/name]…
[name]Harriet[/name] nn [name]Hattie[/name]. I like this with [name]Brown[/name]. [name]Hattie[/name] [name]Brown[/name]. Very cute!
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Brown[/name] sounds good to me. I know [name]Ruby[/name] is a color, but I like it with [name]Brown[/name].
A lot of these don’t sound that good with [name]Brown[/name]. I will have to put on my thinking cap. With [name]Brown[/name], I like [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Flora[/name], [name]Harriet[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Tallulah[/name], [name]Vera[/name], [name]Ailsa[/name], and [name]India[/name]. My faves are [name]Vera[/name] and [name]India[/name]. What do you think?
[name]Hi[/name] there! [name]Clara[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is a gorgeous name, and I’m sure you’ll come up with something just as lovely for your next little girl. Your name criteria are very logical, and you’ll find that Nameberry attracts a lot of classic name lovers (including me)!
I was going to star my favorites, but I’d be starring the entire list! Marienne is a gorgeous name (as is [name]Anne[/name]), and it goes beautifully with just about everything. I just realized that I forgot to comment on your name list, so I’ll do that in my next post. Best wishes to you!
[name]Alice[/name]: A beautiful name, but as with the others, if you only “like” it, that’s all that matters!
[name]Margie[/name] ([name]Marjorie[/name]): I’m really not a fan of [name]Marjorie[/name], although I do like the French version.
[name]Maggie[/name] ([name]Magdalen[/name]): [name]Maggie[/name] is darling, but the canine Maggies I know have ruined this lovely name for me!
[name]Edithe[/name] ([name]Edie[/name]): I’m not a fan of [name]Edith[/name] (with or without the e), as I only think of [name]Edith[/name] Bunker (All In The Family is on TV [name]Land[/name] now). [name]Edie[/name], however, is a darling nickname!
[name]Emmeline[/name] (i love this, as my grandma is [name]Emogene[/name], but [name]Emma[/name] is too popular!): [name]Emmeline[/name] is one of my all-time favorites, and I feel your pain regarding [name]Emma[/name]'s popularity!
[name]Georgie[/name]: I love [name]Georgiana[/name] and [name]Georgia[/name], with [name]Georgie[/name] as a nickname, but I don’t care for [name]Georgie[/name] as a name in and of itself. If I were named [name]Georgie[/name], I’d be asking my parents, “Why didn’t you name me [name]Georgia[/name] or [name]Georgiana[/name], so I’d have some other options?”
[name]Helen[/name]: I like [name]Helen[/name], but [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Helena[/name]!
This morning I woke up and thought of [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Brown[/name]. I think it’s so pretty. [name]Brown[/name] is a very powerful last name. [name]Clara[/name] [name]Brown[/name] and [name]Vera[/name] [name]Brown[/name] sound just lovely, but a lot of names are overpowered by [name]Brown[/name]. [name]Gemma[/name] is a name that can hold its own next to [name]Brown[/name]. I also thought of [name]Ida[/name] [name]Brown[/name]. I think she is a character in a [name]Laura[/name] Ingalls [name]Wilder[/name] book.
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is a fantastic name! [name]Clara[/name] would be at the top of my list if it went well with my last name (starts with an “R” so sadly it just doesn’t work).
Ok, of your choices:
[name]Alice[/name]”love this with [name]Clara[/name]! Not sure if it’s the best fit with your middles though. [name]Alice[/name] [name]Anne[/name] might work…scratch that, sounds like a strange pronunciation of [name]Allison[/name]
[name]Margie[/name] ([name]Marjorie[/name])”I like [name]Marjorie[/name], but not with [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name] ([name]Magdalen[/name])”very nice, but again, not sure it goes with your middles. I might use [name]Margaret[/name] instead (and still use [name]Maggie[/name] as a nn).
[name]Edithe[/name] ([name]Edie[/name])”HUGE fan of [name]Edie[/name]! Works with your middles, too. [name]Edithe[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name] is fantastic.
[name]Emmeline[/name] (i love this, as my grandma is [name]Emogene[/name], but [name]Emma[/name] is too popular!)”was one of my faves, too. But agree that [name]Emma[/name] is just too popular now.
[name]Georgie[/name]”great as a nn for [name]Georgia[/name]/[name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]”agree with other posts, [name]Helena[/name] is lovely, and works so well with [name]Clara[/name].
From the existing suggestions, I love:
[name]India[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Celia[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Brown[/name] (nn [name]Tilly[/name] or [name]Tilda[/name])
I also love:
[name]Francesca[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name] (nn [name]Milla[/name] to avoid two hard "C"s)
Of all of these, my top picks:
[name]Edithe[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name] (nn [name]Edie[/name])”I just love [name]Edie[/name] [name]Brown[/name]!
[name]Helena[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name]”[name]Helena[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] sound fantastic together.
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Anne[/name] [name]Brown[/name]”[name]Clara[/name] [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Iris[/name] [name]Anne[/name]”so sweet!
[name]Lila[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name]”[name]Lila[/name] [name]Brown[/name] is gorgeous, so classy.
[name]Virginia[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name]”would try to use the full name though, [name]Ginny[/name] [name]Brown[/name] isn’t nearly as unique as [name]Virginia[/name] [name]Brown[/name].
[name]Camilla[/name] Marienne [name]Brown[/name]”[name]Milla[/name] [name]Brown[/name] is lovely.
Anything clicking for you yet? I am 41.5 weeks and it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that we finally settled on our definite choices
I love the suggestion of [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Brown[/name]. What do you think of [name]Imogen[/name]? It could honor [name]Emogene[/name], and you could use the nickname [name]Gemma[/name].
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Brown[/name] nn [name]Nora[/name], or just [name]Nora[/name].
[name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Brown[/name] (i really love this with [name]Clara[/name]!)
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Viola[/name] [name]Brown[/name] (love this, too!)
[name]Susannah[/name] nn [name]Susie[/name] [name]Brown[/name] (this is really cute!)
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Brown[/name]
sorry for any repeats. I reallly love [name]Eliza[/name] with your last name and paired with [name]Clara[/name]. [name]Viola[/name] is kind of a color name, but I think it’s lovely with [name]Brown[/name], and sweetly old fashioned, like [name]Clara[/name].
[name]Patty[/name] [name]Brown[/name]~
I loooooooooooove [name]Emiline[/name]! I was stuck between naming my 2nd daughter either [name]Emiline[/name] or [name]Evelyn[/name]. We decided on [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. Like your daughters name [name]Clara[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. By the way beautiful name choice.
Best wishes to you!