Hello!
SO and I are planning on ttc in the new year and we want to have a decent list of options for a possible baby girl. We’re looking for opinions on our list and middle name suggestions. A baby boy would probably be [name]August[/name] ([name]Gus[/name]). I would love to honour my mother whose name is [name]Margaret[/name] or my nanny [name]Betty[/name]. Our last name begins with an ‘R’ and rhymes with ‘mouth.’
Names that have been agreed upon
[name]Pearl[/name]* to honour [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Faye[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Orla[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]June[/name]
Names vetoed by SO
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
Thanks everyone!
[name]Pearl[/name]- My favorite on your list. It’s on my list too. I love it.
[name]Ada[/name]- Is ok. I think [name]Ad[/name] names are pretty popular. Have you considered [name]Ida[/name]?
[name]Faye[/name]- Beautiful, but I have a hard time dissassociating it from feo (Spanish for ugly)
[name]Iris[/name]- I’m coming around to [name]Iris[/name]. [name]Both[/name] the name and the flower- I used to hate both, but now they’re, ahem, growing on me.
[name]Orla[/name]- Meh. I don’t hate it.
[name]Maude[/name]- I love [name]Harold[/name] and [name]Maude[/name], but it’s just too “old lady” to me. I love [name]Maeve[/name], though.
[name]June[/name]- I was born in [name]June[/name] and have always had a special place in my heart for it as a month and a name. I went to high school with a [name]Junie[/name] who was just lovely.
Some other suggestions:
[name]Bette[/name]
[name]Billie[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name] is definitely my favourite so far.
Thank you for bringing [name]Fern[/name] to my attention! I really like it. Funny enough, my Grandma had two younger sisters named [name]Fern[/name] and [name]Ida[/name]. However, I would feel bad giving a daughter either of those names rather than Grandma [name]Gladys[/name]’ name.
Thanks for your thoughts
[name]Maude[/name] is such a wonderful name, I don’t understand all the hate for that name, it’s actually one of my favourite names.
First name I would deffinitely go with [name]Pearl[/name]. It’s a beautiful name and would be a great way to honor your mother. Why don’t you use [name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Beatrice[/name] to honor [name]Betty[/name] as the middle name?
[name]Pearl[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] would be fabulous.
I’ve never been a fan of [name]Elizabeth[/name]! I don’t know what it is but I just can’t get behind it. I really like the suggestion of [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name], but part of me feels like we need a longer name in the middle spot if the first name is only one syllable. I still have some reservations about pairing a one syllable first name with a one syllable last name.
Ooh, why not use [name]Margaret[/name]?