Opinions on our new name choices?

[gensmum]

Hello again. You might remember that I am due in about a month and a half, and my husband and I (along with [name]Genevieve[/name], our daughter) were having difficulty picking a name for our unborn child. From your feedback, we chose [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Rhys[/name] for a boy and [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] for a girl. Unfortunately, [name]Harrison[/name] was snatched up by our neighbor (they didn’t know we were going to use it) and there’s a bratty, obnoxious girl in my daughter’s preschool named [name]Annabel[/name] (sounds stupid, but we were turned off from the name after meeting the brat). So we’ve been trying to find other names, but need your opinions on them.

Boys…
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] (although the “J” sound in both of their names might be too matchy)
[name]Evan[/name] [name]Leonardo[/name] ([name]Evan[/name] might be too insubstantial next to [name]Genevieve[/name], though)
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] (we think this might be the best with [name]Genevieve[/name], though it isn’t our absolute favorite)
[name]Dexter[/name] [name]Alaric[/name] ([name]Alaric[/name] is a very intriguing character from one of my favorite series, Withern Rise, and I think the name is pretty cool)

Girls…
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] or [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] or [name]Violet[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] or [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] (my name, and my mother’s middle name, and my grandmother’s name is [name]Elizabeth[/name], so I’d like to carry on the tradition in this way, though it isn’t really that important)
[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] or [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]

[name]Genna[/name]'s favorites are [name]Dexter[/name] [name]Alaric[/name] and [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name].

As you can see, we like names that are heard of and accepted but stand out, that are classy but not stuffy, that are sophisticated yet fun, and age well.

Though it may make things even harder, we’d like some suggestions on names that suit our style.

Thanks so, so, so much for your help!

[name]Jasper[/name], [name]Libby[/name], and [name]Genna[/name].

[irisrose]

That’s too bad; [name]Harrison[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name] were lovely choices. My favorites out of your new list are [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] and [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]! I know I’ve said this, but I adore the name [name]Genevieve[/name].

[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]: I really like the name [name]Jasper[/name], but since part of it rhymes with [name]Sebastian[/name], the combo isn’t the best. [name]Jasper[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name] are a little matchy, but not too bad. This is my second favorite choice.

[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Leonardo[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Casimir[/name]

[name]Evan[/name] [name]Leonardo[/name]: I think [name]Evan[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name] are way too close in sound. The style also doesn’t match-- [name]Evan[/name] is pretty trendy right now, and is in danger (unfortunately) of going to the girls. [name]Do[/name] you like [name]Evander[/name]?

[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Hugo[/name]: This is amazing with [name]Genevieve[/name]! I really like the combo, too. [name]Alexander[/name] is popular, but it’s a real classic in my opinion. You might also like [name]Alastair[/name], which I think is perfect with [name]Genevieve[/name].

[name]Dexter[/name] [name]Alaric[/name]: I really don’t like [name]Dexter[/name], on its own or with [name]Genevieve[/name]. They don’t go together at all. [name]Alaric[/name] is very nice, though-- would you use it as a first name?

[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Matthias[/name]

[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] or [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]: I really like [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]-- it’s my second choice!

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] or [name]Violet[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name]: [name]Violet[/name] is a little trendy compared to the classic, elegant [name]Genevieve[/name]. I prefer [name]Violet[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name] of the two.

[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] or [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]: Next to [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Eliza[/name] is a little insubstantial. It would be better as a nickname for [name]Elizabeth[/name]. I do like the combo [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name], and it would be my third choice.

[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] or [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]: I really love the name [name]Fiona[/name], and it’s wonderful with [name]Genevieve[/name]. My favorite combo is [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], because of the repeating long O sounds with [name]Rosalie[/name].

[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Lenore[/name]

Here are a few other names you might like:

[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]

[name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Leander[/name]
[name]Caspar[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Alistair[/name]/[name]Alastair[/name]/[name]Alasdair[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]

[gensmum]

From your input, [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Genna[/name], and I have narrowed our list down a bit. We’ve decided that the name we need has to be long-ish to stay in line with [name]Genevieve[/name] and that also has a viable nickname.

Now we have…

Boys…
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] (nickname [name]Al[/name])
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] (nickname [name]Al[/name] or [name]Alex[/name])
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] (nickname [name]Max[/name])
[name]Hudson[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] (doesn’t have a nickname, though)

Girls…
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (nickname [name]Penny[/name] or [name]Nellie[/name])
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] (nickname [name]Rosie[/name])
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Celeste[/name] (nickname [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Ella[/name], or [name]Nora[/name]) Is it a bit much to have [name]Estelle[/name] and [name]Celeste[/name] be the middle names of our girls?

Again, suggestions would be very much appreciated!

[gwensmom]

[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] (nickname [name]Al[/name]) - really like this one as it seems in line with [name]Genevieve[/name]'s level of familiar-yet-uncommon-ness
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] (nickname [name]Al[/name] or [name]Alex[/name]) - nice match in length but not as interesting
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] (nickname [name]Max[/name]) - same as [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] (doesn’t have a nickname, though) - I like [name]Hudson[/name]; you have to decide how important having a nickname is.

I like [name]Alaric[/name] best, then [name]Alexander[/name].

[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (nickname [name]Penny[/name] or [name]Nellie[/name]) - love [name]Penelope[/name]! My favorite nicknames are [name]Penny[/name] and [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] (nickname [name]Rosie[/name]) - very pretty
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Celeste[/name] (nickname [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Ella[/name], or [name]Nora[/name]) Is it a bit much to have [name]Estelle[/name] and [name]Celeste[/name] be the middle names of our girls? - I do think [name]Estelle[/name] and [name]Celeste[/name] are a bit too much of a theme and I also think [name]Eleanor[/name] is too popular compared to [name]Genevieve[/name].

I like [name]Penelope[/name] best, then [name]Rosalie[/name].

Good luck!

[lamps]

What a pity about [name]Harrison[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name]! Two of my favourite names. I also [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]'s name and nn [name]Genna[/name]. So pretty.

[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] - I adore [name]Jasper[/name]. It is a little matchy with [name]Genna[/name]'s name, but because [name]Jasper[/name]'s such a lovely name I would probably overlook it. The only thing is if you’ll feel tied in to G/J names for a third child.
[name]Evan[/name] [name]Leonardo[/name] - although I like both names, I don’t think [name]Evan[/name] goes brilliantly with [name]Genevieve[/name]. I like [name]Leon[/name] with [name]Genevieve[/name] though…
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] - I agree this is a great fit with [name]Genna[/name]. I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Alexander[/name], and [name]Hugo[/name] also, but if you don’t love it I would keep looking.
[name]Dexter[/name] [name]Alaric[/name] My friend’s ex-boyfriend is an [name]Alaric[/name] and I always think what a good name it is when she mentions him. I would go for [name]Alaric[/name] [name]Dexter[/name] but I don’t like [name]Dexter[/name] as a fn.

Girls…
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] or [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] - I would go for [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] - beautiful!
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] or [name]Violet[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name] - [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] of the two. I don’t really like [name]Violet[/name] with [name]Genevieve[/name].
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] or [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] - [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] is my favourite. Beautiful!
[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] or [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] - [name]Fiona[/name] goes amazingly with [name]Genevieve[/name], so this is my favourite choice so far. I’d go for [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name].

A few more names you may like:
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]

[name]Anderson[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]

[rollo]

I like [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]

[susan]

[quote=“gensmum”]Hello again. You might remember that I am due in about a month and a half, and my husband and I (along with [name]Genevieve[/name], our daughter) were having difficulty picking a name for our unborn child. From your feedback, we chose [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Rhys[/name] for a boy and [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] for a girl. Unfortunately, [name]Harrison[/name] was snatched up by our neighbor (they didn’t know we were going to use it) and there’s a bratty, obnoxious girl in my daughter’s preschool named [name]Annabel[/name] (sounds stupid, but we were turned off from the name after meeting the brat). So we’ve been trying to find other names, but need your opinions on them.

Boys…
[name]Jasper[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] (although the “J” sound in both of their names might be too matchy) - I don’t hear two J sounds. I hear two S sounds though. Does seem matchy. [name]How[/name] about [name]Jasper[/name] [name]Adrian[/name]?
[name]Evan[/name] [name]Leonardo[/name] ([name]Evan[/name] might be too insubstantial next to [name]Genevieve[/name], though) - [name]Evan[/name] does seem insubstantial.
[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] (we think this might be the best with [name]Genevieve[/name], though it isn’t our absolute favorite) - If you don’t absolutely love it, don’t use it.
[name]Dexter[/name] [name]Alaric[/name] ([name]Alaric[/name] is a very intriguing character from one of my favorite series, Withern Rise, and I think the name is pretty cool) - I love [name]Alaric[/name]. I’m not so sure about [name]Dexter[/name] with [name]Genevieve[/name].

Girls…
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] or [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] - love both
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] or [name]Violet[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name] - love [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] even though it’s T heavy
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] or [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] (my name, and my mother’s middle name, and my grandmother’s name is [name]Elizabeth[/name], so I’d like to carry on the tradition in this way, though it isn’t really that important) - love [name]Eliza[/name], love both middle names.
[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name] or [name]Fiona[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] - love both name combos.

More ideas

[name]Adelaide[/name] nn [name]Addie[/name] or [name]Ada[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Delphina[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] nn [name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Heloise[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Milly[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] as a first name
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Simona[/name]
[name]Tamasin[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]

Boys
[name]Alistair[/name]
[name]Archibald[/name] nn [name]Archie[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Reginald[/name] nn [name]Reggie[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] as a first name
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]

I didn’t look at the other posters’ replies. Sorry for repeats!

[cora]

[name]Hi[/name]! That’s too bad about [name]Annabel[/name] and [name]Harrison[/name], but for what it’s worth, I completely understand how one person has the power to ruin a name.

[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] (nickname [name]Al[/name]): I love both names, but [name]Alaric[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] doesn’t have the best flow to me. I guess I expect it to be paired with a shorter middle.

[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Blaise[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Miles[/name]

You may also like:

[name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Augustin[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Byron[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]

[name]Alexander[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] (nickname [name]Al[/name] or [name]Alex[/name]): I think this sounds amazing, and if [name]Alexander[/name]‘s popularity doesn’t bother me (for some reason, I’m one who cares more about the popularity of girls’ names than I do boys’), and I think this is great!

What about [name]Hugo[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]? I can definitely see [name]Hugo[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name] as siblings.

You may also like:

[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]William[/name]

[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Oscar[/name] (nickname [name]Max[/name]): I like both name a lot, but I think a longer or shorter middle would sound great.

[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Harrison[/name] (What about [name]Harrison[/name] in the middle?)

[name]Hudson[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] (doesn’t have a nickname, though): I think of the actor named [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Hudson[/name], but he’s not too well known. (He’s [name]Goldie[/name] Hawn’s son.) I love [name]Oliver[/name] so much, but [name]Hudson[/name] feels really trendy to me compared to [name]Genevieve[/name]. I do think it flows really well, though!

[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Abbott[/name] (nn [name]Abe[/name])
[name]Alden[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] (then again, it has [name]Genevieve[/name]'s beginning sound)
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name] (has the V sound, though)
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Franklin[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Truman[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]
[name]Whittaker[/name]

Girls…
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (nickname [name]Penny[/name] or [name]Nellie[/name]): I [name]LOVE[/name] it!

[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Violet[/name]

You may also like:

[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]/[name]Eleanora[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] (nn [name]Nell[/name]/[name]Nellie[/name] or [name]Ellie[/name])
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]/[name]Mirabel[/name]

[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] (nickname [name]Rosie[/name]): I love [name]Rosalie[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name], but not together.

[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]/[name]May[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]

You may also like (or hate) :

[name]Arabelle[/name]
[name]Amandine[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Rosabelle[/name]/Rosabel
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Seraphine[/name]

[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Celeste[/name] (nickname [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Ella[/name], or [name]Nora[/name]) Is it a bit much to have [name]Estelle[/name] and [name]Celeste[/name] be the middle names of our girls? : I think this is beautiful, and I personally don’t think it’s too much to have [name]Estelle[/name] and [name]Celeste[/name] as middles. I love it!

Best wishes to you!

[teachertiffany]

[name]How[/name] about the mn Celese for a girl instead of [name]Celeste[/name]?