GIRLS:
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] ([name_f]Lena[/name_f])- okay, I like the nn [name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Finley[/name_u])- [name_m]Both[/name_m] are boys names so I canāt picture it on a girl
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] ([name_f]Ella[/name_f])- I prefer [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] on a boy. Itās very masculine to me.
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] ([name_f]Cara[/name_f])- beautiful!
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] ([name_f]Maya[/name_f])- I love [name_f]Maya[/name_f]
BOYS:
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m])- very handsome, probably my favorite
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] ([name_m]Liam[/name_m])- handsome
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Noah[/name_u])- fine, I like both names, but both are a bit common
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] ([name_m]Luke[/name_m])- okay
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Roger[/name_m] ([name_m]Ben[/name_m])- okay
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] would be my pick for a girl and [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] for a boy. Not a big fan of [name_m]Roger[/name_m] though. [name_u]Finley[/name_u] isnāt exactly well liked on Nameberry but I like it. I do think you need a different mn because [name_u]James[/name_u] is not very unisex.
GIRLS:
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] ([name_f]Lena[/name_f]) -Beautiful, my favorite girlās combination on your list.
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Finley[/name_u]) -Honestly I would have thought it was a boy. Iād suggest if you love the name [name_u]Finley[/name_u] for a girl at least use a feminine middle.
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] ([name_f]Ella[/name_f]) -Again I would have thought this was a boy (without the nickname). Its okay I just prefer it for a boy.
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] ([name_f]Cara[/name_f]) -[name_f]Lovely[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] ([name_f]Maya[/name_f]) -[name_f]Maya[/name_f] is gorgeous, Iām not so keen on [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] though unless its a family name.
BOYS:
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m]) -very handsome!
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] ([name_m]Liam[/name_m]) -A few too many 'iās but I like it.
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Noah[/name_u]) -Nice. Simple.
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] ([name_m]Luke[/name_m]) -Okay. I prefer the spelling [name_m]Lucas[/name_m].
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Roger[/name_m] ([name_m]Ben[/name_m]) -Its okay, I donāt particularly like [name_m]Roger[/name_m].
My picks would be [name_f]Marlena[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m].
I love [name_u]Finley[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] on either sex. [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is beautiful. I like [name_m]Lukas[/name_m] (but prefer the [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] spelling). [name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] is very handsome. I love [name_m]Liam[/name_m] and [name_m]Luke[/name_m].
HATE [name_u]Finley[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] on girls!!! [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m], though I would use a longer name for [name_m]Leo[/name_m] like [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] or [name_m]Leonard[/name_m]. For girls, I love [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], very pretty!
I agree, I think [name_f]Marlena[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] is my favorite of my favorites for girls. [name_u]James[/name_u] is a family name, and [name_u]Finley[/name_u] honors somebody very important to me, however I can see how [name_u]James[/name_u] seems too masculine for an already unisex [name_u]Finley[/name_u]. Any suggestions on middle names for [name_u]Finley[/name_u]?? What do you all think about [name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]? @sunshine kid, [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] actually does honor a family member as well as a close friend.
Thank you all for your opinions!! You all are definitely helping me see different view-points on these names!
GIRLS:
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] ([name_f]Lena[/name_f]) - I really like the name [name_f]Marlena[/name_f], especially with the nickname [name_f]Lena[/name_f]. Very sweet. [name_u]Rain[/name_u] is NMS but its okay as a mn.
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Finley[/name_u]) - I donāt really care for [name_u]Finley[/name_u] on a girl and I think the middle name [name_u]James[/name_u] just pushes it too far. [name_u]Harper[/name_u] still feels masculine to me especially paired with [name_u]Finley[/name_u]. What about [name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]?
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] ([name_f]Ella[/name_f]) - I really dislike [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] on a girl. I think its such a sweet boys name and I hate to see it go to the girls. I think the name [name_f]Ella[/name_f] is very on its own though and there are lots of other names out there it could be a nickname for that are feminine like [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Eleri[/name_f]ā¦that I think would be much better choices than [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]. [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] is NMS, but its okay.
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] ([name_f]Cara[/name_f]) - Very beautiful, sweet and southern.
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] ([name_f]Maya[/name_f]) - [name_f]Maya[/name_f] is very cute.
BOYS:
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m]) - My favorite. I love [name_m]Leo[/name_m]!
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] ([name_m]Liam[/name_m]) - I love [name_m]William[/name_m], but not so much with the middle name [name_m]Elijah[/name_m].
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Noah[/name_u]) - Very cute.
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] ([name_m]Luke[/name_m]) - I like [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] but spelled with a ācā not a ākā. I think its a fine name.
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Roger[/name_m] ([name_m]Ben[/name_m]) - I love the name [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] but I donāt think [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Roger[/name_m] flows very well.
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] - [name_f]Marlena[/name_f] is pretty, [name_u]Rain[/name_u] is nms but kind of cute in the middle. I donāt really like the repeated āainā sound though
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] - a girl with this name would get mistaken for a boy because they are both boysā names. I like both names though. If they have meaning for you, would you use them on a boy? Or maybe a more feminine middle that is similar to [name_u]James[/name_u]? [name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_f]Jemima[/name_f]?
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] - [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] works well as a middle but again I can only think of [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] as a boys name
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] - Very nice, but I prefer [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] (partly because I donāt know whether to pronounce it [name_u]Caro[/name_u]-lie-na or [name_u]Caro[/name_u]-lee-na). I think [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is very pretty but itās a bit overused in the middle
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] - Iāve always liked the name [name_f]Maya[/name_f], itās lovely. Iāve known some horrible people named [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] so itās ruined that name for me but it flows well with [name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] - I think both of these names are great but [name_m]Leo[/name_m] feels like it needs to be a nn for a longer name. Leopald, [name_m]Leonard[/name_m], [name_m]Leon[/name_m]?
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] - love both but maybe not together ([name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]?)
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] - I love [name_u]Noah[/name_u] but itās quite common
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] - [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], the combination is ok
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Roger[/name_m] - [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] is lovely but Iām not really a fan of [name_m]Roger[/name_m]
@violetgray, I love [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] just on its on as a name, but had not thought about that before. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you all think [name_f]Ella[/name_f] works as a first name or just as a nn?
PS [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] is said like the states. Care-uh-line-uh
What about [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] and [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Roger[/name_m]? ([name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]Roger[/name_m], and [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] are all family names while [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] is just a favorite of mine.)
I think [name_f]Ella[/name_f] great on its own. [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] is nice even though its kind of short. I think [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] would sound better or even [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] if you want to keep the āKā in there. But if [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] has significance to you than its fine too.
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] and [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Roger[/name_m] flow a lot better. I really like [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], especially.
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] ([name_f]Lena[/name_f])
Not a fan of either of these, unfortunately
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Finley[/name_u])
Uhm, these are both definitely boys names in my mind, especially [name_u]James[/name_u]. If youāre set on [name_u]Finley[/name_u], then give a very definitely feminine mn. Good name for a boy though! I would never give this name to a girl, however.
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] ([name_f]Ella[/name_f])
Iād just call her [name_f]Ella[/name_f]. [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] is, again, definitely a boys name to me. I donāt see why you couldnāt just call her [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u], which would be very pretty.
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] ([name_f]Cara[/name_f])
I have a sister in law called [name_f]Cara[/name_f] - pretty name. Iād just go with [name_f]Cara[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] is a pretty name but I wouldnāt shorten it to [name_f]Cara[/name_f].
All these are great names, although Iād go with [name_m]Luke[/name_m] rather than [name_m]Lukas[/name_m] if youāre going to call him [name_m]Luke[/name_m] anyway. Possibly would do [name_m]Liam[/name_m] rather than [name_m]William[/name_m] as well. As an [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] who is constantly needing to tell people that my name isnāt [name_f]Liz[/name_f], Iām definitely one for giving names that are used rather than having a set nn in mind when naming when that could just be their name to begin with.
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f] [name_u]Rain[/name_u] ([name_f]Lena[/name_f]) - I really like the nickname, itās super cute
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Finley[/name_u]) - very masculine, not a fan
Finley Harper - Harper while being associated with girls more, is also a unisex name. I would choose a more feminine one.
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] ([name_f]Ella[/name_f]) - please donāt do this, there are hundreds of [name_f]El[/name_f]- girls names out there, donāt use a boys name
Ella Kaye - Ella on her own is gorgeous
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] ([name_f]Cara[/name_f]) - nms but a nice twist on a classic
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] ([name_f]Maya[/name_f]) - I think [name_f]Maya[/name_f] is adorable, [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] I personally donāt like
BOYS:
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] ([name_m]Leo[/name_m]) - adore [name_m]Leo[/name_m], not a fan of [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] ([name_m]Liam[/name_m]) - love the nn [name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] ([name_u]Noah[/name_u]) - great
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] ([name_m]Luke[/name_m]) - very nice
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Roger[/name_m] ([name_m]Ben[/name_m]) - cool, I really like [name_m]Ben[/name_m] as a name or nn
BASICALLY all of the names have some sort of meaning or importance to me other than [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Lukas[/name_m], [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], and kinda-sorta [name_u]Rain[/name_u].
What do you all think about [name_u]Finley[/name_u]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] as the first name? To assure everybody, when seeing the name written without meeting the child, that it is indeed a girl?
Also, how about [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_u]James[/name_u] rather than [name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]?
[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]River[/name_u]? (Instead of [name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u])
except [name_m]Lukas[/name_m], which reminds me of lupus and leukemia, I think it is the K. I prefer [name_m]Luke[/name_m].
The girl names I find hard to like, except for [name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f], which is lovely and classic.
[name_u]Finley[/name_u] sounds like building name and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] is a male name, I think. I donāt see it as a gender cross over name, nor is [name_f]Ella[/name_f] fresh sounding anymore.
