"ou of the box" combo help

I’m having a heck of a time trying to make combos out of my narrowing girls’ list. When you’re read it, you’ll see why. Not pregnant, yet, but we’re trying, and I’m a big planner/name-aholic. So, what would you put together? My fiance is a music producer and I’m a teacher/musician/author. We like artsy and bohemian names, aristocratic names, religious names, international names, and nature names. :slight_smile: Nearly all of our options have family connections. Three or four name combos are welcome, if you’re feeling anything beyond first and middle, and feel free to make combos out of first names only, or move a middle name to the first slot if that’s what you’re feeling?

*Note: Ignore my signature, since my fiance doesn’t care for those combos.

The first names we like are:

[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] (PAY-truh)
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] (yass-MEEN-ah)
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f] (we say it as ‘Yolanta’, and she would be called [name_f]Iola[/name_f], pronounced ee-[name_f]YO[/name_f]-lah)
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f]
[name_f]Verbena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]

The middles we like are:

[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Zarina[/name_f]
[name_f]Zaria[/name_f] (pro. [name_f]Zarya[/name_f])
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
Nazarine
[name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_u]Marsh[/name_u]
Raphaella
[name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_u]March[/name_u]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_u]Fairfax[/name_u]
Wildflower
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Iola[/name_f]
[name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Orchid[/name_f]
[name_f]Calais[/name_f] (pr. ca-[name_m]LAY[/name_m])
[name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Tristana[/name_f]

bump Thread no longer closed! Sorry! Didn’t know what I was doing.

[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Calais[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] [name_f]Calais[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Calais[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Calais[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u]

A couple suggestions…Bolded my favorites :slight_smile:

[name_f]Martha[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] Wildflower
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Orchid[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_u]Marsh[/name_u]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f] [name_f]Calais[/name_f]
[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f] [name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f] [name_f]Orchid[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] - totally in love with this! I might actually have to steal it! haha :wink:
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] [name_f]Zarina[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_f]Verbena[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Verbena[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_u]Marsh[/name_u]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] Wildflower

Gorgeous naming style! I honestly wanted to make [name_f]Tristana[/name_f] work because I find that name super interesting but it just didn’t seem to click with any of your firsts. My favorite names overall are [name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] (beautiful!), [name_f]Zara[/name_f], [name_f]Marta[/name_f], [name_f]Yara[/name_f], and [name_f]Verena[/name_f] for firsts, and [name_f]Joy[/name_f], [name_f]Zarina[/name_f], [name_f]Zaria[/name_f], [name_f]Christabel[/name_f], [name_f]Maribel[/name_f], [name_f]Blossom[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f], Wildflower, [name_u]November[/name_u], and [name_f]Tristana[/name_f] for your middles.

[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f] [name_u]March[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_u]Fairfax[/name_u]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] Wildflower
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]

[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]

Oh wow, thank you so much! I’m glad that some of you seem to really like the names! Having such a wide limit, I’ve made a lot of lists just to get here.

Ashleyjuliette you moved [name_f]Calais[/name_f] to a number one spot with [name_u]November[/name_u] as the middle. It has a cool ring to it… really cool, as in a little icy, in a good way! It makes me think of Northern [name_f]France[/name_f] in the winter, which is

[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f] looks great on paper, but the ‘o’ sound in both middles really makes them lilt. I’m liking [name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f] and Amarinta [name_f]Isolde[/name_f] a lot, now.

Favourites (not in order):

[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Calais[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f] [name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] Wildflower
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Calais[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Verbena[/name_f] [name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f] [name_u]March[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any suggestions with [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f]? I spelled it as Raphaella but I realize that it looks a little too frilly and might deter you from choosing it with the other names. Or is it just too ‘vowel-y’?

[name_f]Yara[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] is really lovely

[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Calais[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f] [name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] Nazarine

It’s hard to pair 2 names ending in -a, which is why people might have left [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f]. [name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f] maybe.

Not sure if you’re open to suggestions, but I know a girl named [name_f]Yana[/name_f] which seems like it might fit your style.

[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] Raphaella
[name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f] [name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Calais[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] Wildflower

Thank you, I like both [name_f]Petra[/name_f] Raphaella and [name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f]!

Yes, I’m open to suggestions, and [name_f]Yana[/name_f] is actually an anagram of [name_f]Anya[/name_f]! But… lol … When I was young I danced ballet for many years with a [name_f]Yanna[/name_f]. She wasn’t very good and the teacher was always shouting her name, and it always gave me a start as it sounded like mine… It’s funny to think of, now, but I doubt I could use it!

[name_f]Yara[/name_f] Wildflower and [name_f]Yara[/name_f] Nazarine are both striking, stunning names. Maybe the first veers on being too hippie-ish, and the second on “warrior princess”, but I’ll add them, because I love them, and see if my fiance raises his eyebrows. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Verena[/name_f] [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] is so sweet!

lol, that’s an awesome story!
I have heard berries specifically ask for names that are good for yelling, lol, so I guess that one falls in that category!

You’re right that [name_f]Yara[/name_f] Nazarine has a rather warrior princess vibe.

[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Calais[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Galilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]

Pretty choices! Good luck TTC!

Combinations:
[name_f]Martha[/name_f] Nazarine [name_f]Iola[/name_f]
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Orchid[/name_f] [name_f]Calais[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_u]Fairfax[/name_u]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Galilee[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Yolanda[/name_f] Wildflower [name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f] [name_f]Tristana[/name_f]
[name_f]Iolanthe[/name_f] [name_m]Heath[/name_m] [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f] [name_f]Maribel[/name_f] Rapaella
[name_f]Verena[/name_f] [name_u]March[/name_u] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] [name_f]Audrianna[/name_f]

[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Summer[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Summer[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] Nightingale [name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f] Maebry
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] [name_f]Chantilly[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Chantal[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Calais[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_f]Calais[/name_f] [name_f]Violette[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Petra[/name_f] and [name_f]Zara[/name_f].

[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]

jessblonde I like every single one! [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Galilee[/name_f] feels like a precious name, in a good way. Very special. [name_f]Yara[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] hits a good spot between hippie and warrior princes, I think. [name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u] is a name that my dear mom would really love.

Berries, this is really helping me visualize, and I can feel the love in these names! :slight_smile:

These triple names just filled my heart right up! I’m so glad, I never would have put those together.

halfkoreangirl these are my favourites, and the others give me ideas.
[name_f]Yasmina[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] [name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f] [name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_u]Fairfax[/name_u]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f] [name_f]Galilee[/name_f] [name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Verena[/name_f] [name_u]March[/name_u] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] [name_f]Audrianna[/name_f]

oceansunrise these names are so beautiful. I have a mean stepsister named [name_f]Chantal[/name_f] so that isn’t possible, and I have close friends with daughters named [name_u]Winter[/name_u] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. My faves are
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Summer[/name_f] [name_f]Garland[/name_f] (very cheerful middle!)
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] Nightingale [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] (sounds so musical and haunting. [name_m]Just[/name_m] stunning. Thank you.)
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] [name_f]Chantilly[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] (my only niece is [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], so I’d probably use [name_f]Maribel[/name_f], a mashup of her name and my mom’s, instead of [name_f]Belle[/name_f], although your combo flows better)
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (again, this sounds pleasant… and a little bit Disney, which I like!)

felicity we have [name_u]Sage[/name_u] pretty high on our boy’s list, but actually now I really like it with [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Verena[/name_f] and [name_f]Martha[/name_f], thank you. (We also have [name_u]Yarrow[/name_u], nn Row, high for boys, which makes [name_f]Yara[/name_f] a risky possibility). [name_f]Jade[/name_f] is another name that veers into warrior princess territory… though I like it, my fiance is only just on board with [name_f]Yara[/name_f], Nazarine, [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] and even [name_f]Zara[/name_f], which he thought was a bit too “tough” a first. I’m like, “but [name_f]Zara[/name_f] actually means “princess”!” He prefers [name_f]Zarina[/name_f] or [name_f]Zaria[/name_f], as a middle. But he also understands that [name_f]Zara[/name_f] is name that connects me and my mom, so it’s still an option… [name_u]Story[/name_u] time… I’m the same age as [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]'s daughter [name_f]Zara[/name_f], and my mom was a bit of a royal watcher who liked to dress me in similar clothing (she isn’t as crazy as she sounds) as [name_f]Zara[/name_f] when I was a tiny girl, then the first time she saw me riding a horse when I was 9 years old, she cried in delight, “you look like [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Zara[/name_f]!” and it was clearly meant as a compliment, so I just beamed! The name reminds me of how my mom saw me as her little princess.