fern_d
March 8, 2013, 2:51pm
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We’re struggling for girls. For boys we’ve got more that we REALLY like but none pop out for either gender really. Struggling with the naming this time!
Anyway, the middle name for a girl will be Luelle or [name]Luella[/name], whichever flows better with the first name we choose. These are some names that we both like-
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]/[name]Delphina[/name]
[name]Mariposa[/name]
[name]Bridie[/name]
[name]Anthea[/name]
[name]Hera[/name]
[name]Alcyone[/name]
[name]Halcyon[/name] ([name]Hal[/name]-SEE-On)
[name]Marigold[/name]
Xanthea
But none of them really pop. I really like [name]Juniper[/name], [name]Mariposa[/name] & [name]Halcyon[/name] but hubby really likes Xanthea, [name]Bridie[/name] & [name]Hera[/name].
So WDYT of our list and do you have any suggestions?
Thanks!
I like all the names on your list except for [name]Birdie[/name], which I frankly find ridiculous. I also prefer [name]Xanthe[/name] to Xanthea.
[name]Amaryllis[/name]
[name]Calanthe[/name], [name]Calliope[/name], [name]Cassia[/name], Chryseis, [name]Circe[/name], Circea, [name]Corinna[/name], [name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Dana[/name]ë, [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Electra[/name], [name]Elysia[/name], [name]Eudora[/name], [name]Euphemia[/name]
Florea
[name]Ianthe[/name], Illyria, [name]Isis[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name], [name]Junia[/name]
[name]Laetitia[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], [name]Lavinia[/name], Libera, Liriope, Livillia, Luscinia, Lysandra
Melanthe, Mellonia, [name]Mimosa[/name], Myrrha
[name]Naida[/name], [name]Nephele[/name], [name]Nerissa[/name], [name]Nova[/name]
[name]Oceane[/name], [name]Ondine[/name]
[name]Pelagia[/name], [name]Phaedra[/name], Pherenice, [name]Philomena[/name], [name]Pomona[/name], Proserpina
[name]Roxana[/name]
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name], Tiranna, [name]Titiana[/name]
[name]Vesper[/name], Viatrix
[name]Zephyrine[/name]
My absolute favorites from your list are:
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Hera[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
These are truly beautiful in my opinion!
[name]Delphine[/name] [name]Luella[/name]
[name]Hera[/name] Luelle
[name]Marigold[/name] Luelle
Those are my favorite combos. Very pretty!!
sllah
March 8, 2013, 4:03pm
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From your list, I really like [name]Juniper[/name] (I love the nickname [name]June[/name] or [name]Juno[/name]!), [name]Delphine[/name] (I always thought this name was so gorgeous) and [name]Bridie[/name] (it’s spunky!).
Some suggestions -
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Vada[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Bronwen[/name]
[name]Una[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Marnie[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Nova[/name]
[name]Orla[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Britta[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Hermina[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Alba[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Lux[/name]
[name]Bevan[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Cliona[/name]
[name]Hermia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Sela[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Vesper[/name]
[name]Winter[/name]
[name]Petra[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Demetra[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]
[name]Thora[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]/[name]Coralie[/name]/[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Fawn[/name]
[name]Kerensa[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
Adelphe
[name]Eleni[/name]
I love [name]Marigold[/name] from your list. Have you considered [name]Magnolia[/name]? It’s a similar vibe, but a little more refined, I think.
I had an Aunt [name]Luella[/name] who passed away recently. I’ve always loved that name and it is a perfet mn too.
My favorites of your choices are
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Bridie[/name]
[name]Alcyone[/name]
[name]Halcyon[/name] ([name]Hal[/name]-SEE-On)
They would all flow beautifully with [name]Luella[/name].
I love [name]Juniper[/name] from your list, and I’ll suggest [name]Athena[/name] or [name]Allegra[/name] or [name]Althea[/name].
[name]Delphine[/name] [name]Luella[/name] is lovely.
fern_d
March 9, 2013, 1:51am
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Thanks for all of the suggestions! Like a few of you, I really like [name]Juniper[/name] and I think it goes great with our other childrens names but DH isn’t sure. I’m trying to convince him though. He does like it though!
From your suggestions I like-
[name]Calliope[/name]
[name]Circe[/name]
[name]Electra[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Laetitia[/name],
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Nova[/name]
[name]Oceane[/name]
Proserpina
[name]Roxana[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Titiana[/name]
[name]Vesper[/name]
Viatrix
[name]Vada[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Nova[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Hermina[/name]
[name]Cliona[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Vesper[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
My favourites are [name]Juniper[/name] and [name]Anthea[/name]. Maybe: [name]Theadora[/name], [name]Althea[/name], [name]Atlas[/name], [name]Georgiana[/name], [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Willa[/name], [name]Skylar[/name], [name]Bonnie[/name], [name]Juno[/name], [name]Xenia[/name] (ksen-ya), [name]Amabel[/name], [name]Reed[/name], [name]Saskia[/name], Chrystanthea?
Of the names on your original list, my favorites are [name]Hera[/name] and [name]Juniper[/name]. Of the suggestions you mentioned you liked, I’ll echo: [name]Junia[/name], [name]Athena[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], [name]Titania[/name], [name]Magnolia[/name], & [name]Theodora[/name] in particular
Some additional ideas:
[name]Hypatia[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Eulalie[/name] / [name]Eulalia[/name]
[name]Iphigenia[/name]
[name]Leda[/name]
[name]Tullia[/name]
[name]Sunniva[/name]
[name]Maeva[/name]
Wrenna
[name]Cyra[/name]
[name]Zoia[/name]
[name]Niobe[/name]
[name]Amaryllis[/name]