Our Styles Clash!

Hey y’all! [name_f]My[/name_f] partner and I have been chatting the last few days about names and there’s not much common ground! I’m hoping the name nerds can help us find some new favorites.

Fun facts: both my partner and I have short, unisex names that lean masculine. Both our sons have full names shortened to R- nicknames.

[name_f]My[/name_f] old favorites are [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tilda[/name_f], [name_f]Inez[/name_f] nn Ezzy, and [name_f]Leona[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] partner likes [name_f]Eve[/name_f] and [name_u]Eden[/name_u], Genevieve…

The only name we might agree on is [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f]. I mentioned offhand that I thought it was kind of cool. Then one day we were imagining the future, like “In sixteen years I’ll be 61 and you’ll be 50,” “Ren will be 31! [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] will be 23!!!” and he said “And [name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] will be 15.”

Coulda knocked me over with a feather.

So, my nameberry friends, help us find some names to bridge my clunky-cool, offbeat style and his more buttoned-up, very feminine shortlist. (Please no R- names, since both sons and both our surnames feature the letter.)

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[name_f]Tuesday[/name_f] is super cool.

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_u]Blythe[/name_u]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_u]Celeste[/name_u]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
Estelle/Estella
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
Francine/Frances
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilou[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
Maren/Marin
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
Sabine/Sabina
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
Sylvie/Sylvia
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Talulah[/name_f]
Tess/Tessa
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]

Some ideas:

[name_f]Evelina[/name_f] ‘Eve’
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] ‘Tallie’ ‘Tully’
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] ‘Frankie’
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] ‘Issy’
[name_f]Josette[/name_f] ‘Jette’ ‘Josie’
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] ‘Edie’
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] ‘Tabby’
[name_f]Tamar[/name_f] / [name_f]Tamara[/name_f] ‘Tay’ ‘Mara’ ‘Mars’

[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_u]Coco[/name_u]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Katrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Leyna[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaretha[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Maymie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Neva[/name_f]
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_f]Tillie[/name_f]

I’m thinking…

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Laila[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_u]Lowen[/name_u],
[name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Evadne[/name_f], [name_f]Evanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Leontine[/name_f]
[name_u]Loreto[/name_u]
[name_f]Ishbel[/name_f], [name_f]Ismay[/name_f], [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Ylva[/name_f], [name_f]Elva[/name_f], [name_f]Elke[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f], [name_f]Nadine[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Nola[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], Nolvia
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilia[/name_f], [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivine[/name_f], [name_f]Odelia[/name_f], [name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f] / [name_f]Danika[/name_f],
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]

:bridge_at_night: I hope these and the other Berries’ suggestions help!

[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Everly[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Carmen[/name_f]
[name_m]Taylor[/name_m]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Truly[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
Pearl/Perla
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Hadley[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_m]Brinley[/name_m]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sunny[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]