I am pregnant with my 6th baby, and I don’t yet know if this sweet baby is a boy or girl. [name]Just[/name] to give some background, I have four older boys and one baby girl, [name]Arabella[/name] [name]Kate[/name] [name]Marie[/name]. To me, [name]Arabella[/name] is the most perfect girl name, and I am struggling really bad to come up with something as equally stunning. There are some girl names I like, but nothing that is making me feel anything, if you know what I mean. My husband really likes [name]Beatrice[/name], and I find it charming, but…I don’t feel as if it is the one. I have tried, but I can’t get totally on board with it.
So, I need some serious suggestions! I tend to like girly, girl names, names that can shorten to cute nicknames, and most of all, I feel like it needs to stand up next to [name]Arabella[/name], which is a lot of name!
[name]Emmeline[/name] is out for me. I really wanted this to be the name for a potential daughter but with the pronunciations issues and spelling variants, I just can’t do it.
Thank you in advance! I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!
[name]Melissa[/name]: Thank you!!! I have always liked [name]Penelope[/name], but I can’t get into ‘[name]Penny[/name]’, and I can’t use [name]Ellie[/name] or any kind of nickname similiar to that bc I feel as if it is too close to [name]Bella[/name]. [name]Cordelia[/name] is another one I like, but I got lack luster responses from dh and family members. [name]Rosalie[/name] is sweet, and I’m liking it more and more. I brought up [name]Isadora[/name] to dh and he vetoed…big time!
lineska: I agree that [name]Beatrice[/name] has a different feel than [name]Arabella[/name]…plus, [name]Beatrice[/name] doesn’t really have the nickname options I’m looking for! Dh keeps suggesting [name]Lily[/name], and he said last night he also likes [name]Lillian[/name]. There are two [name]Lily[/name]'s in our town though that are close in age to our boys!
Thank you both so much for your suggestions! I feel like I’m going to go crazy searching for the perfect name!
wootz: I actually really like [name]Viviana[/name] a lot, but my dh likes [name]Liliana[/name] better. I would probably seriously consider [name]Cordelia[/name] nn [name]Delia[/name] if people would stop giving me the puke face everytime I bring it up. What a bummer! Avonlea is pretty! I will have to go look that one up!
I like the idea of pairing a long name with a short name, so I would consider [name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Fleur[/name], but that might not be your style. I love [name]Jemima[/name], but you might be more the [name]Jessamine[/name] type.
I think [name]Cecily[/name] or [name]Cecilia[/name] work.
I like [name]Arabella[/name] with some of the softer, more feminine nature names, such as [name]Lavender[/name] or [name]Lilac[/name], but I don’t know if you want to move in that direction.
Congratulations on the pregnancies and the lovely name of your daughter. I love [name]Arabella[/name].
I thought [name]Beatrice[/name] right away! A name I probably can’t use myself, but that I [name]ADORE[/name]! I agree that you need a name that stands up to the BIG NAME [name]Arabella[/name] But I think there atually would be a point in talking it down a nudge, to not sound overly pretentious when presenting both your daughters.
Other suggestions:
[name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Coralie[/name] (my favorite - [name]Bella[/name] and [name]Cora[/name])
[name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Eleonora[/name] (my 2nd favorite - [name]Bella[/name] and [name]Nora[/name])
[name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Seraphina[/name] (though this might almost be too much name)
[name]Hope[/name] you can use it - let me know what you think. I might have another idea.
You are all so amazing!! Thank you so much for the awesome suggestions. I’m going to go through each list in more detail and show them to dh!
danishnames: I see what you’re saying, and I believe I do agree. I guess I just put too much pressure on myself to find something just as frilly and fancy, when in the end, my kids probably won’t even care, ha!
So, my little cousin just texted me and suggested [name]Natalie[/name]. What do you all think? I kinda like it esp since I’ll probably have the baby around [name]Christmas[/name] time.
[name]Arabella[/name] is so pretty! [name]How[/name] about [name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Athena[/name], [name]Elodie[/name], or [name]Lucinda[/name]? I really like the suggestions of [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Josephine[/name] and [name]Seraphina[/name] too. Good luck!
I have actually been thinking about [name]Magnolia[/name]. It has special meaning and significance to dh and I, but I worry it’s a little too ‘out there’? Would people get it or just think I was trying too hard? I really like [name]Maggie[/name] as a nickname!
I think [name]Natalia[/name] might hold up next to [name]Arabella[/name] a bit better. I say nuh-[name]TAH[/name]-lee-uh with the second a as in car.
I also love the idea of [name]Seraphina[/name], I think it’s that uber girly-ness that fits well with [name]Arabella[/name]. I have considered [name]Effie[/name] and [name]Nina[/name] as nicknames for [name]Seraphina[/name] that can give a little spunk to the name!
I like [name]Penelope[/name] as well and love [name]Poppy[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] as nicknames. I hated the idea of [name]Penny[/name] or [name]Nellie[/name] (whoaaa [name]Nellie[/name]!!), but was glad to find these alternative nicknames!
I think [name]Arabella[/name] & [name]Beatrice[/name] sound great together but I would definately go with [name]Rosalie[/name]. I think it’s a beautiful name and I’m probably going to use it for my own baby.
But I think there atually would be a point in talking it down a nudge, to not sound overly pretentious when presenting both your daughters.