Picking a girl name after two boys!

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone! My husband and I just found out that we are expecting our 3rd! We don’t know if it’s a girl or boy yet, but I’ve been thinking about names and after already having picked 2 boy names, I really just want to indulge my fantasy and pick a girl name! [name_m]Just[/name_m] in case!
Big brother’s names are [name_m]Leeland[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_u]Ryan[/name_u]. Both of their middle names are after grandpa and daddy, so I want to use a special middle name for a girl too. My sweet grandma’s middle name is [name_f]Ione[/name_f] (like eye-own). So I want to use that for her middle name. I really love the name [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]! [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]! What are your thoughts when you hear that? I love old names, I don’t like trendy stuff but I also don’t want it to sound frumpy or ugly. Opinions?
Thanks guys!!

That’s really pretty :slight_smile:

I love [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], it is a beautiful name and very under-appreciated. [name_f]Ione[/name_f] is a very interesting name and sounds very pretty with [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] combo, and congrats on your pregnancy!

[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f] is brilliant. Not trendy, or frumpy/ugly in the least! I think it’s a winner.

That is beautiful!!

[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f] is gorgeous.

Congratulations on your pregnancy, and welcome to the forums :slight_smile:

I think [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] is absolutely beautiful! To me though, [name_f]Ione[/name_f] just makes me think of ‘I own’ (there was a girl I was at school with whose surname was Carr, and she always joked that her dad wanted to call her [name_f]Ioana[/name_f]).
That being said, it is a pretty combo, and the fact that it means something to you makes it all the more special. Definitely a winner

Neither name is really my taste, but they sound so sweet together! [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f]. :slight_smile:

I’m not very keen on the name [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] it has always sounded frumpy to me. I love the sound and freshness of [name_f]Ione[/name_f]! It deserves a beautiful vintage fn.

[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Josepha[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f] (My favorite)
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Marietta[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]

I think [name_m]Leeland[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] and [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Ione[/name_f] would make a sweet sibset!