Picky Parents

[name_f]Coral[/name_f] [name_f]Catalina[/name_f]


[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_f]Millie[/name_f] are having their first baby! She needs a full name which cannot be easily nicknamed, which must begin with a vowel. It cannot contain the letter E or have the “ee” sound. Her middle name should honour a [name_m]Roman[/name_m] Catholic saint whose feast day is in [name_f]May[/name_f].

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[name_f]Oonagh[/name_f] [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] or [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Flavia[/name_f]

[name_m]Topher[/name_m] & [name_f]Pia[/name_f] are expecting their second and are seeking options for a boy or girl. They are already parents to [name_f]Nella[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]. Keeping with the family tradition, first names are ‘suffix’ names or nicknames taken from the end of a name that are cool and unique and can be names in their own right. They don’t want names that are two similar to other family members’. Middles are sweet nature names, ideally with forest/botanical connotations.

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[name_m]Ford[/name_m] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] or [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]

It’s a girl. They like -son surname first names with feminine nicknames. For a middle, they’re thinking of honoring men in their family with a feminine version of the masculine name. They prefer creative spellings.

Emmason [name_m]Jaymes[/name_m] “Emmie”

[name_u]Or[/name_u]

[name_u]Addyson[/name_u] [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] “Addy”

[name_f]Orla[/name_f] and [name_m]Owain[/name_m] are expecting twins - a boy and a girl! They’d like their babies to have an O first initial like them, but a name not in the top 500. Their middle names should be Gaelic

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[name_m]Orlando[/name_m] [name_m]Seamus[/name_m] & [name_u]Oaklyn[/name_u] [name_f]Mairead[/name_f]


[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_m]Peter[/name_m] are expecting their first child together, a little girl! She will need an unusual first name which has a logical spelling, and a middle name which reflects a passion for science.

Luelle [name_f]Lita[/name_f]

[name_m]Paul[/name_m] & [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] are having a boy. They want him to have a traditional first name with many nickname options. They also want him to have two (again, traditional) middle names that honor family members (one of them being [name_m]Paul[/name_m] himself).

[name_u]William[/name_u] [name_m]Paul[/name_m] [name_m]Peter[/name_m] “Wilkie”
(Second middle honors Darcy’s father)

[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] and [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] are having a baby! The sex is unknown (please provide both a male and female combo). Moms would like baby’s first name to “go” with their names. Baby’s middle name should indirectly honor their only aunt: Lavinia’s sister [name_f]Winona[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f].

[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_f]Bethany[/name_f] or [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] [name_m]Winston[/name_m]


[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] and [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] are having a baby! They want a name that honours their [name_u]Irish[/name_u] heritage and a middle name that ends in O.

[name_m]Colin[/name_m] [name_u]Theo[/name_u] or [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]

[name_m]Brandon[/name_m] & [name_f]Laura[/name_f] are expecting a boy. As per paternal tradition, he will have a traditional family first name, but will go by his middle. They like word names, particularly “masculine” nouns and not soft nature names.

[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Lord[/name_m]

[name_u]James[/name_u] & [name_f]Darla[/name_f] are having two twin girls!
They love long feminine names, especially victorian names and those with a dark academia feel. For their middles they would like a softer, more nature themed middle. They also wouldn’t mind if the middle name was unisex. They are unsure on whether they’d like two middle names or not; but if they used two middles for one of the girls, they would like the same for the other.

[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f] [name_u]Bird[/name_u]

[name_f]Nila[/name_f] & [name_m]Stefan[/name_m] are looking for a first name and two middle names for their son. The first name should have a meaning related to joy or happiness, the first middle name should honor mom [name_f]Nila[/name_f] and the second middle name should honor dad [name_m]Stefan[/name_m].

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[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] [name_m]Victor[/name_m]


[name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] are expecting their first child! They want to be surprised by the gender, so they’ll need an option for a little boy or girl. For the first names, they want something very unique but also deeply rooted in history with a more accessible nickname. For the middle, they’d like a classic biblical name.

Amalasuintha [name_f]Mary[/name_f] “Amy” or [name_m]Lysander[/name_m] [name_u]John[/name_u] “Sandy”

Amalasuintha was the ruler of the Ostrogoths from 526 to 535 AD, first as regent and then as queen regnant. She was famed for being highly educated; she could speak three languages and was a great leader, and is also famous for being great friends with the [name_m]Roman[/name_m] Emperor [name_m]Justinian[/name_m].

[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] was a Spartan military and political leader who defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC, leading to the end of the Peloponnesian War. He was later recorded as being a key player in the history of Greece by Ancient Greek historians such as [name_m]Xenophon[/name_m] and Duris of Samos.


[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] are expecting their first baby! Their first name needs to be a Biblical figure or a saint from before the year 1000, whilst their middle name should reflect Jonathan’s passion as a keen numismatist.

[name_m]Boy[/name_m] Options: [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] [name_m]Denarius[/name_m], [name_m]Cyprian[/name_m] [name_m]Daric[/name_m], [name_m]Jethro[/name_m] [name_m]Florin[/name_m]
[name_f]Girl[/name_f] Options: [name_u]Aquila[/name_u] [name_f]Tuppence[/name_f], [name_f]Keturah[/name_f] Lira, [name_f]Leocadia[/name_f] [name_u]Ryo[/name_u]

[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] & [name_f]Delia[/name_f] are expecting B/G twins. They would like unique first names inspired by [name_u]Man[/name_u] [name_m]Booker[/name_m] Prize winners or longlist/shortlist finalists from the past 5 years. The boy’s middle should begin with S and end with N, the girl’s should begin with D and end with A.

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[name_m]Guy[/name_m] [name_m]Stellan[/name_m] & [name_f]Leila[/name_f] [name_f]Danika[/name_f]

(From [name_m]Guy[/name_m] Gunarante, 2018 longlist, & [name_f]Leila[/name_f] Mottley, 2022 longlist)

[name_u]Logan[/name_u] & [name_f]Ava[/name_f] are expecting their second child - a baby boy! Their firstborn is [name_f]Edith[/name_f] ‘Edie’ [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] and they want a similar vibe captured for their son: a vintage first name which is less commonly heard, however allowing a sweet nickname. For his middle name, they’d like a colour shade, ideally with 3 syllables to fit well with [name_f]Clementine[/name_f].

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[name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] ‘Cass’

[name_u]Or[/name_u]:
[name_m]Fintan[/name_m] [name_f]Emerald[/name_f] ‘Finn’
[name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] ‘Woody’
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_u]Basil[/name_u] ‘Gus’
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m] [name_m]Huckleberry[/name_m] ‘Hayes’

[name_f]Mari[/name_f] & [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] are expecting twin girls. They are already parents to [name_u]Kaj[/name_u] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u] & [name_m]Ingo[/name_m] [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]. Having met whilst working for [name_f]Ikea[/name_f], they secretly love that their children happen to share first names with [name_f]Ikea[/name_f] furniture ranges. To evoke the Nordic forests of Mari’s Swedish upbringing, their middles are inspired by conifer species, in this case the [name_u]Douglas[/name_u] Fir and [name_u]Cedar[/name_u]. They would like to continue this naming pattern with the girls, and maintain a unique, Scandi sounding first and more [name_f]English[/name_f] middle. (Hint: website ‘British [name_u]Baby[/name_u] Names’ has a great list of [name_f]Ikea[/name_f] inspired names.)

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Myrten [name_u]Abi[/name_u] & [name_f]Solveig[/name_f] [name_f]Prue[/name_f]
Mydal [name_f]Agatha[/name_f] & Kura [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Melodi[/name_f] [name_u]Sequoia[/name_u] & Norna [name_f]Constance[/name_f]

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Great prompt! This one really made me think :two_hearts:

  • Myrten is a lace curtain and [name_u]Abi[/name_u] comes from Abies, the species name for fir trees; [name_f]Solveig[/name_f] is another type of curtain, and [name_f]Prue[/name_f] comes from spruce, a type of conifer
  • Mydal is a bunk bed, and [name_f]Agatha[/name_f] sounds like Agathis, a species name for kauri trees; Kura is another type of bed, and juniper is a coniferous bush.
  • [name_f]Melodi[/name_f] is a lamp and sequoia is a species of conifer tree; Norna is a cushion and [name_f]Constance[/name_f] contains the first letters of conifer.

[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] are expecting their second child, gender unknown. They already have one child, a teenage son called [name_m]Ben[/name_m], but since having [name_m]Ben[/name_m], their tastes have shifted towards the more unusual and creative side. They would love a literary surname name for their child’s first name, with bonus points for any that can give a more common nickname. The middle name should be an uncommon word name that encapsulates a virtue or characteristic that they’d like their child to develop, such as bravery, kindness, wisdom or patience.

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[name_f]Brontë[/name_f] ‘Ro’ [name_u]Wise[/name_u]

[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] & [name_u]Indi[/name_u] are expecting boy/girl twins. They want same letter first names with a beachy or bohemian vibe. For middle names they are looking for rare vintage names.

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[name_u]Rain[/name_u] [name_m]Oswald[/name_m] and [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] [name_f]Hester[/name_f]

[name_u]Owen[/name_u] and [name_u]Robert[/name_u] are adopting a daughter! For the first name, they want a classic boys name that’s always been in the top 100. For the middle, they want to honor the birth mother [name_f]Catalina[/name_f] [name_f]Inez[/name_f] in some way.

james inessa

cassie and robert are expecting their first little boy! for his first name they want a name that isn’t in the top 500, but still familiar and easy to pronounce. his middle name should honor space in one way or the other!!