Please, help us narrow down our long lists

DW and I have come up with a long list of boy and girl names. We need help narrowing it down.

Girls: [name_f]Alma[/name_f], [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Calla[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Harlow[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Indie[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_f]Willa[/name_f]

Middle names: [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]

Boys: [name_m]Archer[/name_m], [name_m]Abram[/name_m], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_u]Barrett[/name_u], [name_m]Beckham[/name_m], [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m], [name_m]Callum[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m], [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Knox[/name_m], [name_u]Kingsley[/name_u], [name_u]Lennon[/name_u], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u], [name_u]Reid[/name_u], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_m]Winston[/name_m]

Middle names: [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Arrow[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m]

I love [name_f]Indie[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] for girls
For middles I’d go [name_f]Indie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Fae[/name_f] (obviously not listed, but similar enough to [name_f]Mae[/name_f]), [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] or [name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]

For boys, I love [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_u]Barrett[/name_u], [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] and [name_m]Callum[/name_m]
Combos for me would be [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_u]Barrett[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Arrow[/name_m] or [name_m]Callum[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]

my favorites:

[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Indie[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]

[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]

For girls, I love [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], and [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]. [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], and [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] all sound great in my mind (I’m partial to [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] for the Plath reference).

For boys, I think [name_u]Barrett[/name_u], [name_u]Kingsley[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], and [name_u]Jude[/name_u] stand out the most. [name_u]Barrett[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_u]Kingsley[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m], and [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Arrow[/name_m] would be great.

Be thankful you agree on so many lovely names! My SO and I agree on very few. I will maybe list my favourites, and why they’re my favourite and do the same with my least favourite.

FAVOURITES
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]- So simple, yet beautiful. Definitely not very common, but quite straightforward to spell and pronounce.
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]- See [name_f]Alma[/name_f]!
[name_f]Indie[/name_f]- I love [name_f]Indie[/name_f]! Such an adorable name, I prefer it as a nickname but I think [name_f]Indie[/name_f] stands well on it’s own!
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]- Very handsome and underused. It’s a nature name, which I love, but also well established.
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]- So pretty. Reminds me of lyrics and lyres and beautiful things like that. I like that it is a slightly more unexpected version of [name_f]Layla[/name_f]/[name_f]Lila[/name_f] etc.
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]- I just like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]. Again there’s a nature connection (a rowan tree or shrub) and I like the potential of the cute nickname [name_f]Ro[/name_f]!

[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m]- Sometimes I wonder why this name isn’t more popular then it is. It feels so modern and sleek. It also feels like a very graceful name to me.
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]- Oh I love this name for a boy! It makes me think of seals ([name_m]Harp[/name_m] seals) which is so cool.
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]- I just like [name_u]Lennon[/name_u] and [name_u]Lennox[/name_u]. The sound, the cool vibe, the unexpectedness.
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]- I love the firey image this name gives. I love the sound. I love that it is well known enough most people should be able to spell and pronounce it, but uncommon enough you won’t hear it everywhere. [name_f]Nix[/name_f] could potentially be a cool nickname!
[name_u]River[/name_u]- I love nature names, and [name_u]River[/name_u] is quite high on my own list! I love the water association.
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]- An lovely, underused, old name. This is one “old man” name I am ready for to come back! Nn [name_u]Win[/name_u] is awesome.

As far as least favourites, that’s a little harder!
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/[name_f]Clara[/name_f]- I just find these a little dull
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]- I know too many [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]/[name_f]Macy[/name_f]/[name_f]Macie[/name_f]'s so I also find it a little unimaginative and boring

[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]- it reminds me of something to put in your hair
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]- I never know how to pronounce this one. I look at it and think Rise, but is it pronounced like [name_u]Reece[/name_u]?

As far as the middle names go, [name_f]Marie[/name_f] is my favourite for the girls because it has personal meaning to me. But I think which middle name you’d use depends on which first name you’d use. My absolute favourite for the boys is [name_m]Arrow[/name_m]! So cool, such a cool meaning and sound!

[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Harlow[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
I also like [name_f]Luna[/name_f] and [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] but couldn’t combine them

[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
Hnery [name_m]Arrow[/name_m]

You have some beautiful names to choose from! One benefit of having a long list - plenty of options :wink:

My favorite combos:
[name_f]Alma[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] (sounds a little old-fashioned, but quite classic [name_f]IMO[/name_f])
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] (or [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], which isn’t on your middles list, but I quite like the sound of!)
[name_f]Indie[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]

[name_m]Beckham[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_m]Arrow[/name_m] or [name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Arrow[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] [name_m]Arrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]

Girls:
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]—total keeper-- brings up peaceful imagery. [name_m]Just[/name_m] beautiful!
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]-- just lovely
[name_f]Indie[/name_f]-- spunky and cute
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]-- like how it sounds
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]-- pretty

[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] are great middles

Boys:
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
…all handsome

[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] boy middle: [name_m]Arrow[/name_m]!

My favorites:

Girls: [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f]
Middle names: [name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]

Boys: [name_m]Archer[/name_m], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Beckham[/name_m], [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_u]Reid[/name_u], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
Middle names: [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Arrow[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m]

One way you could narrow down your list is by pairing similar names and choosing between the two, for example…
[name_u]Blair[/name_u] or [name_f]Claire[/name_f]?
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] or [name_f]Clara[/name_f]?
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] or [name_f]Olive[/name_f]?
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] or [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]?
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] or [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]?
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] or [name_f]Willa[/name_f]?
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] or [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]?
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] or [name_f]Harlow[/name_f]?
Etc.

My favorite girls’ name is [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]. (I might use Maev if I have a daughter.) [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], maybe? I like [name_f]Esme[/name_f] (especially spelled Esmée) and [name_f]Freya[/name_f] too — guess I have a thing for that long A sound. :stuck_out_tongue:

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], [name_f]Indie[/name_f] and [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] are sweet as nicknames. I especially like [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], but I’d only use it as a nickname for [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], or even [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]. I really like [name_f]Indie[/name_f] too.

For boys…
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m] or [name_m]Knox[/name_m]?
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u] or [name_m]Archer[/name_m]?
[name_m]Archer[/name_m] or [name_u]Harper[/name_u]?
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] or [name_u]Everett[/name_u]?
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u] or [name_u]Reid[/name_u]?
[name_m]Beckham[/name_m] or [name_m]Callum[/name_m]?
[name_m]Abram[/name_m] or [name_u]James[/name_u]?
[name_u]River[/name_u] or [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]?
Etc.

I like [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] and [name_u]River[/name_u] best, personally. [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m] or [name_u]River[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m]?

Good luck! :slight_smile:

So many great names!

My favorites:
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]

[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]

[name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] would be cute!

I love a lot of your names… Many are on my list!!

Girls I Like/[name_u]Love[/name_u]:
Alma- I go back and forth with this one. I really like that you don’t hear it that much yet its familiar
Calla- Like… I like [name_f]Callie[/name_f] better but [name_f]Calla[/name_f] is still very pretty (I was tempted to use this since we have a daughter [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. [name_f]Calla[/name_f] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f])
Evelyn- great Classic
Elsie- I go back and forth between [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] and [name_f]Elsa[/name_f].
Esme- [name_u]Love[/name_u]
Elowen- [name_u]Love[/name_u]… another that is rarely heard yet familiar to the ear
Hazel- This is that name that I want to fall in love with but just cant…dont know why(it still stays on my list though)
Harlow- Absolute [name_u]Love[/name_u]… My #1
Hattie- Very cute, I am starting to see a lot of Hatties
Isla- [name_u]Love[/name_u]… This was my #1 for years until it became super popular where I live. I know soooo many that the popularity makes me knock it down a few spots
Indie- A GP…I wish I was brave enough to use it…Beautiful Name
Maeve- Classic, sophisticated, simple… I adore this name
Maisie- Like but sometimes feels too nick namey

Middle names are hard since each name works well with different names: Marie, Mae(favorite), Sylvia(least favorite), Susannah, Beatrix

Boys I like/[name_u]Love[/name_u]:
Archer- I like [name_m]Archer[/name_m]. I know a little [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_u]Chase[/name_u]. Cute and Cool
Arlo- I like this name but like [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], I want to [name_u]Love[/name_u] this name but can’t… I keep trying though. I feel like it would be perfect
Barrett- [name_u]Love[/name_u]. another different yet familiar( I love [name_m]Bear[/name_m] and this was this closest I can get to it)
Beckham- Like… very cool name
Bodhi- [name_u]Love[/name_u]… this and [name_m]Boden[/name_m] are always on my list. Super cute names
Jude-Like… A versitle name [name_f]IMO[/name_f]
Knox- [name_u]Love[/name_u] my #1. My only problem with it is I have a hard time seeing it as an adult name but its such a great name!!
Oliver- [name_u]Love[/name_u]… I wish I could use it. Its classic, sophisticated, yet trendy plus the nick name [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] is awesome
River- Like but I do hear it more for girls lately but still a great alternative
Rhys- I go back and forth. Sometimes its awesome and rarely heard other times it seems it lacks substance. But I love this spelling! I think the [name_u]Reese[/name_u]/[name_u]Reece[/name_u] for girls makes it a harder sell for me to use it but to each its own
Sawyer- I like this name… Its adventurous… I knew a little girl with the name and it was super cute as a girl name but either gender its pretty awesome

Middle names: Arthur(least favorite), Arrow(favorite), John, William

We’ve decided on the MIDDLE NAMES: [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m].

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you mean you’re using two middle names, _____ [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] or ____ [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]?
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]

[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]

I like a lot of your names!

Girls:
Clara, Elsie, Elowen, Freya, Hazel, Harlow, Hattie, Isla, Iris, Indie, Luna, Lyra, Mabel, Maisie, Margot, Olive, Rowan, Willa. And for the middle: Mae, Sylvia and Beatrix.

Boys:
Archer, Arlo, Everett, Harper, Jude, Lennon, Oliver, Phoenix, River, Rhys. I prefer in the middle: Arrow, John, William, Knox, Reid, Winston

Some suggestions:
Olive Mae
Lyra Beatrix
Elsie Margot
Isla Hazel
Willa Indie Mae
Iris Harlow
Everett Jude
Phoenix Reid
Lennon Rhys
Oliver Harper

Update - my favourites with your chosen middles:

[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Indie[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]

[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]

What is better? [name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] or [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]?

You have a wonderful list of possibilities for both genders!

For girls, I think my favourite is [name_f]Alma[/name_f]. [name_m]Even[/name_m] more than that, [name_f]Elma[/name_f].

For boys, I think [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_u]Reid[/name_u] are standouts from your list.

I like a lot of your choices so I have narrowed it down to my top 5 and possible combinations:

Top 5 Girls: & Combinations:
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]: [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]: [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]: [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]: [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_u]Blair[/name_u]/ [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]: [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]

Top 5 Boys. & Combinations

[name_m]Archer[/name_m]: [name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]: [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]: [name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]: [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]: [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Arrow[/name_m]

Sorry just realised you have chosen your middles so my choices would be:

[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]

[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] (although this is a very traditional combination)
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]