Please help with our girls list!

Girl Names
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[name]Hi[/name] everyone!

My hubby and I are planning to start a family early next year. He has recently been through a cancer scare and at some points we didn’t think that we would be able to have children at all. At this stage that is all behind us now. All the drama with the cancer really got me thinking about baby names. At the moment we are struggling to whittle down our list of girl’s names. My hubby finally sat down and had a look with me last night and these are the names we have picked out from my extremely long list.

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name]

I know that they are popular names but that doesn’t really bother us. I guess I just wanted people’s opinions on which we should use if we have a girl and also any other suggestions for the middle name spot. We love vintage, classic names. Please help! :slight_smile:

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I like all of them! Personally I wouldnt use [name]Isabelle[/name] even tho its beautiful its just so common! [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Grace[/name] or [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name] are both nice combos. Again [name]Charlotte[/name], although its beautiful, is so common now days! [name]Vivienne[/name] is nice because its a bit different…[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Joy[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Hope[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Lily[/name]…All the best!

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I like the name [name]Isabelle[/name], and I really don’t care that it’s popular, my second choice would be vivienne

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I like [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] (though I’d probably switch the order because I like [name]Elizabeth[/name] better lol). I like them all though. Other classic middle name options for your names:

[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Michaela[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Kate[/name] (my favorite)

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I like [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] Best. I like [name]Victoria[/name] with [name]Charlotte[/name] also. I think [name]Grace[/name] makes a good mn with all of them.

I do not care for [name]Vivienne[/name], I guess I just don’t like the way it sounds. I am iffy on [name]Isabelle[/name], but I really like [name]Belle[/name] for a nn.

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All three are such beautiful names! [name]Do[/name] any of those names hold special meaning for you? If so, I’d use the one that is dearest to you first. I’m a fan of classic names, as well, so I don’t think any of my children will have a name that isn’t commonly used. Here’s a list of other names to consider as middle names (though I bet many of these were already on your long list):

[name]Adelaide[/name], Adelinde, [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Anne[/name], [name]Anneliese[/name], [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Emily[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Hope[/name], [name]Jane[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Sophia[/name]

Most of these would fit nicely with any of the first names you’ve chosen. It may be fun to spice up your traditional pairings with less expected (but still traditional) middle names. For instance, since [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Grace[/name] and [name]Claire[/name] are common middle names, you could instead try [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name], or [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]. [name]Isabelle[/name] seems harder to pair for me for some reason–I just keep coming up with pairings that aren’t all that novel–[name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Catherine[/name], and [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]. For [name]Vivienne[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]…[name]Vivienne[/name] seems to pair well with lots of names.

Also, as others may mention, [name]Isabelle[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name] are basically the same name in different languages, so you may want to shy away from using both as part of your girls’ names. (Or you may not care, which is totally fine, too–most people won’t realize that the two names are connected.)

Best wishes as you begin to grow your family!

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The best of the three is [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]…nn [name]Lottie[/name] [name]Lizzie[/name] or [name]Lottie[/name] [name]Liz[/name]!

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All the combo’s are really pretty. I think I like [name]Vivienne[/name] is as the first name though.

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All of your combos are beautiful, but my vote is for [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name].

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Out of your combos I like [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] the best. Though, I’d personally rather [name]Elizabeth[/name] to be a first name.

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[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name] is my fave. [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is beautiful as is [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name].

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I love your combos! [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Grace[/name] is my top choice for a girl, so [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Grace[/name] obviously gets my vote. :slight_smile: I think it’s so sweet and feminine yet so respectable, I love it so much! [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] is close behind, I really adore [name]Charlotte[/name]. :slight_smile: [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name] is very sweet and beautiful, too–I’m not the hugest [name]Vivienne[/name] fan, but I do really love [name]Vivi[/name], and [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name] is so sweet.

Good luck!

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I adore [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name]!

[name]Clara[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]?

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Those are all lovely names, but my favorite is definitely [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name]. I would love [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]. :slight_smile: They are all great choices.

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[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name] is my pick, its gorgeous.

I like [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Grace[/name] 2nd best.

I do think [name]Isabel[/name] would be more distinct from looking like [name]Isabella[/name] for people who are reading quickly, especially on handwritten notes and so on, and more likely to be spelled correctly. I also think it’s a bit prettier-looking, honestly, thought of course [name]Isabel[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name] sound the same.

If I were using [name]Isabel[/name] despite the popularity of the [name]Isabella[/name]-ish names, I would go for a middle that, while not necessarily weird, was more uncommon a pairing than [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Grace[/name]. Doesn’t have to be “weird,” either, could still be classic and feminine. [name]Vivienne[/name], for example. :slight_smile:

I also like [name]Elizabeth[/name] as a first, maybe a bit more than [name]Isabelle[/name] (both are forms of the same name). Also [name]Eliza[/name].

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Thanks everyone for your thoughts! I love many of the suggestions for the mn spot. I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and it does have special meaning for us. Unfortunately our last name starts with /c/ and we feel that it makes it feel/sound a bit clunky? That is why we opted for [name]Claire[/name] as it has a similar meaning but the blended sound at the start makes it sound less clunky.

Of the other suggestions I love:
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] (not sure if I could get it past hubby)
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]
We have considered using [name]Elizabeth[/name] for a first name but we are absolutely in love with [name]Charlotte[/name] and like the pairing [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] although many other names off our list also work in the mn spot.

I have loved the name [name]Charlotte[/name] for as long as I can remember so I guess it’s on the top of the list despite it being so popular.

We realise that [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name] have the same meaning and that is something that we have discussed. This may sway our choices for a second girl if we had one.

I could use almost all the names off my list but these were the three that hubby liked best. We welcome any further middle name suggestions! :slight_smile:

P.S Hubby also loves the name [name]Abigail[/name] (probably for the meaning as he didn’t think he would be able to be a father). Does anyone have any great [name]Abigail[/name] combos that fit with our style?

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All the combos are beautiful. I like [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Grace[/name] followed by [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name].

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I like all of them, but [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Claire[/name] stood out to me the most. I don’t know many Viviennes, and it has a fresh yet classic sound.

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Thanks!

Has anybody got any ideas for a mn for [name]Abigail[/name]? Hubby really likes it :slight_smile:

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[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Zoe[/name] ([name]Zoe[/name], like [name]Vivienne[/name], means “life” and both are especially nice in context of your story)
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name] meaning “blessed”
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Felicia[/name], meaning ‘lucky’ - [name]Felicity[/name] means the same or happiness.
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]