My husband wants to name one of our twin girls [name]Ruth[/name]. It’s not my style at all and I’ve spent a good bit of time getting ideas from all you Berries for a name for her twin.
My problem is, I am so not into the typical styles that go with [name]Ruth[/name]. And I am already calling her [name]Ruthie[/name]. I doubt I could even agree to [name]Ruth[/name] if [name]Ruthie[/name] weren’t a cute nickname I could get on board with.
So…I am now really needing a name that goes with [name]Ruthie[/name]. Not just [name]Ruth[/name]. My style is more feminine I think and I do not want poor [name]Ruthie[/name] to feel like she’s getting an old lady name while her sis gets a girly name.
[name]Do[/name] any of these choices sound alright with [name]Ruthie[/name]?
Any names that are more on the sweet, feminine side that could go with [name]Ruthie[/name]? I know ya’ll gave me a ton of suggestions to go with [name]Ruth[/name] but I have to admit I’m just not very drawn to anything else biblical except [name]Hannah[/name].
I know I’m annoying but GAH! I don’t know where to go from here. I am close to telling DH I don’t know if I can even accept [name]Ruth[/name] at all unless I can find a name for her sister that I can love.
I love [name]Annabel[/name] and [name]Ruthie[/name]. I have an [name]Annabelle[/name] and have been crushing on [name]Ruthie[/name] for a future sister. It is a sweet name and I loved the show 7th [name]Heaven[/name]. It made the name wearable for me for a little girl/teenager. Congrats on twins. A suggestion would be [name]Cora[/name] or [name]Nora[/name] [name]Kate[/name]. Good luck!
The only one I wouldn’t pick is [name]Lucy[/name]. Not because I don’t love this name. It just sounds a little off with [name]Ruthie[/name]. [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Ruthie[/name]. I don’t think it works because they are both so heavy on the “u” sound and have the same ending. I think all your other choices are fine. I love [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Hannah[/name], and [name]Katherine[/name]. I think [name]Felicity[/name] has a different sort of style, but I still like it.
I’m going to suggest [name]Alice[/name] and [name]Jane[/name]. I think they both have the same old-fashioned style, but an understated femininity - much like [name]Ruth[/name] does. You might like the nickname [name]Janie[/name]. I think [name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Janie[/name] sound cute together.
Well… not to maybe draw you further into old lady town… but my mother’s name is [name]Ruth[/name], haha. She’s not an old lady yet, though! But she was once a baby… And she turned out fine with the name [name]Ruth[/name]. I don’t think she was called [name]Ruthie[/name]. But anyway. Her sisters are named [name]Rebecca[/name] ([name]Becky[/name]) and [name]Rhonda[/name].
To your list… I think [name]Lucy[/name] sounds the best.
To some suggestions…
[name]Maria[/name]/[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Joanna[/name]/[name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Valerie[/name]
[name]Heather[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]/[name]Helena[/name]
I think these fit nicely… not too out there or overpowering to [name]Ruth[/name]… feminine…
More advice… If you don’t find anything you love to go with it… Maybe suggest to your hubby to just use [name]Ruth[/name] as a middle name?
[name]Annabel[/name] is perfect with [name]Ruthie[/name]! I like it spelled [name]Annabelle[/name] better, but [name]Annabel[/name] is just fine. [name]Lucy[/name] is wonderful too, but it sounds sort of weird with [name]Ruthie[/name]. [name]Katherine[/name] is a great choice too. [name]Hannah[/name] is not my style, and [name]Felicity[/name] is kind of frilly in my opinion.
I really love crimsoncat’s idea of [name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Nora[/name] [name]Kate[/name]! That’s an adorable match.
Out of your list…I guess I like [name]Hannah[/name] best. [name]Lucy[/name] is too close to [name]Ruthie[/name], and [name]Annabelle[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name] are really feminine compared to [name]Ruth[/name] (in my opinion).
Are you trying to make them both biblical? If not, I thought these sounded nice with [name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Ruthie[/name]:
[name]Bea[/name] (full name [name]Beatrice[/name])
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Hattie[/name]/[name]Harriet[/name] (may be too matchy…I’m saying it outloud and like it, but it’s definitely matchy!)
[name]Hadley[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]/[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]/[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
I’m kind of wondering what your list would look like if [name]Ruth[/name] was not being considered? Would it be the same list you included with your first post or something entirely different? I’d love to know what your own entirely independent list would look like. I think it would make a good starting point for looking for other names.
I like [name]Hannah[/name] with [name]Ruth[/name]/[name]Ruthie[/name]. [name]Katherine[/name] ([name]Kate[/name]) would be my second choice. [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Ruthie[/name] are too similar. [name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name] are too frilly for [name]Ruth[/name]'s twin. Here are some suggestions (mostly vintage).
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Maude[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Mavis[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Edith[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Esther[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Laura[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Greta[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Helen[/name]
My favorite matches from your list are [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Hannah[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name]. [name]Kate[/name] and [name]Ruthie[/name] are perfect together! Also, you could use the nn [name]Tilly[/name] for [name]Felicity[/name]. Other ideas:
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]June[/name]
Thank you! No, not trying to make them both biblical at all. Any name that seems to go with [name]Ruthie[/name] is a welcome suggestion. Thanks a bunch!! I like [name]Ivy[/name] and [name]Laurel[/name]. My DH and I have really different styles I guess. I love the nature names, the sweet feminine names.
My mom is a [name]Ruth[/name], who everyone calls [name]Ruthie[/name]. So, that being said we have used it a lot in our family!
My daughter is [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Ruth[/name] and I think seperated a into twins would be cute.
My name is [name]Catherine[/name], so obviously I love that option.
My moms sisters were [name]Charlene[/name] and [name]Dona[/name]. I think [name]Charlene[/name] is sweet and time period specific! Nickname alert- [name]Charlie[/name]?
My grandma was [name]Helen[/name], so wouldn’t [name]Helena[/name] be nice?
From you picks, I died over [name]Annabel[/name] ([name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Ann[/name] are always a classic combo), and liked [name]Katherine[/name] and [name]Hannah[/name].
Good luck! I’m due with twin girls in [name]July[/name] and we have one name dialed in also but can’t seem to find its match ([name]Marianne[/name], nn [name]Minnie[/name]).
Actually, I love the alliteration of [name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] - both pretty, classic one-syllable names. [name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Rosie[/name] - so cute!
[name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Hannah[/name] are darling together!
[name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Willa[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] and [name]Dorothy[/name] ([name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Dot[/name] or [name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Doro[/name])
[name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Ruthie[/name] and [name]Jane[/name]
Any name that seems to go with [name]Ruthie[/name] is a welcome suggestion.