I’m not close to expecting or TTC, but I’m thinking about revamping my name list and getting opinions from people who understand that [name]Jaydynn[/name] is not unique in a good way and [name]Madison[/name] is a boys’ name.
So, here it goes:
[name]Saskia[/name] [name]Lucy[/name] (nn [name]Kia[/name])
[name]Fay[/name] [name]Sakura[/name]
[name]Mavis[/name] [name]Linnea[/name] (nn [name]Mave[/name] or [name]May[/name])
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name] (nn [name]Libby[/name] or Libba)
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Sarai[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Eva[/name] (nn [name]Wendi[/name] or [name]Gwen[/name])
[name]Kaia[/name] [name]Verity[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name] is kye-uh)
[name]Alethea[/name] [name]Willow[/name] (nn [name]Thea[/name])
[name]Kyra[/name] [name]Megumi[/name] (Meh-goo-me)
[name]Miranda[/name] [name]Kelly[/name] ([name]Kelly[/name] is my mom’s name; nn [name]Miri[/name])
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Amadea[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Seren[/name] (nn [name]Meg[/name])
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Vesper[/name] (nn [name]Cora[/name])
Esla [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Fiorella[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] (nn [name]Fia[/name] or [name]Ellie[/name])
[name]Minerva[/name] [name]Melody[/name] (nn [name]Min[/name] or [name]Nuri[/name])
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Emma[/name] (nn [name]Lissie[/name], [name]Fia[/name] or Fi)
[name]Mei[/name] [name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Mira[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
I really like your choices! [name]Lovely[/name] taste
My favorite combinations are [name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Eva[/name], [name]Lucy[/name] [name]Amadea[/name], and [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Seren[/name].
I feel like [name]Fiorella[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] doesn’t really sound complete since [name]Sophie[/name] is used as a nickname generally. [name]Just[/name] my opinion. But [name]Fiorella[/name] is a GORGEOUS, underused Italian name that I would love to see used! Especially with nickname [name]Fia[/name]. So cute.
[name]Saskia[/name] [name]Lucy[/name] – Cool, but makes me think of the gymnast [name]Nastia[/name] Liuken. [name]Saskia[/name] [name]May[/name] (as suggested by a pp) or [name]Saskia[/name] [name]Linette[/name] seem to work a little better.
[name]Mavis[/name] [name]Linnea[/name] – Great combo, both underused and pretty names!
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name] – Perfect blend of classic and rare.
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Sarai[/name] – I don’t like [name]Luna[/name], but I love [name]Sarai[/name]!
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Eva[/name] – I like [name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Eve[/name] better.
[name]Kaia[/name] [name]Verity[/name] – Beautiful!!
[name]Alethea[/name] [name]Willow[/name] – Very poetic and meaningful. [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Emma[/name] – Ooh, feels very [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] and elegant!
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Eva[/name] was on my own preliminary list when we started talking about names, and [name]Vesper[/name] is a huge crush of mine lately, so I’m loving [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Vesper[/name]. [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name] and [name]Miranda[/name] [name]Kelly[/name] are also rather lovely. Those are the only combinations I really like as they are. There are other lovely names on your list (like [name]Ariadne[/name], [name]Luna[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Verity[/name], and [name]Felicity[/name]), but I’d like them more if they were paired with different names (or just switched around – [name]Emma[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] flows better, as does [name]Ariadne[/name] [name]Mei[/name].)
My favorites are [name]Saskia[/name] [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name], [name]Alethea[/name] [name]Willow[/name], and [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Emma[/name]. You seem to have a classic style with a bit of an enchanted twist, which I love. All four of those combinations flow beautifully!
My favourites (in no particular order):
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name] - beautiful classic with unexpected, magical middle.
[name]Minerva[/name] [name]Melody[/name] - similar contrast to [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name]. Great flow and lovely alliteration.
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Emma[/name] - I agree with pp, love the [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] feel
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Vesper[/name] - again, love the Shakespearean classic with unusual mn.
[name]Alethea[/name] [name]Willow[/name] - has an spritely, ethereal quality.
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Eva[/name] - love both names, and adore [name]Wendy[/name] and [name]Gwen[/name].
If I can play with them a bit:
[name]Verity[/name] [name]Kaia[/name]
[name]Amadea[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name] [name]Fay[/name]
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name] [name]Verity[/name]
You have some excellent names here. I really like these.
[name]Saskia[/name] [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name] - though this reminds me a lot of [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arden[/name]…
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Eva[/name]
[name]Kaia[/name] [name]Verity[/name]
[name]Alethea[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Emma[/name] - SO STUNNING!
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Amadea[/name] - love!
[name]Mavis[/name] [name]Linnea[/name] - love
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name] - love!
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Eva[/name] - love love love!
[name]Fay[/name] [name]Sakura[/name] - this is okay, [name]Sakura[/name] is very unfamiliar and sounds a bit like saccharine but…love [name]Fay[/name]!
[name]Alethea[/name] [name]Willow[/name] (nn [name]Thea[/name]) - I prefer just [name]Althea[/name], but it’s a nice combo
[name]Miranda[/name] [name]Kelly[/name] - this sounds like a celebrity name, it’s very pretty, it just really sounds like a news anchor or something.
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Seren[/name] (nn [name]Meg[/name]) - I like [name]Magnolia[/name] a lot
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Vesper[/name] (nn [name]Cora[/name]) - pretty!
[name]Minerva[/name] [name]Melody[/name] (nn [name]Min[/name] or [name]Nuri[/name]) - I like [name]Minerva[/name], I’d prefer it with a different middle–[name]Minerva[/name] [name]Willow[/name]? [name]Minerva[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]?
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Emma[/name] - okay, not nearly as interesting as your other combos.
[name]Mei[/name] [name]Ariadne[/name] - Like [name]Ariadne[/name], [name]Mei[/name] is pretty but I’d like it better switched about [name]Ariadne[/name] [name]Mei[/name]
[name]Mira[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] - love [name]Beatrix[/name], I have the same problem with [name]Mira[/name] as I have with [name]Kyra[/name] and [name]Kaia[/name]–unfamiliar and uncertain pronunciation
[name]Kyra[/name] [name]Megumi[/name] (Meh-goo-me) -never heard of [name]Megumi[/name], it’s not a pleasant sound. Is [name]Kyra[/name] like [name]Kear[/name]-uh or [name]Kye[/name]-ruh? What about [name]Lyra[/name]?
[name]Kaia[/name] [name]Verity[/name] ([name]Kaia[/name] is kye-uh) - [name]Love[/name] [name]Verity[/name]. [name]Kaia[/name] is a pretty sound, but it’s never a good sign when you have to explain how it’s pronounced.
[name]Saskia[/name] [name]Lucy[/name] (nn [name]Kia[/name]) - love [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Saskia[/name] sounds too much like Sasquatch to me.
[name]Fiorella[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] - sorry, [name]Fiorella[/name] sounds like a type of pasta to me. The flow is nice though.
Esla [name]Lillian[/name] - Esla doesn’t sound like a name to me, it’s very unfamiliar.
SaskiaLucy (nn Kia) – 7/10, I don’t love either name but it’s not bad FaySakura – 4/10, I really don’t like [name]Fay[/name] - I’d prefer [name]Fable[/name] or [name]May[/name]. [name]Sakura[/name] is beautiful, though. MavisLinnea (nn Mave or May) – 4/10, again I really don’t like [name]Mavis[/name]. [name]Linnea[/name] is pretty, however. ElizabethArwen (nn Libby or Libba) – 10/10, absolutely perfect! The only thing I don’t like is the nickname… [name]Libby[/name] sounds kind of trashy to me. LunaSarai – 9/10, so pretty! GwendolynEva (nn Wendi or Gwen) – 6/10, I don’t love [name]Gwendolyn[/name] nor [name]Gwen[/name], but I like [name]Eva[/name]. KaiaVerity (Kaia is kye-uh) – 1/10, neither name is my style AletheaWillow (nn Thea) – 8/10, very delicate and pretty! KyraMegumi (Meh-goo-me) – 1/10, [name]Kyra[/name] is beginning to sound dated to me, and this just isn’t my style. MirandaKelly (Kelly is my mom’s name; nn Miri) – 8/10, [name]Miranda[/name] is very refreshing and pretty! I don’t like [name]Kelly[/name], but here I like it because it honours. LucyAmadea – 7/10, I love [name]Amadea[/name] so much, but [name]Lucy[/name] is a little plain to me. MagnoliaSeren (nn Meg) – 5/10, not my style either. CordeliaVesper (nn Cora) – 6/10, love [name]Cordelia[/name] but hate [name]Vesper[/name]
Esla Lillian – Did you mean [name]Elsa[/name]? 9/10 for [name]Elsa[/name], but 2/10 for Esla FiorellaSophie (nn Fia or Ellie) – 3/10, not my style MinervaMelody (nn Min or Nuri) – 5/10, [name]Minerva[/name] is cool but I don’t like the alliteration FelicityEmma (nn Lissie, Fia or Fi) – 3/10, not my style and I’ve just never liked [name]Felicity[/name] MeiAriadne – 7/10, prefer [name]May[/name], but this is pretty MiraBeatrix – 6/10, love [name]Mira[/name], but not [name]Beatrix[/name]
What a great list! My favorites are:
[name]Mavis[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name]
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Sarai[/name] - I love [name]Luna[/name] lately, so pretty and sassy!
[name]Miranda[/name] [name]Kelly[/name]
[name]Mira[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Vesper[/name]: love both of these names! elegant, romantic and beautiful. somehow it feels sort of medieval
[name]Fiorella[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]: the exotic Italian vibe of [name]Fiorella[/name] matches up really well with the prim, buttoned-up British feel of [name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Seren[/name]: spunky, sweet and pretty. I imagine a playful girl who loves wearing dresses and playing with dolls. It has a Southern feel to me.
[name]Minerva[/name] [name]Melody[/name]- alliteration is hit or miss for me, but this works. playful and girly
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Emma[/name]- love [name]Felicity[/name], also feels very upper-class British. not a big fan of [name]Emma[/name]- [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name] or [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Vesper[/name] maybe?
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Arwen[/name]- love [name]Elizabeth[/name], it’s so classic and historical, feels regal yet down to earth. [name]Arwen[/name] is okay but doesn’t do a whole lot for me- [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Minerva[/name] or [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Amadea[/name] would be nice
[name]Miranda[/name] [name]Kelly[/name]- [name]Miranda[/name] is beautiful, but I find [name]Kelly[/name] seems like a surname when put in the middle because of [name]Grace[/name] [name]Kelly[/name] and [name]Autumn[/name] [name]Kelly[/name]
