Rethinking Charlotte

Girl Names
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Hello all,

I posted about a few months ago while my husband and I were TTC to find a name for a sister to our 6 year old daughter [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Frances[/name]. After some great advice from the berries, we settled on [name]Charlotte[/name] and were really in love with it. However, I just found out that I am pregnant (Yay!), and somehow I’m not loving [name]Charlotte[/name] as much as I was. My husband still loves it, but this baby just doesn’t feel like a [name]Charlotte[/name] to me, if that makes any sense. I’ve been really drawn to [name]Katherine[/name] nn [name]Kit[/name] or [name]Kat[/name] lately, but am not completely sold on it either. I would love some fresh advice and ideas from you guys to find the right name. Our last name is Schwab.

Some names we love but can’t use as a fn
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]

Thanks so much!

[name]Stacey[/name]

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[name]Amelia[/name] [name]Frances[/name] is lovely! [name]Charlotte[/name] would have fit perfectly, but I’m not sure about [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab anyway…

[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Althea[/name]

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Irisrose-Thanks for the suggestions! One of my problems with [name]Charlotte[/name] was that I don’t feel like [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab has the best flow. My faves from your list are probably [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Annabel[/name] and [name]Cecily[/name]. DH has already vetoed [name]Louisa[/name] and [name]Cecily[/name] and he has a friend with a daughter named [name]Annabel[/name] so he would rather not use it. We actually both love [name]Genevieve[/name], it was the front runner for awhile, but we ran into trouble looking for middles. Got any ideas for middles for [name]Genevieve[/name]?

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Stacey[/name], oh I love your daughter’s name [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Frances[/name] - two classic gems. Sorry to hear that you’re no longer in love with [name]Charlotte[/name] but it may have been a mouthful anyway with your last name. Schwab is a difficult surname to match but I’m sure the Nameberries can come up with something as pretty as your first child’s name.

[name]Josephine[/name] [name]Claire[/name] Schwab
[name]Lydia[/name] [name]Grace[/name] Schwab
[name]Juliet[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name] Schwab
[name]Constance[/name] [name]Lily[/name] Schwab
[name]Katharine[/name] [name]Rose[/name] Schwab
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]May[/name] Schwab
[name]Abigail[/name] [name]Leigh[/name] Schwab
[name]Rosemary[/name] [name]June[/name] Schwab
[name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Ruth[/name] Schwab
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] Schwab
[name]Lilah[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] Schwab
[name]Justine[/name] [name]Kay[/name] Schwab
[name]Isadora[/name] [name]Eve[/name] Schwab
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Jane[/name] Schwab

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[name]Genevieve[/name] is one of my very favorites! :slight_smile:

[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Helen[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Zara[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Camille[/name]

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I really like [name]Charlotte[/name], but I agree that [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab doesn’t have the best sound.

I love [name]Genevieve[/name] – it’s my grandmother’s name. Actually, it’s [name]Camille[/name], but she goes by [name]Genevieve[/name].

Other ideas:

[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Ariane[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Isobel[/name]/[name]Isabel[/name]/le
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Juliette[/name]

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[name]Stacey[/name],

I love [name]Charlotte[/name] with [name]Amelia[/name], but you are right about the flow - not terrible, but not amazing, right? Have you considered [name]Charlotte[/name] for a middle name? It’s a great compliment to [name]Frances[/name] because both are derived from boys’ names ([name]Francis[/name] and [name]Charles[/name]) and have a strong, classic feel.

As for a sister name, [name]Katherine[/name] “[name]Kit[/name]” would be adorable. [name]Katherine[/name] Schwab works well, too. Here are other ideas:

[name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab - [name]Evie[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Eva[/name], [name]Angel[/name], [name]Lina[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab - Lissy, Fliss, [name]Flossy[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab - [name]Etta[/name], [name]Ettie[/name], [name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab - [name]Ibby[/name], [name]Izzy[/name], [name]Belle[/name], [name]Bella[/name], [name]Ella[/name]
[name]Leonora[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab - [name]Lea[/name], [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab - [name]Penny[/name], [name]Poppy[/name], [name]Nell[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab - [name]Tori[/name], [name]Vika[/name], [name]Vicky[/name]

[name]Just[/name] some thoughts. [name]Cecelia[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Gwendolen[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Ramona[/name], and [name]Violet[/name] would be nice, too.

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Stacey[/name], I love [name]Charlotte[/name], but you are right about the flow with your ln. I agree with [name]Lemon[/name] that [name]Charlotte[/name] would make a wonderful mn!
I also like [name]Genevieve[/name]:

[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Claire[/name]* (My favorite)
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Anna[/name]

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DH and I were talking and one thing we love about [name]Amelia[/name] is that she has a great namesake in [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Earhart[/name]. We were trying to think of some other good namesakes and saw [name]Lemon[/name]'s suggestion of [name]Eleanor[/name]. We are both kind of loving that right now. It would sound cute with [name]Amelia[/name], has a great namesake in [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Roosevelt[/name] and we could use [name]Nora[/name] as a nn which would be adorable with [name]Amelia[/name]'s nn of [name]Mia[/name]. Does anyone have some great middles for [name]Eleanor[/name] and also do you prefer [name]Eleanor[/name] or [name]Elinor[/name]?

Thanks,

[name]Stacey[/name]

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[name]Stacey[/name],

I actually started a thread on “Famous Women in [name]History[/name]” awhile back, and I’m re-posting the list below for your perusal. I love the idea of giving both your girls names with great history behind them, as I, too, am an [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Earhart[/name] fan. As for [name]Eleanor[/name], if you use it, I’d use [name]Eleanor[/name] for [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Roosevelt[/name]. I know I suggested it, but [name]Eleanor[/name] “[name]Nora[/name]” doesn’t have, for me, the same youthful spunk that [name]Amelia[/name] “[name]Mia[/name]” has. However, [name]Amelia[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name] make very nice siblings. As for middle names, here are some ideas:

[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Alice[/name] Schwab
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] Schwab
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] Schwab
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] Schwab
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] Schwab
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] Schwab
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Violet[/name] Schwab

Without further ado, here is the list of notable women in history, with their respective accomplishments:

[name]Abigail[/name] ([name]Adams[/name]) - First Lady
[name]Alice[/name] ([name]Paul[/name]) - Suffragist
[name]Amelia[/name] ([name]Earhart[/name]) - Aviatrix
[name]Angelika[/name] (Kratzer) - Linguist
[name]Ann[/name] (E. Dunwoody) - [name]General[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] (Akhmatova) - [name]Poet[/name]
[name]Anne[/name] ([name]Frank[/name]) - [name]Author[/name]
[name]Anne[/name] ([name]Hutchinson[/name]) - Puritan Pioneer Settler
[name]Annie[/name] ([name]Oakley[/name]) - Markswoman
[name]Annie[/name] ([name]Sullivan[/name]) - Teacher to [name]Helen[/name] Keller
[name]Beatrix[/name] ([name]Potter[/name]) - [name]Author[/name] [b. [name]Helen[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]]
[name]Betsy[/name] ([name]Ross[/name]) - Maker of First American Flag [b. [name]Elizabeth[/name]]
[name]Billie[/name] ([name]Jean[/name] [name]King[/name]) - Former [name]Tennis[/name] Player and Activist
[name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Bronte[/name]) - [name]Author[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] (Grimke) - African-American Abolitionist
C.J. ([name]Walker[/name]) - Businesswoman [b. [name]Sarah[/name]]
[name]Clara[/name] ([name]Barton[/name]) - Nurse, Founder of American [name]Red[/name] [name]Cross[/name] [b. [name]Clarissa[/name]]
[name]Coretta[/name] ([name]Scott[/name] [name]King[/name]) - [name]Author[/name] and Civil Rights Leader
[name]Diana[/name] ([name]Spencer[/name]) - [name]Princess[/name] of [name]Wales[/name] [b. [name]Diana[/name] [name]Frances[/name]]
[name]Dorothea[/name] ([name]Dix[/name]) - Activist, Abolitionist, and Physician
[name]Dorothy[/name] (Dandridge) - African-American Actress and Singer
[name]Eartha[/name] ([name]Kitt[/name]) - African-American Singer and Actress
[name]Ella[/name] ([name]Fitzgerald[/name]) - [name]Jazz[/name] Singer
[name]Eleanor[/name] ([name]Roosevelt[/name]) - First Lady and Women’s Rights Advocate
[name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Blackwell[/name]) - First Woman Physician
[name]Elizabeth[/name] (Bowes-[name]Lyon[/name]) - [name]Queen[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] the [name]Queen[/name] Mother
[name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Cady[/name] [name]Stanton[/name]) - Suffragist
[name]Emily[/name] ([name]Dickinson[/name]) - [name]Poet[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] (Edmonds) - Union Soldier, Nurse, and Civil War Spy [b. [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Emma[/name]]
[name]Emmeline[/name] (Pankhurst) - Suffragist
[name]Eva[/name] (Peron) - First Lady of [name]Argentina[/name] [b. [name]Maria[/name] [name]Eva[/name]]
[name]Florence[/name] (Nightingale) - Nurse
[name]Frida[/name] ([name]Kahlo[/name]) - Artist [b. [name]Magdalena[/name] [name]Carmen[/name] [name]Frida[/name]]
[name]Gloria[/name] (Steinem) - Journalist and Feminist
[name]Georgia[/name] (O’[name]Keeffe[/name]) - Artist
[name]Harper[/name] ([name]Lee[/name]) - [name]Author[/name] [b. [name]Nelle[/name] [name]Harper[/name]]
[name]Harriet[/name] (Tubman) - Underground Railroad Conductor [b. [name]Araminta[/name]]
[name]Hattie[/name] (McDaniel) - 1st African-American to [name]Win[/name] an [name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Helen[/name] (Keller) - [name]Author[/name], Activist for the Deaf-Blind Community
[name]Ida[/name] (B. [name]Wells[/name]-[name]Barnett[/name]) - Suffragist, [name]Early[/name] Civil Rights Activist
[name]Indira[/name] (Gandhi) - [name]Indian[/name] Prime Minister
[name]Irene[/name] (Joliot-Curie) - Scientist
[name]Iris[/name] (Murdoch) - Writer [b. [name]Jean[/name] [name]Iris[/name]]
[name]Jane[/name] ([name]Austen[/name]) - [name]Author[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] (Goodall) - Primatologist, Anthropologist [b. [name]Valerie[/name] [name]Jane[/name]]
[name]Josephine[/name] ([name]Baker[/name]) - African-American Entertainer
[name]Julia[/name] (Child) - Chef and TV Personality
[name]Julia[/name] ([name]Morgan[/name]) - Architect
[name]Juliette[/name] ([name]Gordon[/name] Low) - Founder of American Girl Scouts
[name]Laura[/name] (Ingalls [name]Wilder[/name]) - Frontierswoman, [name]Author[/name]
[name]Lena[/name] (Horne) - Actress and Singer
[name]Louisa[/name] ([name]May[/name] [name]Alcott[/name]) - [name]Author[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] ([name]Williams[/name]) - Singer
[name]Lucretia[/name] (Mott) - Activist
[name]Madeleine[/name] (Albright) - Secretary of State
[name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Countess[/name] of Snowdon) - British [name]Princess[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Thatcher[/name]) - 1st Female Prime Minister of UK
[name]Maria[/name] (Montessori) - Pioneer in Education
[name]Marie[/name] (Curie) - Scientist
[name]Mary[/name] ([name]Shelley[/name]) - [name]Author[/name]
[name]Maya[/name] ([name]Angelou[/name]) - [name]Author[/name], Activist, and Abolitionist
[name]Molly[/name] (Pitcher) - Revolutionary War Heroine [b. [name]Mary[/name]]
[name]Oprah[/name] (Winfrey) - Icon and Philanthropist [b. [name]Orpah[/name]]
[name]Phillis[/name] (Wheatley) - [name]Poet[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name] ([name]Carson[/name]) - Environmentalist
[name]Rosa[/name] ([name]Parks[/name]) - Civil Rights Activist
[name]Rosalind[/name] ([name]Franklin[/name]) - Scientist
[name]Ruth[/name] ([name]Benedict[/name]) - Anthropologist
[name]Sandra[/name] ([name]Day[/name] O’[name]Connor[/name]) - First Female Supreme [name]Court[/name] [name]Justice[/name]
[name]Shirley[/name] (Chisholm) - Politician
[name]Simone[/name] (de Beauvoir) - Writer, Feminist
[name]Sojourner[/name] ([name]Truth[/name]) - African-American Abolitionist [b. [name]Isabella[/name]]
[name]Sophie[/name] (Scholl) - [name]German[/name] Activist in WWII [b. [name]Sophia[/name]]
[name]Susan[/name] (Brownell [name]Anthony[/name]) - Suffragist
[name]Teresa[/name] (of Calcutta) - [name]Saint[/name], Advocate [b. [name]Agnese[/name]]
[name]Toni[/name] ([name]Morrison[/name]) - [name]Author[/name] [b. [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Ardelia[/name]]
[name]Ursula[/name] ([name]Le[/name] Guin) - [name]Author[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name] (Tereshkova) - First Woman in Space
[name]Victoria[/name] (House of Hanover) - British [name]Queen[/name] [b. [name]Alexandrina[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]]
[name]Virginia[/name] (Apgar) - Developer of the Apgar Test for Infants
[name]Virginia[/name] (Dare) - First Child [name]Born[/name] in [name]America[/name]
[name]Willa[/name] (Cather) - [name]Author[/name]
[name]Wilma[/name] ([name]Rudolph[/name]) - Professional Athlete, Women’s Rights Advocate

[name]Per[/name] usual, I’ve marked my favorites for you in bold. A name with bold and italics means I like the name and the namesake!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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[name]Lemon[/name],

Thanks so much for the list! I’ve been pitching [name]Valentina[/name] for awhile, but DH, [name]Jon[/name] hasn’t liked it, however now that he’s been reminded she was a cosmonaut he’s rethinking it :wink: I’m not sure I love it with [name]Amelia[/name] though. I really liked [name]Laura[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Georgia[/name] and [name]Molly[/name]. Unfortunately, [name]Jon[/name] isn’t a fan of [name]Laura[/name], [name]Molly[/name] or [name]Emmeline[/name] and he’s worried that [name]Georgia[/name] will be thought of as too much of a place name. Husbands are so much fun!

I love [name]Alice[/name] but don’t want really want to repeat first initials with already having [name]Amelia[/name]. We actually were talking about [name]Helen[/name] tonight and [name]Amelia[/name] said we shouldn’t use that name because it has a bad word in it :lol: so I guess that’s out for her! We talked about some other nn’s for [name]Eleanor[/name], but I have a niece named [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name] so it takes out some of the more youthful nn’s for [name]Eleanor[/name]. [name]Jon[/name] also suggesting [name]Leni[/name] as a nn but I’m leaning more towards [name]Nora[/name] even though it has a different feel than [name]Mia[/name].

[name]Stacey[/name]

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Hm. Too much of a place name? Is that going to kick it off the list? A shame, because I love [name]Georgia[/name] with [name]Amelia[/name], and [name]Mia[/name] and [name]Gigi[/name] would be adorable - they share very similar styles in my mind. I guess I just don’t see it as that much of a place name, whereas [name]Savannah[/name] I definitely do. Maybe [name]Georgiana[/name] (as in [name]Georgiana[/name] Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire) would be a compromise?

The only other nickname I can think of for [name]Eleanor[/name] beyond [name]Elle[/name], [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Ella[/name], and [name]Nora[/name] is [name]Nell[/name], which I absolutely love, but it doesn’t really have the same spunky feel that [name]Mia[/name] has, either, so maybe it is no different. [name]Nellie[/name]? Maybe. I still like [name]Georgia[/name] a lot, though… :wink:

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

PS Are you guys into flying or something? [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Earhart[/name] was obviously a pilot, and you mentioned that [name]Jon[/name] liked the fact that [name]Valentina[/name] was a cosmonaut. So, I was thinking about female astronauts, and [name]Sally[/name] Ride came to mind - she was, of course, the first American woman in space (are you American?). Now, maybe you don’t want a [name]Sally[/name], but [name]Sally[/name] is a traditional diminutive of [name]Sarah[/name], and [name]Sarah[/name] goes very well with [name]Amelia[/name] Schwab - you could call her [name]Sally[/name], too, which I actually think is very cute! Or, use [name]Sari[/name], [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Sal[/name], or just [name]Sarah[/name]. Others to consider are [name]Kathryn[/name] (for [name]Kathryn[/name] [name]Sullivan[/name], the first American woman to walk in space), [name]Margaret[/name] (for [name]Margaret[/name] Seddon), and [name]Mae[/name] (for [name]Mae[/name] Jemison, the first African American woman in space). If you are looking for an aviatrix like [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Earhart[/name], you’ve got [name]Elizabeth[/name] (for [name]Elizabeth[/name] “[name]Bessie[/name]” [name]Coleman[/name], the first African American pilot), [name]Jacqueline[/name] (for [name]Jacqueline[/name] [name]Cochran[/name], who was actually born [name]Bessie[/name], considered to be one of the greatest racing pilots), and [name]Harriet[/name] (for [name]Harriet[/name] [name]Quimby[/name], the first woman to gain a pilot’s license in the United States). Others include:

[name]Hanna[/name] (Reitsch) - First woman to pilot a helicopter, [name]German[/name] WWII test pilot.
[name]Katherine[/name] (Stinson) - First woman to fly a loop.
[name]Willa[/name] ([name]Brown[/name]) - First African American woman to earn a commercial pilot’s license.

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Thanks so much! We do live in [name]America[/name], we’re in the midwest. I always loved [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Earhart[/name] as a child and was so interested in her so it seemed like a great namesake for [name]Amelia[/name]. [name]Jon[/name] has always been very interested in the space program so that’s why [name]Valentina[/name] sparked his interest. We liked a lot of the suggestions of fliers, but unfortunately have a lot of names floating around in our family so we can’t use any of them :cry: I do love [name]Georgia[/name] and especially [name]Gigi[/name]. The nn [name]Gigi[/name] is one of the things that drew us to [name]Genevieve[/name], but I don’t know that I love [name]Genevieve[/name] as much as [name]Georgia[/name]. I don’t think of [name]Georgia[/name] as a place name but as a variation of [name]George[/name], but am worried most people will associate it with the state, maybe I’m wrong in that. Also, another name [name]Jon[/name]'s been liking is [name]Laney[/name] but it just feels too nicknamey to me and I can’t think of any longer forms that I like.

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Hm. Well, maybe you can try and convince [name]Jon[/name] of [name]Georgia[/name] “[name]Gigi[/name],” [name]Stacey[/name]? As for [name]Laney[/name], the only long form I can think that might work for you all is [name]Madelaine[/name], with the nickname “[name]Lainey[/name].” That’s actually quite cute with [name]Amelia[/name] “[name]Mia[/name].”

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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I love [name]Kit[/name] for [name]Katherine[/name]. I have a [name]Katharine[/name] that I occasionally call [name]Kit[/name] [name]Kat[/name]. [name]Genevieve[/name] is really nice as well. And while I like [name]Georgia[/name] well enough for me it is a place name. I agree with you that [name]Lainey[/name] can’t really stand alone well (at least not with a sister with a formal name)

I really am glad that you are moving away from [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab as it brought to mind the investment company of [name]Charles[/name] Schwab so unless you’re related to him the connection is too close.

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I agree with a previous poster, [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab is really hard to say. I love [name]Eleanor[/name] though and I think it goes perfectly with [name]Amelia[/name]. I prefer the [name]Elinor[/name] spelling myself, but both are nice.

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Two things that are certain:
(1) Husbands are crazy insane pains in the rear when it comes to naming children!
(2) You have FABULOUS taste in names.

One more thing that seems fairly clear:
(3) [name]Charlotte[/name] Schwab has a good bit going against it.

First, I am obsessed with “[name]Kit[/name]” as a girl nn. I would use it, but my own name is [name]Katherine[/name] & I go by “[name]Kat[/name],” so “[name]Kit[/name] [name]Kat[/name]” would be a little too unfortunate. If you can get the hubby to go with it, that is my #1 vote. Also, I really like my nn, “[name]Kat[/name],” if you want first hand feedback. It’s fun & easy to remember, and I like having the fn “[name]Katherine[/name]” behind it.

[name]Eleanor[/name] is lovely & was on our shortlist, and [name]Leni[/name] & [name]Nora[/name] are great nns. I think [name]Mia[/name] & [name]Nora[/name] for nns, while they’re not in exactly the same vein, don’t sound “wrong” together.

I prefer [name]Georgia[/name] to [name]Genevieve[/name], and as lemon said – perhaps you can get the hubby to go straight to “[name]Gigi[/name].” The “too much of a place name” argument seems to me to be one that would fade in time (I mean, hey … [name]Charlotte[/name]'s a place), so I’d stick with it. Maybe he’ll come around.

I really love lemon’s women of history list … I really can’t imagine there being too many names for you that aren’t on it.