My husband and I are expecting a baby girl in 3 short weeks! Our tastes are similar, so we haven’t had trouble narrowing down the list. But when it comes to deciding on THE name, we are at a standstill. I prefer romantic, leaning towards vintage, names. He likes cute, little girl names. I also want to keep it somewhat unique. He could care less Our last name is Italian, 3 syllables, and sounds like Ribisi. Here’s our short list… HELP!
[name]Mirabelle[/name] [name]June[/name] - Like [name]Mira[/name], not so much [name]Mirabelle[/name], cute with [name]June[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]June[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t feed like [name]Maisie[/name] ages well. I can picture and 2 year old and an 80 year old, but I have trouble seeing a 22-45 year old [name]Maisie[/name].
[name]Maeva[/name] [name]Joy[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Maeve[/name], but [name]Maeva[/name] feels like [name]Ava[/name] with an M in front, and she’ll probably have a few Avas in her class.
[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Mason[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Annabel[/name] and nickname possibilites of [name]Anna[/name] or [name]Bella[/name]. [name]Mason[/name] is all boy to me, though.
[name]Arabelle[/name] [name]Mason[/name] - Nice flow in the combo, but I’m not crazy about either name.
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Grey[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Sadie[/name] [name]Grey[/name] - [name]Sadie[/name] feels too much like a nickname for [name]Sarah[/name] to be a full name by itself. [name]Love[/name] [name]Sara[/name]/h, though.
[name]Violet[/name] [name]June[/name] - Very sweet, I like it.
[name]June[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] - Another great combo!
So if I were voting, I’d go for [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Grey[/name], [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Mason[/name], and [name]June[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] (in that order). Good luck!
[name]Mirabelle[/name] [name]June[/name] - very pretty, girly and sweet. I like [name]Mirabelle[/name] the more I hear it and [name]June[/name] compliments it nicely.
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]June[/name] - I like [name]Maisie[/name] but I feel it works better as a nickname. That being said, I know a woman who goes by [name]Maisie[/name] as an adult (full name is [name]Marjorie[/name], not [name]Margaret[/name]).
[name]Maeva[/name] [name]Joy[/name]- so cute. I love [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Maeva[/name] is interesting yet still very nice. I like [name]Maeva[/name] [name]Joy[/name], and even [name]Maeva[/name] [name]June[/name] would sound pretty too.
[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Mason[/name] - love this name. probably my favorite so far. [name]Annabel[/name] is sweet and romantic yet not too frilly, has a ton of nn potential (anna, annie, belle, etc), and [name]Mason[/name] balances it out in the middle.
[name]Arabelle[/name] [name]Mason[/name] - [name]Arabelle[/name] sounds off to me somehow. I guess I’m used to hearing [name]Arabella[/name] which is very frilly. Prefer [name]Annabel[/name].
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Grey[/name] - not a big [name]Gemma[/name] fan. It feels more trendy to me than your other names. [name]Grey[/name] is really cute in the middle though.
[name]Sadie[/name] [name]Grey[/name] - very cute. I’m partial to the name [name]Sadie[/name] and think it’s absolutely adorable. Again, I like [name]Grey[/name], though I think something spunkier like [name]June[/name] or [name]Violet[/name] could work too.
[name]Violet[/name] [name]June[/name] - very nice, this one also feels more modernly romantic to me, but I do like it.
[name]June[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] - this one doesn’t quite flow to me. I think [name]Clementine[/name] [name]June[/name] would work better. That’s lovely actually. I do love [name]Clementine[/name] though.
My favorites would be [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Mason[/name], [name]Violet[/name] [name]June[/name] and [name]Sadie[/name] [name]Grey[/name]. Since you love romantic names and your husband likes girlish names, maybe a longer name with a young nickname could work. Some other suggestions:
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] nn [name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name] nn [name]Cami[/name] or [name]Millie[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] / [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name] nn Cici
[name]Felicity[/name] nn Lissy
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name] or [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] nn [name]Ginny[/name] or [name]Vivi[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] nn [name]Josie[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] nn [name]Addy[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Annalise[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] nn [name]Penny[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name] nn [name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] nn [name]Frankie[/name] or [name]Chessie[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] nn [name]Bea[/name] or [name]Trixie[/name]
[name]Emmaline[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name] nn [name]Gussie[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] / [name]Rosemary[/name] nn [name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name] [name]June[/name]- Very sweet, Could be shortened to [name]Mira[/name] or [name]Belle[/name] both romantic
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]June[/name]- leans more towards the little girl feel
[name]Maeva[/name] [name]Joy[/name]- I don’t like the flow here
[name]Annabel[/name] [name]Mason[/name]- Again [name]Anna[/name] or [name]Belle[/name], so this has it all.
[name]Arabelle[/name] [name]Mason[/name]- this is on the other side, all romantic, no vintage, no cutesy
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Grey[/name]- I [name]LOVE[/name] this, [name]Gem[/name] is very romantic, [name]Gemma[/name] is cutesy and vintage.
[name]Sadie[/name] [name]Grey[/name]- This is all vintage all cutesy
[name]Violet[/name] [name]June[/name]- sounds like the name of a band to me.
[name]June[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]- I don’t love the flow
my favorites from your list:
[name]Maeva[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Arabelle[/name] [name]Mason[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Grey[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
My absolute favorite would be [name]Arabelle[/name] [name]Joy[/name] …as a suggestion (: lovely list!
Our last name is Italian, 3 syllables, and sounds like Ribisi. Here’s our short list… HELP!