Scandi/English Sibling Suggestion (Girl)

[name_m]Hi[/name_m],

We have a daughter (Sofia Constance) and would like suggestions for a sibling name (girl) that would work. Mom is Scandinavian and Dad is [name_f]English[/name_f] and would obviously need a name that works in both countries. (Live in Scandinavia).

Our current favourites are:
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Naja[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Caia[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]

And current favourite middle names:
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Noelle[/name_f], [name_f]Josefine[/name_f], [name_f]Otilie[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanore[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]

Any suggestions would be greatly appriciated (both new and from our favourites) :pray:

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites from your list are [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Josefine[/name_f] or [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanore[/name_f].

Other ideas, for fun:

First names-

[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Daniela[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Hanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Karina[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_u]Mina[/name_u]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]

Middles-

[name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Candace[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Jennie[/name_f]
[name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanna[/name_f]

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Josefine[/name_f] and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f].

You don’t say where in Scandinavia you are, but I’m going to guess [name_m]Denmark[/name_m] or maybe Greenland based on your picks.

The name [name_u]Ivy[/name_u] stands out to me as very rare in comparison to some of the others. [name_u]An[/name_u] [name_u]Ivy[/name_u] might be seen as “the [name_f]English[/name_f] girl” more than say, [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] or [name_f]Naja[/name_f]. I’m guessing you are spelling [name_f]Caia[/name_f] like that instead of [name_f]Kaja[/name_f] to make the pronounciation clearer to the [name_f]English[/name_f] side of the family. I don’t blame you, but I think the same thing would apply here as with [name_u]Ivy[/name_u]. [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] is also very rare but feels more common for some reason? Probably because it’s similar to [name_f]Molly[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilly[/name_f]? Idk if this is a me-thing. It’s perfectly ok if it doesn’t matter to you. It’s just a bit unusual with sibling names where one is super common and one is rare.

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites to go with [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] are probably [name_f]Naja[/name_f] or [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]. Maybe [name_f]Naja[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]?

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I really like [name_f]Caia[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]!

From your list, my favourite combinations are:
• [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanore[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Josefine[/name_f]
• [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
• [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanore[/name_f]
I also really like [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] as a short form for [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] “Poppy” [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] is so pretty!

Some more ideas:

• Freja/Freya [name_f]Otilie[/name_f]
• [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
• [name_f]Embla[/name_f] [name_f]Vanessa[/name_f], [name_f]Embla[/name_f] [name_f]Josefine[/name_f]
• [name_u]Alma[/name_u] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
• [name_u]Sky[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] (as in old Norse Ský :partly_sunny:)
• Ásta or Asta; Ásta [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
• [name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_f]Caia[/name_f]

[name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f] is a sweet combination :heart:

I like [name_u]Ivy[/name_u], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] and [name_f]Caia[/name_f] from your favourites!

I’d make the combos:

[name_u]Ivy[/name_u] [name_f]Eleanore[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Josefine[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Caia[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Naja[/name_f] [name_f]Otilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]

I’d throw in the suggestions of:

[name_f]Amalie[/name_f] [name_f]Josefine[/name_f] / [name_f]Amalie[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] / [name_f]Maja[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] / [name_f]Anja[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]

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