We had an ultrasound done on Friday, and found out that we’re having a little GIRL! Although I’ve always pictured myself having boys (and am naturally more attracted to baby boy clothes, etc), I suddenly found myself hoping for a little girl a few days ago! This might be because I already have two stepsons, or possibly because she will be the first granddaughter in my husband’s family! Or maybe it’s because I had ‘a feeling’ that she was a girl.
Anyway, she’s perfectly perfect!
I posted our short list a few weeks ago, but it’s changed just a bit. [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] is the front runner, but I’m certainly not ready to commit and submit her as my final answer!
Her middle name will be [name_f]Louise[/name_f], to honor my mother, unless of course we choose to name her [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]. In which case, I’m looking for suggestions!
Last name Gr@y
Here are names we are considering:
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Noa[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeva[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] ______?; nn [name_f]Lola[/name_f] - Since we’re honoring my mother with her first name here, we’d like to honor my husband’s father who also passed away recently. His name was [name_m]Donald[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m], going by ‘[name_m]Jack[/name_m]’ the majority of the time. Our intuitive thought was [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]…but we’d like a few more options!
I’m usually not a big fan of [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], but for your tribute, I think it’s perfect. I’m not sure I know any other way to get to a feminine version of [name_m]Jack[/name_m] besides [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f].
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] is so cute. What about [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]? So bright and happy! Then you could still name a little boy [name_m]Jack[/name_m] if you ever wanted to. [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] is terribly pretty as well. I like that a lot.
I actually like the sound of [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]. I think it’s very elegant. If you’re looking for something a little different- how about: [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] or just [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]? So many people are beginning to use [name_u]James[/name_u] as a middle name for girls, why not [name_m]Jack[/name_m]? If you going more subtle any of the female variations of [name_m]John[/name_m] would be lovely.
I really like [name_f]Maeva[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]! It’s gorgeous!
And I absolutely love [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] Gr@y. It has a better flow than [name_f]Maeva[/name_f] Gr@y, [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] Gr@y is gorgeous too. But [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] Gr@y gets my vote! She’s lovely.
As for her middle names, as a way to honor a [name_m]Jack[/name_m]:
I like the PP suggestion of [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. It has some serious spunk.
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] is awesome too.
[name_f]IMO[/name_f] you can’t go wrong with any of these. Why not have a list taken with you and wait till she’s born to see which one suits her best?
Best of luck with your baby girl! I’m sure she’ll have a gorgeous name
Congratulations on your little girl! I actually really like [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] - two tricky names that are great together. But for other variations of [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_m]John[/name_m], I think tfzolghadr has it covered. Good luck!
For a [name_m]Jack[/name_m] feminization, there’s [name_f]Jacintha[/name_f] (“haSEENta”)or [name_f]Jacquetta[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]. Personal bias against [name_f]Louise[/name_f], so [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] gets my vote. [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] second favorite. It’s like pink polkadots!
Funny you mentioned [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]…as it was the very first thing I suggested. My husband looked at me like I was insane…but I kind of adore how unexpected it is with such a frilly name like [name_f]Eloise[/name_f].
@ tfzolghadr… at first I was considering my stepson’s names, but the more I thought on it, the more I wanted to use a name that we both loved, as long as it wasn’t too similar, etc. My DH hardly had any say in giving the boys their first names, and his tastes actually reflect mine quite nicely. His favorites are [name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - all on his own!
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] is a rather recent ‘love’ (I was always fond of it… but it didn’t strike me until the last few months), so I want to sit on it a bit before I settle with it. I love the nickname options, unlike [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]. [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_u]Ever[/name_u], [name_f]Noa[/name_f] & [name_f]Maeva[/name_f] are a few others I hate to part with! Naming a boy would’ve been SOOOOO much easier! (Macsen [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] has been picked out for years)
Thanks for all the feedback. I like the idea of using [name_m]John[/name_m] variations, but it might be a bit too far away from an actual namesake.
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] always feels like a magic queen to me. I know it’s kind of dumb but I get a very strong picture of a ruler of a fairytale kingdom. [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] definitely gets my vote, out of all your choices.
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] is cute! Maybe [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_u]Jace[/name_u]?
I love [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] and it’s my favourite of your names ([name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] is a close second favourite). My only problem with [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] is that it is quite long but doesn’t have any obvious nns. Have you considered [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]? It has the same ‘feel’ of [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] but there are more options (e.g. nn [name_u]Rory[/name_u])
I also think [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] would be lovely, though I think [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] flows better
The other names are not really my style so I don’t like them anywhere near as much as [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] (or [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]), [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is adorable, and since it’s a middle name, why not?? I also love both [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] and [name_f]Louise[/name_f] as first names, and if they sound too serious for you, there’s always [name_u]Lou[/name_u], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f], [name_f]Lula[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f]…
I don’t like [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]. I think it’s hard to pronounce. There are some names people don’t how to pronounce and it’s more knowing how to say them. Then there are some names that are just hard to say and this is one of them. It’s nice, but it will be mispronounced a lot.
I like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_u]Ever[/name_u], and [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] best from your list.
I even kind of like [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. I agree you can kind of do what you want for the middle.
Other suggestions:
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinda[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is sweet! I also like [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], which is probably my favorite for you
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] is my favorite, but I do think it would have a lot of pronunciation issues. I think you should go for [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] since it has so much meaning to you.
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] names:
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], Jayclyn, [name_u]Jayden[/name_u], [name_u]Jackie[/name_u], [name_f]Jacinta[/name_f]. That’s all I can think of!
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] is super cute! I also love [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_f]Maeva[/name_f]!
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]! It’s stunning. And [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_u]Gray[/name_u] just sounds perfect. I love everything about it.
