Short List For Baby Anderson

General Name Discussion
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We’re close to welcoming baby [name_u]Anderson[/name_u] in [name_u]December[/name_u], sex unknown.

We have a short list, but wanted to see if there are similar names we’ve overlooked to compare to. [name_u]Marie[/name_u] and [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] are family names…but negotiable. The others just feel a bit safe so maybe that’s where I’m questioning if they will just be too common.

Girls:
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Louise[/name_u]

Boys:
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m] [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u] [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]

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I like your list! [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] and [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u] are very sweet, and don’t feel too common to me. [name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] is sweet and reminds me of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’.

Your boys’ names are handsome as well. I don’t think they’re too common- where I am, at least, [name_m]Frank[/name_m] and [name_u]Wylie[/name_u] aren’t common names.

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Hi there.

Here are my thoughts on your list:

Girls-

Clara [name_u]Marie[/name_u]-I like [name_f]Clara[/name_f]. It’s smart, vintage, sweet, simple & kind. It’s a little bit popular, but not too over done. [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_u]Anderson[/name_u] sounds pretty good. I don’t mind [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_u]Marie[/name_u], but [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] would be gorgeous.

Elisabeth [name_u]Marie[/name_u]-I know that this can be polarizing, but I feel like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] would just be easier. There are definitely some names that I love spelled a certain way & don’t care for spelled a different way. So, I totally get if you don’t like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. Either way, it’s a lovely name. [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Anderson[/name_u] sounds great too. And it has lots of sweet nn options. [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Bette[/name_f] & [name_f]Tess[/name_f].

Jean [name_u]Louise[/name_u]-I do appreciate the vintage charm of this combo. I just don’t personally love [name_u]Jean[/name_u], but at least it’s simple & unexpected.

A few other girl names that you may like:

Celia

Cora

Emily

Eve

Fern

Flora

Gemma

Greta

Hattie

June

Josephine

Lucy

Lilie

May

Maeve

Molly

Nora

Penelope

Phoebe

Rose

Ruth

Ruby

Sadie

Tessa

Violet

Boys-

Henry [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]-I love [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] is a little repetitive, but not a deal breaker. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] is so so so popular. I think it’s slightly elevated where I live (midwest U.S.), but it’s high on the charts every where. I do think that the nn [name_m]Hank[/name_m] is adorable, & it’s not used nearly as much as just [name_m]Henry[/name_m].

Frank [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]-I don’t love just [name_m]Frank[/name_m]. It’s different & I can see the appeal, but it’s just a little cranky old man-ish to me.

Wylie [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]-That’s cute. I think that [name_u]Wiley[/name_u] looks much nicer & more masculine though . But either way it’s fun & interesting. Kind of quirky & sporty, but also dashing.

A few boy names that you may enjoy…

Abel

Clark

Charles

David

Elliott

Emmett

Finn

George

Iain

James

Knox

Keats

Levi

Louis

Max

Milo

Noel

Owen

Peter

Paul

Philip

Wyatt

Hope this helps. :slight_smile:

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Thank you! We also love the nn [name_m]Hank[/name_m] for [name_m]Henry[/name_m], and had a much loved dog with that name. We’d be fine to use it instead but thought [name_m]Henry[/name_m] gives them a bit of choice on which they’d want to use later…the bummer is how popular [name_m]Henry[/name_m] is, especially with a common ln [name_u]Anderson[/name_u].

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Clara [name_u]Marie[/name_u] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_u]Bennett[/name_u] are wonderful! I also like [name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] but it’s the same name as [name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_u]Louise[/name_u] [name_u]Finch[/name_u] in To Kill a Mockingbird so I would be hesitant to use the exact same name (although she’s a great character).

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Congratulations! Here are some names I associate with your shortlist:
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] - [name_f]Cara[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_u]Corrie[/name_u], [name_f]Karina[/name_f], [name_u]Karel[/name_u]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] - [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Bethan[/name_f], [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] - [name_f]Joni[/name_f], [name_u]Joan[/name_u]

Henry - [name_u]Harry[/name_u], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], [name_u]Harley[/name_u], [name_m]Henty[/name_m]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m] - [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u] - [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u], [name_m]Warwick[/name_m], [name_m]Warrick[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m].