[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries,
We have a list of boys’ names we love. We’re so pleased with the names on our boys’ list, we have no idea how we’ll ever choose just one. But we have only a few girls’ names we really like. We’d like to put a few more on the list and maybe find something to commit to (with most of our girls’ names, we have very short flings). Please help! We aren’t really bold namers like some here; we tend toward somewhat more traditional names, though with some notable exceptions. I feel like I’ve looked at every name in existence at this point, but sometimes having someone else make the suggestion can make a difference.
I tend to really dislike girls’ names that begin with G. I really prefer names whose formal version would well-fit a president or a Supreme [name_m]Court[/name_m] justice and which lend themselves to nn that will sound good over the loudspeakers at sporting events. Most names that end with an “er” sound or an “s” will not work well with our last name. We would prefer names that are compatible with mn [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]. We live in the Midwest and would like to avoid names that are popular in this region, especially. We’re not nature-y people at all; our idea of nature is the trees that line a park with tennis courts and sidewalks.
While there are no guarantees about the sort of child one will have, we’re expecting a daughter who will be bright and precocious, funny, athletic, and quite the handful. She’ll almost certainly have brown hair and wide eyes (brown or blue, most likely).
For guidance:
Here are names we really like that are on our list already:
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
Some names that cycle on and off the list:
[name_f]Ariella[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
Names that have been on the list but we’re pretty sure we’ve removed permanently:
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
Some names we really like but are too popular (both generally and around here) for our comfort:
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
Anyone who has actually read all this and reached the bottom, thank you! I’m looking forward to suggestions, both fresh and freshly considered!
