Sibling for Elizabeth and Mary

My DH and I are just starting ttc for #3, I’m already so excited to think about names! We have 2 girls, [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] (goes by [name_f]Elli[/name_f]) and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Edith[/name_f] nn [name_f]Edie[/name_f] for another girl but I’m not sure if it’s too similar to [name_f]Elli[/name_f], thoughts?

As for boy names I haven’t come up with anything I’m in love with…we have spent a lot more time talking about girl names with the last two pregnancies so I just haven’t thought about boy names as mich I guess.

We both like more classic, traditional names. Thanks in advance, can’t wait to see any suggestions!

[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

Girls:
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

[name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]

As soon as I saw [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], I wanted to add [name_m]Edward[/name_m] to have a perfect [name_m]Tudor[/name_m] theme, but I had to take a minute to meditate and realize this isn’t an ideal association.

Other timeless and non-tragically insane ideas could be: [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] or [name_m]Thomas[/name_m].

For girls maybe [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Louise[/name_f] would be to your liking.

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], and…

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] / [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]

:slight_smile:

With [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f], I would choose something fittingly classic or Biblical.

However, all the names that come to mind make a theme…e.g. [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], or [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] (or [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]) would make a set of [name_m]Bennet[/name_m] sisters (Pride & Prejudice). [name_f]Anne[/name_f] would complete the three [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] sisters (Persuasion). And [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] would make three British queens. None of those are bad things at all, but idk if that would bother you.

What about [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], and…
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] / [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]

I knew I would get some good suggestions here! I really like [name_f]Louise[/name_f] and [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and katherine were on our list last time and I still love them. What about [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]? [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]? [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] are both family names so I would kinda like to use another family name, my grandmother is [name_f]Edith[/name_f] (goes by [name_f]Edie[/name_f]) and I’ve always loved it.

I think that [name_f]Edith[/name_f] is a bit too bold to go with [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f], which are both fairly serene, not to mention Biblical. [name_u]Edi[/name_u] and [name_f]Elli[/name_f] are very close, besides. [name_f]Constance[/name_f] or [name_f]Grace[/name_f] would be beautiful.

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Elinor[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] and [name_f]Constance[/name_f]

I know both names are Biblical but I first thought of the Tudors rather than the Bible. Was that an intentional theme?

First names that came to mind were:
Elizabeth, Mary and Charlotte**
Elizabeth, Mary and James**

How about Elizabeth, Mary and…
Louisa
Eloise
Grace*
Laura
Kathleen
Violet
Stella
Annabelle
Amelia**
Sophia
Rose*
Faye
Victoria (although really not a fan)
Julia
Beatrice
Evelyn

Joseph
Thomas
Alexander**
George
Lachlan
Nathaniel
Matthew*
Nicholas
William
Henry
Gabriel
Zachary
Oliver
Benjamin*

So my top choices would be:

  1. Elizabeth, Mary and Amelia

  2. Elizabeth, Mary and Charlotte

  3. Elizabeth, Mary and Grace

  4. Elizabeth, Mary and Rose

  5. Elizabeth, Mary and James

  6. Elizabeth, Mary and Alexander

  7. Elizabeth, Mary and Matthew

  8. Elizabeth, Mary and Benjamin

It sounds like you really love [name_f]Edith[/name_f]. I do think [name_f]Elli[/name_f] and [name_f]Edie[/name_f] are a bit close. [name_f]Edith[/name_f] is the name of a queen from long ago, so in that sense it fits with with [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. But [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] are classic names that have been consistently given to girls generation after generation, while [name_f]Edith[/name_f] fell out of favor a few generations ago and hasn’t quite made the comeback some other vintage names have. I personally like [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and I think that [name_f]Edie[/name_f] is adorable; my biggest concern is that it’s very similar to [name_f]Elli[/name_f].

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is another one I’d considered adding to my list for you yesterday, and it’s also a queen’s name. It’s the name were probably going to give our new baby, calling her [name_f]Nora[/name_f]. Our [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is called [name_f]Libby[/name_f]. We know we’ll have to steer both of our “[name_f]El[/name_f]” girls away from wanting to go by [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]/[name_f]Ella[/name_f] and we’re OK with that. Since you call your [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Elli[/name_f], I think you’d definitely have to call your [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Nora[/name_f] (or maybe [name_f]Leni[/name_f]) and she’d have to stick to that nickname.

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] is another name I’d add to my list of suggestions for you.

Sounds like you have some interest in [name_f]Louise[/name_f] - I think it’s a great fit for your sibset, and [name_f]Elli[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], and [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] is very cute! :slight_smile:

Sbw, [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] was on the list last time but I felt it was too close to elli. My husband loved [name_f]Nora[/name_f] though, maybe now that we have a [name_f]Mary[/name_f] in the mix it might not bother me as much.

It wasn’t, they are each named after a family member :slight_smile:

DH is really into [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] for a girl and [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] for a boy bc he loves the nickname [name_u]Vinnie[/name_u]/[name_u]Vinny[/name_u]. I’m not sure about [name_m]Vincent[/name_m] but I do like [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]. If we were to use it though I’m not really sure about using [name_f]Edith[/name_f] as a mn…it seems to clunky, but I guess edith just is clunky. Would it be odd to habe 2 children named after a family member and a third with no connection to family names?

[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]