We are stuck on a name for little sister of our 2 year old [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f]). I really really love the name [name_f]Tess[/name_f] but I’m worried it is too short to go well with [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], although i do think it sounds nice with [name_f]Millie[/name_f]. We’ve also thought of [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] but that feels a bit like a different style?
We mostly like longer classic names with cute nicknames, so maybe [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] with nn [name_f]Tess[/name_f] - but for some reason I’m not sold on that.
Any other ideas for a sister for [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] / [name_f]Millie[/name_f]?
For a boy we are thinking [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Tom[/name_m]).
Any advice or suggestions are welcome!
It might be a stretch but what about [name_f]Temperance[/name_f] or [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] “[name_f]Tess[/name_f]”
Other ideas
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] & ________:
Tabitba
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] “[name_f]Willa[/name_f]”
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] “[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”
[name_f]Colette[/name_f] “[name_f]Etta[/name_f]”
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f] “[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] “[name_f]Vera[/name_f]”
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f] “[name_f]Clara[/name_f]”
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] “[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]”
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] “[name_f]Etta[/name_f]”
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] “[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]”
I like [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
Other ideas:
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]/[name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Harland[/name_m] “[name_m]Hank[/name_m]”
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Alasdair[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Walden[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
Kind of a stretch, but what about [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], or [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], with nn [name_f]Tess[/name_f]?
I think you could definitely use either [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] or [name_f]Tess[/name_f] with [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]. I would probably use [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] though. [name_u]Love[/name_u] both.
Other options for a longer name with cute nickname could be:
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] ([name_m]Harry[/name_m]/[name_f]Hattie[/name_f])
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f] ([name_f]Aggie[/name_f])
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] ([name_f]Dotty[/name_f]/[name_f]Dot[/name_f])
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f] ([name_m]Augie[/name_m]/[name_u]Gus[/name_u])
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] ([name_f]Immy[/name_f])
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ([name_u]Jo[/name_u]/[name_u]Josie[/name_u])
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] ([name_u]Lou[/name_u]/[name_f]Lulu[/name_f])
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] (Cec)
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] ([name_u]June[/name_u]/[name_f]Juni[/name_f])
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] ([name_m]Pip[/name_m]/[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]/[name_f]Pippi[/name_f])
For a boy? Hmm…
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]/[name_u]Teddy[/name_u])
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ([name_m]Seb[/name_m]/[name_m]Baz[/name_m]/[name_m]Bastian[/name_m])
I love [name_f]Tess[/name_f] with the sister name. Maybe you could use [name_f]Esther[/name_f] to get [name_f]Tess[/name_f]? Or would you prefer the [name_f]Teresa[/name_f] spelling?
Other ideas:
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nell[/name_f] or [name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] or [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] nn [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] nn [name_f]Edie[/name_f]
I knew somone growing up who was named [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] but went by [name_f]Tess[/name_f], which I always thought was super cute:) [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] is another name that could become [name_f]Tess[/name_f] pretty easily.
Other suggestions:
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] “[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] “[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]” “[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]” “[name_f]Lena[/name_f]”
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] “[name_f]Bea[/name_f]” [name_f]Trixie[/name_f]"
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
Thank you all!
I love [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] but the potential of varying pronounciations has turned me off a little bit. I do like [name_f]Florence[/name_f] as well and that is on our short list.
[name_m]Plenty[/name_m] of other good suggestions too. But I’m tempted to try and convince my husband for just [name_f]Tess[/name_f] or [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]! Perhaps with a longer middle name to balance it out…
Thank you. [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] with nickname [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]. Didn’t think of [name_f]Tess[/name_f] but I agree it could work. However my husband doesn’t like [name_f]Theodora[/name_f] so it’s not really an option. Grrr.
Thank you. I do like [name_f]Harriett[/name_f] a lot but worry it’s becoming quite common where I live. Not that’s necessarily a problem though! I really liked agatha too with nn [name_f]Aggie[/name_f]. But husband does not!
[name_f]Glad[/name_f] you think we could just use [name_f]Tess[/name_f] or [name_f]Tess[/name_f] though without it sounding weird with [name_f]Millicent[/name_f].
I grew up with a [name_f]Teresa[/name_f], nn [name_f]Tess[/name_f]!
I also think [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f], nn [name_m]Tommie[/name_m], is cute!
I think [name_f]Tess[/name_f] works great with [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f]! I would suggest a longer middle name in general for the short & spunky [name_f]Tess[/name_f], but that would also be a great way to balance the sister’s names! Personally, I think [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] works as well!