I’m still undecided about a baby name. Our daughter is [name]Amelia[/name], but always called [name]Millie[/name].
The girl names we like best right now are:
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Elinor[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
I’m worried about picking a name that sounds nice next to [name]Millie[/name], which sounds sweet and a little frilly to me. For what it’s worth, I strongly prefer classic, old fashioned, not-too-popular names (obviously, I didn’t call that so well with [name]Amelia[/name]!) The middle name is going to be either [name]Mae[/name] or [name]Camilla[/name] (both family names).
From your list, I like [name]Violet[/name] best, both aesthetically and as a stylistic match (and phonetic contrast) for [name]Amelia[/name]. I think I like [name]Violet[/name] [name]Mae[/name] better than [name]Violet[/name] [name]Camilla[/name]
With [name]Amelia[/name], I really like [name]Elinor[/name]… [name]Millie[/name] & [name]Ellie[/name] or [name]Millie[/name] & [name]Nellie[/name], [name]Millie[/name] & [name]Nora[/name]…lots of cute nn possibilities there as well!
I love the combo [name]Elinor[/name] [name]Mae[/name].
[name]Elinor[/name] [name]Mae[/name] would be my first choice. [name]Amelia[/name] and [name]Elinor[/name] ( [name]Mille[/name] and [name]Ellie[/name] or [name]Millie[/name] and [name]Nora[/name]) are great sister names, [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Camilla[/name] would be second choice. [name]Amelia[/name] and [name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Millie[/name] and [name]Maggie[/name]) work well together too.
To me, I see the the [name]Emma[/name] variations as overdone and [name]Violet[/name] is becoming popular.
[name]Amelia[/name], nn [name]Millie[/name] is charming.
My take on your list:
[name]Emmeline[/name]…seems entirely too similar to [name]Amelia[/name] to me. Nn [name]Mellie[/name] only one vowel away from [name]Millie[/name]; [name]Em[/name]/[name]Emma[/name]/[name]Emmy[/name] are too related to the very popular [name]Emma[/name].
[name]Margaret[/name]…fits stylistically. [name]Millie[/name] and [name]Maggie[/name] are cute, but I’m not personally one for alliteration.
[name]Elinor[/name]…still seems a bit close to [name]Amelia[/name]…that ‘eli’ sound…but not as much as [name]Emmeline[/name]. I think [name]Millie[/name] and [name]Ellie[/name] are too close in sound, but [name]Millie[/name] and [name]Nora[/name] are cute together.
[name]Violet[/name]…[name]Amelia[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] are probably my favorite of your possible sibsets. However [name]Violet[/name] is becoming very popular. I dislike [name]Vi[/name] as a nickname; [name]Lettie[/name] again seems too similar to [name]Millie[/name].
[name]Mae[/name] would be my choice for a mn; again, [name]Camilla[/name] is too close to [name]Millie[/name].
What about [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Camilla[/name]? [name]Millie[/name] and [name]Maggie[/name] would be BEYOND precious! I have a niece named [name]Maggie[/name] and her name is a hit with everyone. BTW, I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Millie[/name]! I’ve been trying to persuade DH to use it, but haven’t found a way to do it yet.
I would not use [name]Camilla[/name] as the middle name since [name]Amelia[/name] goes by [name]Millie[/name]. I also wouldn’t use [name]Emmeline[/name], as that is close to [name]Emilia[/name], which is extremely close to [name]Amelia[/name].
My favorite with [name]Amelia[/name] is [name]Violet[/name] [name]Mae[/name] followed by [name]Elinor[/name] [name]Mae[/name].
You must still be very happy with your first daughter’s name, because your biggest problem here is that there’s too much overlap! I’ll join with the others to say that [name]Emmeline[/name] is waaay close to [name]Amelia[/name]. Also, that [name]Camilla[/name] is awfully close to [name]Millie[/name]. [name]Elinor[/name] might be on the line, but I think the sound for ‘eli’ in [name]Elinor[/name] is very different than in [name]Amelia[/name], so it passes. [name]Ellie[/name] is definitely too close to [name]Millie[/name] for my tastes, though.
I like [name]Margaret[/name], but [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Millie[/name] are a few too many Ms! With another mn [name]Margeret[/name] is good. There are so many good nn options…unfortunately most start with Ms so you’d have to be okay with alliteration again.
I think both [name]Violet[/name] [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Elinor[/name] [name]Mae[/name] fit with [name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Millie[/name]. I think I like [name]Elinor[/name] [name]Mae[/name] nn [name]Nora[/name] the best, but [name]Violet[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is the most distinct overall from [name]Amelia[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name].
[name]Amelia[/name] is a classic…one of the first ones to become popular again.
[name]Emmeline[/name] is quite similar to [name]Amelia[/name], as I am sure every berry has pointed out…
You should choose from [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Elinor[/name] and [name]Violet[/name].
Personally I am not a fan of [name]Margaret[/name] or [name]Elinor[/name], so for me the choice is clear. [name]Violet[/name]!
However, [name]Margaret[/name] has lots of nn potential. [name]Meg[/name] is my fave, but there is [name]Mags[/name], [name]Maggie[/name], [name]Margie[/name], [name]Madge[/name], [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Peg[/name], [name]Peggy[/name], [name]Rita[/name]
Some of them may be too matchy with [name]Millie[/name]…
[name]Elinor[/name] could get [name]Ellie[/name] and that is too close to [name]Millie[/name]. I would say take away [name]Elinor[/name] too.
This still leads me to think that [name]Violet[/name] is the best match.
All of the names you like have the potential of becoming quite popular though.
So if you are open to suggestions…here are some that you might like:
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Marjorie[/name]/[name]Margery[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name], [name]Magdalen/name
[name]Greta[/name], [name]Gretel[/name]
[name]Helen[/name], [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]/[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Noreen[/name]
[name]Lenore[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name], [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] is too close to [name]Millie[/name] imho. [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Elinor[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] are all great choices with [name]Amelia[/name]. If you’re concerned with rising popularity, I’d be wary of [name]Violet[/name], it’s jumped about 500 spots to #89 in the last 10 or so years according to the SSA list. [name]Elinor[/name]/[name]Eleanor[/name] is becoming more popular as well, especially with so many [name]El[/name] names becoming a trend. [name]Margaret[/name], though, is as classic as it gets and has an abundance of nn’s to customize to your tastes ([name]Millie[/name] and [name]Daisy[/name] would be adorable!). Despite the popularity issues I love your list and [name]Camilla[/name] and [name]Mae[/name] are beautiful mn choices,
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (a bit quirky but I like the alliteration)
[name]Elinor[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
I am in agreement with the many [name]Berry[/name] folk pointing out that, other than [name]Violet[/name], your beautiful names, or their nns, are very similar to the lovely [name]Amelia[/name], and I think all sisters need their own special sound! That makes
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
my favorite! Best of luck!
