Sibling for Nancy

Name Advice
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We are expecting our second baby at the end of [name_u]August[/name_u]. Our first little girl is called [name_f]Nancy[/name_f], and we absolutely love her name.

This was my paternal grandmother’s name, but myself and my husband both love that it is traditional, relatively uncommon, can’t be shortened and is pronounced as it is spelled. I love that it is quirky without being pretentious and we are always complimented on her name.

We don’t know the gender of [name_u]Baby[/name_u] 2, but we just can’t agree at all. I love [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_f]Nell[/name_f] for a girl but my husband prefers [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], which I feel is too formal next to [name_f]Nancy[/name_f]. We also like [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f] and [name_f]Cora[/name_f] (though I fear this is becoming too popular.)

We are really stuck for boys. I love [name_u]Bertie[/name_u], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] and [name_m]Ralph[/name_m], but my husband is not so on board.

So, basically, hit me with any boy or girl names that would go well with [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] - my head is spinnjng thinking about it :see_no_evil:

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[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]

These are sort of nicknamey but…
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_u]Marty[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]

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You know, I think Eleanor would make a lovely compromise as it gets you the nickname “Nell”, which is every bit as quirky-cool as Nancy. Nancy & Nell would make such adorable sister names!

I’d suggest these:
Ada
Alma
Betty
Blythe
Dorothy
Eugenie
Harriet
Ida
Judith/Judy
Millie
Olive
Pearl
Rhoda
Thea
Winnie

Albert
Calvin
Edward “Ned”
Felix
Fraser
Jasper
Jonas
Kit
Laurence
Maxwell
Rex
Robin
Sidney
Victor
Wilfred

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[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] & [name_f]Nina[/name_f] is my favorite from your list

Other ideas

[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & _______:

-G-
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Kendra[/name_f]
[name_u]Jodi[/name_u]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
Susan/Suzanne/ [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Regina[/name_f]
[name_f]Raquel[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
Cecilia/Celia
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Shelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]

-B-
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Terrence[/name_m]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcom[/name_m]
[name_m]Chad[/name_m]
[name_m]Gerald[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_u]Clifford[/name_u]
[name_u]Brett[/name_u]
[name_m]Troy[/name_m]
[name_m]Craig[/name_m]
[name_u]Curtis[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Rodney[/name_m]
[name_u]Harland[/name_u]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_u]Darren[/name_u]
[name_u]Wade[/name_u]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_u]Walter[/name_u]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m]
[name_u]Cecil[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Emil[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_m]Orran[/name_m]
[name_u]Howard[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_u]Clyde[/name_u]
[name_u]Floyd[/name_u]
[name_m]Bryant[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Aramis[/name_m]
[name_u]Sheldon[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Luther[/name_m]
[name_u]Davin[/name_u]
[name_u]Rocco[/name_u]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]

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[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_f]Olive[/name_f]

[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_u]Walter[/name_u]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] & [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]

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Nancy & …

Zelda
Hazel
Cora (so cute, not too common!!!)
Sylvie
Nora
Willa
Pearl
Faithie
Greer
Tallulah
Nessa
Essie
Effie (full name Serafina, maybe?)
Jane / Janie
Audrey
Alice

Graham
Levi
Percy
Zac
Markus
Oliver
Finn
Ulrich
Silas
Theodore

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with [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] I absolutely love

[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherry[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Posie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]

For some reason the shared “ee” sounds at the end seem cutesy in the best way.

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I know a [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] and her two younger brothers are Al3xander & L0uis (PRN lou-ee)

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I love [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] and it’s one of my favourite names!:smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

From your list, I really liked cora, nina & ralph.

I can see how eleanor might look formal next to nancy. What do you think of the Welsh spelling elinor? I think it tones it down slightly but is still pretty. If you are worried about people not getting the spelling right, I am actually an eleanor and despite it being a name that has spurts of popularity, most people can’t actually spell my name! I get the elinor spelling a lot from my Welsh relatives and in some ways, I think elinor is actually a closer spelling to how my name is pronounced (all depending of course where you are based. I know eleanor is pronounced differently in the US to [name_f]England[/name_f] & Wales). Anyway, I just thought I’d throw that one out there as I really like elinor with nancy!

Some more suggestions…

bethan
daisy
harriet
judith
lois
ottilie
rachel
violet

edwin
finlo
george
glyn
hugh (could be an alternative to hugo?)
ivor
robin

I hope this helps :two_hearts:

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[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] and…

[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_u]Dell[/name_u]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]

[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Lance[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_u]Clyde[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Klaus[/name_m]
[name_u]Curtis[/name_u]

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Thanks all. Very interesting to see some similar names appear across the suggestions. We’re still debating so all suggestions welcome :relaxed:

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[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] and…
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

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[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]

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[name_f]Trudy[/name_f], [name_u]Truly[/name_u], [name_f]Judy[/name_f], [name_f]Linda[/name_f], [name_u]Lisa[/name_u], Joann,Gloria

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I think we need more help with boys names :see_no_evil:

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[name_m]Gregory[/name_m], [name_m]Roger[/name_m], [name_u]Daren[/name_u], [name_m]Clifton[/name_m], [name_m]Cleve[/name_m], [name_m]Nole[/name_m], [name_m]Burton[/name_m], [name_m]Clark[/name_m], Aulden, [name_m]Garvey[/name_m], [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m], Gillon or Gyllan pronounced gill-un. [name_m]Ames[/name_m] or Ayms. [name_m]Raymond[/name_m].

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[name_f]My[/name_f] friend has a daughter named [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] and I’m in love. Her brother’s names are [name_u]Sterling[/name_u] [name_u]William[/name_u] and [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_u]David[/name_u] “Davy”.

I also considered [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] for my daughter’s name, my son’s name is [name_u]George[/name_u].

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[name_f]Joelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]

[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u]
[name_u]David[/name_u]

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N@ncy and….

[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Carole[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lynne[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jeanne[/name_u]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Barbara[/name_f]
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathy[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanne[/name_f]

[name_u]David[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_m]Gerald[/name_m]
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_u]Edward[/name_u]
[name_u]Robert[/name_u]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_u]Charles[/name_u]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_u]William[/name_u]

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Girls: [name_u]Jade[/name_u], [name_u]Lane[/name_u], [name_f]Leah[/name_f], [name_f]Zara[/name_f], (love Cora), [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_u]Penny[/name_u], [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Cassie[/name_f], [name_u]Jean[/name_u].

Boys: [name_m]Jake[/name_m], [name_m]Cole[/name_m], (love Hugo), [name_m]Oran[/name_m], [name_m]Alan[/name_m], [name_m]Nate[/name_m].