Sibling for Ramona, Frances, Calvin & Esther

General Name Discussion
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We’re expecting baby #5 in [name]May[/name] and have decided not to find out whether we’ll be welcoming a little boy or girl.
Our children are [name]Ramona[/name] [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Frances[/name] [name]Jemima[/name], [name]Calvin[/name] [name]Otis[/name] & [name]Esther[/name] [name]Marigold[/name].
My husband and I enjoyed naming all four babies and had very little trouble finding names we both loved, but this time around neither of us have fell for a name (yet).
We have a small list (mainly recycled from previous pregnancies), and I’d love some feedback on the names and how they sound with [name]Baby[/name]'s siblings, and suggestions are very welcome too!

[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]

[name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name] ([name]Ned[/name])
[name]Hugo[/name]

What do you think? What other names would you suggest?
Thank you!

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Your children have great names! Especially loving [name]Mabel[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Alfred[/name] and [name]Edmund[/name] ([name]Ned[/name]!) What about: [name]Sabina[/name], [name]Bonnie[/name], [name]Henrietta[/name], [name]Rupert[/name] or [name]Theodore[/name]?

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I think [name]Mabel[/name] and [name]Edmund[/name]/[name]Ned[/name] suit perfectly. I haven’t thought about the name [name]Ned[/name] in a while and it seems so fresh to me. I love it!

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With your other childrens’ names I really like:

[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]

[name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]

Other ideas:

[name]Bethel[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Ethel[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]

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curlyjedi - Thank you! I like [name]Henrietta[/name] a lot, do you think [name]Hattie[/name] could work as a nickname? (I love [name]Etta[/name], but [name]Etta[/name] and [name]Esther[/name] are far too close, in my opinion). We both like [name]Theodore[/name] and love the nickname [name]Theo[/name], and I like [name]Rupert[/name] but my husband isn’t overly keen. He prefers [name]Rufus[/name].

songbird - Thank you, we love [name]Ned[/name] too.

shaymin2 - We both like [name]Edith[/name], but I think it might be too close to [name]Esther[/name]. [name]Do[/name] you agree? [name]Florence[/name] is beautiful but perhaps too close to [name]Frances[/name]. I love [name]Jane[/name], but my husband thinks it’s too plain. We both quite like [name]June[/name] though, what do you think of it? I quite like [name]Margaret[/name] too, but again my husband doesn’t. [name]Martha[/name] is sweet though. And we both like [name]May[/name], which could perhaps work as a nickname for [name]Martha[/name] (or just on its own, although I can’t decide whether [name]May[/name] might feel a bit insubstantial next to the four longer names of Bub’s siblings).

Keep the suggestions coming!

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[name]Ramona[/name] [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Frances[/name] [name]Jemima[/name], [name]Calvin[/name] [name]Otis[/name] & [name]Esther[/name] [name]Marigold[/name]~ [name]Lovely[/name] sibling names~ Your style is so defined :slight_smile:
[name]Mabel[/name]- Too predictable [name]Imogen[/name] Ditto
[name]Maude[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name] it with others!
[name]Phoebe[/name] Such a great name but your others are dustier :wink:
[name]Millicent[/name]- Excellent fit. Beautiful name.
I like [name]Millicent[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name]! [name]Maude[/name] [name]Eloise[/name]? Suggestions- [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Lucille[/name], [name]Nellie[/name], [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Alberta[/name], [name]Blanche[/name]

[name]Lionel[/name]- [name]Just[/name] not my style as compared to stately [name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]- Yes!
[name]Alfred[/name]- mmm, no
[name]Lewis[/name]- Very much a [name]Calvin[/name] feel.
[name]Edmund[/name] ([name]Ned[/name])- I love it!
[name]Hugo[/name] I like it a lot.

I like [name]Walter[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] or [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Walter[/name] only if called [name]Ned[/name] all the time because [name]Edmund[/name] and [name]Esther[/name] are too close.
[name]Abram[/name], [name]Cedric[/name], [name]Greggory[/name], [name]Bartholomew[/name], [name]Desmond[/name], [name]Lawrence[/name], [name]Bryant[/name], [name]George[/name], [name]Harris[/name], [name]Warren[/name]!

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[name]Maude[/name] or [name]Millicent[/name] - [name]Lionel[/name] or [name]Hugo[/name]
I really love your kid’s names!
Other suggestions- [name]Jeanne[/name], [name]Joan[/name], [name]Althea[/name], [name]Anthea[/name], [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Sally[/name], [name]Susanna[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Nancy[/name], [name]Nina[/name], [name]Mayra[/name], [name]Myra[/name], [name]May[/name], [name]Faye[/name] or [name]Alastair[/name], [name]Maxim[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Sidney[/name], [name]Wallace[/name]

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[name]Mabel[/name] or [name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name] is my fave from the boys’ list
Other suggestions:
[name]Lavinia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] would be cute
[name]Lillian[/name], [name]Lenore[/name], [name]Bonnie[/name], [name]Joan[/name], [name]Marcella[/name], [name]Virginia[/name], [name]Willa[/name], [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Edwina[/name], [name]Patricia[/name], [name]Margaret[/name]/[name]Marguerite[/name]/[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Walden[/name], [name]Warren[/name], [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Abraham[/name]/[name]Abram[/name]/[name]Bram[/name], [name]Vincent[/name], [name]Leland[/name], [name]Leon[/name], [name]Rupert[/name], [name]Roger[/name], [name]Conrad[/name]

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I too think your children’s names are great! From you list, I think [name]Mabel[/name], [name]Maude[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], and [name]Phoebe[/name] or [name]Walter[/name], [name]Edmond[/name] ([name]Ned[/name]), or [name]Lewis[/name] work the best. I like the suggestions of [name]June[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] ([name]Theo[/name]), [name]Lavinia[/name], [name]Lillian[/name], Some other suggestions are:

[name]Ramona[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Calvin[/name], [name]Esther[/name] and

[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Avis[/name]
[name]Constance[/name] ([name]Connie[/name])
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Edith[/name] (I don’t think it’s too close to [name]Esther[/name])
[name]Fern[/name]
[name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] (might work better than [name]Henrietta[/name])
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]/[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name] ([name]Win[/name]/[name]Winnie[/name])

[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]Edwin[/name] ([name]Ned[/name] could work as nn for this too)
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Gilbert[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Winslow[/name]
[name]Winston[/name]

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[name]One[/name] more for a boy-- what about [name]Jasper[/name]?

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So classy and vintage! This is one of the best sib-sets I’ve seen in a while! <3

Ramona, Frances, Calvin, Esther and Walter / Ramona, Frances, Calvin, Esther and Imogen would be my picks!

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I love [name]Phoebe[/name] and [name]Imogen[/name] with your other names. I also love [name]Alfred[/name], [name]Edmund[/name], and [name]Lewis[/name].

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My favorites are [name]Imogen[/name] and [name]Millicent[/name] for girls, [name]Lionel[/name] and [name]Alfred[/name] for a boy. I like [name]Alfred[/name] [name]Hugo[/name], [name]Lionel[/name] [name]Edmund[/name], [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Maude[/name] and [name]Millicent[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name] as possible combos for your list.

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I really like all of your kids names! Since you liked [name]Henrietta[/name], what about [name]Marietta[/name] nn [name]Etta[/name]. I love [name]Marietta[/name]. It is in the top running on my list at the moment. Also, what about [name]Boyd[/name] for a boy?

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Thanks for all of the suggestions! Of them we like:

[name]Sylvie[/name] (rather than [name]Sylvia[/name])
[name]Nell[/name] (rather than [name]Nellie[/name])
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name] (husband is unconvinced)
[name]May[/name] (love it!)
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] (rather than [name]Beatrice[/name])
[name]Susanna[/name] (or [name]Susannah[/name]?)
[name]Margot[/name] (Funnily enough, [name]Calvin[/name] would have been [name]Margot[/name]! We’re still fond of it)
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name] (love it but probably too close to [name]Frances[/name])
[name]Constance[/name] (swoon!)
[name]Ruby[/name], [name]Violet[/name] (although perhaps too popular)
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name] (although husband will never agree)
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name] (or perhaps [name]Maisie[/name]?)

[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Harris[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Wallace[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name] (maybe)
[name]Bram[/name]
[name]Philip[/name] (we adore [name]Philip[/name] nn [name]Pip[/name]!)
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Otto[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name], [name]Oscar[/name] (we love these, but they are definitely too close to [name]Esther[/name])

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[QUOTE=wolves;1424060]We’re expecting baby #5 in [name]May[/name] and have decided not to find out whether we’ll be welcoming a little boy or girl.
Our children are [name]Ramona[/name] [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Frances[/name] [name]Jemima[/name], [name]Calvin[/name] [name]Otis[/name] & [name]Esther[/name] [name]Marigold[/name].

[name]Ramona[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Calvin[/name], [name]Esther[/name]

[name]Imogen[/name]I like [name]Imogen[/name] as it is edgy and strong. [name]Imogen[/name] with [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Phoebe[/name] or

[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Cecelia[/name] the spunky teamed with the classic willowy [name]Cecelia[/name]
or
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Piper[/name] she has all the right vibes

[name]Millicent[/name]I think [name]Millicent[/name] works well and teamed with [name]Tamar[/name], combo of [name]Millicent[/name] [name]Tamar[/name] or

or

[name]Millicent[/name] [name]Constance[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] (very partial to this one)
[name]Millicent[/name] [name]Ruth[/name] (this is an edgy, modern miss)

[name]Lionel[/name]I think Lioned [name]Walter[/name] is swoon worthy or [name]Lionel[/name] [name]Barnaby[/name]

[name]Walter[/name] What a charming name [name]Walter[/name] [name]Henry[/name], [name]Walter[/name] [name]Remington[/name], [name]Walter[/name] [name]Douglas[/name], [name]Walter[/name] [name]Bartholomew[/name], [name]Walter[/name] [name]Owen[/name]

[name]Lewis[/name] [name]Lewis[/name] [name]Edmund[/name], [name]Lewis[/name] [name]Charlton[/name], [name]Lewis[/name] [name]Orion[/name], [name]Lewis[/name] [name]Carmichael[/name], [name]Lewis[/name] [name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name] I like [name]Edmund[/name] don’t like nn of [name]Ned[/name] or [name]Ed[/name] or [name]Eddy[/name], combo of [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Tate[/name], [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Edmund[/name] [name]Phillip[/name]

[name]Hugo[/name], [name]Hugo[/name] [name]Rafferty[/name], [name]Hugo[/name] [name]Anderson[/name], [name]Hugo[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name], [name]Hugo[/name] [name]Carter[/name], [name]Hugo[/name] [name]Archer[/name]

[name]Huon[/name] [name]Flynn[/name], [name]Huon[/name] [name]David[/name], [name]Huon[/name] [name]Job[/name], [name]Huon[/name] [name]Alister[/name].

rollo

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I’m going to make a comment on one (actually 2, really) of the girls names because I feel strongly towards this one, although many of the names would work/are nice:

*[name]Margot[/name] (Funnily enough, [name]Calvin[/name] would have been [name]Margot[/name]! We’re still fond of it)–[name]Love[/name] [name]Margot[/name]. [name]Love[/name] [name]Love[/name] [name]Love[/name] it with your sibset. Plus, a possible nn for [name]Margot[/name]? [name]May[/name]! :slight_smile: (I adore the name [name]May[/name] as well).

On to the boys…:

[name]Abram[/name]–[name]Love[/name] it. Goes very well with sibs, too! (I do so love [name]Abraham[/name] and its variants).
[name]Harris[/name]–Out loud, sounds pretty close to [name]Frances[/name], [name]IMO[/name]…
[name]Alastair[/name]–[name]Alistair[/name] would look fantastic with sibs, it’s a little more remote, but still good
[name]Felix[/name]–seems to be becoming popular or is definitely on the rise to be…
[name]Wallace[/name]–NMS.
[name]Arthur[/name]–So cute. [name]LOVE[/name] the nn’s [name]Artie[/name]/[name]Art[/name]. Works well.
[name]Conrad[/name]–I think it sounds a bit severe compared to brother & sisters names.
[name]Rupert[/name] (maybe)–Very British sounding to me.
[name]Bram[/name]–Also love this and think it works well with sibset, although I think I like [name]Abram[/name] a bit better.
[name]Philip[/name] (we adore [name]Philip[/name] nn [name]Pip[/name]!)–I like [name]Philip[/name]/[name]Phillip[/name], but is generally used a lot more than brother & sisters names?
[name]Oliver[/name]–I really adore the name but it seems a little out of place/more popular than sibs names?
[name]Simon[/name]–Would go well with sibs, but I prefer [name]Peter[/name]! :wink:
[name]Tobias[/name]–Hard for me to get past the character on the TV series ‘Arrested Development’ whose name was [name]Tobias[/name] (played by [name]David[/name] [name]Cross[/name])!
[name]Otto[/name]–[name]One[/name] of my top boy names, but seems slightly different in style to me than sibs names?
[name]Theodore[/name]–Great name, and great with the sibs.

My top 3 for you from your boys list = [name]Abram[/name], [name]Arthur[/name], & [name]Theodore[/name].

Best,
[name]Leslie[/name]

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From your original list I like these with [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Calvin[/name], and [name]Esther[/name]:

[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]

[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]

And from your second list I like these with [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Calvin[/name], and [name]Esther[/name]:

[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]

[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]

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The ones I think that go best with your sibset are below with an * by my top 3.

[name]Ramona[/name], [name]Frances[/name], [name]Calvin[/name], [name]Esther[/name], and

[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]*
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]*
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]*
[name]Clara[/name]

[name]Arthur[/name]*
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]*
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]*
[name]Theodore[/name]

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I like [name]Maude[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Alfred[/name], and [name]Edmund[/name] out of your selections.

Some other suggestions…
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Greer[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Liesl[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Leora[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Marlena[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]

[name]Turner[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Gray[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Albert[/name]
[name]Harold[/name] ([name]Harry[/name])
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Damon[/name]
[name]Dayton[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name] ([name]Rafe[/name])
[name]Dennis[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Xander[/name]
[name]Zane[/name]

[name]Just[/name] suggestions :slight_smile: Some have probably already been said.