Siblings for Evangelina

We aren’t having another baby yet, but I’m neurotic and I love nameberry so I thought I’d run this by you ladies!

Our firstborn is [name]Evangelina[/name] [name]Kate[/name], and we call her [name]Evy[/name] for short.

I’m thinking that I definitely want to continue the pattern of a somewhat long-ish first name that can be shortened to a nickname. I kind of like the idea of having all E-names, but I’m not committed to it! (But if two are Es, then three and four will be Es too; and if two begin with vowels, then all have to begin with vowels.)

My ideas for another girl:

[name]Isabel[/name] nn [name]Issy[/name]
[name]Eleanor/name nn [name]Ellie[/name]
[name]Elianna[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name]
[name]Esmerelda[/name] nn [name]Esme[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name] nn [name]Sera[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] nn [name]Francie[/name], CeCe
[name]Emilia[/name] nn [name]Emme[/name], [name]Mia[/name]
[name]Julianna[/name] nn [name]Juli[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name] nn [name]Anna[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name] nn [name]Brie[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] nn Madi

My ideas for a boy:

[name]Alexander[/name] nn [name]Alex[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] nn [name]Ollie[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] nn [name]Max[/name]
[name]Westley[/name] nn [name]Wes[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name] nn [name]Des[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name] nn [name]Ben[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name] nn [name]Sam[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name] nn [name]Cam[/name]?
[name]Elliot[/name] (no nn)
[name]Ethan[/name] (no nn)
[name]Hudson[/name] (no nn)

Please share your opinions and more names too if you’d like!

[name]Isabel[/name] nn [name]Issy[/name]: I think [name]Isabel[/name] is pretty, but with the trendiness/massive popularity of [name]Isabella[/name], it feels overused.

[name]Eleanor/name nn [name]Ellie[/name]: I’d go with the frillier [name]Eleanora[/name] option. I think this is really pretty.

[name]Elianna[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name]: I think [name]Eliana[/name] is pretty, but I think other names on your list work better with [name]Evangelina[/name].

[name]Esmerelda[/name] nn [name]Esme[/name]: I really like [name]Esme[/name]. (Not personally an [name]Esmerelda[/name] fan…)

[name]Seraphina[/name] nn [name]Sera[/name]: I think it’s really pretty, but I wouldn’t use two names ending in -ina.

[name]Francesca[/name] nn [name]Francie[/name], CeCe: I really love this name, and think it’s great with [name]Evangelina[/name].

[name]Emilia[/name] nn [name]Emme[/name], [name]Mia[/name]: [name]Emma[/name] is number one, with [name]Emily[/name] clocking in at #3, so that’s a lot of Emmes in the world. You can get away from the E’s with [name]Amelia[/name].

[name]Julianna[/name] nn [name]Juli[/name]: I do like [name]Juliana[/name], but the [name]Juli[/name] nickname feels way less classy than the name from which it’s derived.

[name]Annabel[/name] nn [name]Anna[/name]: I love [name]Annabel[/name]…

[name]Gabriella[/name] nn [name]Brie[/name]: [name]Gabriella[/name] and [name]Gabrielle[/name] feel dated already, but I do think it works well with [name]Evangelina[/name].

[name]Madeline[/name] nn Madi: This one is too trendy for me, and I think for [name]Evangelina[/name]. For me, nicknames ending in i are really 1980s/trendy/yooneek, along the lines of Beki and [name]Jessi[/name].

My ideas for a boy:

[name]Alexander[/name] nn [name]Alex[/name]: It’s really popular, but I think it’s really handsome. I guess I see [name]Evangelina[/name] with something more exotic. Hmm…

[name]Oliver[/name] nn [name]Ollie[/name]: Ditto. [name]Oliver[/name] is one of my favorites. :slight_smile:

[name]Maxwell[/name] nn [name]Max[/name]: I think other names on your list work better with [name]Evangelina[/name], but I do like [name]Maxwell[/name].

[name]Westley[/name] nn [name]Wes[/name]: Not a [name]Westley[/name] fan, and think you can do better with [name]Evangelina[/name].

[name]Desmond[/name] nn [name]Des[/name]: Not personally a [name]Desmond[/name] fan…

[name]Benjamin[/name] nn [name]Ben[/name]: I can’t see this one with [name]Evangelina[/name], but I do love [name]Benjamin[/name].

[name]Samuel[/name] nn [name]Sam[/name]: Ditto…

[name]Cameron[/name] nn [name]Cam[/name]?: Ditto…

[name]Elliot[/name] (no nn): Ditto…

[name]Ethan[/name] (no nn): Ditto (plus very, very popular…)

[name]Hudson[/name] (no nn) Ditto…

What about:

[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Lilliana[/name]
[name]Mirabella[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
Raphaella
[name]Simona[/name]/[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]

[name]Augustin[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Maxfield[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Truman[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]

I think [name]Evangelina[/name] [name]Kate[/name] is really pretty. :slight_smile: From your list, I’ll vote for [name]Francesca[/name] with [name]Evangelina[/name], with [name]Eleanora[/name] in second place. (I love [name]Annabel[/name], but I can better see [name]Francesca[/name] or [name]Eleanora[/name] as sisters to [name]Evangelina[/name].)

Good luck! :slight_smile:

Our firstborn is [name]Evangelina[/name] [name]Kate[/name], and we call her [name]Evy[/name] for short. - love!

I’m thinking that I definitely want to continue the pattern of a somewhat long-ish first name that can be shortened to a nickname. I kind of like the idea of having all E-names, but I’m not committed to it! (But if two are Es, then three and four will be Es too; and if two begin with vowels, then all have to begin with vowels.)

I’m making a code: *means I love it, --means it’s too popular.

My ideas for another girl:

[name]Isabel[/name] nn [name]Issy[/name] [name]Izzy[/name] is the common nn–
[name]Eleanor/name nn [name]Ellie[/name] –
[name]Elianna[/name] nn [name]Ellie[/name] --nn
[name]Esmerelda[/name] nn [name]Esme[/name] **
[name]Seraphina[/name] nn [name]Sera[/name] *
[name]Francesca[/name] nn [name]Francie[/name]**, CeCe
[name]Emilia[/name] nn [name]Emme[/name], [name]Mia[/name] –
[name]Julianna[/name] nn [name]Juli[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]*
[name]Annabel[/name] nn [name]Anna[/name]*
[name]Gabriella[/name] nn [name]Brie[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] nn Madi - [name]Maddie[/name] is the nn–

More ideas (rustic and devout like [name]Evangelina[/name]):
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Joanna[/name]
[name]Jocasta[/name] (has a devout ring to it, but I don’t think it actually is)
[name]Lourdes[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
Raffaella nn Raffie
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name] nn [name]Vera[/name]

My ideas for a boy:

[name]Alexander[/name] nn [name]Alex[/name] –
[name]Oliver[/name] nn [name]Ollie[/name] **
[name]Maxwell[/name] nn [name]Max[/name] **
[name]Westley[/name] nn [name]Wes[/name] it’s [name]Wesley[/name], not [name]Westley[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name] nn [name]Des[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name] nn [name]Ben[/name] - I’m getting tired of this name.
[name]Samuel[/name] nn [name]Sam[/name]**
[name]Cameron[/name] nn [name]Cam[/name]?
[name]Elliot[/name] (no nn)
[name]Ethan[/name] (no nn)–
[name]Hudson[/name] (no nn) *

Rustic and Devout Names:
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Giotto[/name]
[name]Joaquin[/name]
[name]Javier[/name]
[name]Crispin[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Dominick[/name]
[name]Sergio[/name]
[name]Laszlo[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Nicodemus[/name] (sp?) nn [name]Nico[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] nn [name]Toby[/name]

Normally, I hate the idea of having two siblings who have names with the same first letter - it always seems matchy-matchy, even if it wasn’t deliberate, HOWEVER I think [name]Esmeralda[/name] goes well, and [name]Esme[/name] is a lovely nn.
Also, how about [name]Seraphina[/name]? It’s got the same religious theme going … but that might be a bad thing, actually …

My ideas for boy.

[name]Evangelina[/name] and [name]Samuel[/name]*
[name]Evangelina[/name] and [name]Jedediah[/name]
[name]Evangelina[/name] and [name]Victor[/name]
[name]Evangelina[/name] and [name]Harold[/name]
[name]Evangelina[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name]

And for girls

[name]Evangelina[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Evangelina[/name] and [name]Henrietta[/name]*
[name]Evangelina[/name] and [name]Harper[/name]
[name]Evangelina[/name] and [name]Juliette[/name]/[name]Julietta[/name]

*= my faves.