Really struggling to agree with OH on a name for our daughter, due in just over 7 weeks. He has a daughter from previous relationship named [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] who lives with us 50/50. I don’t want another double barrelled name (it’s just not for me) and I like names that are a bit more unusual, where he likes very traditional names like [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. [name_m]Will[/name_m] also note she goes by [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. Hoping for middle name to be [name_f]Freja[/name_f] after my sister and our last name sounds like [name_m]Barratt[/name_m].
Names I love but OH vetoed, or isn’t keen on:
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeva[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
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Congratulations.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Carys[/name_f], [name_f]Aloisa[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Vela[/name_f], [name_f]Asteria[/name_f], [name_f]Maristela[/name_f] or [name_f]Tana[/name_f]?
I feel like there has got to be some common ground here. Quite a few of the names you liked and he vetoed are rather traditional, just not necessarily super common or trendy. What exactly is he looking for?
It seems like your partner prefers an -a ending name, which makes a nice pairing with [name_f]Freja[/name_f] a little more difficult. Since his first daughter has a double barrel, maybe a compromise could be giving this child two middle names?
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] came to mind but may be too plain for you?
[name_m]Will[/name_m] come back momentarily with some suggestions.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] random names you might like:
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] (ay-da)
[name_f]Adah[/name_f] (a-da)
[name_f]Aviana[/name_f]
[name_u]Avi[/name_u]
[name_f]Adalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]
Calypsa
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_u]Clair[/name_u]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlee[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Dacey[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Essie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Esma[/name_f]
[name_f]Fae[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivana[/name_f]
[name_f]Illana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_u]Indie[/name_u]
[name_f]India[/name_f]
[name_u]Jael[/name_u]
[name_f]Jaelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_u]Keeva[/name_u]
Kelita
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_u]Loren[/name_u]
[name_f]Lora[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Mab[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_u]Nova[/name_u]
[name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f] (I know I’m the only one who think this name deserves a comeback though lol)
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
Quinley
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
Róisín
[name_f]Rosheen[/name_f]
[name_f]Sapphire[/name_f]
[name_f]Serene[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Serenity[/name_f]
[name_f]Samara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Skyla[/name_f]
[name_u]Skyler[/name_u]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Stelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tiana[/name_f]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Tenley[/name_f]
Taelynn
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Vivi[/name_f]
[name_f]Zella[/name_f]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]
[name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
I know I did all the letters of the alphabet, but I was also trying to figure out names that were similar to what you’ve gone with.
I like [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f].
What about [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and …
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_u]Brinley[/name_u] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Emberly[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgine[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeliza[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Cyrene[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] Feja
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Easter[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Edie[/name_f], [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], Dasiy, and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] go well with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] and [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] sound the best.
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_u]Laine[/name_u]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_u]Wynn[/name_u]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
Some names to bridge the gap between [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Antigone[/name_f]…
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]/[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sapphira[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]/[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and…
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Evie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Callie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Edie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f]
168brl
May 5, 2020, 11:01am
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Have you thought about picking a more unusual name with a nickname you could use that he would like or vice versa a long name he likes and a nickname you prefer?
[name_f]My[/name_f] suggestions are [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] and…
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elysia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Laila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nel[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
X
Some ideas:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
Hides
May 16, 2020, 2:39am
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We are very seriously considering [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] ourselves. I don’t know why but I’ve just fallen in love with it.
Our other fav name at the moment is [name_u]Avery[/name_u] for a boy but it is used for girls too.
Congratulations!
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] [name_f]Freja[/name_f] [name_m]Barratt[/name_m]