I’m helping a friend brainstorm for baby #2[name_f][/name_f]. Their first is a boy named [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] [name_m]Steven[/name_m]. They are open to earthy/nature or vintage names that aren’t too popular.
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If it was a boy the name likely would have been [name_m]Arlo[/name_m] or [name_m]Otto[/name_m]. They also liked [name_m]Gus[/name_m], [name_m]Noble[/name_m], or [name_m]Grove[/name_m].
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For a girl they like [name_f]Stevie[/name_f] but already used [name_m]Steven[/name_m] as a middle. They also like [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] but a cousin has a similar name.
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They’d love to honor her grandmother, [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], who went by [name_f]Toni[/name_f]. They don’t plan to use [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] itself (both because it’s not their style and because her grandma wasn’t fond of it), but they’re looking for creative ways to link to her name or nickname.
[name_f]Annette[/name_f] or [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] would be obvious honour names, but might be too matchy with [name_m]Ansel[/name_m].
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[name_f]Betony[/name_f] is a nature name option that incorporates ‘Toni’ while still working as a standalone name. I think [name_f]Betony[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] would make a nice combo.
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[name_m]French[/name_m] names ending in -ette could also work and often feel vintage/retro to me: [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Babette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Collette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Georgette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Henriette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Jeannette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Josette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Lisette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Mariette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Odette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Sylvette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Violette[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ansel[/name_m] & [name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
I agree that an -ette name could be great (or just use [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] as the middle name). I like [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Lisette[/name_f], [name_f]Odette[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucette[/name_f].
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I don’t think [name_f]Stevie[/name_f] (f) would go with [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] super well anyway! [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- to me [name_f][/name_f]- needs a chic, euro, glam name.