Names for a sister to [name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]? (We call her [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]). If we have a boy, he will be [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] ([name_f]Marie[/name_f] and [name_u]Michael[/name_u] are mine and my husbands middle names). Our last name is two syllables. Names that I love that my husband has vetoed:
His only two suggestions when we were trying to name [name_f]Elise[/name_f]: [name_u]Allison[/name_u] and [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]. I liked [name_u]Allison[/name_u] nn [name_f]Alice[/name_f], he did not, and we both preferred [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] to [name_u]Allie[/name_u]. I like [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] but don’t care for the nn [name_f]Maddie[/name_f].
I dislike [name_u]Allison[/name_u]. I would go with [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] although I would spell it as [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]. I dislike [name_f]Maddie[/name_f] as well but I am not too concerned with nicknames.
[name_f]Elise[/name_f] is such a beautiful name! Elegant and I like the more cutesy nickname to liven it up. I really like [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] but [name_f]Maddie[/name_f] does seem like the obvious choice of nickname…
Here are some ideas:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] - [name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] - [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] or [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] - [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] (may be to close to [name_f]Elise[/name_f])
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] - [name_f]Kate[/name_f] or [name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] - [name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - [name_u]Josie[/name_u] or [name_f]Posey[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] - [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] - [name_f]CeCe[/name_f]