We are having our second daughter in [name]October[/name]. Our oldest is [name]William[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] (always called [name]William[/name]) and we have a daughter, [name]Emerson[/name] [name]Frances[/name], who we often call [name]Emmi[/name]. Trying to come up with a name for this baby sister is tough! Here is our naming criteria:
needs to be somewhat of a classic name (like her siblings), perhaps from an older generation
We like a 2 syllable name that can be shortened to a nickname
the nickname cannot end in the “ie”, “y” sound like [name]Emmi[/name]
To make this little girl even more special I sat through 2 ultrasounds being told by doctors telling me there was no heartbeat & we would have a miscarriage. 3 weeks later and no symptoms. i returned for a 3rd ultrasound and BAM! there was a healthy baby on the monitor with a beautiful heartbeat! I’ve been nervous & confused to say the least but after our 4th ultrasound at 18 weeks my worries were put to rest by a clean bill of health after VERY thorough examination of this little miracle baby. We are so blessed.
Not all two syllable names but since [name]William[/name] and [name]Emerson[/name] are also three syllables I think you can go two or three syllables easily. Actually a one syllable name would also follow on from the two longer-named siblings as well. A couple of gorgeous shorter names with your sibset would be:
With a story like that for this little miracle girl I think the name [name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Zoe[/name] or [name]Zoe[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] would be perfect.
[name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Zoe[/name] both mean “life” and she certainly has beaten the odds.
NN options: [name]Viv[/name], [name]Vienne[/name], [name]Vivi[/name] (but maybe too close to [name]Emmi[/name])
I think something classic, but in a crisp, surname style to go with [name]Emerson[/name] ([name]Emmi[/name]) would work well. The current blog about us Southerners using surnames for girls (often with [name]Mary[/name] or [name]Elizabeth[/name]) might help something pop, even if you aren’t Southern. I know you want a nickname that doesn’t end like [name]Emmi[/name], but I threw some of those in, too (so many nns end that way!).
[name]Frances[/name] ([name]Anne[/name], [name]Annie[/name], [name]Francie[/name], or [name]Frankie[/name])
[name]Connolly[/name]/[name]Connelly[/name] ([name]Nola[/name] or [name]Nell[/name])
[name]Linden[/name] ([name]Lin[/name] or [name]Linda[/name]) or [name]Linnet[/name] ([name]Lin[/name], [name]Etta[/name])
[name]Maret[/name]/[name]Merritt[/name] or [name]Maren[/name] ([name]Mare[/name], [name]Etta[/name], or [name]Merry[/name])
[name]Marlow[/name] ([name]Lola[/name] or [name]Marley[/name])
[name]Monroe[/name] ([name]Mona[/name])
[name]Larkin[/name] ([name]Lark[/name])
[name]Finley[/name] ([name]Fin[/name] or [name]Lee[/name]/[name]Leah[/name])
[name]Hollis[/name] ([name]Holly[/name] or [name]Lissa[/name])
[name]Quincy[/name] ([name]Quince[/name] or [name]Quinn[/name])
[name]Alcott[/name] ([name]Allie[/name]) or [name]Abbott[/name] ([name]Abby[/name])
[name]Campbell[/name] ([name]Cam[/name] or [name]Bell[/name]/[name]Bella[/name])
[name]Piper[/name] ([name]Pip[/name])
Or if you don’t want another surname, I think the one you pick should be sturdy to go with strong [name]Emerson[/name]. A frouffy name will seem flimsy by comparison [name]IMO[/name]… so some others:
[name]Olivia[/name] (nn [name]Liv[/name]) - though popular, it’s a gorgeous classic and this nn seems so sweetly appropriate
[name]Alice[/name] (Liss or [name]Lissa[/name])
[name]Miranda[/name] ([name]Mira[/name]) - another [name]Shakespeare[/name] classic
[name]Camille[/name] ([name]Cam[/name] or [name]Milla[/name])
[name]Ramona[/name] ([name]Mona[/name])
[name]Elinor[/name] ([name]Nora[/name])
[name]Mariel[/name] ([name]Mare[/name], [name]Elle[/name])
[name]Amelia[/name] ([name]Mia[/name])
[name]Georgia[/name] ([name]Gia[/name])
[name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Greta[/name] or [name]Meg[/name])
[name]Jemima[/name] ([name]Jem[/name] or [name]Mimi[/name] or [name]Mim[/name])
[name]Susan[/name] ([name]Ann[/name], [name]Annie[/name], or [name]Sunny[/name])
And I think the suggestions of [name]Vivien[/name]/[name]Vivian[/name] is fabulous
