Sister for Emmeline

I have a wonderful daughter named [name]Emmeline[/name], a name I truly love and was an easy choice at the time. However I am now struggling to come up with a name I feel the same about for her future sister…currently I like the following names, but am a bit uncertain:

[name]Hester[/name]
[name]Hebe[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]

Does anybody have any suggestions? Given our surname, most names ending in ‘a’ don’t sound good!

Help!!!

From your list I definately like [name]Beatrice[/name] the best :). It’s so classy and sweet sounding, especially the nickname [name]Bea[/name]! I also think it fits really well with sister [name]Emmeline[/name].

My first thought was [name]Natasha[/name]. I met an [name]Emmaline[/name] and a [name]Natasha[/name] at work today, and I think they were sisters. I thought it was a great subset, although you might like [name]Emmeline[/name] and [name]Natalia[/name] more?

[name]Florence[/name] is my favorite from your list, although I like [name]Fleur[/name] more. I would love [name]Emmeline[/name] and [name]Fleur[/name] together!

What about:

[name]Calista[/name]/[name]Callista[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Magda[/name]/Nagdalena
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name] (I knew sisters named [name]Audrey[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name] a while ago)
[name]Arianne[/name] (this cones to mind because [name]Emmeline[/name] and [name]Arianne[/name] were the only two names on my top five that were unlisted at one point…)
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]

I love the way the names “[name]Juliette[/name]” and “[name]Emmeline[/name]” look together-- the double-letters and the shimmering quality about them. [name]Florence[/name] is also lovely. Have you considered [name]Arielle[/name]/[name]Arianne[/name], [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Rosamond[/name], [name]Jessamine[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Cicely[/name], [name]Corinne[/name], [name]Gabrielle[/name], and [name]Ottilie[/name]?

I love both [name]Florence[/name] and [name]Beatrice[/name] with [name]Emmeline[/name]. Gorgeous! Other options:

[name]Josephine[/name] (assuming you pronounce [name]Emmeline[/name] to rhyme with mine)
[name]Julianne[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]

I like [name]Hester[/name] and [name]Juliette[/name]. I think [name]Hester[/name] sounds better with [name]Emmeline[/name], but [name]Hester[/name] is very uncommon and [name]Juliette[/name] is more mainstream. Here are a few suggestions:

[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Mirabel[/name]

I love the name [name]Emmeline[/name], it’s gorgeous.
From your list, my favorite is [name]Juliette[/name], but I’d spell it [name]Juliet[/name] ~ [name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Juliet[/name].

Other ideas could be…

[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Clarice[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Felicity[/name]

I really like [name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Mirabelle[/name], too. Congratulations! :slight_smile:

From your list, I like [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Florence[/name] and [name]Juliette[/name] the best with [name]Emmeline[/name]. Here are some other suggestions. Good luck, [name]Mischa[/name].

[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Christabel[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Mirabel[/name]

I really like [name]Florence[/name] for your sibset! I understand the difficulty of the ‘a’ sound on the end of names!

I love [name]Mischa[/name]'s suggestion above of [name]Adelaide[/name].

I’d also like to suggest [name]Persephone[/name] & [name]Amaryllis[/name] - two of my favourite names that I think would sound lovely with [name]Emmeline[/name]. Plus, they have good nick-name potential too.

From your list my favorite is [name]Beatrice[/name], I also think [name]Juliette[/name] and [name]Florence[/name] go nicely with [name]Emmeline[/name] as well.

positively [name]Juliette[/name]!

I like [name]Beatrice[/name] and [name]Juliette[/name] with [name]Emmeline[/name]

I’m backing up [name]Michaela[/name] for [name]Beatrice[/name] or [name]Juliette[/name]. Also really love [name]Florence[/name]! I’m assuming you’re pronouncing [name]Emmeline[/name] with the “mine” sound at the end.

What about:

[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] & [name]Adelaide[/name] - love this suggestion thought I’d back it up!

Bounce :smiley:

Thanks for all these suggestions so far, I’m loving [name]Annabel[/name] (but worrying it’s too common) and [name]Persephone[/name] (but not sure I’m brave enough to use it).

Keep the ideas coming!!!

I don’t think [name]Annabel[/name] is too common, especially with that spelling, it just may seem that way with [name]Isabel[/name]/le/a and [name]Anna[/name] being more mainstream and high on the SSI list. That wouldn’t stop me from using it. [name]Persephone[/name] is fantastic! It is a bold choice, but so was [name]Isabella[/name] awhile ago when it was barely in the top 1,000. Being bold and ahead of the curve pays off, I feel, and there are so many great nns I can see being usable, [name]Posy[/name], [name]Effie[/name], [name]Percy[/name], [name]Fifi[/name],[name]Sosie[/name], Polly, Penny, Pru, maybe even [name]Rosie[/name] could work…I would love to meet a little [name]Persephone[/name]! It will definitely be on my official list when I have my children someday. 10 or 20 years ago [name]Penelope[/name] probably would have seemed “insane” or “weird” to use and now I have seen it being called “trendy” or “too common” by some berries. [name]Emmeline[/name] and [name]Persephone[/name] would be such a charming, thrilling set to encounter.

I love [name]Annabel[/name] with [name]Emmeline[/name]! Another thought I had was [name]Lydia[/name].
Also, instead of [name]Persephone[/name], how about [name]Penelope[/name]?

[name]Beatrice[/name] and [name]Juliette[/name] are definitely my favorites from your list!
Some other options (Sorry for repeats!)
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Samantha[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]

Good luck!!

[name]Emmeline[/name] and …

[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Annemarie[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Maxima[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Olympia[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]

[name]Emmeline[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name]!

My answer could vary depending on your location. My favorite name is [name]Juliette[/name] (I’m in [name]California[/name]). It is very pretty as is [name]Emmeline[/name]. I think in the UK [name]Beatrice[/name] is heard more often on little girls and it is easier for them to imagine it on a child. I have also heard (not sure if this is true and would like feed back) that [name]Audrey[/name] is not as well received in the UK as it is in USA. After reading kashed22 post and all the nn [name]Persephone[/name] could have has made me love that name.