Sister for Emory?

Girl Names
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Okay, so now that my DH and I are TTC we are looking for some good girl names.

Our DS is named [name]Emory[/name]. What are some good names that can fit with this name? I don’t want to put my list up right now since that may influence what is posted. I can say that I love names with history and I love names that are strong and not too frilly. I consider names like [name]Seraphina[/name] and [name]Evangeline[/name], though pretty, to be too frilly for me.

Anyone have any good ideas? Thanks in advance!

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[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Selah[/name]
[name]Arwen[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
Deadre
[name]Elisa[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name]
[name]Mariah[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]/[name]Edie[/name]
[name]Cady[/name]
[name]Elle[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Roslyn[/name]/ [name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Abilene[/name]
[name]Bethel[/name]
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]

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I really like [name]Emory[/name]! It’s got an vintage New [name]England[/name] vibe going–like he ought to be hanging out with [name]Katherine[/name] Hepburn or the family from Blueberries for [name]Sal[/name].

I’d try to avoid a -y -ie -ee ending to make sure each child has a distinct sound…you don’t want to stray into [name]Emory[/name] and [name]Emily[/name] territory.

So, how about

[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]/[name]Sally[/name]/[name]Sal[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Rosanna[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Hester[/name]/[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Aphra[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Joy[/name]
any of the virtue names ([name]Honor[/name], [name]Verity[/name], etc.)
[name]Abelia[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]

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Thanks for the replies!

I am really liking:
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]/[name]Martha[/name]- can’t choose between these two.
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]- though I think [name]Dorothy[/name] may be my preferred, but they are both lovely.
[name]Ingrid[/name]- my DH vetoed this though, but I still love it.
[name]Katherine[/name]- I can’t decide if I like this more, or if I like [name]Catherine[/name] more. They are both lovely.
[name]Sabrina[/name]- I like this, and I also like the similar sounding [name]Serena[/name]. [name]Serena[/name] makes me think of tennis, but I guess that isn’t the worst association.

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Sorry for any repeats:
[name]Emory[/name] and -
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Mattea[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Amira[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Martina[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]

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[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Antigone[/name]
[name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Adrianna[/name]
[name]Rosetta[/name]
[name]Marcella[/name]
[name]Francine[/name]
[name]Whitney[/name]

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[name]Amara[/name] immediately sprang to mind.

[name]Alessa[/name] would also be lovely - treads a fine line between strong and frilly. I featured it in my blog earlier this week if you want more info on it :slight_smile:

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Hey, thanks for the other responses!

I have so many new names to love now. I especially love [name]Bridget[/name] (the name that is strong and girly, but not too girly), [name]Ida[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Victoria[/name], and [name]Amara[/name] (this is lovely)! I will show these to my DH. Thanks to everyone for responding!

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I [name]Love[/name] the name [name]Bridget[/name]!
others -
[name]Annette[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Johanna[/name]
Vaida
[name]Selma[/name]
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]