Posting again about this after a hiatus in our household of even talking names… too much pressure!
Thoughts on these for a sister for [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]? My grandmother’s name is [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and we’re also trying to honor her with a name that is similar but avoiding [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]/[name_f]Ella[/name_f] as they are too popular for us these days. And we are a bilingual (Spanish/English) family in case that helps…
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] - I really like [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is expected
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] - I don’t care for [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] ([name_f]Lucy[/name_f]) - [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Luciana[/name_f] is okay, the flow isn’t perfect but with honoring that isn’t the main “issue”
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Edyth[/name_f] ([name_f]Edie[/name_f]) - why replace a perfectly fine “i”
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] - I associate with [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] Paltrow
[name_f]Siena[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Clarisa[/name_f] - where’s the other “s”
My vote goes to [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]!
Suggestions:
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] for international use
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Clarisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
I really love [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] and [name_f]Luciana[/name_f]! If it were me, my pick would be [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]. I love the nature connection and they sound great together, imo!
I love [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] too! [name_f]Sienna[/name_f] is also very sweet.
With [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] I like:
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
Plumeria
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
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[name_m]Forrest[/name_m] and [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] sound nice together. [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] is a great “el” girl option and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] or [name_f]Elle[/name_f], or [name_f]Ella[/name_f] could be a nickname.
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] is so pretty, unique, and I feel it deserves a much better name to compliment it than the ever-popular middle name choice [name_f]Grace[/name_f].
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Luciana[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], or [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]/[name_f]Dalia[/name_f]
I really like [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] and [name_f]Siena[/name_f], however I prefer [name_f]Siena[/name_f] with a double ‘n’ but either way, it’s still a lovely name:)
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]. Agree that you could find something more exciting than [name_f]Grace[/name_f], but it works.
I also like [name_f]Luciana[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] for a bilingual family. [name_f]Luciana[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] is very pretty.
I LOVE Elowen, and I like its subtle connection to Forrest through it’s meaning ‘elm tree’.
And I think the combo Elowen Grace is beautiful, since Elowen is so distinct on its own I don’t feel it necessarily needs a more exciting middle, but that’s just my opinion.
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] / [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] mean of the forest, if you like that tie in to [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]. [name_f]Silvia[/name_f] works well in Spanish.
[name_f]Graciela[/name_f] would be a nice spanish name to incorporate [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and the [name_f]Ell[/name_f] element of [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
The only ones I’m not totally thrilled with are [name_f]Siena[/name_f] and [name_f]Clarisa[/name_f]. [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] is nice but a little bland.
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] is on my list - I absolutely love it. [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] would be at the top of my list if it didn’t clash horribly with our last name. [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is GORGEOUS!
I love [name_f]Edith[/name_f], but prefer it spelled this way. [name_f]Edie[/name_f] is so adorable.
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is so lovely also!
As you can see, I’m torn between [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. You really can’t go wrong, but if you want to honor your grandmother, then that would knock it down to just [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f].
Have you considered [name_f]Stella[/name_f]? It’s a popular name in both English and Spanish and it’s can honor your grandmother without being so obvious. [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] is such a hip sibset!
My partner has soundly knocked [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] off of the list so that’s a bit of a bummer. I do really like [name_f]Stella[/name_f], too, but my cousin has a dog named [name_f]Stella[/name_f]… not sure if I can do it! And [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is cute, too, but we know SO MANY Silvias.
Please feel free to offer more suggestions! And thanks for looking at the names!
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m] is a lovely spunky choice, full of spirit and vibrancy. I love [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]. I think you should continue using this theme when naming your next child.
My thoughts on the combinations:
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] - [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is a very spirited choice, she’s really funky and elegant. I love the spunk of this name and how totally cool it sounds. Furthermore your incorporating the [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] nickname in a way which honours your grandmother. I think [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] would make a lovely nickname for [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]. [name_f]Grace[/name_f] feels expected I think you should go with something more ‘unique’. I mean [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] would feel more unique but [name_f]Grace[/name_f] just feels like a filler.
Suggestions:
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f] & [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] & [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] & [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Megan[/name_f] & [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] & [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] - I think [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] is a lovely name, she has a really sweet mythological sound. She feels really nature inspired conjuring up images of Cornwall which is ultimately lovely. [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] works wonderfully well with [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]. Creating an interesting combination. I also love the [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] nickname which feels very incorporated in this choice.
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] - I really dislike lucy names. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though I totally see the appeal in this choice it’s not for me. All I see is the word ‘loose’ which isn’t attractive. I don’t think [name_f]Luciana[/name_f] works with [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] they just feel too different. I love the [name_f]Elena[/name_f] middle name though.
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f] - I really this name. She has a sweet sound and feels very elegant. She’s a [name_m]French[/name_m] chic name which is very sweet. But I don’t think [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] works with [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]. She feels too elegant, chic for the spunky [name_m]Forrest[/name_m].
[name_f]Edyth[/name_f] - I don’t understand why ‘y’ has been replaced for ‘i’. This name is so lovely spelt [name_f]Edith[/name_f] but [name_f]Edyth[/name_f] just looks so strange and alien like. [name_f]Edith[/name_f] however would work effortlessly well with [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] because she’s a vintage gem and feels very wholesome which is similar [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]. They have the same gorgeous feel. Change [name_f]Edyth[/name_f] to [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and you have a winner.
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] - She’s an elegant choice, yet even though she is elegant she feels very spunky and energetic. She also has a wholesome, nature sound created through her Welsh origins. It’s honestly a lovely choice that works nicely with [name_m]Forrest[/name_m].
[name_f]Siena[/name_f] - This name is very attractive, she’s sweet and has a cool sound. She also taps into the place name trend without feeling trendy like [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u]. [name_f]Siena[/name_f] has lovely associations with the Italian city in Tuscany and feels very feminine. It’s just a lovely name.
[name_f]Clarisa[/name_f] - This name is very sparky and sounds really christmassy. But I dislike the fact that there is the ‘s’ missing for me. [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] looks more complete. [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] sounds pretty with [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]. [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] & [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] sound great together, actually.
My favourite combination [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] & [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]!!