I don’t have any children yet (nor am I anywhere near married, so can’t discuss names with any guy!), but I love names! I am dead-set on naming my first son [name]Henry[/name] Albus ([name]Henry[/name] from The Time [name]Traveler[/name]'s Wife, Albus from [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] =] ) but whenever I have a daughter, I’m at a loss! I can’t seem to find a name that stands up to [name]Henry[/name].
I’d really like to stick with having literary names, including one from [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]. The only girl’s name I love as much as [name]Henry[/name] is [name]Emma[/name], but I named a character in my books that so I don’t think I can bring myself to name a daughter [name]Emma[/name].
I’m not so affected by a name’s popularity unless I know too many personally (but [name]Isabella[/name] is out!), and I prefer shorter names that are classic(and literary). Any suggestions? Thanks in advance =)
Our nameberry friend has a [name]Henry[/name], a [name]Dorothy[/name], and will have twins of [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] soon, they are all brilliant with [name]Henry[/name].
[name]Amelia[/name] ([name]Bedelia[/name])
[name]Beatrix[/name] ([name]Potter[/name])
[name]Blythe[/name] ([name]Gilbert[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] in [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables
[name]Caroline[/name] ([name]Little[/name] House on the [name]Prairie[/name])
[name]Cordelia[/name] ([name]Shakespeare[/name])
[name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Charlotte[/name]'s [name]Web[/name])
[name]Eliza[/name] (My Fair Lady, based on the play Pygmalion)
[name]Eloise[/name] ([name]Eloise[/name])
[name]Juliet[/name] ([name]Shakespeare[/name])
[name]Josephine[/name] ([name]Little[/name] Women)
[name]Lucy[/name] (The [name]Lion[/name], the Witch, and the Wardrobe)
[name]Louisa[/name] ([name]Alcott[/name])
[name]Miranda[/name] ([name]Shakespeare[/name])
[name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Matilda[/name])
[name]Rose[/name] ([name]Little[/name] House on the [name]Prairie[/name])
[name]Rosalie[/name] (Twilight, which I haven’t read)
[name]Rosalind[/name] ([name]Shakespeare[/name])
[name]Tamsin[/name] (nickname for [name]Thomasina[/name] in Return of the Native)
[name]Thomasina[/name] (Three Lives of [name]Thomasina[/name] and Return of the Native)
[name]Violet[/name] ([name]Charlie[/name] and the Chocolate Factory)
There’s always [name]Jane[/name], as in [name]Austen[/name] and [name]Bronte[/name]'s [name]Jane[/name] Eyre. (I have a [name]Jane[/name] and a [name]Henry[/name] myself!)
I know - I love [name]Henry[/name] so much, too!
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] - love it so much! I know a brother and sister with these names.
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] - love!
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name] - this one is great!
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Flora[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name] - love this one, too!
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Maisie[/name] - love it!
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] - love
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Veronica[/name]
If [name]Gladys[/name] ever comes back in style, and I think it will sooner than we could imagine:
then [name]Gladys[/name] would be cute. Only use it if you live in the coolest part of Manhattan and you are super hip. Then MAYBE you could pull it off. But I doubt it. Definitely in five years or ten years.
Favorites–
[name]Henry[/name] & [name]Lucy[/name] (I love [name]Narnia[/name]!)
[name]Henry[/name] & [name]Rosalie[/name]/[name]Rose[/name]
I also love [name]Claire[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Nora[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], & [name]Cordelia[/name] (though I couldn’t bring myself to use it…).
And while I love the sound of [name]Gladys[/name], [name]Susan[/name]…It’s not a name I could pull off! =P
I understand why you don’t want to use [name]Gladys[/name]. I wouldn’t want to use it either. But I think is will be super hip one of these years.[/quote]
this is making me lol, I have loved [name]Gladys[/name] for years but everyone screams at me ([name]IRL[/name]) when I mention it as a baby name. Sigh, maybe some day!
I’m not that much a fan of two names ending in the same sound, but [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Henry[/name] are very cute together! You could do [name]Henry[/name] Albus and [name]Lucy[/name] [name]Minerva[/name] ([name]Minerva[/name] McGonagall)…
