Expecting baby #4 - a girl! My first three are: Henrietta Louise, Beatrice Margaret and George Francis. My first pick would probably be Jane but I think that’s out because my father in law’s first wife (not my husband’s mother) was named Jane. Dorothy is also out. Our last name is two syllables ending in “er.” and it’s kind of a harsh sounding German last name.
What does everyone think about Mary Elizabeth? Both are family names (my grandmothers were Mary and Elizabeth, and my middle name is Elizabeth). Is that too religious sounding, or does it just sound classic? Second choice at the moment is probably Alice (maybe also Alice Elizabeth?) But I’m also open to other suggestions. Although I also love flowery and more elaborate names like Clementine, Marigold, etc. I think I’m leaning towards more simple this time around.
I prefer classic names - Edwardian even - that aren’t necessarily “common” but they don’t need to be almost unused by others. I would say that for girl names I’d probably prefer them to be out of the top 100 (and certainly top 50) but that’s about it. So no Ava, Olivia, Sophia, Charlotte, etc. Alice is hovering close to the top 50 I believe - do we think Alice is going to become the next Ava? Also for Mary - it’s in the low 100s on the SSA website now - for some reason I think it’s less likely that Mary rises in popularity anytime soon vs. Alice, but any thoughts?