Our 2.5-year-old daughter is [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and we’re expecting another girl this fall. We want to use [name_u]Jean[/name_u] as her middle name (it’s a family name).
Our top picks for first names are all based on stories of female Orthodox [name_m]Christian[/name_m] saints that we love.
[name_f]Brigid[/name_f] or [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] (I feel like it doesn’t flow with [name_u]Jean[/name_u]. We’ve talked about inserting another middle name?)
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] (my first cousin’s name, so too close?)
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] or Emmelia
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] (too similar to [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]?)
Of these names, which ones sound best with [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]? What other suggestions do you have?
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] or [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]! They’re pretty and sound good next to [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. If you’re concerned about [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]‘s flown what about [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]?
Some ideas (all are Saints’ names I think!)
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] “[name_f]Thea[/name_f]”
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Florentina[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
From your list I like [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] (although I prefer the [name_m]French[/name_m] variant [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]). Other suggestions:
I like [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] or [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] best from your options, they are both lovely. I don’t think [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] sounds bad together.
And I second the suggestions of [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], & [name_f]Valerie[/name_f].
