Our boys are [name]Leo[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name] (7), [name]Asher[/name] [name]Hugo[/name] (5), and [name]Simon[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] (2). We consider ourselves pros at naming boys. My husband and I are equal partners in the naming process and really enjoyed it with our sons. We absolutely adore their names and think we did a pretty damn good job with them. But we’re starting to doubt our naming prowess with our daughter.
The problem is that we suck at naming girls. This is our first girl, and probably our last (we aren’t sure if we want another child after this one), so we want her name to be absolutely perfect. If this baby was a boy he would have been [name]Jude[/name] [name]Atticus[/name] or [name]Felix[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name], depending on what he looked like. Done deal, give me the birth certificate so I can sign it already. But this wee lass is a giant pain as we are absolutely stumped on her name.
I suppose the problem is that we’re very conscientious about names. Like, we really like [name]Ivy[/name] (it’s honestly the only one we’ve found that we like), but discarded it because of the long “i” sound it shares with [name]Simon[/name]‘s name. We don’t want her name to begin or end the same as any of our sons’ names and we don’t want any of the same dominant sounds. And this rules out a lot of names.
We also don’t want a name with an easy nickname, nor a name above two syllables.
Also we would like her name to end in a vowel, though it’s not mandatory.
We know that we want her name to be feminine but not frilly, soft but strong, elegant yet playful. Does it even exist? Are we being way too picky?
We did look at the meanings for our sons’ names when choosing them ([name]Leo[/name] means “lion”, [name]Asher[/name] means “lucky/happy one”, and [name]Simon[/name] means “the listener”) and while it’s not TERRIBLY important we would like the meaning to be at least nice, if not wonderful.
So is there a name out there for us? Any suggestions?
Firstly, I love all of your boys’ names. You did a fantastic job. Your criteria for a girls’ name seems to be quite tricky. I’ll do my best to adhere to it, but I’m honestly not sure how good of a job I can do. So are all names with L, SH, R, S, M, and N out because of your boys’ names, or am I misunderstanding? Are you trying to avoid /all/ of the vowels sounds that you used in your boys’ names, or only [name]Simon[/name]'s long I sound?
I love [name]Ivy[/name] and I think that it works well with your sons’ names, so it’s a pity that it isn’t right for you.
What about …
[name]Ada[/name] (No to this because it begins with an A like [name]Asher[/name]? Their A’s made different sounds, so I wasn’t entirely sure.)
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Nona[/name]
[name]Vita[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Mairead[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
I know that not all of these fully work with your conditions, but a few seemed to mostly work and I was hoping that perhaps they may spur an idea for you or someone else. I think that I like [name]Vera[/name], [name]Cora[/name], and maybe [name]Poppy[/name] best for you so far.
I think that [name]Jude[/name] is a cute option as a girl name. Especially great as a mn.
I thought of [name]Nina[/name], [name]Nora[/name], [name]Anya[/name], [name]Jeanne[/name], [name]Oona[/name], [name]Vera[/name], [name]Vita[/name], [name]Tessa[/name], [name]Tess[/name], [name]Neve[/name], [name]Ida[/name], [name]Etta[/name], [name]Marla[/name], [name]Marta[/name], [name]Martha[/name], [name]Marnie[/name], [name]Martine[/name], [name]Robin[/name], [name]Rayna[/name], [name]Raina[/name], [name]Rena[/name], [name]Wren[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Bess[/name], [name]Lana[/name], [name]Nelle[/name], [name]Viva[/name], [name]Corinne[/name].
I don’t know if these follow all of the things you’re looking for or what all of the meanings are, but maybe they with give you some ideas.
I liked the suggestion [name]Gemma[/name] that was made! However nn potential is easy there. This is a little far out, but would you consider spelling [name]Ivy[/name] with an e? [name]Evy[/name], or [name]Evie[/name]?
I was going to suggest [name]Jude[/name] paired with something more feminine for a girl. You guys do rock at naming and I absolutely love [name]Jude[/name] for a girl!
