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[name_f]Mini[/name_f] [name_f]Share[/name_f] on name finding

I cannot believe the twists and turns (the journey) of name discovery and creation. I do enjoy it but I am always surprised when I feel so differently about a name or combo week to week. [name_u]Or[/name_u] consider something I had not before! This community is so helpful!!

Anyway, that being said… my partner and I feel that our favorite honor name [name_u]Wilde[/name_u] maybe isn’t the best pairing with our favorite girl first name [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]. (Wilde is hard because it can sound like a stage name or cartoon name…. And it a lot of cases we are finding it is an actual character name… some more desirable associations than others- ranging from [name_f]Disney[/name_f] to pornstars)!

(All future planning here)

We love [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] for girl 1.
(Caroline also an honor name)

So if we have a future boy we are thinking:
[name_u]Jack[/name_u] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u]

[name_u]Future[/name_u] 2nd girl we have been planning around with:

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]

We have been less excited about [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u] these days but who knows! It’s possible, it used to be our #1. We were riding with [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] as a first name option for a while but I like the sound so much better as a middle name.

open to suggestions

With my husband now being open to [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] again…
-____- (we do not agree on many name styles or names in general)… we have been playing around with
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u].

Question**
We actually like the association that people may have of [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] from the wild Thornberries nickelodeon show from the 90s. However, I feel silly that I forgot that “wild” was in the title because they live in the wild in an RV etc…

is that too on the nose?
Am I overthinking this?
Is it no big deal because it’s a middle name?
Is it a little much with the combo?
Have any other ideas for second girl?

Is [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u] too on the nose due to the Thornberries character? I think this is going to vary a lot with personal experience. I’m only vaguely aware of the cartoon so for me it’s, nope not at all. Like you say, as [name_u]Wilde[/name_u] would be a middle name, even if people have strong associations, it probably wouldn’t come up in conversation that much.

Are you overthinking? No, naming a person is a big deal and taking into account strong cultural references is just sensible IMO! If something is going to be thought of and mentioned every time your child’s name comes up, you’ve got to consider whether this is a negative, neutral or a positive and whether that’s a deal-breaker or not.

Some ideas based on this sample of names you like:
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
& [name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u] or
[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]
[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]
[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_f]Wilda[/name_f]

I might have a totally different feel for [name_u]Wilde[/name_u] than you do, but here are some names that have similar vibes to me -
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Bravery[/name_u] (I have a feeling I’ve read this one on NB a fair bit! Shout out to the inventor and sorry if I’m offering out a beloved combo of yours :confused:)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]

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[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Wilde[/name_u] is lovely! For what it’s worth, I’ve never heard of the show, and would probably assume it was a literary ref, a fun contemporary middle or a family name.

A few other names I’d pair with [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]:

[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]!

Thank you for your take!

Your [name_f]Wilda[/name_f] suggestion made me think of [name_f]Willa[/name_f] which is love love!!! But partner does not

I also love [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]

Thank you!

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I love [name_f]Eva[/name_f] and Flora… trying to get my husband to get on board with either of those!

I’m more curious about [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f].

And thanks for your input :slight_smile:

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