Sister for Rosamund and Marcella!

We have [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] ([name_f]Rosie[/name_f]) and [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] ([name_f]Marcie[/name_f]). What girls name will match? We like names that have easy nicknames.

The only other name we are considering are: [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] (Fi/[name_f]Fig[/name_f])
Names I like that my husband vetoed: [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] ([name_u]Georgie[/name_u]), [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ([name_u]Jo[/name_u]), [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]

Thank you!

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] & [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] have such a beautiful, strong feminine style. It’s too bad that your dh shot down [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]; it’s perfect! I quite like [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] & [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] too. What about [name_f]Josephina[/name_f]? The only problem w/[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]/a is that the nn [name_u]Josie[/name_u] (which may be hard to avoid) rhymes w/[name_f]Rosie[/name_f].

I love [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]. It’s my sweet doggy’s name, so I’m a bit biased. [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nonie[/name_f] is always an option. We usually call the pup Feefs or Feefers, but maybe that’s not as great for a human child.

Other suggestions:

[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]

[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]

[name_f]Anora[/name_f]

[name_f]Adora[/name_f]

[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]

[name_f]Camille[/name_f]

[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]

[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]

[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] (I love the nn [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]!)

[name_f]Callista[/name_f]

[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]

[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Millie[/name_f]

[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]

[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]

[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]

[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]

[name_f]Gloria[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Gigi[/name_f]?)

[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]

[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]

[name_f]Junia[/name_f]

[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]

[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]

[name_f]Mirelle[/name_f]

[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]

[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]

[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]

[name_f]Tullia[/name_f]

[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

From your list of vetoed names I liked [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] the best.

I think michellem gave some great suggestions, I especially like [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] (I think [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] would be lovely too)

Some other suggestions
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]

[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] or [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] sprang to mind first. I think you need something long, strong and distinctive.

A few more ideas…

[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Amandine[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]

Your girls names are stunning.

Rosamund, Marcella, & ________:

Winifred (Winnie)
Jessamine (Minnie/Jessa)
Tallulah (Talia/Tully/Lula)
Calliope
Cecily
Bronwyn (Winnie)
Evangeline (Eva/Ellie/Angie/Lina)
Wilhelmina (Willa/Mina/Wim)
Viveca (Vivi)
Felicity
Freida
Freya
Imogene
Louisa
Lorelei
Aquinnah (Quinn)
Delphine (Della)
Calliope (Calla)
Olympia
Ophelia
Odessa
Danica
Annika
Liora/Leona
Theodora (Thea)
Colette (Etta)
Dominique (Minnie)
Octavia
Eugenia (Ginny)

[name_f]Ros[/name_f]@mund, M@rcella and…
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_f]Amalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Charlene[/name_f], [name_f]Charmaine[/name_f], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f], [name_f]Cosette[/name_f], [name_f]Colette[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Claudine[/name_f], [name_f]Clarice[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Christine[/name_f], [name_f]Christiane[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Cecile[/name_f], [name_f]Cybil[/name_f], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Emogene[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanore[/name_f], [name_f]Elaine[/name_f], [name_f]Emmaline[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_u]Felice[/name_u], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Fleurette[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f], [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f], [name_f]Gweneth[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Georgette[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Helene[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_f]Justine[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], [name_f]Nanette[/name_f], [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], [name_f]Nicolette[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Suzanne[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f],
[name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f], [name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]

What about [name_f]Philipa[/name_f] nickname [name_f]Pippa[/name_f]?

I feel like [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] and [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] are so worldly and adventurous, and while I like [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] and adore [name_f]Fig[/name_f] as a unique and adorable nickname I feel like it falls short of the majestic/royal feeling her big sisters names bring.

[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] &
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Edie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]’
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Izzy[/name_u]’
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Tavi[/name_u]’
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f] ‘Sabi’
[name_f]Talullah[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Tully[/name_u]’

I have a [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] ([name_f]Tilly[/name_f]), [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ([name_f]Effie[/name_f]/[name_u]Jo[/name_u],but usually just [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]), and [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] ([name_f]Rosie[/name_f]) , so naturally I’m partial to [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. Our [name_u]Jo[/name_u] was very nearly [name_f]Helena[/name_f] ([name_f]Nell[/name_f]/[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]) or [name_f]Margot[/name_f]. Also considered [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] ([name_f]El[/name_f], [name_u]Lou[/name_u],[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]), [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]([name_f]Bea[/name_f], [name_f]Trixie[/name_f]), [name_f]Alice[/name_f], and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] ([name_u]Lou[/name_u]/[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]).

ETA: Josehine and [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] are twins and people do call her [name_u]Josie[/name_u] sometimes. It’s not a name I particularly like, but I try not to make a big deal about it. I don’t know if that is mostly because she is a twin and they are always together at this point (17mo) or if it will continue as they get older and separate more.