Hello again berries!
I last posted just about a year ago (I think) and have been lurking off/on since. Our baby girl, [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] (occasionally [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]), is almost 1, and her little sister will be arriving in [name_f]February[/name_f]! Finding a name we love has been much harder this time around! There are plenty of names that I like, but none seem to light me up the way our first’s does. Hubby and I have come up a handful of choices, and we may need to wait to meet her to see what fits her the best. In the meantime I am curious for your thoughts and any suggestions.
My guidelines in general have included: uncommon but familiar, relatively easy to spell and pronounce, feminine, connection to a Catholic [name_m]Saint[/name_m], and bonus for a family connection. Last name sounds like [name_m]Hammond[/name_m].
Under Consideration
- [name_f]Annika[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] (Prn. [name_m]Ah[/name_m]-nuh-kuh. I would use [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] as a first name in a heartbeat if my own first name weren’t [name_u]Julie[/name_u].)
- [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] (Hubby loves nickname [name_u]Rory[/name_u].)
- [name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] (Also a fav of hubby. I love [name_f]Claire[/name_f] but hesitate due to its popularity and “plainness” compared to [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f].)
- [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] ([name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] is great great grandmother’s name. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is my middle name. [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] is great grandmother’s name on the other side. So kind of a nice pattern. )
- [name_f]Elise[/name_f]…middle name (Can’t find anything we love that flows well.)
Which would you choose? Perhaps none of the above? Thank you for your time and advice!