We have one son named [name]Victor[/name] [name]David[/name] and if we have another boy he will be named [name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]. We are casting about for a girl’s name that is in a similar vein - something that works in English and Spanish (doesn’t have to sound identical) - something that has some antique charm or a countrified sound to it - something classic but not heavily used. We have thrown out [name]Aurelia[/name] (my husband didn’t like it), [name]Rosetta[/name] (the language learning software association is too strong) and [name]Luisa[/name] (love it but it doesn’t work well with our last name, which sounds like Sail-In). Berries have thrown some great ideas our way but we are still looking and searching for The [name]One[/name]. If you were going to name a sister to [name]Victor[/name] [name]David[/name], what would you choose? Any suggestions would be MUCH appreciated!
Hmmmm. [name]How[/name] about…
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Mila[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name] (could be [name]Beatriz[/name] in Spanish)
Good luck!
<3, PeaceLovePurple
PS - Sorry for any typos. I’m on my Kindle!
I think [name]Tereza[/name] or [name]Penelope[/name] would sound nice with [name]Victor[/name].
[name]Victor[/name] is a strong and classic name so I would choose something in a similar style for a girl. I think these names would be lovely for [name]Victor[/name]'s sister. Fun fact: [name]Victor[/name] [name]Emmanuel[/name] ([name]Vittorio[/name] [name]Emanuele[/name]) was the last [name]King[/name] of [name]Italy[/name].
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Sybilla[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]/[name]Josefina[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]/[name]Alejandra[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]/[name]Carlota[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]/[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]/[name]Leonor[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]/[name]Evelina[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Marcella[/name]/[name]Marcela[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]/[name]Susana[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatriz[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Paulina[/name]
[name]Frederica[/name]
[name]Adriana[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Roxana[/name]
[name]Gabriela[/name]
[name]Daniela[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Fernanda[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]/[name]Francisca[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Pilar[/name]
[name]Carmen[/name]
[name]Angelica[/name]
Hmm…
I love [name]Aurelia[/name] it’s a shame that your husband throw that name out. [name]Luisa[/name] doesn’t really work with your surname But [name]Rosetta[/name] is cute despite the language software association…
Anyway suggestions:
[name]Rosalie[/name] -
[name]Victor[/name] [name]David[/name], ‘[name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]’ & [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] -
[name]Victor[/name] [name]David[/name], ‘[name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]’ & [name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Milena[/name] -
[name]Victor[/name] [name]David[/name], ‘[name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]’ & [name]Milena[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name] -
[name]Victor[/name] [name]David[/name], ‘[name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]’ & [name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] -
[name]Victor[/name] [name]David[/name], ‘[name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]’ & [name]Serena[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] -
[name]Victor[/name] [name]David[/name], ‘[name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]’ & [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Marina[/name] -
[name]Victor[/name] [name]David[/name], ‘[name]Emmanuel[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]’ & [name]Marina[/name]
xxx
I love the suggestions of [name]Antonia[/name], [name]Octavia[/name], [name]Claudia[/name], [name]Roxana[/name], [name]Angelica[/name], [name]Helena[/name]…
[name]Leonor[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
I love your boys names!! Especially [name]Emmanuel[/name]! I love the suggestion of [name]Arabella[/name]:
[name]Maria[/name] (so simple but so beautiful!)
[name]Cecelia[/name] (love the nn [name]Celia[/name])
[name]Mirabel[/name]
Alona
[name]Gabriella[/name]
I really do think [name]Octavia[/name] would be wonderful! [name]Helena[/name], [name]Claudia[/name], and [name]Marcella[/name]/[name]Marcelina[/name] would also go incredibly well with your boy(s). My first thoughts were [name]Rosalia[/name] or [name]Rosalba[/name], as they are sort of smooshes of [name]Aurelia[/name] and [name]Rosetta[/name]. For some reason they feel like a better fit for you than [name]Rosalie[/name].
Thank you everyone! I’ve added [name]Claudia[/name], [name]Octavia[/name], [name]Rosalia[/name], [name]Roxana[/name], [name]Paulina[/name], [name]Emilia[/name], [name]Teresa[/name] and [name]Marina[/name] to our lists. Clearly I like the “a” ending! I wouldn’t have thought of any of those names without the help so THANK YOU and I will post again once we get a working short list down. Thank you!!