(Some backstory)
My wife and I are a lesbian couple, and we’re having our first child with a sperm donor. I hate my family because they were abusive, and my wife is on thin ice with her family. Because of this, we can’t really turn to our family for names, because they don’t really like to help us.
So, we’ve decided to turn to the internet, which is pretty great. We don’t know what gender the child is, but we do know that we want a modern name. My name goes back centuries, and my wife’s name goes back a few hundred years, as well. Something in the middle of common and uncommon, as well. We are also both big fans of literature, as well.
We both are big on nicknames, they’re a big part of us, as well as our nationalities ([name_m]French[/name_m] and Aboriginal Australian, although Aboriginal names are outdated, and haven’t been used in my wife’s family for a long time.)
We’ve been eying names like [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] ([name_u]Avi[/name_u]), [name_u]Arden[/name_u] ([name_m]Den[/name_m]), [name_m]Alexandre[/name_m] ([name_u]Alex[/name_u]), and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] ([name_f]Lilli[/name_f]). Any suggestions?
First of all, congratulations! I’m too young to be thinking of babies but hopefully going down the same route as you one day.
I love [name_u]Arden[/name_u], and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] is cute, though [name_f]Lilli[/name_f]/[name_f]Lily[/name_f] might be a bit too popular if you’re looking for something in between common and uncommon.
I’m not very familiar with [name_m]French[/name_m] names, so I’ll just suggest names that remind me of the others on your list!
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Amory[/name_u]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Osmond[/name_m]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
It’s a bit harder for girls, since you only mentioned [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], but I’ll try!
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]/[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Harlow[/name_f]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Indie[/name_f]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Lainey[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_u]Marley[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Merrigan[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u]
[name_f]Raina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxy[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
Congratulations!!
[name_u]Arden[/name_u] is lovely as is [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
Some ideas:
[name_f]Harlow[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Junie[/name_f]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_f]Briar[/name_f]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Milla[/name_f]
[name_m]Tallis[/name_m]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
Aylee/Ailee
[name_f]Coco[/name_f]
[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_f]Nyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellery[/name_u]