Starting fresh, sister for Rosamund

[kelchristmas]

Our daughter is [name]Rosamund[/name]. I’m pregnant with number 2. If it’s a boy, his name will be [name]Otto[/name]. If it’s a girl, I would like to start fresh with some new ideas. Originally, I wanted to make [name]Wilhelmina[/name] work, but I’m falling out of love with it (mostly the length and I generally don’t like feminized male names). A name I’ve considered is [name]Alice[/name], but sadly my husband is not a fan. I think [name]Adela[/name] is really cute, but there is an [name]Adela[/name] in my daughter’s class, so [name]Adela[/name], and probably [name]Adelaide[/name] are out. All of these names are obviously [name]German[/name], but that is not a requirement for a first name. We could always add a family or [name]German[/name] name in the middle to personalize it.

Who do you see as a sister to [name]Rosamund[/name]?

[dizii]

[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Luella[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Edna[/name]
[name]Patricia[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]

[aj_bear]

I adore [name]Rosamund[/name]! Here are a few ideas for her sister:
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]

I hope that helps!

• [name]Athena[/name]

[alzora]

For some reason I keep picturing [name]Aurora[/name] as a sister to [name]Rosamund[/name].

[lilou]

[name]Love[/name] [name]Rosamund[/name] but [name]Wilhelmina[/name] is a bit clunky.

[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Christabel[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Clemency[/name] or [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Emmeline[/name] (leen, as in [name]Emmeline[/name] Pankhurst)
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Meriel[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Willa[/name]

[name]Alice[/name], [name]Adela[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] are fabulous too.

[thuja]

[name]How[/name] funny…After your original post I compiled a list of nearly 80 feminized male names. I was trying to sort out how I felt about [name]Wilhelmina[/name], internally, that is. In the process I learned that even [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Louisa[/name], and [name]Harriet[/name], names that don’t automatically read as feminized male, actually are. [name]Even[/name] [name]Willa[/name] and [name]Olive[/name] can be seen in this light. Some of them I like a lot–[name]Josefa[/name], and [name]Thomasina[/name], [name]Raphaela[/name]. Others --[name]Ulrika[/name], and [name]Melvina[/name], not so much.

Onwards and upwards though, you’ve got some great suggestions above. I especially love [name]Minerva[/name], [name]Elsa[/name], [name]Dorothea[/name], [name]Elspeth[/name], [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Camilla[/name], [name]Florence[/name], and [name]Miranda[/name]. To those, I’d add: [name]Emmaliese[/name], [name]Millicent[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Margaret[/name], [name]Alba[/name], [name]Amity[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Lisandra[/name], [name]Verona[/name], and [name]Verity[/name].

[genevie]

I really like [name]Wilhelmina[/name] and [name]Alice[/name], but my suggestions would be (sorry for any repeats):

[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Johanna[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Olivine[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Mathilde[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Eleanora[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Margaret[/name]/[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Viola[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Elvira[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Liesel[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Karina[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Leona[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Monica[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Eliese[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Annika[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Eva[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name] & [name]Milena[/name]

[hazysummerskies]

@kelchristmas

Our daughter is [name]Rosamund[/name]. I’m pregnant with number 2. If it’s a boy, his name will be [name]Otto[/name]. If it’s a girl, I would like to start fresh with some new ideas. Originally, I wanted to make [name]Wilhelmina[/name] work, but I’m falling out of love with it (mostly the length and I generally don’t like feminized male names). A name I’ve considered is [name]Alice[/name], but sadly my husband is not a fan. I think [name]Adela[/name] is really cute, but there is an [name]Adela[/name] in my daughter’s class, so [name]Adela[/name], and probably [name]Adelaide[/name] are out. All of these names are obviously [name]German[/name], but that is not a requirement for a first name. We could always add a family or [name]German[/name] name in the middle to personalize it.

Who do you see as a sister to [name]Rosamund[/name]?

[name]Adelaide[/name] would be perfect in my opinion.

[laethey]

[name]Rosamund[/name] and [name]Dahlia[/name]…

[maisie29]

[name]Rosamund[/name] and
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Cosette[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]

[Mischa]

[name]Rosamund[/name] seems so ladylike and English to me so I can see these names for her sister.

[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]

[kelchristmas]

Thanks so much for all the amazing suggestions! I’m really loving [name]Elsa[/name] for it’s simplicity, and that it fits in with our other [name]German[/name] names. I also like the subtle nature connection of [name]Daphne[/name] ([name]Rosamund[/name]'s middle name is [name]Hazel[/name]), and [name]Genevieve[/name] is just so pretty and feminine, but I’m not a huge fan of [name]Gen[/name] or [name]Genny[/name] as a nickname. [name]Cordelia[/name] is fantastic, but my husband would never go for it. So many other great choices too! Thanks again to everyone!