I’ve posted a few times but we still can’t settle on a name we love. I’ve gotten a lot of really great suggestions from everyone on here so far but I’m still feeling lost. I’m wondering if I’ve limited myself to only vintage nickname names by choosing Mattie Mae for my first daughter. Here are the names my husband and I both like:
Sadie
Hannah
Aria
Effie
Isla
Charlotte
Libby
Ginger
Lou
Maple
Mabel (nn Maeby)
Amelia or Emilia
Sophie (although he had a dog named Sophie and I have a 2nd step-cousin named Sophie)
Blue
Grey
These are names my husband will not even consider:
Clara
Cora
Leila or Layla
Felicity
Tess or Tessa
Names we might consider:
Juliet
Vivian
Willa
Annabel
Liv
Olivia
Emma
Sylvie
Kate
He really likes Willow (I don’t), Abigail and Effie but I’m concerned about it being too weird. I do not like Elizabeth.
[name]Mattie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is adorable, but I think you’ve got some great contenders on your list. I don’t think that you need to stick to nicknames, but I do think the vintage feel should be strong. I also think that you could use a nickname but have a longer name if you like both. From your list, I think [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Emilia[/name] (nn [name]Millie[/name]?), [name]Sophie[/name] and [name]Juliet[/name] sound great with [name]Mattie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. I also really like [name]Lou[/name] (or even [name]Lulu[/name]) as a nickname, but prefer [name]Louise[/name] or [name]Louisa[/name] as a full name.
I agree you’re not limited. I love all your “names we might consider,” esp [name]Willa[/name] and [name]Juliet[/name]! I also love [name]Annabelle[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] and [name]Sophie[/name], from your lists. Ok, I think [name]Mattie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Willa[/name] are adorable!
From your lists, I like [name]Aria[/name], [name]Isla[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Libby[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Vivian[/name], [name]Annabelle[/name] and [name]Sylvie[/name]. What about [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Georgina[/name], [name]Beth[/name], [name]Bonnie[/name] or [name]Dinah[/name]?
I think [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Hannah[/name] and [name]Libby[/name] all sound great with [name]Mattie[/name] [name]Mae[/name].
I like [name]Willa[/name], [name]Isla[/name] and [name]Mabel[/name] (though not Maeby, since it just sounds like a lifetime of indecision). [name]Vivian[/name] and [name]Sylvie[/name] are lovely too.
I love [name]Bonnie[/name] as well but my husband has a cousin named [name]Bonnie[/name]. We both have rather large families so I feel like a lot of names have already been “taken” like [name]Sophie[/name] and [name]Bonnie[/name]. I also very briefly dated a guy who now has a daughter with one of the names we are considering but he used a different spelling. We live in the same town and it is possible to run into each other at some point. Would it be awkward to have a daughter with the same name but different spelling? [name]Sadie[/name] seems to be at the top of our list but I feel like we would be limiting ourselves even more by going with another vintage nickname name. I really love [name]Willa[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] but my husband is reluctant, he doesn’t feel like it’s “the one”.
My favourites from your list:
*[name]Hannah[/name]
*[name]Isla[/name]
*[name]Charlotte[/name] (love the name, but not sure of the sibset with [name]Mattie[/name])
*[name]Juliet[/name] (this is probably my number one favourite!)
I agree with your husband on [name]Willow[/name], as it’s one of my favourites. But if you don’t like it then it’s out :). I’m not a fan at all of [name]Effie[/name]
As much as I want to stay away from another vintage nickname name, it seems like our favorites are [name]Sylvie[/name] and [name]Sadie[/name]. What do you all think of these combinations?
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Aria[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
Great suggestions marissalou! Thank you! I love them all but my husband has nixed [name]Willa[/name]. I am really in love with [name]Isla[/name], [name]Sylvie[/name], [name]Hannah[/name], [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Juliet[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name] right now. Is [name]Hannah[/name] too common and boring? We seem to keep coming back to it.