I have posted previous about naming this wee darling we will be having early [name]May[/name]. I am posting again because we haven’t gotten very far, we still have no short list which I would very much like to have done within the next week or two.
I have 2 other young daughters, [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Persephone[/name] [name]Marie[/name] & [name]Evie[/name] ([name]Genevieve[/name]) [name]Harper[/name] [name]Esme[/name]. Also 2 step sons [name]Bailey[/name] [name]Timothy[/name] & [name]Levi[/name] [name]Paul[/name].
We live in New Zealand. We don’t like names that are too popular but also not old fashioned or “weird”!
She will have 2 middle names, 1 of which will be [name]Beth[/name] (a family name).
Here’s a few names we currently like but we’d [name]LOVE[/name] your suggestions. The only name on this list below I love is [name]Cleo[/name] but even still, I’m not 100% convinced.
Thanks in advance.
I like all of your names, so here are some suggestions:
First names:
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]/[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]/[name]Coraline[/name]
Middle names:
[name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]/[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
Good luck!
[name]Cleo[/name] is lovely name. She might be thought of as [name]Chloe[/name], but at the same time due to [name]Cleopatra[/name], there should be minimal mix up if any at all.
I think it fits your criteria well. It’s familiar, but not common.
[name]Cleo[/name] Longername [name]Beth[/name] would be lovely. And it would totally fit your other children.
[name]Elsa[/name] isn’t bad either, but I think it’s a bit…bland next to [name]Levi[/name], [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name], and [name]Sophia[/name]. [name]Elsa[/name] and beth are both forms of [name]Elisabeth[/name] as well, so I think it’s unnecessarily redundant.
[name]Willow[/name] doesn’t really fit with your other kids names.
[name]Isla[/name] is nice!
[name]Lila[/name] is my favourite.
I’m not really sure what kind of middle names you want, but suggestions:
[name]Cleo[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] [name]Serenity[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
Also, what about the name [name]Lilibeth[/name]? That way you get [name]Lila[/name], and [name]Beth[/name].
Thanks Berries.
From your suggestions we will add to our likes list
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name] is still in the lead, taz!
[name]Cleo[/name] is very cool. I also think it would go well with your naming pattern. I.e. [name]Cleo[/name] [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Beth[/name]. Names that might be interesting to you as a first name could be [name]Iris[/name], [name]Lotte[/name], [name]Maizie[/name], [name]Greta[/name] or [name]Anya[/name].
Some samples with middle names too-
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Emilia[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Lotte[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Greta[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Maizie[/name] [name]Camilla[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Anya[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name] - Very cute, but maybe you should consider a longer name with [name]Cleo[/name] as a nickname? [name]Just[/name] a suggestion.
[name]Elsa[/name] - I also love this one, but it may feel a little nickname-y also.
[name]Willow[/name] - Super cute, probably one of my favorites too.
[name]Isla[/name] - I like this one, it is very cute.
[name]Lila[/name] - A little nickname-y, but adirable none the less.
[name]Hazel[/name] - Really quite beautiful. I think it’s a great choice.
[name]Paige[/name] - I am not crazy about this one, but it is ok.
[name]Celeste[/name] - A very nice name, another favorite of mine.
Thanks Berries!
[name]Cleo[/name] is still top of our list, followed by [name]Ilsa[/name].
Does [name]Cleo[/name] [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Beth[/name] work? What’s a good middle name for [name]Isla[/name] _ [name]Beth[/name]? Something longer & more unusual perhaps?
I do really like [name]Cleo[/name] but am not 100% convinced its the right name so would like to keep hunting in case there is a more perfect name
ame combo.
[name]Love[/name] you help.
A bit of an update, with now only 8 weeks to [name]EDD[/name] & still no short list - PLEASE HELP lovely Berries!!
Here is our current list of baby girl’s name possibilities. All names would be considered as middle names but there are a few we’d only use as middle names. She’ll have 2 MN, one will definitely be [name]Beth[/name].
I would love your opinions on any of these names but also welcome new suggestions, though a lot of names have already been vetoed by DP!
[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Ilsa[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Echo[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Erica[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Hayley[/name][name]Halia[/name]
[name]Jacinta[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]
[name]Everly[/name] (today’s new find, though haven’t run it past DP!)
My favourites from your firstname choices are [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Juliette[/name], [name]Camille[/name] and [name]Celia[/name]. [name]Olive[/name], [name]Everly[/name] and [name]Erica[/name] are too similar to [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Evie[/name]'s names [name]IMO[/name]. Also, I don’t think any of your middlename choices go well with [name]Beth[/name]. Have you considered [name]Aurora[/name] instead of [name]Dawn[/name]? I think [name]Celeste[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Beth[/name] or [name]Juliette[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Beth[/name] would be stunning!
@fleurdelis, thanks for your input. Yes, I agree [name]Aurora[/name] is lovely but was vetoed fairly quickly by DP, sadly!
Oh you’re so right about [name]Everly[/name]! I hadn’t even thought about that yet, dammit, cos I really like it!! [name]Erica[/name] too, [name]Olive[/name] not so much but still very much on the fence about this as a first name anyway.
[name]Cleo[/name] is still our top pick but as we’re not 100% yet, we are still looking.
We have shortened our list a bit & here what remains for first name options:
[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Halia[/name]
[name]Jacinta[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Casey[/name]
I have a new baby name book out from the library & plan on trawling through it this weekend as DP is away!
Still very keen to hear any new suggestions.
Thanks Berries!
We only have 3 weeks till our wee girl is due & still nee your help please.
Our short list isn’t getting any better - we keep adding & subtracting to it! The problem is a first name that we [name]LOVE[/name]. I think the combo will be easy once we find this or even if we find 5 or so FN options!
thanks again for your input Berries.
I would like to suggest [name]Eliana[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Clair[/name], [name]Penelope[/name] and [name]Josephine[/name] ([name]Josie[/name]) as I think they go so well with [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Genevive[/name] ([name]Evie[/name]).
Oooo we’re in a very similar boat here, having girly no.3 early [name]May[/name] (I hope haha) and still stuck for a lovely name that fits well with the other 2. We also like 2 middle names.
There are a few that we like, one very much but I’m still not sure about it! And dh thinks I’m silly ha charming!
Anyway, I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name]. We have [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Jenna[/name] as middle names for ours!
Our of your most recent list my favourites would be
I’m not as sold on [name]Cleo[/name], though it is nice and different. Not sure it’s as classic sounding as [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name] ([name]Evie[/name])?
Lilana
[name]Elana[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name] - (I love this but dh has vetoed boooo)
[name]Sabina[/name]
[name]Alessa[/name]
[name]Elora[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
Ooo my lists could go on and on
[name]Do[/name] you like [name]Olivia[/name] or is that a bit too popular? [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Rosa[/name] [name]Beth[/name] or similar would sound very pretty. I’m more of a fan of ending the name with a/the shorter name like you want to with [name]Beth[/name]. But it does depend on the length of other names and how they flow together.
[name]Hope[/name] you find something soon. I think I’m going to have to post again for some help too!
First name that came to mind was [name]Cleonie[/name] nn [name]Cleo[/name]. I think sisters named [name]Sophia[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name] & [name]Cleonie[/name] are so stunning, especially with the nicknames [name]Evie[/name] & [name]Cleo[/name]. A perfect match!
The other option would be to use the first name [name]Clementine[/name], and a middle name that begins with an O to get the [name]Cleo[/name] nn. Something like
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Ottilie[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Beth[/name]
Thanks @Lynae. I do like [name]Eliana[/name] & [name]Eloise[/name] but sadly DP does not. other suggestions have already been vetoed.
[name]Hi[/name] & thanks @beccalm - congratulations! I agree with your thoughts on [name]Cleo[/name]. I really like it, I want to love it but something holds me back. Perhaps once I meet her a name will just feel right but I would still like to have at least 5 names on a short list!
I will re post the revised short list but [name]Lily[/name] is back off due to its huge popularity here in NZ. [name]Isla[/name] is in the same boat, Willows not far behind & I’ve gone off [name]Jacinta[/name]!I do like [name]Celeste[/name] but only “like”…
From the names you have suggested, I like [name]Rosa[/name], this was on our list earlier. Its that [name]Rose[/name] is such a common middle name here that I feel it would only work if first name was rather unusual? All other names have already been vetoed (we sure have been through a lot of names!). I do really like [name]Cassia[/name] too but DP doesn’t, he does like [name]Casey[/name] though so I may still have time to work on him!
[name]Olivia[/name] is top 5 here, classic I agree but too common & just doesn’t quite do it for me.
this is so tricky isn’t it?! Thanks again, keep your ideas coming!
[name]Hi[/name] @vivtaliesin & thanks. I like the [name]Evie[/name] & [name]Cleo[/name] thing too. [name]Sophia[/name] used to always go by [name]Fifi[/name] until she got old enough to tell us she preferred [name]Sophia[/name]! [name]Fifi[/name], [name]Evie[/name] & [name]Cleo[/name] is pretty cute!!
Not keen on [name]Cleonie[/name] unfortunately. I do like [name]Scarlett[/name] & [name]Estella[/name]. [name]Clementine[/name] has already been vetoed by DP.
The hunt continues!
[name]Beth[/name] (this we are definitely using, she’ll have 2 MN)
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Everley[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Dawn[/name]
I really like [name]Sage[/name] but am concerned about it being “such” a word name?! Does anyone have any other suggestions similar to this?
Thankfully the list does seem to be getting shorter! 3 weeks to go but I think she will arrive early!
