I’ve posted many times over the past couple months, trying to get this name for baby girl #3 to feel as right as her two older sisters - no easy task! Bis sisters are [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f].
I think I’m taking [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] to the hospital - depending on the day, I lean one way or the other. Each older sister prefers one, strongly, after their suggestions of [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] (we aren’t having a [name_f]Liv[/name_f] and a [name_f]Viv[/name_f]) and [name_f]Princess[/name_f].
I need help with middles…I have a few penciled but nothing I love. A berrie suggested [name_f]Maris[/name_f] for [name_f]Stella[/name_f], and I loved how it was unusual but a nature name but in reality, I don’t want the religious connotation of it. Our style tends to be familiar, as [name_u]Abby[/name_u] put it “sweet spot” names. I won’t pull the trigger on a middle like [name_f]Lark[/name_f] or [name_u]River[/name_u] or [name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]. I should also note I’m not keen on [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] or [name_f]Iris[/name_f]. I’m ok with not using a flower/nature middle at this point if I can find a name with a meaning that resonates.
So far I have-
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_u]Walker[/name_u] (my maiden name)
I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]! It seems to perfectly hit your sweet spot as you describe it. I also really love [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], but I am pretty sure this has already been suggested, so I am guessing you don’t care for it. I quite like [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] too.
To my ear, [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Walker[/name_u] has rather a lot of “l” and I’m not sure how a little girl would feel about that particular middle when her sisters have flower names in the middle.
I love [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. It just fits so perfectly with the sibling names. Plus, it continues the trend of borrowing the first initial from the previously born sibling: [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] --> [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] --> [name_f]Grace[/name_f].
I like Tessa Lily, Tessa June, Stella June, and Stella Grace. I also like Pearl with both. I don’t like the double -a ending on Tessa Magnolia, and Stella Ruby feels a little too sassy next to Vivienne and Georgia. Walker is OK but I prefer three nature/word names.
You have probably seen these all but just in case…
I prefer [name_f]Stella[/name_f] by a mile, personally! I think [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is fabulous, definitely my first choice. I also like [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u].
What about [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f] or [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Marina[/name_f]? (A little rhymey bit I like it)
Or [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] (to keep with the floral theme)?
W/[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] & [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] & [name_f]Stella[/name_f] seem a bit short to my eye/ear, but [name_f]IMO[/name_f] they’d be great as nicknames (IDK if you have a nn for [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], but you mentioned that you use [name_f]Viv[/name_f] for [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]). Some longer/elaborated forms of [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] & [name_f]Stella[/name_f]:
For middle names, [name_f]Rose[/name_f] & [name_f]Violet[/name_f] are both flowers, but they’re also colors. If you went w/the idea noted by a pp—that the first letter of the first name of the next-older child is the first letter of the newest child’s name—flower/color options could be:
Because [name_f]Rose[/name_f] & [name_f]Violet[/name_f] are straight up flower & color names, I stayed w/the same idea, rather than choosing names that had a flower or color meaning that wasn’t obvious.
Anyway, good luck & let us know what you decide on!
My favorites are [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] choices. Good luck.
My favorite combo off your list was [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], though I might slightly prefer [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] as a first name. I am not sure what MN I would choose for that first name.
I think both [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f] go equally well with your girls’ names. I much prefer [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] though.
Favourites of each: [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f], 2nd choice [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]. I don’t like [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] and don’t think it works well with [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]. [name_u]Walker[/name_u] is fine. Of the [name_f]Stella[/name_f] options I like [name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] best, though the others all work fine too.
I like both [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f], and for both I like [name_u]June[/name_u] best as the middle. But I also really like it when the mother’s maiden name is in the middle!
