My guy and I have been thinking about names, even though babies are still a bit in the future. Our last name is [name_u]Reid[/name_u], and we both have common first names. We came up with a few guidelines for what we really want, but of course the rules can always be broken.
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That being said, what would you lovely namers come up with?
I’m just going to make some first name suggestions (and I don’t know which meanings you’d be on board with so I haven’t really factored that in). My main strategy was to stay away from names that have long "e"s in the syllables that are stressed:
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u] (feels more popular perhaps because of all the Isabellas)
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabel/name_f [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]/[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u] (can’t decide if two one-syllable names together is too abrupt a combo)
[name_f]Harlow[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f] or [name_f]Nicolette[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Maryam[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u], which reminds me of…
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u], and then…
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_u]Reid[/name_u]
Well, that’s not much to go on.
Can you give us a few names you like?
Here’s a handful that are not in the top 100, have nice meanings, don’t begin with R or end with D, and are not Biblical. I’d suggest you find a first name you love and then worry about the middle.
Leo - Lion
Grant - Great
Vincent - Victorious
Max- Great
Eric -Honourable and Powerful
Miles - Soldier
Cole - cole
Colin - People’s Victory
Jeremy - Exalted
Patrick - Noble, Patrician
Paige - Attendant
Nora - Honour
Lily - lily
Jade - Jewel
Nicole -People’s Victory
Mila - Gracious
Vanessa - Butterfly
Alice - Noble, Of Good Cheer
Clara - Clear and Bright
Vivian - Life
Juliana - Youthful