Surname - Sparks...

My husband and I are having a girl in [name]July[/name] and I had a name all picked out ([name]Emmeline[/name]) for a very long time. After hitting the name boards, I’ve started to rethink it for a couple of reasons… over influx of “line” names, fear of sounding like one of those people trying to avoid the [name]Emily[/name] trend by being “different”. It feels like two trends mushed together.

[name]Even[/name] though I love longer, vintage/classic names - our last name (Sparks) needs something shorter.

Any suggestions that may go well, beautiful, under the radar and aren’t mega trendy?

Thanks!!

Sparks is a great last name. It is kind of soft mixed with kind of spunky. I’m going to make a list of names I would pair with Sparks:

[name]Lillian[/name] nn [name]Lily[/name] Sparks - but [name]Lillian[/name] nn [name]Lily[/name] is very popular.
[name]Eleanora[/name] Sparks nn [name]Lena[/name] Sparks
[name]Iona[/name] Sparks
[name]Freya[/name] Sparks, this one is cute!
[name]Daria[/name] Sparks
Paisha Sparks
[name]Millicent[/name] Sparks nn [name]Millie[/name] Sparks
[name]Camilla[/name] Sparks nn [name]Cammie[/name] Sparks or [name]Millie[/name] Sparks
[name]Fiona[/name] Sparks
[name]Georgia[/name] Sparks
[name]Imogen[/name] Sparks nn [name]Immy[/name] Sparks
[name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Eliza[/name] Sparks nn [name]Liza[/name] Sparks or [name]Libby[/name] Sparks

Many of the first names listed above have a soft, glistening aura that goes well with Sparks.
What not to do in my opinion is to pair Sparks with a name that sounds not sparkly like:
[name]Helen[/name] Sparks - [name]Helen[/name] is pretty, but it sounds dull to my ear with Sparks.
So does [name]Margaret[/name] Sparks although [name]Margaret[/name] is one of my faves.
[name]Frances[/name] Sparks - sounds dull.

I love the last name Sparks”lucky you :slight_smile: I knew a [name]Lela[/name] Sparks and I always thought she had the coolest name. In addition to [name]Susan[/name]'s always-wonderful suggestions:

[name]Cecilia[/name]”nn [name]Celia[/name] Sparks
[name]Paloma[/name] Sparks
[name]Lucinda[/name] ”nn [name]Lucy[/name] Sparks
[name]Viviana[/name] or [name]Vivian[/name] Sparks
[name]Delilah[/name] Sparks
[name]Talullah[/name] Sparks
[name]Willa[/name] Sparks
[name]Evangeline[/name] Sparks (one of the more unusual -line names)
[name]Anastasia[/name]”nn [name]Tansy[/name] Sparks
[name]Elodie[/name] Sparks
[name]Aurelia[/name] Sparks

I changed my mind about [name]Frances[/name] Sparks - now I think it sounds lovely:
[name]Frances[/name] Sparks nn [name]Francie[/name] Sparks!

[name]Hi[/name]! I love [name]Emmeline[/name], but totally understand your reasons for opting for another name. I think a monosyllablic last name like Sparks was made for a long first name (three or four syllables), so I’m confused about the shorter name issue. (I think Sparks is great last name, by the way!) :slight_smile:

[name]Annabel[/name] Sparks
[name]Amelia[/name] Sparks
[name]Audrey[/name] Sparks
[name]Celia[/name] Sparks
[name]Clementine[/name] Sparks
[name]Clara[/name] Sparks
[name]Cordelia[/name]/[name]Cora[/name] Sparks
[name]Diana[/name] Sparks
[name]Daphne[/name] Sparks
[name]Eleanor[/name] Sparks
[name]Francesca[/name] Sparks
[name]Genevieve[/name] Sparks
[name]Georgia[/name]/[name]Georgiana[/name] Sparks
[name]Helena[/name] Sparks
[name]Isla[/name] Sparks
[name]Josephine[/name] Sparks
[name]Julia[/name] Sparks
[name]Juliet[/name] Sparks
[name]Katherine[/name] Sparks
[name]Lydia[/name] Sparks
[name]Lila[/name] Sparks
[name]Matilda[/name] Sparks
[name]Nora[/name] Sparks
[name]Phoebe[/name] Sparks
[name]Rosalie[/name] Sparks
[name]Rosalind[/name] Sparks
[name]Susannah[/name] Sparks
[name]Violet[/name] Sparks
[name]Vivienne[/name] Sparks
[name]Willa[/name] Sparks

Good luck to you! :slight_smile:

Thank you for all the replies!

I def have my work cut out for me when it comes to suggesting them to my husband… that is a whole other issue in itself! :slight_smile:

I love the suggestion of [name]Willa[/name] Sparks - I think that sounds fab! x

After much much much thought we ended up coming back to the original name, diff. spellling. I feel like [name]Emeline[/name] with one M is a little spunkier and not as formal, which is something I am going for. So…

[name]Emeline[/name] [name]Frances[/name] (nn [name]Emy[/name])

[name]Frances[/name] is… my fathers middle name (in the boy version).

Thoughts?

I think [name]Emeline[/name] [name]Frances[/name] is great! :slight_smile:

[name]Emeline[/name] [name]Frances[/name] is lovely (she sounds like a storybook character!).

[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Rose[/name] Sparks?
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] Sparks?
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Adair[/name] Sparks?
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Sydelle[/name] Sparks?

[name]Emmeline[/name] is truly lovely, but I completely get why you wouldn’t use it. She’ll always be one of 5 Emmys in her class. I don’t think whether the name is long or short should matter. Two rules I learned from the authors at this website: 1) If you really love a name, it’s popularity shouldn’t be a deterrent, and 2) [name]Elizabeth[/name] Dole and [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Montgomery[/name] both sound equally nice. Last name length shouldn’t matter.