Surprise Gender - Need help with girl's names!

General Name Discussion
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We found out the gender with both of my previous pregnancies…this time we’ve decided to for it to be a surprise! I’d like to go into labour with a name for a boy and a name for a girl. Surprise surprise we’re having the toughest time coming up/ agreeing on a girl name!

We already have:
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] (4 years old)
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Wayne[/name_m] (2 years old)

And we’ve picked [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Huxley[/name_u] for the name if this little nugget is a boy.

So far, we’ve brainstormed the following
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] (my husband loves this one. I don’t know how I feel about it)
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Brielle[/name_f]

Other names I love:
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]

Any suggestions?

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If you don’t love a name I would veto it! [name_u]Trust[/name_u] me sometimes it’s best to leave it than wait to either hate it or love it! I love [name_f]Winona[/name_f] for you nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] and suggest (Also would using [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] work as that’s a nn to [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f])

Winona “[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]” [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Dalia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_u]Harlow[/name_u]
[name_f]Elma[/name_f] “[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]” [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]

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I love your names, especially [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]!

Florence [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriett[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]

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Dorothy [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] is beautiful!

I would maybe avoid [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] as it is a little similar to [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]. Other than that your other options are very nice.

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Eloise [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] is a great sister to [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]!

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My husband is obsessed with [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother’s name was [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and everyone called her [name_f]Dot[/name_f] or [name_f]Dottie[/name_f].

I’m obsessed with [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. We’re trying to compromise somehow.

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Maybe [name_f]Della[/name_f], [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], or [name_f]Etta[/name_f]? Those seem like a cross between [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and [name_f]Ellie[/name_f].

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What about [name_f]Helena[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]?

Helena [name_f]Dot[/name_f] would be a lovely way to incorporate your husband’s love!

The other way to combine the two sounds is [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]! She could be [name_f]Dot[/name_f]/Dottie or [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]/Tillie, which is similar to [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]!

Ottilie [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] is gorgeous!

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Hi there.

Lucy & [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] are lovely!

Here are my thoughts on your list:

Dorothy [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]-That’s so charming & vintage. But if you don’t love it, then you don’t love it.

Eloise [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]-Ooh, I like this even more. [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] is a perfect balance of elegant & spunky. I do think that maybe it’s a little bit too close to [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] though.

Adeline [name_f]Brielle[/name_f]-I really love [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]. However, basically every other little girl I meet though is called [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f].

Winnie-I love [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] too. It’s sweet, simple, friendly, vintage & fairly unique. I think that it’s fairly nick-namey though. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_f]Anwen[/name_f], [name_f]Arwen[/name_f], [name_f]Branwen[/name_f], [name_f]Ceridwen[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], Meriwen or [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]?

Nellie-I love this one too! It really has all of the same great qualities of [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]. I also find this better for a nn. For [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f], [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] or [name_f]Penelope[/name_f].

Ellie-Very adorable as well. Rather popular though if that bothers you. And still nick-namey. Lots of great ‘[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]’ names. With [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] & [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], maybe…

Eleanor

Eliana

Elizabeth

Eliza

Elora

Mariella

A few other names that you may like…

Audrey

Beatrice

Beatrix

Cora(line)

Clara

Daphne

Delia

Emily

Frances

Flora

Freya

Greta

Georgia

Hattie

Imogen

Indigo

Josephine

Juliet

Molly

Nora

Phoebe

Polly

Penelope

Ruby

Rosalie

Sofie

Stella

Sally

Sadie

Tessa

Thea

Violet

Vivian

Willa

Hope this helps. :slight_smile:

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I like [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] as potential siblings!
Though [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]’s mn [name_f]Elise[/name_f], is very similar to [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]… it’s not a deal breaker, but for me, being a name nerd, I personally would branch out a bit.

What about…
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] (Nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f])
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Penny[/name_u] or [name_f]Nellie[/name_f])
[name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Brielle[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Ellie[/name_f])
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Lizzy[/name_f], [name_f]Ally[/name_f] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f])

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Eloise [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] is lovely and goes wonderfully with [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]! Some other ideas:

Eleanor (and you could use [name_u]Nelly[/name_u] as a nickname)
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Zella[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Chiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Noa[/name_u]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

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Everly [name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]

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Okay first of all, [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Wayne[/name_m] are adorable names! [name_f]My[/name_f] brother’s name is [name_m]Wayne[/name_m]! (my other sibs are [name_f]Calla[/name_f], [name_u]Kelsey[/name_u], [name_u]Jay[/name_u], [name_u]Parker[/name_u], and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]) [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is one of my fav names too! [name_f]My[/name_f] cousins’ name is [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and he goes by [name_u]Theo[/name_u] (his sibs are [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] “ellie”, “nellie”, [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], and [name_f]Juliana[/name_f])

Out of the names you’ve been brainstorming, [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Brielle[/name_f] is my fav! It is SOOO cute! I know someone whose name is [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] “[name_f]Addy[/name_f]” and she has a sister named [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] and a brother named [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]”!

I have a cousin named [name_f]Brielle[/name_f]. She has a twin sister named Brynnley and brothers name [name_u]Braylon[/name_u] and [name_u]Braxton[/name_u].

I know a [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and she has a brother named [name_m]Grant[/name_m] and a sister named [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f].

My cousin’s name is Nellah/Nella and she goes by [name_f]Nellie[/name_f]. Her sibs names are [name_u]Haley[/name_u], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] “libby” [name_u]Kiley[/name_u]/Kylie/Kylee, and [name_m]Mark[/name_m]

Hopefully this helped! :heart:

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Thank you everyone!

We’ve decided on [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Huxley[/name_u] if it’s a boy and [name_f]Ella[/name_f] [name_u]James[/name_u] if it’s a girl. :slight_smile:

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Della!