I’ll try to keep this list of favorites short. I’ll try.
I honestly don’t know how you’re going to choose because there are so many beautiful names here!
So many gorgeous names!
I really like Rosmerta Calixto Helen (mixing and matching I think Rosmerta Clio Heloise or Rosmerta Clio Hannelore would be amazing too) and Rosamund Cornelia Helen (rec: Cornelia Hero!)
A couple final suggestions for this section of your list;
Rosmerta Celestine Hero
Rosamund Calixto Hermione
Under the Tam list I adore Twila Antigone Maeve, (Tempest Antigone Maeve or Twila Antigone Muse?) Thisbe Apolline Marigold, Tempest Antigone Marigold, and Lucasta (maybe Lucasta Tamsin?)
A couple more mix ups
Tempest Artemisia Muse
Thisbe Artemisia Margrid
Twila Anais Marigold
I also can’t get enough of Wilhelmina Tempest and Minerva Genevieve.
Rosamund [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f] – I just love the elegance of this combo! It is simply gorgeous.
Twila [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] – This combo is just so ethereal. [name_u]Love[/name_u] it!
Octavia [name_u]Jule[/name_u] – Stunning! [name_u]Love[/name_u] the simplicity, yet the uniqueness of these two together. <3
Minerva [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] – The alliteration grabbed me! These two make a perfect pair. (Close seconds: [name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u]–all stunners!)
These are reasons I love [name_f]Rosmerta[/name_f], too. I do like [name_f]Hespera[/name_f], though not as much as [name_f]Hestia[/name_f], but my partner isn’t a great fan of either, unfortunately.
This is why there are so many names on the long list to begin with. It is very hard to narrow this field, I feel.
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] would definitely win over my husband. I also like [name_f]Lucasta[/name_f] [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f] though I much prefer Menodora.
I totally agree. It is my husband who remains on the fence about it. Your Olympias [name_f]Rosmerta[/name_f] is splendid, though.
Oh no! I hate to admit that I hadn’t let myself believe this before but you’re likely quite right. They are still all very hard to give up, though… hence the category.
I appreciate all the time and thought here. I really do want to narrow the field and it is just so hard to do. I feel like I have to wrench every name that is not meant to remain a contender out of my clenched fist…
Hard to Give Up
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Edelweiss[/name_f] Circe [name_u]Nightingale[/name_u] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u]
How you are ever going to choose I have no idea, these are all so beautiful!
Rosamund [name_f]Circe[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f] (also like [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Circe[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f] but prefer flow with [name_f]Helen[/name_f])
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] [name_f]Muse[/name_f]
[name_f]Teresa[/name_f] [name_f]Agate[/name_f] Menodora (I love [name_f]Teresa[/name_f] with your boys!)
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Maelys[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
Perenelle [name_f]Aster[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_u]Tempest[/name_u] (also think [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] goes very well with your sons!)
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u]
The [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] names are all quite lovely. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite is [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Cressida[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u].
The name [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is quite interesting. How do you pronounce it?
You have some absolutely gorgeous names on this list but my heart leapt when I saw [name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]!! [name_m]Just[/name_m] wow, wow, wow!
Yay a @Hyacinthbucket list! I seem to like the most from your “just like them” list. Maybe there is a specific relative on your mother’s side you could honor if the initials/surname won’t work? I know you are not too sensitive to teasing but I omitted Perenelle (too close to perineal for me) and [name_f]Titania[/name_f] (because tit).
Cosima [name_u]Jule[/name_u] (I think this is my favorite)
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_u]Tempest[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_m]Calixto[/name_m] [name_f]Helen[/name_f] (Is [name_m]Calixto[/name_m] a variation of [name_f]Callisto[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Circe[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f] [name_f]Celestine[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] Olympias (why Olympias instead of [name_f]Olympia[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Proserpina[/name_f] [name_f]Elinor[/name_f] [name_u]Jule[/name_u]
This is a great top 5. I liked your original post, too, but this is super helpful. I agree these feel very ME. That is what I want at this point. I want to choose a name that feels very ME and not like someone else.
Definitely the great majority of these names contain honor names in some sense, mostly for my maternal line that I was hoping to honor.
[name_f]Queen[/name_f] Olympias is a historical obsession of my husband. She was very bad@$$. There is also something very magical to me about that extra s. It changes the whole name to me and makes it sheer perfection. I also think it fits the majesty of H and A in a way that [name_f]Olympia[/name_f] doesn’t QUITE reach.
I might be mixing a few while staying within your parameters but here are my favorites:
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Alma[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] (please someone use [name_u]Tempest[/name_u] haha it is so cute)
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Maelys[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u] (my worry is the length of [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] overpowers the gorgeous middles)
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_u]Tempest[/name_u]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] (when I see/hear [name_u]Jule[/name_u] my mind goes to juul which is not the association you want)
[name_f]May[/name_f] I suggest [name_f]Thais[/name_f]?
