The short list for #2

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] again! My husband and I have narrowed down a short list for baby girl due in early [name_f]February[/name_f]. But we’re having a hard time deciding from here!

Our last name rhymes with “[name_f]Hope[/name_f]”, and middle name will be a family name from my moms side, probably [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] or [name_u]Kaye[/name_u].

Short list:
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] “[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] “[name_u]Penny[/name_u]”
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] “[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]”
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u] “[name_u]Laney[/name_u]”
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]

I’d love to get the wise counsel of the nb crowd! :slight_smile: thoughts? Suggestions of favorite combos? Thanks!

Oh man. [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] sound GREATTTT. I love them.

[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] is fantastic! So is [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f].

1- [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] “[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]” - [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
2- [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] “[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]” - [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u]
3- [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] - [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u] THIS COMBO)
4- [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] “[name_u]Penny[/name_u]” - [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u]
5- [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] “[name_u]Laney[/name_u]” - [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u]

My favorites are [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] and [name_u]Darcy[/name_u], but [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] sounds better than either [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] and [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]. [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] is also nice.

I really like [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u].

[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] is definitely my favorite! [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] is my least favorite. I like [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], but would prefer [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f].

I really like [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u].

  1. [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] [name_f]Hope[/name_f] -
  2. [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
  3. [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]

I don’t like the repeating “oh” in [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosie[/name_f] and your last name. [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]/[name_u]Penny[/name_u] isn’t as interesting as the other names on your list.

Thank you all so much for your thoughts! We’be been staring at our list for so many weeks I feel like we’be lost all perspective, hah. So this is so helpful. :stuck_out_tongue:

If [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] is the middle name, [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] sounds and reads best. In fact, it’s a really beautiful name. If the middle name is [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], I think [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] is best. [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u] really is beautiful though.