Thoughts on list

My Dh and I agreed on this final list for our first baby. Can you help us narrow the girls list?

Boys:
[name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]Noam[/name]

Girls:
[name]Maisie[/name](Not sure to use on its own or for [name]Margaret[/name]/[name]Mairead[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Emme[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]

[name]Fiona[/name] is my favorite from your girls’ list. [name]Maisie[/name] is cute for nn, but I don’t like it on its own. [name]Violet[/name] is just kind of “eh” for me, and I’m not a fan of [name]Emme[/name].

I like the boys names. For girls, my favorites are [name]Maisie[/name] and [name]Emme[/name]. Dislike [name]Fiona[/name].

My favorites are [name]Lincoln[/name] and [name]Fiona[/name]. I do like [name]Violet[/name] too. [name]Emme[/name] is ok (the pronunciation isn’t obvious, I think that throws me off). [name]Maisie[/name] is too cutesy. As for [name]Noam[/name], it’s not bad, I still prefer [name]Noah[/name] more, and I think he might get mistaken for a [name]Noah[/name] a lot.

I’m sorry but [name]Noah[/name] and [name]Noam[/name] are not the same. Saying [name]Noam[/name] like [name]Noah[/name] with an m is an easy fix for us. [name]Maisie[/name]'s full name would be [name]Mairead[/name].

I absolutely love your boys names as I think you already know from your last post! :slight_smile:
It’s really hard to pick a favorite. I love [name]Lincoln[/name] nn [name]Linc[/name] but I actually think I’ll have to go with [name]Noam[/name] as my favorite. Although, it’s a REALLY tough choice!

As for the girls:
[name]Maisie[/name]- Is this pronounced as [name]Macy[/name]? I like it on its own but it’s okay. Nothing special for me.
[name]Violet[/name]: [name]Love[/name] this!
[name]Emme[/name]: Really love this!
[name]Fiona[/name]: Never liked this name. Sounds harsh to me.

So I think [name]Emme[/name] & [name]Noam[/name] are my favorites with [name]Violet[/name] & [name]Lincoln[/name] as VERY close seconds. :slight_smile:

Well no, it’s not the same name, but it’s very similar unless I’m pronouncing it wrong somehow.

I love [name]Noam[/name]! It’s one of my favorite names. For some reason I really dislike [name]Noah[/name] (though I do like [name]Noa[/name] for a girl) but I love [name]Noam[/name]. I think Jenniepea’s right though- there will absolutely be confusion and the popularity of [name]Noah[/name] will make [name]Noam[/name] seem more common. You’ve said that doesn’t bother you, so I think you should go for it anyway, but don’t be surprised!

For girls, [name]Fiona[/name] is my favorite by far. Second choice is [name]Maisie[/name]/[name]Mairead[/name] [name]Maisie[/name] is cute, but I think [name]Mairead[/name] is a bit tricky to pronounce. I don’t care for [name]Emme[/name], which is very close to [name]Emily[/name]/[name]Emma[/name]/[name]Emilia[/name] and not as nice, in my opinion, or [name]Violet[/name], which sounds too close to “violent” for me.

My favorite of your girls names is [name]Maisie[/name] – I adore this name. I like it all on it’s own, but I would most likely choose [name]Mairead[/name] over [name]Margaret[/name] if [name]Maisie[/name] is to be used as a nn.

BTW–love your boy choices, [name]Lincoln[/name] is one of my faves!

Best,
L.

Between your two boy names I’d pick [name]Noam[/name], but I still hesitate about the pronunciation. Apparently it’s pronounced like Nome or gnome, which I say now, but I read it as “NO-uhm” for years when I saw Chomsky’s name.

[name]Maisie[/name] is nicknamey to me, but it could work for many variations of [name]Margaret[/name] (as well as [name]Mary[/name]). [name]Margaret[/name] is a good choice because it’s associated with so many other nicknames too. I also like [name]Margery[/name]. [name]Mairead[/name] is okay, but [name]Margaret[/name] and [name]Margery[/name] are more solid names in English [name]IMO[/name].

There are two ways to pronounce [name]Noam[/name]. [name]One[/name] syllable way or two syllable way.

I love love love [name]Mairead[/name] nickname [name]Maisie[/name]! [name]Mairead[/name] is beautiful, and [name]Maisie[/name] is adorable. So that would be my favorite, but [name]Fiona[/name] is a close second. [name]Noam[/name] is my favorite from the boys list, it sounds very strong, but soft too. What great names you have on your list, couldn’t go wrong.

Thank you very much! Those are both our front runners.

Plus, [name]Mairead[/name] is Scottish and that incorporates my Dh and I’s heritage.

I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Violet[/name]. I think it is easy to spell and pronounce and it isn’t too popular but people are familiar with it. I also think it ages well. I could see it on a person of any age.