I’m not expecting, and won’t be for a few years, but I’m enjoying imagining which names I’ll use. [name_f]My[/name_f] choices change rapidly, although I’ve loved a lot of the same girls names for a long time, so I’d like to know what you berries think of my current loves, their possible nicknames and if you have any ideas for first/middle combos then please suggest them!
While the girls names are all ones that I’d definitely use, most of the boys will probably be stuck as “guilty pleasures”, or at the most middle names, in favour of more conservative choices but I’m interested to know if you think any of them might work on an actual boy.
The Girls
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] “[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Rita[/name_f]”
[name_f]Eira[/name_f] (ay-rah- welsh name meaning snow)
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (seer-sha)
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] (ee-fa)
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] “[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]/[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]”
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] “[name_f]Hildy[/name_f]”
The Boys
Jebedaiah “[name_m]Jeb[/name_m]”
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Calix[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] “[name_u]Max[/name_u]”
[name_m]Septimus[/name_m] “[name_m]Tim[/name_m]”
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]/[name_m]Jarrod[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] “[name_m]Oz[/name_m]”
Mycroft “[name_f]My[/name_f]”
[name_m]Godfrey[/name_m] (most likely only as a middle name)
[name_m]Jubal[/name_m] (joo-ball)/Yuval (you-vahl)
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] “[name_m]Rick[/name_m]”
The Girls
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”- [name_u]Love[/name_u]! And I love that you’ve spelt it [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]. But I don’t really like [name_u]Romy[/name_u].
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]- It’s nice, but I prefer [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] or [name_f]Aura[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] “[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Rita[/name_f]”- Nice name and nns
[name_f]Eira[/name_f] (ay-rah- welsh name meaning snow)- [name_u]Love[/name_u]! And I love your pronunciation (I say it like that too :))
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f]- It looks pretty, but it doesn’t sound as nice when I say it
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (seer-sha)- I don’t really like it, I have a bit of an aversion to names with ‘sh’ in the middle.
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] (ee-fa)- Okay
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]- Okay
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] “[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]/[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]”- I’m not a fan, not because of the virgin bit, but it reminds me of a certain body part when I look at it (sorry) I do love [name_f]Ginny[/name_f] though
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] “[name_f]Hildy[/name_f]”- Cute nn (I also like [name_f]Tilda[/name_f]), and I have [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] on my list (so I like it!)
The Boys
Jebedaiah “[name_m]Jeb[/name_m]”- Nms, I’m not a fan of most -iah names
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]- Okay
[name_m]Calix[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”- Quite nice, like a twist on [name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] “[name_u]Max[/name_u]”- It’s okay, I’ve never been a huge fan of [name_u]Max[/name_u] names
[name_m]Septimus[/name_m] “[name_m]Tim[/name_m]”- I like it, I read/listened to an audio tape of a series with a character called [name_m]Septimus[/name_m].
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]/[name_m]Jarrod[/name_m]- Nms, it’s okay
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] “[name_m]Oz[/name_m]”- I like it! But I prefer [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] in full to [name_m]Oz[/name_m]
Mycroft “[name_f]My[/name_f]”- I love [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] too much to say no, but I do automatically think Microsoft as well
[name_m]Godfrey[/name_m] (most likely only as a middle name)- Okay, not sure if I like or dislike it
[name_m]Jubal[/name_m] (joo-ball)/Yuval (you-vahl)- Nms
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]- I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Horatio[/name_m] (so, so much!) such a brilliant name.
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] “[name_m]Rick[/name_m]”- Like it, I prefer [name_m]Alec[/name_m] as nn.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite girls are: [name_f]Eira[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f], & [name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite boys are: [name_m]Horatio/name_m), & [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] (Mycroft gets a special mention as I’m so much of a fangirl)
The Girls
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”- [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] is pretty, but I adore [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], especially for its botanical connection. [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] just feels a bit fresher, but [name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] is still lovely.
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]- NMS, but still lovely.
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] “[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Rita[/name_f]”- Serious, studious, yet a lot of fun. I would be really excited to meet a little [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]. I adore [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] too.
[name_f]Eira[/name_f] (ay-rah- welsh name meaning snow)- NMS, and the prn will be a problem, but it is lovely.
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f]- I just hear ‘burn her’ or ‘murder’. I can see its appeal, and I really want to like it, but I cannot get past that.
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (seer-sha)- [name_f]Lovely[/name_f].
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] (ee-fa)- [name_f]Lovely[/name_f]. The prn could prove problematic depending upon where you live, but it is gorgeous.
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]- NMS.
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] “[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]/[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]”- I think it is a great name, I just worry about ‘virgin’ teasing in middle school.
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] “[name_f]Hildy[/name_f]”- Gorgeous! I love it.
The Boys
Jebedaiah “[name_m]Jeb[/name_m]”- NMS, but a great name.
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]- NMS, and still strongly tied to [name_m]Heath[/name_m] Ledger (to me), but a great name.
[name_m]Calix[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”- Fun and spunky: it brings together the best elements of [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m].
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] “[name_u]Max[/name_u]”- [name_u]LOVE[/name_u].
[name_m]Septimus[/name_m] “[name_m]Tim[/name_m]”- I don’t find this very appealing on the ear: I worry about ‘septic’ teasing.
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]/[name_m]Jarrod[/name_m]- NMS (It is super trendy / starting to be dated where I live: [name_m]Jarryd[/name_m] / Jarhid, etc. I’ve seen it all.) but I can see its appeal.
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] “[name_m]Oz[/name_m]”- Fun and spunky: NMS (bad personal association), but a great name.
Mycroft “[name_f]My[/name_f]”- YAY! [name_u]LOVE[/name_u]. This makes me so happy. I adore [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Holmes[/name_m], and Mycroft isn’t as obvious as using [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m].
[name_m]Godfrey[/name_m] (most likely only as a middle name)- This would make a cool mn, but I wouldn’t use it as a fn (God jokes: limitless).
[name_m]Jubal[/name_m] (joo-ball)/Yuval (you-vahl)- [name_m]Jubal[/name_m] is lovely: bouncy and rambunctious, it reminds me of jubes, [name_f]Jubilee[/name_f] and being jubilant.
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]- [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]LOVE[/name_u]. [name_m]Horatio[/name_m] is on my signature. I adore [name_m]Horatio[/name_m]. [name_f]My[/name_f] absolute favourite from your list.
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] “[name_m]Rick[/name_m]”- NMS, but a good name.
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”-Not a fan, especially with this spelling but it is okay.
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]-Okay. Better than [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] “[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Rita[/name_f]”-A bit too fancy for my liking. [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] would be more my choice.
[name_f]Eira[/name_f] (ay-rah- welsh name meaning snow)-I like this. It is simple but fresh and exciting.
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f]-Nah
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (seer-sha)-Nah
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] (ee-fa)-I quite like this.
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]-Middle only but quite nice.
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] “[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]/[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]”-Not a fan.
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] “[name_f]Hildy[/name_f]”-Adorable!!!
The Boys
Jebedaiah “[name_m]Jeb[/name_m]”-Stick with [name_m]Jeb[/name_m] on its own.
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]-[name_m]Heathcliff[/name_m] :S
[name_m]Calix[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”-Sounds like a medicine.
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] “[name_u]Max[/name_u]”-Mn only.
[name_m]Septimus[/name_m] “[name_m]Tim[/name_m]”-Mn only.
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]/[name_m]Jarrod[/name_m]-Seems quite dated to me.
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] “[name_m]Oz[/name_m]”-I like this!
Mycroft “[name_f]My[/name_f]”-Nah
[name_m]Godfrey[/name_m] (most likely only as a middle name)-Mn only.
[name_m]Jubal[/name_m] (joo-ball)/Yuval (you-vahl)-Nah
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]-Mn only
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] “[name_m]Rick[/name_m]”-Nah
Mathlida, [name_f]Eira[/name_f] and [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] are my favourites off your list.
Well I am due with my third baby in [name_f]October[/name_f] and we are naming him [name_u]Max[/name_u] not [name_m]Maximus[/name_m] just [name_u]Max[/name_u] I think it’s the greatest name ever:))
The Girls
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]” I don’t love this name b/c many yrs ago I saw [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]'s [name_u]Baby[/name_u] and it really really freaked me out so now that’s all I can think when I see this name.
[name_f]Audra[/name_f] - I like it but for some reason I find it hard to incorporate into names.
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] “[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Rita[/name_f]” - nms NN [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f] (ay-rah- welsh name meaning snow) - very pretty
[name_f]Myrna[/name_f] - this is one of those names that doesn’t get a lot of attention but its actually a very pretty and very useable name.
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (seer-sha) - love it.
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] (ee-fa) - love love love it.
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f] - nms I actually feel like being “blythe” is negative even though it is supposed to mean happy
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] “[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]/[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]” - a gentle, feminine name that I like but don’t really love NN [name_u]Vern[/name_u]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f] “[name_f]Hildy[/name_f]” - I like it NN [name_f]Tilly[/name_f], [name_u]Mattie[/name_u]
The Boys
Jebedaiah “[name_m]Jeb[/name_m]” - I like biblical names a lot! NN Beattie, Dye-o
[name_m]Heath[/name_m] - romantic name, makes me think of [name_m]Heath[/name_m] Ledger
[name_m]Calix[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]” - cute
[name_m]Maximus[/name_m] “[name_u]Max[/name_u]” - nms. I worry a real boy with this name will have a huge ego
[name_m]Septimus[/name_m] “[name_m]Tim[/name_m]” - Like it a lot. NN [name_m]Timo[/name_m], Sep, Seppo.
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]/[name_m]Jarrod[/name_m] - I’d use this as a fn or mn. NN Jare
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] “[name_m]Oz[/name_m]” I have met some cool Oscars & one really bad one. NN [name_m]Oz[/name_m] is awesome
Mycroft “[name_f]My[/name_f]” - I love this name, love it.
[name_m]Godfrey[/name_m] (most likely only as a middle name) - I love this name too
[name_m]Jubal[/name_m] (joo-ball)/Yuval (you-vahl) - To me this is the name of the boy who is always like “a little brother” to all the girls, and he can’t get any of the girls to date him
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m] - I’d consider this for a first name NN Ratio, [name_u]Ray[/name_u], Cheeio, [name_f]Chi[/name_f]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] “[name_m]Rick[/name_m]” - I’d consider this for a first name NN [name_m]Al[/name_m], [name_u]Lyric[/name_u]