Thoughts on my list (Long!)

Girl Names
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Any thoughts on the list and any combinations (because I don’t think I’m very good at putting them together and I think I like them dramatic) would be much appreciated! Thanks!

[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]/[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Adrianna[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Laelia[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Aster[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name]
[name]June[/name]/[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]

Middle only:
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Liberty[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]/[name]Adela[/name]

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[name]Magnolia[/name]-too much of a gp in my opinion, but it’s still lovely
[name]Aurelia[/name]-nms
[name]Leila[/name]/[name]Layla[/name]-too popular
[name]Cecelia[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]-nms
[name]Aurora[/name]-see [name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]-heard too often
[name]Alessandra[/name]-very pretty
[name]Charlotte[/name]-not a fan
[name]Genevieve[/name]-classy and elegant
[name]Linnea[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]-nms
[name]Clementine[/name]-tina as a nn? cute!
[name]Adrianna[/name]-very pretty as well
[name]Marguerite[/name]-not sure I like this so much
[name]Colette[/name]-eh…
[name]Georgia[/name]-spunky and cute!
[name]Jane[/name]-you can never go wrong with [name]Jane[/name], seriously!
[name]Lilia[/name]-Very cute
[name]Felicity[/name]-nms
[name]Harriet[/name]-I dislike femminizations, especially this one, sorry
[name]Primrose[/name]-pretty, but it’s just got “the hunger games” written all over it
[name]Lucy[/name]-nms
[name]Juniper[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] -one of my favorites!!
[name]Isla[/name]-sounds like the name of a dog, for some reason…
[name]Antonia[/name]-very prim and elegant
[name]Madeleine[/name]-sweet
[name]Josephine[/name]-classic, gorgious!
[name]Octavia[/name]-ooh, love this one
[name]Ivy[/name]-cute and nicknamy!
[name]Laelia[/name]-see [name]Layla[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]-ehh, too much of the mythology connotation
[name]Aster[/name]-kind of sounds like a boy’s name
[name]Violet[/name]-again, nms
[name]Gemma[/name]-don’t like the harsh “g” sound
[name]Wren[/name]-sounds better as a middle, in my opinion.
[name]Lavender[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name]
[name]June[/name]/[name]Junia[/name]- best to go with [name]Juniper[/name] and have [name]June[/name] as a nn
[name]Arden[/name]-I think of [name]Elizabeth[/name] arden, that’s just me…
[name]Matilda[/name]-a bold, beautiful choice. I would love to meet a [name]Matilda[/name]!
[name]Hazel[/name]-getting popular, but still a sweet choice
[name]Juliet[/name]-I never liked this one, maybe it’s just the shakespearian connecton-I mean, she does commit suicide at the end…
[name]Eloise[/name]-too stuffy for me
[name]Ophelia[/name]-see [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name]! cordy is such a cute nn!
[name]Alice[/name]-See [name]Jane[/name]

Middle only:
[name]Joy[/name]-cute
[name]Sophia[/name]-too popular
[name]Liberty[/name]-I don’t like virute names, that’s just me
[name]Louise[/name]-see [name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]-see sophia
[name]Amelia[/name]-nice
[name]Mae[/name]-adorable!
[name]Eleanor[/name]-elegant and classic
[name]Victoria[/name]-great middle
[name]Astrid[/name]-bold and unique choice. I like it!
[name]Alice[/name]-beautiful
[name]Adele[/name]/[name]Adela[/name]-gorgeous

[name]Hope[/name] this helps!

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The ones I adore(first name)
[name]Arabella[/name]:[name]LOVE[/name] it
[name]Primrose[/name] :the nn Prim and [name]Rosie[/name] are adorable
[name]Genevieve[/name]:[name]Love[/name] it
[name]Lucy[/name];my latest crush!it feels so classic
[name]Madeleine[/name]:gorgeous name but it gets popular
[name]June[/name] :spunky and sweet
[name]Juliet[/name]:[name]LOVE[/name] this name,you can also use [name]Jett[/name] as a nn
[name]Cordelia[/name] :adorable nn such as [name]Cora[/name],[name]Cordy[/name] and [name]Delia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] :timeless

The ones I don’t like
[name]Leila[/name]:very trendy
[name]Gabriella[/name] :I like other [name]Ella[/name] names better
[name]Adriana[/name]:feels dated to me
[name]Octavia[/name]:remind me of octopus but that’s me
[name]Laelia[/name] :same as layla/[name]Leila[/name]

The other are just ok to me.

For the middle names I like them all expect [name]Liberty[/name] and [name]Adele[/name].

Some combos:
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]/[name]Mae[/name]/[name]Louise[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] [name]Liberty[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]/[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Arden[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]

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Thanks for the replies and they’re helpful!!

I’m hoping for more, for sure!

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[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name] [name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Arden[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Primrose[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Athena[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Laelia[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Antonia[/name]

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Whoa! [name]Long[/name] list, indeed! Some beautiful names here.

[name]Magnolia[/name] / [name]Aurelia[/name] / [name]Cecelia[/name] / [name]Octavia[/name] / [name]Cordelia[/name] / [name]Ophelia[/name] / [name]Antonia[/name] - these names are similarly regal, feminine, and strong, but [name]Magnolia[/name] has a nice Southern (USAian) flare that gives it more character. [name]Aurelia[/name] can be a bit of a tongue twister, and it’s a hard name for kidlets to say (not that that’s overly important). [name]Cecelia[/name] has a really unfortunate meaning, but it’s got a nice sound to it. Have you also considered [name]Cecily[/name]? Less common, has a nice feminine sweetness to it. [name]Octavia[/name] is more lovely than all of the others combined. So unusual! But beautiful. [name]Cordelia[/name] and [name]Ophelia[/name] have the Shakespearean resonance, so that’s something. I wish I could love [name]Ophelia[/name], but it reminds me of all those awful words that end in “philia.” Also consider [name]Ofelia[/name], either pronounced the English way or oh-[name]FAY[/name]-li-ya or oh-FELL-i-ya

[name]Leila[/name] or [name]Layla[/name] / Lailia / [name]Lilia[/name] / [name]Isla[/name] - not a huge fan, kind of insubstantial sounding…too soft with all those L’s.

[name]Arabella[/name] - Princessy, but potentially spunky? IDK. Not a big fan.

[name]Aurora[/name] - Pretty, slightly hard to say, beautiful meaning. Cute nickname potential.

[name]Gabriella[/name] / [name]Alessandra[/name] - Pretty, feminine, graceful. Were I to see either of these on paper, I’d assume Latina or Hispanic child.

[name]Charlotte[/name] - Sooooooooooo popular

[name]Genevieve[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my favourites! Strong meaning, familiar but not too common.

[name]Linnea[/name] - Not a favourite of mine.

[name]Penelope[/name] / [name]Clementine[/name] / [name]Felicity[/name] - Spunky, quirky, girly, cute! [name]Penelope[/name] or [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Joy[/name] would be such a lovely, cheerful combo.

[name]Adrianna[/name] - Very 80s/90s to me. I knew a billion of 'em growing up.

[name]Marguerite[/name] / [name]Juliet[/name] / [name]Colette[/name] / [name]Madeleine[/name] / [name]Josephine[/name] - French and sophisticated! Cool!

[name]Georgia[/name] - Solid, full of character, pretty.

[name]Primrose[/name] - Eh.

[name]Ivy[/name] - Cool nature name with lots of character.

[name]Athena[/name] - A lot of name to carry! I’m not particularly keen on it myself.

[name]Aster[/name] - Vintage! Funky! Clunky-beautiful! Gorgeous double meaning flower/star. Super underused.

[name]Violet[/name] / [name]Gemma[/name] - Cute, funky, girly. [name]Gemma[/name] is a little insubstantial. Also consider [name]Violetta[/name], perhaps?

[name]Wren[/name] / [name]Lavender[/name] / [name]June[/name] or [name]Junia[/name] / [name]Juniper[/name] - Naturey, trendy, sweet. I love [name]Lavender[/name] personally (ever since [name]Matilda[/name]!). And [name]Juniper[/name], what a name! But if you wander into certain hipster hoods you’ll find a lot of these…especially [name]June[/name], [name]Juniper[/name], and [name]Wren[/name].

[name]Arden[/name] - not into it at all. Disappears into all the “-en” names.

[name]Matilda[/name] / [name]Eloise[/name] / [name]Hazel[/name] / [name]Alice[/name] / [name]Harriet[/name] / [name]Jane[/name] / [name]Lucy[/name] - [name]Lovely[/name] vintage classics that are super cute (and also pretty damn popular and/or are gaining in popularity). My favourite of the bunch is [name]Matilda[/name]. Great nick name potential! [name]Jane[/name] is short and sweet. [name]Hazel[/name]! [name]Lovely[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]! That Z is so zesty.

[name]Do[/name] you have anything else to go on besides this list? People you want to honour? Trends you want to avoid? Meanings you’d like it to have? Etc etc.

Combos:

[name]Felicity[/name] [name]June[/name], [name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name], [name]Violet[/name] [name]Adele[/name], [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Louise[/name]

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Thanks for the opinions guys!

Cosmonaut, I think we’ll want to give our daughter (someday!) one name that we really love and one name that symbolizes strength or wisdom in some way, or that honors a strong female from history or literature. It’s important to me to emphasize female role models, and we’re both huge history and literature geeks, so that will probably influence it in some way… but I also love girly names, hence [name]Magnolia[/name] and [name]Arabella[/name]. So that’s why there’s a weird mash up of soft, flowy names and strong girl names like [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Josephine[/name].

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[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]/[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Laelia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name]
[name]June[/name]/[name]Junia[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]

Middle only:
[name]Joy[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Liberty[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]/[name]Adela[/name]

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Great names! I don’t have time to comment on each of them now, but here are a few combo ideas:

[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name] [name]Arden[/name]

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My favorites were these…

[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]

With these in mind and your list of mn’s, I’d suggest:

[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Arden[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]

Of your names I really love [name]Linnea[/name] but I was having a hard time pairing it with a middle name from only the mn list. Out of both lists, however, I think I like [name]Linnea[/name] [name]Penelope[/name] or [name]Linnea[/name] [name]Madeline[/name] [name]June[/name] or something to that extent.

[name]Lovely[/name] list though! It was tough narrowing it down!

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OMG jaimetanae, [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Joy[/name] is an absolutely gorgeous combo! It is definitely going on the list, I love it!

I also love these combos:
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Alessandra[/name] [name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]

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[name]Just[/name] curious because you mentioned honoring a strong female character, have you ever read the book My [name]Antonia[/name] by [name]Willa[/name] Cather? I think that she definitely depicts a strong female in literature. Also [name]Josephine[/name] (goes by [name]Jo[/name] I think) from [name]Little[/name] Women…

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[name]Lovely[/name] list you’ve got here. My favorites:

[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]

And [name]Adela[/name] is my favorite of your middles.

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My top ten from your list are:
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]

I’m not great at combos but here goes…

[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Athena[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Octavia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Juniper[/name] [name]Louise[/name]

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[name]Magnolia[/name] - it’s cute
[name]Aurelia[/name] - it’s nice
[name]Leila[/name]/[name]Layla[/name] - like this
[name]Cecelia[/name] - prefer [name]Cecilia[/name] or [name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name] - like this
[name]Aurora[/name] - love this
[name]Gabriella[/name] - lovely
[name]Alessandra[/name] - don’t like it
[name]Charlotte[/name] - bad associations
[name]Genevieve[/name] - don’t like it
[name]Linnea[/name] - it’s OK, although you have much better names on the list
[name]Penelope[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Clementine[/name] - blah
[name]Adrianna[/name] - lovely
[name]Marguerite[/name] - lovely
[name]Colette[/name] - dislike
[name]Georgia[/name] - lovely
[name]Jane[/name] - It’s OK
[name]Lilia[/name] - prefer [name]Lila[/name] or [name]Layla[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] - never like it
[name]Harriet[/name] - dislike
[name]Primrose[/name] - lovely
[name]Lucy[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Juniper[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Isla[/name] - lovely
[name]Antonia[/name] - lovely, my fave
[name]Madeleine[/name] - lovely
[name]Josephine[/name] - dislike
[name]Octavia[/name] - lovely
[name]Ivy[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Laelia[/name] - lovely
[name]Athena[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Aster[/name] - dislike
[name]Violet[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Gemma[/name] - blah
[name]Wren[/name] - blah
[name]Lavender[/name] - it’s OK
[name]June[/name]/[name]Junia[/name] - love both [name]June[/name] and [name]Junia[/name]
[name]Arden[/name] - lovely
[name]Matilda[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Hazel[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Juliet[/name] - lovely
[name]Eloise[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Ophelia[/name] - lovely
[name]Cordelia[/name] - lovely
[name]Alice[/name] - lovely

Middle only:
[name]Joy[/name] - dislike
[name]Sophia[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Liberty[/name] - nice
[name]Louise[/name] - never like it
[name]Olivia[/name] - lovely
[name]Amelia[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Mae[/name] - trendy
[name]Eleanor[/name] - it’s OK
[name]Victoria[/name] - royal
[name]Astrid[/name] - nice one
[name]Alice[/name] - nice one
[name]Adele[/name]/[name]Adela[/name] - both are blah

Favorites: [name]Layla[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Gabriella[/name], [name]Adrianna[/name], [name]Marguerite[/name], [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Primrose[/name], [name]Isla[/name], [name]Antonia[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Octavia[/name], [name]Laelia[/name], [name]June[/name], [name]Junia[/name], [name]Arden[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Ophelia[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Alice[/name]…
… [name]Alice[/name], [name]Liberty[/name], [name]Astrid[/name], [name]Olivia[/name],

Combos:

[name]Layla[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Arden[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name] [name]Liberty[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name] [name]Liberty[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Alice[/name]

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Favourites:
[name]Leila[/name]/[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]

Combo ideas:
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Layla[/name] [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Adele[/name]

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cuddles, I actually haven’t read My [name]Antonia[/name] yet. It’s one of those books that’s been on the list for awhile and I just haven’t gotten around to yet! Maybe I’ll bump it up a few spots now. I remember we read one of [name]Willa[/name] Cather’s short stories in school and I liked that, though.

[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Athena[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Octavia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Joy[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Juniper[/name] [name]Louise[/name]…. these are some dramatic combos! [name]Love[/name] them! (Thanks valentine!)

These are great too:
June Olivia
Ophelia Juliet
Felicity Wren
Penelope Adele

Thanks everyone who’s commented!