My best friend and her boyfriend aren’t expecting, but they’ve had the “What Would We Name Our Kids?” conversation. She loves the name [name_f]Ava[/name_f], but he think it’s too popular and prefers the name [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]–which she (and I) are not fans of.
He likes names that are less common, and she prefers things names that are slightly trendier.
I thought a good middle ground might be a unique name with a more common nickname–like Avaline nn [name_f]Ava[/name_f]–but I’m open to any other thoughts or suggestions for them.
Ooo I definitely see the dilemma here. I’ll start with alternatives to [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] to maybe strike a cord with both of them, and then I’ll go for names I think fit the “less common, slightly” bill.
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]:
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Alaya[/name_f]
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f] ([name_f]Ava[/name_f])
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Avia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f] ([name_f]Genny[/name_f], [name_f]Genna[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f])
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]: (definitely harder to find alternatives to, but I’m focusing on key sounds of this one I hear in other names to bridge the gap)
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] ([name_f]Brie[/name_f])
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] ([name_f]Ellie[/name_f])
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f] ([name_f]Genny[/name_f], [name_f]Genna[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f])
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] ([name_f]Genny[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f])
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f] ([name_f]Ginny[/name_f])
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] ([name_f]Indie[/name_f])
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] ([name_f]Perrie[/name_f])
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f] ([name_f]Ginny[/name_f], [name_f]Nia[/name_f])
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
Other suggestions:
[name_f]Aubrielle[/name_f] ([name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], [name_f]Brie[/name_f])
[name_f]Briony[/name_f] ([name_f]Brie[/name_f])
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f] ([name_f]Etta[/name_f])
[name_u]Everly[/name_u] ([name_f]Evie[/name_f])
Joyelle ([name_f]Joy[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f])
[name_f]Katrina[/name_f] ([name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Trina[/name_f])
[name_f]Liana[/name_f] ([name_f]Lia[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f])
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] ([name_f]Linn[/name_f], [name_f]Nea[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f], [name_f]Lea[/name_f])
[name_f]Livia[/name_f] ([name_f]Liv[/name_f])
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] ([name_f]Maggie[/name_f], [name_u]Noli[/name_u], [name_f]Lia[/name_f])
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f] ([name_f]Essie[/name_f])
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f] ([name_u]Val[/name_u], [name_f]Leni[/name_f], [name_f]Lia[/name_f], [name_f]Cia[/name_f])
Haha, I’m so glad you see the issue!
And these names are great!
I can see them agreeing on [name_f]Maren[/name_f]/[name_f]Marin[/name_f]. I’ll definitely send them the list!