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SO (significant other) and I have both made lists of the names we like and then figured ou which ones we like best for both genders. We’re still having trouble deciding on a first name, but in the process of trying to find first names, we found a middle name for a boy and some possible contenders for a girl! If it’s a boy, the middle name will be [name_u]Talley[/name_u] in honor of my Grandpa. If it’s a girl, then the middle names might be either [name_f]Susan[/name_f](my Grandma), [name_f]Rose[/name_f](My middle name), [name_f]Joy[/name_f](family name on both sides), or [name_f]Molly[/name_f](a variation of SO’s sister’s name). The last name is Hood. Thanks for the help!

The names are…
Girls:
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelie[/name_f], [name_f]Bette[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Caterina[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Genevive[/name_f], [name_f]Gretchen[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f]/[name_f]Margo[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u].[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Angus[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m]/[name_u]Charley[/name_u], [name_m]Clark[/name_m], [name_m]Davis[/name_m], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]/[name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_u]Florian[/name_u], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_m]Percival[/name_m]/[name_m]Perseus[/name_m], [name_m]Remus[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m], [name_m]Samson[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_m]Vance[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]

For boys, my favorite combinations are [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_u]Talley[/name_u] and [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_u]Talley[/name_u].

For girls, I like [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Susan[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f], and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Molly[/name_f].

My top two choices would be [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_u]Talley[/name_u] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f].

Great lists!

For girls I like: [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], and [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]. My favorites of these are [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f].

For boys I like: [name_u]Elliott[/name_u], [name_u]Florian[/name_u], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], and [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]. My favorites of these are [name_u]Elliott[/name_u], [name_u]Florian[/name_u], and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m].

Would you consider [name_f]Flora[/name_f] or [name_f]Anthea[/name_f]? They seem like they’d fit your style, and since [name_f]Susan[/name_f] (meaning “lily”) and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] are both family names, [name_f]Flora[/name_f] and [name_f]Anthea[/name_f] (both mean “flower”) it could be a cool nod to both at the same time. You have great lists, so I just have a few thoughts:
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]- I prefer it to [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] is nice, but [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] has a more melodious sound and is a bit less common.
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]- Like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelie[/name_f], I like both, but the [name_m]French[/name_m] version is just a bit softer and more pleasant sounding to me.
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]- I like this for the same reason I suggested [name_f]Flora[/name_f] for a girl: its botanical meaning is a nod to the flower names in your family.

If I had to pick names I’d eliminate, I’d choose [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] (too nicknamey), [name_f]Gretchen[/name_f] (too close to wretched and retch), and [name_f]Violet[/name_f] (too close to violent). For boys, [name_m]Remus[/name_m] (too [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]), and [name_m]Angus[/name_m] (too beefy).

Girls:
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] [name_u]Talley[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] [name_u]Talley[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_u]Talley[/name_u]