Hello all! I’m 9wks pregnant with baby #4. We do plan on finding out gender around 12wks so this may be a little premature but I always find it fun to research both boy and girl names!
We are big fans of longer, more formal names with nicknames for everyday use. I have a 5yo [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], 3yo [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and 1yo [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] who we call [name_f]Lilly[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_u]Penny[/name_u]. Despite all of these names becoming more popular recently 
I do like the traditional but relatively uncommon feel of them. We have a single syllable last name that starts with “Sh” so trying to avoid alliteration.
[name_f]Girl[/name_f] names I like:
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] → [name_u]Jessie[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] → [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] (or Izzie)
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] → [name_u]Izzy[/name_u]
[name_m]Boy[/name_m] names are harder… I have some favorites that my husband does not like for a bunch of random reasons, which I’m ok with skipping since he has strong feelings.
[name_m]Boy[/name_m] names I like:
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] → [name_u]Jules[/name_u] (he says [name_u]Jules[/name_u] is too girly)
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] → [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] (he was assigned [name_m]Olivier[/name_m] as his name in middle school [name_u]French[/name_u] class and holds a grudge haha)
He likes [name_u]William[/name_u], which I do also and it’s a family name BUT I feel that [name_u]William[/name_u] and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] (Will and Lill) is way too similar and would be confusing. Other family names are [name_m]Brian[/name_m], [name_m]Eugene[/name_m], [name_u]Charles[/name_u] which I’m all sort of meh on. I also like things like [name_m]Warren[/name_m], [name_u]Remy[/name_u], etc but feel like they don’t keep the theme of traditional with a nickname.
Would love to hear suggestions!
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[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] - [name_f]Giana[/name_f], [name_f]Gia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] - [name_f]Via[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - Phia
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] - [name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] - Rett
[name_u]Bennett[/name_u] - [name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] - [name_u]Cal[/name_u] or [name_m]Cale[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] - [name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u] - [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] - [name_m]Rich[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] - [name_u]Si[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] - [name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - [name_m]Tom[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] - [name_m]Vince[/name_m]
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[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] are charming!
I like [name_u]Julian[/name_u] too (maybe nn [name_u]Jude[/name_u]? or Jay/JJ? [name_u]Or[/name_u] even Ian)
Some more ideas with [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and Penelope…
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] ‘Celie’ ‘Celia’ ‘Lia’ ‘Cece’
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] ‘Flora’ ‘Flossie’ ‘Flo’ ‘Ren’
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] ‘Fifi’ ‘Fee’ ‘Fliss’ ‘Lissy’
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] ‘Mimi’ ‘Ami’
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ‘Josie’ ‘Effie’ ‘Posy’
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] ‘Gigi’ ‘Gia’ Georgie’
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] ‘Nat’ ‘Tallie’ ‘Allie’
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] ‘Addy’ ‘Della’ ‘Annie’
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] ‘Hattie’ ‘Hettie’ ‘Etta’
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] ‘Mattie’ ‘Tilda’
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] ‘Annie’ ‘Abbie’ ‘Belle’
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] ‘Remy’ ‘Jem’
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] ‘Benji’ ‘Jem’ ‘Benny’ ‘Ben’
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] ‘Freddie’ ‘Fred’ ‘Rex’
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] ‘Seb’ ‘Bastian’ ‘Bash’ ‘Baz’
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] ‘Raffy’ ‘Raph’ ‘Ray’
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m] ‘Lennie’ ‘Len’ 'Leo;
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] ‘Max’ ‘Wells’ ‘Mack’
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] ‘Toby’
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] ‘Zac’ ‘Ari’
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] ‘Donny’ ‘Nico’ ‘Nick’
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] & [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]- [name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_u]Lex[/name_u], [name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]- [name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]- [name_u]Artie[/name_u]
Abraham/Abram- [name_m]Abe[/name_m]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]- [name_m]Benjie[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]- [name_u]Sully[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]- [name_m]Abe[/name_m], [name_m]Barnes[/name_m]
[name_u]Christian[/name_u]- [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_u]Chris[/name_u]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]- [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_u]Chris[/name_u], [name_m]Topher[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]- [name_u]Nick[/name_u], [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_m]Claus[/name_m], [name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]- [name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]- [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]- [name_f]Dot[/name_f], [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]- [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]- [name_f]Susy[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f]
Firstly congratulations 
Your girls are beautifully named!
I love [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] she’s so regal and fits in perfectly with your other kiddos names. [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is such a lovely name. Definitely my favourite from your options!
You’ve had lots of lovely suggestions so count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] ‘Evie’
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] ‘Evie’
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] ‘Frankie’
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] ‘Jules’
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] ‘Flossie’
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] ‘Fliss’
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] ‘Romy’
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] ‘Annie’
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] ‘Delphi’
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] ‘Teddy’
Dorothy/Dorothea ‘Dotty’
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] ‘Clemmy’
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] ‘Lexi’
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] ‘Maggie’
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] ‘Maggie’
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] ‘Rosie’
[name_f]Colette[/name_f] ‘Coco’
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] ‘Josie’
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] ‘Hattie’
[name_f]Trinity[/name_f] ‘Trinny’
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] ‘Carrie’
From your boys I really love [name_u]William[/name_u] he’s so classic and distinguished. I appreciate the Will/Lill situation but honestly it’s not a massive problem in my eyes [name_u]William[/name_u] has a range of nicknames you could always go [name_u]Billy[/name_u] or even [name_u]Liam[/name_u]. I think [name_u]Billy[/name_u] & [name_u]Liam[/name_u] work just fine with Lill.
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] ‘Robbie’
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] ‘Sam’
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] ‘Freddie’
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] ‘Zeke’
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] ‘Freddie’
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] ‘Benji’
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ‘Teddy’
[name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] ‘Jem’
[name_m]Beaumont[/name_m] ‘Monty’
[name_m]Oxford[/name_m] ‘Ford’
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] ‘Raffy’
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] ‘Sol’
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] ‘Patch’
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] ‘Timmy’
[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u] ‘Finn’
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] ‘Nate’
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] ‘Harry’
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] ‘Rue’
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and…
I wouldn’t use [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] as reminds me of [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] together, and I would use Lil/Lily as a nickname for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
So if not [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] (which I would nickname to [name_f]Belle[/name_f] or Zazie), then:
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] (Josie or Posie)
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] (Hattie or Etta)
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] (Flossie)
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] (Connie)
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] (Sophie, Phia)
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f] (Bonny)
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] (Ceci)
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] (Bella)
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (Tilda, Tilly)
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] (Lottie)
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] or [name_u]Romilly[/name_u] (Romy)
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] (Mattie or Lenny)
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] (Lulu)
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] (Gigi, Georgie)
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] (Mione, Minnie)
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] (Clem, Minnie)
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (Tommy)
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] (Ru)
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] (Arty)
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] (Bashy, Sebby)
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] (Freddie)
[name_u]Archer[/name_u] (Archie)
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] (Zac)
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] (Ozzie)
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] (Harry)
[name_m]Albert[/name_m] (Bertie)
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Joseph[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] (Kit)
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (Xander)
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_u]Leo[/name_u]
(Theodore - [name_u]Teddy[/name_u] - would be good but way too popular now - maybe [name_u]Edward[/name_u] or [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] if you want Teddy).
….or let’s get some hypnotherapy for [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] - I also like it with your others! 