Trying to avoid the naming disaster we had last time!

My husband does not want to discuss baby names - he is otherwise a great guy. Last time ([name]March[/name] 2012) I thought we had a name picked out and on the big day it just wasn’t right. We ended up naming her [name]Arden[/name] [name]Mae[/name], but call her [name]Birdie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] because

  1. [name]Arden[/name] does not fit her and 2. people were calling her Ardie despite my best efforts. I need several solid choices for this person coming in [name]December[/name]. We have a lot of kids (see signature) but the only one close in age is [name]Birdie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (for sibset purposes). Our last name starts with “Kah” and ends in “O” so that takes out a bunch of great choices like [name]Calliope[/name] or [name]Milo[/name].

What I have so far:

[name]Truman[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Frost[/name]
[name]Linus[/name] [name]Huckleberry[/name]
[name]Clyde[/name] [name]August[/name]
[name]Otis[/name] [name]Gulliver[/name]

[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name] [name]Olive[/name] nn Delphi
[name]Jane[/name] [name]Holiday[/name]
[name]Brighton[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Edith[/name] nn [name]Tiny[/name]
[name]Verity[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Tuesday[/name]
[name]Brighton[/name] [name]Maple[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] nn [name]Zibby[/name]

Please help - thoughts on these or other suggestions needed!!!

I like these best especially with your other children’s names:
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Frost[/name]

Out of your girls names these I think would work best with your other daughters names. I really like [name]Jane[/name] but worry that it would be to plain with her siblings names.
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Augusta[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Tuesday[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] nn [name]Zibby[/name]

Ardie is better then [name]Birdie[/name]. She is going to be made fun of for that.
I like [name]Bennett[/name] with a different middle name, [name]Brighton[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name], an [name]Blythe[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]

You have a great list, and for what it’s worth I think [name]Arden[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is a beautiful name! These are my favorites and the ones that I think flow best with your other children’s names:

[name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Frost[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name] [name]Olive[/name] nn Dephi
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] nn [name]Zibby[/name]

I adore [name]Zinnia[/name] and love [name]Zibby[/name] as a nickname :slight_smile:

[name]Love[/name] [name]Truman[/name] and [name]Verity[/name], also like [name]Bennet[/name] and [name]Jane[/name].

Boy Names I like from your list
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] [name]Favorite[/name] boy name on the list
[name]Otis[/name] [name]Gulliver[/name]

My Favorites Girl Names From Your list
[name]Verity[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] nn [name]Zibby[/name] Oh my, my absolute favorite!

I love, love, love [name]Zinnia[/name]!

My favorite choices of your boys names are:
[name]Truman[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Frost[/name]

My favorite out of your girls names are:
[name]Verity[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] nn [name]Zibby[/name]

I think [name]Zibby[/name] and [name]Birdie[/name] would be SO cute together :slight_smile:

I’m sorry you had a difficult experience with your last little one but [name]Birdie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is adorable. For the boys I love [name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] it is such an energetic yet classic name. I also really like [name]Linus[/name] [name]Huckleberry[/name] it just seems so comfortable and quirky. My absolute favorite of your girls is [name]Verity[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] it is simply stunning! Very upbeat like [name]Birdie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is and with that little extra spark that says sweet but still unusual. My second favorite would be [name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] but I don’t love the nn [name]Zibby[/name] I think it takes away from the beauty of [name]Zinnia[/name].

I like:

[name]Truman[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]

[name]Truman[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] - [name]Theodore[/name] = great, [name]Truman[/name] = gastly, dont give this name to your child
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] - i love the juxtaposition of these two!!!
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Frost[/name] - just okay
[name]Linus[/name] [name]Huckleberry[/name] - [name]Huckleberry[/name] is very trendy right now, [name]Linus[/name] is very cute and growable for a boy
[name]Clyde[/name] [name]August[/name] - just doesnt work or flow
[name]Otis[/name] [name]Gulliver[/name] - same as above, they clash

[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name] - clash, no flow
[name]Delphine[/name] [name]Olive[/name] nn Dephi - Dephi from [name]Delphine[/name] makes no sense, [name]Delphine[/name] is nice, [name]Olive[/name] is kinda trendy/trying to hard
[name]Jane[/name] [name]Holiday[/name] - [name]Jane[/name] is sweet, [name]Holiday[/name] is gimmicky
[name]Brighton[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name] - [name]Brighton[/name] is more for a boy, [name]Magdalene[/name] deserves to get used
[name]Clementine[/name] [name]Edith[/name] nn [name]Tiny[/name] - never use size to nickname a child, plsu its something you’d name a DOG. otherwise the real name is nice
[name]Verity[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] - [name]Verity[/name] is a fresh choice, [name]Blythe[/name] is blah
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Augusta[/name] - clash
[name]Blythe[/name] [name]Clementine[/name] - see above
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Tuesday[/name] - clash
[name]Brighton[/name] [name]Maple[/name] - see above
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] nn [name]Zibby[/name] - see above

I love [name]Clementine[/name] [name]Edith[/name] with your kids names! Nn [name]Tiny[/name] is cute but i prefer the nn [name]Minnie[/name]; [name]Birdie[/name] and [name]Minnie[/name] would be adorable!

I love all your boys names but [name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] is my favourite and sounds the best in the sibset.

Thanks everyone! Lots to think about here. I’m open to new ideas too - if last time was an indicator, my husband will veto most of these names and I’ll be back to the drawing board.

[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] (and it seems like it would sound great with your surname)
I also really love [name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] -beautiful with just the roght amount of spunk!- and [name]Sylvie[/name]…such a sweet name. I like it with A names, so [name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Augusta[/name] is my favourite from your list and i also like [name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Aminta[/name] or [name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Astrid[/name]. Good luck!

Favorites of your boy names:
[name]Felix[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Frost[/name]

Favorites of your girl names:
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Brighton[/name] [name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] [name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Zinnia[/name] [name]Blythe[/name] nn [name]Zibby[/name]

Out of your list I like [name]Felix[/name] and [name]Blythe[/name].

Oh man, [name]Tiny[/name] is the cutest nn ever.