I am expecting twin girls in late [name]January[/name] of next year, and need some input and ideas on their names. I have 2 first names picked out, [name]Coraline[/name] and Stellaluna. Are these too girly? Too childish? Also, ideas on middle names would be great.
[name]Coraline[/name] is cool - it has the classic feel of [name]Cora[/name], a vintage name, with the added interest and charm of [name]Coraline[/name]. [name]Coraline[/name] can go by [name]Cora[/name], [name]Lina[/name], or [name]Coraline[/name]! However, Stellaluna doesnāt even feel like a name to me. It is the name of a childrenās book about a bat, and I still canāt get over the fact that [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Pompeo[/name] named her daughter [name]Stella[/name] [name]Luna[/name] [name]Pompeo[/name] Ivery! Iām sorry! If you like Stellaluna, why not use [name]Estella[/name], [name]Estelle[/name], or [name]Stella[/name]?
[name]Estella[/name] and [name]Coraline[/name] are pretty together, in my opinion! The middle name depends on the length of your last name, but I think something like [name]Estella[/name] [name]Vivienne[/name] and [name]Coraline[/name] [name]Geneva[/name] would be pretty with a shorter last name, and [name]Estella[/name] [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Coraline[/name] [name]Rose[/name] would be nice with a longer last name.
[name]How[/name] exciting! 
Iām all for literary names, but Iām thinking that [name]Coraline[/name] may be confused with [name]Caroline[/name], and with Stellaluna, I have to admit that I only think of a bat and the star/moon meaning.
I donāt know why, but while I love these names as book titles, I have a hard time seeing them on actual babies. Perhaps itās because Iāve never heard the names used on actual children, but for whatever reason, I only associate them with their book characters, especially Stellaluna.
(If you look in the āCelebrity [name]Baby[/name] Namesā section, thereās a thread on Stellaluna, because of [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Pompeo[/name]'s baby girl.)
I love [name]Cora[/name]/[name]Cordelia[/name]/[name]Coralie[/name] and [name]Stella[/name], though!
I love literary names, and in case you arenāt set on [name]Coraline[/name] and Stellaluna, you may also like:
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name] (combo of [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables and [name]Belle[/name] from Beauty and the Beastā¦)
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] (from [name]Anne[/name] of [name]Green[/name] Gables)
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
Other names that remind me of [name]Coraline[/name] and Stellaluna:
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Aveline[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Luciana[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
Good luck!
stellaluna? thats the name of ellen pomei daughter> that would be like naming your child sparrowmadden.
I like [name]Coraline[/name] and [name]Luna[/name] they are pretty.
[name]Coraline[/name] & Apollina
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Venus[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Soleil[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Solana[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Solange[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Andromeda[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Cassiopeia[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Aurora[/name]
I agree that [name]Coraline[/name] & [name]Luna[/name] are really pretty together!
I donāt really like Stellaluna, for me itās a bit to much. But thatās just my opinion! I do like [name]Stella[/name] or [name]Luna[/name] though.
Maybe:
[name]Coraline[/name] ___ & [name]Stella[/name] [name]Luna[/name], and calling them [name]Cora[/name] & [name]Stella[/name]??
Iām sorry, but I just canāt get on the Stellaluna bandwagon, but if you like it go for it! I think [name]Estella[/name] (as suggested above) is a great alternative or just [name]Stella[/name] or [name]Luna[/name].
[name]Love[/name] carolaās suggestion of [name]Coraline[/name] ___ & [name]Stella[/name] [name]Luna[/name], and calling them [name]Cora[/name] & [name]Stella[/name]. I think Stellaluna is just too much as one name. I like [name]Coraline[/name] quite a lot
[name]Coraline[/name] is pretty, especially if you use the nn [name]Cora[/name] (which I love.) I personally prefer [name]Coralie[/name] over [name]Coraline[/name] but both are pretty choices. For some middles:
[name]Coraline[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] [name]Marta[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] [name]Luna[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name] [name]Lauren[/name] (a bit L heavy)
[name]Coraline[/name] [name]Rose[/name] (really popular but I love this flow, especially with [name]Coralie[/name]!)
For Stellaluna, I just donāt see it. Itās too much for me. I like [name]Stella[/name] and I like [name]Luna[/name] but together as a first name, theyāre just too much. Stellaluna also isnāt the same style is [name]Coraline[/name]. Some middle names I cooked up with either using [name]Stella[/name] or [name]Luna[/name] as the first name
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Luna[/name] (this way you still get to use both names!)
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Stella[/name] (not as great of a flow as [name]Stella[/name] [name]Luna[/name])
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Brianne[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Brielle[/name]
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Belle[/name] (you get the āellā factor from [name]Stella[/name] in)
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Ella[/name] (ending of [name]Stella[/name])
[name]Luna[/name] [name]Star[/name] (meaning of [name]Stella[/name])
For [name]Stella[/name], you could also replace it with [name]Estelle[/name], which I [name]LOVE[/name], and flows well with many middle names.
I vote with other posters here for keeping [name]Coraline[/name] and then substituting [name]Estelle[/name] or [name]Astrid[/name] for Stellaluna. Or, if you want another childrenās book name, how about something like [name]Coraline[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name]?
I love [name]Coraline[/name] (though i prefer [name]Coralie[/name] which is on my girls name list) and personally find Stellaluna bit of a mouthful - though they are your girls so you name them what you like.
Maybe for middle names you would like to go a bit more traditional as you have unusual first names (this is what i have done with my twin boys, [name]Oscar[/name] [name]Matthew[/name] and [name]Fintan[/name] [name]James[/name])
As well as more traditional, i think short names would be good to balance out the length of their first names. [name]How[/name] about [name]Coraline[/name] [name]Beth[/name] and Stellaluna [name]Jane[/name]ā¦something a long those lines.
Why not split Stellaluna into [name]Stella[/name] [name]Luna[/name]?
[name]Coralie[/name] etc sound rather sweet against the spunky [name]Stella[/name]. I would be thinking more along the lines of a [name]Kate[/name] or an [name]Imogen[/name].
sorry but twins named [name]Coraline[/name] & Stellaluna makes it seem like you are stuck in a story book ā¦
I actually donāt have a problem with the storybook associations, and I absolutely adore [name]Coraline[/name], however Stellaluna seems a bit much. All the Ls make it slightly hard to say, and it does mean āstar moonā, which seems like it might be overdoing it a tad.
Here are some other girlsā names featured in childrenās books and films :
[name]Matilda[/name] - [name]Matilda[/name]
Clochette - French Tinkerbell
Campanilla - Spanish Tinkerbell
[name]Clara[/name] - The Nutcracker
[name]Alice[/name] - [name]Alice[/name] In Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass
[name]Amelia[/name] - [name]Amelia[/name] Bedalia, and the [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] books by [name]Enid[/name] Blyton
[name]Wendy[/name] (possible a nn for [name]Gwendolyn[/name]?) - [name]Peter[/name] [name]Pan[/name]
[name]Winnie[/name] (as a nn for [name]Winifred[/name]) - [name]Winnie[/name] the Pooh
[name]Philippa[/name] nn [name]Pippi[/name] - [name]Pippi[/name] Longstocking
[name]Tulip[/name] - The [name]Tulip[/name] Touch by [name]Anne[/name] Fine
[name]Annie[/name] (or variations, such as [name]Annabel[/name]) - [name]Annie[/name] the Musical
Disney :
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Ariel[/name]
[name]Ursula[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Esmeralda[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
The [name]Secret[/name] Garden :
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
A [name]Little[/name] [name]Princess[/name] :
[name]Sara[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name] nn [name]Becky[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
Ermengarde
[name]Charlotte[/name] nn [name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Mariette[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
The Faraway Tree :
[name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Bessie[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]/[name]Francesca[/name] nn [name]Fanny[/name] (Iād advise against this one)
[name]Silky[/name]
The Famous Five :
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name] nn [name]George[/name]
[name]Jo[/name] (presumably a nn for [name]Josephine[/name], but I am unsure as she was a gypsy, so her name may be foreign)
[name]Frances[/name]/[name]Francesca[/name] nn [name]Fanny[/name]
The Adventure Series :
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]-[name]Ann[/name]
[name]Kiki[/name]
[name]Allie[/name], presumably short for [name]Alice[/name] or [name]Alison[/name]
Noddy :
[name]Theresa[/name]/Contessa nn [name]Tessie[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Martha[/name]
The [name]Secret[/name] [name]Seven[/name] :
[name]Janet[/name]
[name]Pamela[/name] nn [name]Pam[/name]
[name]Barbara[/name]
[name]Susie[/name]
Binkie
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Malory[/name] [name]Towers[/name] :
[name]Darrell[/name]
[name]Sally[/name]
[name]Gwendoline[/name] [name]Mary[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Betty[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]-[name]Lou[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Belinda[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name] nn [name]Bill[/name]
[name]Mavis[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Maureen[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Suzanne[/name]
Zerelda
[name]Pamela[/name]
[name]Rita[/name]
[name]Marilyn[/name]
[name]Doris[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]/[name]Francesca[/name] nn [name]Fanny[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name] nn [name]Winnie[/name]
[name]Constance[/name] nn [name]Connie[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Susan[/name]
[name]Eileen[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name] nn [name]Daffy[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Janet[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Katie[/name]
[name]Dora[/name]
[name]Gladys[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Christine[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Louella[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Patricia[/name] nn [name]Pat[/name]
[name]Rita[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]St[/name]. [name]Clare[/name]'s :
[name]Patricia[/name] nn [name]Pat[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Janet[/name]
[name]Hilary[/name]
[name]Doris[/name]
[name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Alison[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Margery[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Carlotta[/name]
[name]Prudence[/name]
[name]Pamela[/name]
[name]Roberta[/name] nn [name]Bobby[/name]
[name]Gladys[/name]
[name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Libby[/name]
[name]Angela[/name]
[name]Pauline[/name]
[name]Claudine[/name]
[name]Eileen[/name]
[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]-[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Phyllis[/name] nn Fizz
[name]Morag[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
The Wishing Chair :
[name]Mollie[/name] (possibly as a dimunitive of [name]Mary[/name])
The [name]Barney[/name] Mysteries :
[name]Diana[/name]
The Circus Series :
[name]Lotta[/name] (presumably a nn for [name]Carlotta[/name])
[name]Prunella[/name]
The Five Find-Outers :
[name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Bets[/name]
[name]Gladys[/name]
The Mistletoe Farm :
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Susan[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
The Naughtiest Girl :
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name] and the Chocolate Factory :
[name]Veruca[/name] (again, I would advise against this one)
[name]Violet[/name]
The Borrowers :
Arrietty
Homily
Lupy
Eggletina
[name]Sophy[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang :
[name]Truly[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
The [name]Wizard[/name] of [name]Oz[/name], and the musical Wicked :
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Glinda[/name]
Elphaba
Ballet Shoes :
[name]Pauline[/name]
[name]Petrova[/name]
[name]Posy[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name] nn [name]Theo[/name]
Fidolia (although this may be her surname)
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] Poppins :
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name].
Also, Eponine and [name]Cosette[/name] are pretty names from [name]Les[/name] Miserables, and how about [name]Beatrix[/name], as in [name]Beatrix[/name] [name]Potter[/name]?
I am really enjoying this; I hope you donāt mind if I do some more!
The Chronicles of [name]Narnia[/name] :
[name]Susan[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Jadis[/name] (the White Witch)
[name]Jillian[/name] nn [name]Jill[/name] (in The [name]Silver[/name] Chair and The Last Battle)
[name]Polly[/name] (The Magicianās Nephew)
The Wolves of [name]Willoughby[/name] [name]Chase[/name] :
[name]Bonny[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Letitia[/name]
[name]Gertrude[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
Five Children and It :
[name]Anthea[/name] nn Panther
[name]Jane[/name] nn Pussy
I was surprised to find that their baby brother, ordinarily called Lamb, was actually called [name]Hilary[/name].
Northern Lights :
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Marisa[/name]
[name]Tom[/name]'s [name]Midnight[/name] Garden :
[name]Harriet[/name] nn [name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] nn [name]Gwen[/name]
What [name]Katy[/name] Did :
[name]Katherine[/name] nn [name]Katy[/name]
[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name] (presumably a nn for [name]Elspeth[/name])
[name]Joanna[/name] nn [name]Johnnie[/name]
Cecy (presumably a nn for [name]Cecilia[/name] or [name]Cecily[/name])
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] nn [name]Izzy[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
The [name]Lord[/name] of the Rings :
[name]Arwen[/name]
[name]Elanor[/name]
Galadriel
Idril
[name]Rohan[/name]
Tinuviel
Names reportedly invented by [name]Shakespeare[/name] :
[name]Adriana[/name]
[name]Jessica[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Perdita[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
Cosmologically themed names (like Stellaluna) :
[name]Adhara[/name]
[name]Alcyone[/name]
Aludra
[name]Andromeda[/name]
Antlia
[name]Ara[/name]
[name]Arista[/name]
[name]Artemis[/name]
[name]Astra[/name]
[name]Astraea[/name]
[name]Bellatrix[/name]
[name]Callisto[/name]
[name]Carina[/name]
[name]Cassiopeia[/name]
[name]Chandra[/name]
[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Danica[/name]
[name]Dara[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]/a
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Etoile[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Lucine[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Maia[/name]
Marama
[name]Monday[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Portia[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
Sagitta
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Seren[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Sunday[/name]
[name]Sunshine[/name]
[name]Tara[/name]
[name]Theia[/name]
[name]Titania[/name]
[name]Vega[/name]
[name]Venus[/name].
Good luck!
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