Okay, everyone… I’m back. I was so excited about [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], but, as faith would have it, we just found out that one of our best friends had their own baby [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] this morning. We’re so happy for them, but naturally, I’m a bit bummed to return to square one.
We’re currently expecting our third and fourth (!!!) children. Our two children are named [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]. We’ve decided on [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] (nickname: [name_f]Elle[/name_f]) for twin A, but are now back to deciding on twin B.
This was our original short list, but none of them are immediately sticking out to either of us, so I thought I’d ask for help again.
Katherine [name_f]Emma[/name_f] (I love the nickname [name_u]Kit[/name_u], which we were planning on using with [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], so would still be able to use that sweet nickname this way)
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
Here are some other names I still love or have been mulling over lately
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] (nicknamed [name_f]Evie[/name_f], be still my heart)
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
I’m sorry to hear that the name you liked had already been used by someone close to you, but luckily, you still have some lovely options!
I like [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] ([name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] also sounds nice) and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], and I think [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] are also lovely combinations. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] list in all!
Audrey [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is beautiful! I also really like the suggestion of [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] - I love [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], but have gotten a bit in my head about how she’d be the only child with two syllables instead of three. But perhaps that’s just me overthinking.
I also like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] a lot! [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] & [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f] & [name_f]Elle[/name_f] – do you think that’s too matchy or just matchy enough?
I like the sound of [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] and [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f] as a sister to [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u].
Alternatively, what if u you go with a variation or diminutive of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]?
Some ideas:
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margery[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjory[/name_f]
[name_f]Mared[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
Eloise & [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] make a great pair! And [name_u]Kit[/name_u] would be adorable. That’s definitely my favorite of your list.
Perhaps you’d consider [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] – it has the same vintage feel as [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] & [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] means ‘pearl’.
Millicent, [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], or [name_f]Molly[/name_f] might make a nice alternative to [name_f]Margaret[/name_f].
Eloise [name_u]June[/name_u] is gorgeous! I love [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] with it - beautiful name. Although I also love [name_u]Kit[/name_u] but not so much [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]… [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] is a favourite of mine and I think it sounds fantastic with [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]. Something like [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Inez[/name_f] would be lovely, or even [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]. [name_u]Kit[/name_u] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is another option I love but I suspect you mightn’t like it without a more formal name. Anyway, I think any of these would be great!
@Carys1 I love [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], but unfortunately can’t use it as there’s already one in the family! I do really like [name_f]Margot[/name_f], though!
@elanorelle Oooh, I do like [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]! Possibly as a middle to [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. Thank you for the idea!
@TDFM Thank you so much! I do love [name_u]Kit[/name_u] quite dearly, but we’ve been referring to [name_u]Baby[/name_u] A ([name_f]Eloise[/name_f]) as Bitty and am realizing that we may end up with twins nicknamed Bitty and [name_f]Kitty[/name_f] if we take that route, and that’s just a bit too cutesy for my taste! I really do love [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Inez[/name_f], that’s gorgeous! And I agree, I think [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] may be my top pick right now.
Eloise [name_u]June[/name_u] “[name_f]Elle[/name_f]” & [name_f]Marnie[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] “[name_u]Marlo[/name_u]” would make for the cutest twin set
I’m sorry that you had to eliminate [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]! It was a magnificent name!
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] is still my favorite combo. [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] would be a fantastic alternative to [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]!
I love [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Lisette[/name_f] from your list! They all go so well with [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]!
Another that I think would be perfect with [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] is [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]. Super close to [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] which I know you now can’t use. [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] and [name_f]Margot[/name_f] are actually my favourite pair I think. BTW, my daughter’s middle name is [name_u]June[/name_u] - beautiful choice!
Bummer about [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], I’m sorry. From your list, I love [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]! [name_f]My[/name_f] second favorites would be [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Clara[/name_f] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. And I love the idea of [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] “[name_f]Elle[/name_f]” and [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] “[name_f]Evie[/name_f].” I also really like the suggestion of [name_f]Margot[/name_f]! With a little mixing and matching, maybe:
You have some beatiful options. I think my overall favorite is [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], but I also really, really like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] with an honorable mention for [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], but I am not sure I like it quite as much in conjunction with [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] because of the shared sound. I don’t think you need more suggestions, but I will add [name_f]Brigitte[/name_f] just in case.
I love the suggestion of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], and I think it pairs beautifully with [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u].
I am crushing on H or F names for you as it would tie in the initials of your other kids for a subtle theme
E , F, G, or H and I… I am so weird to notice things like that. So although you already have gorgeous names to decide from I will suggest
You’re all so good at this! Thank you for the input.
Here are my current (very disorganized) thoughts/favorites Lucy [name_f]Florence[/name_f] - I’m completely smitten with [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], but am a bit worried that it could be too close to [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], especially if someone were to say it in a hurry and say “el-LOU-eez” instead of “el-LOW-eez”. I really like it though and would love to use it, do you think it’s too close? Margot [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] - I don’t like [name_f]Margot[/name_f] as much as [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], but I do like the idea of being able to honor the same family member! Magnolia [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] - WOW. This is so pretty, @[name_f]Estrela[/name_f]! Anna [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] - I kept thinking back to this one last night! I love the way [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] seem to balance each other out. Audrey [name_f]Clara[/name_f]/[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is still a front runner, but I’m also crushing on Audrey [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]. Genevieve [name_f]Flora[/name_f]- I really love @Ehrob1’s suggestion of [name_f]Flora[/name_f]!
