Under Consideration...

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries,

So, I have three names that I am currently considering adding to the list, however, I want to hear some berry opinions prior to deciding if they need to be on the list or on my guilty pleasure list.

They are:

[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Merida[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]

Oh, and also DH just totally vetoed a name that I was falling in love with, [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], do any of you have any names that have the same feeling as [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] that husband might like?

[name_f]TIA[/name_f]! : )

All are beautiful. My favorite is [name_f]Aurora[/name_f].

[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is my favorite, I think it’s totally usable.
Similar to [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]:
[name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]

I like all 3 of these names. I didn’t know about the new Pixar princess [name_f]Merida[/name_f]–not something I follow–but I guess it’s wise to consider that it could explode soon. At least you’d be ahead of the game if you plan on using it soon.

I love [name_f]Esme[/name_f]–my favorite. And [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is beautiful, and I love the nickname option of [name_u]Rory[/name_u]. So cute, esp for when she’s little–and if she’s a tomboy!

I love [name_f]Esme[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], not as much of a fan of [name_f]Merida[/name_f] but it is pretty.

[name_f]Aisling[/name_f]/[name_f]Aislinn[/name_f]
[name_f]Laoise[/name_f] (prn [name_u]Lee[/name_u]-sha)
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadhbh[/name_f] (prn Sive, like five. Maybe the spelling is too complicated?)
[name_f]Sorcha[/name_f] (prn. Sorca)

I love [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] I have a friend who calls her baby [name_u]Rory[/name_u]…for short. Super cute.

I love [name_f]Esme[/name_f] and [name_f]Merida[/name_f]!

I love [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]. [name_f]Esme[/name_f] is nice, too, even though feels nicknamey to me —*I prefer Esmée. [name_f]Merida[/name_f] is too made up / Disney princess / unremarkable Spanish town.

Alternatives to [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]: [name_f]Eve[/name_f] ([name_f]Evie[/name_f]), [name_f]Neve[/name_f]/[name_f]Niamh[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Maple[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] ([name_f]May[/name_f]), [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] ([name_f]Maidie[/name_f]), [name_f]Eavan[/name_f], [name_f]Aveline[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] ([name_f]Maisie[/name_f]), [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_f]Iva[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f].

I love [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]. [name_f]Esme[/name_f] is nice, too, even though feels nicknamey to me —*I prefer Esmée. [name_f]Merida[/name_f] is too made up / Disney princess / unremarkable Spanish town.

Alternatives to [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]: [name_f]Eve[/name_f] ([name_f]Evie[/name_f]), [name_f]Neve[/name_f]/[name_f]Niamh[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Maple[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] ([name_f]May[/name_f]), [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] ([name_f]Maidie[/name_f]), [name_f]Eavan[/name_f], [name_f]Aveline[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] ([name_f]Maisie[/name_f]), [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_f]Iva[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f].

1 [name_f]Esme[/name_f] - soft, feminine and otherworldly. [name_m]Add[/name_m] this one to your list.
2 [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] - not a big fan but it’s pretty. The r’s are hard to say for some people.
3 [name_f]Merida[/name_f] - Unless you have a special connection to the place, I don’t see the appeal.

sorceress - Thanks for telling me you think they are beautiful. I am glad to see [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] is well received, my DH likes this one a lot.

handsallover- Thanks for the suggestions! : ) I will run [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Maura[/name_f], and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] by him.

emsky - TTC currently so if we used [name_f]Merida[/name_f] it would hopefully as you said be used prior to popularity, but I haven’t even told DH about that one yet, and most likely he will veto it, lol.

princessariel - Thanks for all of the lovely suggestions! I especially like [name_f]Mara[/name_f], and I do love [name_f]Sorcha[/name_f], I read a book with a really awesome character named [name_f]Sorcha[/name_f], but when I brought the name up to DH he said it was weird; silly man.

reeljagkb - I agree that [name_u]Rory[/name_u] is a good nn for [name_f]Aurora[/name_f].

erin91 - Thanks for telling me your faves.

sugarplumfairy - [name_f]Love[/name_f] so many of your suggestions. [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] DH has already vetoed, as you can see he doesn’t really get on the same page as me for names. I mean we agree on a few that are already on our “list” but most of the time I get the weird look like are you kidding me with that name. I will see if he likes [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] (which I hope he does as it has to do with a hazel nut tree and my Great Grandmother’s name was [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] so a cool way to honor her).

[name_u]Mischa[/name_u] - You always have wonderful perspective. Your description of how you see [name_f]Esme[/name_f] makes me love it even more! : ) Now, hopefully DH will love it too. We shall see. I definitely agree with you that [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] could have some issues for people as the r’s are difficult to say, gives me something to think about.