Update & Vote

[name]Hi[/name] all!!

I know that I have not been on here for a long time. It has been about 5 or 6 months since I have really been around this board. Before that I was trying to get pregnant, as some of you may know, it was a long journey with infertility. I am now about 5 months pregnant and my dh is finally really into talking about and eliminating names and combo’s.

So with that said we used the names we narrowed down before we got pregnant and I have made combo’s and ran them past dh. The following are the narrowed names for girls. I will do a post of the boys combo’s later. Please pick your favorite(s) combo’s for each name set…

[name]Rogue[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Rogue[/name] [name]Phaedra[/name]
[name]Rogue[/name] [name]Adriel[/name]
[name]Rogue[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Rogue[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Rogue[/name] Amorette

[name]Thea[/name] [name]Karlene[/name]
[name]Thea[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Thea[/name] [name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Thea[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]

[name]Petra[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Petra[/name] [name]Storm[/name]
[name]Petra[/name] [name]Aberdeen[/name]
[name]Petra[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Petra[/name] Amorette

[name]Aster[/name] [name]Karlene[/name]
[name]Aster[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Aster[/name] [name]Colette[/name]

Phifer [name]Anastasia[/name]
Phifer [name]Temperance[/name]
Phifer [name]Adriel[/name]
Phifer [name]Adelaide[/name]
Phifer [name]Colette[/name]
Phifer Amorette
***Note: I know most of you are going to hate the spelling but in order to keep it and I absolutely [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Fifer[/name] I had to change the spelling. Demand of dh sorry ladies I know it is a weird spelling but he likes it and I just had to compromise to keep it. I just could not let it go.

Prim [name]Anastasia[/name]
Prim [name]Adelaide[/name]
Prim [name]Elektra[/name]
Prim [name]Colette[/name]
Prim [name]Seraphine[/name]

[name]Anais[/name] [name]Phaedra[/name]
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Karlene[/name] (we don’t agree)
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Elektra[/name] (we don’t agree)
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Colette[/name]

[name]Merida[/name] [name]Esme[/name]
[name]Merida[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Merida[/name] [name]Storm[/name] (we don’t agree)
[name]Merida[/name] [name]Colette[/name]
[name]Merida[/name] [name]Rue[/name] (we don’t agree)

Our last name is [name]Duffey[/name] if this helps you decide on what you like.

My favorites in order are

[name]Thea[/name] [name]Hermione[/name]- [name]LOVE[/name] this!!
Prim [name]Anastasia[/name]- I reallly like this. [name]Will[/name] it be short for [name]Primrose[/name] or just Prim? I think I like [name]Primrose[/name] a bit more but Prim is still cute on it’s own.
[name]Merida[/name] [name]Wren[/name]- Really cute and spunky!

I don’t care for [name]Rogue[/name] at all. It just sounds like a car to me. The others are just nms.

Sorry, I guess I did not read properly. You asked for favories in each category.
In addition to the ones I chose above that are my favorites, the ones that I think sound best from the other categories are

Rogue Adelaide
Petra Seraphine
Phifer Anastasia
Anais Colette
Aster Collete

Congrats on your pregnancy. I will pick one combo for each name as requested. My favourite first names are [name]Thea[/name] and [name]Petra[/name].

[name]Rogue[/name] [name]Adriel[/name]
[name]Thea[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Petra[/name] [name]Storm[/name]
[name]Aster[/name] [name]Colette[/name]
Phifer [name]Temperance[/name]
Prim [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Phaedra[/name]
[name]Merida[/name] [name]Colette[/name]

[name]Rogue[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Duffey[/name]
[name]Thea[/name] [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Duffey[/name]
[name]Petra[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name] [name]Duffey[/name]
[name]Aster[/name] [name]Waverly[/name] [name]Duffey[/name]
[name]Aster[/name] [name]Collete[/name] [name]Duffey[/name]
Phifer [name]Temperance[/name] [name]Duffey[/name]
Prim [name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Duffey[/name]
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Waverly[/name] [name]Duffey[/name]
[name]Merida[/name] [name]Colette[/name] [name]Duffey[/name]

With [name]Thea[/name] [name]Hermione[/name], [name]Merida[/name] [name]Colette[/name] and [name]Aster[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]/[name]Aster[/name] [name]Collete[/name] being my favorites

Picking one from each first name, and then placing them in order from my fave to least fave overall:

  1. [name]Thea[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name] ([name]Hermione[/name] is a close runner up)
  2. [name]Petra[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
  3. Prim [name]Anastasia[/name] (I also like [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Seraphine[/name])
  4. [name]Anais[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]
  5. [name]Merida[/name] [name]Colette[/name] (also love [name]Esme[/name] and [name]Wren[/name])
  6. Phifer [name]Adelaide[/name]
  7. [name]Aster[/name] [name]Colette[/name]
  8. [name]Rogue[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name]

Congratulations on your long awaited baby and good luck picking! I adore [name]Thea[/name] and [name]Petra[/name] :slight_smile: Prim is lovely but I prefer it as a nickname for [name]Primrose[/name] personally.

[name]Hi[/name], and congratulations!

[name]Thea[/name] [name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Petra[/name] [name]Aberdeen[/name]
[name]Aster[/name] [name]Colette[/name]
Prim [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Colette[/name]
[name]Merida[/name] [name]Esme[/name]

I love [name]Fifer[/name]! Please keep working on hubby because [name]Fifer[/name] is the best name on your list. Does he think [name]Fifer[/name] [name]Duffy[/name] is too F heavy?

If I must, I like Phifer [name]Adelaide[/name] or Phifer [name]Colette[/name]

Also like [name]Anais[/name] [name]Colette[/name] and [name]Anais[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]

I absolutely love the name [name]Thea[/name] [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Duffey[/name].
I would beam if I heard that name on the street where I live!

My favourites (so hard to pick just a few. I loved your lists)
[name]Thea[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]- Very unexpected. [name]Waverly[/name] is a modern twist next to [name]Thea[/name]- goes really well!
[name]Thea[/name] [name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Thea[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]- Like this a little less than the previous two but its very striking and feminine
[name]Petra[/name] [name]Waverly[/name]- This name sounds like a ‘film star name’ its so elegant. I find [name]Petra[/name] a little tougher sounding than [name]Thea[/name]. But both really beautiful
[name]Anais[/name] [name]Colette[/name]- I like [name]Anais[/name], and whilst I usually don’t love [name]Colette[/name], I really like it next to the former name
[name]Merida[/name] [name]Wren[/name]- Wow. This name is so fresh- breath of fresh air! I like the combination, and I like [name]Merida[/name]; however not quite as much as [name]Thea[/name]/[name]Petra[/name]. It has a real novelty power though, as I never hear it used!

I do like the name [name]Fifer[/name], but really not spelled Phifer (sorry hubby!) It looks like a brand name to me, not a name.
Also not the biggest fan of [name]Rogue[/name]- as a word for robber/thief I would have some issues using this name on a child.

Really big congratulations on your pregnancy- its wonderful that you finally get your chance to be a Mum. I’m sure you will do an amazing job!