Vintage classic name for Baby no. 3

I need a first and middle name for a boy or a girl with siblings [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]. Our last name is pronounced Heh-gur-tee.

Some names we’ve been thinking of are [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], and [name_f]Violet[/name_f].

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Here are my thoughts on your lists so far:

[name_m]Felix[/name_m]-This isn’t my favorite, but it’s kind of fun. A little quirky like [name_m]Miles[/name_m], yet simple & familiar.

[name_u]James[/name_u]-I like this. It works well with your crew. It’s most definitely a classic.

[name_m]Graham[/name_m]-I don’t love this one. It sounds a little bland. I certainly prefer the Scottish spelling of [name_m]Graeme[/name_m] if anything.

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]-I love this. Perfect with [name_m]Miles[/name_m] & [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. It’s smart and sweet, yet definitely all boy. A lot of fun nick name options too. It’s not the best with your last name, but probably not a deal breaker.

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]-This is lovely. It works really well with [name_m]Miles[/name_m] & [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. It’s very well known, but not over done. Feminine & classic. Maybe not the best with your last name, but again, not awful.

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]-[name_f]Lovely[/name_f]. Elegant & smart. I’m not sure if you care about repeating initials or not.

[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]-This is adorable. Not as great with your last name though either.

[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]-It’s another ‘M’, but a nice name. Not very common, but really cute.

[name_f]Violet[/name_f]-Beautiful and works great.

Well, I wasn’t much help narrowing them down, huh? Here are a few more suggestions…

Boys:

[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]

[name_m]Louis[/name_m]

[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]

[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

[name_u]Owen[/name_u]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m]

[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]

Girls:

[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]

[name_f]Clara[/name_f]

[name_f]Cora[/name_f]

[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]

[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

[name_f]Lilian[/name_f]

[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]

[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]

[name_f]Willa[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

Hello, and congrats! Your children have lovely names. I’m going to stick to girls, because I am not good with boys names. A few quick observations:

  1. Both of your children’s names have at least one prominent “l” sound.
  2. Both of their names are vintage and classic, but also quite popular at the moment.

With that said, my favorite name on your list, both in terms of sound, staying power, and your other children’s names, is [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. It’s vivd, popular, vintage revival, and has the “l” sound.

Ranked in order
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]- A natural completion to this sibset. Such a lively, elegant, sunny classic.
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]- Once again, beautiful name. Tailored, but with lots of character and spunk. The first three I listed- [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], and [name_f]Alice[/name_f]- were very close to one another.
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]- This is where it drops off a bit for me. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t get me wrong, I love [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]: She’s bright, happy, and a breath of fresh air. However, I don’t think [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] is as classic or weighty as some of the other names here.
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]: [name_u]Truly[/name_u], I love [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], but maybe not here. It’s a little bit too uncommon, and I don’t consider it classic. Vintage for sure, but I don’t think it has that timelessness of some of your other choices.

Other ideas (first or middle):
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]

Middles:
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]/[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_m]Graham[/name_m] best with your other kids’ names! [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m] would be my second choice

Mile$ [name_m]Willi[/name_m]@m, Ameli@ K@te and…

[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]

Middle Names:
[name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Jeanne[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Hope[/name_f]

[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

Middle names:
[name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m]

[name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Graham[/name_m], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], are my favorite on your list

Other ideas

[name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], & _______:

[name_u]Leland[/name_u]/[name_u]Lionel[/name_u] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Malcom[/name_m] “[name_m]Mack[/name_m]”
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] “[name_m]Kip[/name_m]”
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]/[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]

[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]/[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] “[name_u]Josie[/name_u]”
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] are my favorites to go with [name_m]Miles[/name_m] and [name_f]Amelia[/name_f].
:slight_smile:

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] & [name_f]Violet[/name_f] work best in your sib set

Thank you for all of the super insightful input, I appreciate it SO much! We found out we are having a girl, which I was in shock about. We are crushing hard on [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], which I know isn’t too ideal with our 3 syllable last name, but I don’t think it’s the worst. I cannot for the life of me come up with a middle name I’m really loving. I want to keep it simple, with 1 syllable, but [name_m]MAN[/name_m] that is hard to do since [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is already such a traditional name, I’d love for it to be something unexpected. Thinking that might be impossible. We have so far:

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]James[/name_u] (DH’s middle)
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] (Such an overused middle, but I really love it)
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] (Not crazy about the meaning)
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] (A family name)

Would love some ideas I haven’t thought of.

Your other two children have such classic middle names. I try to find a fairly traditional one syllable name.

C@roline…

[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Jeanne[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Violet[/name_f] and [name_m]Felix[/name_m] best with your other children’s names and your surname!

[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] H e g e r t y
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] H e g e r t y

I also really like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], but I don’t think they sound all that great with your surname (too many syllables). And [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] each share an initial letter with a sibling, which I’m not a big fan of.

From other PP suggestions I like [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f].

Good luck!

[name_m]Just[/name_m] saw your update. Congrats on the girl!

Some one-syllable middle name suggestions to go with [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]:

[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Gem[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]

I like [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], and [name_f]Violet[/name_f] from your list.

[name_f]Susan[/name_f]

Mile$ [name_m]Willi[/name_m]@m, Ameli@ [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and…

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is a beautiful name! I really like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. What about [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]?

More ideas:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Tamara[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Flower[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Plum[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Danielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f]

These responses have been so helpful and insightful. [name_m]Just[/name_m] had my anatomy scan and it’s for sure a girl, and… how do we feel about [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] in this sibset? Personally I think I love [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] more with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], but I’m still hung up on a middle name that means something. I think [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] just does not go with our last name as well as [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]? Maybe I’m just overthinking this? I think [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f] works, but I think I like [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] more than [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]. [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]/[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]. Ugh.

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is gorgeous with the sibling names!