My husband and I have VERY different taste in girl names, and we’re expecting one. I don’t think we’ll be able to come up with a name without one of us feeling like we have a daughter with a name we hate! Below are lists showing each of our styles. We need help coming up with a happy medium. Thanks for your help!
[name]Genevieve[/name] (more exotic (which you seem to like) form of [name]Jennifer[/name])
[name]Colette[/name] ([name]Colleen[/name] + [name]Cosette[/name])
[name]Vivian[/name] or [name]Vivianne[/name] (like [name]Vianne[/name] but a little more traditional for him)
[name]Selena[/name] or [name]Serena[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
Thank you very much for the suggestions so far. We like a handful of these names, however, none just jump out at us as being the right one. The ones we like:
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Corrine[/name] (although I think we would use [name]Corinna[/name])
Other names we have found that we both are (just) OK with:
Great suggestions, I had to delete some I repeated.
[name]Shoshana[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Emery[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Carina[/name]
[name]Sheridan[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] nn [name]Josie[/name]
[name]Nicolette[/name]
[name]Marin[/name]/[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Loralie[/name] (ee ending not eye)
[name]Evan[/name]
[name]Malia[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Linden[/name] nn [name]Lindy[/name]
[name]Linnet[/name] is one I’m in love with tonight.
[quote=“vans”]My husband and I have VERY different taste in girl names, and we’re expecting one. I don’t think we’ll be able to come up with a name without one of us feeling like we have a daughter with a name we hate! Below are lists showing each of our styles. We need help coming up with a happy medium. Thanks for your help!
An important thing to remember is that your daughter is going to have both of your tastes and some of her own. So it is really important to try to compromise. Your husband’s list is pretty dated and your list is innovative and at times really innovative! I would think that [name]Amelie[/name], [name]Amalie[/name], or [name]Amelia[/name] would be a great compromise because they sound like [name]Emily[/name] but they are more unusual. But [name]Amelia[/name] is liable to get really popular.
More ideas:
[name]Annabel[/name] instead of [name]Anouk[/name]
[name]Annika[/name] instead of [name]Anouk[/name]
[name]Arden[/name] instead of [name]Erin[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] instead of [name]Colleen[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name] instead of [name]Cosette[/name]
[name]Eden[/name] instead of [name]Erin[/name]
[name]Esme[/name] instead of [name]Erin[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] instead of [name]Erin[/name]
[name]Jessamyn[/name] instead of [name]Jennifer[/name]. By all means, do not use the name [name]Jennifer[/name]. It is a very pretty name, but has been so overused.
[name]Maeve[/name] instead of [name]Shae[/name]
[name]Sage[/name] instead of [name]Shae[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] instead of [name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name] instead of [name]Sabrina[/name] - nn for [name]Susannah[/name] - [name]Sanna[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name] instead of [name]Vianne[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name] instead of [name]Vianne[/name]
Some more ideas:
[name]Ailsa[/name] - sounds familiar and yet it isn’t. It’s very cute, plus it’s five letters. I love names with five letters. [name]Just[/name] long enough and not too long.
[name]Bianca[/name] - I love this, but some people think it sounds snobby. I don’t get it. To me it sounds warm and happy.
[name]Cecily[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name] nn [name]Celia[/name] - one of my faves, not so popular and yet it’s classic.
[name]Claudia[/name] - I love [name]Claudia[/name]. But the meaning is a bummer.
[name]Daphne[/name] - this is one of my faves.
[name]Eliza[/name] - this is a great name because it’s traditional yet very fun and lively.
[name]Evelyn[/name] - this may get super popular.
[name]Georgia[/name] - I just love it.
[name]Hollis[/name] - this has a sound your husband might love and it is very unusual, so that might make you happy. I just love [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name] - this has a slightly dated feel to please your husband, but on the other hand, how could a namesake of [name]Jackie[/name] O ever be dated?! So lovely and elegant!
[name]Kendra[/name]
[name]Leona[/name] - I don’t think your husband will like this one, but I just thought I’d throw it out there.
[name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Tillie[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name] - of all the really popular names, this is my fave. But I don’t recommend it if you live in a state that gets cold winters. I’ve heard that [name]Olivia[/name] is rampant in such places. I guess it is a very warm-sounding name like a built-in fireplace. I live in [name]California[/name], and here it wouldn’t be so popular.
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name] - might appeal to both of you.
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] - great name. It’s a classic. It is a very common middle name, but not a common first name. So it sounds familiar for your husband, but it is super cool for you.
[name]Tessa[/name] - I bet your husband would like this, but it’s probably too bland for you. I love [name]Tessa[/name].
[name]Zandra[/name] nn [name]Zandie[/name]- Now this is a great name. Sounds like [name]Sandra[/name] which is familiar, but the “Z” makes it take off. I love it!
[name]Suzette[/name] - Suze for short *love this name!
[name]Colette[/name] - [name]Etta[/name] for short * repeat suggestion, love this name too!
[name]Anya[/name] (on-ya)
[name]Arabel[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
I noticed you both liked [name]Annalisa[/name], so thought I’d suggest [name]Annaleah[/name]. I know a little girl with this name, and whenever I mention her at work (she’s my daughter’s friend), everyone can’t stop about how pretty her name is.
WOW! Thank you for the suggestions! You guys have some great taste in names! The names that we like since my last post are:
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Loralie[/name]
[name]Zandra[/name]
[name]Annaleah[/name] (we were wondering if spelling it Annalia would be too strange. We like [name]Leah[/name] spelled [name]Lia[/name])
[name]Susan[/name] - I love your suggestions, especially [name]Arden[/name], [name]Hollis[/name] and [name]Ramona[/name], but alas, my husband does not. And many of your other suggestions we like, but are the names of family members, so we can’t use them.
I do see that your husband tends to like Irish-sounding names and you obviously go for French - both beautiful naming styles. Maybe you could find a pair of names, one from each style, that could work as her first and middle, that way both of you have a name in there.
Unfortunately I’m not great at suggestions but wanted to say that if you go with the spelling Annalia the pronunciation is not as clear as it is with [name]Annaleah[/name]. Maybe a hyphenate would work, [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Lia[/name], or [name]Anna[/name] [name]Lia[/name] (like with [name]Mary[/name] [name]Beth[/name].)
Your names are straight out of some of my favorite books and movies. [name]Sabrina[/name], [name]Amelie[/name], [name]Vianne[/name] and [name]Anouk[/name] (Chocolat), [name]Cosette[/name] ([name]Les[/name] Mis). Is that a coincidence? [name]Sabrina[/name] has very British origins, with its association with the [name]River[/name] Severne. It’s too bad that your husband isn’t down with it. One nickname that I love that feels like it could be straight out of Chocolat (if that is where you got your [name]Anouk[/name]/[name]Vianne[/name] inspiration) is [name]Lilou[/name]. Very French. I could picture a little [name]Lilou[/name] fitting in with [name]Vianne[/name], [name]Roux[/name], [name]Anouk[/name], and [name]Armande[/name] no problem, and a lot of first-middle combos would get you there. Something like [name]Lily[/name], [name]Lilith[/name], [name]Lillian[/name], and maybe even [name]Lydia[/name], and middle names [name]Lucille[/name], [name]Louise[/name], [name]Luisa[/name], [name]Lucinda[/name], [name]Luna[/name]. Might be a little too alliterative for you, but it is a way for you to have a nickname that is in line with names you like with a more classic name that your husband may be more fond of. Can’t think of any more Irish ways to get to that, though.
Yes, many of the names I love are inspired by characters in my favorite books or in movies that have had an exceptional impact on me. I also look closely at the meaning of the names and choose ones that I think would add to my daughter’s character and/or sense of self.
I think that may be a reason I have such a hard time going with a name that I just “like”. I feel that I put a lot of love into finding names that I want to give my daughter, whereas my husband simply “likes” certain names.
I admit that many of my choices are unconventional, however, I have always loved how my name is uncommon, and want to give my daughter the same feeling of being one-of-a-kind.
[name]Colette[/name] (giving him part of [name]Colleen[/name] and you part of [name]Cosette[/name])
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Annette[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Georgette[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Rosette[/name]
[name]Susette[/name]/[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Violette[/name]
What does everyone think of [name]Sasha[/name]? I know it’s more of a boy’s name in Europe, but I think it’s widely accepted as a girls name here in the US. Am I totally off? My husband and I both like this one!
