Our daughter is 5 days old. We can’t figure out what to name her and I am in complete panic. Nothing is working. We like the middle name [name_u]June[/name_u] but the first name- we have [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], and [name_f]Frances[/name_f]. But nothing QUITE fits. I was set on [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] but when I asked a bunch of friends they all raved about [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] ([name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] as NN)- I thought that seemed old-fashioned…? [name_f]Frances[/name_f] is a family name so we thought that too…what if we go with [name_u]June[/name_u] as a first name but what would her middle be?
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any other cool names that you could share? It doesn’t have to be any below. Maybe none of these work…this is a nightmare I’m hiding in my house please help.
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t stress. [name_m]Just[/name_m] take your time and explore your options. This is your decision and you don’t have to choose [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] for your friends. I’m sure your baby girl is beautiful and everyone will love her no matter what name you choose. A [name_f]Rose[/name_f] by any other name right?
I like [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u] as it seems sophisticated and smart. [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] seems more bouncy and outgoing. They are both great names and are very beautiful. Which seems to suit baby girl more?
I also like [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] or [name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Harlow[/name_f] as alternative options.
I like both [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]. [name_u]June[/name_u] [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] could also work.
I love [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]! [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] flows perfectly. If you use [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] is pretty.
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] is wonderful! I adore [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], and would use just [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] myself, or maybe [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]. Good luck!
What about [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] nn [name_u]June[/name_u]? I love your style, definitely vintage. [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], and [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] are all beautiful names! I suggest
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] / [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Beryl[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
I especially love [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Faye[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f].
I suggest imagining your daughter doing many things involving her name throughout her life. Someone writing her name on a Starbucks cup, her as a 5 year old writing some of her name letters backwards as she practices, you introducing her to her teachers, friends, her name on her high school diploma. What name makes your heart leap at the thought of saying it when you introduce her? What name makes your heart sink at the thought of letting it go?
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t stress out about this, the right name will come! And you will have an awesome naming story!
i have a [name_f]Margot[/name_f] & a [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]/e [name_u]June[/name_u], and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] was almost a [name_f]Frances[/name_f] for awhile, so this question speaks to me The choices are all great! From my experience of indecision, I would go with the one you were most invested in going into the birth ([name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]?), but that might not be right for you. (I almost got swayed by friend/family suggestions in the postpartum period because I was really indecisive and vulnerable to trying to please, and it gave me major name regret. And the Berries saved me from a name change). Your choices are so lovely. Try one out, and if you can, try not to make it official (or don’t announce it) until you feel really settled! Having a name by the birthday is so so hard, and if I could go back, I would’ve delayed announcing so I could build confidence in the baby/name match!!
What reactions do you have with [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]/e? Does the name work well in the ‘real world’? Any pluses or minuses to that name? Thank you so much for your input!
[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! Our little one is still very little (10 weeks), so I don’t have tons of experience with the name yet, but the most surprising thing for us was that people were way more accepting of [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] as a given name than we expected. Reception has been good and feedback has been very positive among friends. (Grandparents/parents were lukewarm on it, but that seems to be how you know it’s a pretty good name, right?) We agonized about whether it should be “just [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]”, as we were worried that the fact that it sounds diminutive (even though it isn’t, of course) might make her wish she had options later in life. We ended up going with [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] on the birth certificate, but I have felt a little awkward at the doctor’s office when they call for “[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]” and I think “whose kid is that?!” So we have talked about possibly making a legal change, though I doubt we will end up doing it. We are US based but flew abroad when she was just a few weeks old, and the name has been well received and easily pronounced on our visit to continental/Northern Europe. The biggest negative for us was that [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] is trending upward so fast, but it’s a solid name so that wasn’t a deal breaker. Others we were considering were [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], and [name_f]Frances[/name_f], and if we could have named her [name_u]June[/name_u], we would have, but her big bro is [name_u]August[/name_u] Congrats again, and I hope that helps! I heartily endorse [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]/e and hope you end up feeling great about your choice, whatever it might be!
[name_m]Hi[/name_m] and congratulations on your new baby! I think all three of your combos are great, and if you wanted to use [name_u]June[/name_u] as a first name, you could simply flip them and they still work really well. So I’m not going to weigh in in terms of which name is best, because all of them are lovely. I do notice in your post you said you were set on [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u] before–I tend to think that’s a sign that [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] might still be “the” name for your little one. But I want to reassure you that you have no bad choices here, so whatever you pick will be great.
First off, congratulations! And try not to panic, you’ll find the right name soon enough.
My favourite out of the names you like is [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u] - very beautiful.
I also like:
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Emmalyn[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Kayla[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] - my favourite
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Annabella[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]June[/name_u]
Also, with the first name [name_u]June[/name_u], I like the combinations:
[name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Caitlyn[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Sansa[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
xoxo