We Can't Agree...

On a name for our baby girl. Ours boys are [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Stafford[/name_m] & [name_u]August[/name_u] [name_u]Reed[/name_u]. [name_m]Both[/name_m] go by their middle names. We aren’t set on little sister going by her middle name however I want to love her name like I love theirs!! Big brother calls the baby “[name_f]Millie[/name_f]” and it is growing on me but I’d like to use it as a nickname and not as her given name.

[name_m]Both[/name_m] boys are named after family members and we hoped to include family names in hers as well but none are really making me excited!

Would love to hear suggestions …possibly to go with [name_f]Emily[/name_f] since I think [name_f]Millie[/name_f] could be a nickname. Our last names is pronounced Oil-er.

Thanks in advance!

Family names include
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_u]Devon[/name_u]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]

But definitely open to suggestions that do not include these.

I prefer first name as the “call” name but if the other way works fine with your boys then you can continue this way. (But since it’s a girl you can change the name order as a “new rule”.)
I love [name_f]Emily[/name_f] with the nickname [name_f]Millie[/name_f]. My favorite combinations from your list are:

  • [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Gail[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Laura[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
    Good luck!

Names that have [name_f]Millie[/name_f] as a nickname

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]/[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f]/[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_u]Milan[/name_u]/[name_f]Milena[/name_f]

Names to go with [name_f]Emily[/name_f]

[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_u]Devon[/name_u]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

My suggestions are:

[name_f]Camilla[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f].
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f] [name_f]Gail[/name_f].

I see [name_f]Millie[/name_f] more of a nickname for [name_f]Camilla[/name_f] and [name_f]Em[/name_f] more of a nickname for [name_f]Emily[/name_f].

[name_f]Emily[/name_f] seems very ordinary with your boys names.

I do like [name_u]Milan[/name_u], [name_f]Romilly[/name_f], and [name_f]Camille[/name_f] as ways to get to the nickname [name_f]Millie[/name_f].

[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Milan[/name_u] strikes me as a lovely name. I also like [name_f]Romilly[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_f]Camille[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f].

[name_m]Nathan[/name_m] [name_m]Stafford[/name_m] & [name_u]August[/name_u] [name_u]Reed[/name_u].
And:
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] (milly-[name_u]Jean[/name_u])
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] ([name_f]Milly[/name_f])
[name_u]Devon[/name_u] [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]

Good luck

I think [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is lovely for the nickname [name_f]Millie[/name_f].

What about [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tillie[/name_f]?

Have you considered [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], or [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] with a nickname [name_f]Millie[/name_f]?

[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Virginia[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]

[name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Gail[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Gail[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] (although I prefer [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f])

[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Virginia[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Gail[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] (or [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]), [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Mildred[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]

[name_f]Melissa[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] [name_f]Gail[/name_f], [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] [name_u]Devon[/name_u], [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]

If you want her to go by her nickname, then I think [name_f]Mary[/name_f] is the perfect choice to be the first name: it’s common for [name_f]Marys[/name_f] to go by their middle name or to be called by a double names —*I think it would make things much easier for her future life.

For the nickname [name_f]Millie[/name_f]:
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

Normally I agree but we did not like how the boys’ names sounded the other way. We are definitely not planning on doing it with her name but if it happens it happens.

I totally agree. I would love to find a name that seems to “fit” better with [name_m]Stafford[/name_m] and [name_u]Reed[/name_u]. [name_m]Both[/name_m] are family names and have special significance for us. Sadly I don’t feel as excited about any of the female names on either side.

We are definitely open to suggestions that don’t include any of the above but that go nicely with they boys’ names.