What do you think and what would you add?

Name Advice
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Boys:
[name]Dashiell[/name] [name]David[/name] [name]Rowe[/name] “[name]Dash[/name]”
[name]Lincoln[/name] [name]William[/name] Warfield “[name]Link[/name]”
[name]Griffin[/name] [name]Christopher[/name] [name]Cloud[/name] “[name]Finn[/name]”

Hartford “[name]Hart[/name]”
[name]Julius[/name] “[name]Jude[/name]”
[name]August[/name] “[name]Oz[/name]/[name]Augie[/name]”

Girls:
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Flora[/name] Darling “[name]Betsey[/name]”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[name]Susanna[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Sage[/name] “[name]Sookie[/name]/[name]Sadie[/name]/[name]Susie[/name]”
[name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] ______ “[name]Heidi[/name]”

[name]Penelope[/name] “[name]Penny[/name]”
[name]Rosalie[/name]/[name]Rosemary[/name] “[name]Rose[/name]/[name]Rosie[/name]”
[name]Margo[/name] “[name]Goldie[/name]”
Lulette “[name]Lulu[/name]”

So [name]Dash[/name], [name]Link[/name], [name]Finn[/name] and [name]Betsey[/name] are very nearly set in stone. [name]Dash[/name] is the only one who’s already born, though. But just pretend those are all real already. [name]Susanna[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] are set in clay that hasn’t been baked yet, haha. We love them a lot, though, especially [name]Susanna[/name]. We both love the rest of the names listed, too, but they either don’t have middles yet or we aren’t both totally on the same page with them.

So my question to you is do you think it works? I realize the boys and girls seem totally different styles, but to me they all somehow seem retro, yet cool in the modern world. But maybe that’s just me! So, what do you think? And then what would you name a sibling? [name]Don[/name]'t worry about middles as they are all family names, I’m really curious what first names and nicknames you think would compliment the set, especially [name]Dash[/name], [name]Betsey[/name] and [name]Link[/name].

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Lyndsay[/name]! I don’t think I’ve seen your full list in one place. I’ve got a lot of love for your style. I think the girls and boys names totally match, w/out being matchy (which is the goal, right?).

Boys:
[name]Dashiell[/name] [name]David[/name] [name]Rowe[/name] “[name]Dash[/name]” ([name]Love[/name] this, of course!)
[name]Lincoln[/name] [name]William[/name] Warfield “[name]Link[/name]” ([name]Love[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name], [name]Langston[/name], too. But “Lang”? Not so much)
[name]Griffin[/name] [name]Christopher[/name] [name]Cloud[/name] “[name]Finn[/name]” (By far the coolest way to get to [name]Finn[/name])

Hartford “[name]Hart[/name]” (Believe it or not, I know a Hartford, nn [name]Hart[/name]. [name]Love[/name] it, so sweet.)
Hartford [name]Caspian[/name] [name]Clyde[/name] (or Chrono, perhaps? :wink: )

[name]Julius[/name] “[name]Jude[/name]” (I like [name]Julius[/name] and [name]Jude[/name], and I think you could pull them off together w/ the right middles)
[name]Julius[/name] [name]Delano[/name] [name]James[/name] (Too FDR? Maybe [name]Dexter[/name] instead?)

[name]August[/name] “[name]Oz[/name]/[name]Augie[/name]”
[name]August[/name] [name]Everett[/name] [name]Montgomery[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]! Could switch the 2 middles, too)

Girls:
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Flora[/name] Darling “[name]Betsey[/name]” (I love this name so much! It’s grounded but quirky all at once)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[name]Susanna[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Sage[/name] “[name]Sookie[/name]/[name]Sadie[/name]/[name]Susie[/name]” ([name]Love[/name] this as well. [name]Sookie[/name] and [name]Sadie[/name] are so fun)

[name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] ______ “[name]Heidi[/name]”
[name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Clio[/name]

[name]Penelope[/name] “[name]Penny[/name]”
[name]Rosalie[/name]/[name]Rosemary[/name] “[name]Rose[/name]/[name]Rosie[/name]”
[name]Margo[/name] “[name]Goldie[/name]”
Lulette “[name]Lulu[/name]”

OK, gotta run. It’s bathtime. But I have to add that you’ve totally sold me on [name]Goldie[/name]! I’ll try to think of a combo for that one.

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Thanks for the reply [name]Olive[/name]!

I can’t believe you know a Hartford nn [name]Hart[/name]! Is he hot? Hahaha

I’m glad you like my names… We just started talking about [name]Reece[/name] yesterday and [name]Chris[/name] is ready to make it our number one name! I told him I like it more than [name]Lincoln[/name], haha. See, [name]Link[/name] is his favorite, never been mine. But he made a good choice with [name]Dash[/name], so I thought I’d give it to him, it has grown on me immensely… But maybe the fact that after all this time, I don’t absolutely love it, is a sign… I just don’t know!

At the moment, Im loving [name]Dash[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Reece[/name] and [name]Jude[/name] as brothers. Ahh, naming is so hard! And he keeps throwing a monkey wrench into the girls names, too! He now loves [name]Ramona[/name] and [name]Agatha[/name] and doesn’t like [name]Margo[/name] at all! Sheesh! And I don’t know, he doesn’t seem interested in [name]Adelaide[/name] either and that was his favorite! I am still loooving [name]Susanna[/name], i just love saying it! He only likes [name]Sookie[/name] and I’m just not sure. We are both liking [name]Beatrix[/name] again. I kinda like [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Beatrix[/name] together, [name]Betsey[/name] and [name]Trixie[/name]. Reminiscent of [name]Trixie[/name] [name]Belden[/name] meets [name]Betsy[/name] & [name]Tacey[/name]. But… Then I don’t know! What I really want the most, after [name]Betsey[/name], is [name]Goldie[/name]! I just love [name]Goldie[/name]! But I’m not thrilled about anything it could be a nickname for. Maybe if I ever have a blonde I’ll just have to call her that!

What about:
[name]Dashiell[/name], [name]Reece[/name], [name]Griffin[/name] and [name]Jude[/name]. [name]Dash[/name], [name]Reece[/name], [name]Finn[/name] and [name]Jude[/name]. Or more likely, [name]Dash[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Reece[/name] and [name]Jude[/name].
[name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Susanna[/name] and [name]Beatrix[/name]. [name]Betsey[/name], [name]Sookie[/name], and [name]Trixie[/name].

Oh! [name]Do[/name] you think [name]Susanna[/name] could be nicknamed [name]Sadie[/name]? Or is that too much of a stretch?

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Yes, [name]Hart[/name] is hot :wink:

I do like [name]Reece[/name], esp. on a boy. And I think [name]Reece[/name] sounds better w/ [name]Finn[/name] than [name]Link[/name]. But I still love [name]Lincoln[/name]! Maybe it can be a middle…

As for the ladies, I totally went through an [name]Agatha[/name] phase awhile back. I still like it, but based on the reactions I get when I mention it, I can’t say I’m ready to use it just yet. [name]Ramona[/name] is cute, but I like [name]Simona[/name] more. [name]Margo[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], and [name]Susanna[/name] are all awesome! I think [name]Sadie[/name] could work with [name]Susanna[/name], since it’s often a nn for [name]Sarah[/name]. I still like [name]Sookie[/name], too. But I might like [name]Sadie[/name] more if [name]Beatrix[/name] would be [name]Trixie[/name]. I am still in love w/ [name]Beatrix[/name], btw. That’s another name that non-namefreaks tend to think is too out there, but I don’t care! It’s old-fashioned yet sassy and cool. [name]Love[/name] it!

About [name]Goldie[/name], could it be a nn for [name]Gwendolyn[/name]? Or do you hate [name]Gwendolyn[/name]?

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AHHHH.

Basically I had this whole long post about how I love all of your names! Especially [name]Julius[/name] nn [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Susanna[/name] nn [name]Sookie[/name].

Only qualms. Lulette, while adorable, already feels nicknamey, so it mismatches with the formal name to nn thing you have. Have you consider [name]Lucy[/name] or [name]Louisa[/name] with nn [name]Lulu[/name]?
Also I think [name]Poppy[/name] for nn of [name]Penelope[/name] fits a little better with [name]Dash[/name], [name]Link[/name] and [name]Betsey[/name].

[name]Happy[/name] naming!

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