Here is a list of my top 6 boy and girl names. I know it’s weird to have a ‘top twelve’ list but I think it would be so much fun to have twelve kids! We have 8 in my family, but some friends of ours have twelve. I decided I would like to give my kids all two middle names, the first middle names for the boys being named after someone in history (other than [name]James[/name] who was my little brother that was stillborn), and the girls first middle names just having significant meanings (other than [name]Esther[/name] who is from the Bible). And the second middle names are all virtue names (I guess Patriot really isn’t a virtue).
Anyway tell me what you think!
Tuvia [name]James[/name] [name]Valiant[/name] - I googled Tuvia and see it’s a great historical namesake but that seems a hard name for a non-Polish boy to wear. It looks/sounds very feminine and much less familiar than all the other boys’. Is the name related to [name]Tobias[/name]? I love [name]Tobias[/name]! and [name]James[/name] [name]Valiant[/name] is awesome!
[name]Israel[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Honor[/name] - [name]Israel[/name] is a handsome name, however it’s a lot for a child to live up to (I mean, it’s good to set the bar high, but…), and also it’s potentially a political firestorm of a name. It does ultimately work, but I have more reservations for it than for your others. [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Honor[/name] is great and the whole combo has really good flow.
[name]Orlando[/name] [name]David[/name] Patriot - No real complaints/concerns, this is attractive and handsome.
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] Courage - quite like it, the repeating -n’s in [name]Rowan[/name] and [name]Lincoln[/name] are a little singsongy but it’s OK.
[name]Wesley[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Noble[/name] - quite like it!
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Justice[/name] - probably my favorite! I do think the speling [name]Neil[/name] is easier but [name]Niall[/name] is fine.
Girls:
[name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Coralie[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - lovely! I’m not sure how [name]Seraphina[/name]'s going to age - it’s rather trendy at the moment, but this is nice.
Anastagia Alora [name]Hope[/name] - I think you mean [name]Anastasia[/name]? Please spell it that way. Very lovely.
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Vivian[/name] [name]Liberty[/name] - again a nice combo, however this name seems the least clearly religious? I mean I can see overtones in both [name]Scarlett[/name] and [name]Vivian[/name] but it’s not as direct as [name]Seraphina[/name] (the angels) [name]Anastasia[/name] (the resurrection) [name]Evangeline[/name] (the good news) [name]Christiana[/name] ([name]Christ[/name]) [name]Priscilla[/name] and [name]Esther[/name] (both women in the Bible). Something to think about.
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Mercy[/name] - this is awesome, just be aware [name]Freya[/name] is a pagan goddess name so I’m not sure how you feel about using her name. I mean I personally have no problem with it (as a [name]Christian[/name]) but I know some Christians would.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Christiana[/name] [name]Faith[/name] - lovely! the -a and -a endings are a little repetitive and [name]Christiana[/name] [name]Faith[/name] is a little blatant, but I mean, it works and is blatant about a good thing…just nobody else has quite that.
[name]Priscilla[/name] [name]Esther[/name] [name]Peace[/name] - very cool and PEP are such cool initials. I do think [name]Priscilla[/name] [name]Esther[/name] is kind of a lot of old lady name in one name, but it still works.
So…I might suggest alternatives of
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name]
No change really but you could mix it up to [name]Israel[/name] or [name]Jacob[/name] [name]David[/name] honor, as the d’s in [name]Orlando[/name] and [name]David[/name] are a little repetitive too, and then you’v got
4 [name]Orlando[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] Patriot, which is cool too
5 No change
6 No change except maybe spelling
1 [name]Angela[/name] [name]Coralie[/name] [name]Grace[/name] (more timeless to me - could also look at [name]Angelina[/name], [name]Angelica[/name])
2 No change except spelling, except maybe redistribute, maybe [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Esther[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
3 No change really except maybe redistribute, [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Christiana[/name] [name]Liberty[/name]?
4 [name]Freya[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Mercy[/name] - no change except consider that first name, [name]Flora[/name] hits some similar notes or [name]Frances[/name] or [name]Reina[/name]
5 No change except maybe redistribute, [name]Elena[/name] [name]Vivian[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
6 No change except maybe redistribute, [name]Priscilla[/name] [name]Elora[/name] [name]Peace[/name] ([name]Elora[/name] I believe is a name, initials PEP are better than initials PAP).
Tuvia [name]James[/name] [name]Valiant[/name] - I like [name]James[/name] [name]Valiant[/name], Tuvia sounds like a sugar substitute.
[name]Israel[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Honor[/name] - all 3 are nice names but I’m not sure I like them together. What about Asriel?
[name]Orlando[/name] [name]David[/name] Patriot - again all 3 are nice enough but I don’t really like them together. [name]Orlando[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] Zeal (I realize you’re doing the staggered syllable thing, but I don’t believe its a hard and fast rule) or [name]Orlando[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] Dare
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] Courage - I like [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name]. What about [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Valor[/name]?
[name]Wesley[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Noble[/name] - This is by far my favorite 3 name combo for your boys. All 3 are great and they sound great together.
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Justice[/name] - love [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Justice[/name], [name]Niall[/name] is bit odd because I’ve never heard it before
I do like virtue names but some of these are a bit too literal for me. I love [name]Valiant[/name], [name]Honor[/name], [name]Noble[/name], and [name]Justice[/name]. What about Zeal, Dare, [name]Valor[/name], [name]Concord[/name], Ardour?
Girls:
[name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Coralie[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Coralie[/name], what about [name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Coralie[/name] Solace or [name]Peace[/name]
Anastagia Alora [name]Hope[/name] - Never heard of Anastagia, love [name]Anastasia[/name] though. Alora sounds too much like Allure/ing. What about [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Alys[/name] or [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Avery[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Vivian[/name] [name]Liberty[/name] - I don’t like the flow of this one. [name]Scarlet[/name] [name]Verity[/name] [name]Serene[/name]? [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Vienna[/name] [name]Glory[/name]. I adore the name [name]Liberty[/name], but I don’t think it works with [name]Scarlett[/name] because of the L and T replication.
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Mercy[/name] - I’m not a fan of [name]Freya[/name] but I think [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Mercy[/name] sounds well together
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Christiana[/name] [name]Faith[/name] - [name]Elena[/name] [name]Christiana[/name] [name]Clarity[/name]? [name]Faith[/name] sounds flat with the sparkly top 2.
[name]Priscilla[/name] [name]Esther[/name] [name]Peace[/name] - I like [name]Peace[/name] but not with [name]Priscilla[/name] [name]Esther[/name], what about [name]Priscilla[/name] [name]Esther[/name] [name]Truly[/name].
Again, love the virtue names, but in the girls case I think you’ve gone with safer less interesting options. What about [name]Truly[/name], [name]Verity[/name], [name]Clarity[/name], Solace, [name]Serene[/name], [name]Glory[/name]?
Tuvia [name]James[/name] [name]Valiant[/name]: Like other posters, big fan of [name]James[/name] [name]Valiant[/name]. It just sounds like such a solid, great name for a little boy to wear. Tuvia just doesn’t make the cute though. [name]How[/name] about [name]Tobias[/name], [name]Tobin[/name], [name]Toby[/name]?
[name]Israel[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Honor[/name]: I strangely like [name]Israel[/name]. Its not my style but its kinda cool and I can imagine it on a little boy or an old man! [name]Honor[/name] is interesting, is it unisex? If so, I didn’t know that, I associate it more as a girls name…[name]Benjamin[/name] is sucha cool, strong, biblical name and it just adorable. Great choice of name!
[name]Orlando[/name] [name]David[/name] Patriot: I like [name]David[/name] and Patriot, but [name]Orlando[/name] just reminds me of [name]Orlando[/name] Bloom which I suppose isn’t a bad thing, but I just see him as a pirate I like the suggestion of [name]Orlando[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] Zeal, thats cool.
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] Courage: [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] is cute but with Courage added on the end, they all have 2 syllables. [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] [name]Valor[/name], [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] Zeal?
[name]Wesley[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Noble[/name]: [name]Adore[/name] this, sucha cute name. I would love to me a little [name]Wesley[/name] with the nn [name]Wes[/name]!
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Justice[/name]: [name]Love[/name] this name, I know quite a few [name]Niall[/name]'s aged between 1 and 20 and their all great guys! [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Justice[/name] is a lovely middle name
[name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Coralie[/name] [name]Grace[/name]: This is stunning, I don’t think you need to make any changes here!
2.Anastagia Alora [name]Hope[/name]: Honestly? Not a fan…What about [name]Anastasia[/name]? [name]Elora[/name] spelled this way. I like [name]Elora[/name] [name]Hope[/name].
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Vivian[/name] [name]Liberty[/name]: The flow is great. I like [name]Vivian[/name] spelled [name]Vivienne[/name] though. What about [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Viviana[/name] [name]Grace[/name], [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Viviana[/name] [name]Serene[/name]?
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Mercy[/name]: Im not a fan of [name]Mercy[/name] but [name]Freya[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] is cute.
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Christiana[/name] [name]Faith[/name]: I don’t like any of these names, if Im honest.
[name]Priscilla[/name] [name]Esther[/name] [name]Peace[/name]: I like the name [name]Peace[/name], very sweet. But not a big fan of [name]Priscilla[/name] (too frilly imo) or [name]Esther[/name] (bad experience with an [name]Esther[/name] completly ruined the name for me)
Sorry I didn’t respond earlier, I didn’t know this thread actually loaded until today.
I redid a few of the names and would like to know what everyone thinks.
Boys:
Tuvia [name]James[/name] [name]Valiant[/name] - no one seemed to like the name Tuvia, I like it because of Tuvia Bielski. But I get that it might not work for an American boy so I am considering changing it.
[name]Israel[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Honor[/name] - someone said that they thought that [name]Israel[/name] might be too much for a little boy to live up to, but I don’t really think so. I also put [name]Israel[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name] together because of [name]Benjamin[/name] Netanyahu, [name]Israel[/name]'s amazing prime minister. Also someone asked if [name]Honor[/name] is a unisex name and the answer is yes, but I first heard of it for a boy and so I prefer it.
[name]Orlando[/name] [name]David[/name] [name]Valor[/name] - does anyone else think that there are too many D’s in this name?
[name]Rowan[/name] Patriot - I agree that [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Lincoln[/name] had too many N’s in it, so I’m trying to think up a new middle name. Any idea’s?
[name]Wesley[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Noble[/name] - everyone seemed to like this one and I love it!
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Justice[/name] - I would pronounce [name]Niall[/name] like [name]Nile[/name] not [name]Neil[/name].
Girls:
[name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Coralie[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - Someone said that [name]Seraphina[/name] might be too trendy but I just love it too much to change it.
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Elora[/name] [name]Hope[/name] - Everyone was freaking out because I accidently spelled [name]Anastasia[/name] like Anastagia, but I will be spelling it an S. And I changed Alora to [name]Elora[/name] because there were too many A’s.
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Christiana[/name] [name]Liberty[/name] - I changed [name]Scarlett[/name]'s middle name from [name]Vivian[/name] to [name]Christiana[/name] because someone mentioned that it was the only name that wasn’t religious, so thanks for that!
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Mercy[/name] - I am aware that [name]Freya[/name] was a pagan goddess, but that doesn’t bother me (even though I am a [name]Christian[/name]) because I would use the name to pay homage to my Norwegian heritage.
[name]Bellatrix[/name] [name]Viviana[/name] [name]Faith[/name] - I changed [name]Elena[/name] to [name]Bellatrix[/name] because I like it better. I know [name]Bellatrix[/name] was a terrifying character in [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] but there a so many villains in movies with awesome names, so it doesn’t bother me. I also changed [name]Vivian[/name] to [name]Viviana[/name] because I think it flows better.
[name]Priscilla[/name] [name]Esther[/name] [name]Peace[/name] - I don’t think this name sound ‘old lady-ish’ personally, and I would use Cici as a cute nickname.
I’ll comment on your changed ones: glad to see you got rid of the [name]Christiana[/name] [name]Faith[/name] combo. that was [name]OTT[/name] [name]IMO[/name]
Tuvia [name]James[/name] [name]Valiant[/name] - nice, he might get TJ if that bothers you
[name]Israel[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Honor[/name] - I’m not a fan of [name]Israel[/name], I prefer [name]Issac[/name], [name]Isaiah[/name]. [name]Isaac[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] is wonderful [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Orlando[/name] [name]David[/name] [name]Valor[/name] - yeah kinda, [name]Orlando[/name] [name]Digby[/name] [name]Valor[/name]?
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Linus[/name] Patriot
[name]Wesley[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] [name]Noble[/name] - my favourite of the boys. love it.
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] [name]Justice[/name] - sorry I can’t stand the name [name]Justice[/name]. [name]Niall[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] is great though
[name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Coralie[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - nice. I like the flow of [name]Seraphine[/name] [name]Coralie[/name] [name]Grace[/name] more though
[name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Elora[/name] [name]Hope[/name] - its nice, but what about [name]Anastasia[/name] [name]Leonore[/name] [name]Hope[/name]?
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Christiana[/name] [name]Liberty[/name] - I’m afread I don’t like this at all
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Mercy[/name] - nice
[name]Bellatrix[/name] [name]Viviana[/name] [name]Faith[/name] - I dont like [name]Bellatrix[/name]. I love [name]Elena[/name] though.
[name]Priscilla[/name] [name]Esther[/name] [name]Peace[/name] - very heavy on the ‘sss’ [name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Peace[/name]
I like the suggestion of [name]Orlando[/name] [name]Elijah[/name] Zeal, thats cool.