When I posted my Pick One thread over the weekend, the overwhelming majority went to [name_u]Parker[/name_u] .
I’ll be honest… before that, [name_u]Parker[/name_u]’s spot on my list had always been solid due to my connection to the name and how much I love it apart from that, but I never really considered it to be in contention to be a future daughter of mine. Part of me worried that since it is more mainstream and trendy, people wouldn’t find it as special or think that it would stand out like some of my other more uncommon names. Of course, I know how special it is to me and I would share my story behind it for anyone who wanted to listen, but I wasn’t sure that was enough. Seeing how everyone associates the name as something special for me (both on my thread and the Names You Associate With Other Berries thread) showed me otherwise though.
Now I’m wondering what I would do for future children if I did use [name_u]Parker[/name_u]. If I’m being honest, I do like a lot of names in that style—trendy, unisex, surname or wordy—but they don’t stand out as names I’d use. [name_u]Parker[/name_u] just has that special something. So if I were to name a sister for [name_u]Parker[/name_u], it would likely be a different style, which isn’t an issue until I consider that I don’t want a situation where [name_u]Parker[/name_u]’s name feels stylistically less special compared to her sibling’s.
What names do you think pair well with [name_u]Parker[/name_u] that aren’t necessarily the same style but won’t stylistically steal the show? You can choose ideas from my shortlist below or feel free to suggest some new ones.
[name_f]My[/name_f] shortlist: [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], [name_f]Saskia[/name_f], [name_u]Fable[/name_u], [name_f]Amaia[/name_f], [name_f]Marvel[/name_f], [name_u]Indigo[/name_u], [name_f]Megara[/name_f], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_f]Siena[/name_f], Saela, [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_u]Ridley[/name_u], [name_f]Reyna[/name_f], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_f]Boheme[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_u]Ember[/name_u], [name_u]Holland[/name_u], [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Seville[/name_f], [name_f]Talia[/name_f], [name_f]Ziva[/name_f]
Thank you!