Which combination do you prefer...

General Name Discussion
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Not sure if we are having a boy or girl yet, I wish I knew already so I could stop worrying about one or the other, but here is what I have so far:
I love shakespeare, greek mythology, poety, movies, romance novels, soap operas…so much to pull from. My husband just loves beer hence the Amstel and [name]Porter[/name].

Girls-

  1. [name]Sevilla[/name] [name]Isabella[/name] (Honeymooned in Spain and my aunt [name]Isabel[/name])
  2. Maizy [name]Arden[/name] (Movie “Uncle [name]Buck[/name]” and combo of my husbands grandmothers and mother, [name]Ardith[/name], [name]Arlene[/name] and [name]Denise[/name])
  3. [name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Elena[/name] (Movie "Bugsy [name]Malone[/name] -[name]Jodie[/name] [name]Foster[/name] character and my aunt [name]Elena[/name])
  4. [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Harriet[/name] (Movie “[name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]”, Greek Mythology & [name]Shakespeare[/name]'s "A [name]Winters[/name] Tale and my grandmother [name]Harriet[/name])
  5. [name]Milla[/name] [name]Bettina[/name] (Actress [name]Milla[/name] Jovovich my favorite movie “Fifth Elemnt” and my aunt [name]Bettina[/name])
  6. [name]Bosley[/name] [name]Belle[/name] (B.B.) - (A combination of my husband [name]Brad[/name] and my name [name]Joslyn[/name] = [name]Bosley[/name] and my aunt [name]Isabel[/name])
  7. Amstel [name]Arden[/name] (Beer)
  8. Avonlea [name]Joli[/name] (Movie “[name]Anne[/name] of Avonlea” and a combo of my parents [name]Joseph[/name] and [name]Linda[/name])
  9. [name]Ofelia[/name] [name]Isabella[/name] (Spanish version of [name]Shakespeare[/name]'s [name]Ophelia[/name])

Boys-

  1. [name]Adan[/name] [name]Jagger[/name] (A.J) - ([name]Male[/name] version of [name]Ardith[/name] and my dad’s suggestion - [name]Mick[/name] [name]Jagger[/name])
  2. [name]Albie[/name] [name]James[/name] (A.J) (Real Housewives of New [name]Jersey[/name] and my husbands dad)
  3. [name]Korbin[/name] [name]Michael[/name] (Movie “Fifth Element” and my husbands bio-dad)
  4. [name]Milo[/name] [name]Anton[/name] (Mild, Peaceful and [name]Calm[/name] and my dad’s middle name)
  5. Occy [name]Michael[/name] (Movie “[name]North[/name] Shore” surfer mark occhilopo)
  6. [name]Porter[/name] [name]James[/name] (Beer Type)
  7. [name]Roman[/name] [name]Michael[/name] (Days of our Lives)
  8. [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]James[/name] (Twelth [name]Night[/name])
  9. [name]Jagger[/name] [name]Joseph[/name]

Does anything really strike you or annoy you? [name]How[/name] do people do this more than once, good grief! I think I now know just about every name in the top 1,000 for both sexes! Help me narrow this down!

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My first question would be; are these combinations set in stone? You have some beautiful names but the way they are put together doesn’t seem to bring out the best in them, especially with samey endings for first and middle (please ignore me if you did that deliberately)

  1. [name]Sevilla[/name] [name]Isabella[/name] (Honeymooned in Spain and my aunt [name]Isabel[/name])
  2. Maizy [name]Arden[/name] (Movie “Uncle [name]Buck[/name]” and combo of my husbands grandmothers and mother, [name]Ardith[/name], [name]Arlene[/name] and [name]Denise[/name])
  3. [name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Elena[/name] (Movie "Bugsy [name]Malone[/name] -[name]Jodie[/name] [name]Foster[/name] character and my aunt [name]Elena[/name])
  4. [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Harriet[/name] (Movie “[name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]”, Greek Mythology & [name]Shakespeare[/name]'s "A [name]Winters[/name] Tale and my grandmother [name]Harriet[/name])
  5. [name]Milla[/name] [name]Bettina[/name] (Actress [name]Milla[/name] Jovovich my favorite movie “Fifth Elemnt” and my aunt [name]Bettina[/name])
  6. [name]Bosley[/name] [name]Belle[/name] (B.B.) - (A combination of my husband [name]Brad[/name] and my name [name]Joslyn[/name] = [name]Bosley[/name] and my aunt [name]Isabel[/name])
  7. Amstel [name]Arden[/name] (Beer)
  8. Avonlea [name]Joli[/name] (Movie “[name]Anne[/name] of Avonlea” and a combo of my parents [name]Joseph[/name] and [name]Linda[/name])
  9. [name]Ofelia[/name] [name]Isabella[/name] (Spanish version of [name]Shakespeare[/name]'s [name]Ophelia[/name])

You have so many beautiful names here!

My favourite combo is [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Harriet[/name], although I am wary of the alliteration.

My favourite first names from your list are [name]Hermione[/name], [name]Tallulah[/name] and [name]Milla[/name]. However, I would pair them differently. What do you think of:
[name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name] [name]Arden[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name] [name]Belle[/name] ([name]Love[/name] this!)
[name]Hermione[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Milla[/name] [name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Milla[/name] [name]Arden[/name]?

[name]Just[/name] some suggestions.

Boys-

  1. [name]Adan[/name] [name]Jagger[/name] (A.J) - ([name]Male[/name] version of [name]Ardith[/name] and my dad’s suggestion - [name]Mick[/name] [name]Jagger[/name])
  2. [name]Albie[/name] [name]James[/name] (A.J) (Real Housewives of New [name]Jersey[/name] and my husbands dad)
  3. [name]Korbin[/name] [name]Michael[/name] (Movie “Fifth Element” and my husbands bio-dad)
  4. [name]Milo[/name] [name]Anton[/name] (Mild, Peaceful and [name]Calm[/name] and my dad’s middle name)
  5. Occy [name]Michael[/name] (Movie “[name]North[/name] Shore” surfer mark occhilopo)
  6. [name]Porter[/name] [name]James[/name] (Beer Type)
  7. [name]Roman[/name] [name]Michael[/name] (Days of our Lives)
  8. [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]James[/name] (Twelth [name]Night[/name])
  9. [name]Jagger[/name] [name]Joseph[/name]

You’re boys’ names are so much easier to pick a favourite from.

1.[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]James[/name]: beautiful combo with lovely flow.
2.[name]Milo[/name] [name]Anton[/name]: Not as stunning as [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]James[/name] but great, slightly lighter and more fun.

I also like [name]Michael[/name] and [name]Joseph[/name].

I would definately caution against using names from beer, I know a [name]Stella[/name] named for the lager and although it’s a lovely name, she hates where it’s from.

Sorry this is so lung winded, and I really hope I wasn’t too harsh, I know how defensive I am about my favourite names.

[name]Hope[/name] I helped,

[name]Ellie[/name].

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Girls:

  1. [name]Sevilla[/name] is pretty, but doesn’t seem to flow well with [name]Isabella[/name]. Perhaps [name]Sevilla[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name] so they don’t both end in “a”.
  2. Maizy is cute and sounds just okay with [name]Arden[/name]. [name]Love[/name] [name]Arden[/name].
  3. [name]Tallulah[/name] (have you seen the cartoon with Maizy and [name]Tallulah[/name]? lol, that is what i think of. [name]Love[/name] both of those names though!) I love [name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Elena[/name], very pretty.
  4. [name]Hermione[/name] is not my style but [name]Harriet[/name] is pretty. Not sure about the double h sound though.
  5. [name]Milla[/name] [name]Bettina[/name]…hmm…not sure about this one.
  6. [name]Bosley[/name] I really like. Not something you hear often. [name]Bosley[/name] [name]Belle[/name] is cute.
  7. Amstel is different, I would pair it with something more girly like [name]Isabelle[/name].
  8. Avonlea is REALLY pretty. Not sure if the mn combo flows though
  9. [name]Ofelia[/name] [name]Isabella[/name], hmm…kind of a mouthful to say, though both really pretty names.

So my fav girl names from those are [name]Tallulah[/name] and Avonlea.

Boys:

  1. [name]Adan[/name] [name]Jagger[/name] ~ like [name]Adan[/name], not sure about the combo.
  2. [name]Albie[/name] [name]James[/name] ~ fn not my style, [name]James[/name] is nice.
  3. [name]Korbin[/name] [name]Michael[/name] ~good strong name, like [name]Korbin[/name].
  4. [name]Milo[/name] [name]Anton[/name] ~like fn, not sure about mn.
  5. Occy [name]Michael[/name] ~haven’t head of Occy beore, not sure how you say it.
  6. [name]Porter[/name] [name]James[/name] ~very cute, love this.
  7. [name]Roman[/name] [name]Michael[/name] ~love [name]Roman[/name].
  8. [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]James[/name] ~not a fan of fn
  9. [name]Jagger[/name] [name]Joseph[/name] ~ think it sounds a bit harsh with the double J’s.

My pick for boys are [name]Roman[/name] or [name]Porter[/name] with [name]James[/name] as fn.

Good luck choosing!! :slight_smile:

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I too like most of your names but I think that most of your combinations doesn’t flow well

I’d combinate them as follows:
[name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Milla[/name] [name]Joli/name
[name]Hermione[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Bosley[/name] [name]Elena[/name]
[name]Sevilla[/name] [name]Joli/name
Maizy (prefer [name]Maisie[/name]) [name]Bettina[/name]
Amstel [name]Isabella[/name] (I wouldn’t combinate Amstel with [name]Arden[/name] because Amstel sounds very masculine to me and in combination with [name]Arden[/name] as mn even more…)
Avonlea [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Ofelia[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]

From your boy-combos the follwings are flowing:
[name]Adan[/name] [name]Jagger[/name] - but I’d write [name]Aidan[/name] or [name]Aiden[/name], and what about [name]Adan[/name] [name]James[/name]?!
[name]Albie[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Porter[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]James[/name]
Occy [name]Michael[/name]
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Jagger[/name] [name]Michael[/name]
[name]Korbin[/name] [name]Jagger[/name]
[name]Roman[/name] [name]James[/name]

My favorites are [name]Milla[/name] [name]Joli/name and [name]Adan[/name] ([name]Aiden[/name]) [name]James[/name]