My husband and I currently have an 18 month old daughter [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Geneva[/name] (we don’t use nicknames with her. If I wanted her called [name]Maddie[/name] or [name]Tilly[/name] I would have just given her that as a name and are 28 weeks pregnant with our second child.
As with [name]Matilda[/name], we don’t know if this baby will be a boy or girl.
We decided to name our children in honour of family members who mean a lot and are no longer with us. And to use the place of conception as the middle name.
[name]Alistair[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
[name]Graeme[/name] [name]Austin[/name] (though we may go with the [name]Graham[/name] spelling)
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
[name]Walter[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
The only girls name i don’t like is [name]Susannah[/name], and i don’t think this goes with [name]Matilda[/name] either. Similarly, although i like [name]Josephine[/name], i think its too different in style from [name]Matilda[/name].
My fave, given that you don’t use nicknames, is [name]Eloise[/name] and think it flows with [name]Matilda[/name].
For boys, [name]Walter[/name] and [name]Henry[/name] would be my picks, [name]Walter[/name] (imho) being the coolest and pairing with [name]Matilda[/name] perfectly.
I like all of your names, and I don’t think you can go wrong.
Of your girl choices, though, I would pick [name]Bernadette[/name]! I think it’s the sassiest and best matches [name]Matilda[/name]. It also flows great with [name]Austin[/name] (which the other names do not, because of all the s’s or with [name]Susannah[/name], the back to back a’s).
Of the boy names, I really love [name]Graham[/name] the most (spelled this way), but I don’t love the flow with [name]Austin[/name]. I think in light of the middle name, I would go with [name]Robert[/name] (of course, you’d have to make your peace with the fact that he might be called [name]Rob[/name] or [name]Robbie[/name] sometimes).
I don’t have any strong opinions about your girl names. For a boy I like [name]Graham[/name] [name]Austin[/name] and [name]Henry[/name] [name]Austin[/name]! I considered both of these names for my son, who’s middle name is [name]Austin[/name]. Of the two I think I like [name]Henry[/name] better, especially with [name]Matilda[/name]. One reason I didn’t use [name]Henry[/name] is because of the nn’s [name]Hank[/name] or [name]Hen[/name], which I dislike. So if you don’t use nn’s then [name]Henry[/name] is perfect!
Wow, all of your names are classic and work well with [name]Matilda[/name]! My personal favorite of your boy’s names is [name]Alistair[/name], but it sounds a bit matchy with [name]Austin[/name]. I also like [name]Graeme[/name]/[name]Graham[/name], but I think [name]Henry[/name] is what I will vote for due to the flow of the name.
Girls are much harder! My first instinct said that [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] fit perfectly together, so I’ll go with that! It does run together with [name]Austin[/name], but for some reason that doesn’t bother me.
I really think all your girls names are great-- the only one that trips me up a little is [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Austin[/name] because of the repeating “s” sounds in the names are so close together and end up sounding like “sauce”.
You have some great names here. I have to say, and I know you’re hearing this a lot, but [name]Eloise[/name] is a perfect fit with [name]Matilda[/name]. I can’t think of a better name.
As far as boys, I have to pick [name]Alistair[/name]. It’s one of my favorite names and I think it is really handsome with [name]Matilda[/name].
[name]Hi[/name]–my favorites to go with [name]Matilda[/name]:
For a girl:
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
For Boys:
[name]Graeme[/name] [name]Austin[/name] (go with the [name]Graham[/name] spelling)
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
If [name]Beatrice[/name] is out then my pick for a girl is definitely [name]Eloise[/name]. It’s a great name and pairs perfectly with [name]Matilda[/name]!
I’m a big fan of honoring too. My favorite girl and boy names from your list are:
[name]Bernadette[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Austin[/name] - I think this is my fav girl name from your list.
[name]Robert[/name] [name]Austin[/name] - I think [name]Robert[/name] is underused. [name]Glad[/name] to see it!
[name]Walter[/name] [name]Austin[/name] - love the name [name]Walter[/name]!
