Which name should we choose?

[fiona]

Hello there! We have some girl names that we need to narrow down–could you guys help us? This is for our first child who is due in about five weeks.

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Sophie[/name])
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Alice[/name] ([name]Genna[/name])
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Clara[/name] ([name]Rose[/name])

We’d also like suggestions on other names that you think we might like.

Thanks!

[lemon]

[name]Hi[/name]!

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Sophie[/name])
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Alice[/name] ([name]Genna[/name])
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Clara[/name] ([name]Rose[/name])

[name]Anna[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] is a bit of a mouthful, and though I know both an [name]Ana[/name]-[name]Sofia[/name] and an [name]Anna[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] - who each use both of their names - I’m just not sold. [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Clara[/name] doesn’t have the best flow in my opinion - not terrible but not amazing - so I’ll eliminate it as well.

Here’s the thing. For me, it is slightly about sibling sets. Which is YOUR favorite name? You said before that it was [name]Violet[/name], right? So, with [name]Violet[/name], I can see [name]Genevieve[/name] or [name]Rosalie[/name] best as siblings, but [name]Rosalie[/name] is another flower name, so I’ll pick [name]Genevieve[/name]. However, if you really love [name]Alice[/name], I’d consider [name]Clara[/name] as a sibling for her! So, my favorites are [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name] OR [name]Alice[/name] and [name]Clara[/name], as both have different feels. [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name] are spunky and playful, romantic and elegant. [name]Alice[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] are witty and intelligent, sophisticated and confident. I know you weren’t looking for sibling set ideas, but it is just how I think about the names…

As for middle names, I adore [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Alice[/name] - [name]Genna[/name], [name]Genni[/name], [name]Evie[/name] - but [name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name] feels very “celebaby” to me, what with [name]Violet[/name] Affleck and [name]Matilda[/name] Ledger being so, well, prominent. It shouldn’t matter for a middle name, but, for me, it does. I’d pair [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Alice[/name] with something like [name]Violet[/name] [name]Mary[/name], [name]Violet[/name] [name]Jane[/name], or [name]Violet[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] - do you like any of those? As for my other sibling set, I think that [name]Alice[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] is the perfect combination between crisp, clean structure ([name]Alice[/name]) and girlish, feminine charm ([name]Ophelia[/name]). I’d pair [name]Alice[/name] with [name]Clara[/name], as I said before, and I’d recreate this balance with something like [name]Clara[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name].

So, I think my favorite names would be [name]Violet[/name] [name]Sarah[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Alice[/name], [name]Clara[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name], and [name]Alice[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name], in that order.

Take care!

[name]Lemon[/name]

[cora]

I love your list!

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]: I think it’s very pretty…From your list, you may also like [name]Violet[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name].

[name]Anna[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Sophie[/name]): I’m not sure if confusion will arise from her being named [name]Anna[/name] but going by [name]Sophie[/name]. Hmm…[name]Even[/name] though [name]Sophia[/name] is popular and [name]Rose[/name] is a popular middle, I think this combo sounds beautiful! From your list, you may also like [name]Anna[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name].

[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Alice[/name] ([name]Genna[/name]): I love [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Alice[/name].

[name]Alice[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]: I want to love this, but [name]Alice[/name] seems like a prefix to [name]Ophelia[/name] to me when I say it out loud. It’s probably just me, though. You may also like [name]Alice[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name].

[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Clara[/name] ([name]Rose[/name]): I love [name]Rosalie[/name], but with the claire sound in the middle, I hear “eclair” when I say [name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Clara[/name] out loud. You may also like [name]Clara[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name].

Some more names you may like:

[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]/[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]

Good luck!

[irisrose]

I love your list!

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Matilda[/name]: I like both names, but like [name]Lemon[/name] said, it seems very celebrity inspired-- both [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] are used often.

[name]Anna[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Sophie[/name]): I’m not that crazy about double names, and it seems kind of strange to call her [name]Sophie[/name], since all three are separate names…

[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Alice[/name] ([name]Genna[/name]): [name]Both[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] and [name]Alice[/name] are two of my favorite names, and they go wonderfully together! Gorgeous combo.

[name]Alice[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]: I love this!! [name]Alice[/name] is one of my favorites, and I love [name]Ophelia[/name] but don’t think it would work as a first name. [name]Alice[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] is beautiful.

[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Clara[/name] ([name]Rose[/name]): Very pretty, and flows well! I prefer [name]Rosemary[/name] or [name]Rose[/name], though, and I like [name]Clara[/name] as a first name better. [name]Clara[/name] [name]Violet[/name]? [name]Clara[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]? [name]Clara[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]?

[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]

[malibuxo]

[name]Anna[/name] [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] ([name]Sophie[/name])!

It’s so pretty. I really love it.