Naming our baby girl after my mom who passed away 8 years ago ([name_f]Helen[/name_f]). We want to give her a younger, more whimsical name for her middle name since [name_f]Helen[/name_f] is pretty old-fashioned and just a tad stiff… Thoughts? Last name is [name_m]Burns[/name_m]. [name_f]TIA[/name_f]!
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Charity[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Cameo[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Gracie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Harmony[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Marlow[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Michaela[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
The following names are whimsical to me:
[name_f]Apollonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Demetria[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]/[name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
A few ideas…
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Ismene[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
Seconding [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f].
I also thought of:
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
You could also change [name_f]Helen[/name_f] to [name_f]Helena[/name_f] or [name_f]Helene[/name_f]!
Seconding [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] and [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Waverly[/name_u].
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] Petuina
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Zosia[/name_f]
Helen is very sweet but agree a soft middle will work well.
Helen Florence
Helen Willow
Helen Penelope
Helen Olivine
Helen Marlowe
Helen Sylvia
Helen Lilia
Helen Amelie
Helen Daphne
Some whimsy middles:
(Seconding) [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosalinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]/[name_f]Roxanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalba[/name_f]
Nymphadora
Belladonna
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]/[name_f]Callisto[/name_f]
[name_f]Calixta[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
Lucelia
[name_f]Arcelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Aracelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Orabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
Gwynora
[name_f]Zephyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Syrena[/name_f]
[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomela[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
Nightingale
Belphoebe
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Drucilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]/[name_f]Vespera[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]/[name_f]Ariadna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
Megara
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]/[name_f]Isolda[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f]/[name_f]Apollonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Tigerlily[/name_f]
[name_f]Orchid[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvana[/name_f]
[name_f]Melusine[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisandre[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamina[/name_f]
Tinuviel
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
Athenasia
[name_f]Jacinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
Rosabella
[name_f]Atara[/name_f]
[name_f]Asteria[/name_f]
Some of these are not so whimsical but good I think with [name_f]Helen[/name_f].
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
Honeysuckle
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Chantilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Celestine[/name_f]
[name_f]Caprice[/name_f]
[name_f]Capri[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
Ambrosine
[name_f]Amandine[/name_f]
Fuschia
[name_f]Ishbel[/name_f]
[name_f]Hyacinth[/name_f]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
Rosevear
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_f]Poesy[/name_f]
[name_f]Rainbow[/name_f]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_f]Tawny[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sapphira[/name_f]
Rowenna
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
Maybe instead of [name_f]Helen[/name_f], you could use [name_f]Helena[/name_f] (ha-lay-na)!
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
Since you know that [name_f]Helen[/name_f] is “pretty old-fashioned and just a tad stiff”, you can still honor your mother with [name_f]Helena[/name_f] or [name_f]Helene[/name_f], both beautiful names that “dress up” and update [name_f]Helen[/name_f]. Or, use [name_f]Helen[/name_f] as a middle name. I have a friend whose middle name is [name_f]Helen[/name_f] after her mother: [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]…quite lovely. On the other hand, another friend named their daughter [name_f]Martha[/name_f] after a deceased relative… too old fashioned for a millennial, and she could never quite overcome the taunting and exclusion she endured in high school.
I think our names significantly impact what we think of ourselves, not the legacy our parents pinned on us, especially during those challenging teenage years. Choose wisely. I’m all for middle names honoring people we love. First names should honor the baby.
I just wanted to add that I thing the suggestions of [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] are gorgeous and really hit the mark of lightening and modernising the beautiful classic [name_f]Helen[/name_f].
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] is my mother’s name, too! I’m so sorry your mom passed.
Suggestions:
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] Xanthippe
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Zahara[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Samira[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Charlize[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Angelique[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Verity[/name_f]
Good luck! Please excuse any repeats.
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]