I’m drafting up my post for this week. I asked my partner to look at our long list and pick a combo he loves because I’ve been indecisive about where to go from here (there are a bunch I’m purposely hoarding for later and don’t know what to choose in the meantime…). He picked one for me, but as his eyes scanned the page he said:
“I wish there was more [name_f]Maeve[/name_f],” (sic, I would’ve said were).
Now, I have known for a very long time that [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] is one of his very, very, very favorites. It used to be (like before I met him) one of my very, very, very favorites, too. I do love it, but it is not the same overwhelming warmth I feel for many of the others on our list. But I think he REALLY, REALLY yearns for a little girl with the middle name [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]. So can I let him have it if we have a girl? I want to LOVE it, too.
Here are some [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] combos I have loved over the years, just for flavor and context:
Saffron [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Tempest[/name_u] [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Titania[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
I’m specifically not including any combos here that are on our shortlist, but I might rejigger any of these combos to fit them in.
Perhaps I feel some sort of imposter syndrome about it. It feels like my style is not witchy enough, fairy enough, temptress enough to feel like the name belongs to me somehow. And the popularity turns me off.
So, tell me, why should I LOVE [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] above all others? If this CAN be rationalized into me, rationalize it, please.
Thanks, Berries
[@anon25197097, perhaps this will be up your alley?]