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mattandloramattandlora member
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DH and I like to narrow down to 3-5 first names with a front-runner going into the delivery, then pick from our finalists once we meet the baby. At 21 weeks, we are down to rougly 10 names and need to narrow it down further, but our front-runner is Margaret (after my grandmother), nickname Maggie (because we like it better). DH chose the middle name with our firstborn, and I get to choose the middle name with this one. Our ideas come from a variety of backgrounds - family, non-family people we like, names we like with no significant meaning to us, etc. Here they are:

Margaret....

- Josephine

- Caroline

- Alexandra

- Eva

- Jean

- Amelia

- Eloise

I might add more to the list too. But those are the names we've entertained which I can remember right now. Any thoughts or other ideas? I'm being a little stubborn, because my favorite was my husband's idea. And since it is my turn to pick, I want my favorite to be my idea!

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  • niknak1208niknak1208 member
    All very pretty.  I like Amelia and Josephine.  :) 
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  • BeckyP005BeckyP005 member
    Josephine! Eva is my ex SIL so no lol

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  • NeonNoonNeonNoon member
    Nice shortlist. My votes are for Amelia and Alexandra.  Please tell us what your favorite is/was once you've had enough responses :)
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  • mandyreadsmandyreads member
    I like Josephine
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  • mdogan29mdogan29 member
    I like all the names, but Margaret Eloise rolls off the tongue very well, it has a wonderful sound/flow to it! :) Good luck choosing.
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  • mindaamindaa member
    All very feminine and classic!

    I had a great grandmother named Elizabeth Margaret, who went by Lizzie Maggie.  I liked it so much, I named my hamster after her in 6th grade :) 


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  • mattandloramattandlora member
    @mindaa - Elizabeth is actually the name of my other grandmother. We toyed with Margaret Elizabeth as a name, but my brother already used Elizabeth. We wouldn't feel terrible about reusing it, but want to explore other options too.

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  • NicoleWINicoleWI member

    Josephine--love it!

    - Caroline--love it!

    - Alexandra--seems like a mouthful with Margaret

    - Eva--I like it but there are a lot of Ava/Evas

    - Jean--not a fan

    - Amelia--getting really popular; like your others better

    - Eloise--not a huge fan; it's okay

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  • xuxachixuxachi member
    My sister is Margaret Rose and I always thought that sounded nice.
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  • supersarah77supersarah77 member
    All beautiful names. Really you can't go wrong with any of those. I bet one will start standing out more and more as the weeks pass. Just let it percolate, that's my vote. ;)
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  • lianeskilianeski member
    i think eloise is nice.  i also like margaret anne or margaret elaine.  i prefer the shorter middle name with a longer first name and am definitely leaning towards vowel sounds lately...
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  • chucktgirlchucktgirl member
    I like Maggie Jean. It has a nice ring!

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  • harmonicbabe26harmonicbabe26 member
    Josephine or Jean. Love!
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  • mattandloramattandlora member
    I think we can safely say that our top 4 FIRST names are, in no particular order:

    - Margaret (Maggie) after my grandmother
    - Caroline - Because my husband is a big Red Sox fan and we're those people
    - Josephine (Josie) - Because we like it
    - Elinor - my grandmother's middle name, spelled like that.

    Since Margaret is our favorite from above, we're only looking at middle name pairings for that name. If she's born and doesn't look like a Maggie, we'll figure it out then. FYI, our last name is only one syllable, if that makes a difference. Here's how things stand now, after some discussion with DH
    Top: Margaret Josephine (Maggie Jo)
    Also like: Margaret Caroline

    Maybe / no opinion yet:
    - Margaret Eva (his mom's middle name)
    - Margaret Jane
    - Margaret Eloise

    Probably out: 
    - Margaret Alexandra
    - Margaret Jean (another family name for him)
    - Margaret Amelia (because he's a big plane nerd)

    I should mention that for DS, we went with our #1 first name pick, but the middle name wasn't one we even talked about until after he was born.

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  • ErinkaErinka member
    We will give my last name as a middle name for our baby (boy or girl) due in July. DH likes it too.
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  • lcwedlcwed member
    I love Maggie Jo as the nickname, but Margaret Josephine seems like a mouthful.
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