Baby Name Brainstorming Help!

rosainky

Still very early so sex unknown but I love thinking of baby names! 

If it's a boy he will be named after my husband who is an IV (William Lindsey, goes by Will). I've always loved the name William so I am happy to continue the tradition (zero pressure from husband or his family). I think we would call him Liam as a nn. 

I feel like my girl names are kind of boring. But I am a fan of classic names. Open to suggestions since we're just in brainstorming mode. Especially with middle names. There aren't a ton of family names that I would want to incorporate.  We already have a daughter named Olivia Wren. 

Names i love:

Katharine 
Charlotte
Lillian
Sienna
Savannah (this one has been vetoed ugh)

Names found in family tree:
Margaret
Ann (I would prefer Anne)
Jane
Beatrice
Kay
Elizabeth 
Mary Catherine 

Would like to keep middle name short and sweet if first is longer. 

Thanks in advance for any input, would love to hear any new ideas for names!! 

Bringmemylongswordho

Hmmm. 

Rosalind

Leona
Harriet
Helena
Josephine
Genevieve
Marjorie
Felicity
Bernadette
Florence
Nadine
Nadia
Esther
Vera
Corinne
Cassandra
Jessamine
Janelle
Zelda
Adelaide
Regina

lm45678

If our baby has been a boy he would have been William Christopher, and we wound up with a little girl Savannah Jane.. looks like we have similar taste!


I would avoid a Katherine or Charlotte because it's very royal family-esque if you also have a William.

Lillian and William are too close for my taste.

I like but don't love Sienna.

Suggesting-
Annabel/lle 
Juliet/tte 
Julie
Julia
Penelope
Caroline
Eloise
Violet
Sophia
Isabella
Madeleine
Genevieve
Vivienne

rosainky

laurenm2123 said:

If our baby has been a boy he would have been William Christopher, and we wound up with a little girl Savannah Jane.. looks like we have similar taste!


I would avoid a Katherine or Charlotte because it's very royal family-esque if you also have a William.

Lillian and William are too close for my taste.

I like but don't love Sienna.

Suggesting-
Annabel/lle 
Juliet/tte 
Julie
Julia
Penelope
Caroline
Eloise
Violet
Sophia
Isabella
Madeleine
Genevieve
Vivienne

I think we do have very similar taste, I love almost every single one! Savannah Jane is absolutely lovely. 

What would be some good middle names to go with Juliet or Violet? 

Penelope, Sophia, Caroline, Madeleine, and Vivienne are off the table due to family/close friends having used names recently. 

rosainky

Bringmemylongswordho said:

Hmmm. 

Rosalind

Leona
Harriet
Helena
Josephine
Genevieve
Marjorie
Felicity
Bernadette
Florence
Nadine
Nadia
Esther
Vera
Corinne
Cassandra
Jessamine
Janelle
Zelda
Adelaide
Regina

Love love love Marjorie, Felicity, and Corinne. 

lm45678

rosainky said:

laurenm2123 said:

If our baby has been a boy he would have been William Christopher, and we wound up with a little girl Savannah Jane.. looks like we have similar taste!


I would avoid a Katherine or Charlotte because it's very royal family-esque if you also have a William.

Lillian and William are too close for my taste.

I like but don't love Sienna.

Suggesting-
Annabel/lle 
Juliet/tte 
Julie
Julia
Penelope
Caroline
Eloise
Violet
Sophia
Isabella
Madeleine
Genevieve
Vivienne

I think we do have very similar taste, I love almost every single one! Savannah Jane is absolutely lovely. 

What would be some good middle names to go with Juliet or Violet? 

Penelope, Sophia, Caroline, Madeleine, and Vivienne are off the table due to family/close friends having used names recently. 

Are the family names ones you would use as a middle name?

rosainky

laurenm2123 said:

rosainky said:

laurenm2123 said:

If our baby has been a boy he would have been William Christopher, and we wound up with a little girl Savannah Jane.. looks like we have similar taste!


I would avoid a Katherine or Charlotte because it's very royal family-esque if you also have a William.

Lillian and William are too close for my taste.

I like but don't love Sienna.

Suggesting-
Annabel/lle 
Juliet/tte 
Julie
Julia
Penelope
Caroline
Eloise
Violet
Sophia
Isabella
Madeleine
Genevieve
Vivienne

I think we do have very similar taste, I love almost every single one! Savannah Jane is absolutely lovely. 

What would be some good middle names to go with Juliet or Violet? 

Penelope, Sophia, Caroline, Madeleine, and Vivienne are off the table due to family/close friends having used names recently. 

Are the family names ones you would use as a middle name?

I would like to use a family name if it works, but am open to any middle names that would work!! 

lm45678

Juliet Grace
Juliet Anne
Juliet Elizabeth
Juliet Kay
Juliet Marie
Juliet Mae

Violet Ann
Violet Elizabeth
Violet Jane
Violet Kay
Violet Catherine
Violet Mary
Violet Sophia

cantrellja

So, we have some things in common. I have a William and a Charlotte, so I think I know where you're coming from stylistically! First, I have never regretted naming either of them their names-- although Charlotte has grown in popularity since I chose it (in 2003 it was #183...now it's #10!) I also love Catherine (and I prefer the C spelling...it seems softer to me). I considered Mary Catherine as a double name but my DH vetoed it as he went to Catholic schools and he declared it too "nun-ny." With a sister named Olivia, perhaps a "fluffier" name would match better than say, Charlotte, which I see as fairly tailored. Lillian would fit the bill. It's very nice with Anne or Jane (that's my name btw). I also really like Lily Catherine, as a double name. Margaret never gets any talk on this board but personally, I love it-- both Maggie (warm) and Greta (spunky) are pretty adorable nn's. I'm not  fan of either Sienna, Savannah or Kay (which has been overdone, esp with all the Kaylees, Kaylas, Kaydens etc). Also consider:

Helena (Helena Jane is a fav combo of mine and as a sister to Olivia, it totally works)
Caroline/Carolina
Diana
Louisa (nn Lulu!)
Camilla Rose
Alexandra 
Victoria (but I abhor all the nn's)
Elizabeth/Elisabeth