Girl names to go/Mary?

silliestbunny · March 2011

DD's name is Mary Jane after my late MIL and several other great aunts, etc.

If we have a son, he'll be named Charles after my father.

I am stumped on girl names.

Clearly we tend for traditional names. We are Catholic and will probably use a saint's name (but that really doesn't narrow down things too much!). I think of both Mary and Charles as strong names.

Last name is tricky. Starts with E and is one short syllable.

If Charlotte wasn't so popular, it might be a pick (feminizing Charles out of tribute to my dad). But w/a daughter named Mary/Mary Jane, I really don't want one to have an ultra popular name and one to have a name rarely heard on playgrounds.

Ideas??

TIA

manda326 · March 2011

Anna

Sarah

Cecilia

Margaret/Maggie

Marie/Maria

Ruth

Eve/Eva/Evangeline

Teresa

Claire

Lucia/Lucy

plunderb · March 2011

Ruth

Francesca/Frances

Flora

Helen

Julia

Louisa

Diana

Edith

Theresa

elyshaswedding · March 2011

I think Rebecca is a beautiful and somewhat underused name, and it would go very nicely with Mary.

mbritto4 · March 2011

Ruth Anne or something of similar length.

CarrieS90 · March 2011

i def agree Rebecca is a wonderful name the only problem is i hate when they shorten it to becca i think rebecca is pretty and shouldnt be shortned

Mrs. Alice · March 2011

I like Rebecca too, but I don't like the NN Becky or Becca. Also like Sarah and Elizabeth.

silliestbunny · March 2011

Love the ideas! Thanks!

And I agree about Becca. But it makes me think of the 80s series Life Goes On which loved as a teenager!

queenbone · March 2011

Saint's names (or their feminine counterpart) from my list:

Margaret, Elizabeth, Bernadette, Magdalena, Bridget, Agnes, Victoria, Veronica, Monica, Barbara, Lucia/Lucy, Theresa, Geraldine, Georgiana, Joan

I love Mary btw.

waterfly · March 2011

silliestbunny:
If Charlotte wasn't so popular, it might be a pick (feminizing Charles out of tribute to my dad). But w/a daughter named Mary/Mary Jane, I really don't want one to have an ultra popular name and one to have a name rarely heard on playgrounds.

As a less-common/popular feminization of Charles, have you considered Caroline?

zaramarie81 · March 2011

We are Catholic too, and lean towards finding Saint names. Here are some of my faves (sorry for some repeats from PP's):

Therese (the least common version of Teresa and after my fave Saint "The little flower")

Veronica- Bonus: not popular right now

Cecilia

Magdelena

Juliana - I believe she is the Saint associated with Corpus Christi

Bridget

Rose - (of Lima or also the flower associated with both Mary and Therese)

Josephine - (St. Joseph)

Faustina - makes a great mn when paired with a shorter fn

Tabitha - I am pretty sure she is a biblical character (forgive me if I'm wrong!)

Priscilla - I know she in the Bible

Clare - Spelled the Franciscan way

Francesca

Bernadette

Jacinta (from Fatima)

silliestbunny · March 2011

zaramarie81:
We are Catholic too, and lean towards finding Saint names. Here are some of my faves (sorry for some repeats from PP's):
Therese (the least common version of Teresa and after my fave Saint "The little flower")
Veronica- Bonus: not popular right now
Cecilia
Magdelena
Juliana - I believe she is the Saint associated with Corpus Christi
Bridget
Rose - (of Lima or also the flower associated with both Mary and Therese)
Josephine - (St. Joseph)
Faustina - makes a great mn when paired with a shorter fn
Tabitha - I am pretty sure she is a biblical character (forgive me if I'm wrong!)
Priscilla - I know she in the Bible
Clare - Spelled the Franciscan way
Francesca
Bernadette
Jacinta (from Fatima)

Great list! I like Josephine a lot! DH is John Joseph.

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