We are expecting baby girl in March and are having the hardest time deciding on a name. We want something traditional but not too popular. DS1 is Preston and our last name begins with H.
We currently like: Caroline Amalee (Grandma is Amalee mom is Ama)
And
Hadley Grace
We are also open to other ideas. I love love love Caroline Elizabeth (aunt and other grandma's name) but DH has a crazy ex name Elizabeth who for some reason is still in our life. So Elizabeth is out.
Caroline is gorgeous, seems like you favor names that are on the preppy side, which I love how about Charlotte, Emily, or Anna? I also love double names like Ann Marie!
Hadley actually doesn't bother me (usually not a fan of trendy names). I could see it aging well. Grace is so overused for a middle name and unless it has a significance to your family I wouldn't use it.
Caroline is nms, but a perfectly fine name. It is much more traditional than Hadley and I think it sounds better with Preston. I like that Amalee honors family. I vote Caroline Amalee.
Caroline Amalee is beautiful. Not a fan of Hadley.
Married 10/4/2014 (10-4, good buddy!) Baby Boy #1 born 1/9/17 Baby Boy #2 EDD 11/4/18
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How about Caroline Beth or Caroline Eliza? Then you're still using a portion of the name, but it's not the same as crazy ex.
This was my first thought as well. It seems like there are HUNDREDS of known/accepted close cousins to the name Elizabeth, as well as nicknames that double as full names - of course, some more familiar than others and some more formal than others. I'll add a few more options that could serve as a nod to Elizabeth:
Re: Hard time deciding on girls names
Caroline is much better and pairs with Preston better.
Love Carly for a nickname as well.
Baby Boy #1 born 1/9/17
Baby Boy #2 EDD 11/4/18
This was my first thought as well. It seems like there are HUNDREDS of known/accepted close cousins to the name Elizabeth, as well as nicknames that double as full names - of course, some more familiar than others and some more formal than others. I'll add a few more options that could serve as a nod to Elizabeth:
Caroline Elise/Elyse/Elisa
Caroline Libby/Libbie
Caroline Bee/Bea
Caroline Bette
Caroline Isabelle/Isabella/a thousand spelling options for this one
Caroline Lyzbeth/Lysbeth
Caroline Elsa
Caroline Bell/Belle/Bella
Caroline Liesel
Caroline Lily/Lilly/Lillie
Caroline Lilibeth
Caroline Elle/Ella/Ellie
Caroline Bethany
Caroline Lisabetta
Caroline Liza
Caroline Eloise
Caroline Ellabeth
Caroline Elsie
Caroline Izzy
Caroline Emmy
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