{"id":11797,"date":"2015-12-19T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T16:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=11797"},"modified":"2016-07-04T20:15:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T00:15:10","slug":"baby-girl-petersn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2015\/12\/19\/baby-girl-petersn\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Girl Peters@n"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Swistle!<\/p>\n

I have been reading your blog for years, and my husband and I are thrilled to be expecting our first baby in May – a girl! We compiled a large list of names and have narrowed it down to five, but none seem to stand out.<\/p>\n

If we were having a boy, his name would be William. The popularity of the name bothers me a bit, but it is a family name, so I feel we can make an exception. I also like Charles. We would like to keep William as an option for a future boy, and we hope to have two to three children, although after IVF we know nothing is guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Our finalists are:
\nMargaret
\nCamilla
\nEleanor
\nJuliet
\nRosalie<\/p>\n

Names I love but my husband vetoed include Anna, Grace and Lydia. Names my husband loves but I vetoed include Eliza and Amelia. Our last name is Peters@n.<\/p>\n

Our top joint picks from this list would probably be Eleanor and Camilla. We both love Eleanor but I am quite concerned about it’s rapidly rising popularity. Camilla is nice as well, although perhaps a bit too “royal” with a potential brother named William? I love Margaret (nn Greta), but I don’t know that I can get my husband fully on board. He has a negative association with another common nickname for Margaret.<\/p>\n

We would love the opinion of you and your readers. Nothing seems as perfect or obvious as William for a boy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I do think Camilla with William has a strong royal feeling—particularly if you may also want to use Charles. William itself is so diluted through common usage that it doesn’t seem too royal on its own (even, I think, with another common-and-also-royal name such as Margaret or Henry), but for many of us, royal Camilla is a strong association. In addition, Camilla and William have a lot of shared sounds, including the entire -ill- sound. In fact, each name has only one unshared letter.<\/p>\n

I wonder if you’d like the name Millicent. It’s similar to Camilla, but loses the royal association and gains some different sounds. It has the sweet nickname Milly\/Millie.<\/p>\n

Felicity is another option, and seems similar in sound and style to many of the names on your list.<\/p>\n

Or Cecily.<\/p>\n

Margaret and Juliet make me think of Violet.<\/p>\n

If possible, I think you shouldn’t let the increasing popularity of the name Eleanor scare you off. It’s a lovely name, and I think it goes very well with your surname and with potential future brothers William and Charles.<\/p>\n

Would you like Eloise? It’s similar to Eleanor and Eliza.<\/p>\n

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Name update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swistle,<\/p>\n

I have been meaning to write as our little one is over five weeks old! We went with Eleanor, despite the rising popularity. I only had a mild meltdown when the 2015 social security list was released and Eleanor continued its rapid ascent. :) We are calling her Eleanor or Leni, which helps alleviate some of the popularity of Elle, Ellie, and Nora.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, Eleanor was the name we truly loved, and if we are lucky enough to have more children, I feel it pairs well with William and our other top choices. Thanks to you and your readers for your thoughtful comments!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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