preferences vs requirements<\/a> and I’ve decided I have very few requirements which is not making things any easier. I want a name that fits in with our girls so that they sound like a sibling group of 3, not two plus one. Does that make sense? Every name we try sounds just not quite right and I don’t want to settle.<\/p>\nI’d prefer a name that does not start with C or N. (and perhaps K or B. Our names are Katherine and Ben)
\nI’d prefer a name with no automatic nickname. I know kids today are more likely to go by long versions of names, but I really don’t want to fight that fight with my extended family.
\nI’d prefer names that do not evoke a specific culture too strongly.
\nI like girl names to have no more than three syllables. I don’t like two syllable names ending in the “ee” sound.(bell tone names generally sound dated to me)<\/p>\n
Swistle can you please help? Do I need to let go of having that “aha” moment that I had with my first two daughters? In all fairness, I’m generally not an “aha” type of person when it comes to making big decisions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nWith a non-negotiable time-limit such as birth, it is definitely possible to cruise all the way there with no lightning bolt of “YES. THAT IS THE NAME.” Among my own children, there are two lightning bolt names, one gradual-warming name, one “this was the only name we agreed on” name, and one “chosen almost disappointingly easily\/early” name. It does seem particularly disappointing to have two lightning bolts and then one of the other sort, though, so I’m eager for you to find another bolt. I will feel a little silly mentioning name after name you’ve certainly encountered many times in your perusals—but on the other hand, both of my own kids’ lightning-bolt names hit me out of the blue even though I’d seen them hundreds of times in baby name books.<\/p>\n
Margaret is probably out because of the endless nickname options, but I think of it because of Josephine (Little Women) and also because it’s like Margot with the French removed. Margaret Butler; Caroline, Naomi, and Margaret.<\/p>\n
Greta removes the nickname problem. Greta Butler; Caroline, Naomi, and Greta.<\/p>\n
Another possibility is Miriam. It’s a sweet and underused name; it gives you a new initial; and I like the way the sounds of adjoining names connect (-ne of Caroline to the N- of Naomi; -mi of Naomi to the Mi- of Miriam). Downside: maybe too well-matched with Naomi in both sound and style, possibly leaving Caroline out. Miriam Butler; Caroline, Naomi, and Miriam.<\/p>\n
Meredith is more balanced between the two styles, perhaps. I love the sound of Meredith Butler. I would want that name myself. Caroline, Naomi, and Meredith.<\/p>\n
Sophie and Josephine make me think of Fiona, because of the distinctive shared “fee” sound. Fiona Butler; Caroline, Naomi, and Fiona.<\/p>\n
The name Elsa recently caught my attention when a friend’s niece was given the name. Elsa Butler; Caroline, Naomi, and Elsa.<\/p>\n
The name Simone might be too French, but I mention it anyway for how well I think the sounds of the three names tie together. Simone Butler; Caroline, Naomi, and Simone.<\/p>\n
Harriet is a name I remember startling me back in the early 1990s when someone I knew used it for their baby. Now it seems like a very sassy and likely option. Harriet Butler; Caroline, Naomi, and Harriet.<\/p>\n
If Eliza isn’t quite right and Louise would be the top choice except for an awkward association, would Eloise work or would it be too close to the awkwardness? It’s one of my own favorites, and I think it’s great with the surname and with the siblings. Eloise Butler; Caroline, Naomi, and Eloise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Katherine writes: Like many parents, I never thought I would be so stuck. We are expecting our third and final girl on April 1st 2012. (wouldn’t that be a fun birthday?) My two older children were both named months before the first ultrasound and here’s the thing: I LOVE their names. Caroline and Naomi. Aren’t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3iyiG-1CW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9581,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6258\/revisions\/9581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}