Trini writes:<\/p>\n
WOW, I have been waiting to write to you for ages! The time has finally come! (I think I delayed picking a name just so I’d get to write! Ha!)<\/p>\n
My husband and I are due with our sixth (!!) and definitely final child on February 12th (though all of my babies have been late).<\/p>\n
The Greene family is Elias (Eli) Fletcher (11), Eliot Jude (10), Alek Neal (8), Owen Heath (6), Ira Steffen (3).<\/p>\n
Our naming style is quite a cornucopia, I know, so I’m not quite sure how to classify the parameters for this name. I know we like shorter names, but preferably not one syllable, because I imagine that to sound quite choppy with Greene. Also, I’ve realized that all of our sons’ names begin with a vowel! Unintentional, but a tradition I think I’d like to continue onto the final child. It is not necessary, but it would be nice to have a sort of pattern, I think.<\/p>\n
Oh! This is a baby girl, I’ve forgotten to say! (Poor girl, with five older brothers!) Our first, so this is very exciting for me!<\/p>\n
My husband, on the other hand, was always very excited to contribute boys name, is not so keen on girls names. He tends to throw out “Madison” or “Emily” and becomes uninterested when I resist those sort of very popular names.<\/p>\n
I like very classic names, Elouise, Augusta, Mathilda, Clementine, Eleanor, Philippa, etcetera, but my husband has scoffed at them all, so I’m not sure where to go from here.<\/p>\n
The middle name must be a variation of Rose\u2014 what variation we haven’t set yet, so suggestions on that would also be great.<\/p>\n
Thanks so much!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Some vowel possibilities:<\/p>\n
Adeline
Annabel
Annika
Aubrey
Audrey
Emeline
Emerin
Emlyn
Eva
Imogen<\/p>\nI had Eliza and Elizabeth on the list, but with two boys already starting in Eli-, it seemed like it might be too much. And I had Ellen on there, but: two boys already starting in El- and having five letters. And Elsa—but Elias has all four of those letters, in almost the same order. It started to seem like maybe E names (and especially El- names) were a bad idea. But Emeline works, I think, because it’s three syllables instead of two, and it doesn’t start with El-, and also because it’s similar to your husband’s suggestion of Emily, but without being common at all. Emlyn and Emerin work too, I think.<\/p>\n
One of my favorites from the list is Annabel. I think it goes well with the line-up: Elias, Eliot, Alek, Owen, Ira, and Annabel. I love it with your surname: Annabel Greene.<\/p>\n
Some Rose-related possibilities:<\/p>\n
Rosa
Rosabel
Rosalie
Rosalina
Rosalind
Rosamaria
Rosamond
Rose
Rosella
Rosemary
Rosie
Rosina<\/p>\nUsing Rose alone emphasizes that it and your surname are both colors—but if you’re honoring a family member named Rose, I’d go straight for Rose rather than using a variation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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