A. writes:<\/p>\n
My husband and I are getting ready to have our second, and final child, due late November. We have one little girl named Charlotte who we call Lottie. We are expecting a second girl and are having a hard time finding a name we love.<\/p>\n
We have a couple names we like, but have some reservations. We live in the US and have a short, one syllable last name that rhymes with Best.<\/p>\n
First name we like is Eve (nickname Evie). Does it sound flat\/off to have a 1 syllable first name with a one syllable last name?<\/p>\n
Second name we like is Elizabeth (nickname Libby). I\u2019m worried about the nicknames Lottie and Libby sounding too cutesy and matchy. I understand when they grow up they may want to be Charlotte and Elizabeth, just worried about them not feeling like they have their own name when they are younger. Is this even relevant??<\/p>\n
Other names we have considered are Emily, Elise, Claire and Audrey. We tend to like more classic names. Any help?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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I wonder if you’d like the name Genevieve? That would give you a first name longer than one syllable, but still give you the nicknames Eve and Evie.<\/p>\n
But one-syllable first names sometimes work great with one-syllable surnames: it depends completely on the names in question. The examples we often use around here are Brad Pitt and Sean Penn: both sound great. If you love Eve, and if it doesn’t sound clearly flat\/off to you with your surname, my guess is that it works just fine or better than fine.<\/p>\n
Lottie and Libby are definitely cute together, but nowhere near close enough that I can imagine someone feeling as if she didn’t have her own name. They have the same starting letter and ending sound, but the inner vowel and consonant sounds are completely different. And neither of them would be stuck with it: if it bothers either of them at any time, they can switch to a different nickname (Charlie, Ellie, etc.) or to their full names.<\/p>\n
If you like Elise and Elizabeth, I wonder if you’d like Eliza?<\/p>\n
Or Eloise?<\/p>\n
I love Evelyn with Charlotte. Lottie and Evvie, or Lottie and Lynnie.<\/p>\n
Or Eleanor. Charlotte and Eleanor; Lottie and Nora, or Lottie and Ellie.<\/p>\n
Clarissa lengthens Claire. Charlotte and Clarissa; Lottie and Clare.<\/p>\n
Instead of Emily, maybe Emeline? Charlotte and Emeline; Lottie and Emmie.<\/p>\n
Charlotte and Annabel; Lottie and Annie.<\/p>\n
Charlotte and Josephine; Lottie and Josie. That’s my favorite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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