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meeting in the middle
by Shiply
4/23/2012, 4:23 PM
okay so the battle lines have been drawn between my Husband and I. He likes "Normal but not common" names and I like old fashioned, somewhat naturey, definitely uncommon names. I know it sounds like we should see eye to eye but lets compare lists.Him
Brooke
Alice
Gabriel
LiamMe
Hazel
Juniper
Arlo
JasperSo I guess the question is how can we meet in the middle? Any suggestions that we both might like? Thanks so much! this whole naming a real baby thing is harder than I thought it would be.
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- Bear
4/24/2012, 3:50 PM
I feel your pain. They are all lovely names and you can't go wrong with any of them. But you both need to love the name, so back to the drawing board.I'm closer to you in style so I'll try to put myself in your shoes and work off of his list.Brooke --> Bevan, Bette / Bess (nn), Bryony, Bristol, Meredith, Jonquil, Linden, Germaine, Britt / Bridget, Bronwen, Anouk (nn), Evelyn, Blythe, Meadow; Alice --> Elsa, Alix, Ailsa, Althea / Thea, Eloise, Celeste / Celia, Lydia, Sylvia / Sylvie, Linnea, Jacintha, Carys (or Charis), Artemis, Marjorie, Clemence, Leonie, Frances / Francisca, Lettice / Laetitia, Avril, Petra, Iris, Leandra, Verity, Felicity, Glynis, Elinor, Cynthia (nn Thia?), Mary;

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- Francesca
4/23/2012, 8:17 PM
Meeting in the Middle (suggestions)
Well... since I am typically not a fan of bold nature names (especially Juniper), I side toward your husband's preferences.Below are some names that struck me as somewhat classic, unusual, but with a touch of Mother Earth.
• Female •
Aeronwy ("berry," "river.")
Albena (a peony,, a type of flowering plant.)
Alona ("oak tree.")
Anemone ("wind.")
Anfisa ("flower.")
Anne ("eagle.")
Anthea ("flower, blossom.")
Astra ("star.")
Astraea ("star.")
Belinda ("beautiful," "serpent, dragon," "soft, tender.")
Calanthe (an orchid; "beautiful flower.")
Camellia (a flowering shrub.)
Chantrea ("moonlight.")
Chrysanta (shortened from chrysanthemum, a flowering plant; "golden flower.")
Columbine (a variety of a flowering plant.)
Dahlia (a flower.)
Darya ("sea.")
Dawn ("dawn.")
Diantha (a flower; "heavenly flower.")
Eglantine (a flower, also known as sweetbrier.)
Elanor ("star sun.")
Eloise ("hale, healthy," "wide," "sun.")
Era ("wind.")
Esmeralda ("emerald.")
Estelle ("star.")
Esther ("star.")
Estrella ("star.")
Ethelinda ("noble," "snake.")
Euthalia ("flower, bloom.")

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- Petra (curiouslystrong)   +1
4/23/2012, 5:28 PM
- Shiply
4/23/2012, 6:07 PM
Thanks!
I like Rosemary, Pearl, Forest (with one r) Gideon, Abel, and Graham!
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