Gender Shock! What to do when nature foils your naming plans?

What delightful news. Sharing your joy!

My recommendation is …

Annick [and] Colette [and] Weston

… a French name like Colette with a style and syllable count complementary to both Colette and Weston.

The first thing that came to mind for me:Clementine/Clementina . Tina, Coco and Wes sounds darling! Katrina, Colette and Weston sounds good on a family picture. But I’m sure little Shocka would be glad to have an interesting name.

Also: Sophie (although Sophia is really popular, Sophie isn’t as), Faith, Athene sounds like a good mix into the sib-set. But anyways, good luck to your naming, your pickles and ice cream craving, and the baby herself! :3

Aw what a fun lil girlie you are going to add! Colette(Coco), Weston (Wes) and ?

Annora (Nora), Talitha (Talia/Talllie), Felicity (Flicka), Millicent (Millie or Penny), Juniper (Juno/Junie), Vivian (Vivie)

Colette is such a smart edgy name I think her sister needs the same pizzazz in her name.

Deanna

Genevieve

Lorelai

Geraldine nn Dina

Jacinta

Yolanda

Tallulah nn Lulu

Scarlett

Mireille

Serena

Francine

Romilly nn Milly

Verity

Deidre

Sadie

Sally

Rhoda

Willow

Harlow

Jeanne

Antoinette

Felicity

Fenella

Ainslie

Airlie

Thea

Blythe

Epiphany nn Pip

Jocelyn

Brigitte

Laurel

Eva

Juno

Imogen

Margot

Caprice – means unpredictable, could be Capri for short.

Congratulations! With Colette and Weston, the first names I thought of were Louise nn Lulu or Lula and Edith nn Edie.

Good luck!

My first thought was Colette, Weston and Eloise.
Congratulations and good luck!

I love Kim’s suggestions of Louise, nn Lulu, and Edith, nn Edie. Oh, and Blythe is great, so is Margot, or Eloise, nn Lola …

Maybe:

Thora
Petra
Avalon – does that fail the pet test?
Mariel
Anya

What a surprise – congratulations!

My first thought was Celia. Same intial as Colette, but a different sound. And I love the meaning – heavenly.

I think your childrens’ names are lovely.

With a siter named Colette, I would name a little girl Adele, Celeste, Estelle, Giselle, Sandrine, Camille or Joelle….all with a little French flair, but easily pronounceable in English…like Colette!

Good luck and congratulations!

I love the suggestion of Clementine nn Em and Talullah nn Lulu
I think Margaux sounds perfect with Colette and Weston. Margaux means Pearl BTW.

Names that mean surprise:
Tama
Makalo

Good luck!

I love how Colette and Weston fit perfectly together, but are still completely unexpected.
I would add:
Eloise
Louisa
Susan/Susannah
Lucinda
Margaret
Patrice
Victoria
Constance.

Oh this was such a relief to wake up to and already see so many suggestions!!! I can hear angels singing HALLELUJAH! I felt all alone on the baby naming battle front and the cavalry has arrived! My husband and I were somewhere on the same path with boys names and now with girls names we find ourselves going completely different directions!
ClaireElise I like the sound of Estelle with Colette and Weston. They all have a strong T sound in them that brings it all together. I am trying to come across girls names with either a strong T or O sound that my other two have in them. (something that came from very insightful berries while helping me name my..err…son) I am finding it a difficult though.Plus I also like Elise! Both age well and have great nick name possibilities.

Rollo I also like your suggestions of Tallulah nn Lulu (loooove Lulu!) and Romilly nn Milly. I also like Margot (my middle name is a family name of Margaret) My husband hates it! He thinks its sounds like Large Marge the truck driver from a PeeWee Herman movie. He can veto it though cus I will veto his Rylee! That does not pass the pet test! We have several friends that named their dogs that! Its a cute name but they ruined it for me. My husband also really likes Cameron…

I also like the name Macy but for the life of me cant find a more formal name.

She is our little Trixie Belle right now and my daughter calls her Mingo as in Flamingo “cus flamingos are pink and girls like pink”. It is sad, desperate, exciting times over here for sure!

Macy could be a nickname for anything you like! How about Michelle, Maria, Marcielle, Marilla, Maxine, Miriam, Micheline, Maeve? I think Maeve is especially lovely but Macy would be a very cute nn.

It’s smart of you to want to use such a sweet name, but also give her a formal, “grown-up” name so she could be a lawyer or professor or something with a more serious name.

How about Beatrix? Then she can still be your Trixie Belle.

I know an adult Macy (just Macy) and I think it can stand on its own.

I also thought of Beatrix so she can still be your little Trixie!
Also love the suggestion of Romilly and Estelle is stunning paired with Colette and Weston. Love that her nn could be Essie. Other suggestions:
Bellamy
Cleo (either by herself or a nn for Cleonie)
Ottillie nn Tilly
Maisie
Hazel nn Haze
Lilias nn Lily
Meredith nn Macy (a stretch but cute nonetheless)
Tabitha nn Bit or Tabby
Tara
Violet
Allegra
August nn Auggie
Hattie (as nn for Harriet)
Serena
Scarlett
Charlotte
Philippa nn Pippa
Alice
Lucia or Lucy

Good luck!
xo Viv

I suggest this name all the time, haha, but how about Teodora? I love the possible nicknames Tea (tay-a) and Dora.

I also like the suggestion of Estelle. And Elise has been one of my favorite names for a while.

Good luck to you both!

Congrats!
My Suggestions:
Colette, Weston, &_____

Vivienne (Viv, Vivie)
Theresa (Tess/Tessa)
Eloise (Lulu/Lou/Ellie)
Cecelia (Celia, Celie, Cece)
Rose/Rosa (Ro, Rosie)
Evelyn (Evie, Eve)
Violet (Vi, Vy)
Josephine (Josie)
Louisa (Lulu)
Lucille (Lucy)
Matilda (Milly, Tilly, Tilda)
Penelope (Penny, Nell, Poppy)
Francine (Francie)
Miriam (Mira, Mimi)

Badara means “to take by surprise” (I like the nickname Dara).
Raziah means, “the lord’s secret” and could be a Razzie.
Holde means hidden.
Cherith is the river bed Elijah hid in and makes a nice name. Evangeline means “good news.”

“I am trying to come across girls names with either a strong T or O sound that my other two have in them.”

What about Odette? nn Ettie or Dot

Beatrix or Bellatrix both sound great with Colette and Weston. They are different in heritage but similar in sound. I prefer this approach to going with another french name that leaves Weston out.

I have to also recommend Beatrix so you can keep the “trixie bell” nickname. It means “blessed;she who brings happiness” so I think it fits perfect.

Estelle also sounds amazing with your kiddos names….love “Essie” and “Essa”.

I love Beatrix Belle, nn Trixie, since she is a bit of a “trickster”! I think it fits the bill perfectly! Aside from that, I love Frances, nn Francie. Good luck!

Beatrix also has the hard t- love it with Colette and Weston!

Eloise (Lulu) is cute.
Odette
Otillie
Estelle
Genvieve (nn Eve)
Juliet/Juliette

I too am having a hard time with a baby girl name, but I love the names above and wish I could use them!

Story would be beautiful! She certainly started out with a pretty neat story!
I think Colette, Weston and Story sound fabulous together.

Girl names that I like:
Nina Flora
Adele Rose
Mirella Olive
Faith Noelle
Lucy Joyce
Nicole Marie

What a surprise! My favorite girls name right now would go well with her big bro and sis: Maud.

Colette, Weston and Maud

love it! Good luck to you!

Sorry, misspelled Genevieve above!

Well, I will add my support to Estelle, which is a lovely name with great nn options and goes so well with Colette and Weston! I love that it shares the “l” sound and that it would allow all three names to begin and end with different sounds.

Some other options….
Victoria- more than 2 syllables, but shares a meaning with Colette.
Catriona/Caitriona- silent O, but has the t sound.
Thora
Charlotte
Trista
Celeste
Violet
Astrid

How about:

Nova Verity = New Truth

One more

I was looking for something that means serendipity, “happy accident,” but had no luck… Then I thought, well… what about Serendipity? It’s a mouthful, and unusual, but you could NN her Sera, Seri, Seren, Serendy…

That with a one syllable MN like:

Liv, Kate or Claire…

Sera Claire or Seri Kate…? Pretty cute.

Estelle is a nice suggestion for you…Esti is a cute nn option. Oh, and I also quite like Talullah (nn Lulu) for you as well. I’d avoid using another C or W name.

Others:
Adele
Frances (Frannie, Francie)
Lorraine (Rainie)
Simone (Mona)
Yvonne (Yvie)
Therese/Tessa (Tess)
Bridget
Britta
Greta
Trudie (Tru)
Esther (Esti)
Petra
Scarlett
Stella
Sylvie
Tory
Tamsin
Violet
Millie

I also vote for Beatrix because I love it when a name or nickname presents itself so strongly before the baby is born – Trixie Belle! It’s like the baby is naming herself!I also thought of Tess, but is rhymes with Wes, so, no good. I also love Sylvie, the French version of Sylvia. Good luck, and let us know what you decide!

i’m really liking the names Larken, Monroe, Analise, Kragan, Briley and Bonnie right now.
-Evelyn

My first thought was Tallulah, and I see that others had the same thought! Great minds…. But I have a Beatrix, so I clearly like other commenters’ suggestions of that, too. It’s a bit harsher in terms of the sound to it than either Colette or Weston, but I think it still works. And a Beatrix Isobel could easily become Trixie Belle as a nickname. I am still very drawn to Tallulah for you, though. Loki is a trickster Norse god if you wanted a middle name to keep with your surprise theme.

I gotta tell you I have been saying Estelle all day long! It sounds so good with my others. It has the Est from Weston, the T from both and the L from Colette plus the girlish vintage vibe from Colette without being too matchy matchy (i.m.o). My husband loves it too. So many nicknames! God bless Nameberry! It seems so obvious why didnt I see it!

There are so many names I like, Tallulah, Larken, Clementine, Beatrix, Elouise, Story,Trixie Belle (she will always be my Trixie!) etc…But there is no denying that Estelle just looks and sounds so good with the rest!

Really gotta tell you I am pretty excited!

I love the suggestions of Estelle,Tallulah,Beatrix,and Loki

I love Estelle – it’s my daughter’s middle name.

Also want to suggest (some repeats):
Celeste
Saskia
Ramona
Simone

I think Millicent and Felicity work well and have your T. Using that info I will also suggest;

Mattea nn Tea
Elodie nn Ellie

To go of your dh’s like of Cameron what about Camilla nn Cam or Mila?

What about Mattea Orchid? Lovely, rarely used flower name in the middle, starts with O, nn of Tea (Taya).

Congrats!
Katarina is lovely name, rarely used. Nicknames: Rina, Kat

Crystal is very pretty also.
Nicknames: Crys, Crissie

Rayanna
Ray, Anna

Roxanne
Roxie, Rox, Anne, Annie
I’m sure whatever you choose will be beautiful for your lovely little girl!

Reading that you have been calling her “Shocka” made me think of the name Electra. The Italian variation is Elettra.

I also like EnvyC11′s suggestion of Nova.

What a surprise!! Congrats!

Suggestions:
Amorette (nn Amie/Rettie) is a French name meaning little love
Astoria (nn Stori) has the o & t that can link the names together
Leontine (nn Leo/Leonie) has the o & t
Aventine (nn Avie)
Valorie (nn Val)
From the above suggestions I also love Beatrix & Blythe
Have Fun!

Sabine
Tabitha
Thérèse
Octavia
Ottaline
Moselle
Henrietta
Lucetta
Beatrice

A friend of mine has a little girl called Charlotte, but her nickname is Chachi (as in Joni Loves). It’s incredibly cute and the kid has a hell of a lot of character. But Chachi could be nn for a number of other names with similar sounds!

Estelle is absolute perfection with Colette and Weston!

My mom was writing Estelle with the rest of my kids names and its incredible! Estelle ends in telle and Colette ends in lette and Weston and Estelle both have Est in them!WOW!They all sound so well together without being too matchy matchy tounge twistery. Its hard cus so many girls names I am drawn to end in T but that leaves Weston out and then its hard to yell their names all together. If i were to ever find myself in a situation that called for that:)

The only thing is it too old lady? Is it modern enough? Is old lady the new modern? I woke up and couldnt decide. Is Estelle better than Stella or Estella? Estella seems like a character from Fairytopia and well…we live in Cleveland. There is a stark difference?

Keep the girls names with T coming! There is gold in them there hills!

Also noticed Bellamy mentioned which is stunning and Jeff said he liked Margot!

If you like French names, I immediately thought of Eloise – I think it sounds nice with Colette and Weston, and it can give you some cute nicknames, like Elle/Ella/Ellie.

What about Esther? That is a nice, modern but classic name, that sounds nice with Collete and Weston. It is sort of like Estelle but less “fairytopia”.

Also just names that start with “T”: Tabetha,Teresa (Tess/Tessa for short), Thalia, etc.

I personally prefer Estella to Estelle. It seems more current to me. If you go with Estella you could use Stella or Ella as a nickname too. Other names based on this baby being a surprise gift….

Isadora–variation of gift in Latin, nn Sadie
Theodora–God’s gift, nn Thea, Dora, Teddy

OOOO I came across Leighton in my searching for girls names with T in them. Leighton Elizabeth (after my sister and aunt). Does it match Colette? Is it too close to Weston?

Colette is so pretty and uncommon, but Weston is more on the up and coming list. So, are you searching for a happy medium?
Some suggestions:
Chantal, Cressida, Cordelia, Cora, Jessamine, Imogen, Penelope, Phillipa, Pippa, Beatrice, Clarice, Celine, Sabine, Sabella, Annalee, Junia, Lark, Ivy, Nora
Good luck!

After reading all the responses I would like to add:
Marcella could have the nn Macy
Estelle is lovely, but for some reason I can see kids calling Estelle and Weston, Essie and Wessie.

I noticed you have had suggestions for Margaret, Margot, and Margeaux… I love keeping it to myself, but Marguerite is in the same family, is a french variation (related to Pearl and Daisy), and has nn Greta (among others).
… I think it’s 1 syllable to many for you upon rereading your desired critera.
Congrats and good luck!

So after reading everyones suggestions this is our list we have. Our two favorite are on top. I fell in love with Leighton and thought it was very feminine but am now discovering its a boys name! Maybe its the spelling but it looks so girly to me. The L in Colette and Leighton sound beautiful together and then the T brings them all together. I think Leighton Elizabeth and Colette Catherine sound great together.

Estelle n.n Elle/Ellie/Stella
Leighton n.n Lele/Lulu
Eloise n.n Elle/Ellie/Lulu
Margot n.n Maggie/Maisy
Bellamy n.n Bell/Ella/Mimi
Romilly n.n Millie
Cameron n.n Cam
Rosalie n.n Rosie/Lele
Marcella n.n Marcy/Ella

Oh and Lola

Another one I thought of with T in the name:
Bettina! It’s on my list since I love Bets as a nick name

I think either Estelle/Elle or Bettina/Betty would be super cute!

Well I am in for a world of hurt! I can not find a name I like for more than half of a day! This is awful! I am totally setting myself up for a harsh case of post partum baby name regret! Why is this so excruciating and diffucult! What is wrong. I have had great suggestions but I just cant commit to any of them. Im just going to name her Mrs. Buttersworth or something else equally awful and try to move on.

Maybe its cus I am still in shock that I am having a girl. Maybe when I see her it will all fall into place and years from now I will laugh about all this. Maybe. Is that name Maybe?

Emmaline or Emmalyn??

Mathilde (Tilly)?

I think Collette, Weston and Noelle would be beautiful! Or Colette, Weston and Brielle. Colette and Noelle flow together! So does Colette and Brielle!

I have a friend with a daughter named Leighton- it’s a very feminine sounding name, and she definitely personifies that.

I’m in the same position you were before… Expecting my 3rd baby (my first delivery surprise) and while I was so emphatically in love with my daughter’s name (Auden Harlowe) and son’s name (Asher Jack), I’m stumped with this baby’s name and feeling underwhelmed with my potential boy options (girl, I’m good).. 100% will not name with an “A”- we needed to name for someone when I named Auden, and fell in love with Asher along the search for her name (before I knew what I was having), so it seemed fitting when I discovered it was a boy my second pregnancy. Hoping the name just comes to me.

Good luck in your search!!!

Leighton Meester is a very popular actress (Gossip Girl), if that helps at all :3

I think Beatrix and Estelle are both wonderful names that fit in perfectly with your family. However, if you’re not loving them, maybe keep them in your pocket and forget about them?

Maybe she’ll surprise you again, and come out screaming her own name. Or, maybe, inspiration will just strike you. But we’ll be here until then

uhm i may be a bit late but ive always liked the sound of jacinth.

I would say Abrielle since that’s my name. Or maybe just Aubrey ok here are some more suggestions.
Felicity
Allison
Celia
I personally like Addeline ( add uh Lynn)
Brooke or Brooklyn are also ones I like
Lara ( lair uh) Lucy or Luna too
Well those are all my suggestions hope I helped!

I liked the suggestion of Estelle as it matches so beautifully. The nn Essie is cute too.

Well we did it! We managed to name our third! I was seriously starting to wonder if it was possible!
I’t wasn’t like fireworks feeling and it didn’t take my breathe away the first time I saw the name. I remember seeing it on a post here on girls names that have been on the social security top 1,000 names list since they first started recording it. I was surprised cus I personally don’t know one person …or dog…with the name. Then I saw Pam mention it in a reply about the top names for 2012. Also a member who posted a suggestion for me shared the name. Then it starting to move up on our lists because of the way everyone loved it so much or knew a beautiful and smart girl with the name. Then before you know it I was excited about it, Jeff was excited about it and slowly but surely we fell as much in love with the name as we did with our new daughter!

Elise Elaine Hunger.

The middle name is a family name. It’s my sisters name and that I was %100 sure about. I pray my daughters are close as my sister and I. That they are always are there for each other, supporting each other, learning from each other. I know that what my sister and I have isn’t always the case with sisters but my life has been so full and enriched having her be a part of it. Plus I’m a fan of alliteration (which I know some aren’t) and a family name in the middle.

I love the sound is Colette, Weston and Elise. They all are individual names but share certain sounds that make it flow well.

We did love Estelle but I couldn’t get past it being George from Seinfeld’s mothers name. She is hilarious and crazy!

Anyway I could go on and on with every little detail of how this baby naming adventure, with all it’s twist and turns unfolded. But mostly I wanted to update you all and thank you for all your suggestions and support and let you know the happy ending, or rather the happy new beginning !

Stella
Aveline
Auralee/Aurelie
Amelie
Bernadette
Bridgette
Chantal
Coralie “Cora”
Corinne “Cori”
Elodie
Elise
Elsie
Eloise
Francine
Gabrielle
Genevieve
Henriette/Henrietta
Jacqueline
Juliette
Lisette/Lizette
Leonie
Madeleine
Maeli
Margot
Mirabelle
Monique
Therese
Vivian/Vivienne

I love Juliette. Colette, Weston, and Juliette work well. Monique is very unique and underused, and I met a little girl named Vivian last week and she was adorable. Lisette is also adorable as the french version of Elizabeth. I also like Corinne.

What about something like Jubilee (JuJu,Bee, BeLe)to note your joyous suprise? Other suggestions are:

Joy (JoJo)
Loretta (Lottie)
Sophia (Fia)
Scarlett (Lettie)
Varielle (Ellie) means change
Lesley (Les) means Joy
Brinsley (Brin, Lee)
Divine (Divvy)
Pixie
Zoe
Bella (Bell)
Helen (Helly)
Lorena (Lorrie)

Melissa-Milly ,Millie,Mel,Lissa and Lissy/Lissie

Ella Vanessa
Mia Joy

Colette and Weston both have Ts in them, so I recommend Charlotte. Also Coco, Wes and Lotty are so sweet together!

Colette, Weston and Elise are lovely!

I know its silly but I’ve always loved my name, which is Keelyn. Meaning beautiful and slender. Just saying