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  1. #1
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    girls name fog- fresh inspiration needed please!

    Hi all!
    Our 4th is due in June, a sibling for Eloise, Jude and Iris. I think we have pretty much decided on Arlo for a boy but I'm suffering from baby name fatigue for a girl! (All those years of obsession and now nothing seems fresh or seems to excite me!)
    Indigo (nn indi) was a front runner but I've always though of my style as being vintage/classic and I'm starting to wonder if Indigo seems a bit fadish?!
    Other names I've loved in the past but some how just don't seem quite right are
    Celeste
    Esme
    Pearl

    As you can see quite a small list! My husband is pretty laid back and can usually be convinced (though he does hate Pearl!) So any suggestions gratefully received!
    Thank you !xxxx

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    Annabel
    Beatrix
    Daphne
    Delphine
    Fiona

    Eloise is a very feminine name and of course, Iris is a beautiful flower, so I think another feminine name would work well with those two.
    First little one due August 3 2013

    Arlo - Arrow - Castro - Elias - Kolbe - Jude - Rainier - Zephyr

    Althea - Clover - Elsie - Lyla - Zephyr nn Ephy, Effie or Zeffie

    Combos I like lately

    Arrow Engelmar - Maximilian Kolbe

    Althea Anne - Annabel Irene - Edith Adelaide - Edith Mathilde - Lyla Anne

  4. #7
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    I wouldn't use Indigo given that it starts with an I, like Iris, and really is significantly more hippie-trendy than your other children's names, which I would describe as vintage. Your boys' choice, Arlo, fits perfectly.

    Celeste, Eloise and Iris is a whole lot of S sound, leaving poor Jude as the odd man out. Esme and Eloise are too close.

    Pearl really is perfect-- hits all the right notes. Same vintage style, but has its own sounds, and is monosyllabic like Jude. If your husband hates it, he hates it.

    It seems me you prefer non-frilly girls' names with an antique, vintage flavor. Ideas:

    Corinne
    Clara
    Hazel
    Margot
    Maeve
    Lenore
    Laurel
    Verity
    Flora
    Tamsin
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  5. #9
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    I like Pearl - it's "vintage" but crisp, clean, sophisticated - like the names you chose for your first three.
    PP's suggestions of Daphne and Phoebe are so gorgeous!

    Perhaps...
    Adele
    Anais
    Anouk
    Chiara
    Eva
    Faye
    Jane
    Juno
    Lucy
    Luisa
    Nora
    Ruby
    Tessa
    My taste in names run to the classic and/or literary; names I feel will age gracefully and do not correspond with an era or trend...

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    Pearl fits your set very nicely, but if your husband dislikes it....and I wouldn't use Indigo. I have a weird color name, and I've never liked it--ever.

    Jude, Iris, Eloise and...

    Linden
    Oona
    Ione
    Iola
    Imogen
    Mabel
    Thea
    Luella
    Wren
    Proud mama to Leopold and Sena Belle
    Annabelle/Lilac/Magnolia/Evangeline/Belle/Lavender/Lola/Violet
    /Cashel Fox/ Hugo Grey/Rafferty Fox/ Ignatius Grey/Caius Grey

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    Girls: Anya, Leia, Maeve, Adelaide, Lelia, Belle, Daphne, Vada, Evangeline, Anneliese, Leda, Livia, Carys, Liana, Cleo, Piper, Elena, Mercedes
    Boys: Donovan, Rhys, Isaac, Ronan, James, Alaric, Jude, Damian, Asher, Gabriel, Theo, Luca, Arthur, Elias, Isaiah, Wyatt

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  8. #15
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    I love Arlo, and I think it goes perfectly with your other children's names!

    I agree that Indigo doesn't quite fit with your other children's names. It's not a bad name, but it sticks out a lot with Eloise, Jude, and Iris. I also don't love the fact that it begins with an I like Iris does.

    Pearl came to mind as soon as I read Eloise, Jude, and Iris, before I had read your list. I really like Celeste, Esme, and Pearl and think that they would all fit in really well with your other kids' names, but if they aren't right then they aren't right.

    Pia
    Cleo
    Margo / Margot
    Lilia
    Thais
    Sela / Selah
    Merle
    Salome
    Estee / Estelle / Estella
    Persis
    Coral
    Blythe
    Vera
    Marigold
    Sarai

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  10. #19
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    You want something a little different that will still fit in with the names of your other children, who have vintage classic style names? It could work. Indigo, Eloise, Iris and Jude... I like it. I'm not of the opinion that sibling names should be perfectly matched in all areas, but here are other ideas...

    Althea
    Calista
    Gaia
    Clio
    Enid
    Aurora
    Calypso
    Penelope

    Greek names could work out for you, they are different but definitely not too fadish, plus you have an Iris already.
    * Aurelia * Quinn * Hazel* Rosalie * Iris * Aurora * Beatrix * Thalia * Vivian *
    * Jasper * Everett * Malachi * Rowan *



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