The Johnson sisters: Gracious and graceful; windswept and wise?

[auroradawn]

There are so many, it's hard to begin...and girls' names have always been harder than boys' for me. Some thoughts to start with:
I see you have Ruby on the list three times with Agnes Ruby, Cordelia Ruby and Ruby Anastasia, so one of my first decisions in narrowing the list down would be which Ruby combo I wanted to keep. Ruby Anastasia is definitely my favorite. I agree with agirlinred in feeling that Agnes would be better with a different middle anyway; I think something longer and more frilly would suit her. I never thought Agnes was pretty until recently, when it began to grow on me. As you can see, I've paired it with Jessamyn in my signature. In addition to agirlinred's suggestions:

Agnes Callista
Agnes Jessamine
Agnes Thessaly

For Cordelia, perhaps:

Cordelia Grace
Cordelia Jane
Cordelia Frances
Cordelia Phoebe

The few that jump out at me from the list as "not belonging":

Chelsea Victoria (Chelsea sounds dated to me. Victoria would work well with your set, IMO.)
Haidee Susannah (only because I'm not familiar with Haidee, and it looks "tryndi". I did click on it and see that it's an old and legitimate name.)
Jolie Cassandra
Samantha Quinn (Samantha also sounds dated.)
I like Savannah Quinn and really like Susannah Margaret, but I wouldn't have Susannah and Savannah as sisters (too similar.) So I'd probably drop Savannah Quinn, too, and leave Susannah Margaret. You could compromise with Susannah Quinn.

I'm also in the camp which prefers putting the formal name on the birth certificate, so I prefer Katherine to Kate, Elizabeth to Libby, and Margaret to Meg (as the official names.) If you do use Meg, I feel she needs a longer middle name, perhaps:

Meg Aurelia
Meg Amelia
Meg Olivia

From your middles list, I love Alice and Araminta as first names! I like Amarantha, too. So I'd add:

Alice Gwendolen
Araminta Jane (she's in my Top 7!)
and
Victoria Grace

Best wishes! Please do keep sharing your story. I may have to move to Washington someday

[auroradawn]

P.S. Adelaide Plum makes me smile. Adelaide is so pretty, and Plum was my youngest sister's nickname before she was born As she really wasn't a round little baby, but the thinner type, it didn't stick. Her name is Haven.

[jeniferbraun]

08. CORDELIA Ruby -- I really dislike Cordelia as I don't see the point in using the name of a daughter whose father didn't love her because she was honest, who dies right before her dad apologizes.
^_^

Ha! Dantea, you crack me up -- this is EXACTLY how I feel about Cordelia. (And, similarly, I abhor Juliet and Ophelia -- lovely sounding names, but no kid of mine will be named after a teenage suicide!)

Meanwhile, we are also currently TTC, and I realized that today is exactly 9 months from....Christmas. Fingers crossed we both get very special presents this year! ;-)

Lori -- wow, that's a lot of beautiful names. I like your style! Aside from Cordelia, I think they are all very nice -- but I encourage you especially to keeping considering Agnes and Susannah! I think they're both gorgeous, timeless -- and very under-used.

[halfkoreangirl]

I like these names from your list and the extra middle names list. I switched some around.
01. ADELAIDE Jane

04. AUDRA Evelyn

05. AVA Molly

06. CHELSEA Victoria

07. CLARA Genevieve or CLARISSA Poppy - Both are CUTE!

08. CORDELIA Ruby

10. EMMA Juliet - Love.

11. FELICITY Abigail - What about Abigail Felicity?

12. FRANCESCA Pearl

16. ISADORA Mae

17. JOLIE Cassandra

18. KATE Astoria or KATE Augusta - Kate Augusta!

20. LUCINDA Maeve or LUCINDA Maude

23. MELISANDE Ivy or MILLICENT Ivy - I like both! So cute.

28. RUBY Anastasia

29. SAMANTHA Quinn or SAVANNAH Quinn - Samantha!

30. SUSANNAH Violet

[cristinamariane]

I can see why your list is so long! So many great choices

These are the ones I absolutely love: Adelaide Plum, Chelsea Victoria, Cordelia Ruby, Eleanor Gray, Emma Juliet (although I think Emmaline/Emmeline Juliet would be tons better), Felicity Abigail, Kate Astoria, Melisande Ivy, Millicent Ivy, Minerva Florence, Phillipa Catherine, Ruby Anastasia, Veronica Gray

And these are ok, I could take em or leave em: Audra Evelyn, Clara Genevieve, Francesca Blythe, Helena Margaret, Isadora Maeve, Kate Augusta, Lucinda Maeve (LOVE Lucinda, but not with Maeve...maybe Ivy), Meg Lauren (There is something really appealing to me about just Meg), Susannah Margaret, Sylvia Claire, Quintessa Morgan

The rest I don't really care for.

[i adore names]

I just wanted to point out that Phillipa Catherine honours both the Duchess of Cambridge & her little sister (Catherine & Phillipa Middleton, better known as Kate & Pippa Middleton). If you meant to do this, I think the name is really pretty, but I have some suggestions if you didn't:
Phillipa Greer
Phillipa Mae
Phillipa Sidney
Phillipa Annabelle
Phillipa Sophie
Phillipa Louise
Phillipa Waverley
Phillipa Jewel
Phillipa Isabeau
Phillipa Isabelle
Phillipa Verity
Phillipa Prudence (if you are brave enough to do P P alliteration)
Phillipa Noemi
Phillipa Elise
Phillipa Topaz
Phillipa Jessamine
Phillipa Rhapsody
Phillipa Leonie

[i adore names]

01. ADELAIDE Plum - love this, so amazingly gorgeous

02. AGNES Ruby - I am not a huge Agnes fan, but this is a pretty combo.*

03. ALBERTA Windsor - I don't like Alberta very much, but I love the use of Windsor in the middle name spot

04. AUDRA Evelyn - very pretty, though I might prefer it with Audrey as the first name.*

05. AVA Beatrice - totally gorgeous

06. CHELSEA Victoria - doesn't really fit your style at all & I don't like either of these names*

07. CLARA Genevieve or CLARISSA Poppy - I love both of these. Clara Genevieve oozes sophistication, but has the can be fun as well. Clarissa Poppy has the sophisticated Clarissa & the cute Poppy. I can't make up my mind!

08. CORDELIA Ruby - adore

09. ELEANOR Gray - pretty, and with loads of NNs: Ella, Nora, Ellie. I also like the use of Gray in the middle name spot.*

10. EMMA Juliet - adore, although I wish Juliet could be a first name as well.

11. FELICITY Abigail - NMS

12. FRANCESCA Blythe - NMS

13. HAIDEE Susannah - NMS

14. HELENA Margaret - very plain & NMS

15. HENRIETTA Grey - pretty

16. ISADORA Maeve - I think this is very pretty but I would prefer ISOBEL Maeve or ARABELLA Maeve

17. JOLIE Cassandra - doesn't fit your style, maybe as Cassandra Jolie.

18. KATE Augusta - I don't like Astoria, and I don't like Augusta. I also think Kate could be better off as a MN. OPHELIA Kate, ARABELLA Kate, SOPHIA Kate, BEATRIX Kate, CAMELLIA Kate or JOSEPHINE Kate.

19. LIBBY Constantine - Libby is a NN, and Constantine a boy's name.*

20. LUCINDA Maeve - don't like Lucinda

21. MABEL Josephine - v pretty

22. MEG Lauren - NMS

23. MELISANDE Ivy - v v pretty

24. MINERVA Florence - Florence Minerva, rather than Minerva Florence

25. MYRTLE Josephine - hate Myrtle

26. NORA Lucille - pretty

27. PHILIPPA Catherine - see above post

28. RUBY Anastasia - Love

29. SAVANNAH Quinn - doesn't fit your style

30. SUSANNAH Margaret - too plain

31. SYLVIA Claire - NMS

32. VERONICA Gray - hate Veronica

33. QUINTESSA Morgan - NMS

[sabrinafair]

01. ADELAIDE Plum
02. AGNES Ruby
07. CLARA Genevieve or CLARISSA Poppy
08. CORDELIA Ruby
09. ELEANOR Gray
10. EMMA Juliet
15. HENRIETTA Grey
23. MILLICENT Ivy
25. MYRTLE Josephine
28. RUBY Anastasia
29. SAMANTHA Quinn
30. SUSANNAH Margaret
33. QUINTESSA Morgan

[lori johnson]

Thank you, sincerely ...

Dantea, Minor Beatrice, Holbs, Hiltzy, Aurora Dawn, She Flies with Her Own Wings, A Girl in Red, Gigi Gibbons, Back to My Roots, Jenifer Braun, Half Korean Girl, Cristina Mariane, I Adore Names [and] Sabrina Fair

... for your thoughtful and honest feedback. I truly value your input!

[lori johnson]

... I ... made some changes, ... trying to stay true to your images. ...

Loving ...

AVELINE Maple
JESSAMINE Agnes
PHOEBE Veronica

... thank you!

... You're really having too much fun with this, aren't you? ... Very happy naming to you!

That I am, Aurora Dawn . I continue to be genuinely appreciative of your exceptional thoughtfulness.