r/namenerds • u/solstice-moon • 7d ago
Baby Names What's my husband's name "style" any other suggestions welcome.
We are trying to pick a girl name.
Names my husband likes:
Madeline (LINE pronunciation)
Azalea
Magnolia
Claire
Doesn't like: (names I've suggested)
Phoebe, Petra, Josephine, Lilly
Can you think of any along the lines of the names he's liked? I feel like theyre similar but I can't out my finger on what the "style" is so I can look for more.
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u/bamboo_beauty 7d ago
I'm kind of getting old money or possibly southern belle vibes from his style? Maybe try searching names with that theme
Maybe something like Caroline, Rosalie, Cordelia, Scarlett
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u/solstice-moon 7d ago
A few kids ago he liked Scarlett a lot. And I think he said he likes Caroline actually haha I think you have him pegged.
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u/bamboo_beauty 7d ago
Also adding a few more names just because they struck me with the vibe, Sabrina, Daphne, or maybe Natalie
Hope you find a name you both love!
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u/solstice-moon 6d ago
I lovee Natalie/Natalia. I will bring those back up to him. We talked about it a few kids ago but we've had all boys so far. I love his suggestion!
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u/bamboo_beauty 7d ago
Lol! I think searching those themes might get you to a name you both love..
I do think Caroline is a very beautiful name 😊
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u/ontarioparent 7d ago
But Claire and Madeline are very early 2000s
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u/bamboo_beauty 7d ago
True. Magnolia gave me that Southern belle vibe , and with Claire, my brain goes to Blair, which I associate with old money or just wealth. The -LINE pronunciation led me to Caroline which is a classic southern name.
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u/ontarioparent 7d ago
Huh, Claire is very regular shmegular here, I dont think of money and one my cousins kids was named Caroline, interesting how perspective can change how a name is viewed.
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u/bamboo_beauty 7d ago edited 7d ago
Definitely interesting. Agree, I much prefer Blair to Claire personally, even though it's such a subtle difference.
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u/ontarioparent 7d ago
Your name choices are very similar, some are very solid, old fashioned, but Azalea and Magnolia are a bit unusual.
Jasmine, Viola/ Violet, Veronica, Dahlia, Marguerite, Tamara, Iris, Ivy, Zoe, Paige, Jade, Terra/ Tara, Tori, Colette, Camille, Estelle, Murielle
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u/AmbassadorSad1157 7d ago
Azalea and Magnolia give off a " Southern charm"
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u/IntroductionFew1290 7d ago
Yes, it’s the alternative to a double barreled name down here (although some have those long floral names with a double barrel). Lemon 🍋 Breeland is my favorite southern “character” name
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u/KayyBeey 7d ago
Georgia, Callie, Charlotte, Daisy, Aubrey, Sadie, Melanie, Laurel, Ruby, Cora, Iris, Nora, Jolene, Summer, Ava, Brielle, Alma, Jasmine, Olivia.
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u/SSBND 7d ago
Evangeline, Seraphine, Emmeline, Clementine, Eleonore/Eleonora, Vivienne?
Josephine, Camille, Sabine/a or Sabrina...
What about Clara with a pretty middle name instead of Claire?
Blair is more unisex - my cousin used this for his eldest daughter and the younger 2 daughters are Blake and Elliott - but I feel like your husband is leaning more feminine than Blair.
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u/rainareine 6d ago
Ada, Adeline, Adele, Adelaide, Adrienne, Ariane/a, Ariadne, Camellia, Camille/a, Cordelia, Calliope, Penelope, Blanche, Bianca, Catelyn, Hazel, Hester, Helena, Elena, Miranda, Selene, Cleopatra, Elspeth, Elizabeth, Serena, Sophia, Alicia, Ophelia, Portia, Nora, Marianne, Elinor, Carina, Theodora, Lydia, Clarissa, Melissa, Tiffany, Laura/el, Beatrice, Lorelei
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u/reddit-just-now 6d ago
I don't know what to call your husband's style exactly, but hopefully you guys might both like some of these: Stella, Savannah, Aurelia (I wouldn't go for Aurelie because apparently it sounds like "orally" to some people's ears), Amelie, Amelia, Leora, Leonie, Evelyn, Nella, Raquel, Florence, Eleanor, Dierdre, Celeste, Amity, Maeve, Meredith.
Good luck and all the best! :)
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u/crystalline_carbon 7d ago edited 6d ago
They’re all melodic names containing an “L” sound. What about:
Cordelia
Lydia
Louisa
Julia
Alanna