Since it is baby name day...

[ladygrey]

I'd love some MMM opinions on possible names for our daughter. The tricky part is our last name, which begins with a vowel. So many girls names end in vowels (or open-mouth vowel sounds), and I strongly dislike the sound of two vowels being strung together between the first and last name - too breathy and awkward-sounding, in my opinion.

Here are a few favorite possibilities so far:

Alice
Annabelle / Annabel
Charlotte
Hazel
Lucy
Penelope
Violet

Our last name begins with an "O" and is two syllables (sounds similar to "awesome" - LOL). Her middle name will most likely be Jane (my mom's middle name), although this isn't definite. 

Thoughts? Other suggestions?

[Deleted]

I like Annabelle, Hazel, or Lucy.

[cjeanette]

Violet is on my imaginary baby name list.

[scribellesam]

You and I have the same taste in names because I love this whole list! Alice and Penelope are two of my absolute favorites right now.

[h]

I love Annabel and Penelope both so much. I like all the others on your list a lot, too, especially Charlotte and Lucy. Annabel would be my first choice.

[Deleted]

Well Lucy is going to be DD2's name so I'm all about that one, obviously.

I also love Violet, Hazel, and Charlotte from that list. 

I am super anti-nickname (just a personal preference) which would rule out Penelope for me, but otherwise I do like the name a lot. Just be prepared for her to be called Penny.

Annabelle is too frou-frou for my taste.

[gibbinator]

I like Hazel and Violet I might steal those for the next one lol

What about EN names, like Evelynn, Gwenn, Gretchen, Erin, Colleen, Helen, Ellen, Madaline/Madalyn, Adeline, Meghan ...

[Deleted]

I love the name Hazel.

[justjen]

Lucy! I'm biased

But all those names are great.

[rupertpenny]

I like those names, especially Violet.

Suggestions off the top of my head: Helen, Margaret, June, Abigail.

[Deleted]

I like all of those names.

[vanillacourage]

I love Annabelle but with your last name it may run together and sound like Annabella.

[Bad Dingo]

Penelope Jane and Hazel Jane are my faves.

[ladygrey]

May 22, 2013 12:14:37 GMT -5 gibbinator said:

I like Hazel and Violet I might steal those for the next one lol

What about EN names, like Evelynn, Gwenn, Gretchen, Erin, Colleen, Helen, Ellen, Madaline/Madalyn, Adeline, Meghan ...

As all the luck would have it, our last name ends in an "N" so those types of names are just "meh" for me.

[carolinagirl831]

I love Alice, Charlotte, Lucy and Violet

[dulcemariamar]

I like Lucy and Violet best.

Hazel is NMS. I dont feel like it fits for a little girl.

[jessnpaul]

May 22, 2013 12:03:21 GMT -5 cjeanette said:

Violet is on my imaginary baby name list.

Violet and Charlotte are on mine

I also like Penelope, Lucy, and Annabelle.

[emptygee]

May 22, 2013 12:55:37 GMT -5 dulcemariamar said:

I like Lucy and Violet best.

Hazel is NMS. I dont feel like it fits for a little girl.

I used to think the same thing about Hazel. Then my cousin and his wife named their daughter Hazel and it fits her perfectly. I no longer think of it as an "old lady" name.

Incidentally, this same couple also has a daughter named Violet.

[bunch]

Almost all of those were on my list. C&p for other ideas:


Annalise
Carys
Eloise
Caroline
Cora
Lyla
June
Lydia
Hallie
Charlotte
Marin
Alice (Ali)
Flora
Arden
Rosalyn
Malin
Emily Claire
Callie

I'm obviously partial to Hazel. We've been really happy with it.

[rootbeerfloat]

I like Charlotte, Lucy, Penelope and Violet.

[gibbinator]

May 22, 2013 12:43:05 GMT -5 ladygrey said:

May 22, 2013 12:14:37 GMT -5 gibbinator said:

I like Hazel and Violet I might steal those for the next one lol

What about EN names, like Evelynn, Gwenn, Gretchen, Erin, Colleen, Helen, Ellen, Madaline/Madalyn, Adeline, Meghan ...

As all the luck would have it, our last name ends in an "N" so those types of names are just "meh" for me.

Ack, bad luck all around. Uhm...., Bernadette, Rosalind, Rosaire, Camille, Mabel, Esther, Ruth, Eleanor, Meredith, Alexis

I still maintain that your original list is great, just throwing more names out there

[Deleted]

May 22, 2013 12:36:26 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

We have similar taste and all your choices seem nice. My favorite from your list is Hazel. For some reason I always see violent vs Violet so that ruled it out to me. How about Caroline, Carolyn, Marilyn, Juliet, Genevieve?

LOVE Juliet. 

[UnderProtest]

Not a huge fan of annabelle or Penelope. Annabelle is too close to Isabelle which is super popular. Not sure, but Penelope just doesn't do it for me. What about Caroline/Carolina, Georgia or Clara?

[morgie44]

I like Alice and Hazel, and think they go best with what I imagine your last name to be. What about Adele?

[jenn248]

I vote for Alice, but I am biased since that is DD's name

I also like Charlotte and Lucy. I'm not a huge fan of Penelope, personally (although I do think Penny is a cute nickname).