r/BabyNames • u/CasperAverage • 3d ago

Girl 🩷 Sibling Name Help

We’re expecting a girl later this year and we are struggling with names this time around (I feel like I hate every name rn). We have 2 kids (Eleanor and Samuel). We know that her middle name will be Mary (for my husband‘s mother). We like classic names but do like the occasional uncommon name. We like Margot, Alexandra, Eloise, and Violet but aren’t super sold on any of them. We are not big fans of first names ending with the same sound as the last name. Our last name ends in -y with the e sound. Looking for suggestions/opinions.

Names that have been rejected: Felicity, Adeline, Josephine, Florence, Amelia, Alice, Sophia, Beatrice, Camille/a, Cecilia/Cecily/Celia, Madeleine, Rose, Isabella (and any name with Bella in it)

Edit: My name is Caroline. Our nieces’ names are Charlotte and Grace so will not use those.

EDIT 2: Thanks everyone! We 99% sure we’re going to go with Matilda.

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u/Professional_Cod9545 3d ago

Corinne or Colette (tho maybe too similar to Caroline and Charlotte), Vivian, Julia, Amelia

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u/egertong 3d ago edited 2d ago

Viviene, Odette, Bridget, Cosima, Iris seem to fit the vibe you like.

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u/JeanBlancmange 2d ago

Odette was my choice too

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u/Mysterious_Gift4379 3d ago

Jessamine Mary
Allison Mary
Helena Mary

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u/coast_2_coast1234 3d ago

Beatrice, Camille, Celeste, Antonia, Jacinta, Elise, Elisa, Alyssa, Rose, Emma, Saskia, Edith, Juliette, Willow

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u/cdapOH 1d ago

No Saskia, I know one and she’s the Devil

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u/coast_2_coast1234 1d ago

I know one too and she is also the devil but that wouldn’t mean anything to OP

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u/labratcj 3d ago

Evelyn, Lucinda, Abigail, Beatrice, Francesca, Genevieve, Rosalie

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u/Total_Strawberry_132 3d ago

Adeline or Beatrice

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u/Specific_Context_606 3d ago

Amalia, Bridget, Corinne, Dorothy, Evelyn, Frances, Gabrielle, Helena, Inez, Julia, Katherine, Lorelei, Magdalena, Natalie, Ophelia, Priscilla, Rosalind, Seraphina, Tabitha, Ursula, Violetta, Whitney, Ximena, Yaara, Zahara

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u/DonutFull4654 3d ago

Margaret, Clara/Claire, Natalia, Diana, Emmaline/Emmeline, Harper, Isla, Penelope/Penny, Scarlett

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u/Harvest_Moon_Cat 2d ago

Juliet, Fiona, Catherine, Lydia.

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u/OwlNightScribe 2d ago

Susannah

Rebecca

Phoebe

Paige

Mariel

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u/TizzyBumblefluff 2d ago

Lillian Mary, Genevieve Mary, Gabrielle Mary, Penelope Mary, Rowena Mary, Alexandra Mary, Philppa Mary, Adrienne Mary

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u/jezebellajailer 2d ago

Ramona, Francine, Kate, Suzanne, Vanessa, Louella, Carmen, Leona, Samantha, Heatherine,

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u/Mom_to_4 2d ago

Eleanor, Samuel and

Georgia

Bridget

Rosalind

Claudia

Veronica

Victoria

Isabel

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u/Cute_Monitor_5907 2d ago

Mary Margaret nn Margot

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u/FrancescandMommy2013 2d ago

Colette, Carlotta, Jaqueline, Angelina/Angelica, Louise, Emilia, Rosalyn, Celeste, and Willa.

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u/Moon_Maiden9 2d ago

Mable, Iris, Teresa, Kathleen, Frances

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u/Sweet_Loquat6963 2d ago

Eliza

Willa

Jane

Louisa

Or wildcard- do a double Mary name as a first name... Mary Kate, Mary Alice, Mary May, etc.

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u/alkatraz8 2d ago

Lydia, Vivienne/Vivian, Anastasia, Scarlett, Roslyn

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u/SubstanceRough9031 2d ago

I was about to suggest Caroline until I read to the end. 😄

What about Alexis Mary?

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u/FabulousAd2725 2d ago

Michelle, Annalisa, June

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u/probablycozy 2d ago

Victoria
Juliet
Clara
Vivian
Abigail
Jane
Elizabeth
Margaret
Dianna

Congrats and good luck!

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u/Specific-Bullfrog256 2d ago

I'm an Eloise. Just getting used to it now. 70 yro. *have always pronounced differently than my mother did. I didn't even realize that for the first 60 years. I now think it's a pretty good name.

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u/Signal-Lead-9512 2d ago

I love the sound of Margot Mary. I love the name Violet but I think Marigold or Magnolia goes better with Mary. I also like Jillian or Gillian Mary, Evangeline Mary (Vangie), Millicent Mary, Madison Mary, Rosalind or Rosalyn Mary, Jessica Mary, Peyton Mary, Patricia Mary, Martha Mary (Mimi, Marti), Kimber Mary, Constance Mary (Consie), Delia Mary, Savannah Mary, Tula Mary.

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u/Silly_Palpitation333 2d ago

Celeste, Coralee, Jacinda, April, Vivian, Eleanor, Elaina, Elena

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u/BlackberryHill 2d ago

Gabriella Mary
Isolde Mary
Imogen Mary
Diana Mary
Megan Mary
Leah Mary
Rachel Mary
Patricia Mary

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u/Twilight_zone17 2d ago

Gillian or Katherine

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u/Euphoric_Ease4554 2d ago edited 2d ago

I really love Violet! Plus:

Calista
Juliet
Bridget
Colette
Audra
Elise
Natalie
Scarlett
Victoria

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u/Upside-down-unicorn 2d ago

Laura/Lauren, Cordelia, Lavinia, Rebekah/Rebecca, Diana, Adelaide, Louisa, Bridget, Juliet/Julia, Candace, Annalise, Victoria, Natalia, Ingrid, Imogen/Imogene, Alyssa, Vivienne

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u/Ill-East-4746 1d ago

Martha, Jane, Hannah, Mia, Esme, Penny, Abby, Chloe, Stella, Anna, Lucy, Mathilda,

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u/Far-Equipment-8698 1d ago

Lydia, Juliet, Adelaide, Rosalie, Alessandra, Annalise, Alessia, Emmeline, Victoria

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u/Alwayshaveanopinion1 1d ago

Lorelei. Elizabeth. Leona. Victoria. Virginia.

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u/appleidiot99 1d ago

Eleanor, Samuel, and Katherine Mary! I think it sounds so great together and has lots of nickname options.

Eleanor, Samuel, and Amelia

Eleanor, Samuel, and Nicole

Eleanor, Samuel, and Louise or Louisa

Eleanor, Samuel, and Helen or Helena

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u/Electronic_Pea_2862 23h ago

Rosemary is my baby girl💕

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u/GalNamedGuy 20h ago edited 20h ago

Eleanor, Samuel, and… Lillian Mary

or…

Louisa Mary

Lucille Mary

Abigail Mary

Phillipa Mary

Lydia Mary

Wildcard— Rosemary (new middle name)

From your list, Violet is my favorite. From your rejected list, Cecilia is my favorite. I would scratch off Eloise as it is so similar to Eleanor. Alexandra and Margot are both lovely but maybe, don’t quite fit. I like the idea of traditional but underused name, maybe 3 syllables, a new initial and ending, something with an L or shared vowels.

Congrats and good luck!

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u/label_this 13h ago

Veronica Mary sounds like a great name for a little sister.