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Popularity of the baby name Madeleine


Posts that mention the name Madeleine

Baby name needed: Girl name for Madeleine’s sister

Erin and her husband have a daughter named Madeleine Josephine, and they’re expecting their second baby girl in a matter of weeks. So far they like the names Sadie and Kira, but they’re looking for other suggestions as well. Erin says,

To give you a sense of our “style” we also love the names Ava, Audrey and Abigail but they are already all in use by our family members. If this baby had been a boy we were going to choose between Henry, Ewan and William. Our last name starts with an “L” and so “L” first names are out. The baby’s middle name will be Robin.

I thought it was interesting that Sadie and Kira were favorites, because in terms of style they’re a bit different from Madeleine (and many of the other names mentioned). So, for gathering suggestions, I tried two separate brainstorms–one focusing on Kira and Sadie, the other focusing on names like Madeleine, Josephine, Abigail, etc. I mixed the results together and got:

Amelia
Amira
Anastasia
Anya
Bethany
Charlotte
Chloe
Darcy
Diane
Eleanor
Elizabeth
Ella
Evelyn
Mia
Nadia
Naomi
Nora
Odette
Rebecca
Roma
Stella
Susannah
Sylvia
Talia
Theresa
Thea
Victoria
Violet
Vivian
Zoe

What other names would you offer to Erin?

Name needed: What do you think about Genevieve?

A reader named Steff asked me about the name Genevieve the other day:

I love it, but it seems like it would be difficult for a little girl to spell & pronounce. What are your opinions?

I agree that Genevieve could be challenging for some little girls. But I definitely don’t think this should deter you from using it, if you love it. A lot of great names (e.g. Madeleine, Jacqueline, Maximilian) are tricky for children to say and spell correctly, but I would hate to think they’re being used less because of this.

A cute nickname like Gen or Vivi might work well for a little girl named Genevieve until she’s old enough to tackle the full name.

What do you guys think of the name Genevieve–too cumbersome for a little girl?

Steff also asked:

Would you be able to suggest names based on these siblings names? – Charlotte, Sophie, Evan & Connor

I’m guessing the focus is female names (i.e. alternatives to Genevieve) so I tried for traditional options that don’t repeat any of the beginning or ending sounds of Charlotte, Sophie, Evan or Connor. Here’s what I came up with:

Amelia
Anna
Ava
Bella
Brianna
Danielle
Diana
Felice
Gabrielle
Georgia
Hannah
Laura
Leah
Lucy
Lydia
Maria
Matilda
Michelle
Nicole
Noelle
Norah
Rachel
Renée
Therese

What other name suggestions would you offer?

Update, 11/25 – The baby is here! Scroll down to the final comment (dated November 25th) to find out what her name is…