A reader named Marissa, who has a daughter named Beatrix Penelope (nn Bea), is expecting twins–one boy, one girl. She’s got their middle names narrowed down (Anthony or Alexander for the baby boy, Daphne or Jillian for the baby girl) but she’d like some help with their first names.
Here’s what she’s looking for in a boy name:
For the boy I’d like names that are two syllables long and start and end in a consonant. So far I like Robert, Patrick, Daniel and Fabian. The only one he likes is Fabian, but we’re still not sure.
And here’s what she’s looking for in a girl name:
For the girl I’d like names that are three or four syllables long, and start and end in a vowel. So far I like Anastasia, Ophelia, Elena and Ursula, but he likes none of them.
The babies’ last name will sound something like Thisbe.
Here are some of the boy names I came up with:
| Calvin Clement Chester Conrad Curtis David Declan Dexter Duncan Felix | Franklin Holden Howard Jasper Kenneth Lincoln Linus Lucas Malcolm Martin | Maxwell Miles Mitchell Nathan Nelson Nigel Nolan Philip Raymond Reuben | Roland Roman Silas Simon Stuart Thomas Victor Vincent William Winston |
And here are some ideas for the girl name:
| Acantha Adela Adelina Adriana Agatha Alexandra Alexina Alicia Allegra Althea | Amelia Annabella Andrea Angela Antonia Arabella Araminta Athena Augusta Aurelia | Aurora Azalea Eleanora Eliana Elisa Eloisa Estella Eugenia Eulalia Imelda | Iona Irena/Irina Isabella Isidora Octavia Odelia Odessa Olivia Olympia Ottilia |
Which of the above do you like best with Beatrix? (And which ones make the best boy/girl pairings, do you think?)
What other names would you suggest to Marissa?