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No names, Due May

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FirmBlueRaven · 16/04/2025 19:29

Me and my partner are really struggling this time round to find a name so looking for name suggestions. I’m at the point where all the names I see just sound blah, even ones I used to love and he doesn’t really have an opinion. All we know is boy MN is James and Girl MN looking like Belle. Sibling for Emilia Rose and Alice Juliette, don’t know the gender so suggestions for both would be welcome! Hoping to hear something that sounds fresh to us. TIA

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Catopia · 22/04/2025 13:21

Yes and the suggestion of Liberty Belle...

I think Belle sounds best with a 3-4 syllable first name ending with an a or ie (not e or a consonant sound) - something like Magdalena/Dorothy/Felicity/Florentina/Rebecca/Lydia.

James is pretty open. Your main first query is do you want to leave a TJ/JJ nickname or not?

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We are pretty set on doing JJ tbh, but only as we both agree on that if we found another non-J name we liked we would use that

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Catopia · 22/04/2025 13:21

mathanxiety · 19/04/2025 04:11

Yikes!!!!!

Yes, ignore Clara Belle, please.

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Yes and the suggestion of Liberty Belle...

I think Belle sounds best with a 3-4 syllable first name ending with an a or ie (not e or a consonant sound) - something like Magdalena/Dorothy/Felicity/Florentina/Rebecca/Lydia.

James is pretty open. Your main first query is do you want to leave a TJ/JJ nickname or not?

mathanxiety · 19/04/2025 04:11

Calliopespa · 17/04/2025 00:22

Don’t do Clara Belle op!
Clarabelle is that ungainly Disney cow!

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Yikes!!!!!

Yes, ignore Clara Belle, please.

Theoldwoman · 17/04/2025 14:32

Emilia Rose, Alice Juliet and:

Clare Belle
Lucy Belle
Zara Belle

Jonah James
Regan James
Oliver James

ODFOx · 17/04/2025 14:14

Alice, Emilia and Felicity.
Alice, Emilia and Jonathan.
Do you use diminutives?
Ali, Emmi, Fliss
Ali, Emmi, Jonty.

MiddleAgedDread · 17/04/2025 13:06

Lovely names, I think James is a lot easier to pair with a first name than Belle but.....
Emilia, Alice and Florence
Emilia, Alice and Charlotte
Emilia, Alice and Sophie
Emilia, Alice and Olivia
Emilia, Alice and Nancy
Emilia, Alice and Nina
Emilia, Alice and Matilda

Emilia, Alice and William
Emilia, Alice and Benjamin
Emilia, Alice and Henry
Emilia, Alice and Oliver
Emilia, Alice and Charlie
Emilia, Alice and Alexander
Emilia, Alice and Thomas

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/04/2025 07:03

Emilia, Alice and

Vincent james
oscar james
luca james
hugo james
henry james
sebastian james
jasper james

margot belle
felicity belle
charlotte belle
lydia belle
florence belle
imogen belle
vivienne belle
clara belle

user1492757084 · 17/04/2025 06:51

Emelia Rose, Alice Juliette and ..

Belinda Claire
Dimity Bella
Madeleine Iris
Trinity Maybelle
May Matilda

Arthur James
James Rupert
Hector James
Victor Charles
Charles Leonard

TomatoSandwiches · 17/04/2025 00:33

Robert/Rupert James

Sophia Belle

Italiangreyhound · 17/04/2025 00:32

Love Maeva and Gabriel too.

Italiangreyhound · 17/04/2025 00:31

Lois
Lila
Juniper
Skye

Jonah
Tyler
Parker
Finn

Congratulations

ShineBrighterxx · 17/04/2025 00:25

unlikelywitch · 16/04/2025 20:26

Gabriel
Cian
Cormac
Felix
Hugo
Luke
Owen
Vincent

Claudia
Francesca
Eleanor
Madeleine
Lydia
Gracie
Ada
Noemi
Maeva

Loooooove Claudia for this !

Calliopespa · 17/04/2025 00:24

Reddelilah · 16/04/2025 21:35

Quentin James
Theodore James
Edward James

Clara Belle
Florence Belle
Charlotte Belle

I think Quentin is coming back in fashion. I quite like it.

Calliopespa · 17/04/2025 00:22

mathanxiety · 16/04/2025 23:33

Emilia, Alice, and -
Olivia Belle
Sophia Belle
Susannah Belle
India Belle
Daphne Belle
Clara Belle
Matilda Belle
Josephine Belle
Ivy Belle

William James
Barnaby James
Henry James
Dominic James
Rupert James
Thomas James
Oscar James
Oliver James
Nicholas James
Toby James
Maxwell James

Don’t do Clara Belle op!
Clarabelle is that ungainly Disney cow!

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Calliopespa · 17/04/2025 00:20

Your DDs both have lovely names. I think Harriet goes well with Emilia and Alice though I don’t think Harriet goes all that well with Belle.

I like Belle as a first name but I always think it sounds like an American Steamboat as a second name. Could you make it Annabelle or Isabelle?

Another name that is quite sweet, classic but not used at and I think is due for a comeback is Elsbeth as a less common version of Elizabeth.

mathanxiety · 16/04/2025 23:33

Emilia, Alice, and -
Olivia Belle
Sophia Belle
Susannah Belle
India Belle
Daphne Belle
Clara Belle
Matilda Belle
Josephine Belle
Ivy Belle

William James
Barnaby James
Henry James
Dominic James
Rupert James
Thomas James
Oscar James
Oliver James
Nicholas James
Toby James
Maxwell James

MrsMoastyToasty · 16/04/2025 23:25

Why not use James and Belle(although I prefer Isabelle) as first names and not bother with middle names?

HugoYorway · 16/04/2025 22:49

Liberty, Dora, Melody
Curtis

CalliopePlantain · 16/04/2025 22:24

Sally or Elsie

Seth or Benjamin

StargazerLiIy · 16/04/2025 21:56

Girls:
Imogen Belle
Ivy Belle
Olivia Belle
Ophelia Belle
Una Belle

Boys:
Isaac James
Isaiah James
Oliver James
Oscar James
Uriah James

I stuck with a vowel theme for the first names, whilst not repeating the A or E from your existing girls.

HugoYorway · 16/04/2025 21:40

Clint for a boy, Maisie for a girl

Reddelilah · 16/04/2025 21:35

Quentin James
Theodore James
Edward James

Clara Belle
Florence Belle
Charlotte Belle

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 16/04/2025 20:31

Emilia Rose, Alice Juliette and
for a boy.

Matthew James
Oscar James
Conrad James
Francis James
Samuel James
Gabriel James
Theo James
Jasper James
Owen James
Leo James
Zachary James
Stanley James
Daniel James
Casper James
Dexter James

For a girl
Chloe Belle
Lily Belle
Olivia Belle
Sophie Belle
Martha Belle
Keira Belle
Rosa Belle
Nancy Belle
Molly Belle
Ivy Belle
Jasmine Belle
Summer Belle
Nadia Belle
Delilah Belle
Sara Belle
Madeleine Belle.
Lydia Belle
Victoria Belle
Cynthia Belle
Connie Belle.
Irena Belle.
Lacey Belle
Nyree Belle.
Lucy Belle
Tiana Belle.
Cara Belle
Naomi Belle
Cora Belle
Natalia Belle.
Lisa Belle

unlikelywitch · 16/04/2025 20:26

Gabriel
Cian
Cormac
Felix
Hugo
Luke
Owen
Vincent

Claudia
Francesca
Eleanor
Madeleine
Lydia
Gracie
Ada
Noemi
Maeva

Raininginparadise2 · 16/04/2025 19:59

Some names I like but are maybe less popular

Nancy
Rachel
Iona
Catherine
Florence
Lisa
Caroline
Pearl

John
David
Robert
Saul