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Completely don't know where to start when it comes to naming DC4.

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camarelia · 17/02/2012 18:58

DH and I already have 3 DCs (Camilla, Marco and Aurelia) and have used up every single on of our favourite names. I'm half Italian, half English and DH is half French, half English so each of our DC have three names - one Italian, French and English. This does mean though that we have used 9 of our favourite names! We also have a system where I get the last say on the Italian name, DH has the last say on the French name and then we decide between ourselves on the English name. Our favourite of the three then is the first name (I know it's a bit weird but honestly it's the easiest system!).
Anyway, because of this DH has a few french names in mind, which include Aimée, Amélie and Mathilde for a girl and Henri, Loïc and Olivier for a boy. He's not said anything on English names as of yet.
At the moment my favourite Italian names are Cosima and Rocco.
So would you be able to suggest any English names that go in a combination including on of the above Italian and French names? We are completely stuck!

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kasbah72 · 17/02/2012 19:18

Wow, that is a great system but leaves lots of options!

OK, I think Cosima is a great middle name to all his French options and should be followed by a single syllable English name like Rose, Faith, Belle, Grace, Claire, etc.

Cosima as a first name also works with a single syllable between it and the French name, especially so that the end 'a' doesn't run in to the first 'a' of two of them.

I just wouldn't be so keen on having 2 girls with the same first initial.

Other English names like Harriet, Rachel and Zoe could go with your existing names?

Aimée Cosima Rose
Aimée Cosima Faith
Amélie Cosima Wren
Amélie Cosima Faith
Mathilde Cosima Belle

Cosima Rose Mathilde
Cosima Grace Mathilde
Cosima May Amélie
Cosima Rachel Mathilde
Cosima Zoe Mathilde

Harriet Cosima Mathilde
Zoe Amelie Cosima

I don't think Henri and Olivier would work so well r-wise with Rocco as a middle name so I would put an English one in between. I am sorry but I don't have clue how you pronounce Loïc so I won't even try to add to that one!

Henri George Rocco
Henri Joseph Rocco

Olivier Matthew Rocco
Olivier Joseph Rocco

Rocco George Olivier
Rocco Frederick Olivier
Rocco Frederick Henri
Rocco Samuel Henri
Rocco Giles Henri
Rocco Giles Olivier

Do any of those appeal at all?

camarelia · 17/02/2012 19:34

Wow, that is an absolutely great list! Oddly enough you've already mentioned two of our DC's middle names and another couple of my favourites. George and Frederick are fab names, as are Harriet and Grace. Will put them past DH.

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MadDash · 17/02/2012 19:55

That's a great system you've got going on! There are only a few I can think of right now but how about -

Monty Rocco Olivier
Rocco Jasper Loïc
Henri Edward Rocco

Beatrice Cosima Aimée
Amélie Cosima Genevieve
Cosima Skye Mathilde

MuddlingThroughItAll · 17/02/2012 20:48

Beatrice would go beautifully with your other DC's names, as would Frederick. Good luck choosing!

camarelia · 18/02/2012 10:27

Very much like Jasper, Genevieve and Beatrice. Thanks for the quick feedback!

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