Sister for Catherine

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So, we've just found out we're having another girl.

DD is Catherine Mary Eva (all family names). Surname is a lot like McDarmie. I want to avoid repeating an initial from our immediate family, so no names beginning with C, S (DH) or L (me).

I guess we like more traditional names. We don't want anything in the top100 names (Catherine is 260ish!) Something longish that has a number of different nicknames would be nice! DH is Scottish.

Middle names will be family names - most likely Margaret and/or Linda.

Current ideas are:
Alexandra
Bryony
Eilidh
Esther
Frances
Georgina
Juliet
Rebecca

Any opinions or other ideas? :)

Frances Linda
Juliet Margaret

I suggest,
Josephine Margaret
Victoria Margaret
Elouise Linda

Love Esther from your list

Anna
Agnes
Beatrice
Diana
Dorothy
Frederica
Genevieve
Gloria
Harriet
Helen
Henrietta
Hester
Julia
Josephine
Jennifer
Jane
Jemima
Marianne
Margaret
Margot
Magdalene
Philippa
Priscilla
Rosamund
Rosalind
Rowena
Ramona
Rachel
Ruth
Susannah
Susanna
Sarah
Susan
Theodora
Tessa
Victoria
Vivienne

i like Beatrice , Adelaide or jane but Caroline is nice

Esther

Or Hester?

I also like Helena or Elena

Also Caroline (nn Caro)

And Susannah I do like too

It's a very classic name, so maybe Alice, Eleanor, Helena, Anna or Julia would go well?

I like Caroline, but even though it has a different sound, it does look very similar to Catherine written down, so could cause confusion.

Oh I see you wanted a long name. Elizabeth is the obvious one but you rejected that, so what about

Francesca, Isabella, Christina? Or Margaret (although personally I don't like it much, it's classic and has lots of nicknames). Very Scottish too!

Elinor Margaret
Can shorten to Ellie, Ell, Ella, Lin, Nora,
Margaret (which I would use as a first name) shortens to Margie (with a hard G; v. Scottish) , Margie (soft G, not Scottish), Margot, Marg (as in Simpson).

I particularly like Alexandra, Georgina and Rebecca from your list and I think they would fit your criteria the best. Don't like Bryony much - well it's OK.

There's also Anastasia or Victoria.

So, just thought I'd update - dd2 was born on Thursday 12th Jan, 9 days early, and we have finally today agreed to name her Frances Linda Margaret (dd1 was 2 weeks late so we thought we had a little more time!).

Two middle names as they are mine and dh's mums and we couldn't really have one and not the other - also dd1 has 2 middles so it matches :)

Lovely name, congrats!

Elizabeth or Josephine.

We have a Catherine and a Juliet (middle name Joy).

Should have RTFT! Huge congrats. Great name.

Congratulations! Really beautiful name too 💐

Congratulations OP, great choice of name. 💐

My sister is Juliet. My name might begin with C. They go well together.

Congrats