I can’t have Olive can I :(

[MrsB2019x]

18 weeks with a baby girl.
I adore the name Olive but our surname is Brown.
Olive Brown.
It’s a bit too Dulux colour chart isn’t it :(

Any other suggestions welcome! (Or change my mind and convince me Olive Brown isn’t ridiculous 😅)

Do young women still change their name? I'm 60 and didn't change mine so kind of amazed it's still a thing.

Alice sounds similar but is much prettier and more classic.

Or Maeve perhaps?

Olive is an awful name, I expect she will be glad to be spared that.

Olwen
Evelyn
Vivienne
Avery

It’s lovely OP, go for it.

I think it sounds dull sorry. I like Liv though.

I changed just because I really liked my husband's surname 🤷‍♀️. I am very much a feminist but was glad of the excuse to switch surname from one I didn't like much.

And I quite liked that people couldn't Google my entire life.

Love Olive Brown ❤️

Will always be people who love/hate no matter what you choose. Just make sure you pick something you love.

I'm afraid I immediately thought of the song Golden Brown by the Stranglers:

Olive Brown is a lovely strong name.

if DH doesn’t go for it how about Elif Brown (sounds similar)

I agree Olivia is a banal name. Also i associate it to nicknames like Olympia and Octavia so wouldn't do it to my child :D

There are so many beautiful names - Serafina, Violet, Kaia, Eleanor, Amelia, Madeleine.

Just Google some actresses names for inspiration lol or Disney princesses ;)

And huge congrats as well <3 enjoy your pregnancy!

I quite like it.

Much prefer it to Olivia.

What names does your husband like?

Olive Brown is lovely, and TBH I wouldn't think of it as a color. Not even sure what color olive brown would be.

I think it works fine actually

Viola is almost an anagram of Olive?

Ola

Uma

Orla

Romily

Elva

Vida

Eve

Evelyn

Elva

Clover

Did you not picture this colour? I did.

Quite similar to my dd's name though she's chosen to take mine and dh's name. Been married 36 years but never used my married name. Lots of people used to call her Olive (she's Olivia).

You could go for a similar feel of name like Caper, Artichoke or Cheese Cube

I find it unbelievably drab.

Olive - sludgy browny green
Brown - actual brown (and I’m a happy brunette!).

Dull, drab and depressing.

I’d go for a BIG name with a surname such as Brown.

Persephone Brown
Felicity Brown
Josephine Brown
Philippa Brown
Agatha Brown
Anastasia Brown
Lyra Brown

Not keen on Olive it reminds me of On the buses, Olive Oyl, Olive oil and olives. Agree that Olive Brown does sound like a colour and is a bit dreary.

Definitely avoid Eva

It doesn't sound too much like Eva Braun. It sounds exactly like Eva Braun! Braun in German is pronounced Brown.

Don't call your kid Eva Brown/Braun!

I think it would depend how much they prefer their own name or their husband’s.

Felicity and Lyra are nice. They go well with Brown.

Think also how her name would read out in sitautions where they call the surname first ie Brown, Olive

I think as others have said it needs a more upbeat / frilly first name or more syllables.

Valentina
Gabriella
Evangeline
Rosario

I think it works fine. It’s not Olive Green.

At least your surname isn't oil.