Archie and.....??

[emmyloo25]

Hey all

Just found we're having a little girl. Already have a 6 year old boy, Archie. This little lass is an IVF baby <3 We have a few names we like but interested to hear thoughts and new suggestions. I really love Alba but upon googling it, wow I didn't expect it to be so divisive! I thought all alba's were just cool chicks. People seem to be outraged by the name :D

Other thoughts
-Evelyn (means 'wished for child', IVF baby, cute) - issue is might shorten to Evie and that is my god daughter who I see frequently
-Iris
-Ivy
-Mollie/Millie?
-Annie
-Hope

Any thoughts?!

Evelyn is lovely, especially with the meaning behind it. The (young) Evelyn that I know that uses a nickname goes by Lynnie. Your other names are lovely too.

I also like Miriam, it means beloved, I think it goes nicely with archie and could be shorted to Mimi if you wanted.

I really like Miriam! But like Miri for short rather than Mimi 😍

Oh I love Miri! Archie and Miri is very cute.

Archie and Millie!

I was just about to suggest Lily, but then I realised that Harry and Meghan have Archie and Lili (not sure of spelling) so maybe not!

How about Lilibet?! Seriously, I like Ivy and iris.

I love Ivy I think Archie and Ivy are very cute

Celeste
Sylvie
Pearl
Hazel
Marigold

Personally I would avoid both names ending the same way.
I like Archie and Hope

or Rose, Megan, Lois, Hazel, Grace

I love the spelling Eveline!

Wild card, would you consider Evangeline? It can still be Evie.

I like all the others except I can’t stand Hope. I just don’t like any of those virtue names much, except perhaps Clemency, and Hope doesn’t even have a nice sound to me.

Oh Millicent is gorgeous!!

Evelyn is beautiful

Rose was also on our list but I know she'd become a Rosie as I pet name everything and everyone

Thanks guys! <3 Can I also please have thoughts on the much contested Alba?

I'm not keen, it's the name of the Scottish Nationalist party x

I love Alba

Sadie
Stella
Estelle

I was going to suggest Emmeline (Emme/Emmy for short) but think it could be close to your name @emmyloo25 !!

I like Archie & Hope from your list.
Also like Archie & Corah, Archie & Eliza and Archie & Hazel.

I just don’t think it’s anywhere near as lovely as most of your other suggestions.

Also wasn’t Napoleon exiles there? Or is that Elba? Still makes me think of it.

Iris is my favourite and has a nice meaning in the circumstances. Your rainbow that came after the storm.

Ivy would be my next choice but I prefer how Iris sounds with Archie, so you don't have two ie/y endings together.

I wouldn't use Evelyn if your God Daughter is Evie.

Alba is a cheap electrical brand. I'm not keen as a name. I'd also give them different initials.

I love Evelyn, and the meaning! It is not a “male” spelling. It was originally completely unisex (eg Evelyn Waugh and his first wife Evelyn Gardener) but honestly it’s so much more commonly used as a girls name these days.

I think Alba is extremely pretty, but doesn’t work in Scotland. Alma? Means “soul”.

Archie & Daisy
Archie & Isla
Archie & Honor
Archie & Eilidh
Archie & Freya
Archie & Moya

Lola was the name that followed for me.

Archie & Lola

Archie and Megan

(I am slightly biased because we had dogs with those names and they were the greatest canine double-act ever)