Sibling suggestions for Rosalind and Benedict

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We're expecting our third (we don't know the sex yet, might wait until the baby arrives to find out).

Our children are Rosalind Mary Ellen (nn Rosie) and Benedict William Charles (nn Ben). We like quite traditional, formal names, that aren't overly popular, but with options for nicknames that are less formal while they are little.

We use family names for middle names, likely choices for middle names for a girl would be Jayne, Olive or Josephine. For a boy John, Patrick or Joseph. I quite like Madeline for a girl, I also like Emmeline but DH won't go for it. I'm at a bit of a loss for boy names though, we could go super traditional, so George, Henry etc. But nothing is inspiring me.

Suggestions are appreciated!!

Peter or Petra

Maxwell (max) Joseph

Katherine (Kate) Olive

Jonathan Patrick George
Catherine Jayne/Jane Frances

Given the Shakespeare vibe I'd suggest Celia or Beatrice or Claudio.or Orlando. You may pass on Hero if you wish.

Maximilian
Julian
Theodore
Edmund
Leopold
Aubrey
Clement

Juliet
Beatrice
Theodora

I was thinking Shakespeare too.There are lots of examples on this link: https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a1025991/baby-names-inspired-by-shakespeare

Elizabeth (lots of nn options)
Charlotte
Genevieve
Harriet
Nathaniel
Xavier
Dominic

I would definitely stay Shakespearean.

Portia
Viola
Miranda
Perdita
Marina
Helena
imogen
Katherine

Lysander
Sebastian

I wouldn’t go for Orlando or Beatrice if you have a Rosalind and Benedict.

Sebastian Florence Josephine

Dominic "Dom"
Josiah "Joe"
Jonathan "Jonny"
Marcus
Laurence "Laurie"
Alistair "Ali"

Harriet "Hattie"
Imogen "Immy/Ginny"
Lucinda "Ĺucy"
Margaret "Daisy/ Maggy"
Annabel "Annie"

My thoughts as well. Portia, Katherine, Miranda - stay Shakespearean.

How about Josephine as a first name. Its lovely, classic but not too popular and Josie for short is lovely. (I also know two Josephines known as Jo.)

I think continuing the Shakespeare theme as another poster suggested would be lovely too.
Miranda, Viola, Beatrice, Isabella, Portia, Helena, Cordelia, Juliet to add a few more for girls.
Julius, Prospero (could be Perry for short), Anthony, Fabian, Ferdinand, Lysander, Sebastian for boys.

Jasper?

You simply have to go with Beatrice, Celia, Phoebe or Juliet for a girl.

And Lysander, Orlando, Frederick or Edmund for a boy.

It is all then nicely Shakespearean-sounding!

@honeylulu you beat me to it! I adore the name Rosalind because of Benedick and Rosalind.

I would spell Jayne, Jane if being traditional.

Thibault

Adelaide (Ada) Josephine Olive
Evangeline (Eva) Olive Jayne
Beatrice (Bea) Olive Jayne

Frederick (Freddie) Joseph John
Wilfred (Wilf) Joseph John
Edward (Teddy) Joseph John

Great name!!!

Nicholas (Nico)

Seraphina for a girl
Arthur

Veronica

Dimitri

Rosalind, Benedict and

leopold
maximilian
cassian
montgomery
alexander
vincent
atticus
ludovic
lawrence
dorian
phineas
sebastian

evangeline
helena
genevieve
cecilia
penelope
cordelia
annabelle
philippa
dorothea
francesca
gabriella
seraphina
juliet
vivienne
henrietta

Alexandra Jayne

Gregory John