My husband and I can’t agree

[jinto26]

My husband and I have very different taste in names and we can’t seem to come to an agreement!

He likes princessy, romantic, long, fairytale names:

• Seraphina
• Evangeline
• Penelope

He also insists on calling her by her full name and doesn’t really like nicknames.

I like cute, mostly 1-2 syllable names:

• Elle
• Mia
• Nina
• Lily
• Rose
• Sophie

A name that we might be getting close to agreeing on is Katherine, because although it is long it has 3 syllables and kinda sounds short. Any other names come to mind that you think sort of match my vibe but can also seem princess-y? Sorry if this is a hard ask!

Melanie, Elodie, Louisa, Madeleine.

I tried to list bunch of 3 syllables fancy names, do you like any of them? Some of them has 2 or 4 syllable but I tried to be reasonable.

Imogen
Jemima
Sabrina
Felicity
Matilda
Helena
Rebecca
Polina
Delphine
Charlotte
Eliana
Callista
Georgina
Juliet
Beatrice
Ottilie
Cecily
Nerissa
Odette
Winifred
Valeria/Valerie
Louise
Stephanie
Cordelia

I must admit I like his list more, but I would use name like Seraphina and occasionally call her a nickname. Why is he against the nicknames?

Just warn Dad about the shortened name. When I refer to my (now 36 yr old daughter ) I use 4 syllables. When people ask her name she gives a 2 syllable name (like Catherine/Kate). I had no choice once she had school friends.

Evangeline is lovely!

"Fairest of all the maids was Evangeline,”

Katherine is lovely, as are all your husband’s choices.

Well, in case you hadn’t noticed, we have member of the royal family named Catherine so it must be princessy!

She wasn’t born into royalty.

Would you elongate any of yours? Elliana, Sophia, Amelia (Mia)?

DH and I didn't really like each others top 5 or 10 choices so we ended up writing much longer lists to find a compromise and got there in the end!

Rosa
Primrose
Daphne
Estelle
Lyra
Belle
Clara
Iris
Violet
Scarlett
Sophia
Phoebe
Maeve
Juliet
Flora
Cora
Helena
Juno
Delphine
Theia
Cleo

Well it didn’t put them off - I think you’re splitting hairs!

Belle or Jasmine? Both Disney princess names!

Do you think the ‘royals’ could be put off by someone’s name? If Catherine had been named something like Goneril, would she have been allowed to marry William?

So many princesses and Queens called Catherine though. Catherine of Aragon, Catherine the Great both born princesses. Definitely a regal name!

@6ate9 that's an interesting question. I imagine it probably did factor. I guess William would have crossed a Sharon, Tracy or Jodie off his list.

The name Catherine was good enough for Henry VIII. He had three wives with that name!

Melanie
Harriet
Lois
Caroline
Frances
Bethany
Amelie
Juliet
Amy
Abigail
Laura
Lucille
Tessa
Cushla
Celia
Sabine
Anthea
Isobel
Ivy
Leah
Bridget

What about hyphenating a couple of your choice, Lily-Rose or Sophie - Mia you get the idea.

Who wants to be saddled with a hyphenated name?

You seem to be rather over-invested in what was meant to be a light-hearted comment!

• Evangeline

Is gorgeous and shortens to Eve, Eva, abd Evie.

Much as he doesn't want to shorten it, everyone else will.

At the end of the day you grew a baby in your belly and so you get the final choice!

Is it your first?

stay strong: after the birth he will probably agree to the name you love

Also like

Lois
Cassidy
Harper
Bethany
Hope
And
Amalie

archie and llibet are pretty chavtastic names

Go with Katharine

Katy
Kate
Kat
kitty

lol, this.

but also, Katherine is a great name. How do you feel about:

Harriet
Helena
Apolline (sp?)
Eliza / Elisa
Lydia
Sophia
Karina
Coralie

I like Miranda. It’s old fashioned . Evryone knows the name but not common

inspired by Tempest. Definitely not Hobbes 🤣