Rose is getting a sister - help with name

[Anonymous]

We are expecting a girl and could use help with her name. Her big sister's name is Rose.

- Last name is a short, strong, one-syllable name that pairs well with most names.
- Middle name is going to be a family name that doesn't go well with much, but is what it is.
- Very important to me that her name be phonetic and easy to pronounce. I myself have a constantly mispronounced name and will not do that to my child.
- A strong name is also important to me; nothing too precious.
- We are not religious - I know some of these have a strong religious association. Not sure if that's weird.

Here is my working list of names. I'd like thoughts on these, and/or ideas for other names to consider. Thanks!

Ruth
Ruby
Grace
Gloria
Greta
Etta
Eve
June

[Anonymous]

Lily
Violet
Daisy
Not Petunia or Gardenia or Zinnia

[Anonymous]

I like June from your list.

Heather?

[Anonymous]

Evelyn—nickname Eve

[Anonymous]

Rose is our next girl name, we have a Louisa. Our other top names are Georgia, Bernadette and Alice.

[Anonymous]

So your daughter's name is Rose Gold? Cute.

Ruth - ugly as hell
Ruby - cutesy and ugly
Grace - eh
Gloria - ugly
Greta - ugly
Etta - ugly and will be mispronounced
Eve - see Etta
June - slightly less ugly than Gloria and Greta

So, go with Grace.

[Anonymous]

Rose is lovely!

I like Tess with Rose.

[Anonymous]

I think Eve is overdone with the Eva's out there

I like June but have a friend with an August not born in August and everyone comments on it.

My great Grandmother was May and I think the name is lovely.

[Anonymous]

Tess poster,

I also like Ida and Jane.

Eve is my favorite on your list.

[Anonymous]

I like Eve, Grace, and June!

Also:
Maeve
Hazel
Vera
Ava

[Anonymous]

I like ruby but I love June.

I think Brooke is beautiful and pairs well with rose. We almost just used it for our daughter but went with something else. So if you want, I will gift it to you. 😃

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So your daughter's name is Rose Gold? Cute.

Ruth - ugly as hell
Ruby - cutesy and ugly
Grace - eh
Gloria - ugly
Greta - ugly
Etta - ugly and will be mispronounced
Eve - see Etta
June - slightly less ugly than Gloria and Greta

So, go with Grace.

Haha, no - it’s not.

-OP

[Anonymous]

Well obviously:

Blanche
Dorothy
Sophia

[Anonymous]

Grace
Alice

[Anonymous]

Another vote for June (it's was on our shortlist and I still love it so much that if we were having another baby and it was a girl, that would be first or middle name for sure).

I also like PP's suggestion of Daisy.

I would NOT give her a name that starts with "R" -- I don't like the idea of siblings with the same first initial for some reason. Here are some others I like:

Nora
Cleo
Poppy (another flower name, I know, but less obvious)
Alice
Dora
Holly
Kate
Vera
Maggie
Molly
Sadie