Our last name is Lee (which cuts out a lot of names— more than you’d realize. Can’t use names ending in -ly sound for example, Kelly Lee). Our son is named Henry. Due date December. This is our 2nd and final kid. This one is a Girl.
We will be using Lurlyne as middle name after my grandmother. Yes, slightly weird name but I recognize it’ll be made middle name to not be called that all the time and still honor her.
Names thrown around that my husband hasn’t X’d yet:
Madison
Lauren
Eliza
Rebecca
Cameron
AveryNames X’d/vetoed by my husband:
Scarlett
Sophie
Anne
Georgina
London
Athena
Hazel
Kelsey
Vienna
Amelia
Kennedy
Eleanor
Charlotte
CarolineAny suggestions or recommendations? We generally like traditional names for first names that the masses would spell only one way I.e. No “it’s Catherine with a C… or K… or I… or Y… “ I hated growing up and always having to correct people or watch my siblings spell their names etc.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Starting with the list not yet vetoed by the husband, I would say Eliza and Rebecca most fit the preference for traditional names; Madison, Avery, Lauren, and Cameron feel more modern/contemporary. Eliza seems the most straightforward in terms of spelling; Rebecca can be Rebekah, but Rebecca is currently the predominant spelling: according to the Social Security Administration, in 2022 there were 1,065 new baby girls given the spelling Rebecca and 277 given the spelling Rebekah.
Henry and Eliza gives me a strong My Fair Lady association, but I have seen that movie dozens and dozens of times and may not be representative of the general public. Henry and Rebecca is a pleasing combination: I feel as if a current Henry would be most likely to have a little sister Charlotte, Eleanor, or Violet, so the still-traditional-but-less-currently-in-favor name Rebecca feels fresh. And it appears to me from your email that Rebecca is part of your own name, and I am immensely in favor of mothers passing on their names to their children. So as much as I love the name Eliza (it is one of my enduring top favorites), in this case I vote Rebecca with all my heart. Perhaps with the nickname Bex.
I feel disinclined to look any further, so committed am I to Rebecca. But just for fun, a few more combinations:
Bridget Lee; Henry and Bridget
Claudia Lee; Henry and Claudia
Cora Lee; Henry and Cora
Eloise Lee (maybe too much L); Henry and Eloise
Felicity Lee; Henry and Felicity
Florence Lee; Henry and Florence
Josephine Lee; Henry and Josephine
Margaret Lee; Henry and Margaret (nicknames Meg, Daisy, Greta, etc.)
Melinda Lee; Henry and Melinda
Meredith Lee; Henry and Meredith
Rose Lee; Henry and Rose
Rosemary Lee; Henry and Rosemary
Ruby Lee; Henry and Ruby
Sabrina Lee; Henry and Sabrina
I would definitely think My Fair Lady if I met siblings named Henry and Eliza. I like Rebecca best from the not-vetoed list, too. I would put Lauren second, but it doesn’t go well with the middle and it would give you triple Ls for initials. Avery is nice.
Please name her Florence and call her Flossie!
From your “possible” list, I like Rebecca the best. From Swistle’s suggestions I like Josephine and Meredith.
You might like:
Grace Lee — Henry and Grace
Isabel Lee — Henry and Isabel The major drawback to Isabel is the initials — ILL; otherwise, it’s lovely.
Julia Lee — Henry and Julia
Juliet Lee — Henry and Juliet
Martha Lee — Henry and Martha
Meredith Lee — Henry and Meredith (Full disclosure: I have a daughter named Meredith (who goes by the full name) so I’m somewhat biased in favor of this possibility.)
Nicole Lee — Henry and Nicole
Victoria Lee — Henry and Victoria
Best wishes to you!
Adelaide
As a Rebecca I would love to meet a little one, so I’m biased! I also answer to Becca, Bec, and Becs which I think are all cute :)
Lauren feels like it’s currently a ‘mom name’ to me. Have you considered Laura? Laura feels more traditional and timeless to me. Or other names in that same vain— Lorena only has one spelling. This is all assuming you’ve thought through that all three of her names would start with L and don’t mind that.
I really like Eliza and Henry. I do get the MFL association, but it’s not a dealbreaker to me. (Also, that combo puts the Hole In My Bucket song in my head, though I know it’s Liza not Eliza.) Anyways, the only drawback to me with Eliza is if you’d be tempted to the nickname Ellie. That’s one of your no-gos I assume. But I do agree with Rebecca being a slam dunk if it honours you! 100%! My friend gave her daughter her middle name as a first name and I felt proud and envious.
If you’re looking for other ideas, I like Nina, Audrey, Daphne, and Tessa for you, and I agree Meredith would be sweet!
How about Audrey or Alice? They feel like a nice medium between Eliza and Avery on your list of names that haven’t been vetoed yet and similar in style to some of the names that have been vetoed (Amelia, Charlotte, Caroline, Hazel, Eleanor). They are traditional, usually spelled only one way, sound like solid sisters to Henry, and works great with Lurlyne and Lee.
Cameron, Avery, and Madison along with Lauren and Rebecca make me want to suggest Alexandra “Alex”. Alexandra is traditional and easy to spell like Rebecca and Lauren but Alex has a gender neutral vibe like Cameron, Avery, and Madison. Alexandra and Henry sound so nice together.
Henry and Arden…. very Shakespeare.
Arden Lurlyne Lee
Henry and Beatrice
Beatrice Lurlyne Lee
Henry and Veronica
Veronica Lurlyne Lee
Henry and Louise
Louise Lurlyne Lee (LouLee or Elle Lee)
Congratulations and best wishes!
So you like classical and also modern.
I suggest Meredith. It’s a good middle-ground.
Henry and Meredith. Meredith Lee.
I feel like Laura fits your style and sounds great with Lee. I like LLL as initials.
Wildcard suggestion: Naomi.
There’s been a few lovely suggestions of names beginning with L to give LLL initials. I’ll add Lydia to the list, I think the d sound in there grounds it a little and I think it works wonderfully with Henry.
Henry & Lydia