Re: Charlotte
in reply to a message by Adelle
I love Charlotte! It's not popular at all where I am. I know one Charlotte who is a high school senior and that's it.
As a rule I hate invented names, though this is one of the better ones. However, I don't think it's all that different from naming your daughter Beautiful Friend, to be honest. To honor your sister, why not use Jessamine or Jasmine? Or does she have a favorite name that you like too (and she isn't going to use)?
Charlotte Annabel
Charlotte Anneliese
Charlotte Amelia
Charlotte Amelie
Charlotte Aviva
Charlotte Bianca
Charlotte Bronwen
Charlotte Claire
Charlotte Camille
Charlotte Dalia
Charlotte Elise
Charlotte Eve
Charlotte Emmeline
Charlotte Emilia
Charlotte Eva
Charlotte Elaine
Charlotte Gabrielle
Charlotte Genevieve
Charlotte Hope
Charlotte Helen
Charlotte Helena
Charlotte Isabel
Charlotte Iris
Charlotte Ivy
Charlotte Isabella
Charlotte Jane
Charlotte Jasmine
Charlotte Jessamine
Charlotte Josephine
Charlotte Katherine
Charlotte Mary
Charlotte Miriam
Charlotte Melanie
Charlotte Maeve
Charlotte Magdalen
Charlotte Noelle
Charlotte Naomi
Charlotte Natalia
Charlotte Noemie / Noemi
Charlotte Olivia
Charlotte Pearl
Charlotte Petra
Charlotte Rosemary
Charlotte Rose
Charlotte Rachel
Charlotte Rosalind
Charlotte Raina
Charlotte Sophia
Charlotte Seraphine
Charlotte Seraphina / Serafina
Charlotte Victoria
Charlotte Viviana
Charlotte Vivienne / Vivian
Charlotte Wilhelmina
As a rule I hate invented names, though this is one of the better ones. However, I don't think it's all that different from naming your daughter Beautiful Friend, to be honest. To honor your sister, why not use Jessamine or Jasmine? Or does she have a favorite name that you like too (and she isn't going to use)?
Charlotte Annabel
Charlotte Anneliese
Charlotte Amelia
Charlotte Amelie
Charlotte Aviva
Charlotte Bianca
Charlotte Bronwen
Charlotte Claire
Charlotte Camille
Charlotte Dalia
Charlotte Elise
Charlotte Eve
Charlotte Emmeline
Charlotte Emilia
Charlotte Eva
Charlotte Elaine
Charlotte Gabrielle
Charlotte Genevieve
Charlotte Hope
Charlotte Helen
Charlotte Helena
Charlotte Isabel
Charlotte Iris
Charlotte Ivy
Charlotte Isabella
Charlotte Jane
Charlotte Jasmine
Charlotte Jessamine
Charlotte Josephine
Charlotte Katherine
Charlotte Mary
Charlotte Miriam
Charlotte Melanie
Charlotte Maeve
Charlotte Magdalen
Charlotte Noelle
Charlotte Naomi
Charlotte Natalia
Charlotte Noemie / Noemi
Charlotte Olivia
Charlotte Pearl
Charlotte Petra
Charlotte Rosemary
Charlotte Rose
Charlotte Rachel
Charlotte Rosalind
Charlotte Raina
Charlotte Sophia
Charlotte Seraphine
Charlotte Seraphina / Serafina
Charlotte Victoria
Charlotte Viviana
Charlotte Vivienne / Vivian
Charlotte Wilhelmina
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Bellamy isn't invented. It has a history as a surname. I (the sister in question) recalled it one day in French and thought it would make a great girls' first name, given the 'belle amie' etymology. Now, if we lived in a French speaking country I agree it would be somewhat odd. But unless I actually named someone Beautiful Friend... most names have word origins, so would naming someone Lucy be the same as naming the child Light to you? What about Charles? Let's just call him Man.