Isabel
I really love the name Isabel, despite it being overused as a first name. I had planned on using it since my preteens (long before it was wildly popular). So, to ward off the first name popularity issue I was going to use it in the middle name spot. Do you think it works with any of these first names?
Ada Isabel
Josephine Isabel
Eleanor Isabel
Amelia Isabel
Clara Isabel
Also, what do you think of these male combos? Are they too stuffy? (I'm not worried about popularity).
August Leopold
William Edmund
Jude Ciaran
Henry Robert
Atticus Bertram
Silas Joshua
Ada Isabel
Josephine Isabel
Eleanor Isabel
Amelia Isabel
Clara Isabel
Also, what do you think of these male combos? Are they too stuffy? (I'm not worried about popularity).
August Leopold
William Edmund
Jude Ciaran
Henry Robert
Atticus Bertram
Silas Joshua
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Clara Isabel is my fave from the list. August Leopold, William Edmund, Jude, Henry and Silas Joshua are all nice too. I don't think they're too stuffy.
Isabel's gorgeous and it works beautifully in all of those combos, but Clara Isabel really takes my breath away. Pristine. Quieting. Sparkling.
Boys combos - I dunno if they're too stuffy - a few of them are cutesy for my taste (Jude Ciaran, Atticus Bertram, Silas Joshua). And something in me suspects that you aren't quite in love with Henry Robert. They're nice though. I do like William Edmund quite a lot.
Boys combos - I dunno if they're too stuffy - a few of them are cutesy for my taste (Jude Ciaran, Atticus Bertram, Silas Joshua). And something in me suspects that you aren't quite in love with Henry Robert. They're nice though. I do like William Edmund quite a lot.
Ada Isabel is beautiful! I started liking it after Cold Mountain. Nicole Kidman is stunning. Clara Isabel is pretty too.
August Leopold - I love Leopold, this makes a good combo.
William Edmund - The flow is a bit weird on this one. Maybe William Edgar?
Jude Ciaran - Handsome.
Henry Robert - This is nice.
Atticus Bertram - This is awesome!
Silas Joshua - Silas is very cool. Silas Joshua is a little too religious sounding to me.
August Leopold - I love Leopold, this makes a good combo.
William Edmund - The flow is a bit weird on this one. Maybe William Edgar?
Jude Ciaran - Handsome.
Henry Robert - This is nice.
Atticus Bertram - This is awesome!
Silas Joshua - Silas is very cool. Silas Joshua is a little too religious sounding to me.
William Edgar
Wow. :-)
Wow. :-)
Is that a good wow or a bad wow?
Definitely good. :-)
All of your combinations are terrific -- not a clunker in the bunch. Eleanora Isabel suffers from repeated "el" sounds. But it still works. You just have better.
Clara Isabel has the best overall flow. Love it.
Too stuffy? You're asking the wrong person. The "stuffier" the better, I say. I like to think I'm naming the next prime minister / president / great artist / humanitarian, etc. So for both sexes I love to see formal names like these. Besides, P.G. Wodehouse has taught me that it's a thin line between "stuffy" and "comical" so why worry?
August Leopold and Jude Ciaran are my favorites. Oh, you've included Bertram! That's Bertie Wooster's name. Love that one. But I would switch things a little to get Henry Bertram and Atticus Robert. (Henry Robert has the "r" sounds too close together for my ears.)
Silas Joshua is a bit of a tongue twister, now that I think about it. Having "s" "sh" and "j" all together is asking a lot.
Clara Isabel has the best overall flow. Love it.
Too stuffy? You're asking the wrong person. The "stuffier" the better, I say. I like to think I'm naming the next prime minister / president / great artist / humanitarian, etc. So for both sexes I love to see formal names like these. Besides, P.G. Wodehouse has taught me that it's a thin line between "stuffy" and "comical" so why worry?
August Leopold and Jude Ciaran are my favorites. Oh, you've included Bertram! That's Bertie Wooster's name. Love that one. But I would switch things a little to get Henry Bertram and Atticus Robert. (Henry Robert has the "r" sounds too close together for my ears.)
Silas Joshua is a bit of a tongue twister, now that I think about it. Having "s" "sh" and "j" all together is asking a lot.
This message was edited 4/26/2010, 9:34 AM