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Hello. I have just found out I'm pregnant with my second baby! I'm 14 weeks along, so we still have a bit of time to come up with names, but since you guys were so helpful when I was trying to find a name for my daughter, (Veda Blossom), I thought I would come back here to come up with some idea's for our new addition to the family too =]

So here is the longer version of my lists so far; (btw, for anything that sounds like a nickname, on paper I would definately be using the longer, more formal version)

For Boys - Gus, Abe, Theo, Hugo, Monty, Otto, Arthur, Arlo, Patrick, Amos, Nico
For Girls - Alma, Elsa, Olive, Juniper, Zinnia, Nova, Ramona, Ivy

(While I like a lot of the girls names, not many of them really go well with Veda as they end in the "a" sound. I'm looking for some similar high-energy, fun, quirky and less common girls names that end differently. Any suggestions?)

Thanks and let me know what you think?

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I like Abe, Theo, Arthur, Arlo, and Patrick (although I don't think Patrick would go very well with Veda, for some reason) for boys. For girls, I like all of them!

My suggestions:
Maeve
Eve
Alice
Iris
Romy
Ruby
Naomi
Coral
Tilda
Piper
Clare
Liv
Celeste
Eden
Hazel
Morgan
Sylvie
Imogen

Milo
Louis (Lou or Louie)
Levi
Silas
Ezra
Clay

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

I personally love Theo, Hugo, Patrick, and Ramona. The others are really cute, too.

For girls:

Elise
Poppy
Bryony/Briony
Iris
Daisy
Luz
Ingrid
Fleur

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I haven't got any ideas, just wanted to say congratulations! :) Also, I love almost all of your names! My favourites are Theo, Nico, Ivy, Elsa and Olive.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I like Gus (as a nn for August), Theo (as a nn for Theodore), and Hugo. Arlo and Amos aren't on my list but I am kind of intrigued by them. I think Arlo goes best with Veda.

I like Juniper, Ramona, and Nova. I'm kind of leaning toward Nova going best with Veda despite it ending in the same sound. Ivy goes well too.

Wren is my top choice as far as suggestions.

Other ideas:
Luna (still ends with the -a, I know)
Penelope
Willow
Maeve
Frances

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I love Veda and Theo together!

Adele
Andra
Anya
Augusta
Bridget
Coraline
Darcy
Gwendolyn
Imogen
Ingrid
Iris
Ivy
Jessa
Juliet
Laurel
Mallory
Naomi
Natalie
Olive
Phoebe
Piper
Rhiannon
Rosalie
Rosalind
Ruby
Sloane
Summer

[ninjanette.livejournal.com]

We seem to have very similar taste! A lot of your names are on my list (In longer form for some). August (Gus), Abel (Abe), Theodore (Theo), Arthur, Arlo, Alma, Elsa, Olive, Juniper, Veda and Ramona! (which is my top girls pick right now)

In terms of some other girls names, I'll throw out some others off of my list. (Of the ones that don't end in a!)

Lux
Piper
River
Greer
Sloane
Ruby
Edith (nn Eddie)
Morgan
Margot

And congrats on baby number 2! :)

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I like Nova a lot! Maybe use it as a nn for November or Novalee if the a is buggy? I also love Theo with Veda. Adorable!

[pixietangerine.livejournal.com]

Yay, congrats!! :D I really like all of your ideas so far, the only one I'd hesitate on is Amos, just because it sounds so similar to the word "anus" and that'd be an unfortunate childhood nickname.

Girl name ideas that don't end in the a sound:
Clover
Hazel
Bridget
Cricket
Millie/Millicent
Tillie/Matilda (ends in A, but Tillie doesn't!)
Adele
Marguerite
Margot
Daisy
Lilac
Lavender
Enid
Agnes
Eloise
Beatrix/Beatrice
Dorothy/Dottie
Esther/Estelle
Ruby
Charlotte
Gwyneth
Gwendolen
Isabeau
Marigold
Maisie
Lenore
Hyacinth
Hattie/Harriet
Helen
Miette
Jane
Adelaide
Camille
Phoebe
Daphne
Elspeth
Felicity
Wren
Lulu (probably best as a nickname for a more formal name)
Aubrey
Lucy/Lucille
Rosemary
Romilly/Romy
Violet
June
Gillian
Willow
Alice
Astrid
Indigo
Pearl
Opal
Nell
Adrienne
Mabel
Penelope/Penny
Poppy
Lark
Robin
Cecily
Naomi
Natalie
Hadley
Melody
Harmony
Elodie
Elaine
Tess
Jules/Juliet
Coral/Coralie
Claire
Emerald
Esme
Leonie
Perenelle (wife of famous alchemist Nicholas Flamel)
Maxine
Mallory
Sunny (maybe as a nickname for Susanna or Susan?)
Sage
Tempest
Elizabeth
Roxanne
Germaine
Guinevere
Magdalene
Margaret (Margot, Madge, Maisie, Molly, Maggie, Meg...)
Lux
Amity
Sybil
Dory
Miriam
Wendy
Lorelei
Laurel/Laurie
Dove
Doris
Frances
Ottilie
Blythe
Calliope
Calypso
Bernadette
Gretchen
Posy (short of Josephine? Primrose?)
Florence
Meredith

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

I actually really like Clover for a girl!

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I like:
Theo (nn for Theodore), Hugo, Arthur, Patrick, Nico (nn for Nicholas)
Nova, Ivy

[alyssa22.livejournal.com]

I really like Alma. I used to think it was an old woman's name until I worked with a 20 something girl with the name. It really suits her.

For something to go with Veda, I'd go with something two syllable.

I like Nova if you want to have a bit of a theme (two with v).

Otherwise, without an A on the end, Iris, Marin, Erin, Aisling (pronounced Ashlin. I know of someone who pronounces it Ace-Lyn, which seems a bit weird!)... Maisie, Edie (these are my cats names... crazy, I know, but I love them!)

For boys, I like your choices, but something like Monty might sound like a kid's name in the future. I think Gus (or even Angus), Patrick and Amos are the nicest. I also like Damon, Dylan, Archer, Max...

[clementine907.livejournal.com]

From your list I like: Gus - nn for Augustus, Arthur, Alma & Nova. I use to love Ivy until Beyonce used it, now everyone thinks it's the greatest thing ever...

Livie! First time (only time) I heard it, I was watching Scandal - it's used as a nickname for Olivia, but I like it as an actual name =)
Clara
Cash - not sure if it's your "style" but it's been in my top 5 since I was 15
Penny

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

I don't think your girls' names have to "go" with Veda. You'll say them together sometimes, but not all the time, and they are two different individuals who will likely live apart during their adulthood. I think if you like the names independently then they should be fine. Personally I like Olive, Zinnia, and Ivy. Olive is getting more popular now (and the variant Olivia is in the top 10), but Zinnia is still under the radar and sounds very high-energy, quirky, and fun to me.

For the boys, I like Theo, Hugo, Arlo, Patrick, Amos, and Nico. I think Arlo, Nico and Hugo fit the feeling you're going for more.