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[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

Before I start - I'm not planning on having kids for another 8 years or so. This is just for fun.

For a while now, these have been my if-I-had-kids name combinations:

Adelaide Beatrix Elodie
Vivica Josephine Lula
Caius Oakley Wilder
Atticus Finnley Reason

Lately I'm falling out of love with Elodie though. I've been playing around with other options - Verity has been on my mind, and I also like Georgia, Margaret, Indianna, and Eleanor/Eleanora. I'm not sure if any of those fit terribly well though. Does anyone have any suggestions for what could replace Elodie? I'm looking for something that's feminine and not very common. I'm also interested in the meaning of the name. Georgia means farmer which I like because my dad's side of the family is a farming family (this is as close as I'll get to naming my kid after someone else). I shy away from Margaret a bit because it means pearl, which doesn't mean much to me. Same with Indianna which just means land of Indians. Eleanor means sun ray which I really like because sun=happiness to me. What do you think? Can you come up with any names with good meanings that would fit with the other names I have chosen?
Some names I like that I can't use because I know people with the names: Robin, Jenelle, Daria (DARE-ee-ah), Isabelle/Annabelle, Clara, anything with Lynn (which is too bad because I LOVE Jacklynn - but my mum's middle name is Lynn and my first name is Amber-Lynn).

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[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I'm not having kids for awhile yet either, but for a fair bit of time, Verity was one of my top three girls' names. I thought that, if I ever had three girls, they would be Hazel, Willow, and Verity if that's of any interest. I still like all three names; they're still on my list, but they're not tops for me. That said, I think it would be great if someone else used them, and I may still in a middle name slot.

I remember you posting about your names before. I like Elodie well enough. It's pretty. I just don't care for it with Adelaide Beatrix. However, I think Adelaide Beatrix Verity sounds great!
Margaret sounds nice with it as well and is one of my current personal favorites. While "pearl" itself doesn't mean anything special to me, it's nice to think of the fact that pearls are considered something precious, valuable, and a child would of course be prescious, valued. I don't know if that spin on it makes it any better for you.
Adelaide Beatrix Eleanor also sounds nice, and it has the same El- beginning as Elodie, which you used to love.

Adelaide Beatrix Claire - Pros: It sounds good and it means "clear, bright, famous" according to BtN. Possible Cons: It is a variant of Clara and you seem to dislike the idea of naming after someone and the initials would be ABC.
Adelaide Beatrix Felicity - "happiness"
Adelaide Beatrix Agatha - "good"
Adelaide Beatrix Phoebe - "bright, pure"
Adelaide Beatrix Lavinia - meaning unknown
Adelaide Beatrix Georgiana - has the same meaning as Georgia, but I think improves the flow
Adelaide Beatrix True - would need a longer last name to balance it all out, I think, since the names get progressively shorter.

[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

I like your way of thinking about the meaning pearl. Children are definitely precious people. Thanks for your ideas!

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

we are naming our baby girl Allora, I am in love with it. I only support this because you said you arent having kids anytime soon lol, I am terrified of it becoming popular after she gets here!

[carafbaby.livejournal.com]

gah wrong post sorry! I'm new to the mobile app!

[ahavah]

I love the name Eleanor, but I couldn't win my husband over to it. I know that Elora/Ellora is a derivative of Eleanora, and I think Adelaide Beatrix Elora has a gorgeous ring to it and seems similar to one you liked.

[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

How do I always over look Ellora? That's such a pretty name.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

Use one "n" in Indiana. Same with Finley. The second "n" is entirely superfluous.

Adelaide Beatrix Ursula
Adelaide Beatrix Helen(a)
Adelaide Beatrix Lydia
Adelaide Beatrix Ruth
Adelaide Beatrix Priscilla
Adelaide Beatrix Marguerite
Adelaide Beatrix Vivian
Adelaide Beatrix Miranda

[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

Finnley has two N's because I loved the name Finn first. Indianna (and all the other ana/anna names) have two N's because I struggled with an eating disorder for too many years to ever name my child anything with "ana" in it. I love "anna" names so I use the second N to get rid of the "ana" association. I do like your suggestions though. Thank you.

[shakeycat.livejournal.com]

C-O-W?

I know a Caius. It's a sweet name, and I hope it serves him well in his life. Curious what your attraction to it is?

[thelasttruth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm hoping with the last name the C-O-W won't be as obvious.
I love naturey names (Caius means "person of earth") and I LOVE boys names that end in -us, so I was drawn to it the first time I saw it and it's one of the names that has stood the test of time (I've loved this name for several years now).