They love quirky, vintage picks with plenty of energy. Their first daughter’s name is Imogene Hazel May. Now Imogene is going to be a big sister, and they need a spirited name to match!
We both grew up with common names, and hated it.
We really want to give our daughter a unique name that will work well on both a tiny baby and a grown woman. Our first daughter’s name is Imogene Hazel May.
Imogene is perfect because it’s familiar but rare, easy to spell and pronounce, and she’ll definitely be the only Imogene in her class.
So how do we match it? We’re big fans of old vintage names, and quirky names too. We have a list, but we don’t love those names as much as Imogene.
Our current favorites are:
AMELIE – Likely to become too popular?
CARINA – But is it too long?
ZADIE – Maybe too much like a nickname?
Other names we considered are Amalia, Adelaide, Juno, Ada, Jemma, and Ever.
If you could also help with middles that would be great! For our first, we just picked names that had a nice flow but were too popular for us to use as a first name.
I hope this isn’t too much! We’ll take all the help we can get!
Other names share that energy, too: Juniper. Eloise. Josephine. But they’ve far more familiar.
Imogene has the same high-energy, sparky sound, but it’s a name no one expects.
I agree that your current list doesn’t quite hit the mark. Amelie – and Amalia – are likely to be swallowed up with Top 100 favorites Emily, Amelia, and Emilia. Zadie does sound awfully brief next to Imogene. And Carina? It comes closest to a match, but maybe it’s more conventionally feminine, even demure, than bold Imogene.
Let’s look for more vintage, quirky girl names that deliver just as much oomph as your firstborn’s name!
My favorite for Imogene’s sister is Tallulah. I think it exactly matches the same energy. And it will almost certainly prompt lots of “oh, you don’t hear that name too often” reactions.
For middles, I’ll try just a few combinations.
Tallulah Eden SkyeTallulah Gemma GraceTallulah Maren LeighTallulah Mary BreeTallulah Piper Rose
My favorite is Tallulah Gemma Grace, but I’m sure there will be more great suggestions.
Readers, can you suggest more names – and first-middle-middle combinations – for Imogene Hazel May’s sister? There’s a spot in the forums just for this discussion.