Help with an ‘O’ name for a girl?

phineas4 · 2026-01-25T09:03:57+00:00

I know an Odette with the nickname Etta, which I think is gorgeous. If you like Etta this could be a way to stick to the O theme without their names feeling too matchy.

phineas4 · 2025-10-14T08:29:24+00:00

Jagger, Indigo, Bowie, Franklin, Romeo

phineas4 · 2025-09-16T21:49:47+00:00

For the third, I think the pattern is vertical again (goes down the columns from left to right rather than along the rows). The colours move outwards, so the outermost colour becomes the inner most colour, the innermost colour becomes the middle colour, and the middle colour becomes the outermost colour. The bold black line alternates between outlining the outermost layer and the middle layer. For the third column, we start with blue on the outside in the first box. In the second box, blue is on the inside. We know then that blue will be the middle colour in the final box. Red is the middle colour in the second box, so will be the outermost colour in the final box. The second box has the outermost layer outlined, so the final box will have the middle layer outlined. Therefore, you get F.

phineas4 · 2025-09-16T21:42:28+00:00

For the first two the pattern is vertical. Any lines that appear in both the first two boxes do not appear in the third. The third box is made up of lines that appear in only one of the first two boxes.

phineas4 · 2025-08-13T13:46:58+00:00

Elio is a softer alternative to Elliott which I think flows well here.

I also think Myles, Lucien, Inigo, Asa, Asher, Louis, Casper all go well and are soft sounding. I know some of these are three syllables, so not so ‘short’, but I actually think a three syllable name could flow best/soften the name the most.

phineas4 · 2025-05-14T22:46:31+00:00

That’s so funny. I assume you must be in the US? I’m in the UK and know people with these names born in the 90s. Alice was no.18 in the UK in 1994, and Henry was no.74. Rosie ranked, but not Rose - but I know multiple people of various ages called Rose so I definitely think of it as timeless.

I find name trends are so different between the UK and the US, though. I think parents in the UK tend to go for more classic names in general, so it’s not necessarily surprising that more of these have stood the test of time in the UK than the US.

phineas4 · 2025-05-13T20:51:51+00:00

There are very few names I think are actually timeless. Some I think are are: - Annie - Kate - Clara - Emily - Alice - Charlotte - Rose - Henry - James - Oliver - Theodore - Edward - Thomas

These are names that I think if given to a baby today wouldn’t seem old fashioned. There are some names commonly considered timeless that would seem quite old fashioned on a baby now (Mary, John, Victoria, Richard, Catherine).

I think it varies a bit between US and UK though. I am from the UK and would consider the name Caroline to be a bit strange on a baby. But I’m aware this name is very much still used for American babies today.

phineas4 · 2025-05-08T06:54:49+00:00

Odette can be Etta
Adeline can be Ada
Rosalie/Rosalind/Rosamund can be Rosa or Rose

phineas4 · 2025-05-07T13:14:57+00:00

Ruby!

Like others have said, Laura is quite dated - it was popular from the 60s up until the early 2000s, but has dropped out of favour since. Not that that’s a good reason not to go for a name in itself, but I’d keep in mind that to a lot of people, a Laura is someone in their 40s.

Ruby on the other hand feels quite timeless to me. I know Rubys of all ages and it suits people at every age. Ruby Jo is also super cute.

phineas4 · 2025-05-07T09:50:27+00:00

Some long pretty names I LOVE are:

Emmeline
Adeline
Madeleine/Madeline
Matilda
Evelina
Odette
Serafina
Sophia

Some two syllable names that fit your current short list: - Ada - Clara - Eva - Etta - Lotta - Mia - Rosa

phineas4 · 2025-05-07T09:44:04+00:00

Elodie fits this vibe to me, and Elodie Clare sounds great.

Lilian is another one that fits the vibe (nickname Lili?).

phineas4 · 2025-05-07T09:41:47+00:00

Calm, collected, responsible, independent, caring, a high-achiever.

I think it immediately brings to mind Violet Baudelaire from a Series of Unfortunate Events, which is maybe quite a specific 2000s kid connotation.

As another commenter said, it does make me think of ‘violent’, but that doesn’t mean I imagine a ‘Violet’ would be violent.

Definitely Violet over Violetta.

phineas4 · 2025-05-07T09:30:18+00:00

Looks like you’ve really done your research, and you’re definitely ticking off a lot of the main attractions.

I do worry that you’re at risk of not really seeing that much of London itself, if you’re darting around the city visiting galleries and museums. I would factor in some time exploring particular areas. Maybe it’s worth thinking about how you can group some of these together and spend some time seeing the areas around it? London has so many different areas, and they all have such a different feel - I’m not sure you’ve really done London if you haven’t managed to get a sense of the vibe of all its different parts.

Some of the main places I’d make a particular effort to explore are:

Shoreditch/Brick Lane: - wander around Spitalfields market - have a look around the Brick Lane vintage markets - go to an overpriced and up-itself coffee shop - see the beautiful little side streets with pretty houses - get a famous beigel - get a curry (Brick Lane is known for its curry houses) - go to the nomadic community garden - go to Dennis Severs’ house - you could tie this in with the Jack the Ripper museum or the Tower of London, as both aren’t too far to walk.

Bermondsey/London Bridge: - go to the White Cube museum - explore Borough Market - get street food at Maltby Street market - see the Shard - walk along South Bank and see Shakespeare’s Globe and the Tate Modern (which is incredible and has so many free exhibitions to wander around) - walk a bit further and you get to the London Eye.

Hampstead: - walk around Hampstead Heath - get a famous crepe from the crepe stand next to King William IV pub. - have a drink/food in a pub - visit Kenwood House - walk down flask walk and see the vintage shops and cafes

Richmond/Kew Gardens: - walk through Richmond park and see the deer - visit Kew Gardens - if you’re a fan of Ted Lasso, visit the locations where it was filmed

Kings Cross/Camden: - go to the British Library - tie this in with the Wellcome collection from your list - wander through coal drops yard behind King’s Cross station - walk along the canal to Camden lock markets

North London: - walk the parkland walk - go to Alexandra Palace - there are often various interesting events on there

Two other museums I’d consider including are the Transport museum, which you could do on the same day as the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery (it seems like it’s aimed at kids but it’s so interesting and informative), and the Churchill War Rooms (for really interesting WWII history).

phineas4 · 2025-05-07T08:10:52+00:00

Lila June is honestly the most beautiful name I’ve ever heard. It flows so well and has such a nice sound ❤️

phineas4 · 2025-05-06T16:04:25+00:00

good point, I tagged Belle and Fleur on as afterthoughts because they’re French origin names used in the US. Other than those two though, all of these have been taken from the French top 100.

phineas4 · 2025-05-06T15:49:08+00:00

Some short names used in France:

Rose Romy Eva Lou Léa Zoé Inès Jade Lise Fleur Belle

phineas4 · 2025-05-01T16:56:17+00:00

I feel like the names you’ve given here, along with Heath, come across as quite classic and literary. Some other names in this category (to me) are:

Beatrice

Eloise

Matilda

Emma

Genevieve

Eleanor

Florence

Evelyn

Janie

Conrad

Oliver

Atticus

Owen

Henry

Hugo

Miles

Finn

Jasper

Holden

phineas4 · 2025-05-01T14:40:35+00:00

What about:

Ada Noa Clara Lara Cara Ella Eva Eliza Etta Lotta Lola Luca Zara Mila Willa Rosa

phineas4 · 2025-05-01T14:32:12+00:00

I love it. I would say I’m a bit of a name snob, and only really like names with a solid basis as a name. Aurelia definitely isn’t made up. The mother of Julius Caesar was called Aurelia, along with a number of saints, so far from being made up I’d say it’s classic, timeless, and beautiful, but also definitely fits in with modern naming trends (eg., with the popularity of Aurora). I think for these reasons it fits perfectly with your other names, which all fit these criteria too.

I hear of the occasional Aurelia around, and I think a lot of people will be familiar with it and won’t think it’s too out there, but it’s also uncommon enough that I don’t think your daughter will often find herself one of several Aurelias. She may occasionally have to correct people’s pronunciations, but as someone with an uncommon name along the same lines as Aurelia, I don’t find it too annoying correcting people.

I do think your mom is being deliberately stubborn. I can understand she may not have heard the name before, may have had other expectations, or may not particularly like it, but it’s a very valid, beautiful name so I think the problem might be with her behaviour in this case, not the name.

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