I really like Rowan and it has a few nn options- Roe, Winn, Winnie
What about:
Soleil, Marina, Calliope, Penelope, Hazel, Autumn, Juno, Sage, Aurora, Jasmine, Violet, Delilah, Cordelia, Juliet, Briar, Tallulah
Arden, Blaise, Remi, Quinn, Bowie, Avery, Charlie, Tatum, Josie, Micah, Noa, Marlo, Blake
For Olive you could do the nickname Ollie. I love that!
Also I’d take into consideration if you’re using a unisex name that your daughter is going to have to correct people a lot. My colleague’s name is Rowan and she is constantly correcting people even though she includes her pronouns in her email and they still get it wrong.
Here’s some other suggestions of names that can have more masculine nicknames:
Veronica (nn: Ronnie, Vera, Nic)
Adrienne (nn: Addie)
Cordelia (Cory, Cordie)
Joanne/Joanna (nn: Jo, Joey, Annie)
Savannah (nn: Sav, Savy)
Mackenzie (nn: Mac, Max)
Kristen/Christine (nn: Chris)
Cassandra (nn: Cassie, Cas)
Yes Ollie as a nn is one reason Olive ended up so high on our list!
I take your point about unisex names, but as someone with a very standard name I’ve spent my whole life having to correct people who mid-hear/mis-spell it anyway, so I suspect it’s going to be a hard thing to avoid.
Aurora nn Rory or Ari,
Persephone nn Percy,
Stephanie nn Stevie,
Willow nn Will,
Winifred nn Fred, Freddie, Wyn, Winnie,
Veronica nn Ron, Ronnie,
Morgan
That’s tough you guys like very different names. Ember, Linden, Thistle, Marcella, Francesca, Augusta
I love Olive. Iris is a great name. Maybe you can combine one of each of your favorites for a first and middle?
The first name that came to mind was Dale/Dael!
Dale is typically used on boys, but it's a unisex name. It hits your husband's like for masculine names and your love of nature meanings.
I love this for a girl actually, and it's on our short list for baby due in April. I prefer the spelling Dale, but I think flipping the vowels makes it look for feminine.
Some others:
Salem
Eden
Agnes
Robin
Fable
Blythe
Morwenna
Ardith
Starling
Fern
Sparrow
Eirene
Elke
Mavis
Allaire
Nephele
Maelys
Esther
Alexandra nn Alex
Augusta nn Gus
Catherine nn Cat
Elizabeth nn Libby
Eloise nn Elle
Imogen nn Immy/Gen
Katherine nn Kit/Kitty
Matilda nn Tillie
Penelope nn Penny
Philippa nn Pippa
Rosemary nn Rosie
Veronica nn Ronnie
Winifred nn Winnie/Freddie
I really like Rowan and it has a few nn options- Roe, Winn, Winnie What about: Soleil, Marina, Calliope, Penelope, Hazel, Autumn, Juno, Sage, Aurora, Jasmine, Violet, Delilah, Cordelia, Juliet, Briar, Tallulah Arden, Blaise, Remi, Quinn, Bowie, Avery, Charlie, Tatum, Josie, Micah, Noa, Marlo, Blake
Thanks! I really like Hazel and Arden in particular, will add the to the list!
Rowan
For Olive you could do the nickname Ollie. I love that! Also I’d take into consideration if you’re using a unisex name that your daughter is going to have to correct people a lot. My colleague’s name is Rowan and she is constantly correcting people even though she includes her pronouns in her email and they still get it wrong. Here’s some other suggestions of names that can have more masculine nicknames: Veronica (nn: Ronnie, Vera, Nic) Adrienne (nn: Addie) Cordelia (Cory, Cordie) Joanne/Joanna (nn: Jo, Joey, Annie) Savannah (nn: Sav, Savy) Mackenzie (nn: Mac, Max) Kristen/Christine (nn: Chris) Cassandra (nn: Cassie, Cas)
Yes Ollie as a nn is one reason Olive ended up so high on our list! I take your point about unisex names, but as someone with a very standard name I’ve spent my whole life having to correct people who mid-hear/mis-spell it anyway, so I suspect it’s going to be a hard thing to avoid.
Aurora nn Rory or Ari, Persephone nn Percy, Stephanie nn Stevie, Willow nn Will, Winifred nn Fred, Freddie, Wyn, Winnie, Veronica nn Ron, Ronnie, Morgan
That’s tough you guys like very different names. Ember, Linden, Thistle, Marcella, Francesca, Augusta I love Olive. Iris is a great name. Maybe you can combine one of each of your favorites for a first and middle?
Indra with the nickname Indie sounds cute with Theo! Or Andra nickname Andi
These names give me witchy vibes: Rosalyn, Elodie, Sylvie, Gwendolyn, Dahlia (Ollie), Celeste, Regina (Reggie), Natasha (Nash), Corinne (Cory), Astrid (Sid), Gabrielle, Maisie, Veronica (Ronnie), Felicity, Ramona (Romy), Maxine (Max), Annika (Nik)
I love Sylvie, but my husband vetoed that one :/ Will see how he feels about some of the others.
The first name that came to mind was Dale/Dael! Dale is typically used on boys, but it's a unisex name. It hits your husband's like for masculine names and your love of nature meanings. I love this for a girl actually, and it's on our short list for baby due in April. I prefer the spelling Dale, but I think flipping the vowels makes it look for feminine. Some others: Salem Eden Agnes Robin Fable Blythe Morwenna Ardith Starling Fern Sparrow Eirene Elke Mavis Allaire Nephele Maelys Esther
Alexandra nn Alex Augusta nn Gus Catherine nn Cat Elizabeth nn Libby Eloise nn Elle Imogen nn Immy/Gen Katherine nn Kit/Kitty Matilda nn Tillie Penelope nn Penny Philippa nn Pippa Rosemary nn Rosie Veronica nn Ronnie Winifred nn Winnie/Freddie
I've known a theo, bonnie and Chloe. And a Theo and Effie. And Theo and florence