I don't see anything wrong with the flow at all. I like that Adele is both very feminine and very strong--it can stand up to Thomasina in a way that something daintier like Rose or Mae couldn't manage. It's beautiful!

And wow, yes, troublesome initials complicate things (a G name is not to be considered!). Is this why you gave up Hermione, because of deciding to honor someone with Adele? Regardless, I think Thomasina is smashing and fits perfectly with your boys' names.

Yup, Hart Crane would be my association, too. And the perfect response to the misassumptions.

Portland farmers market-- I love it!

And yes, great suggestions from everyone. Nothing really to add! I think Imogen would be delightful and I wish your husband would get on board. So often the stumbling blocks, those husbands.

For this current baby, we are probably going with George Arthur, in honor of two of his great-grandfathers, if we have a boy. I really like the way they sound together. My grandfather (the George we would name after) was named George Edward, as is my uncle. I think Louis would be a nice middle name too, though quite kingly! Or Frederick.

For girls, we are planning on either Josephine or Henrietta, which would both work well with Charlotte. I also like a lot of Miriam's suggestions and others: Victoria, Alice, Maud, Augusta, Agnes (such a secret favorite of mine), Eleanor, Lydia, Daphne, Rebecca, Georgiana, Louisa.

I love the suggestion of Maura! Maura Smith sounds very nice, Colin and Maura sound great togther, and it's easy to pronounce but not common.

It's also my youngest sister's name and she loves having it. It's a little sporty and a little girly, just like her.

Well, Colin was just a way to use Nicholas without risking Nick, which doesn't work with my husband's last name. But since my name begins with Coll and sounds quite similar to Colin, my husband thinks it's too repetitive. Nicholas is also way higher on the popularity lists than all our other choices--though funnily, I've met several little Dashiells in my neighborhood and no little Nicholases.

The middle name was going to be Harrison, a family name from my husband's side. But if we go with George, that's obviously out! In that case, I think we'd pick Arthur as the middle name, so the baby would be named after two great-grandfathers.

Felix Harrison LN is pretty awesome, though. Maybe we'll save that for a future potential boy.

Bummer! I hate husband interference! Maybe add some truly odd-ball names along with August and Cormac and see if that sweetens them for him. This strategy has usually worked for me, but my husband is not a very adventurous namer. Unles Roger is adventurous, which it kind of is in this day and age.

I like Everett a lot, too, but I worry it's a little too matchy with the troublesome last name. Felix I am falling more and more in love with every day, but my husband is ironically becoming increasingly committed to George.

This should be a lesson to everyone! Five years ago, before we were even trying to get pregnant, when I first suggested George as a name he absolutely refused to consider it. I guess the subsequent years of hearing me recommend things like Ferdinand and Ambrose wore him down to the point where George started to sound really good :)

Hate to sound like a broken record, but hands down Gemma. Fits best with the middle name and the sister's name. Rare in the US, but not aggresively weird. And not date stamped.

I was surprised by how nice Emily Ellen sounded--a little sing-songy but still pelasant. And I like Emily Miller, too. Go for it! It's a lovely name.

Great name! We have a Simon and are considering Felix, too, so I like your style! And Felix is very very different from Alex.

Thanks everyone! We're reading all the responses and forming our lists. Will update soon.

I was just about to login and post this! For me, Cyprian means prostitute/"lady of pleasure". Not that this will be an association most people will have, but I would find it inescapable.

I do like Liam and Maeve together. Connor also sounds nicely with Maeve.

Have you considered: Kieran, Cormac, Declan, or Colin?

Thanks for the Henrietta nickname suggestions, too. Hattie is definitely my favorite-- Ree is a little too similar to other relatives we have.

And yes, I had the same qualm about Millie becoming "million d1ck." I probably overthink things, but this is a tough last name. It will provoke teasing all on its own with no assist from the first name, so I err on the side of caution with it.

Amelia's too common-place for me-- I know tons of little Amelias. Camilla is cute, but just doesn't hit the sweet spot that Millicent does.

But this conversation helped confirm for me that Josephine is still tops in my heart. And since it always was in my husband's too, I think that's what we'll pick, even if we go into the delivery room with more than one choice. We both like Josie and Finny as nicknames, so we'd see which fit better after she was born.

I'd prefer Harrison to Harris, since the former is a family name. But I won't give a son a name that shortens to Harry. Once again, that darn last name!

I've always found Melisande so beautiful, but definitely more exotic than we usually lean towards. I'll raise the possiblity, though. Thanks!

Thanks for all the responses! I had no idea about the potential euphemistic meaning of Linus. It's not a deal-breaker for me (and my husband didn't care at all). But it does affirm the part of me that just can't pull the trigger on that name. It's really the repetitions of sounds with Simon--and maybe the name is a little too on the geeky side of geeky-cool (because let's be honest, it's highly likely that my child will be a bookish geek, and that's fine, but we don't need to stack the deck for the teasing off the bat).

I do really like George, so that's definitely still on the table. As is Linus. But I told my husband last night that we need to add some more boys' names we can both live with, because I just don't think I'm going to go with Linus in the end. And he was surprisingly receptive (though he didn't have any suggestions. Oh, except Roger. What is up with this man, seriously? I can't make any sense of his taste.)

I had suggested Arthur as a first name many times, but my husband will only consider it as a middle name. That's what he said about George 4/5 years ago, too, so I was shocked when he brought it up as a first last week. But he told me flat out he will always hate Alistair :(

Kieran/Kiaran is also a possibility. (Or, as my Irish-American/Indian-American brother-in-law spells it, Kiran, in honor of both sides of his heritage).

You've got great style!

Agnes - 10 (a favorite of mine. So elegant)
Agatha - 5
Felicity - 5 (a little blah to me)
Fleur - 6
Flora - 8 (lovely)
Francesca "Frankie" - 7 (cute, very different from the rest of your names)
Verity - 7 (no strong feelings)