Currently pregnant with a surprise 5th pregnancy, which turns out to be our first GIRL! Quickly discovering that naming a girl is a WHOLE different ballgame and need help with narrowing our currently lengthy list. [name]Baby[/name] is due at [name]Christmas[/name]. Brothers are [name]Ryan[/name] (20), [name]Cameron[/name] (9), [name]Mason[/name] (7) & Graydan (2). My 3 older boys names didn’t seem to be so incredibly popular when they were born, so know that I’m not generally into the ultra popular (top 10-ish). We tend to gravitate toward more unisex names, as you can see. My middle name is [name]Leigh[/name]. [name]Baby[/name]'s middle name will be [name]Marianne[/name], [name]Marianna[/name], [name]Mariana[/name], [name]Marin[/name] or [name]Merrin[/name], after my mother. Please provide feedback to help us narrow our list
My favorite name off your list would have to be [name]Paige[/name]. I’m not a super fan of the altered spellings like Brynleigh or [name]Karleigh[/name]. It feels a little too over-the-top with your other kids’ names. I also like [name]Alexandra[/name]. [name]Paige[/name] [name]Merrin[/name] is pretty.
Since your boys have somewhat unisex names, I’d suggest giving your girl an obviously feminine name, just so that she doesn’t feel lumped in with the boys.
My favorites from your list are [name]Aubrey[/name], [name]Elise[/name], [name]Eva[/name], and [name]Paige[/name]. I would avoid the altered spellings, too; they wouldn’t sound right with your boy names, and some people tend to view those types of names as “trashy.”
I love [name]Marin[/name] and [name]Merrin[/name] for middles!
Congratulations! I would choose a name that leans girl, even if it’s unisex. I would probably also choose a name that does not end in N.
[name]Addison[/name] - too masculine [name]Ainsley[/name] - cute!
[name]Alexandra[/name] - sounds like it will be [name]Alexander[/name] until the very last minute
[name]Ansley[/name] / [name]Ansleigh[/name] / [name]Anslie[/name] - not as nice as [name]Ainsley[/name] imo
[name]Arianne[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - kind of cute. I’m surprising myself because it’s not my usual style but I think if I met a little [name]Ashby[/name], I would be pleased. It makes me smile.
[name]Ashleigh[/name] - not special enough and the spelling doesn’t improve it imo
[name]Ashton[/name] / [name]Ashtyn[/name] - too masculine
[name]Aubrie[/name] / [name]Aubrey[/name] / Aubryn - nms
[name]Avery[/name] - ok
Baylen/[name]Baylor[/name] - how about [name]Bailey[/name]? [name]Bellamy[/name] - I like this one
Brynleigh / Bynlie - nms
Brynnan / [name]Brynn[/name] - nms
[name]Carleigh[/name] / [name]Karleigh[/name] - nms
[name]Carlin[/name] / [name]Karlin[/name] - too masculine next to the boys’ names I think - very similar to [name]Cameron[/name].
[name]Chandler[/name] - too masculine
[name]Collier[/name] / Kollier - just reminds me of Collies, sorry.
[name]Daniella[/name] - maybe just [name]Ella[/name]? If I were you and finally having a girl, I wouldn’t want to use a feminization. You may not have the same feeling of course!
[name]Delaney[/name] - ok.
[name]Easton[/name] - too masculine. Everyone would assume this is the 5th boy. [name]Elise[/name] / [name]Elyse[/name] - very pretty!
[name]Emerson[/name] / [name]Emery[/name] - [name]Emery[/name] is ok, [name]Emerson[/name] is too masculine
[name]Eva[/name] / [name]Eve[/name] / [name]Evann[/name] - [name]Eva[/name] and [name]Eve[/name] are pretty; [name]Evann[/name] is too masculine
[name]Ever[/name] / [name]Everly[/name] - pretty
[name]Gabriella[/name] / [name]Gabrielle[/name] - nms
[name]Haleigh[/name] - nms
[name]Haven[/name]- ok but it ends in N so I would probably avoid
[name]Holland[/name] / [name]Holly[/name] - ok but kind of dated imo
[name]Kendall[/name] - ok
[name]Kennedy[/name] - ok
[name]Kerrigan[/name] / Carrigan - too masculine I think
[name]Kieran[/name] - too masculine
[name]Kinsey[/name] - ok
[name]Kristian[/name] - too masculine
[name]Lauryn[/name]- ok. I would spell [name]Lauren[/name] and it ends in N to fit with the boys but is obviously a girls name.
[name]Leighton[/name] -too masculine
[name]Mackenzie[/name] - nms and a little out dated I think
[name]Maisie[/name] / [name]Maisey[/name] - ok. I would spell it [name]Maisy[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name] / [name]Morgann[/name] - too masculine
[name]Natalie[/name] - nothing special imo [name]Noelle[/name] - pretty
[name]Paige[/name] - ok
[name]Peyton[/name] - too masculine
[name]Presley[/name] - not my style
[name]Quincy[/name] / [name]Quinn[/name] - too masculine
[name]Reese[/name]- ok. the different ending may make it more clear that it’s a girl.
[name]Tristan[/name] - too masculine
[name]Maisie[/name], [name]Noelle[/name], and [name]Elise[/name] are my favorites from the list.
[name]Maisie[/name] - growing in popularity but absolutely adorable. I agree with gwensmom that I’d spell it [name]Maisy[/name].
[name]Noelle[/name] - “Her name is [name]Noelle[/name]/I have a dream about her” comes to mind.
[name]Elise[/name] - “Fur [name]Elise[/name]” - pretty and evocative.
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Everly[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]-But I think this is too close to [name]Mason[/name].
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Elise[/name] - My favourite
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Everly[/name]
[name]Holly[/name] - Great for a [name]Christmas[/name] baby
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
These are my favourites from your list, which seem to be the more ‘girly’ names
ooh @marina, you’re right - [name]Maisy[/name] is very close to [name]Mason[/name]!
I forgot to suggest combos:
[name]Bellamy[/name] [name]Marin[/name] (will you say mah-ren or muh-[name]RIN[/name]?)
[name]Elise[/name] [name]Marianna[/name]
[name]Ashby[/name] [name]Merrin[/name]
[name]Ainsley[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Bailey[/name] [name]Marin[/name]
With [name]Ryan[/name], [name]Cameron[/name], [name]Mason[/name] & Graydan I like:
[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
I liked a few of your other ones including [name]Alexandra[/name] but they didn’t sound as nice as these with your sibset. I also like how [name]Natalie[/name] and [name]Noelle[/name] are [name]Christmas[/name] themed names because of your baby being born near [name]Christmas[/name]. Congrats and good luck!
With your boys, and the honor middle, here are my favorites.
I’m pronouncing [name]Marin[/name] Ma-[name]RIN[/name] (because I just got back from a trip to San [name]Rafael[/name]), but I think it works all right as [name]MAR[/name]-in or MER-in too. It works beautifully with so many of your names.
More unisex:
[name]Addison[/name] [name]Marin[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name] [name]Marin[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name] [name]Mariel[/name] (doesn’t work with [name]Marianne[/name], [name]Marin[/name], etc)
More feminine:
[name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]
[name]Elise[/name] [name]Mariana[/name]
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Marin[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Marianne[/name], or [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Marin[/name]
[name]Addison[/name] / [name]Addisyn[/name] - [name]Addison[/name] is better. I don’t [name]LOVE[/name] this name, but it’s not terrible. [name]Addison[/name] [name]Marianna[/name].
[name]Ainsley[/name] / [name]Ainsleigh[/name] / [name]Ainslie[/name] - Best spelling is [name]Ainsley[/name]. NMS, but again, not terrible. [name]Ainsley[/name] [name]Marianna[/name]. [name]Alexandra[/name] - [name]Love[/name]. Beautiful name. [name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Marin[/name].
[name]Ansley[/name] / [name]Ansleigh[/name] / [name]Anslie[/name] - Not for me. I’d cross all of these spellings off.
[name]Arianne[/name] - [name]Arianne[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]? LOL. Unusable due to its similarities to any of the possible middles.
[name]Ashby[/name] - I honestly really don’t like this one. It sounds overly masculine to me. I don’t hate unisex names but I just don’t like this.
[name]Ashleigh[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like this spelling. [name]Ashley[/name] [name]Marianne[/name].
[name]Ashton[/name] / [name]Ashtyn[/name] - All boy for me.
[name]Aubrie[/name] / [name]Aubrey[/name] / Aubryn - [name]Aubrey[/name] is the best of these spellings. [name]Aubrey[/name] [name]Marianna[/name].
[name]Avery[/name] - NMS, but not terrible. [name]Avery[/name] [name]Merrin[/name].
Baylen - Sorry, but this one sounds a little made up.
[name]Baylor[/name] - Ditto for this.
[name]Bellamy[/name] - This one has lots of cute nickname options ([name]Bee[/name], [name]Belle[/name], [name]Amy[/name], etc.) which is nice. [name]Bellamy[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]/ [name]Bellamy[/name] [name]Marin[/name].
Brynleigh / Bynlie - Not for me. Spellings look made up.
Brynnan / [name]Brynn[/name] - [name]Brynn[/name] is better but sounds like a nickname. [name]Brynn[/name] [name]Marianne[/name].
[name]Carleigh[/name] / [name]Karleigh[/name] - Please go with [name]Carly[/name] instead. [name]Carly[/name] [name]Marin[/name].
[name]Carlin[/name] / [name]Karlin[/name] - This also sounds a bit made up.
[name]Chandler[/name] - All boy in my eyes.
[name]Collier[/name] / Kollier - [name]Collier[/name] is better, but neither is great [name]IMO[/name]. [name]Collier[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]. [name]Daniella[/name] - Very pretty! Like it a lot. [name]Daniella[/name] [name]Marin[/name]/ [name]Daniella[/name] [name]Marianne[/name].
[name]Delaney[/name] - This one is cute. [name]Delaney[/name] [name]Merrin[/name].
[name]Easton[/name] - As long as your last name isn’t [name]West[/name]! Actually, this is more boyish for me. If you really want to do this, [name]Easton[/name] [name]Marianna[/name] is best. [name]Elise[/name] / [name]Elyse[/name] - I like the [name]Elise[/name] spelling. [name]Elise[/name] [name]Marianna[/name].
[name]Emerson[/name] / [name]Emery[/name] - I prefer [name]Emerson[/name]. [name]Emery[/name] just makes me think of emery boards. [name]Emerson[/name] [name]Marianna[/name]. [name]Eva[/name] / [name]Eve[/name] / [name]Evann[/name] - [name]Eva[/name] and [name]Eve[/name] are wonderful. [name]Evann[/name] is not [name]IMO[/name]. [name]Eva[/name] [name]Marianne[/name]/ [name]Eve[/name] [name]Marianna[/name]. [name]Ever[/name] / [name]Everly[/name] - [name]Both[/name] are beautiful. [name]Ever[/name] [name]Marianne[/name] or [name]Everly[/name] [name]Marin[/name]. [name]Gabriella[/name] / [name]Gabrielle[/name] - [name]Both[/name] are wonderful but I prefer [name]Gabriella[/name]. [name]Gabriella[/name] [name]Merrin[/name]/ [name]Gabrielle[/name] [name]Marianne[/name].
[name]Haleigh[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t love this spelling. [name]Haven[/name] - [name]Haven[/name] [name]Marianna[/name]. I really like this name!
[name]Holland[/name] / [name]Holly[/name] - [name]Holly[/name] is cute. [name]Holland[/name] is a place. [name]Holly[/name] [name]Marianna[/name].
[name]Kendall[/name] - I don’t love [name]Kendall[/name].
[name]Kennedy[/name] - Same for [name]Kennedy[/name].
[name]Kerrigan[/name] / Carrigan - Same for these. They sound very masculine to me.
[name]Kieran[/name] - Sounds made up to me.
[name]Kinsey[/name] - Sounds made up to me.
[name]Kristian[/name] - [name]Kristian[/name] is ok but not great. [name]Kristian[/name] [name]Marianna[/name].
[name]Lauryn[/name] - I like [name]Lauren[/name] better. [name]Lauren[/name] [name]Marianne[/name].
[name]Leighton[/name] - [name]Leighton[/name] is ok, but not my favorite. [name]Leighton[/name] [name]Marianna[/name].
[name]Mackenzie[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like the alliteration.
[name]Maisie[/name] / [name]Maisey[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like the alliteration.
[name]Morgan[/name] / [name]Morgann[/name] - Please, don’t use two n’s. [name]Morgan[/name] [name]Marianna[/name]. But I don’t like the two M’s.
[name]Natalie[/name] - [name]Natalie[/name] is cute and Christmasy. [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Merrin[/name]. [name]Noelle[/name] - [name]Noelle[/name] is BEAUTIFUL! [name]Love[/name] it, especially for a [name]Christmas[/name] baby. [name]Noelle[/name] [name]Marianne[/name].
[name]Paige[/name] - [name]Paige[/name] is a very pretty name. [name]Paige[/name] [name]Merrin[/name]/ [name]Paige[/name] [name]Marianna[/name].
[name]Peyton[/name] - [name]Peyton[/name] [name]Marianna[/name].
[name]Presley[/name] - All boy or [name]Elvis[/name].
[name]Quincy[/name] / [name]Quinn[/name] - [name]Quincy[/name] I don’t like, but [name]Quinn[/name] is very cute. [name]Quinn[/name] [name]Marianna[/name]. [name]Reese[/name] - I actually like [name]Reese[/name]. [name]Reese[/name] [name]Marianne[/name].
[name]Tristan[/name] - All boy for me.
… is it like “air-lee”?