We are working on a name for our first girl (due in Feb.)
Big brothers are:
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Michael[/name] and
[name]Grayson[/name] [name]Riley[/name]
[name]Both[/name] boys are rocking some family names so we are hoping to give our lil girl the middle name “[name]Mae[/name]” - after my husband’s late mom.
My husband’s mom was a [name]Karen[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. If we could find a variation of “[name]Karen[/name]” that we liked we’d really consider it, but we aren’t finding one, and “[name]Karen[/name]” isn’t really our style…
[name]How[/name] about [name]Carys[/name] [name]Mae[/name]? There are lots of different spellings ([name]Karis[/name], [name]Cerys[/name]), but I think [name]Carys[/name] is the standard option. It’s pretty and is a great little sister for [name]Elliot[/name] and [name]Grayson[/name]
[name]Karin[/name]/[name]Karen[/name] started out as a contracted form of [name]Katherine[/name], so any of the many forms of that name would work to honour a [name]Karen[/name], too.
I think [name]Halle[/name] [name]May[/name] is adorable and sounds great with [name]Elliot[/name] and [name]Grayson[/name]. [name]Hadley[/name] and [name]Finley[/name] seem to unisex to me and I would wonder if they were a boy as well. But that could just be me. But I’ve always liked [name]Halle[/name]. Congrats on your first girl, how exciting!
Thank you! We totally go for unisex. [name]Elliot[/name] was actually on our “girl” list, but then when we found out we were having a boy we were like “well, it IS apparently a boy’s name…”
I’ll toss this out there too: my late aunt was a [name]Maureen[/name]. I want to leave the name [name]Maureen[/name] for either of her daughter’s to use, but wouldn’t mind a [name]Maureen[/name] alternate as well. (I love [name]Moira[/name], but my husband is totally not into it.)
There is a [name]Karis[/name] in our family and I also know an older [name]Carys[/name]. [name]Both[/name] are pronounced Care-iss. I think [name]Karis[/name] [name]Mae[/name] sounds great and is close enough to “[name]Karen[/name]” to honor her. You could also go with [name]Kari[/name] or [name]Kara[/name] as a nod to [name]Karen[/name].
Off your list I like [name]Halle[/name] [name]Mae[/name] the best. Not crazy about the other two. [name]Just[/name] not my style.
[name]Rowan[/name] and [name]Reece[/name] popped into my mind as a unisex name to go with your sibling names.
[name]Finley[/name] will always be a boy’s name no matter how many times it’s used on girls in the US. [name]Just[/name] be aware that if your daughter travels to the UK one day there will be many people who raise eyebrows and just don’t understand why your [name]Finley[/name] is a girl!
I find [name]Hadley[/name] masculine but could work on a girl more so than [name]Finley[/name].
[name]Halle[/name] [name]Mae[/name] is my favourite. I love the suggestion of [name]Carys[/name] [name]Mae[/name] though. [name]Kerensa[/name] [name]Mae[/name], [name]Keren[/name] [name]Mae[/name]? [name]Seren[/name] [name]Mae[/name]?
I pronounce [name]Carys[/name], as is [name]Ca[/name]-riss.
I wouldn’t do [name]Hadley[/name] or [name]Finley[/name] with your boys, it would sound like 3 brothers instead of two boys and a girl. [name]Halle[/name] is nice, but a tad dated.
From your list, I like [name]Halle[/name] [name]Mae[/name] the best. Then [name]Hadley[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. [name]Finley[/name] is nmsaa.
I like the suggestions of [name]Katherine[/name], [name]Karis[/name], [name]Kerensa[/name]/[name]Karensa[/name], and [name]Karina[/name]/[name]Karena[/name].
[name]Karena[/name] could honor [name]Karen[/name] and [name]Maureen[/name].
If you don’t want to use [name]Maureen[/name], how about…
[name]Maura[/name]
Mauri
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Rena[/name]
Auri
[name]Irene[/name]
Would you consider [name]Kieran[/name] as a way to honor [name]Karen[/name]? It fits with the unisex vibe that you seem to like and I think it will pop up on a lot my girls in the near future. Or maybe [name]Kaylin[/name]?
From your list, I too preferred [name]Halle[/name]. But [name]Hadley[/name] is also nice.
I love the suggestion of [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. I’ve seen [name]Carys[/name] a few times now, and am now sure how I feel about it, but I think it’s growing on me each time I see it!
I’m loving the suggestions! [name]Maura[/name], [name]Kieran[/name] (I have thought of [name]Kiera[/name] but wonder if the K Knightly has made it too popular.)
I love a [name]Caroline[/name]/[name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Katherine[/name] - but my husband isn’t into it. (and a good friend just had a [name]Catherine[/name], so i probably wouldn’t go there.)
I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Wren[/name]. I can’t get husband on board. I’ve been trying for a while… maybe I can bribe him…
I don’t care for a first name that ends in an ‘ee’ sound paired with [name]Mae[/name]. To my ear, it’s too diminutive, too country in a bad way…too [name]Ellie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] Clampett, I guess.
I think that [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Mae[/name] fits nicely with [name]Elliot[/name] and [name]Grayson[/name], as does [name]Caitlin[/name] [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Carys[/name] [name]Mae[/name].
[name]Just[/name] to be sure, are you wanting to use both your mil’s names? [name]Karen[/name] and [name]Mae[/name]? Or either one? For example would [name]Maura[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] work, honoring you aunt and mil?
[name]Elliot[/name] was actually on our “girl” list, but then when we found out we were having a boy we were like “well, it IS apparently a boy’s name…”