A Sibling for Cal

Name Advice
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Hello! I’m new to these forums, but hopefully someone can help me out.

I have a 6-month-old little boy named [name_u]Cal[/name_u] (short for [name_m]Callahan[/name_m]). His full name is [name_m]Callahan[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m], but we rarely, if ever, use his full name. It’s almost always [name_u]Cal[/name_u].

An unexpected pregnancy means [name_u]Cal[/name_u] is going to be an older brother in the spring. No idea yet what sex the new baby is, but should find out soon.

Background:

  • Husband and I had an exceptionally difficult time agreeing on names we both liked for baby #1. [name_u]Cal[/name_u] ended up coming 6 weeks early, which basically forced our hand.
  • We like Irish names.
  • We like 3-syllable names (goes nicely with the last name)
  • We like names that sound nice together and match each other in trendiness and uniqueness (e.g., no siblings named [name_f]Kate[/name_f] and [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f])

Any ideas? :smile:

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[name_m]CALLAHAN[/name_m] [name_u]CAL[/name_u] and…

Carrigan
Corrigan
[name_f]Merrigan[/name_f]
[name_f]Anniston[/name_f]
[name_m]Kerrigan[/name_m]
[name_u]Leighton[/name_u]
[name_u]Sheridan[/name_u]
[name_u]Channing[/name_u]
[name_m]Berkeley[/name_m]
[name_u]Donnelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Flannery[/name_u]
Mckinney
Carrington
[name_u]Madigan[/name_u]
[name_f]Kimberlin[/name_f]
Holliston
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]

[name_m]Dennison[/name_m]
[name_m]Langston[/name_m]
Spearman
[name_m]Tennyson[/name_m]
[name_m]Robinson[/name_m]
[name_u]Leighton[/name_u]
Harriman
Spellman
Kennison
Stratton
[name_m]Crockett[/name_m]
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u]
[name_m]Coolidge[/name_m]
[name_m]Carleton[/name_m]
[name_m]Faulkner[/name_m]
O’[name_m]Rourke[/name_m]
[name_m]Berkeley[/name_m]

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Thank you! That’s quite the list.

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For a brother, I like:

[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] ([name_m]Finn[/name_m])
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] ([name_m]Don[/name_m])
[name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m] ([name_m]Fitz[/name_m])
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] ([name_m]Griff[/name_m])
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] ([name_m]Rafe[/name_m])

For a sister, I like:

[name_f]Fenella[/name_f] ([name_f]Nell[/name_f])
[name_f]Cassidy[/name_f] ([name_f]Cassie[/name_f])
[name_f]Ainsley[/name_f] ([name_f]Ains[/name_f])
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f] ([name_f]Brie[/name_f])
[name_f]Kennedy[/name_f] ([name_f]Keni[/name_f])

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[name_m]Donahue[/name_m] ([name_m]Don[/name_m], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m])
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] ([name_u]Sully[/name_u], [name_u]Van[/name_u])
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] ([name_u]Cory[/name_u], [name_m]Mac[/name_m])

[name_u]Delaney[/name_u] ([name_f]Dee[/name_f], [name_u]Lane[/name_u])
[name_f]Alaina[/name_f] ([name_u]Lane[/name_u])
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] ([name_f]Lula[/name_f], [name_f]Lu[/name_f])

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Maybe: [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] ([name_m]Raffy[/name_m]), [name_u]Tierney[/name_u], [name_u]Destry[/name_u], [name_u]Tiernan[/name_u], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m], [name_m]Thayer[/name_m], [name_m]Sayer[/name_m], [name_u]Tarian[/name_u], [name_m]Amias[/name_m], [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u], [name_u]Aberdeen[/name_u], [name_f]Delancey[/name_f], [name_u]Madigan[/name_u], [name_m]Mulligan[/name_m], [name_m]Ilara[/name_m], [name_m]Edison[/name_m], [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Branagan[/name_m], [name_m]Gallagher[/name_m], [name_u]Donnelly[/name_u], [name_u]Flannery[/name_u], [name_m]Eames[/name_m], [name_m]Finnian[/name_m], [name_m]Hartigan[/name_m], [name_m]Maguire[/name_m], [name_m]McCabe[/name_m] / [name_m]Mccabe[/name_m], [name_m]Niven[/name_m], O’[name_f]Hara[/name_f], O’[name_m]Brien[/name_m], [name_m]Patterson[/name_m], [name_u]Raleigh[/name_u], [name_m]Flanagan[/name_m], [name_m]Weaver[/name_m], [name_m]Booker[/name_m], [name_m]Dougal[/name_m], [name_u]Langley[/name_u], [name_u]Padget[/name_u], Noonan, [name_u]Ellery[/name_u], [name_m]Novak[/name_m], Paderau, [name_f]Mosley[/name_f], [name_m]Emrys[/name_m], [name_u]Guthrie[/name_u].

Girls: [name_u]Flannery[/name_u], [name_u]Tarian[/name_u], [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u], [name_u]Aberdeen[/name_u], [name_f]Delancey[/name_f], [name_f]Fania[/name_f], [name_f]Fenella[/name_f], [name_u]Madigan[/name_u], [name_f]Morrigan[/name_f], [name_f]Tullia[/name_f], [name_f]Elara[/name_f], [name_f]Atara[/name_f] / [name_f]Atarah[/name_f], [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamy[/name_f], [name_f]Morwenna[/name_f], Paderau, [name_u]Langley[/name_u], [name_u]Padget[/name_u], [name_f]Mosley[/name_f], Aderyn, Afanen, [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Olwen[/name_f], [name_f]Anwen[/name_f], [name_f]Bryony[/name_f], [name_f]Eleri[/name_f].

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We really like [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] for a girl.

Thanks everyone! There are names on here that I may never have come across if I didn’t post.