A sister for Hollis....

So, [name]Hollis[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Anne[/name] is getting a baby sister and we’re stuck on names! We seem to be leaning towards older british names, but can’t figure out what works well w/ [name]Hollis[/name]. We need advice!
We’ve come up with:

[name]Matilda[/name] “[name]Tillie[/name]”
[name]Ellie[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name] “[name]Aggie[/name]”
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Edith[/name] “[name]Edie[/name]”

Any suggestions?

[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]

[name]Chloe[/name] or [name]Ellie[/name] sound great with [name]Hollis[/name]. I love your naming style. I would personally lean more toward [name]Chloe[/name] and [name]Hollis[/name]. They sound like beautiful sisters!

Thank you so much! [name]Hollis[/name] actually picked the named [name]Chloe[/name], so it may just end up being [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]!

[name]How[/name] about [name]Matilda[/name] “[name]Tillie[/name]” [name]Pearl[/name]? My Father, who past away 3 years ago use to call my Mother “[name]Tillie[/name]” even though her name is [name]Melanie[/name] and [name]Pearl[/name] is my grandmother’s name. I think it has a loving meaning, but I’m unsure of the popularity behind [name]Matilda[/name] and if it will be suitable for a young adult/adult?

I adore the name [name]Hollis[/name], and I really love [name]Matilda[/name] ([name]Tilly[/name]) [name]Pearl[/name]. (I’m sorry about your dad having passed away.) The more I think about it, I can see [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Hollis[/name] as sisters. With [name]Hollis[/name], I guess I picture something more “comfy,” like [name]Matilda[/name] or:

[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] (nn [name]Cleo[/name])
[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] (nn [name]Kit[/name], which I think is a “comfy” name like [name]Hollis[/name]…)
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name] (nn [name]Maisie[/name])
[name]Margaret[/name] (nn [name]Maisie[/name] or [name]Daisy[/name])
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name] (as a first name)
[name]Ruth[/name]/[name]Ruthie[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name] (I see I accidentally listed this above with the “comfy” names…oops!)
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

To add to my above post, [name]Matilda[/name] is #829 in the U.S., which isn’t popular at all, and while it may rise in popularity, I can’t see [name]Matilda[/name] becoming the next [name]Ava[/name] or [name]Madison[/name]—or even close.

It means “Battle-Mighty,” which for me, doesn’t affect the beauty of the name. :slight_smile: I can definitely see a baby, child, young adult, and adult named [name]Matilda[/name]!

I can also see [name]Hollis[/name] with unisex names, boyish names, or exotic names, such as:

[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Emery[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] (nn [name]Gem[/name])
[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Wynn[/name]

Good luck!

I think [name]Chloe[/name] is the perfect fit…

I love the name [name]Hollis[/name]! Never met anyone named [name]Hollis[/name] before. [name]How[/name] did you decide to name your baby [name]Hollis[/name]? Well, of course I have suggestions since [name]Hollis[/name] is one of my faves!

[name]Ardith[/name] - this is whispery like [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Arden[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Audra[/name] - ditto
[name]Camden[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name] but not as much as [name]Ardith[/name] and [name]Audra[/name].
[name]Dasha[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Imogene[/name] - cool with [name]Hollis[/name]
[name]Jessamyn[/name]
[name]Kendall[/name]
[name]Kendra[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Maeve[/name] - ditto
[name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name] - seems kind of gothic to me like an old, creaky house!
[name]Noa[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
Paisha - whispery!
[name]Quinn[/name] - this is going to be popular, I think.
[name]Rainie[/name] - so cute with [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Saida[/name] - mysterious!
[name]Selah[/name] - ditto
[name]Tamsin[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name], but [name]Tamsin[/name] isn’t whispery. To me, it sounds like a little cottage in the woods.
[name]Willa[/name] - maybe to much “l” with [name]Hollis[/name]. Too matchy?

I like arden and [name]Tamsin[/name] they work the best!

I love the name [name]Hollis[/name]! Never met anyone named [name]Hollis[/name] before. [name]How[/name] did you decide to name your baby [name]Hollis[/name]? Well, of course I have suggestions since [name]Hollis[/name] is one of my faves!

[name]Ardith[/name] - this is whispery like [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Arden[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Audra[/name] - ditto
[name]Camden[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name] but not as much as [name]Ardith[/name] and [name]Audra[/name].
[name]Dasha[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Imogene[/name] - cool with [name]Hollis[/name]
[name]Jessamyn[/name]
[name]Kendall[/name]
[name]Kendra[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Maeve[/name] - ditto
[name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name] - seems kind of gothic to me like an old, creaky house!
[name]Noa[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
Paisha - whispery!
[name]Quinn[/name] - this is going to be popular, I think.
[name]Rainie[/name] - so cute with [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Saida[/name] - mysterious!
[name]Selah[/name] - ditto
[name]Tamsin[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name], but [name]Tamsin[/name] isn’t whispery. To me, it sounds like a little cottage in the woods.
[name]Willa[/name] - maybe to much “l” with [name]Hollis[/name]. Too matchy?[/quote]

Great names! [name]Willa[/name] hit me, it’s beautiful! It’s now on our list. I can see this is going to be super difficult considering all the fantastic suggestions we’re getting! I love nameberry!

I love the name [name]Hollis[/name]! Never met anyone named [name]Hollis[/name] before. [name]How[/name] did you decide to name your baby [name]Hollis[/name]? Well, of course I have suggestions since [name]Hollis[/name] is one of my faves!

[name]Ardith[/name] - this is whispery like [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Arden[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Audra[/name] - ditto
[name]Camden[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name] but not as much as [name]Ardith[/name] and [name]Audra[/name].
[name]Dasha[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Imogene[/name] - cool with [name]Hollis[/name]
[name]Jessamyn[/name]
[name]Kendall[/name]
[name]Kendra[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Maeve[/name] - ditto
[name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name] - seems kind of gothic to me like an old, creaky house!
[name]Noa[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
Paisha - whispery!
[name]Quinn[/name] - this is going to be popular, I think.
[name]Rainie[/name] - so cute with [name]Hollis[/name].
[name]Saida[/name] - mysterious!
[name]Selah[/name] - ditto
[name]Tamsin[/name] - love with [name]Hollis[/name], but [name]Tamsin[/name] isn’t whispery. To me, it sounds like a little cottage in the woods.
[name]Willa[/name] - maybe to much “l” with [name]Hollis[/name]. Too matchy?[/quote]

Great names! [name]Willa[/name] hit me, it’s beautiful! It’s now on our list. I can see this is going to be super difficult considering all the fantastic suggestions we’re getting! I love nameberry![/quote]

OH! Thank you for loving the name [name]Hollis[/name]! We actually got it from a Run DMC song! It’s [name]Christmas[/name] time in [name]Hollis[/name], Queens! We fell in love immediately!

I think that [name]Matilda[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] is perfect! My second choice for a fn would have been [name]Edith[/name]. But [name]Tillie[/name] is adorable!

I love [name]Willa[/name], too, and it was one of the first names to enter my mind as a sibling to your [name]Hollis[/name]. I think that [name]Hollis[/name] and [name]Willa[/name] are absolutely gorgeous together! I love it! :slight_smile:

I really adore [name]Hollis[/name], because in addition to it being a darling, underused name on children, I can also totally picture an elegant, sophisticated woman named [name]Hollis[/name]. (I had no idea [name]Hollis[/name] is in a song!) :slight_smile:

(I think [name]Matilda[/name] is great, too!) :slight_smile:

I can’t wait to see what you choose!

Good luck!