A sister for Ian

We are expecting a little girl soon and are struggling with her name. We already have a boy named [name_m]Ian[/name_m]. Names we are considering:

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_u]Henley[/name_u]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f] (pronounced “Eh-vee”)

Thoughts? Of these name, which do you prefer? Any similar names that come to mind? Need help!

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] is my favourite name from your list. However, I’m not sure it goes with [name_m]Ian[/name_m], though you may not mind that. I think [name_f]Evie[/name_f] sounds lovely with [name_m]Ian[/name_m].

I adore [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] and think it fits with [name_m]Ian[/name_m] better than your others which are more modern.

[name_f]May[/name_f] I also suggest [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], which you could shorten to [name_f]Evie[/name_f] as a nickname? Or [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] (which can also be shortened to [name_f]Evie[/name_f])

[name_f]Evie[/name_f] works well!!
I’d also suggest
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] and [name_u]Piper[/name_u] came to mind

[name_m]Ian[/name_m] & [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] sound adorable together. [name_u]Henley[/name_u] is too trendy for the classic [name_m]Ian[/name_m]. [name_f]Evie[/name_f] is pretty, but more suitable as a nickname for [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] or [name_f]Eva[/name_f].

I really like [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]

I also adore [name_f]Evie[/name_f] but think she needs a longer name.

[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

Other ideas

[name_m]Ian[/name_m] & _____:

[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] “[name_f]Millie[/name_f]” “[name_f]Mila[/name_f]”
[name_u]Blaire[/name_u]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] “[name_u]Rory[/name_u]”
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] “[name_f]Mila[/name_f]” “[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]”
[name_f]Calista[/name_f] “[name_f]Calla[/name_f]”
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] “[name_f]Gia[/name_f]” “[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]”
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]/[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”
[name_f]Siena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u] “[name_f]Della[/name_f]” “[name_u]Lane[/name_u]”
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f] “[name_f]Etta[/name_f]”

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], 100%. Also really like the suggestions of [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] or [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] to get [name_f]Evie[/name_f].

[name_f]Evie[/name_f] is adorable and goes really well with [name_m]Ian[/name_m]! Another name I thought of was [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] “[name_u]Abby[/name_u]” or [name_f]Ebba[/name_f] (even though I know that name isn’t everyone’s style).

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Here are my thoughts:

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]-This is lovely. Feminine, yet not overly frilly. It’s not terribly popular on its own, but if you add up all of the ‘[name_f]Addie[/name_f]’ names, you’re likely to run into a bunch of Adelyns, Addisons and Adelines.

[name_u]Henley[/name_u]-As in [name_m]Don[/name_m] [name_u]Henley[/name_u]? I don’t care for this. It just seems like a random trendy ‘lee’ ending name. And also not very feminine. Not to mention, [name_m]Henry[/name_m] is so popular for boys that this is bound to be mistaken for that a lot.

[name_f]Evie[/name_f]-I love Ee-vee, but not Eh-vee as much. I think that people will mostly say ‘Ee-vee’ when reading this. I’d do it as a nn for [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], and then it makes a little more sense.

Suggestions-

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]

[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]

[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]

[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]/[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]/[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]/[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]/[name_f]Tess[/name_f]

[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Essie[/name_f]

[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]

[name_f]Holly[/name_f]

[name_f]Hayley[/name_f]

[name_u]Haley[/name_u]

[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

[name_f]Lilie[/name_f]

[name_f]Molly[/name_f]

[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Maisy[/name_f]

[name_f]Nora[/name_f]

[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]/[name_f]Livy[/name_f]

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]/[name_u]Penny[/name_u]/[name_f]Polly[/name_f]/[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]/[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]

[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]

[name_f]Sofie[/name_f]

[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

I know a [name_u]Henley[/name_u] and [name_m]Ian[/name_m] siblings! I love it! Go for [name_u]Henley[/name_u]!

I like [name_f]Evie[/name_f] best, but agree with pp that you will get “Ee-vee” a LOT. I’ve know two “Eh-vees” - one spelled it [name_f]Evvie[/name_f] and one was an [name_f]Evy[/name_f]. I’d spell it [name_f]Evvie[/name_f] or [name_f]Evvy[/name_f] to get the pronunciation you want. [name_f]Etta[/name_f] is similar and also quite sweet.

I think [name_f]Evie[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] go better with [name_m]Ian[/name_m] than [name_u]Henley[/name_u]. What about [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] or [name_u]Halle[/name_u]?

Based on your contenders I also would suggest: [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Briar[/name_f], or [name_f]Maisie[/name_f].