A sister for Layla

Our daughter’s name is [name]Layla[/name] [name]Marie[/name]. We are having a hard time choosing a name for our baby girl due in [name]April[/name].

Here are some names I like:
[name]Carly[/name], [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Bella[/name]

My husband likes [name]Jill[/name] or [name]Jillian[/name]- He wants to call her [name]Jilly[/name]. I like the nickname but not the formal name. Is it wrong to name her [name]Jilly[/name]? I just don’t see it going well with her sister’s name, [name]Layla[/name] and [name]Jill[/name]? One is so sweet and other is very plain to me.

He is ok with [name]Carly[/name] and [name]Chloe[/name] but [name]Jilly[/name] is his favorite.

Some possibilities for a middle name are [name]Terese[/name], [name]Ann[/name] or [name]Marie[/name]. All are family names.

What do you think? Thanks!

I have to agree that [name]Jill[/name] doesn’t seem like a good match for [name]Layla[/name]. [name]Jillian[/name] would be a better match. But I definitely like [name]Chloe[/name] the best.

As far as middle names go I wouldn’t use [name]Marie[/name] since that’s your older daughter’s mn. [name]Therese[/name] would be my first choice.

To me [name]Layla[/name] and [name]Jill[/name]/[name]Jillian[/name] don’t really compliment each other as sibling names. But if it was between [name]Jill[/name] and [name]Jillian[/name], I’d definitely use [name]Jillian[/name].

[name]Carly[/name] - I’ve never been a fan of this name, not sure why. It also sounds a bit dated, like from the 90s

[name]Chloe[/name] - My fave from your list! [name]Love[/name] [name]Chloe[/name] and think it’s perfect with [name]Layla[/name]. They both have the same ‘playful’ vibe.

[name]Ava[/name] - I prefer [name]Eva[/name] to [name]Ava[/name]. It also sounds too rhymey with [name]Layla[/name]

[name]Bella[/name] - Probably my second choice. Like [name]Chloe[/name], it has the same modern fun sound, but I think there are too many ‘l’ sounds together with [name]Layla[/name] which might be a tongue-twister.

My choice: [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Terese[/name]

Hmm, it’s true that [name]Layla[/name] and [name]Jill[/name]/[name]Jillian[/name] don’t mesh very well. You could use it as a MN, maybe.

My favorite from your list is also [name]Chloe[/name]- it sounds the best with [name]Layla[/name]- both [name]Ava[/name] and [name]Bella[/name] are a little tongue-twister when paired with [name]Layla[/name], and [name]Carly[/name] isn’t as cute as [name]Chloe[/name] imo. [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Terese[/name] would be my pick, as [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Ann[/name] isn’t as exciting and you already used [name]Marie[/name] for [name]Layla[/name]'s MN.

Suggestions:
[name]Evie[/name]- full name [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Eve[/name] (it’s similar to [name]Ava[/name], but even cuter, and sounds better with [name]Layla[/name])
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Molly[/name] ([name]Layla[/name] and [name]Molly[/name] seems cute to me!)
[name]Annabelle[/name] (nn [name]Anna[/name] or [name]Annie[/name]?)

good luck!

Suggestions

[name]Julianna[/name] (J-[name]LEE[/name] sound, and “[name]Ann[/name]”)
[name]Audra[/name] [name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Edith[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] [name]Terese[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name] [name]Margarete[/name] (nn. [name]Dottie[/name], [name]Thea[/name])
[name]Georgette[/name] [name]Anne[/name] (nn. [name]Georgie[/name]?)
[name]Claudia[/name] [name]Mae[/name] ([name]Chloe[/name] sound)
[name]Annie[/name] [name]June[/name] ([name]Ann[/name])
[name]Rachel[/name] [name]Annora[/name] ([name]Ann[/name])
[name]Annabelle[/name] ([name]Ann[/name] and [name]Bella[/name])
[name]Tessa[/name] [name]Virginia[/name]
[name]Melissa[/name] [name]Deanne[/name] ([name]Ann[/name])
[name]Anouk[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] ([name]Ann[/name] sound)
[name]Anneliese[/name] [name]Renee[/name] ([name]Ann[/name])
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Rebekah[/name] [name]Orabella[/name] ([name]Bella[/name])
[name]Pippa[/name] [name]Marie[/name] ([name]Pippa[/name] and [name]Layla[/name], so cute!)

An afterthought: I’m not sure I would use [name]Marie[/name] again.