A sister or brother for Stella June

Congrats on your girl! [name]Just[/name] thought I should point out that oona in pronounced just like the spanish word for one “una”. I’m sure you are aware that spain, mexico, central america and much of south america speak spanish. The name oona would not be a good name if she were a girl who travels. [name]Just[/name] an opinion. Good luck

I think [name]Oona[/name] is gorgeous and really spunky but sweet (like [name]Stella[/name] [name]June[/name]). I did like [name]Oona[/name] [name]Clare[/name], but to honour your husband’s grandmother, is it too much of a stretch to look at names that mean [name]Pearl[/name] for the birthstone connection? Here are some ideas:

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Lulu[/name] (Arabic for pearl, also with the L you wanted, but a lot of oo!)
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] (means pearl)
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Gretchen[/name] (variation of [name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Mared[/name] (Welsh variation of [name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Margot[/name] (French variation of [name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name] (French variation of [name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Margarita[/name] (Italian variation of [name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Megan[/name] (variation of [name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Marjorie[/name] (variation of [name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Maisie[/name] (variation of [name]Margaret[/name])
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (derived from [name]Margaret[/name], but also matches [name]Stella[/name]'s mn)

[name]Hope[/name] that’s some help to you!

Hey Congrats. I have family in [name]Clare[/name] and my aunt actually named her daughter after the county which is sweet. Have you thought about alternative spellings of [name]Oona[/name] such as ”na, [name]Euna[/name], [name]Oonagh[/name]…
Heres a few suggestions anyway:)
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Lucinda[/name]

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Clarence[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Erin[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Lorinda[/name] (to honor the name [name]Loretta[/name])
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Lorelle[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Loren[/name]/[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Lorraine[/name]

what do you guys think of these?

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Elisabetta[/name]

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Violetta[/name]

Mummy, I love [name]Oona[/name] [name]Violetta[/name]. I love [name]Elisabetta[/name], too, but because it follows a name ending in a vowel, the back-to-back vowels disrupt the flow for me.

[name]Edit[/name]: I posted this on the other thread, but I’m changing my vote to [name]Oona[/name] [name]Elisabetta[/name], which has family meaning to you. (Also, when I thought about it, [name]Oona[/name] [name]Violetta[/name] sounded like “una violeta,” which is “one violet” in Spanish.

Take care! :slight_smile:

I like [name]Oona[/name] [name]Violet[/name] with [name]Stella[/name] [name]June[/name]

I love [name]Orla[/name] think its so pretty

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Elisabetta[/name] is my fave of the two.

Okay everyone, what do you think of these?

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Oona[/name] [name]Violette[/name]

Thanks!

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] for me definitely. I think it looks lovely with [name]Stella[/name] [name]June[/name].

xx

[name]LOVE[/name] oona pearl!!

Another vote for [name]Oona[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]!

For a boy, consider [name]Patrick[/name] - an underused great Irish name. Also, [name]Grady[/name].

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]!

Like the [name]Una[/name] spelling

Maybe you can consider [name]Finnley[/name] or [name]Finley[/name] seem its unisex name. it’s went well to boy or girl

Argh! Last night we sort of settled on [name]Hazel[/name] [name]Rose[/name]. But I am having second thoughts. I still love [name]Oona[/name]! And I think I like it best with a simpler (some would say filler) middle name of [name]Rose[/name].

So,

[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Rose[/name]

or

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Rose[/name]

???

[name]Oona[/name] [name]Rose[/name] :slight_smile:

I must say I love [name]Stella[/name] [name]June[/name]. I’m partial because I am in the process of trying to find a first name to go with [name]June[/name], my grandmother’s name, and the middle name I want to use for our daughter due in [name]January[/name]. I do like it paired with [name]Stella[/name]! I am also partial to [name]Pearl[/name], my other grandmother’s name and my niece’s middle name. Two of my favorite Irish names that I don’t think I remember seeing in this post are:

[name]Ailsa[/name] for a girl (sounds like [name]El[/name]-sa), and
[name]Eamon[/name] for a boy (sounds like Ay-men).

I love [name]Ailsa[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] although [name]Ailsa[/name] may sound too much like [name]Stella[/name]. I don’t know. I like [name]Eamon[/name] paired with [name]John[/name] too. Good luck!

I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Oona[/name] [name]Pearl[/name] and think it goes GREAT with [name]Stella[/name] [name]June[/name]! I wish I could come up with such good names!

I love [name]Finnegan[/name] but I don’t like [name]Oona[/name] (sorry). some other girl names are:
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Annaliese[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Colleen[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Melissa[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]