Although I hadn’t intentionally set out to do this, my 3 kids and I all have names with double consonants in the middle: my name is [name]Tammie[/name], and I have [name]Hannah[/name], [name]Maddux[/name] and [name]Garrett[/name] (My husband, [name]Thomas[/name], is the oddball). Now that we are having a fourth child, I can’t figure out if it’s too cheesy to continue the trend, or if my little one will feel left out if I don’t continue the trend with him/her. Some siblings like having similar names, others hate it and revert to nicknames. A trend in the middle of the name is not as noticeable as everyone having the same beginning or ending sounds, but I’m still not sure whether or not to continue it. Any input?
Also, we seem to have selected a wide range of names in terms of popularity. Hannah is in the top 10, which is something we were trying to avoid but we both love the name so much we couldn’t help ourselves! Maddux is a bit too hip: I don’t really love the fact that it’s a star baby name (but spelled differently), and people who aren’t familiar with starbabies usually have me spell it out and might even think it’s a girl name! Garrett is the type of name we’re looking for: classy, not too common but not too unusual. I am open to any suggestions of this sort. My favorites right now are [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Claire[/name] (nn [name]Abbie[/name]) or [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Claire[/name] (hubby’s grandma’s name was [name]Clarene[/name]), [name]Ava[/name] [name]Lorraine[/name] or [name]Emily[/name] [name]Lorraine[/name] (My mom’s mm), and [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Rose[/name] for girls. I love [name]Cullen[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] for a boy, so much in fact that no other name can compare. (I have discovered, however, that [name]Cullen[/name] is rising in popularity on account of the Twilight series, a fact which sickens me.) Distant runners up for boy names are [name]Connor[/name], [name]Landon[/name], and [name]Asher[/name]. Thanks for your help!
I’m on the side where I think you should continue what you started just because it would look odd if you didn’t. But that’s just my opinion.
My cousins have all S names and if [name]Sumer[/name], the youngest, hadn’t had an S name, she would have been mad. They all like how they are tied together by the S and are very close. Their mom is the only one that doesn’t have an S name. None of their names are similar besides starting with an S.
Since you like [name]Emily[/name], you could do [name]Emmeline[/name] instead to get the doubles. [name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Claire[/name] would be cute. Also, I wouldn’t worry too much about [name]Cullen[/name]. I haven’t met one yet.
I would do it if you find a name you love that fits, skip it if you absolutely love a name that doesn’t.
If your favorite girl’s name is [name]Abigail[/name] (just as an example, since you obviously do like it), don’t pass on [name]Abigail[/name] just because it doesn’t follow the trend. I don’t think she will feel left out. She may even like being a part of the special “oddball out” club with daddy. I honestly don’t think too many people will comment one way or the other (no matter what you decide to do).
I doubt most will notice anyway if the next kid doesn’t have a double middle consenant. I didn’t even notice just looking at the names.
If you want to, then you could do just [name]Abby[/name] instead of [name]Abigail[/name]; [name]Averill[/name]/[name]Averille[/name], [name]Avellana[/name] or [name]Avianna[/name] instead of [name]Ava[/name]; [name]Lillia[/name] or [name]Linnea[/name] for [name]Lydia[/name]; [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Emanuella[/name], or [name]Emmette[/name] for [name]Emily[/name] and [name]Sierra[/name], [name]Sybilla[/name] or [name]Stella[/name] for [name]Sophia[/name].
I say it’s fine to skip it because then baby #4 will have a connection to daddy. But if you happen to find a name you like that fits with the patter then go for it. Basically find a name you love and use it cause the baby will either have a connection to you and its siblings or your husband.
I say go for the double letter trend! I think it’s a really neat way to unify the family (your DH’s nn could be [name]Tommy[/name] so he would fit in).
Some suggestions for names (with double letters that are not necessarily placed in the middle) include:
[name]Callum[/name] (which could replace Cullen)
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Farrah[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Kellan[/name] (which could replace Cullen)
[name]Kendall[/name]
[name]Forrest[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name] (if you don’t mind having another G name in the family)
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Tanner[/name]
[name]Warren[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
On another note, the twilight series will soon die (after this year, when the final installment is released) and I’m sure [name]Cullen[/name] will never reach the top 200.
Also, If you don’t decide to do the double letter trend, I do like the names [name]Ava[/name] [name]Lorraine[/name], [name]Emily[/name] [name]Lorraine[/name], [name]Landon[/name], and [name]Asher[/name] from your list.
I don’t think your double consonant trend is too in-your-face, so I wouldn’t let it guide your name choice for baby number 4. The pairings you’re considering are great. All of the choices for girls are common classics, not classy but less common like [name]Garrett[/name], but don’t let that worry you. [name]Lorraine[/name] is a much less common mn than [name]Claire[/name] or [name]Rose[/name], so that might suit you best. [name]Cullen[/name] is associated with Twilight now, which is unfortunate for those who just like the name, but I say go ahead and use it if it’s what you love.