Baby #2: Opinions and suggestions welcome

General Name Discussion
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Our daughter is [name_f]Madelynn[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and we both loved that name right away, but we never came up with any others for either gender. I’m pregnant again and I have a list of names that I really like, but my hubby hasn’t seen my list yet and I don’t know if he likes any of them (I hope so!) I have some common ones and some that I discovered on this site that are a little more unusual. I prefer names that aren’t too wacky, but I kinda want to stay away from old-fashioned and common names for the most part. And at the end of each list are some names that have (middle name) next to them because I probably wouldn’t use them for a first name.

Girls:
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Julianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_f]Eden[/name_f]
[name_f]Avery[/name_f]/[name_f]Ayveri[/name_f]
[name_f]Locklyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Merridie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mayson[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Gracelynn[/name_f] (middle name)
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f] (middle name
[name_f]Heaven[/name_f] (middle name)
[name_f]Sydelle[/name_f] (middle name)

Boys:
[name_m]Elliot[/name_m]/[name_m]Elliott[/name_m]
[name_m]Aiden[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Layton[/name_m]
[name_m]Sawyer[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] (Middle name)
[name_m]Elias[/name_m] (Middle name)

2

I really like [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Juliana[/name_f], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_u]Ariel[/name_u], and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] for girls. For boys I like [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_m]Layton[/name_m] and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]. I love [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Gracelynn[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliana[/name_f] [name_f]Heaven[/name_f] from your list. [name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_m]Layton[/name_m] [name_u]Elias[/name_u] are my favorite combos. Other names you may like are

[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_u]Paisley[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]/ [name_f]Laila[/name_f]/ [name_f]Leila[/name_f]

Boys
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]

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Southernbeauty, thanks for your input! Ironically, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], and [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] were on my list a couple years ago :slight_smile: I also like [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], and [name_u]Jude[/name_u]. Good ideas!

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Congrats on your pregnancy! I think these names would work well for [name_f]Madelynn[/name_f]'s sibling. I would avoid setting a pattern with another name ending in the same “n” sound ([name_f]Gracelynn[/name_f], [name_f]Locklyn[/name_f], [name_u]Mayson[/name_u], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_m]Layton[/name_m] etc…). If you don’t want common names I would advise you to stay away from [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] (now in the top ten names in the US last year).

Girls:

[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]

Combo Suggestions

[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Sydelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elliana[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] (instead of [name_f]Gracelynn[/name_f])
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f] (instead of [name_f]Heaven[/name_f]. [name_f]Celeste[/name_f] means “heavenly”)
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] (instead of [name_u]Mayson[/name_u])

Boys:

[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]/[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] (Middle name)
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] (Middle name)

Combo Suggestions

[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u]

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[name_u]Mischa[/name_u], thank you! I agree with the suggestion about not using the “n” sound at the end. Also, I have been thinking about [name_f]Grace[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Gracelynn[/name_f] as well. I appreciate your help!

6

Are you sure that you’re looking to stay away from common names? Sometimes people have difficulty defining their own style (I know I do!), and what may seem common to you (names that you hear often in your circles) may not actually be the names that are most common for a larger demographic.

Here’s the US popularity ranking of the names you listed:

1-100: [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_u]Ariel[/name_u], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_u]Aiden[/name_u], [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
101-500: [name_f]Julianna[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliette[/name_f], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_f]Elliana[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Brielle[/name_f], [name_f]Heaven[/name_f], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]/[name_u]Elliott[/name_u], [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]Elias[/name_u]
501-1000: [name_f]Gracelynn[/name_f], [name_m]Layton[/name_m]
>1000: [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Avalon[/name_f], [name_f]Merridie[/name_f] (I’ve never heard or seen this before), [name_f]Sydelle[/name_f]

([name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] and [name_u]Mason[/name_u] are masculine names, altering the spelling doesn’t change that fact. :))

It seems like your preference is generally names that are well known, but not too incredibly popular. My favorite names from your lists that I think fit that bill are: [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], and [name_u]Elias[/name_u].

Some other names in the 101-500 range that you might like:
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]/[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]

[name_m]Beau[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Gage[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]

FWIW, I think a sibset of [name_f]Madelynn[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], and [name_m]Russell[/name_m] would be super cute with a subtle [name_m]French[/name_m] theme. :slight_smile: Good luck!

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[name_f]Madelynn[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] is stunning! Here are my favorite combos:

  • [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Heaven[/name_f] : I like that [name_f]Madelynn[/name_f] and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] share the letter “d”.

  • [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u] : [name_f]Madelynn[/name_f] and [name_f]Julianna[/name_f] both include 8 letters and double “n”. This is my favorite.

  • [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Brielle[/name_f]: simply beautiful. [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and [name_f]Madelynn[/name_f] go together very well.

  • [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Brielle[/name_f] / [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] [name_f]Sydelle[/name_f]: I love the sound of them and with [name_f]Madelynn[/name_f] they sound a little french.

  • [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]: my absolute favorite.

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I like [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Brielle[/name_f] and [name_f]Avalon[/name_f] [name_f]Gracelynn[/name_f].
(My favorite first names are [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and [name_f]Avalon[/name_f] as they are known cute names but not commonly used ones)

They are really cute.