Baby #3 Needs A Name!

Never knew that picking out a third baby name would be so difficult! We have [name]Abigail[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name] [name]George[/name] and are now having a baby girl in 4 months. Cannot decide on a name for the life of us! We have a few top choices, but would love some input from others. I love that [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name] are: 1. Biblical/traditional, 2. 3 syllables, 3. Have cute nicknames ([name]Abby[/name] & [name]Ben[/name]).
So far, we like:
[name]Rebekah[/name] (I just hesitate on this because I am not a fan at all of [name]Becky[/name] for a NN. [name]Bekka[/name] is okay but I don’t love it like [name]Abby[/name] & [name]Ben[/name])
[name]Sophia[/name],
[name]Emma[/name] (have loved this name for years; don’t know any Emmas, but hesitate because it is so popular)
[name]Rachel[/name] (but our last name has ch- in it and it doesn’t sound too good together)
[name]Elizabeth[/name] (love [name]Libby[/name] as a nickname but have hesitated using [name]Elizabeth[/name] for a first name, since it is [name]Abby[/name]'s middle name (also my middle name)[name]Hannah[/name] (although friend’s have a [name]Hannah[/name] too)
[name]Esther[/name] (we both like [name]Esther[/name] but people act like they want to vomit when I mention that name. I knew a girl named [name]Esther[/name] in college…she was beautiful inside and out, which always gave it a good impression to me for a name…plus the [name]Esther[/name] in the Bible)
So there you have it…any suggestions would be great.

Oh, what a lovely sibset - [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name]. My fav from your list is [name]Esther[/name] which is a rare gem and means “star”. I also think that [name]Hannah[/name] would be a great name to match your children so it’s too bad that your friend has taken it. Another timeless Biblical name would be [name]Ruth[/name]. Here are some suggestions.
Biblical
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Judith[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]

Other Options
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Isobel[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]

[name]Abby[/name], [name]Ben[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name] “[name]Ella[/name]”
[name]Abby[/name], [name]Ben[/name] and [name]Hannah[/name]- i love this from your list, it’s perfect.
[name]Abby[/name], [name]Ben[/name] and [name]Margaret[/name] “[name]Meg[/name]”
[name]Abby[/name], [name]Ben[/name], and [name]Ruth[/name] “[name]Ruthie[/name]”
[name]Abby[/name], [name]Ben[/name], and [name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Abby[/name], [name]Ben[/name], and [name]Eliza[/name] <-- a way of carrying Elizabeth through
Abby, Ben and Caroline
Abby, Ben and Madeline
Abby, Ben and Leah <-- love this
Abby, Ben and Mila
Abby, Ben and Rose
Abby, Ben and Tessa
Abby, Ben and Haley
Abby, Ben and Sarah
Abby, Ben and Bethany <-- also a way of carrying Elizabeth through

First of all [name]Abby[/name] and [name]Ben[/name] are so sweet together. I would like to second the previous poster’s suggestions of [name]Ruth[/name], [name]Dinah[/name], [name]Eve[/name]/[name]Eva[/name], [name]Naomi[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Miriam[/name] and [name]Susannah[/name] as well as [name]Eliza[/name],[name]Margaret[/name] nn’s [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Margie[/name], [name]Maggie[/name] etc. and [name]Eleanor[/name] nn [name]Nell[/name]. I also agree that [name]Esther[/name] is a gem and my favorite from your list. I know of a little [name]Esther[/name] a year old and it seems so fresh and sweet. NNs could be [name]Essie[/name], [name]Etta[/name], [name]Ettie[/name], [name]Esta[/name], [name]Estee[/name] (prn Estay, the Fr. variant)even [name]Hettie[/name] and [name]Hattie[/name] are listed on Nameberry for it. 10 years ago people would have probably had the same reaction to [name]Mabel[/name] and [name]Hazel[/name]. You’re just ahead of the curve and it’s a definite solid classic.

Some more ideas:
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] nn [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Flora[/name] ( Saints name)
[name]Frances[/name] nn’s [name]Frannie[/name]/[name]Frankie[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] nn’s [name]Nell[/name]/[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Keturah[/name]
[name]Keziah[/name] nn [name]Kizzy[/name]/ie
[name]Sela[/name] prn See la or Sell a (I have a friend in their mid 20s that goes by the Sell a prn.)
[name]Tabitha[/name] nn [name]Tibby[/name] (you probably want to avoid [name]Abby[/name] and [name]Tabby[/name])
[name]Tirzah[/name]

Thanks so much for all the input! We decided to go with [name]Hannah[/name]. It fits in with [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Benjamin[/name] and we love the name. We asked our friends who also have an older [name]Hannah[/name] and they are perfectly fine with us using it too. :slight_smile:

Congrats! What a beautiful sibset!