Desperate for a name for baby #2

I have a love for names and yet oddly am now stumped for a name for our second child to be. My Daughter’s name is [name]Hadleigh[/name] and my husband and I both love names ending in 'ly (finley, daly etc.). We however want to stay away from a similar sounding name to [name]Hadleigh[/name]. We do not know what we are having, and although it is early in the pregnancy we are feeling like we won’t find the perfect name in time. Our last name has 3 syllables and ends with a k. I really don’t like common names (fyi [name]Hadleigh[/name] is fairly uncommon/unheard of in our area). But we also do not like made up names either. A boy name I have always loved but unsure if I should use (as it has been used by a relative) is [name]Griffin[/name].
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :slight_smile:

[name]Griffin[/name] is a good choice.

For a girl

[name]Gwendolyn[/name] nn [name]Winn[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Ainsley[/name]

I like [name]Griffin[/name]! I suppose it depends on how closely related the relative is and how frequently you see them.

[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Iselin[/name]
[name]Amity[/name]
[name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Jessamy[/name]
Avonlea
[name]Marlowe[/name]
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Aveline[/name]
[name]Greer[/name]
[name]Thessaly[/name]
[name]Liberty[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Lilou[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Adair[/name]
[name]Briallen[/name]

[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Galen[/name]
[name]Alden[/name]
[name]Kiernan[/name]
[name]Graeme[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Torin[/name]
[name]Soren[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Espen[/name]
[name]Nevin[/name]
[name]River[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]

I like [name]Griffin[/name] a lot! Also:
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Grayson[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Camden[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]

Girls names I think go best with [name]Hadleigh[/name]:
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Reese[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Macy[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Cadence[/name]
[name]Ever[/name]
[name]Brynn[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Lola[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]

[name]Griffin[/name]'s great. And nicely done with [name]Hadleigh[/name] - great name!
What about something like [name]Lillian[/name] where the “ly” sound is elsewhere than the end?
Otherwise maybe:
[name]Greta[/name]
Meagwin
[name]Mirna[/name] (meer-na)
[name]Marlow[/name]
[name]Merrill[/name]
don’t know why so many “m” names are coming to me
[name]Noor[/name]
[name]Raegan[/name]
[name]Cailan[/name]

[name]Kyle[/name]
[name]Killian[/name]
[name]Sander[/name]

The spunky [name]Griffin[/name] would be wonderful with [name]Hadleigh[/name].

Girl

[name]Bronwen[/name]
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Kendall[/name]
[name]Shannon[/name]
[name]Rhonwen[/name]
[name]Reese[/name]
[name]Garnet[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Peyton[/name]
[name]Laine[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Marlowe[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Maris[/name]
[name]Adair[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Gretchen[/name]
[name]Keira[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Robin[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Allison[/name]
[name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Briar[/name]
[name]Greer[/name]

Boy

[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Franklin[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Easton[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Campbell[/name]
[name]Devin[/name]
[name]Porter[/name]
[name]Anderson[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Walker[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Grayson[/name]
[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Gregor[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Trevor[/name]
[name]Wyatt[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Galen[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Mercer[/name]
[name]Miller[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Quinlan[/name]
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Fraser[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Gareth[/name]
[name]Finnegan[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Lorcan[/name]
[name]Niall[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Quinlan[/name]
[name]Brennan[/name]
[name]Sampson[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name]
[name]Carson[/name]
[name]Auden[/name]

[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Kendall[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Shelby[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Campbell[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Emerson[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Kyla[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Emory[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Tayler[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Aisling[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Maren[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Bridget[/name]

[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Easton[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Stellan[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Brandt[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Graham[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Bradford[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Maddox[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Asher[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Callum[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Winston[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Brooks[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Dawson[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Tanner[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Preston[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Hendrix[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Lennon[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Grady[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Tate[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Garrett[/name]
[name]Hadleigh[/name] and [name]Everett[/name]

Wow. What an awesome bunch of responses. Lots of these names are ones that we have pondered and on the list of possibilities. These include [name]Gemma[/name], [name]Lachlan[/name], [name]Graeme[/name]/[name]Graham[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Hudson[/name], [name]Sawyer[/name], [name]Harlow[/name], [name]Leighton[/name], [name]Porter[/name], [name]Tatum[/name], [name]Emory[/name], and [name]Asher[/name]. There are others that I love, but belong to close family members/friends. [name]Griffin[/name] still stands out as my favorite for a boy and I think it sounds good with the middle name we will likely use which is [name]Gregory[/name]. The relative that already has the name is a fourth cousin (3yo) and I have actually never met him (but do see his grandma often). It seems that there was a positive response to [name]Griffin[/name] and I feel it is my favorite still as well.
[name]Do[/name] you think [name]Hudson[/name] is too similar to [name]Hadleigh[/name]?
A few names I have never considered but liked the sound of were [name]Arden[/name] and [name]Aveline[/name].
Two girl names that I have liked off and on for the last couple years are [name]Frankie[/name] and [name]Freya[/name]. We haven’t shared these choices with anyone, so I am interested in what people think. Be honest :slight_smile:
thanks again everyone.