Elise, Marie, Clara, and

jamie.g · January 25, 2012, 10:58pm

[name]Baby[/name] sister to [name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], and [name]Clara[/name]. Please help!

What do you think goes well? What do you think just doesn’t work? Part of me wants to stick with the 5 letter names I have going, but if I really [name]LOVE[/name] a name I’m willing to flex on that. If you have another name you think would be perfect for my fourth baby girl I’d love input! [name]Don[/name]'t be shy! Tell me what you really think!

cecille
ellen
kate
jane/jayne
anne
josie
heidi
lina
julia
juliet
helen
corin
monique
belle
willa
rose
adele
leila
helene
elena (pronounced [name]Ellen[/name] - a or [name]Elayna[/name])
genevieve
olive
sadie
faith
renee
lilah
giana
lydia
victoria
lillian
lilly

system · January 25, 2012, 11:10pm

I’m exhausted and can’t think up a whole bunch of names but I thought of [name]Celia[/name] for you. Similar to Cecille, has a French ring to go with your others, and is 5 letters. Good luck

jamie.g · January 26, 2012, 12:21am

tressa, I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Celia[/name], but my husband says it reminds him of Celiacs disease
[name]Jamie[/name]

jennipea382 · January 26, 2012, 12:52am

My favorites:
ellen
kate
jane
anne
josie
heidi
julia
juliet
adele
olive
sadie
faith
renee
lilah
lydia

c11 · January 26, 2012, 2:47am

[name]Lilah[/name], heidi, and [name]Lily[/name] are my fav.

cupcakelove888 · January 26, 2012, 3:56am

I love [name]Lilly[/name], [name]Josie[/name], [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Faith[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Willa[/name], [name]Adele[/name], [name]Olive[/name] and [name]Lilah[/name]. Cecille is pretty, but it always reminds me of the ugly [name]Cecil[/name] boy’s name. [name]Ellen[/name], [name]Kate[/name], [name]Anne[/name], [name]Helen[/name], [name]Renee[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name] seem to plain for me. The rest, I’m just not fond of. Good luck!!!

christina_marie · January 26, 2012, 4:31am

I think [name]Lilah[/name] goes so well with the sibset, that’d be my pick for sure.

funfetti · January 26, 2012, 5:13am

When I saw the name of your post I immediately thought [name]Lydia[/name] (bonus: it has five letters and it is on your list!) I also like from your list:

[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Corrin[/name] (but with this one she doesn´t get her own unique initial like the rest)

[name]Love[/name] the sibset you´ve got going. Goodluck!

jamie.g · January 26, 2012, 6:20am

Thanks for the feedback! My husband has crossed [name]Adele[/name], [name]Willa[/name], and [name]Olive[/name] off the list, but suddenly likes [name]Michaela[/name]. Not sure what I think about that one… you?

bancios · January 26, 2012, 6:33am

Stick with 5 letters, I regret the fact that one person in our family of four has one less letter.

I like [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Lydia[/name] and [name]Olive[/name] (but that’s off now). [name]Lilah[/name] is nice too but too popular for my liking.

Think you should continue the somewhat classic, English sounding vibe too.

Others I thought of that might suit are [name]Tilda[/name] nn [name]Tilly[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]!!!), [name]Freya[/name], [name]Greta[/name] (not so English sounding), [name]Anais[/name] (also not English), [name]Zadie[/name] (twist on [name]Sadie[/name]) and [name]Kitty[/name] (so cute and very English).

If you like [name]Willa[/name], you might also like my daughter’s name - [name]Milla[/name].

em_crazynamer · January 26, 2012, 7:07am

[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Julia[/name] - This is my least fave of all of the ones I chose. It’s nice but doesn’t charm me like your daughters names.
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Belle[/name] - So cute!! That charming french “elle” sound is missing from your sibset. Great way to add it!
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Adele[/name] - Gorgeous, my second favourite. Would not be expected. It’s stunning.
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Renee[/name] - Beautiful compliment to the french names you have!! Cute nn of [name]Wren[/name] as well. My fave.
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name] - I’m still coming around to this name but I really like it with your daughters. Too American?
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Lilly[/name] - I like how it has a different look than the others name. Elegant like [name]Elise[/name] and playful like [name]Clara[/name].

These are the only ones I like. I think some like [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Leila[/name], [name]Lilah[/name] are too common and not elegant enough (by far!!) to work with your daughters! Thats I compliment because you have such gorgeous and elegant names. I just love them! What are the girls middle names out of curiousity??

[name]Adele[/name], [name]Belle[/name] and [name]Renee[/name] are the way to go. Depending on what you want.
[name]Adele[/name] - shocking, unique, beautiful, I don’t think everyone is going to love this name however.
[name]Belle[/name] - gorgeous, kinda of younger, playful, friendly, crowd fave.
[name]Renee[/name] - more serious and sophisticated name, gorgeous, could use [name]Wren[/name] through childhood however.

em_crazynamer · January 26, 2012, 7:08am

[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Julia[/name] - This is my least fave of all of the ones I chose. It’s nice but doesn’t charm me like your daughters names.
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Belle[/name] - So cute!! That charming french “elle” sound is missing from your sibset. Great way to add it!
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Adele[/name] - Gorgeous, my second favourite. Would not be expected. It’s stunning.
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Renee[/name] - Beautiful compliment to the french names you have!! Cute nn of [name]Wren[/name] as well. My fave.
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name] - I’m still coming around to this name but I really like it with your daughters. Too American?
[name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Lilly[/name] - I like how it has a different look than the others name. Elegant like [name]Elise[/name] and playful like [name]Clara[/name].

These are the only ones I like. I think some like [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Leila[/name], [name]Lilah[/name] are too common and not elegant enough (by far!!) to work with your daughters! Thats I compliment because you have such gorgeous and elegant names. I just love them! What are the girls middle names out of curiousity??

[name]Adele[/name], [name]Belle[/name] and [name]Renee[/name] are the way to go. Depending on what you want.
[name]Adele[/name] - shocking, unique, beautiful, I don’t think everyone is going to love this name however.
[name]Belle[/name] - gorgeous, kinda of younger, playful, friendly, crowd fave.
[name]Renee[/name] - more serious and sophisticated name, gorgeous, could use [name]Wren[/name] through childhood however.

system · January 26, 2012, 7:09am

Ohhh I never thought of that. Too bad, it’s a lovely name.
[name]How[/name] about:
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Nella[/name]
Ruthy
Nolla
[name]Nessa[/name]
[name]Gwenn[/name]

em_crazynamer · January 26, 2012, 7:19am

[name]Michaela[/name] doesn’t apply to anything in your sibset.

8 letters
Very American
Created Name
Not French
Not elegant

Aniechris · January 26, 2012, 7:24am

My choice would be Elise, Marie, Claraand Sofie

Good luck!

ellenelle · January 26, 2012, 7:25am

[name]Cecile[/name] - I think this spelling is prettier. [name]Love[/name] this name and I think this goes great with [name]Elise[/name] and [name]Marie[/name], but it makes [name]Clara[/name] seem like the odd not-French one out…
[name]Ellen[/name] - While I am a HUGE fan of [name]Ellen[/name] (it is my name, after all), I think it’s way too similar to [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Kate[/name] - Not as soft or vintage as the others
[name]Jane[/name]/[name]Jayne[/name] - I think [name]Jane[/name] works well with the rest. I think [name]Jayne[/name] looks weird, though.
[name]Anne[/name] - I actually think this is a GREAT addition, hits the French and vintage English marks, and nn [name]Annie[/name] gets you 2 syllables and 5 letters
[name]Josie[/name] - too nicknamey for a name [name]IMO[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name] - a little more off the beaten track than the others, but I think it actually works.
[name]Lina[/name] - seems incomplete, like a nn for [name]Carolina[/name] or [name]Paulina[/name] or something
[name]Julia[/name] - another great addition
[name]Juliet[/name] - very pretty. While I think I like the sound of [name]Juliet[/name] better with the rest, I sort of miss the 5-letter look.
[name]Helen[/name] - [name]Tad[/name] close to [name]Elise[/name], but I think it works fine and sounds beautiful
[name]Corin[/name] - seems like a very different style from the others. Can’t get behind it…
[name]Monique[/name] - Too French and a tad too modern
[name]Belle[/name] - I think just [name]Belle[/name] might work okay, but I would worry about all the Bellas/Isabellas, etc.
[name]Willa[/name] - off your list anyway
[name]Rose[/name] - I think this would be beautiful and [name]Rosie[/name] get you the syllables/letters
[name]Adele[/name] - off your list (such a shame; thought it worked well)
[name]Leila[/name] - I don’t think this looks classic enough. The double L’s are trendy, too.
[name]Helene[/name] - I prefer [name]Helen[/name]. Eh-[name]LISE[/name], Ma-[name]REE[/name], He-LEEN, and poor odd-man-out, not-French-enough CLAR-uh.
[name]Elena[/name] (pronounced [name]Ellen[/name] - a or [name]Elayna[/name]) - way too close to [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] - love, think it fits, but seems way long compared to everyone else’s
[name]Olive[/name] - would have been cute, but a tad trendy
[name]Sadie[/name] - not quite sophisticated enough
[name]Faith[/name] - [name]Faith[/name] seems like a dated, country/twangy virtue name to me (thanks, [name]Faith[/name] [name]Hill[/name]?). I’d make it a no…
[name]Renee[/name] - suffers from what [name]Helene[/name] does, I guess, but I like it a lot more
[name]Lilah[/name] - on the trendy side, and I think since [name]Elise[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] have L sounds at the front, I’d be careful picking something that’s L-heavy on the front end again
[name]Giana[/name] - doesn’t fit others’ style
[name]Lydia[/name] - love this! I know it’s 3 syllables, but I think that spices things up without detracting from the 5 letter thing.
[name]Victoria[/name] - seems long and a little harsh-sounding against the others (I think it’s the V, T, and sharp C)
[name]Lillian[/name]/[name]Lilly[/name] - [name]Lilly[/name] seems really popular, but I think the style of these fits well

So my faves would be: [name]Anne[/name], [name]Julia[/name] and [name]Juliet[/name] (prefer [name]Julia[/name]), [name]Helen[/name], [name]Rose[/name], and [name]Lydia[/name]. Maybe you could mix some of the others in as middles ([name]Anne[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Julia[/name] [name]Lillian[/name] or [name]Juliet[/name] [name]Cecile[/name], [name]Helen[/name] [name]Renee[/name], [name]Rose[/name] [name]Corinne[/name], or [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Olive[/name]).

[name]Michaela[/name] seems so much longer (and more popular) than the others, though I think this spelling (not created, but historically rooted) helps in fit with the vintage sibset. I guess sharing M with [name]Marie[/name] isn’t a bad thing, but there are so many names out there where she could have her own letter that I’d probably use them first. [name]Helen[/name] [name]Michaela[/name]?

mariab · January 26, 2012, 8:13am

[name]Sister[/name] for [name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Clara[/name]… I also would definitely try to stick with a 5 letter name at this point.

([name]Love[/name])
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Josie[/name]

(Like)
[name]Lina[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Lilly[/name]
Cecille
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]

ashthedreamer · January 26, 2012, 8:40am

I love your list! With [name]Elise[/name], [name]Marie[/name], and [name]Clara[/name], I like these the best:

[name]Kate[/name] (if you wanted to stick with the five-letter thing, maybe you could do [name]Katia[/name]?)
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Helen[/name] (if you don’t mind breaking the tradition, I think [name]Helena[/name] is adorable with your girls, too!)
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] (I say eh-[name]LAY[/name]-nah… I think [name]Eleni[/name] is adorable, too, but doesn’t fit as well with your girls)
[name]Olive[/name] (so adorable!)
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]

Other ideas I had:
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Pippa[/name]/[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Magda[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]

Good luck!

jamie.g · January 26, 2012, 10:47am

Wow! Wow! Wow! Thank you all so much for all of the insight and help! I’ve been able to narrow down my list considerably!

First, a couple I took off the list, and my reasoning…
[name]Belle[/name] - I hated to see this one go. I was already a bit concerned about the popularity of [name]Isabelle[/name]/[name]Bella[/name] but then I though about the fact that paired with [name]Clara[/name] (my 2 year old) it is [name]Clara[/name] [name]Belle[/name] - the classic cow name. I would hate for teasing to come from something I could easily prevent.
[name]Kate[/name], [name]Jane[/name], [name]Anne[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Faith[/name], [name]Helene[/name] - not only the 3 girls, but also my husband and I have 5 letters in our name. I think I’d better just stick with the 5 letter theme.
A few more names I cut out thanks to your thoughts/concerns. You all raised some excellent points!

So, what I’m left with (and will probably sit and think on for a while) are…

[name]Lydia[/name] - I’m liking this one. [name]One[/name] thing that makes it float higher on my list is the fact that we live in Turkey and [name]Lydia[/name] is an ancient part of [name]Asia[/name] [name]Minor[/name] (modern day Turkey).
[name]Sadie[/name] - I like the name… not sure how I feel about it with the other names, but it feels fresh and kind of fun to me so I want to sit on it for a while.
[name]Julia[/name] - Still liking this name. I think it’s sweet. I liked [name]Juliet[/name] better, but [name]Julia[/name] has only 5 letters.
[name]Heidi[/name] - Not sure, as [name]Heidi[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] are the main characters in “[name]Heidi[/name].”
[name]Helen[/name] - Like it, but at this point don’t [name]LOVE[/name] it. Then again, I don’t [name]LOVE[/name] any of the names just yet… if I do I wouldn’t be asking all of you, right??
[name]Lilah[/name] - Rising too fast in popularity, but sill a name I like. Again, I need to think on it a little.
[name]Katie[/name] - A new one. My husband suggested it when I took [name]Kate[/name] off the list. I am not sure it fits with the others.

Thanks also for your extra suggestions. Some I liked ([name]Sofie[/name]/[name]Sofia[/name] I love, but I just know too many of them. [name]Alice[/name] is too close to [name]Elise[/name]). Others I liked but felt just weren’t for me.

jamie.g · January 26, 2012, 11:00am

And, I almost forgot to answer your question, em_crazynamer. Here are the middle names…

[name]Elise[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Margaret[/name] is my mom’s name)
[name]Marie[/name] [name]Gretchen[/name] Ilayda (a Turkish name - she was born here and goes by it with Turks, pronounced like [name]Eliza[/name] but with a d rather than a z, it means water fairy. [name]Gretchen[/name] is my husband’s grandma’s name.)
[name]Clara[/name] [name]James[/name] Ceylan ([name]James[/name] is my husband’s name… we had run out of women we wanted to name after, and thought it would be fun for her to have Daddy’s name. Ceylan (pronounced [name]Jay[/name]-lawn) is Turkish meaning gazelle)
We will use a family name again for a middle name and perhaps a Turkish name too. Maybe not since [name]Elise[/name] doesn’t have one.