fiance and i want to start a family

General Name Discussion
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my fiance and i have decided to start a family shortly after our up coming wedding i’m just looking for opinions on names be as cruel as you wish …
my fiance and i have only one name we both agree on for a boy [name]Hayden[/name] [name]James[/name]
as for other names on either gender we just don’t come to any agreements or very few hes into more simple names where i’d like something a little more out of the ordinary

names i like :
Girls:
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Dalia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Israel[/name]
[name]Gwen[/name]
Elliette
[name]Niah[/name]
[name]Sienna[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

Boys:
[name]Hayden[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Kieran[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Wesley[/name]

names he likes :
Girls:
[name]Trinity[/name] ( no way am i naming my daughter after a cemetery )
[name]Lilly[/name]
[name]Alivia[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Dalia[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]

Boys:
[name]Hayden[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]

opinions please and maybe even name solutions to our disagreements

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Congrats! You both like [name]Lyra[/name], which is one of my favorites on your lists! It’s beautiful. I see overlap on [name]Delilah[/name], too. That’s nice as long as you don’t mind the original bearer; I like the nickname [name]Lilah[/name] a lot. And [name]Dalia[/name] hits both lists. Have you considered the spelling [name]Dahlia[/name]? I think [name]Dalia[/name] looks incomplete, while [name]Dahlia[/name] is the more accepted, floral spelling. I looove [name]Dahlia[/name]! I would hone in on those when looking for immediate compromise.

From there, I see that he likes names that are at the top of current popularity: [name]Emma[/name], [name]Alivia[/name], [name]Mia[/name], and [name]Lilly[/name] are basically in the Top 10 thanks to spelling and full name variations ([name]Olivia[/name] and all the versions of [name]Lilian[/name]/[name]Lillian[/name]/[name]Lily[/name]/[name]Liliana[/name] push the ranks of [name]Alivia[/name] and [name]Lilly[/name] higher). They’re all pretty, but they’re also in high use these days. You like things that are more unusual, if still a bit on-trend. I don’t care for Elliette; if you are going to use a boys’ name on a girl, that’s cool, but I personally wouldn’t “girly” up the spelling. (Side note: have you considered [name]Elliot[/name] for a boy?) I would also steer clear of [name]Israel[/name]; I think the politics around it are just a bit too hot to want to incorporate it so strongly into a child’s life. [name]Gwen[/name], [name]Violet[/name], and [name]Sienna[/name] are truly beautiful, though. When looking for overlap with girls’ names, I think you both gravitate toward shorter, feminine names with a graceful sound. You might be able to find common ground over familiar (more popular) names with a less common twist. Here are a couple that might snag you both:

[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name], [name]Audra[/name], or [name]Auden[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name]
[name]Layla[/name] or [name]Leila[/name]
[name]Gabrielle[/name] or [name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Keira[/name] or [name]Kyra[/name] (prn [name]Keer[/name]-a)
[name]Vivienne[/name] or [name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Ellison[/name], [name]Ellis[/name], or [name]Ellery[/name] (nn [name]Ellie[/name]) as an alternative to Elliette
[name]Avery[/name] (nn [name]Ava[/name])
[name]Amelia[/name] (nn [name]Mia[/name])
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]

As for boys, I think you’ll find common ground. Besides the fact that you’ve got a solid name agreed on (yay!), I think that [name]Owen[/name], [name]Ethan[/name], and [name]Wesley[/name] all fall into the same charmingly boyish, American-solid category. You might also like:

[name]Evan[/name]
[name]Grayson[/name]/[name]Greyson[/name]
[name]Macon[/name]
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Carson[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name] (nn [name]Linc[/name] or [name]Cole[/name])
[name]Garrett[/name]
[name]Weston[/name]

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[name]Delilah[/name] - pretty, [name]Della[/name] and [name]Lily[/name] are both cool nn. [name]Delia[/name], [name]Adelia[/name], [name]Lilith[/name] are other similar option
[name]Lyra[/name] - gorgeous, I love this one
[name]Dalia[/name] [name]Marie[/name] - I prefer [name]Dahlia[/name], it just feels more finished to me
[name]Israel[/name] - I don’t like this for a girl, what about [name]Isadore[/name] or [name]Azalea[/name]?
[name]Gwen[/name] - gorgeous, also [name]Genevieve[/name] & [name]Guinevere[/name] & [name]Geneva[/name]
Elliette - I suppose I prefer it to [name]Elliot[/name] on a girl, but it’s nms at all, [name]Elliana[/name]? [name]Elinor[/name]? [name]Eloise[/name]?
[name]Niah[/name] - this would be spelled and pronounced wrong all the time, [name]Naomi[/name]? [name]Nadia[/name]? [name]Norah[/name]? [name]Noelle[/name]?
[name]Sienna[/name] - not bad
[name]Violet[/name] - pretty! I like it, if you like Elliette, what about [name]Viollette[/name]/a

Boys:
[name]Hayden[/name] [name]James[/name] - not bad
[name]Kieran[/name] - okay
[name]Ethan[/name] - love [name]Ethan[/name] [name]James[/name] would be gorgeous
[name]Wesley[/name] - nice, [name]Wesley[/name] [name]Hayden[/name] is great

[name]Trinity[/name] - I wouldn’t choose it, right up there with [name]Israel[/name] and Elliette for me.
[name]Lilly[/name] -nice, pretty, I’d rather use it as a nn though
[name]Alivia[/name] - pretty, I like just [name]Livia[/name] though
[name]Mia[/name] - okay
[name]Emma[/name] - okay, very popular

combos I like:
[name]Lyra[/name] [name]Alivia[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name] [name]Mia[/name]

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Thanks Ellenelle but names such as [name]Ellison[/name],[name]Ellery[/name] and definitely [name]Ellis[/name] wouldn’t work where as our last name is [name]Ellis[/name] or in my case soon to be … but thanks so much i’ll mention some of your suggestions to my fiance

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thanks for the suggestions :slight_smile: and your honest opinion kala_way