Gender unknown exploring female & male options

General Name Discussion
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My husband loves plants and came upon the Latin name for Mountain [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] as including Kalmia. Our daughter’s name is [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and I feel we need something unique and feminine sounding for another girl if our surprise happens to be one. Is this name Kalmia a nice option that is easy to grasp, spell and say? Any middle name suggestions? Last name is 2 syllables and starts w K and ends w T.

Also any boy suggestions? My father recently passed away and was named [name_m]John[/name_m] and went by [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. I was so set on [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] [name_u]August[/name_u] but [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] is so dang popular. It would be special to honor my Dad in someway with naming if we have a boy. Suggestions…

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[name_m]Just[/name_m] looking at Kalmia, my mind wants to flip the letters around and say it like Kamlia or [name_f]Kamila[/name_f], I think because names like [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] and [name_f]Cambria[/name_f] are more familiar to me and that “cam- / kam-” sound just comes out. As far as middles, I’m not sure what direction you want to go with them for style, but with nature names I like classic middles. [name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to change them though! Some other unique but still nature-based options for a girl are:

[name_f]Amara[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f] [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f] (or [name_f]Briony[/name_f]) [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f] (or [name_f]Marin[/name_f]) [name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Melina[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Terra[/name_f] [name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f]

As far as boy names go, I think a good way to incorporate a popular name you love is to put it in the middle name spot. I’m not sure how you feel about nature names for boys, but here are some that I think would work well with [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]:

[name_m]Archer[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m] (or [name_m]Forrester[/name_m]) [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u] [name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Ryland[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]

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I find Kalmia to be a little too much like “[name_m]Calm[/name_m]” but that excluded I find it pretty and it has some nice nicknames
Like the pp suggested, I would use [name_m]John[/name_m] or [name_m]Jack[/name_m] or [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] as a middle
Other names could be [name_m]Jax[/name_m]/[name_m]Jaxon[/name_m], [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_m]Giannis[/name_m]/[name_m]Ioannis[/name_m] ,[name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Giovanni[/name_m], [name_u]Jan[/name_u], [name_m]Johannes[/name_m], [name_m]Zane[/name_m], [name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
Or, you could use your dad’s middle name / a name that sounds like his last name