After having four boys of our own and having (mostly) all boys in both my husband’s and my family, finding a girl name that we like has been a pain! Our daughter was named after two family members and we never planned to have another baby. Life has a way of sneaking up on you in the best way though.
Since we’ve had to look at so many boy names, and never really looked for a girl’s before, we don’t have many in mind and can’t seem to find any girls name that we truly love.
A few that we considered were [name_u]Sloan[/name_u] (my favorite so far), [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f], and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] (DH fave).
For a sense of our name-style, our boys are [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] Kol, [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]Klee[/name_u], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_u]Owen[/name_u] and our daughter is [name_u]Auden[/name_u] [name_f]Liese[/name_f].
Honestly after having had so many boys I’m surprised you aren’t looking at more clearly feminine options, but I only say that because of you already having four boys ” your boys names especially though which are all wonderful btw! They do have quite an old worldly dramatic flare about which none of your suggestion s for this new baby do, especially [name_u]Sloan[/name_u] and [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] which do seem very different in style to your others. I’m actually not sure what to suggest for you but something very timeless but with a unique flare. Maybe [name_f]Orla[/name_f], or [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] or [name_f]Leah[/name_f]…?
I’m sorry but I really dislike [name_u]Sloan[/name_u]!
I think [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f] is the best from your options - it’s feminine without being frilly, and fits nicely with the other names. You seem to like quite unisex choices, so you might like some of these?
Sorry if none of those fit the bill, your style is very different from mine so I’m not really sure what I’m aiming at. But I hope it’s given you some more ideas.
You’re using solid established names for the boys and used a family name for the girl ([name_u]Auden[/name_u]).
Are there any other family members that might be honored by using a related or derived name?
It seems a little late to suddenly go all modern and pop culture with [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] or [name_u]Hadley[/name_u].
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] does go best with [name_u]Auden[/name_u]!
Your combinations strike me as clever and classic. I think a name like [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] with a unisex nn. Might fit with your tastes. I may have missed your style completely but these came to mind.
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn. [name_u]Jo[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] nn. [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] nn. [name_u]Del[/name_u]
I feel like [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] could work well as a middle name with any of these and keep the style that is carried through the other children’s names.
You seem to be drawn to more gender neutral name for both your boys and girls.
So I would definitely stick with that trend. I personally really like [name_u]Sloan[/name_u] for Audens
sister but also like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t think you’d go wrong with either choice.
Other names I’d suggest would be:
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] - [name_u]Casey[/name_u] - [name_u]Devon[/name_u] - [name_u]Francis[/name_u] - [name_u]Haven[/name_u] - [name_u]Robin[/name_u] - [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloan[/name_u] (sp: sloane) actually is a old family name from my husband’s side that has repeated every few generations, which is proabably why I’m so drawn to it honestly. I’m a sucker for family names.
However, I do think I’d prefer it as a mn and hubby agrees that he can live with it then.
I don’t like the idea of an overly feminine name since our other daughter has a more neutral name, and I do tend to lean toward unisex names.
I think our top first names right now are
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] (too masculine? Should we really use another E name?)
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] (seriously DH loves his E names)
[name_u]Adair[/name_u] (mixed feelings)
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] (also a family name that’s growing on me)
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u] (???)
I actually like [name_u]Sloan[/name_u], but personally think it would work better in a middle spot. By the way, what incredible names! You have such a lovely taste.
Also, I prefer [name_u]Simone[/name_u] over [name_u]Sloan[/name_u], if that’s a name you might consider.
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] is probably my second favorite of your list.
Holy moly… Didn’t even see this post before posting my recommendations. [name_f]Glad[/name_f] two of my recommendations already made your first name list!
I think [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] [name_u]Sloan[/name_u] is absolutely perfect.
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]*
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Leni[/name_f]/[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]/[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Emory[/name_u]/[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
*=favorite
I just don’t think a very feminine name is your style. Stick with the gender-neutral. Are there any more family names of interest?
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f] and [name_u]Adair[/name_u] are beautiful!!
What about
[name_f]Marin[/name_f]/[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Renate[/name_f]
Everild
[name_f]Bethan[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerine[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] [name_m]Hugo[/name_m],
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] Kol,
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]Klee[/name_u],
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_u]Owen[/name_u],
[name_u]Auden[/name_u] [name_f]Liese[/name_f],
And [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f].
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u] is my favorite by far with your boys and big sister…
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] is a perfect middle name for your family I think…
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_u]Sloan[/name_u] sounds more boy to me kind of
With girly [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f], they both are great though:
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloan[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
Others that come to mind:
[name_u]Tobin[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_u]Jaden[/name_u] [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
