Help find a name for two different styles

General Name Discussion
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Me and my husband are having a hard time coming up with a name for our baby who is due in [name]November[/name]. We both have children from previous marriages and this is our first child together. He has two sons named [name]Callum[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name] and [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Miles[/name], who go by [name]Cal[/name] and [name]Alex[/name]. I have three kids named [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Theodora[/name], [name]Easton[/name] [name]Finley[/name], and [name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. We have very different styles, and pretty much dislike each others favorite names, which is making this so hard. To get a better sense here are some of our favorite names

His:
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name]

[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]

Mine:
[name]Amory[/name]
[name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Caspar[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]

[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]

Very different, so if anyone has any suggestions for names we might both like or just any names in general that would be greatly appreciated. I also love word names but my husband doesn’t, so if there are any subtle word or nature names that would be nice too.

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Based on your actual children, I don’t find the styles too far off. I’ll give it a go:

[name]Kathleen[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]

[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]

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[name]Marshall[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Banner[/name]
[name]Cordell[/name]
[name]Golden[/name]
[name]Price[/name]
[name]Russet[/name]
[name]Solomon[/name]
[name]Forrest[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]

[name]Mariah[/name]
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Roxanne[/name]

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[name]Celeste[/name] on either of your lists? [name]Luna[/name] and [name]Stella[/name] are actually quite similar.

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I agree with some of the above comments and don’t find your styles polar opposites or anything. He seems to like more traditionally classic and you like more unusual classic, but I think there’s a way to meet in the middle. Since the girls all have longer and fairly feminine names, I would stay in that style for a girl and not do the shorter ones (like [name]Luna[/name], [name]Stella[/name], [name]Cleo[/name], etc.).

With [name]Alexander[/name] ([name]Alex[/name]), [name]Callum[/name] ([name]Cal[/name]), [name]Penelope[/name], [name]Easton[/name], and [name]Magnolia[/name], I like [name]Harrison[/name], [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Dashiell[/name] ([name]Dash[/name]), [name]Tobias[/name] ([name]Toby[/name]), [name]Desmond[/name] ([name]Des[/name]), [name]Vivian[/name], and [name]Delphine[/name] the best.

Some comments on the names on your list and further suggestions:

[name]Everett[/name] - works fine with sibset, but I would not use because of same initial as [name]Easton[/name]. Alternatives: [name]Elliot[/name], [name]Kenneth[/name], [name]Declan[/name], [name]Malcolm[/name], [name]Russell[/name], [name]Howell[/name], [name]Beckett[/name], [name]Arnett[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name] - works fine with sibset, but fairly common. Alternatives: [name]Bennett[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Gideon[/name], [name]Samuel[/name], [name]David[/name], [name]Brennan[/name]/[name]Brendan[/name], [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Charles[/name] - works fine with sibset, but I would not use because of [name]Callum[/name]. Alternatives: [name]Frederick[/name], [name]George[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Marcus[/name], [name]Gilbert[/name]
[name]Noah[/name] - It seems a little short compared to the other names. Alternatives: [name]Nathaniel[/name], [name]Philip[/name], [name]Ronan[/name], [name]Dominic[/name], [name]Nicholas[/name], [name]Roland[/name]/[name]Rowland[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name] - works well with the sibset. Alternatives: [name]Henry[/name], [name]Truman[/name], [name]Davis[/name], [name]Howell[/name], [name]Gordon[/name], [name]Grant[/name], [name]Julian[/name], [name]Lucas[/name]

[name]Maya[/name] - I wouldn’t use because of it’s short and has the same beginning as [name]Magnolia[/name]. Alternatives: [name]Layla[/name], [name]Lenora[/name], [name]Nadia[/name], [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] - I like this a lot with your sibset! Alternatives: [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Lorraine[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Juliana[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] - love the name, but it’s a little short. What about [name]Lucinda[/name] or [name]Lucretia[/name] with [name]Lucy[/name] as a nn?
[name]Katherine[/name] - I like the name, but it’s pretty common; alternatives: [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Cassandra[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Coralie[/name]/[name]Coraline[/name], [name]Katrina[/name], [name]Corrine[/name]/[name]Corrina[/name]; [name]Constance[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] - Another one that seems short compared to the other girls’ names. Alternatives: [name]Susannah[/name], Serephina, [name]Sabrina[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Estelle[/name]/[name]Estella[/name], [name]Helena[/name]

[name]Amory[/name] - love the name, but maybe as a mn? Alternatives: [name]Peregrine[/name] ([name]Perry[/name]), [name]Lawrence[/name], [name]Stanley[/name], [name]Wesley[/name]
[name]Lennox[/name] - [name]Lachlan[/name], [name]Maddox[/name], [name]Lawrence[/name], [name]Truman[/name], [name]Randolph[/name], [name]Brecon[/name], [name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name] - love the name, especially with nn [name]Dash[/name]
[name]Caspar[/name] - I prefer [name]Jaspar[/name] (and I think that would work better with [name]Callum[/name])
[name]Desmond[/name] - [name]Dexter[/name], [name]Declan[/name], [name]Lachlan[/name], [name]Edmond[/name], [name]Edwin[/name], [name]Edgar[/name], [name]Dillon[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name] - great name; alternatives: [name]Thaddeus[/name], [name]Thomas[/name], [name]Todd[/name], [name]Truman[/name], [name]Malachi[/name], [name]Elias[/name], [name]Hugo[/name]

[name]Ariadne[/name] - while I like the name, I’m not sure that it fits well with the sibset. Alternatives: [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Aurelia[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Araminta[/name], [name]Helena[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Harlow[/name] - this seems like a really different style from the rest of the names so I wouldn’t use except as a mn.
[name]Vivian[/name] - love this with your sibset. Some alternatives: [name]Violet[/name], [name]Victoria[/name]/[name]Victorine[/name], [name]Viveca[/name], [name]Tamsin[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Georgina[/name], [name]Roxanne[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name] - Unusual, but I like it with your sibset. Alternatives: [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Dorothea[/name], [name]Theodora[/name], [name]Delilah[/name], [name]Bettina[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Rosaline[/name]

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Sorry I haven’t been on, busy getting ready for this baby! Thanks for all the replies, and reassurance that me and my husbands tastes aren’t too different. It just feels that way because we dislike each others favorites.

@boyandgirl I really like [name]Cecily[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Kathleen[/name] (for a middle name), [name]Bennett[/name] and [name]Cormac[/name] is interesting.

@mclola We have been thinking about using [name]Marshall[/name] as a middle name is the baby is a boy. I also like [name]Reid[/name], [name]Dexter[/name], [name]Solomon[/name], [name]Conrad[/name], [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Hazel[/name], [name]Ruby[/name] and love [name]Linnea[/name].

@shadowfall7 I prefer [name]Celestine[/name] or [name]Celestia[/name] but unfortunately my husband only likes [name]Celeste[/name], which I am not a fan of.

@davisellu Thank you, I love a lot of your alternatives especially [name]Declan[/name], [name]Beckett[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Davis[/name], [name]Lenora[/name], [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Coraline[/name], [name]Seraphina[/name] ([name]Love[/name]!), [name]Estella[/name], [name]Peregrine[/name], [name]Lachlan[/name], [name]Violet[/name], and [name]Beatrix[/name].

Anyone have any other ideas?