Help inspire my brother and SIL!

I’m going to be an auntie again in [name]December[/name], as my brother and [name]SIL[/name] are expecting their second, a brother or sister for [name]Lucy[/name] [name]Helen[/name].

I saw them yesterday, and in my usual style, I was asking them about names. [name]Cat[/name] (my [name]SIL[/name]) sighed and said they were really struggling. When expecting [name]Lucy[/name], they were set on [name]Lucy[/name] or [name]Edward[/name] (my brother’s middle name), but [name]Cat[/name]'s sister has since gone on to have a boy named [name]Edward[/name]. (She didn’t know that was the name [name]John[/name] and [name]Cat[/name] were planning on for a boy).

These are the names they’ve got so far:

[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]

[name]Samuel[/name] (after my dad)
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]William[/name]

(My heart sank a bit when they said [name]Samuel[/name] was on the list, but hey, I can’t stop them using it).

However they did then say that none of these names are particularly grabbing them as much as [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Edward[/name] did.

Anyway, I asked them if I could post on Nameberry, and they said “sure - it may give us some ideas.”

So can I ask you, what would YOU name a sibling for [name]Lucy[/name], and I’ll pass on all suggestions to [name]John[/name] and [name]Cat[/name]. (Any boy suggestions that make them forget about [name]Samuel[/name] greatly appreciated)!!

Thanks in advance.

NB: I will of course, feedback on progress as and when.

I hope I got their style right… Here’s a list of classics. I gave extra boys names, just for you :wink:

Girls:

[name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Annalise[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]

Boys:

[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Colin[/name]
[name]Damon[/name]
[name]Francis[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Garrett[/name]
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Harry[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Jarrett[/name]
[name]Jesse[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Kenneth[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Rory[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Sidney[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Trevor[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Wesley[/name]

I think [name]Samuel[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]William[/name] all sounds great with [name]Lucy[/name]. But I don’t like [name]Lucy[/name] with [name]Georgia[/name] or [name]Sophie[/name].

What about these:
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]

[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Robert[/name]
[name]Robin[/name]
[name]Frank[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]

[name]Emma[/name], [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Grace[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Emily[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Molly[/name], [name]Ella[/name], [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Chloe[/name]

[name]Benjamin[/name], [name]Luke[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Matthew[/name], [name]William[/name], [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Charlie[/name], [name]Joseph[/name]

[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Helen[/name] is lovely.

[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Megan[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]

[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Scott[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name]
[name]Harry[/name]
[name]Kyle[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Bradley[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name]
[name]James[/name]

What about [name]Georgina[/name]? Or [name]Emma[/name]?

[name]Love[/name] [name]William[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name] with [name]Lucy[/name]! [name]Don[/name]'t care for their girl choices. [name]How[/name] about:

[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]

For a boy, I immediately thought of [name]Theodore[/name]. Has a similar feel (and nick name!) as [name]Edward[/name], but with it’s own distinctive style. Plus, I think [name]Lucy[/name] and [name]Theodore[/name] ([name]Theo[/name]?) would be adorable and sophisticated together.

As for girls, perhaps…[name]Lucy[/name] and…[name]Cassandra[/name], [name]Natalie[/name], [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Claire[/name] or [name]Hazel[/name].

[name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Bettie[/name]/[name]Betty[/name], and [name]Clara[/name] are my favorites on this list… Legitimately Classic Girls Names -- Top 100 in US 1880 - 1930 | Nameberry

Thank you, thank you for all the wonderful suggestions, this will give [name]John[/name] and [name]Cat[/name] lots to chew over!