I’m kind of stuck thinking of names for our baby and need help thinking of girl and boy names (though I’m thinking girl for some reason!). I have two boys:
[name]Davin[/name] [name]Blaine[/name] (because [name]Davin[/name] is a Scandinavian form of [name]David[/name], my dad’s name)
[name]Dorian[/name] [name]Lee[/name] ("[name]Dori[/name]" for short. [name]Just[/name] flipping through a baby name book and both dh and I liked it. I also had a [name]Pastor[/name] [name]Dori[/name] growing up and our families were good friends).
We weren’t really trying to do the whole matchy thing, it just happened that way…and now it’s making this difficult!
[name]Adalyn[/name] [name]Irene[/name] – I think [name]Adalyn[/name] goes very nicely with your sons’ names. The “d” in the middle gives it a similar feel without being overly matchy. Another name with “d” or “t” in the middle would probably give the same effect.
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Mae[/name] – What a cute name! To my ears it doesn’t go as nicely as [name]Adalyn[/name], but that’s totally a matter of opinion!
[name]Johnny[/name] – Doesn’t go with your other names in my opinion.
[name]Wesley[/name] – I think this is adorable, handsome, and much more compatible with [name]Davin[/name] and [name]Dorian[/name].
With a little girl named [name]Dorian[/name], I’d personally stick with unisex (or more unusual) names for your baby girl.
[name]Adalyn[/name] [name]Irene[/name]: I do love the vintage [name]Adeline[/name], but I don’t think it works with [name]Dorian[/name]'s style.
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Mae[/name]: I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Willa[/name], but it’s style doesn’t work with your kids’ names for me.
[name]Johnny[/name]: I’d personally use [name]Johnny[/name] as a nickname for [name]John[/name] or [name]Jonathan[/name] (I can’t picture a grown up attorney, doctor, or professional named only [name]Johnny[/name]).
[name]Wesley[/name]: I do like [name]Wesley[/name], but I think [name]Weston[/name] is a better fit with the styles of your kids’ names.
I’d stick with more unusual or unisex names:
Girls
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]/[name]Briony[/name] (floral name)
[name]Bronwyn[/name] (Irish)
[name]Camden[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name] (keeping it D, which may or not be too matchy for you)
[name]Darby[/name] (ditto)
[name]Dale[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Emery[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Hollis[/name]
Isaly
[name]Jensen[/name]
[name]Jansen[/name]
[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Lane[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name] (tam-zin)
Oops! Thanks so much, Namefan! I totally missed the two sons part, and only saw [name]Dori[/name]. To the original poster, I sincerely apologize!
I’d personally stick with something less vintage/classic than [name]Willa[/name] and [name]Adeline[/name] with your boys’ exotic names. (I think something more exotic matches their style better).
[name]Just[/name] curious: do you pronounce [name]Davin[/name] as “[name]Dave[/name]-in” (rhyming with [name]Haven[/name]) or with the same “a” sound as “cat” and “have” (Rhyming with [name]Gavin[/name])?
