Help me pick a name!

Third child on the way. I have already two boys [name]Christian[/name] and [name]Caleb[/name]. I am looking for a name that is not very popular, but still sounds nice and the child would not have much trouble adjusting into mainstream society. We have a short last name that begins with an “S”. Please rate the following names below. Any advice or other name suggestions that you have would be much appreciated:

  1. [name]Anjali[/name]- means “divine offering”
  2. [name]Anisha[/name]- means “complete”
  3. Nyasha- means “mercy”
  4. Njeri- means “warrior’s daughter”
  5. Nyari- means “in the summer”
  6. [name]Nazneen[/name]- means “charming”
  7. [name]Zaria[/name]- means “blossom or princess”
  8. [name]Zuleika[/name]- means “brilliant and lovely”
  9. [name]Asha[/name]- means “life and hope”
  10. [name]Kamaria[/name]- means “like the moon”

I’m not a fan of anything of those, except [name]Asha[/name]. I just don’t think any of them sound well with your boy’s names.

I know you probably don’t want to hear this but a lot of the names on your list are 1) hard to pronounce for English speakers (Njeri, [name]Zuleika[/name], [name]Nazneen[/name]) and 2) very different in style from [name]Christian[/name] and [name]Caleb[/name]. I do like [name]Anjali[/name] and [name]Asha[/name], otherwise, I think there are lots of other names out there that would go better. Is there a reason this style of names appeal to you?

I love [name]Asha[/name]! It has a soft sound like [name]Misha[/name] and [name]Sasha[/name] while being a bit rarer.

I am going to have to agree, the style is so different from your sons’ name they are akward. I do like [name]Asha[/name] and [name]Kamaria[/name] though. I could see those working. Would you consider another “C” name to make it a trend? I think [name]Camille[/name] (Ka-mee-l) and [name]Clarice[/name] (cl-[name]AIR[/name]-eese) would sound lovely with your sons’ names.

Good luck!

Thank you for your advice! I am now deciding between [name]Asha[/name] and [name]Zaria[/name]!