help naming 3rd in a sibset

Name Advice
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[name]Hi[/name] There,

[name]Just[/name] after some thoughts on names for our 3rd child, trying to pick a pretty name but also a name that fits in with my 2 other children. They are:

[name]Evan[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

Some names on our short list are:

[name]Audrey[/name] (I have always loved but hubby went off it last time which is why we have an [name]Isla[/name] and he still doesn’t love)
[name]Ava[/name] (in top 20 in Australia)
[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Lily[/name] (hubby’s choice, I went off it due to popularity, in top 20 in Australia)
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Zoey[/name] (in top 20 in Australia)

My issues are whether I need to stick to our apparent 4 letter naming theme, I don’t think I do of course but will a 3rd child with a longer name sound odd? (even though we aren’t looking at any particularly “long” names as such). The other thing is so many of the names we like are so popular, I realise [name]Isla[/name] is zooming up the popularity charts so I guess it doesn’t really matter. [name]Evan[/name] isn’t in the top 100 yet he’s already got another [name]Evan[/name] in his preschool class, go figure!

Any thoughts? Open to name suggestions!

Thanks

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I have an [name]Isla[/name] too - Names on our list are [name]Iris[/name], [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Piper[/name], [name]Adair[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] ([name]Josie[/name]) [name]Magnolia[/name], [name]Carys[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Hattie[/name]/ [name]Harriet[/name], [name]Amelia[/name], and [name]Lorelai[/name]. We asked people about the long/ short thing also because we really like [name]Josephine[/name] but DD1 is [name]Isla[/name] [name]Rose[/name] - short and sweet. No one seemed to think it was an issue, but it still sort of bothers me.

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With [name]Evan[/name] and [name]Isla[/name], I like [name]Darcy[/name]. Thoughts on [name]Brianne[/name], [name]Avery[/name], [name]Camryn[/name], [name]Kristen[/name], [name]Meg[/name], [name]Ainsley[/name], [name]Maeve[/name]? just to get an idea if any of these are on the right track

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I love [name]Avery[/name] but my hubby hates it because it reminds him of birds apparently! Not keen on the others.

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[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Mira[/name]
[name]Kieran[/name]/ [name]Ciara[/name]
[name]Kerry[/name]/ [name]Karen[/name]
[name]Caitlyn[/name]/ [name]Kate[/name]/ etc
[name]Caelin[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Kristen[/name]
[name]Bronwyn[/name]
[name]Shannon[/name]
[name]Dierdre[/name]
[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Brenna[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Gwen[/name]/ [name]Gwenyth[/name]
[name]Noor[/name]
[name]Ros[/name]
[name]Tara[/name]

Thoughts/anything closer this round?

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If you guys like the “A” names, what about [name]Annika[/name] or [name]Alexa[/name]?

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A four-letter theme is too restrictive, imo.

Out of your list, I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Audrey[/name] for your “childset.”

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My first 2 have 4 letters as well. I wouldve loved to do all 4 letters, but really i didnt want to restrict myself. I went with my favorite [name]Jasper[/name] nn [name]Jack[/name]. Its fantastic for him.
I would say if your dh still doesnt really care for thr name [name]Isla[/name], you should go for a name he likes this time. Popular bames are popular because they really are great names.
Let your husband be your deciding factor.
With that said, I particularly love [name]Darcy[/name] for you :slight_smile: