Help with a sibling name for Elsie and Sylvie. Unusual vintage names

[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] has always been my favourite name! I wanted it both times with my girls and my other half said no.

Then someone I know called their girl pearl I was gutted, even though I knew my partner would never go for it.

I would like to steer clear of the ie ending. I don’t want people to think it’s a pattern and also I think sounds to much if I were to say their names in a row :see_no_evil:

I do like nell :blush: and wilf x

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Nell would be a cute nickname for [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]!

Love your girls’ names!!

Coral
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]

Otto
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Phinneas[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]

Alma
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Fay[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]

Abel
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] &…

[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f] ([name_f]Nessie[/name_f])
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]

Elsie, [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], and…
[name_f]Taya[/name_f] ([name_u]Taye[/name_u]-uh)
Raeya
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Kinley[/name_f]
[name_f]Kya[/name_f]/Kaya
[name_f]Adalie[/name_f] (add-uh-[name_u]Lee[/name_u])
[name_f]Macie[/name_f]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_u]Laney[/name_u]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u] (popular but goes well with your other girls)
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaisley[/name_f]
[name_f]Brynlee[/name_f]

[name_u]Baby[/name_u] has been confirmed to be a girl. So atleast iv narrowed it down to just girls names :blush:

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We have a [name_f]Nelle[/name_f] (pronounced [name_f]Nell[/name_f]). The only issue is so many people pronounce it [name_f]Nellie[/name_f] which I don’t get because [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], etc are pronounced without an “ie” sound. But it was a family name and I love it and many people Comment on how uncommon it is. It also has a vintage vibe which goes with your other girl names.

Hazel would go well with [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] for a girl.

For a boy… you can really go with anything.

Millie
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]

Jude
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]

Girls:
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Posey[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Harold[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Asher[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]

Arghh that’s so annoying, but both your daughters do have lovely names!!

I’ve come a little late to this so there might be some repeats, sorry!

A sister for [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_u]Joan[/name_u] and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]:

[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] - nn [name_f]Dot[/name_f] or [name_f]Dottie[/name_f] is adorable!
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] - nn [name_u]Fran[/name_u] or [name_u]Frannie[/name_u]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] - nn [name_f]Cilla[/name_f] or [name_f]Prissie[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] or [name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f] - nn [name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgette[/name_f]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Bertha[/name_f] - nn [name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] - nn [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] or [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eula[/name_f] - (yoo-la)
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_u]Honor[/name_u]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_u]Fee[/name_u]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Melia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zuzu[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Freda[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Antonia[/name_u]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Iva[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_f]Norma[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Avril[/name_f] or [name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmel[/name_u]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]

Good luck finding the name! :four_leaf_clover:

I really like [name_u]Avery[/name_u] with this sibset. [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], and [name_u]Avery[/name_u]. Another one I really like is [name_u]Darcy[/name_u].

Elsie and [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] both have:

  • 2 syllables
  • end in ie/y sound
  • an L at the end of the first syllable

Shelly, [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], and [name_f]Mellie[/name_f] actually fit all three of those patterns.

Here are some names that match most but not all of the above patterns:

  • Sybil or [name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
  • Ruby
  • Felicity
  • Lucy
  • Betsy
  • Bellamy
  • Avery
  • Darcy

I really love [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f], or [name_f]Nell[/name_f] for you. :heart_eyes:

Margot
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] ([name_u]Connie[/name_u])
Maevyn ([name_f]Maevy[/name_f])