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[name]Hi[/name] there,
[name]Adaline[/name]- very cute, and I love the nn [name]Ada[/name]
[name]Alivia[/name]- not sure how you pronounce it
[name]Ava[/name]- pretty, but I know several little [name]Ava[/name]'s right now, not sure if you worry about that sort of thing
[name]Avery[/name]- see above under [name]Ava[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]- love it!
Evangaline- an all time fave of mine
[name]Leah[/name]- not too crazy about
[name]Maya[/name]- again, not crazy about
[name]Myla[/name]- maybe I just don’t like M names
[name]Nadia[/name]- very pretty
Boys:
[name]Alex[/name]- traditional and solid
[name]Axton[/name]- very interesting, I like it
[name]Caleb[/name]-not my favorite, but I see the appeal
[name]Eli[/name]-cute
[name]Max[/name]-cute, but I know several little [name]Max[/name]'s
[name]Nolan[/name]- love it!
[name]Thomas[/name]- not feeling it
[name]Hope[/name] this helps, I’m picking out a boy name for my second child,see “brother for [name]Atticus[/name]” if you’re interested. I could give you some suggestions, but nap time is over…
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I’m glad to hear you get compliments on [name]Alayna[/name]. Its been one of our favorite names for years (although we prefer the spelling [name]Elaina[/name]).
To compliment [name]Alayna[/name] I would suggest [name]Isabel[/name] or [name]Eva[/name], which are two of my other favorites. Off your list though I love [name]Nadia[/name] and [name]Maya[/name] (I prefer [name]Maia[/name] though). [name]Alayna[/name] and [name]Maia[/name] actually look better to me than [name]Alayna[/name] and [name]Maya[/name] do. The y in [name]Alayna[/name] is fine, but adding [name]Maya[/name] to the mix kinda makes it seem like a theme. [name]Maia[/name] seems more traditional to me also.
For boys I love the combo [name]Eli[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]. Have you considered [name]Elias[/name] or [name]Elijah[/name]?
Other names you might like:
boys:
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Damian[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]
girls:
[name]Genevieve[/name] “[name]Evie[/name]”
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Kaia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
There is a very beautiful actress named Evangaline [name]Lilly[/name], that has helped the name. She’s on the show Lost, maybe? Or a similar type of show (that might help sway your wife?). Also, if you like [name]Eli[/name], there is also [name]Elias[/name] (which I think sounds nice with [name]Alayna[/name] too). If you like [name]Maya[/name], then how about [name]Marlowe[/name]? So many names out there, and for me number 2 has been much more difficult!
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Girls
[name]Adaline[/name] [name]Claire[/name] would be beautiful!
[name]Claire[/name] Evangaline or [name]Clara[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]?
[name]Nadia[/name] - I like this with [name]Alayna[/name]!
Boys
I love [name]Eli[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]!
For boys I love [name]Eli[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] - I think [name]Eli[/name] is a great name and it’s wonderful to use [name]Thomas[/name] for family significance. [name]Alayna[/name] and [name]Eli[/name] are a good fit, unless you think the [name]Al[/name] and [name]El[/name] sounds might be tricky when said together a lot.
For girls, I have to say that I agree with your wife about [name]Evangeline[/name] - it reminds me of evangelists and it seems to be a lot of name for a real person somehow. What about [name]Evelyn[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name]? Sort of a compromise between [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Ava[/name]?
Other ideas:
[name]Kiera[/name]/[name]Kyra[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Mariah[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
Girls
[name]Adaline[/name]- I prefer it spelled [name]Adeline[/name].
[name]Alivia[/name]- I prefer it spelled [name]Olivia[/name]- They’re pronounced the same to me.
[name]Ava[/name]- I love it.
[name]Avery[/name]- I like [name]Ava[/name] better.
[name]Claire[/name]- Beautiful!
Evangaline- I prefer [name]Evangeline[/name].
[name]Leah[/name]- I love this! So sweet!
[name]Maya[/name]- Very pretty.
[name]Myla[/name]- I like [name]Maya[/name] better.
[name]Nadia[/name]- I think this is very classy and underused. A great choice!
My favorites are [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Claire[/name], and [name]Nadia[/name]. I don’t like [name]Avery[/name] or [name]Myla[/name].
Boys
[name]Alex[/name]- With all the Alexanders, Alexandras, Alexises, and Alexas, [name]Alex[/name] just kind of seems boring. I think [name]Alexander[/name] is classic enough that it still sounds good, but [name]Alex[/name] on its own is a bit dry to me.
[name]Axton[/name]- I don’t like [name]Axton[/name]. I like either [name]Paxton[/name] or [name]Ashton[/name].
[name]Caleb[/name]- [name]Caleb[/name] isn’t my taste, but it’s a nice name.
[name]Eli[/name]- I like it, but it’s not my favorite on your list.
[name]Max[/name]- Same feelings as [name]Eli[/name].
[name]Nolan[/name]- I really like [name]Nolan[/name]. It fits in with a lot of trends, but isn’t trendy itself.
[name]Thomas[/name]- [name]Thomas[/name] is one of my favorite boy’s names- classic and well known, but not too common.
My favorites are [name]Nolan[/name] and [name]Thomas[/name]. I don’t like [name]Axton[/name] or [name]Alex[/name] (but I like [name]Alexander[/name].)
Here’s some of my opinions:
[name]Alivia[/name] - I know a little girl with this name, and I always wondered why her parents just didn’t name her [name]Olivia[/name]. It just seems odd to me I guess.
[name]Ava[/name]/[name]Avery[/name] - Have you thought about [name]Avalon[/name]? I know a little girl named [name]Avalon[/name] who goes by [name]Avi[/name] - super cute, but may be too out of the box for you.
I like all of your other girl options too. I think [name]Myla[/name] is very cute. I agree that [name]Nadia[/name] sounds a little foreign.
[name]Axton[/name] is probably my favorite of your boys names. I hadn’t heard it before. I see nothing wrong with “stealing” it in my personal opinion. It’s cute. 
[name]Alex[/name], [name]Eli[/name], and [name]Max[/name] are cute too. Have you thought about [name]Miles[/name] or [name]Liam[/name]?
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[name]How[/name] about [name]Arden[/name] (for a girl) since it sounds like you like the [name]Ava[/name], [name]Avery[/name] names.
Or [name]Layla[/name] (lay-la) or [name]Lyla[/name] or [name]Lily[/name] to go with your first girl’s name.