Help with sibling names please!

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Category 3: ‘A,B,C. NAMING X’ Form

Genre of [name_u]Story[/name_u]: Historical

Time Period/Location: 1900’s - [name_f]Ireland[/name_f]

Brief Plot: [name_m]Set[/name_m] in early 1900’s [name_f]Ireland[/name_f], about a girl called [name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and her family and friends. Deals with emigration, World War I, grief and childhood

Names of Current Characters: [name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (main character and her older sister), [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] (her older brother), [name_m]John[/name_m] (father), [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (mother)

Character Description: Three years old. Female. Looks like her older siblings. [name_u]Red[/name_u] hair and striking green eyes. The baby of the family. Has nine siblings.

Who named the character: Her parents [name_m]John[/name_m] and [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

Already Considered (if relevant): I don’t actually have any ideas. I thought about [name_f]Mary[/name_f] as many families named their second son/daughter after the parent but I decided against this. Plus she will not be the second daughter.

[name_m]Don[/name_m]’t Suggest These Names: Anything that means something similar to [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] or [name_m]Henry[/name_m].

Anything else?: Nope.

Category 3: ‘A,B,C. NAMING X’ Form

Genre of [name_u]Story[/name_u]: Historical

Time Period/Location: 1900’s - [name_f]Ireland[/name_f]

Brief Plot: [name_m]Set[/name_m] in early 1900’s [name_f]Ireland[/name_f], about a girl called [name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and her family and friends. Deals with emigration, World War I, grief and childhood

Names of Current Characters: [name_f]May[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

Character Description: Cheeky, with black hair and blue eyes. Is the fifth child of 9 siblings. Aged 7. Has a twin brother. Male. I also need help for his identical twin brother if possible. Thanks.

Who named the character: His father [name_m]John[/name_m] and mother [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]

Already Considered (if relevant): [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]

[name_m]Don[/name_m]’t Suggest These Names: Again - nothing close to [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_m]John[/name_m], or possible sibling names. Thank you :slight_smile:

Anything else?: I think I have covered everything for this character.

Thank you for reading this. I appreciate all replies

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Ok, Irish (possibly [name_m]Christian[/name_m]??) names of the early 20th century. Going to raid my family tree for this one:

Girls:

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

Boys:

[name_m]Edmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]

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Thank you so much for replying!
From your list I like:
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

[name_m]Edmond[/name_m] (though I would probably spell it [name_m]Edmund[/name_m])
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] - my grandad’s name
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] - another family name
[name_m]George[/name_m] - my dad’s name

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That’s cool too :slight_smile: I don’t know why they spelt my great granddad’s name with an ‘o’. I always assumed it was just the Irish way of spelling [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] but now I’m not so sure! Lol.

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I think it may be the Irish version actually. I’m not exactly sure. I just prefer [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] because I love the [name_f]Narnia[/name_f] series. :smiley:

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Any other suggestions would be great. [name_f]My[/name_f] list has been narrowed down to:
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] “[name_f]Annie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] “[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]”
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]

I’m not sure about [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]. Maybe as a middle name

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Names I suggest:
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] ([name_f]Lucy[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]-[name_f]Anne[/name_f] also sounds good)
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ([name_f]Lotte[/name_f] is a cute nickname)
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] ([name_f]Edie[/name_f])
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] ([name_u]Sammie[/name_u], [name_u]Sam[/name_u])
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]

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Thanks mopsy! I love all of these names. I saw your post earlier but I couldn’t reply until now. Here is my revised list:

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] - “[name_f]Annie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] - “[name_f]Annie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] - “[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]”

[name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Edith[/name_f] are in the running for characters that come into the story much later. [name_f]Lily[/name_f] might be used too because it is one of my favourite names.

[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]

*[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_m]David[/name_m] are currently in the running for middle names for my characters, because they both have deep familial meanings to me.

Right now, the three year girl in my mind is [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] - [name_f]Annie[/name_f], but knowing my mind it may change in the future. At the moment, my twins are [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] and [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]. [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] is being used for one of the other brothers. Thank you for all your help. Any more suggestions is gratefully received.
iamnotanowl

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Anyone else have any ideas? Thanks :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] sounds lovely! I think the names you’ve chosen are good enough :slight_smile:

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I like [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] for the little girl! [name_m]Just[/name_m] a thought!

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I really like [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] too. It’s officially added to the list.
Thanks :slight_smile:

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[name_m]Just[/name_m] saw shannonlim’s reply - I like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] a lot.
So many names to choose from.
Thanks :slight_smile: