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General Name Discussion
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So, here is our situation. Hubby is Filipino, I am American. We will use my maiden name as a second middle name. It starts with G and ends with “berry”, it is three syllables. The last name is also 3 syllables, starts and ends with A, which makes me think we need to stay away from names that end in A or the uh sound.

What one of us likes, usually has a different connotation or feel in the other’s country.

His likes:
Girl-- [name]Stacey[/name]
Boy-- [name]Xavier[/name] (we both like, but our pronunciation is different), [name]Raleigh[/name], [name]Braden[/name], [name]Cade[/name]

My likes:
Girl: Magdalynne, [name]Katia[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Haven[/name], [name]Honor[/name], Elyse, Annelyse
Boy: [name]Malachi[/name], Elimelech ([name]Eli[/name], means “my God is [name]King[/name]”), Canaan
Some of these names I love, but wouldn’t be able to use for various reasons, but this gives you an idea of what I like.

Together we have agreed we both like [name]Sage[/name] and [name]Story[/name] for a girl. We both like [name]Cadence[/name], but I feel it is dated. We like Chordale for a boy (he is a music teacher, so we would use the nickname Chord. My father’s name is [name]Dale[/name]). We also like [name]Reed[/name] for a boy.

I tend to be drawn to names because of sound, but I also would love to have something with meaning. Hubby would really like a musical meaning. I particularly like [name]Story[/name] because I am a big reader and love the heritage of reading that my family has passed on. We are Christians so having a Biblical or spiritual meaning would be great as well. We don’t want something that is super-popular.

So, what are your thoughts on other name ideas?
[name]TIA[/name]!

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I like [name]Reed[/name] on a boy and [name]Story[/name] on a girl. [name]Lyric[/name], [name]Harp/name, [name]Apollo[/name] (God of music), [name]Melody[/name], [name]Piper[/name], and [name]Harmony[/name] are also musical names. You could consider bird names since birds are very musical creatures: [name]Lark[/name], [name]Sparrow[/name] and [name]Finch[/name] are nice.

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I actually know a little one named [name]Story[/name] and it suits her perfectly!

Other Suggestions

Girls
Biblical Names
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name] - this one is pretty popular though
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]

Musical
[name]Melody[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]
[name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Cadence[/name] - I know you have it already, but I know a girl under the age of two with this name, so it’s not dated to me.

Boys

Biblical
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Abel[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]

Musical
[name]Crosby[/name] - as in [name]Bing[/name] [name]Crosby[/name]
[name]Amadeus[/name] - as in [name]Wolfgang[/name] [name]Amadeus[/name] [name]Mozart[/name], and it means lover of God!

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I forgot, we do like [name]Lyric[/name]. I was reading another thread one day, about naming girl twins and one lady said she would name them [name]Story[/name] and [name]Lyric[/name] and it made me wonder if they were going to become popular (or already have?)?

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I have only ever met one [name]Story[/name], and my cousin has a son whose middle name is [name]Lyric[/name], but those are the only two children I’ve ever met with those names.

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I have a Filipino friend named [name]Felice[/name] and I think that would well for you. Some other possibilities:

[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Avis[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beata[/name]/[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Damaris[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Eunice[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Galilee[/name]
[name]Genesis[/name]
[name]Harmony[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Jubilee[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lenore[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Lois[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Madrigal[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Marian[/name]/[name]Marianne[/name]
Merit
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Persis[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Roxanne[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
Solace
[name]Sonata[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Thais[/name]
[name]True[/name]
[name]Unity[/name]
Vivace
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Vesper[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]

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I really like [name]Story[/name] for a girl and the suggestion of [name]Lyric[/name].
Maybe [name]Aria[/name]? or [name]Lyra[/name]?

Terrible with boy names so not much help there sorry

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I like [name]Canaan[/name] [name]Xavier[/name] and [name]Lyric[/name] [name]Allouette[/name]

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Thanks everyone! I’m going to have to have him look at these and see if anything strikes him.

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I like your style of names and I love [name_u]Story[/name_u] for a little girl. Possible mn are Menorah (the candle that never goes out), [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Zilla[/name_f], [name_f]Melody[/name_f], [name_u]Harmony[/name_u], [name_f]Bethany[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f], [name_f]Easter[/name_f], [name_f]Galilee[/name_f]. For a boy I like [name_m]Canaan[/name_m] and for middle names:- [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Moses[/name_m], Absolom, [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Aleph[/name_m], [name_m]Amos[/name_m].

My personal favourites are [name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_f]Galilee[/name_f] and [name_m]Canaan[/name_m] [name_m]Aleph[/name_m]. Good luck!

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If you like reading and literature and your husband likes music you could always name your baby after an influential literary character that you loved or a musician he feels is meaningful to him!

You should consult this list: Literary Baby Names For Girls - Literary Girl Names | Nameberry.com
It’s huge and might give you some inspiration!

I think a really pretty musical name would be [name_f]Viola[/name_f]. It’s not super popular (beyond the top 1000) but is similar to popular names ([name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f] etc)

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Thanks everyone!
Currently we have both said we like:

Girls:
[name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]

Boys:
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
Chordale “Chord”
[name_m]Leif[/name_m]
We also both like [name_m]Xavier[/name_m] but pronounce it differently. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you pronounce it?

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I wouldn’t think [name_f]Cadence[/name_f] was dated. [name_m]How[/name_m] about the lovely [name_f]Constanza[/name_f]? Or a forename of a great composer, [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Johan[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]?

The drawback with [name_u]Story[/name_u] is that it will be misspelled Storie (my colleague’s aunt embroidered the wrong one on a blanket).