I need a girls name that doesn't end in a short "A" or long "EEE" sound

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] All,

I’m pregnant with twins, and we just found out that they are both girls! My number 1 girls name has always been [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]. I just love, love, love it. I’m trying to find another name that coordinates with it, but is not matchy matchy. But this is proving to be challenging.

Our last name ends in an I (long E “eee” sound), and I don’t want a first name that also ends in this sound. Too cutesy for me. I also kind of don’t want another name that also ends in a short “a” sound, like [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]. So together that cuts out a GIANT chunk of girls names.

Can you offer some suggestions?

Here are some other names that I really like, just not necessarily for a set of twins with a [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f].

[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] (I actually really like this one, and has the ending sounds I’m looking for, but I’m worried it’s getting too popular)
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] (I also really like this, but we can’t use this because my husband’s cousin is naming their child a very similar name)
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]

We also have a son named [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]. Yes, I know [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] is a vampire and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] is a witch (and of [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] is a dog and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] is a cat), but that doesn’t bother me. We are sticking with [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] for one of the names.

Thanks for your help!

  • [name_f]Sara[/name_f]

Names that came to mind for me:

[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]

Good luck.

[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet/name_f
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Corisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]

Names that came to mind:
Clarimond
Mirale
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
Maloa (maybe?)
Femke (prn. Fem-keh)

[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]

I also like [name_f]Sybil[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] from the comments above!

[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Adele[/name_f]/[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]/[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and Josephine
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]

[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]

[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], or [name_f]Corinne[/name_f]?

[name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] &

Forgive repeats:
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]! Great choice.

Paired with:
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]/[name_u]Vivien[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] (thinking “line” sound)
[name_f]Ayelet[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f] (thinking “leen” sound)
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maybelle[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f] (The two syllable form, sa-BEEN)
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] (jess-uh-min)
Lilwen
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_f]Celestine[/name_f]

[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]!
[name_f]Arianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlize[/name_f]
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
Darienne
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
Gwenllian
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_u]Julianne[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Marin[/name_f]
[name_u]Mirren[/name_u]

[name_f]LOVE[/name_f] the suggestion of [name_f]Tess[/name_f]!!! And it pairs nice with [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]

Oh wow! My daughter’s name is [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] is my favorite boy name (but we never could have used it because it rhymes with our last name). I would recommend
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]

I really like [name_m]Jaspar[/name_m] and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]-- great names and great for a sibset too. The first name that came to mind was [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]. I like the suggestion of [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] too.

Some other possibilities:

[name_m]Jaspar[/name_m], [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], and

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Felice[/name_u]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

I love the name [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]! The first name that came to mind was [name_f]Penelope[/name_f].

Other names:
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_f]Asha[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] & [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

I apologize for any repeats!

[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Madigan[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] / [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] / [name_f]Maple[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] ([name_f]Meg[/name_f] and [name_f]Mae[/name_f] are nns that also fit your criteria)
[name_f]Merrigan[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f] ([name_f]Pru[/name_f] / [name_f]Prue[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] / [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] / [name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Raine[/name_f]
[name_f]Holiday[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f] / [name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilian[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f] / [name_u]Keeva[/name_u]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] / [name_f]Cathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f]

[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Annita[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]

I haven’t got any new suggestions, just seconding [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]. I just wanted to say how much I love [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] and [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]!

[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] and [name_f]Sabine[/name_f] is perfect.

Sorry for any repeats

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]