Looking for uncommon yet not too trendy or unusual name for 4th baby

General Name Discussion
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We’re due in about 2 months and don’t have a clear choice for either gender. Seems this naming thing gets harder the more children one has!

Our daughters are [name_u]Adel[/name_u]@ide, Ail@, and El0ise. The vowel ‘theme’ wasn’t intentional and we aren’t attached to it, though there are lots of vowel names we like.

So far our current choices that we are considering, but aren’t completely sold on are:

GIRLS: [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (dh is leaning towards this)
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (I’m leaning more towards this with [name_f]Calla[/name_f] as nn, though I’d prefer just to use [name_f]Calla[/name_f])

[name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Amaya[/name_f], [name_f]Danae[/name_f] are other girl names that have been thrown around during this and previous pregnancies.

Probable middles: [name_f]Joy[/name_f] and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (all our girls have two middles)

BOYS: [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] – these all seem to be lacking something though, or we don’t really like the probable nn options.

[name_m]Eamon[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Justus[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] are names that we have discussed (most of them I prefer more than dh does). [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] was our front runner during all our previous pregnancies and now we’ve kind of pushed it aside thinking it sounds a little ‘weak’ – though we could probably be persuaded to reconsider it. Dh has voiced a liking for [name_m]Justus[/name_m], though I’m not sure if he’s actually thought of it seriously.

So, any thoughts?

We generally prefer names that are somewhat classic and timeless but that aren’t too commonly used these days. All three of our girls’ names seem to be on the rise though. Though we haven’t come across many Adelaides, there were four girls on her soccer team this year whose names started with “[name_m]Ad[/name_m]” and most of them were called “[name_f]Addy[/name_f]” (though we don’t use that nn for our daughter).

We also do pay some attention to the meaning of the names we choose.

Looking for either someone to champion one of the choices above or, even better, to offer up something fresh that might fit the bill.

Thanks.

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I like [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] and [name_m]Edward[/name_m]

3

By what you have suggested you may like

Girls
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Avril[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]

[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]- my personal fave

[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]

Boys
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_u]Clancy[/name_u]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Damien[/name_m]
[name_m]Dimitri[/name_m]

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I love [name_f]Amaya[/name_f] and [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]. Please keep [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] on the table. It is a strong, masculine name and it may suit him when you finally meet him.

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All of my 4 children, soon to be 5 are A names-
and I know some people do not like it. Ours wasn’t intentional either, until the 3rd pregnancy.
We thought she was our last, but now we are pregnant with 5. Lol.

I really like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and obviously, [name_f]Amaya[/name_f] since it’s my eldest daughter’s name.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] has a super cute ring to it.
My [name_f]Amaya[/name_f]'s middle name is [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], simple but named after a friend.
I’m also partial to [name_f]Danae[/name_f], because that is my almost two year old’s middle name.
Her first name is [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u], so that is another suggestion I’d throw at you.
I’ve never met another [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] around here, so I love it. [Same with [name_f]Amaya[/name_f]!]

[name_m]Eamon[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Justus[/name_m] I like [only spelled [name_u]Justice[/name_u]].
I would also suggest [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] and [name_f]Journey[/name_f].

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I like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] for you. [name_f]Calla[/name_f] is a lovely nn.

What about [name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]?

There’s also [name_m]Caedmon[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Jed[/name_m], [name_m]Jedidiah[/name_m], [name_m]Ned[/name_m] (which can be a nn for [name_m]Edward[/name_m]), [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m], [name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]

[name_m]Jared[/name_m] and [name_m]Derick[/name_m] also have similarities to your other names, though may feel a bit dated.

I really like [name_m]Justus[/name_m], so I won’t persuade you out of it. I think it’s a lovely name!

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I love your children’s names! [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] or [name_u]Clara[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] or Clara Joy Elizabeth would be beautiful. For boys names I like [name_m]Eamon[/name_m] (which doesn’t feel weak to me), [name_u]Jude[/name_u] and [name_m]Justus[/name_m].

Boys:
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Breccan[/name_m]
[name_m]Calix[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyprian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ephraim[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Euan[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivar[/name_m]/[name_m]Ivor[/name_m]/[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachy[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Tarquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]

Girls:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]/[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]/t
[name_f]Mariel[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_u]Nicola[/name_u]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]/[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]

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My favs- [name_f]Clara[/name_f] is your best girls name
[name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], or [name_m]Jonah[/name_m]…not [name_m]Justus[/name_m]! :slight_smile:

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I like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] best of your girl’s choices. I don’t like all A’s except [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Clara[/name_f]. Aila seems almost like a nickname for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f].
I also like the other suggestions of:
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
and [name_f]Viola[/name_f]
I will add my suggestions of [name_f]Iona[/name_f], [name_f]Ines[/name_f], [name_f]Jacinda[/name_f], [name_f]Junia[/name_f], [name_f]Talullah[/name_f], [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], and [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f].

From your boys I like [name_m]Edward[/name_m], [name_m]Eamon[/name_m], [name_m]Justus[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u] and [name_m]Josiah[/name_m].

Good [name_m]Luck[/name_m]!

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I like a lot of the names suggested…I would also like to add:

For a boy: [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_u]Ashton[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u]

For a girl: [name_u]Arden[/name_u], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_f]Amber[/name_f]

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[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f] / [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (blank) would be my top choice.