In about a month, our family will be welcoming a baby girl, and hopefully by then we will have decided on a name.
Although there are a number of names my husband and I like, nothing seems right. In fact, until today, we haven’t really had a short list to work off of.
We have a boy, [name_m]Greyson[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] and a girl, [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]. We seem to like popular/semi-popular names (although this is not at all a deal breaker) and both [name_u]Michael[/name_u] and [name_f]Marie[/name_f] are honor names. Our last name starts with a H, is one syllable and ends with an ‘s’ sound. Because of our short last name, a first name with at least two syllables is preferable, and any name beginning with an H is out.
The middle names we are considering are:
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
Right now, the first names we like are:
[name_f]Lyla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
Any suggestions or thoughts would be helpful. I would just like to have this figured out. Thanks!
Personally, I like Lydia and Sylvia best from your list but I think Lyla works better with your other kids names. I wouldn’t go with something ultra feminine just because Greyson and Avery could sound like brothers.
Blair
Quinn
Paige
Tessa
Nora
Ellis
Wren
Claire
Sloane
Bellamy
Harlow
Calla
Georgia
Scarlett
Eleanor
Liv
Josephine
Winter
Evelyn
Lux
Hadley
Brynn
Penelope
Hollis
Stella
Harper
Ivy
Kate
Willa
Marlowe
Brooke
Sage
Linden
Piper
Eden
Lane
Reese
I’m going to be different and say I don’t like [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] at all. [name_u]Avery[/name_u] is a really unisex name, is that something you’d want to do with this daughter too?
I think @Bedhead has some great suggestions that better match your style. Some more trendy names that I think work with your preferred middle names (and don’t start with H):
[name_f]Lyla[/name_f] seems to fit best with [name_m]Greyson[/name_m] and [name_u]Avery[/name_u], though I would recommend something more unisex to fit even better.
Like others, I prefer something not too feminine. I also like the y connecting the names, so I can see where [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] is coming from. Maybe [name_u]Skylar[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], or [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] [name_f]Mae[/name_f].
I do not think that [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] matches your other childrens names; I think [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] does though! And it sounds really nice with [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] as well as [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] but I’m thinking that you’re not considering [name_f]Rose[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosie[/name_f] as fn? [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] and [name_u]Kendall[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] would also be cute @esita
Agree that [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] fits best with your children’s names, but that a slightly more unisex name would fit even better. [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]May[/name_f] or [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a middle name!
[name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] is lovely but I prefer the spelling [name_f]Lila[/name_f] or [name_f]Lilah[/name_f]. [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] are also sunning combos. I don’t know that you need anymore help, you have three fabulous combos already! But since I adore sharing names and you did insist, here are some other names to consider that I think fit the more modern/popular style of your other children’s names:
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Rylee[/name_u]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Paisley[/name_u]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] and [name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
As a middle I would pick [name_f]May[/name_f] just because you used [name_u]Michael[/name_u] and [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and I like that they all start with M.
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m] [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] and [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f]! This is my absolute favorite! Although I think [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] and [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] work perfectly as well!
I do have a tendency of liking gender neutral/less frilly girl names, but am having trouble finding a good fit.
I live the name [name_u]Harper[/name_u], but it sounds weird with our H last name. I love [name_u]Sydney[/name_u], but do not like the nn [name_u]Syd[/name_u]. I like [name_u]Piper[/name_u], but am not 100%. My husband likes [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], which I like too, but with our one syllable last name, I’d prefer something at least two syllables for the first name.
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f], [name_f]Calla[/name_f], [name_f]Carys[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], [name_f]Isla[/name_f], and [name_f]Sienna[/name_f] are all names I like too, but am just not sure about.
Who knew naming a baby would be this difficult?
I suppose, worst case scenario, we’ll just wait until she’s born and see what she looks like.
From your list, I like [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] the most. I don’t care for [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] with [name_u]Avery[/name_u] as I sort of trip over saying the names together. All else being equal, I think it would be great to go with [name_f]May[/name_f] as the middle name (all three with the middle initial M). However, if you plan on having more kids, it might be worth breaking that pattern now. [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] and [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] are both lovely.
I agree with some others that a unisex or surname would work bet with your children’s names. If you like [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], but it is too short, how about [name_m]Quinlan[/name_m]? It is an Irish surname, I think it could work for a girl. I think [name_u]Piper[/name_u] is a fantastic choice, it is so similar to [name_u]Harper[/name_u].
