Name pattern importance...?

General Name Discussion
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Would breaking an established name pattern seem odd or cause possible regret/“how come I was different” type stuff in future years?

Here are the 2 main patterns we found ourselves in because we gravitate toward these types of name.

  1. Names that end in -ah or -iah. We broke it wi⁹th baby 8 because one of our daughters was adopted as an older child and her name didn’t have it either. So we figured this was okay and helped her not be the only one without it. It was still hard to let that go though.

  2. After the 3rd or 4th child we realized we had 5 syllables total in the first and middle name combos. And it was maintained with our adopted daughter as well.

I’m having a difficult time naming our 9th baby, a girl.

There are a couple names that would add or take away a syllable. How much importance should I put on that particular naming aspect, if at all. I’m probably the only one that would know or think about in this context.

I know she is separate from her brothers and sisters, but I also don’t personally want it to make me think I shouldn’t this late in the game.

Since I have you here, I named one of the kids with 2 -ah ending names and have thought it wasn’t the right choice in sound for a while, but may end up doing it again because I feel my middle name choices are limited between what we have come from and agree on. Does it sound like too many ah’s again…?

Also, as far as firat names and length, the boys have mostly longer names and the girls are mostly shorter. I thought a longer name for this girl (or shorter name if we had a boy) would be a nice change…yes? maybe?

And we are all here for names, so I’ll list what our kids are and the ones we are deciding on for baby girl (who is almost 3 weeks old😬)

Caleb [name_m]Josiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] [name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Rachel[/name_f] (no -ah)
[name_f]Charis[/name_f] [name_f]Zariah[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Nariah[/name_f]
[name_m]Nehemiah[/name_m] [name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_u]Lael[/name_u] [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] (no -ah)

Baby:

Eliora [name_f]Hope[/name_f] (long w/short)

Elora [name_f]Hope[/name_f] (4 syllables instead of 5)
[name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Talia[/name_f] (2 ah endings)
[name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] (6 syllables instead of 5)
[name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u] (double E’s)
[name_f]Elora[/name_f] Merab

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Name patterns in siblings is something many people think about, but you shouldn’t worry too much. The best cohesiveness is that of your most loved names. :slight_smile:

To go with your sibset, I really like [name_f]Eliora[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] and [name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]. I prefer the flow of the [name_f]Elora[/name_f] combos overall, but [name_f]Eliora[/name_f] adds that extra touch with the ‘I’ that each of your kids has in their name. I like the idea of varying the name lengths a little, so in that case, [name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] would fit the bill. With [name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Talia[/name_f], I’m not a huge fan of the double ah-ending personally, and I do think it’d still work with her siblings. [name_f]Elora[/name_f] Merab seems like a fresh possibility too.

Ultimately, it’s up to you to choose your favourite! I think they all work with your sibset, but I especially like [name_f]Eliora[/name_f]/Elora [name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] and [name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u] personally. Good luck !!

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Congratulations on your new baby girl :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

You could try the coin flip method, not to make your decision but to find out how you feel about using or not using both patterns. If heads is stick with 5 syllables for your new child, are you unhappy that rules out [name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], for example? Perhaps it would help your heart to guide your head.
As for baby number nine not having the pattern, rather than feeling left out, she may feel special knowing that you loved her name so much, you just had to go for it. Either way, you can make her name a positive for her sense of self.

Thank you for sharing your children’s names!

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Thank you both for the good thoughts and suggestions.

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