Name Shortlist for July 4th Baby

Looking for boy and girl names, first and middle. We have two sons who both have 2 syllable first names and 1 syllable middle names. They frequently get called their first and middle names together, so it’s important to me that the name combo we pick sounds good as something you might be called on a daily basis. Our last name is a 2 syllable name starting with Ch.

So far our top contender for a girl is [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f], since [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is a family name for me and [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f] is his aunt’a name. We also like [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], and [name_f]Lila[/name_f]. For boys we haven’t talked about many names but we both love [name_u]Tate[/name_u], though we are struggling to find the right middle name to fit. Help!

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Hello & congrats on baby! I’ll try to suggest similarly-styled options/combos, of course feel free to mix and match!

Girls:

[name_u]Whitney[/name_u] [name_f]Jayne[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f] [name_u]Kaye[/name_u]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Marnie[/name_f] [name_u]Reece[/name_u]

Middles for [name_u]Tate[/name_u]: [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Linwood[/name_m], [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Brennan[/name_u], [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Matthias[/name_m]

Other Boys:

[name_m]Trey[/name_m] [name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryan[/name_m] [name_u]Daniel[/name_u]
[name_m]Derrick[/name_m] [name_u]William[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_m]Kendrick[/name_m] [name_m]Todd[/name_m]
[name_m]Kent[/name_m] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m] [name_u]Scott[/name_u]

Hopefully these help :slight_smile:
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]

Hopefully these help! :slight_smile:

Boys:

[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] (brings in the Mechelle)
Maybe some 4th or [name_u]July[/name_u] middles
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Jefferson[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Maverick[/name_u]

Maybe make [name_u]Tate[/name_u] a middle name since you said your other kids have a 1 syllable middle name.

[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] [name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m] [name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m] [name_u]Tate[/name_u] (another way to honor Mechelle)
[name_u]Briar[/name_u] [name_u]Tate[/name_u]

Girls:
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] would be darling!! [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f] is really cute as well!

Some other options might be

[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f]

[name_f]Betsy[/name_f] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f] (gets the [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and the 4th of July!)

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I’m loving the suggestion of [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m] [name_u]Tate[/name_u] !

I will offer [name_u]Eli[/name_u] [name_u]Tate[/name_u] to honour [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]

[name_u]Or[/name_u] the 4th of [name_u]July[/name_u] names

[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Jefferson[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]

[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f] is lovely!

[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Michaela[/name_f], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f] came to mind too!

[name_u]Tate[/name_u] is lovely! [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Elias[/name_u], [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Elijah[/name_u], [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Mischa[/name_u], and [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] came to mind to honour [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f].


Some other suggestions based on your option…

[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] [name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] / [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Rochelle[/name_f]

[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] [name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] [name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayes[/name_u] [name_u]Elijah[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhett[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_u]Eli[/name_u] [name_u]Mischa[/name_u]

Without knowing your older kids’ names, these are some ideas:

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Jo[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Noreen[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Keller[/name_u]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_u]Nick[/name_u]
[name_u]Sean[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]

Congratulations :tada:

I love [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] is sweet and spunky! I also like [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], [name_f]Ava[/name_f] and [name_f]Lila[/name_f].

You’ve had lots of lovely suggestions so count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries

[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Gracie[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Liberty[/name_u] [name_f]Elle[/name_f] ~ this name feels very [name_u]July[/name_u] 4th! Also [name_f]Libby[/name_f] is a variant of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Elle[/name_f] is taken from [name_f]Mechelle[/name_f] so could be a nice way to honour your relative.

[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m] feels like a fab way to honour relative [name_f]Michelle[/name_f] some other ideas could be [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] or [name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Micah[/name_u].
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u] [name_u]Ashby[/name_u]

[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] [name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Elijah[/name_u] [name_u]Scott[/name_u]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u] [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u] [name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Jenson[/name_m] [name_u]Miles[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps