Name SOS....Sibling for Alexander?

Our son is [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]Chase[/name_u] and we are totally stumped on what to name his brother or sister. We tend to like classic names (ie [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]) but I was a bit dismayed when I found out how popular it still was (its been in the top ten for YEARS). I’m also willing to be a bit more creative with girls names, than with boys. Currently for girls we like [name_f]Viviane[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Cassie[/name_f]), [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] or [name_f]Frances[/name_f]/[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Francie[/name_f]). For boys, I like [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]) or [name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]). My husband has no boys names that he likes, nor can he come up with anything (typical guy, huh?)

Two other pieces of information, my grandmother, [name_f]Frances[/name_f], passed away recently and I’d love the name to include a way to honor her…either by using [name_f]Frances[/name_f] or [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_m]Robertson[/name_m] or Constable… all names from her side of the family.

Also, our last name is Italian “DiCarlo”, but I tend to want pretty ethnically generic first names since I’m a total blend of nationalities. [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] is our one exception, but I’d consider other Italian names, in additional to traditional English. Please suggest middle names too!! Thank you thank you thank you!!

I love the name [name_f]Frances[/name_f] and it would be lovely to honour your Grandmother.

Also I think all the names you mentioned sound great with [name_f]Frances[/name_f] as a middle name:
[name_f]Viviane[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] DiCarlo
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] DiCarlo
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Frances[/name_f] DiCarlo

Other girl suggestions:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

Have you considered [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] - Italian version of [name_f]Viviane[/name_f]?

As for boys, I don’t personally like [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], but [name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]) is great!

[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t forget [name_f]Frances[/name_f] (Francis) is gender-neutral, so could be used as a mn for a boy too.

[name_m]William[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_m]Robert[/name_m] are all viable options.

To match big brother [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]Chase[/name_u] maybe they need a more spunky middle name too?

[name_u]Ash[/name_u], [name_m]Colton[/name_m], [name_m]Ryder[/name_m], [name_u]Jet[/name_u], [name_m]Zane[/name_m]?