Names for a Group of Siblings

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I’m working on a group of siblings that are going to play a big role in a story I’m writing, but I’m not sure what to name them. There are 5 kids in total, 3 girls and 2 boys. If you’re curious, their parents are Hispanic and Irish-American, so it might be a good idea to look for Spanish/Irish/American names, but they can really be any kind of name, especially if you think they’d fit with the kid’s personality. The kids also have some mild superpowers that relate to darkness and light manipulation, if that’s helpful at all : )

  • Sibling 1 is 14. She is impulsive, athletic, hotheaded, and has a knack for getting in trouble. She’s kind of anti-social but she is actually a pretty good leader when given the chance, and she cares about her little siblings a lot. She butts heads with her brother (Sibling 2) a lot.

  • Sibling 2 is 12. He’s more of the go-with-the-flow, even-tempered type. He’s quiet and reserved, but also incredibly sarcastic and witty around family and close friends, and is known to tease people. He likes initiating conflicts and watching them play out, which surprises people who don’t know him well, since he is extremely quiet and painfully shy to them.

  • Sibling 3 is 9. She is a social butterfly who doesn’t always have a filter between her mouth and her brain, which often leads to her inadvertently embarrassing people. She loves music and pulling pranks, and is something of a drama queen and attention-seeker.

  • Sibling 4 is 9 (Siblings 3 and 4 are fraternal twins). She loves going out and meeting new people, but isn’t a big fan of being the center of attention. She is a peacemaker who tries to avoid conflicts at all costs, which means that she can be a bit of a doormat at times. She loves to make stories that can come across as kind of melodramatic (even for a 9-year-old).

  • Sibling 5 is 5. He’s a sweet cinnamon roll… most of the time. He’s really sensitive and cries over a lot of things. As the ‘baby’, he’s used to getting what he wants, and he’s also known to manipulate people to get things. He is also very stubborn. It’s best to steer clear of him when he’s upset.

Thanks!

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I love these personalities! I gave each kid a Spanish, Irish, and American name option for some variety.

Sibling 1-
Spanish: [name_f]Natalina[/name_f], [name_f]Otavia[/name_f], [name_f]Tilda[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Tia[/name_f]!)
Irish: [name_u]Dacey[/name_u], [name_u]Kassidy[/name_u], [name_f]Noreen[/name_f]
American: [name_u]Ashby[/name_u], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_u]Marlow[/name_u]

Sibling 2-
Spanish: [name_m]Agusto[/name_m], [name_m]Chavez[/name_m], [name_m]Leandro[/name_m]
Irish: [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u], [name_m]Eames[/name_m], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
American: [name_m]Aston[/name_m], [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_m]Ledger[/name_m]

Sibling 3-
Spanish: [name_u]Felice[/name_u], [name_f]Florinda[/name_f], [name_f]Litzy[/name_f]
Irish: [name_u]Fallon[/name_u], [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], [name_f]Tullia[/name_f]
American: [name_f]Rainey[/name_f], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]

Sibling 4-
Spanish: [name_f]Analia[/name_f], [name_f]Emala[/name_f], [name_f]Lupita[/name_f]
Irish: [name_f]Orla[/name_f], [name_u]Mirren[/name_u], [name_f]Finola[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Fia[/name_f]!)
American: [name_f]Azalea[/name_f], [name_f]Blythe[/name_f], [name_u]Ivory[/name_u]

Sibling 5-
Spanish: [name_m]Balta[/name_m], [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m], [name_m]Navarro[/name_m]
Irish: [name_u]Brogan[/name_u], [name_m]Clooney[/name_m], [name_u]Niall[/name_u]
American: [name_m]Barley[/name_m], [name_u]Dale[/name_u], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]

I hope this is enough options! Some of them ended up being really similar…

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Sibling 1: [name_u]Fallon[/name_u] (Irish), [name_f]Alaska[/name_f] (Native American), [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] ([name_u]French[/name_u]), [name_u]Clancy[/name_u] (Irish), [name_u]Zola[/name_u] (?)

Sibling 2: [name_u]Andy[/name_u] (Greek), [name_u]Hudson[/name_u] ([name_f]English[/name_f]), [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] (Latin?), [name_m]Conor[/name_m] (Irish), [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] (Latin)

Sibling 3: [name_f]Summer[/name_f] (word), [name_f]Clara[/name_f] (Latin), [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] (could be a nickname for so many names, that’s your choice), [name_f]Stella[/name_f] (Latin), [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (Greek)

Sibling 4: [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] ([name_u]French[/name_u]), [name_f]Willa[/name_f] ([name_f]English[/name_f]/German?), [name_f]Katie[/name_f] ([name_f]English[/name_f]) [name_u]Fiadh[/name_u] (Irish), [name_f]Ruthie[/name_f] (Hebrew)

Sibling 5: [name_u]Luca[/name_u] (Italian), [name_m]Peter[/name_m] (Greek), [name_m]Matteo[/name_m] (Italian), [name_m]Leo[/name_m] (Latin), [name_u]Oliver[/name_u] (Latin)

Some aren’t exactly Spanish/Irish/American names, but I hope this helps!

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