Naming after a friend

I currently have twins
[name_f][/name_f]-Henry [name_m]Michael[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]-Caroline [name_f]Lily[/name_f]

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For a third baby [name_f][/name_f], unknown gender, I am considering naming after a friend [name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_m]Anderson[/name_m]. I thought a combination of the two names would be cool … [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f], but I’m not sure I love the name. We love old fashion names. If we did [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f], a girl could be nicknamed [name_f]Emmie[/name_f], what about a boy? Any other name ideas that incorporate her name but aren’t too out there. I also love [name_f]Kate[/name_f] as a middle name for a girl! Potentially [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] could also work for a boy and calling him [name_m]Andy[/name_m]? But would love to find something a little more classic that still pays tribute. Thanks in advance for your help!

For a boy, you could do [name_f]Emery[/name_f] or [name_m]Anderson[/name_m].

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For a girl, you could do [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] as well!

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First of all, I love [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] together! [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] is a great idea but doesn’t really seem to match your twins’ style. Maybe as a middle name? [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] could also be a great middle name for a boy!
[name_f][/name_f]For a girl (besides just using [name_f]Emily[/name_f], which could definitely work!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Emilia/Amelia
[name_f][/name_f]Emilie/Amelie
[name_f][/name_f]Mille/Millie
[name_f][/name_f]Anne/Anna (for Anderson)
[name_f][/name_f]Anneliese/Annalise
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Drea[/name_f] (feminine form of Andrew)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Andrea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Andrina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Any name ending in -son (although these also don’t really match [name_m]Henry[/name_m] and Caroline)

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For a boy:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emil[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Drew[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Andre/Andreas

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[name_m]Emerson[/name_m] feels a little stylistically different than your twins.

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I will suggest [name_f][/name_f]:

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[name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_m]Lee[/name_m] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]

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[name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_m]Anders[/name_m]

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[name_m]Emmett[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]

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I like [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] on a boy too.
[name_f][/name_f]Other choices:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emory[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]

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I haven’t thought of [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]! I like that option!

So many great options. Thank you. I like the idea of [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] for a boy middle name!

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I love the suggestions of [name_f]Emma[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] for a girl, they would both fit wonderfully with your twins’ names! Maybe …

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[name_f]Lily[/name_f] (matching the -ly ending)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ellie[/name_f] / [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] / [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] (contain the E & L)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Molly[/name_f] (-ly ending & letter M)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Melody[/name_f] (similar letters)

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[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hudson[/name_m] (-son ending)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Samson[/name_m] (-son ending)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emmett[/name_m] (Em- beginning)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Milo[/name_m] (contains “mil”)

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Does your friend have a middle name that you could find a variant of? Using [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], or [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] as a middle name would also be a good option, I think.

Thank you! No middle name unfortunately!

You could consider…

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[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elianna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Andrea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emiliana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amanda[/name_f]

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[name_m]Emil[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emmett[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Milan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emilian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emanuel[/name_m]

Wouldn’t it be too close to [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]?

[name_f]Emery[/name_f] could be used for a boy or girl, the “em” comes from emily, the “er” comes from anderson and the “y” comes from [name_f]Emily[/name_f].

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[name_m]Anderson[/name_m] could be great for a boy with nickname [name_m]Andy[/name_m]. [name_f]Andrea[/name_f] (on,drey,yuh) would be great for a girl with nickname [name_m]Andy[/name_m] or [name_f]Andie[/name_f] as well.

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[name_f]Lia[/name_f] could be an option because of the “il” in [name_f]Emily[/name_f] and the A in [name_m]Anderson[/name_m].

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[name_f]Mila[/name_f] could also be an option because of “Mil” from [name_f]Emily[/name_f] and A from [name_m]Anderson[/name_m].

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[name_m]Elia[/name_m] because of “E” and “il” from emily and “A” from anderson, also [name_m]Elio[/name_m] for these reasons if you have a boy.

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I love the middle name [name_f]Kate[/name_f] for a girl! I think [name_f]Lia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_m]Elia[/name_m] [name_f]Kate[/name_f], or [name_f]Emery[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] or [name_f]Andrea[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f] would all sound great- as would [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]!

[name_m]Emerson[/name_m] does combine your friends name is nicely it’s actually a really great idea. I think [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] as a nickname is sweet for girls and maybe for boys you could use the nickname [name_m]Sonny[/name_m] if you decided to go with [name_m]Emerson[/name_m]. Still completely agree [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] feels stylistically different from your twins names. Maybe [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] could be a middle name? I love the idea of [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_m]Emerson[/name_m]. Upfront for girls maybe actually using [name_f]Emily[/name_f] would work! [name_f]Emily[/name_f] is very classic and feels in keeping with your beautifully named twins. Alternatively maybe [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Emiliana[/name_f] & [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] could work as a way to honour your friend and all sound pretty with [name_f]Kate[/name_f]. For boys I think [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] is fun but again a little modern I did think [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] would be more in keeping with your twins whilst honouring your friend. I also liked the idea of [name_m]Anders[/name_m] and [name_m]Emil[/name_m].

[name_m]Anderson[/name_m] nn andy/i could be used for either gender and maybe nn anna for girl [name_f][/name_f]! [name_f][/name_f] As well as [name_m]Emerson[/name_m] nn emmy

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Variations of [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Emilo [name_f][/name_f]- boy
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emmon[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- boy
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emlyn[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- unisex
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emery[/name_f] / [name_f]Emerie[/name_f] / [name_m]Emory[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- unisex
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- boy
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]— emmeline [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Amelia[/name_f] / [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emilie[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ember[/name_f] / [name_f]Amber[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emmett[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- boy
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- boy
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Aemilius[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- boy
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emmerich[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- boy

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I’m biased towards [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] because that’s my dads name and an honor name in my case ( nn drew could be for boy or girl too )

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Some other names I think could work
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Evelyn[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Allison[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Annistyn[/name_f] / [name_f]Anniston[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- unisex
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Millie[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- girl
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- boy
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Sanders[/name_m] / anders [name_f][/name_f]- unisex/ boy
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ernest[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- boy
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- boy

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Some combos [name_f][/name_f]:
[name_f][/name_f]Boys:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Anderson[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emrys[/name_m] [name_m]Andrew[/name_m] (was a name I had saved in my list)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emmett[/name_m] [name_f]Avery[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Girls:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emlyn[/name_m] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]

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Maybe if [name_f]Kate[/name_f] isn’t fitting with some names you could maybe do flowers like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] lily
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Azalea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Belle[/name_f] (blue bell)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sunny[/name_f] (sunflower)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lilac[/name_f]

[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Emilene
[name_f][/name_f]Amily
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Emiric