need sister's name for Taylor Anne

Hello, Everyone! We’re expecting another girl in [name]August[/name]. Our first daughter’s name is [name]Taylor[/name] [name]Anne[/name]. Ideally, we’d like to use the same middle name (which is mine as well). One name we’re considering is [name]Tessa[/name]. Any comments or suggestions on a name that blends with [name]Taylor[/name]? Thanks!

[name]Taylor[/name] [name]Anne[/name] is a very cute name! I am not a huge fan of [name]Tessa[/name]. It seems a little dated to me. But if it is a name you love then you should definitely use it. Are you looking for another name that begins with T? And you are using [name]Anne[/name] as the middle name again? Since [name]Taylor[/name] is unisex I would do the same for this daughter.

[name]Trinity[/name]
[name]Teagan[/name]*
[name]Tierney[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Shea[/name]*
[name]Bailey[/name]
[name]Hadley[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Reese[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Reagan[/name]
[name]Kennedy[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Peyton[/name]
[name]Lyle[/name]*
[name]Sawyer[/name]
Shafer
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]

*Not sure [name]Anne[/name] works well with these.

My favorites from this list are [name]Lyle[/name], [name]Ellery[/name], [name]Romilly[/name], and [name]Shea[/name].
[name]Lyle[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Shea[/name] ([name]Anne[/name] doesn”t really work here”)

If you are really looking for T name I like [name]Tatum[/name] the most.

I don’t think [name]Tessa[/name] is dated. On “check out a name” [name]Pam[/name] and [name]Linda[/name] say that it’s given to over a thousand babies a year. [name]Tessa[/name] is a very pretty name. It’s quite feminine, so since [name]Taylor[/name] is more unisex, you might want to use another less feminine name. I’m thinking of [name]Tamsin[/name] if you want another name that starts with a “t”.
Some of my other favorite unisex names are:
[name]Hollis[/name]
[name]Camden[/name] - I think this is my fave unisex name.
[name]Arden[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Devon[/name]
[name]London[/name]
[name]Mavis[/name] (not unisex but has that kind of sound)
[name]Briony[/name] - ditto
[name]Marin[/name] - ditto
[name]Wallis[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Iona[/name] - a Scottish place name. But also sounds very feminine. I really love it!

When it comes to less frilly girls names, I tend to like Celtic names or English place names.

[name]Marlee[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Tegan[/name]
[name]Peyton[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Harley[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Adela[/name]
[name]Adair[/name]
[name]Alton[/name]
[name]Emery[/name]
[name]Devon[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Jordan[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Sheridan[/name]
[name]Kinley[/name]
[name]Regan[/name]
[name]Kennedy[/name]

A few more, although they don’t necessarily sound great with [name]Anne[/name]…

[name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Ashby[/name]
[name]Carlin[/name]
[name]Darby[/name]
[name]Evan[/name]
[name]Kenley[/name]
[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Lane[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Willoughby[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

I am like the suggestion of [name]Tamsin[/name]

Thank you for all of your great ideas! We have a lot to consider. Here are a few others that we had written down. [name]Do[/name] any of these “go” : [name]Leah[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Ryan[/name]/[name]Ryanne[/name]/[name]Rianne[/name] [name]Ann[/name] (or is [name]Ryan[/name] to boyish? ), [name]Hanna[/name]/[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Kyla[/name] [name]Ann[/name]/[name]Anne[/name], [name]Kira[/name] [name]Ann[/name]/[name]Anne[/name]?
Our last name is [name]McCarthy[/name]… A subtle Irish/celtic flair is a plus, and we are looking for a name that is “middle of the road” ie not too boyish or too girlie. (I do like [name]Lane[/name]/[name]Laine[/name] and [name]Regan[/name], among several others…)

Thank you for all of your great ideas! We have a lot to consider. Here are a few others that we had written down. [name]Do[/name] any of these “go” : [name]Leah[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Ryan[/name]/[name]Ryanne[/name]/[name]Rianne[/name] [name]Ann[/name] (or is [name]Ryan[/name] to boyish? ), [name]Hanna[/name]/[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Kyla[/name] [name]Ann[/name]/[name]Anne[/name], [name]Kira[/name] [name]Ann[/name]/[name]Anne[/name]?
Our last name is [name]McCarthy[/name]… A subtle Irish/celtic flair is a plus, and we are looking for a name that is “middle of the road” ie not too boyish or too girlie. (I do like [name]Lane[/name]/[name]Laine[/name] and [name]Regan[/name], among several others…)

[name]Leah[/name] [name]Anne[/name]: I don’t think [name]Leah[/name] [name]Anne[/name] flows well (the ending of [name]Leah[/name] and the A in [name]Anne[/name] require me to stop when I say it), and the Biblical [name]Leah[/name] doesn’t work with the surname [name]Taylor[/name].

[name]Ryan[/name]/[name]Ryanne[/name]/[name]Rianne[/name] [name]Ann[/name]: To me, [name]Ryan[/name] is a boys’ name, and only a boys’ name, but if you use it, I hope you’ll use the authentic spelling because the “yooneek” [name]Ryanne[/name] and [name]Rianne[/name] spellings simply make the name look misspelled, and not unique. (Plus, your litte girl will constantly have to correct people’s spelling.) :frowning:

[name]Hanna[/name]/[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Anne[/name]: Like [name]Leah[/name], [name]Hannah[/name] doesn’t work with [name]Taylor[/name], and [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Anne[/name] doesn’t work, because [name]Hannah[/name] contains “ann.” It’s rather like [name]Anna[/name] [name]Anne[/name], but with an H.

[name]Kyla[/name] [name]Ann[/name]/[name]Anne[/name], [name]Kira[/name] [name]Ann[/name]/[name]Anne[/name]?: I’m not a fan of [name]Kyla[/name] or [name]Kira[/name], and because the first name ends in A, the name doesn’t flow well to me. I’m sorry! :frowning:

I’d stay away from feminine names. Have you thought of using [name]Annabelle[/name] as a middle name, as opposed to [name]Anne[/name]?

Irish/Celtic roots (I’m sure most of these have been mentioned):
[name]Bronwen[/name]/[name]Bronwyn[/name]
[name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]Connelly[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Darby[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Flynn[/name]
[name]Larkin[/name]
[name]Shea[/name]
[name]Tierney[/name]

Good luck!

I really like [name]Jill[/name]'s idea of the unisex names with an Irish feel. [name]Delaney[/name], [name]Rowan[/name], [name]Regan[/name], [name]Quincy[/name], [name]Flynn[/name], [name]Teagan[/name] – I think any of these sound great with [name]Taylor[/name], with [name]Anne[/name] in the middle, and with your last name. I would definitely go in this directly rather than toward a more girly name like [name]Tessa[/name].

[name]Jill[/name], thanks for the reality checks! We really do want a name that flows. From the previous lists we like [name]Regan[/name],[name]Lane[/name]/[name]Laine[/name] and [name]Tessa[/name](although girlie). My husband’s name starts with R so [name]Regan[/name] is high on the list, but could also be a middle name. Since he is not getting a boy…

Here are a few other first names still on our list for [name]Taylor[/name]'s sister:

[name]Saige[/name], [name]Aiden[/name](too trendy?), [name]Brett[/name], [name]Autumn[/name] (not all Irish/celtic flair - but not too “girlie”) .

We would like to use a family name as a middle name, thus versions of [name]Anne[/name] or [name]Michelle[/name]. We also could use versions of [name]Hunt[/name]/[name]Hunter[/name], [name]Irene[/name] or [name]Ryan[/name].

Look forward to your thoughts! :slight_smile:

[name]Saige[/name]: I think [name]Sage[/name] (spelled [name]Sage[/name], not [name]Saige[/name], which I first pronounced “say-gee,” with a hard “g”) could work. :slight_smile:

[name]Sage[/name] [name]Annabella[/name]
[name]Sage[/name] [name]Rhiannon[/name] (a play on [name]Ryan[/name], with Welsh roots)

[name]Aiden[/name](too trendy?): Yep! :slight_smile:

[name]Brett[/name]: I think [name]Taylor[/name] and [name]Brett[/name] definitely works…

[name]Brett[/name] [name]Annabelle[/name]

[name]Autumn[/name]: I’m personally not a fan of [name]Autumn[/name], and while I think it’s feminine, I could see [name]Autumn[/name] and [name]Taylor[/name] being sisters. (I always wonder about what nicknames Autumns receive; Auty? Tummy?)

[name]Autumn[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]/[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Autumn[/name] [name]Irene[/name]

What about [name]Brice[/name]? Have you thought about [name]Auden[/name] instead of [name]Aiden[/name]?

From your present list, I’m going to vote for [name]Sage[/name] or [name]Brett[/name] with [name]Taylor[/name]. :slight_smile: This is fun!

First thoughts: [name]Jordan[/name], [name]Tamsin[/name] or [name]Ryanne[/name] (with a diff. middle) or [name]Bailey[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Camryn[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Tasha[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Tricia[/name] [name]Anne[/name], or go way Irish with [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Anne[/name] or [name]Deirdre[/name] [name]Anne[/name].