Need some fresh ideas

My boyfriend and I are expecting our first child, due in February. I’ve always loved looking at baby names, but now that it’s for a real child nothing seems right.

I have trouble with boy’s names, but my boyfriend has picked some that really surprised me: [name]Gabriel[/name] or [name]Alastar[/name]. Middle name for a boy will likely be [name]James[/name] - a family name. For girls the middle name will likely be [name]Hazel[/name], another family name. Some girl names I like (but boyfriend isn’t fond of so far) include [name]Nola[/name], [name]Adalia[/name], and [name]Elena[/name].

If it helps, the last name is two syllables and starts with C. Strong “T” sound at the end. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated :slight_smile:

Oh, I love [name]Nola[/name]! Others which are very similar include [name]Nona[/name], [name]Nova[/name] and [name]Nora[/name] - perhaps he’ll like one of those? [name]Nora[/name] could be a nickname, too, for [name]Eleanor/name, [name]Annora[/name], [name]Honora[/name], [name]Honoria[/name], [name]Honorine[/name] or [name]Lenore[/name]/a. [name]Nola[/name] also reminds me of [name]Orla[/name], [name]Stella[/name] and [name]Isla[/name].

[name]Adalia[/name] - [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Audrey[/name], [name]Dahlia[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Camelia[/name].

[name]Elena[/name] - [name]Helen/name, [name]Eleanor/name, [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Eleri[/name], [name]Elodie[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Giselle[/name], [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Mirabelle[/name].

[name]Do[/name] any of these take your fancy?

Good luck! [name]Auburn[/name]

Thanks [name]Auburn[/name]! My boyfriend did suggest [name]Nora[/name] instead, which I like but I’m not sure I’m set on it. I also love [name]Elodie[/name], but it has already been vetoed… It also rhymes with the last name. I also like [name]Audrey[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name]. I’m thinking a three syllable name would work best with the two syllable middle name and two syllable last name. So any three syllable suggestions are more than welcome!

Does anyone have any suggestions for boy names? so far I’m not too sure on [name]Alastar[/name] - I worry about the nickname “[name]Al[/name]”. So far [name]Gabriel[/name] [name]James[/name] is the front runner.