need some ideas

General Name Discussion
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We aren’t sure yet if we are having a girl or a boy, and until we find out my husband and I aren’t going to start the serious name talks yet… But I am trying to get a head start as it took us forever to name our first child. We picked [name]Elaina[/name] [name]Grace[/name] which was kind of a compromise for us both but we ended up both loving it. So these are the names I am considering; wanted to get feedback/ideas:

Girl:
[name]Sydney[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]

Boy:
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]

Note: our last name starts with a “C” and is one syllable, so I try to be really conscious of using only one syllable names- prefer at least 2 syllable ones… We have no desier to family names, with the exception that [name]Addison[/name] is a name on my side of the family that I happen to like.

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I love [name]Maya[/name] for a girl, and for a boy my favorite is [name]Noah[/name].

[name]Sydney[/name] [name]Elise[/name]-- I wouldn’t use [name]Sydney[/name], since it’s a surname and a city
[name]Avery[/name]-- It’s originally a surname, and getting very trendy
[name]Sophia[/name]-- Very pretty, but really popular right now
[name]Maya[/name]-- [name]Maya[/name] is lovely! Personally, I like it spelled [name]Maia[/name], but either is nice

Boy:
[name]Noah[/name]-- My favorite of your choices
[name]Addison[/name]-- Unfortunately, this is really trendy on girls-- I think it was # 11 last year :frowning:
[name]Cameron[/name]-- This is my second favorite
[name]Sawyer[/name]-- To me, it has an ugly sound, not to mention a surname that means “wood chopper”

other suggestions…

[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Alina[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Mara[/name]
[name]Aveline[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Selena[/name]

[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]

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Girl:
[name]Sydney[/name] [name]Elise[/name] - I love the [name]Sydney[/name] or [name]Sidney[/name] but I feel some of your other names would fit better with [name]Elaina[/name]. If that’s no bother to you than [name]Sydney[/name]/[name]Sidney[/name] is great. I’ve had it on my short list at one point.
[name]Avery[/name] - Very pretty. I’ve only known one and he well, was a he.
I like unisex names for girls and this seems to be one of the less masculine sounding ones.
[name]Sophia[/name] - I’ve always loved [name]Sophia[/name]. I’m sad it’s so popular right now but that might depend on your area. [name]Elaina[/name] and [name]Sophia[/name] are pretty together.
[name]Maya[/name] - I really like this name too but I might be biased since I have a little [name]Mia[/name] (mee-ah). [name]Elaina[/name] and [name]Maya[/name] I think work the best together.

Boy:
[name]Noah[/name] - [name]Noah[/name] is a sweet name. I like [name]Noah[/name] and names like [name]Josiah[/name].
[name]Addison[/name] - As mentioned it’s really popular for girls.
[name]Cameron[/name] - This has been one of my favorites for a long time. Scramble the letters and [name]Cameron[/name] = [name]Romance[/name] :slight_smile:
[name]Sawyer[/name] - This is not a bad name at all but I like [name]Noah[/name] and [name]Cameron[/name] better.

I would pick [name]Elaina[/name] and [name]Maya[/name] or [name]Elaina[/name] and [name]Cameron[/name].

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I really love the name [name]Eliana[/name]! :slight_smile:

[name]Sydney[/name] [name]Elise[/name]: [name]Sydney[/name] is pretty trendy/dated, and I think that a femine name would work better with the beautiful [name]Eliana[/name].
[name]Avery[/name]: Ditto.
[name]Sophia[/name]: [name]Sophia[/name] is seriously popular, but I think it’s beautiful. I can definitely see [name]Eliana[/name] and [name]Maya[/name] as siblings.
[name]Maya[/name]: I think that the exotic [name]Maya[/name] works beautifully with [name]Eliana[/name].

From your list, I love [name]Maya[/name] with [name]Eliana[/name], placing [name]Sophia[/name] in second place only because of its popularity. With [name]Eliana[/name], I picture something similarly feminine with a bit of an exotic feel.

More names that I think work with [name]Eliana[/name]:

[name]Aveline[/name] (Irish name…close to [name]Avery[/name])
[name]Camille[/name]/[name]Camilla[/name] (may not work with your last name)
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] (another Irish name that reminds me of [name]Avery[/name])
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Samara[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

Boy:
[name]Noah[/name]: I think it’s handome, but it’s also very popular, which may or may not be an issue for you. I think that [name]Noah[/name] works really well with [name]Eliana[/name].
[name]Addison[/name]: I’ve only heard this on girls, and it’s VERY trendy now (#12). It feels like the new [name]Madison[/name] to me.
[name]Cameron[/name]: I think it’s handsome, but also very popular. I think that [name]Noah[/name] fits [name]Eliana[/name]'s style better.
[name]Sawyer[/name]: Ditto.

[name]Eliana[/name] and:

[name]Abraham[/name] (nn [name]Bram[/name] or [name]Abe[/name])
[name]August[/name]/[name]Augustin[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name] (nn [name]Cash[/name])
[name]Dashiell[/name] (nn [name]Dash[/name])
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]

I can best see Biblical or slightly exotic names with [name]Eliana[/name], but here are some more surnames as first names you may like:

[name]Abbott[/name] (nn [name]Abe[/name])
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Maxfield[/name]
[name]Quinlan[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name]
[name]Shepherd[/name]
[name]Truman[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

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Thank you so much for your insights! This is the first time I have used nameberry and I really wish I had discovered it when pregnant with my first! I thought a lot about what you all said and I think that a lot of it makes sense. I think I might move [name]Avery[/name] over to my boy list, perhaps as a middle name… I agree that since [name]Elaina[/name] is a girly name, if she has a sister a girly name would fit for her better, too. So I am sticking with [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Maya[/name], and now considering [name]Aveline[/name] (I need to look up the pronunciation of that, though…) I definately will keep [name]Noah[/name] at the top of my list, I am in love with that name more and more.

That being said, I found a list of names we considered with the first baby and I thought I would run these by you, too, as some of them I still love:

Girl:
[name]Peyton[/name]
[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]

Boy:
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]

[name]Do[/name] any of these strike a cord with you? Any input would help!!!

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This is my first time using Nameberry, so I posted a new post somewhere below rather than replying to each of your individual posts… Not sure if that is the right way to do it or not!

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That’s perfect!:slight_smile:

Girl:
[name]Sophia[/name] - While I think this name goes very well with [name]Eliana[/name], I just wanted to point out the popularity of it. [name]Sophia[/name] is #7, while [name]Sofia[/name] is #36, and [name]Sophie[/name] is #74. Its HUGELY popular. On the other hand, [name]Eliana[/name] is #203. I don’t know if this bothers you at all, but a lot of people don’t always realize how popular a name is. So I just wanted to point it out to you.
[name]Maya[/name] - [name]Maya[/name] is #72, so a little less popular than [name]Sophia[/name] but still up there. And I actually like the way [name]Sophia[/name] sounds with [name]Eliana[/name] a little better.
[name]Aveline[/name]- now this name is not even ranked in the top 1000! :slight_smile: She could very well be the only one around your town!
[name]Peyton[/name] - This one (while I just [name]LOVE[/name] it) has the same feel as [name]Avery[/name] to me. It is very unisex. I’m not sure that it has the “girly-factor” you were saying you hoped to achieve.
[name]Bella[/name] - This one feels all nicknamey to me. It’s very pretty, but I feel its better suited to a middle.
[name]Jocelyn[/name]- I looked this up on the SSA popularity site and was surprised to learn that its#67. To me it feels like a 90’s name.

Boy:
[name]Alexander[/name] - strong and classic. I like it, but so do a lot of people. Its number 6… (PS- I like the nn [name]Xander[/name])
[name]Owen[/name] - Oh how I love thee! Its number 58, though :frowning:

Please don’t hate me! I looked back at what I wrote and I realized that I didn’t write a whole lot of positive things…So sorry. I just know that we, here at nameberry, will be able to find the perfect name for you. And in reality our opinions are just that…our opinions. Please take them with a grain of salt. In hopes of ACTUALLY helping you, I’m going to include some name suggestions. Sorry for repeats… :slight_smile: Have a fabulous day and Good [name]Luck[/name]! :slight_smile:

Here’s some names that are around the same popularity as [name]Eliana[/name] (#203):

Girls:
[name]Tessa[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]! #202)
[name]Amaya[/name] #198
[name]Julianna[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]! but might be too matchy) #194
[name]Bianca[/name] #204
[name]Clara[/name] #206
[name]Josephine[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]!) #208
[name]Scarlett[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]!) #210
[name]Nora[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]!) #216
[name]Annabelle[/name] #188 (nn [name]Bella[/name])

Boys:
[name]Camden[/name] #204
[name]Roman[/name] #205 ([name]LOVE[/name]!)
[name]Asher[/name] #206
[name]Abraham[/name] #187
[name]Lincoln[/name] #212 ([name]LOVE[/name]!)
[name]Rylan[/name] #217 ([name]LOVE[/name]!)
[name]Calvin[/name] #228

And here’s some that I just thought you might like :slight_smile: :

Girls:
[name]Emmeline[/name] (nn [name]Emme[/name])
[name]Cordelia[/name] (nn [name]Cora[/name]/[name]Delia[/name])
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name] (nn [name]Tori[/name])
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] (nn [name]Mattie[/name]/[name]Tillie[/name]/[name]Tilda[/name])
[name]Violet[/name] (nn [name]Vi[/name]/[name]Lettie[/name])
[name]Amalia[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]

Boys:
[name]Oliver[/name] (nn [name]Ollie[/name])
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Oran[/name]
[name]August[/name] (nn [name]Augie[/name]/[name]Gus[/name])
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] (nn [name]Rhett[/name])
[name]Harrison[/name] (nn [name]Harry[/name])
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name] (nn [name]Quinn[/name])
[name]Wade[/name]
[name]Edward[/name] (nn [name]Ward[/name])
[name]Liam[/name]

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Thank you! I guess I am going to have to consider how much I care about the popularity of a name… It never bothered me before, but I can see how once my child is in school how that will be annoying if there are 5 others with the same name. And now that a lot of my friends are having kids, I am noticing some of my names getting “stolen” (not knowlingly of course) so it is a definate plus to have a more uncommon name…

One thing I wanted to point out, since it has come up twice now- my daughter’s name is [name]Elaina[/name] (pronounced A-lay-na) not [name]Eliana[/name] ([name]El[/name]-ee-ah-na)- I don’t know if it was a typo or not, but it seemed like some people were thinking it was the latter. Which is a very beautiful name, but one we never considered and now it would be too close to [name]Elaina[/name]! Also, my husband tends toward trendier names, it seems- and tends to raise his eyebrows about older, more classic names that haven’t been heard around in awhile- so I think I’ll have to work on him a bit. But this is a great start! Keep the comments coming!

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OMG! I’m so sorry! I just realized this WHOLE thing I thought your daughter was [name]Eliana[/name]! I was perusing other posts and realized its actually [name]Elaina[/name]!!! SORRY! Most everything I wrote still works, but [name]Elaina[/name] is #462 (so even LESS popular than [name]Eliana[/name]). I will add names at the bottom of this that fit [name]ELAINA[/name]'S popularity.
Sorry again!!!

That’s perfect!:slight_smile:

Girl:
[name]Sophia[/name] - While I think this name goes very well with [name]Eliana[/name], I just wanted to point out the popularity of it. [name]Sophia[/name] is #7, while [name]Sofia[/name] is #36, and [name]Sophie[/name] is #74. Its HUGELY popular. On the other hand, [name]Eliana[/name] is #203. I don’t know if this bothers you at all, but a lot of people don’t always realize how popular a name is. So I just wanted to point it out to you.
[name]Maya[/name] - [name]Maya[/name] is #72, so a little less popular than [name]Sophia[/name] but still up there. And I actually like the way [name]Sophia[/name] sounds with [name]Eliana[/name] a little better.
[name]Aveline[/name]- now this name is not even ranked in the top 1000! :slight_smile: She could very well be the only one around your town!
[name]Peyton[/name] - This one (while I just [name]LOVE[/name] it) has the same feel as [name]Avery[/name] to me. It is very unisex. I’m not sure that it has the “girly-factor” you were saying you hoped to achieve.
[name]Bella[/name] - This one feels all nicknamey to me. It’s very pretty, but I feel its better suited to a middle.
[name]Jocelyn[/name]- I looked this up on the SSA popularity site and was surprised to learn that its#67. To me it feels like a 90’s name.

Boy:
[name]Alexander[/name] - strong and classic. I like it, but so do a lot of people. Its number 6… (PS- I like the nn [name]Xander[/name])
[name]Owen[/name] - Oh how I love thee! Its number 58, though :frowning:

Please don’t hate me! I looked back at what I wrote and I realized that I didn’t write a whole lot of positive things…So sorry. I just know that we, here at nameberry, will be able to find the perfect name for you. And in reality our opinions are just that…our opinions. Please take them with a grain of salt. In hopes of ACTUALLY helping you, I’m going to include some name suggestions. Sorry for repeats… :slight_smile: Have a fabulous day and Good [name]Luck[/name]! :slight_smile:

Here’s some names that are around the same popularity as [name]Eliana[/name] (#203):

Girls:
[name]Tessa[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]! #202)
[name]Amaya[/name] #198
[name]Julianna[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]! but might be too matchy) #194
[name]Bianca[/name] #204
[name]Clara[/name] #206
[name]Josephine[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]!) #208
[name]Scarlett[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]!) #210
[name]Nora[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name]!) #216
[name]Annabelle[/name] #188 (nn [name]Bella[/name])

Boys:
[name]Camden[/name] #204
[name]Roman[/name] #205 ([name]LOVE[/name]!)
[name]Asher[/name] #206
[name]Abraham[/name] #187
[name]Lincoln[/name] #212 ([name]LOVE[/name]!)
[name]Rylan[/name] #217 ([name]LOVE[/name]!)
[name]Calvin[/name] #228

And here’s some that I just thought you might like :slight_smile: :

Girls:
[name]Emmeline[/name] (nn [name]Emme[/name])
[name]Cordelia[/name] (nn [name]Cora[/name]/[name]Delia[/name])
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name] (nn [name]Tori[/name])
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] (nn [name]Mattie[/name]/[name]Tillie[/name]/[name]Tilda[/name])
[name]Violet[/name] (nn [name]Vi[/name]/[name]Lettie[/name])
[name]Amalia[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]

Boys:
[name]Oliver[/name] (nn [name]Ollie[/name])
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Oran[/name]
[name]August[/name] (nn [name]Augie[/name]/[name]Gus[/name])
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Everett[/name] (nn [name]Rhett[/name])
[name]Harrison[/name] (nn [name]Harry[/name])
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name] (nn [name]Quinn[/name])
[name]Wade[/name]
[name]Edward[/name] (nn [name]Ward[/name])
[name]Liam[/name][/quote]

[name]Elaina[/name] #462
Girls:
[name]Rosa[/name] #457
[name]Athena[/name] #455
[name]Kathleen[/name] #452
[name]Juliet[/name] #451
[name]Emery[/name] #468
[name]Kiana[/name] #474
[name]Meredith[/name] #445

Boys:
[name]Kellen[/name] #444
[name]Milo[/name] #449
[name]Chandler[/name] #457
[name]Reese[/name] #462
[name]Quinton[/name] #464
[name]Damon[/name] #472
[name]Beckett[/name] #480
[name]Brycen[/name] #483

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Not a problem! I can see how the mix-up would happen. My husband wanted to spell it [name]Alayna[/name] which might have been less confusing.

Also funny- I noticed [name]Quinton[/name] was on your last list of boys- that is my husband’s first name, actually. Unfortunately, he has always hated his first name, so you see I have my work cut out for me.

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Maybe some names your husband will like?
(I noticed you said the popularity doesn’t bother you as much, either…so maybe you’ll like some of these, too?)

Girls:
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]

Boys:
[name]Ashton[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]
[name]Jackson[/name]
[name]Landon[/name]
[name]Trenton[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]

Also, here are a few blog entries that I thought might help you out. (or you might just enjoy reading them!) :slight_smile: I’m sorry, I think I’m going totally overboard! But I’m having a blast re-reading some of these! I think the last two, especially, might help you and hubby come to a compromise!

https://nameberry.com/blog/2009/07/03/but-olivia-is-my-favorite-name/

https://nameberry.com/blog/2009/07/06/kissing-cousin-names-names-that-dont-look-related-but-are/

https://nameberry.com/blog/2009/08/31/emmas-daughters/

https://nameberry.com/blog/2009/07/22/the-clementine-clique-trendy-names-ending-in-ine/

https://nameberry.com/blog/2009/05/29/hidden-gems-on-the-popularity-list/

These last two are quite fun!!
I found all these other ones while TRYING to find these last two :slight_smile:

https://nameberry.com/blog/2009/04/21/nameberry-makeover-renovating-the-top-ten-girls-names/

https://nameberry.com/blog/2009/04/23/nameberry-makeover-boys-edition/

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Oops! I, too, misread [name]Elaina[/name] as [name]Eliana[/name], only because I’ve been seeing [name]Eliana[/name] a lot lately! I apologize, and want you to know that I love [name]Elaina[/name]! :slight_smile:

Of the new names you’ve listed, I can see [name]Bella[/name] with [name]Elaina[/name], but it feels like another “el” name with [name]Elaina[/name]. I can see [name]Alexander[/name] with [name]Elaina[/name], too.

I’m sorry for the mistake! :slight_smile:

Good luck!

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Girl:
[name]Sydney[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]

My favorite of these with [name]Elaina[/name] is [name]Maya[/name]. [name]Yvette[/name] would be pretty, too.

Boy:
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]

None of these go with [name]Elaina[/name] imo. [name]Albert[/name] would be handsome.

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Girl:
[name]Peyton[/name]
[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]

None of the above names is as pretty as [name]Elaina[/name].
[name]Celeste[/name] would be pretty. Maybe [name]Delphine[/name].
I will have to add more later because my daughter needs the computer! Okay, I’m back.
[name]Amandine[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name], [name]Cecily[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Flavia[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Irini[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Tereza[/name]
[name]Zandra[/name] nn [name]Zandie[/name]

Boy:
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]

[name]Alexander[/name] nn [name]Zander[/name] would be handsome with [name]Elaina[/name].
Also,
[name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Berlin[/name] - great for a middle name
[name]Clive[/name]
[name]Crispin[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Gilbert[/name]
[name]Ivo[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Javier[/name]
[name]Jules[/name]
[name]Laird[/name]
[name]Laszlo[/name]
[name]Marcel[/name]
Menno
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Nico[/name]
[name]Olivier[/name]
[name]Paolo[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name]
[name]Remy[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]

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Girl:
[name]Sydney[/name] [name]Elise[/name] - i find it hard to like place names, so i really don’t care for this one.
[name]Avery[/name] - i don’t think this goes well with [name]Elaina[/name] as the other names, but i like it!
[name]Sophia[/name] - used to hate this name, but now i think is really pretty
[name]Maya[/name] - don’t really care for this one

My favorites are [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Sophia[/name], but I think [name]Sophia[/name] and [name]Sydney[/name] go best with [name]Elaina[/name].

Boy:
[name]Noah[/name] - i like this one the best AND i think it goes best with [name]Elaina[/name]
[name]Addison[/name] - a popular girls name, u might not want to name ur son this
[name]Cameron[/name] - just ok for me
[name]Sawyer[/name] - just ok for me