We just found out yesterday that our baby due in early [name]April[/name] is a girl and not a boy we were expecting to have.
We are parents to sons- [name]Tyrus[/name] (7) & [name]Rhys[/name] (3) and really would like a complimentary name for their sister.
We were looking to keep the ‘y’ theme though its not imparitive.
Any suggestions would be great. What comes to mind for a sister when you see brothers [name]Tyrus[/name] & [name]Rhys[/name] ?
Thank you
[name]Kathryn[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Nyla[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name],
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]/Gwyndolen,
[name]Grayce[/name],
[name]Faye[/name]/[name]Bay[/name],
[name]Romilly[/name],
[name]Hazyl[/name],
[name]Katy[/name],
[name]Arya[/name] ([name]Aria[/name]/Ar-ee-ah),
[name]Brynn[/name]/Brynlie,
[name]Cassidy[/name] “[name]Cassie[/name]/y”,
[name]Chastity[/name],
[name]Charity[/name],
[name]Ellery[/name]/[name]Elery[/name],
[name]Hillary[/name],
[name]Crystal[/name],
[name]Ellyce[/name]/[name]Elyse[/name],
[name]Emery[/name],
[name]Lynn[/name],
Finely,
[name]Gracelyn[/name]/[name]Kaelyn[/name]/[name]Raelyn[/name],
(Mc)[name]Kayla[/name],
[name]Kailey[/name]/[name]Bailey[/name]/[name]Hailey[/name],
[name]Kylie[/name],
[name]Kyler[/name],
[name]Ripley[/name],
[name]Trystan[/name].
You have unique first names with classic middles. And you’re using y as a vowel, not as a consonant (i.e. [name]Anya[/name]), nor as just an ending sound like so many girls’ names. most importantly-- none of these ys are trendy substitutes, but rather the original form.
I think-- assuming you want a stylistic match-- you should try to find an equally bold, serious, unique first and pair with a queenly, timeless middle like [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Caroline[/name] or [name]Charlotte[/name]. You can’t pick anything too close to [name]Tyrus[/name] ([name]Kyra[/name], [name]Lyra[/name]) nor to [name]Rhys[/name] ([name]Carys[/name]).
Ideas:
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Bronwyn[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Merryn[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
Longer…
Anyssa
[name]Amethyst[/name]
[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Cybele[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Olympia[/name]
[name]Soraya[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Sonya[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Marley[/name]
[name]Wynn[/name]
I really like the suggestions of [name]Sonya[/name], [name]Gwyneth[/name] and [name]Romilly[/name]. I don’t really have anything to add but I wanted to say that I love your boys names.
I like your boy names! What about [name]Emersyn[/name] or Emersynn, [name]Emy[/name], [name]Carsyn[/name], or Kensingtyn? Sort of unique spellings but I think they work.
[name]Blythe[/name] or [name]Brynn[/name] would be great with your set.
[name]Carys[/name] [name]Elisabeth[/name]
You hit the nail on the head!!! It’s like you read my mind. Lol
[name]Carys[/name] too rhymey with [name]Tyrus[/name]?
Some of my current favourites are:
[name]Nova[/name] ( I’m from [name]Nova[/name] [name]Scotia[/name])
[name]Libby[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Lola[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Briar[/name]
Saiorse
[name]Scout[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] -nn [name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Scarlet[/name]
[name]Cybil[/name] /[name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Mya[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
Hubs likes ‘[name]Sarah[/name]’ but I find it too plain to flow with my boys names. Maybe as a mn though. It’s such a hard decision as we’ve never needed to discuss girls names before. Irish or Welsh names we tend to be drawn to as well.
And he thought putting the crib together was tough?? HAHAHA
Some maybe too out there for your tastes, but I like:
[name]Fyfer[/name]/[name]Fifer[/name]
[name]Yara[/name]
[name]Deryn[/name]
[name]Lyla[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Bayou[/name]
[name]Peyton[/name]/[name]Payton[/name]
[name]Bryar[/name]/[name]Briar[/name]
[name]Byrd[/name]/[name]Bird[/name]
In the Bible, [name]Sarah[/name]'s original name was [name]Sarai[/name] “sah-[name]RYE[/name]”. Another similar name is [name]Selah[/name] “[name]SAY[/name]-lah” or [name]Sayler[/name]/[name]Sailor[/name] or [name]Seren[/name]
[name]How[/name] about:
- [name]Joy[/name]
- [name]Jocelyn[/name]
- Ayda
- [name]Lilly[/name]
- [name]Janey[/name]
- Laury
- [name]Kally[/name]
- [name]Bryn[/name]
- [name]Taylor[/name]
- [name]Kay[/name] (with a cute mn)
- [name]Haley[/name]
I second past peoples’ ideas of [name]Cassidy[/name], [name]Gwyneth[/name], [name]Lyra[/name], and [name]Sybil[/name]
I think it’s one of those borderline name…
[name]Both[/name] my boys names end in a strong “s” sound. [name]Carys[/name] might be too much. I really like it though.
Someone mentioned [name]Kay[/name] and that was my grandmothers nm for [name]Catherine[/name] ( as well as [name]Kitty[/name]). [name]Catherine[/name] is very regal and stately but doesn’t fit into our spunky, unique names. Maybe it’s time to break the chain?
This is keeping me awake at night. My boys names were just so easy to figure out.
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
These all came to mind and still incorporate your ‘Y’ theme.
I really like the previously mentioned [name]Anya[/name], though I know it has more of a defined “Y” sound than your boys’ names. [name]Anya[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] or [name]Anya[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] (for examples) would be beautiful.
I do [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Carys[/name], but find it a little matchy.
Another suggestion is [name]Sydney[/name]… not so popular lately (at least where I am) and sounds nice with [name]Tyrus[/name] and [name]Rhys[/name]. [name]Sydney[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] or [name]Sydney[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] would be lovely. (As you can tell, I love love [name]Caroline[/name]) haha. Best of luck
[name]Silly[/name] question but is [name]Anya[/name] pronounced ‘Awn-ya’??