Obsessed with sibling names for my little one.

[hannah]

I’m totally stumped on sibling names. I would like to avoid another name that ends in an ‘a’ sound and I tend to lean toward two syllable names.

Names that I like but can’t use for one reason or another are:

Necia
[name]Nahla[/name]
[name]Malou[/name]
Sachi
[name]Jovie[/name]

[name]Floyd[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]
Willim
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Bronson[/name]
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Flint[/name]/[name]Flynt[/name]
[name]Archie[/name]

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[cora]

([name]Edit[/name]: I totally missed the part about avoiding A endings, so just ignore my a ending suggestions. I’m really sorry!)

[name]Hi[/name]! I think that [name]Priya[/name] is a beautiful name. Are you looking for anothe [name]Indian[/name] name?

A poster was considering Natesa for her daughter, and I thought it was gorgeous!

It looks like you are looking for something of a different origin, though, and I can see these names with [name]Priya[/name]:

[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Amandine[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]/[name]Arabelle[/name]
[name]Averil[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Evelina[/name]
[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Evadne[/name]
[name]Honora[/name]/[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Hyacinth[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]/[name]Irissa[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Jonquil[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Larissa[/name]
[name]Lilou[/name]
[name]Melora[/name]
[name]Marin[/name]/[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Nerissa[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Oceane[/name]
[name]Rosalba[/name]
[name]Raphaelle[/name]
[name]Simona[/name]
[name]Samara[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]/[name]Seraphine[/name]
Samaire
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]

I think that exotic sounding names sound great with [name]Priya[/name]!

[name]August[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Bodhi[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]
[name]Anselm[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Darius[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Emmanuel[/name]
[name]Ivo[/name]
[name]Ives[/name]
[name]Inigo[/name]
[name]Japhy[/name]
[name]Kai[/name]
[name]Lev[/name]
[name]Mateo[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name]
[name]Orion[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Stellan[/name]

I see you like surnames, and I can see these with the exotic [name]Priya[/name]:

[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Hawthorne[/name]
[name]Ives[/name] (sound a bit like hives, though)

I can less easily see these modern sounding names with [name]Priya[/name]:

[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Abbott[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Maxfield[/name]
[name]Shepherd[/name]
[name]Winslow[/name]

Best wishes to you!

[irisrose]

I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Priya[/name]! What about:

[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Esti[/name] (Basque; means ‘honey’)
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
Zelie (accent mark on the E)
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Celine[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]

or another [name]Indian[/name] name:

[name]Anjali[/name]
[name]Avani[/name]
[name]Kali[/name]
[name]Kiran[/name]
Minali
[name]Rani[/name]

Boys:

[name]Augustin[/name] (nn [name]Gus[/name])
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Leander[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Caspar[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]

[hannah]

Thank you [name]Jill[/name]! You’ve made some great sugestions. I like Natesa, [name]Annora[/name], [name]Evelina[/name], [name]Evadne[/name], [name]Esme[/name] , [name]Lilou[/name], [name]Juniper[/name] & [name]Japhy[/name]. Thats more than I’ve found searching myself. Thanks

I’m not looking specifically for an [name]Indian[/name] name but something similarly exotic would be nice. I hadn’t come across Natesa before but I think its pretty. I like N names.

[hannah]

Thanks for your input irisrose. I like [name]Esti[/name] but it does’t feel substantial enough for me. [name]Avani[/name] and [name]Elodie[/name] are good too.

[cora]

I’m glad you found some possibilities. I think you chose such a pretty name for your little girl.

I personally love feminine names that end in A, but if you’re not comfortable with another A name, there are tons of great names out there with different endings.

[name]Dean[/name] feels very masculine to me (which it should), so I personally don’t see his name as the oddball out or anything; I just think of it as clearly masculine. If you have a boy, I don’t think you’ll have a hard time avoiding -a ending names.

Would you feel left out if you had two sons with names that ended in N (like [name]Dean[/name]), or would you just view them as masculine names? I have naming rules, too, so I do understand where you’re coming from!

Whatever you decide, I love the names you liked above!

Best wishes to you!

[lemon]

My roommate during my freshman year of college was named [name]Priya[/name]! What a beautiful choice!

I’m going to suggest other names that incorporate the meaning of [name]Priya[/name], “beloved,” because I think it is so beautiful…

[name]Aimee[/name] - French - “beloved friend”
[name]Cari[/name] - Welsh - “beloved”
[name]Suki[/name] - Japanese - “beloved”
[name]Cerys[/name] - Welsh - “to love”
[name]Esme[/name] - French - “loved”

[name]David[/name] - Hebrew - “beloved”
[name]Dewey[/name] - Welsh - “beloved”
[name]Keefe[/name] - Irish - “handsome, beloved”
[name]Connor[/name] - Irish - “wolf lover”

Or, boy names meaning “happy” -

[name]Asher[/name] - Hebrew - “happy”
[name]Seeley[/name] - English - “very happy”

Best of luck, [name]Hannah[/name]!

[hannah]

Thanks for your opinion [name]Jill[/name] - it helps.

[name]Lemon[/name], my husband actually did the same thing you did and searched for names with the same or a similar meaning. He’s decided he likes [name]Davie[/name]/[name]Davey[/name] for a girl. [name]Davie[/name] sounds pretty but I’m not sure if Im comfortable using a boys name next to [name]Priya[/name].

I think I’m leaning toward [name]Esme[/name] but I haven’t even run it by my husband yet.

Thanks for you suggestions!

[Kiki]

A few more exotic/unusual names (and I’ll try to avoid A endings)

[name]Juni[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Nyx[/name]
[name]Briar[/name]
[name]Blue[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Salome[/name] (sah-low-me)
[name]Melody[/name]
[name]Harmony[/name]
[name]Delphie[/name]/[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Shelby[/name]
[name]Olivette[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]/[name]Cleone[/name]
Marvene
[name]Kamali[/name]

[name]Ford[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Russell[/name]
[name]River[/name]
[name]Kito[/name]

[lemon]

@hannah

Thanks for your opinion [name]Jill[/name] - it helps.

[name]Lemon[/name], my husband actually did the same thing you did and searched for names with the same or a similar meaning. He’s decided he likes [name]Davie[/name]/[name]Davey[/name] for a girl. [name]Davie[/name] sounds pretty but I’m not sure if Im comfortable using a boys name next to [name]Priya[/name].

I think I’m leaning toward [name]Esme[/name] but I haven’t even run it by my husband yet.

Thanks for you suggestions!

I see the appeal, but I don’t think I’d use a boyish name next to the very feminine and flirty [name]Priya[/name], either…