Hello! I’d love some help naming my second daughter. I have a 2 year old daughter named [name]Avery[/name], and we have loved the names [name]Harper[/name] and [name]Brynn[/name] in the event that we had another baby girl in the future. Well, my sister-in-law recently had a baby girl and used [name]Harper[/name] for her middle name, and [name]Quinn[/name] for the first, which rhymes perfectly with [name]Brynn[/name]!
Since this happened, we’ve been trying for months to come up with a replacement name, but we can’t find any names we love as much. Can you help us come up with a good sister name for [name]Avery[/name]?
Here are some names we like, but just don’t feel like “the one”:
[name]Riley[/name] is the only one I like from your list, personally. I think the names are too on trend right now. I know that probably doesn’t bother you, but it does me, so it influences the way I review names. There are some, though, like [name]Riley[/name], that I still think are really cute. The name I thought of when looking at the title was [name]Wren[/name]. I think [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Wren[/name] sound gorgeous together. Is that too close to [name]Quinn[/name] for you? Other ideas:
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Luna[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Olive[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Rory[/name] (I think maybe we’re treading a fine line between rhymyness with this set)
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Billie[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Willow[/name] ([name]LOVE[/name] this and if you wanted a unisex name you could still use [name]Billie[/name] as a nn)
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Harlow[/name] (Slightly different to [name]Harper[/name], but same sort of feel.)
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Marlowe[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Shelby[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Lara[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Bella[/name]
I think [name]Peyton[/name] sounds best with [name]Hadley[/name] as runner up. [name]Paige[/name], [name]Taylor[/name] and [name]Riley[/name] feel 1990s unisex to me. [name]Peyton[/name]'s unisex nature will mean a lot of Berries won’t care for it, but I think it matches [name]Avery[/name]'s sleek, spunky sound just fine! Plus I like that [name]Peyton[/name] actually has a little (tragic) lit history on a girl in Styron’s Lie Down In Darkness. I like the suggestion of [name]Marlow[/name]/e (nn [name]Marley[/name]?), too.
Here are some other ideas:
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Blair[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Campbell[/name] (nn [name]Cam[/name] or [name]Belle[/name])
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Carlin[/name] (nn [name]Carly[/name] or [name]Lin[/name])
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Ellison[/name] or [name]Ellis[/name] (nn [name]Ellie[/name])
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Eden[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Fifer[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Finley[/name] (I don’t usually like the same ending sound in a sibset, but this is sweet)
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Larkin[/name] (nn [name]Lark[/name])
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Maret[/name]/[name]Merritt[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Marin[/name]/[name]Merrin[/name]/Mirrin
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Monroe[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Pace[/name] (this sounds a little more updated from [name]Paige[/name])
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Parker[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Penrose[/name] (nn [name]Rose[/name]/[name]Rosey[/name])
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Piper[/name] (love)
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Reese[/name] (also love)
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Rowan[/name] (also love!)
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Shiloh[/name] (I personally don’t like it; I think of the sad story with the dog. But other people love it, so maybe you will, too!)
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Sloane[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Teagan[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Tiernan[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] & [name]Winslow[/name] (nn [name]Winnie[/name] or [name]Lola[/name]) (love!)
[name]EDIT[/name]: Sorry, I reread what you wrote and realized that [name]Quinn[/name] was the [name]SIL[/name]'s baby’s first name. I deleted my rah-rah-rah speech about using [name]Brynn[/name], haha.
Out of your list I like [name]Hadley[/name] the best with [name]Avery[/name], and think they sound good together even though they have a similar ending.
The lists from other posts are great! I especially love [name]Eden[/name], [name]Piper[/name] and [name]Rowan[/name] with [name]Avery[/name]! I also really love [name]Quinn[/name] though! You won’t consider it even though it rhymes with you [name]SIL[/name]'s baby’s name?
Thanks for the suggestions! I love [name]Piper[/name], but DH is not a fan. We both really like [name]Rowan[/name], but we only know boys with the name. I was hesitant to use it because of that. Is [name]Rowan[/name] becoming more unisex? I also love [name]Harlow[/name], but it doesn’t work with our last name.
As for the rhyming issue, it personally does not bother me. I know it would upset my [name]SIL[/name], though. Would you still use [name]Brynn[/name] anyway? The girls will be close in age and have the same last name. I am just worried I’ll have name regret if I don’t use a name I love…
You guys have given some great suggestions. I’ll show DH and maybe we will be able to agree on something! Lots of great names we haven’t considered… thanks!
Yes, [name]Rowan[/name] is decidedly unisex as it is ranked at #309 for boys and #535 for girls. So boys have a definite edge, but it’s used on girls, too.
That said, I would stick with [name]Brynn[/name] since you guys love it. You loved it before your [name]SIL[/name]'s choice was made public. [name]Brynn[/name] isn’t the exact same name as [name]Quinn[/name], and your [name]SIL[/name] doesn’t own exclusive rights to “names rhyming with [name]Quinn[/name]”. And you have a few months to get everyone (including [name]SIL[/name]) used to the idea. If you think it would help, you might want to talk with her about it. She’s gone through the naming process and probably understands (even if she’s still protective) what it’s like to love a name and feel like it’s the one. I suppose you might come away without getting her blessing (in which case you’d have a hard choice to make knowing from her verbally that she’d be upset). But at the same time, your child will have her name for her entire life. I’d imagine (or hope!) that you [name]SIL[/name] doesn’t hold grudges for nearly that long.
But I don’t know your family. And my sisters and I all talk about naming sons after our father, so someday there might well be three kids in our extended family with the same exact name, haha… So that’s just my two cents.
I like [name]Paige[/name] and [name]Avery[/name] together, or [name]Taylor[/name] and [name]Avery[/name]. I also like [name]Riley[/name] but i feel like it is too similiar to [name]Avery[/name]. Personally not a fan of [name]Hadley[/name] or [name]Peyton[/name], altho [name]Peyton[/name] sounds pretty good with [name]Avery[/name].
What about [name]Parker[/name]? I love [name]Parker[/name] for a girl.
You could use [name]Harper[/name] as a first name since [name]SIL[/name] only used it as a mn - but I would broach the subject with [name]SIL[/name] first.
I love [name]Paige[/name] and [name]Hadley[/name] from your list. A few more suggestions:
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Finley[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Avery[/name] and [name]Hollis[/name]
[name]Peyton[/name] - it’s my name and the only complaint is that I wish it was more unique
[name]Taylor[/name] - I feel it’s to bland
[name]Hadley[/name] - I like it!
[name]Paige[/name] - too bland as well
[name]Riley[/name] - I love this one!
[name]How[/name] about [name]Brenna[/name]? It works great with [name]Avery[/name], but is still feminine. From your list, I like [name]Hadley[/name] best.
We both really like [name]Rowan[/name], but we only know boys with the name. I was hesitant to use it because of that. Is [name]Rowan[/name] becoming more unisex? I also love [name]Harlow[/name], but it doesn’t work with our last name.