Should I Consider All Siblings? (Please Read!)

Name Advice
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My husband and I have recently decided to adopt my best friends second child because she is unable to care for another child. We already have two children ourselves and she has a young daughter. She does not want the child to know she is their mother. Since this is the case, should I consider her daughters name when coming up with a name to go well with our own bio-children?

My children are [name_f]Caia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] and her daughter is [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f].

So far our top contenders are [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] for a girl and [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Alphonse[/name_m] for a boy. What are your thoughts? Any suggestions?

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My thought is trying to settle on a name that everyone likes the first time. Maybe you and your husband can make a list of 2 or 3 names that she could pick from if she doesn’t like your choices above.

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I would choose a name you both love. It’s a bonus if it ‘goes’ with your sibset, but I personally would not consider her own child’s name as a factor. The baby’s siblings will be your children.
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] and [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Alphonse[/name_m] are wonderful! I love [name_f]Caia[/name_f] and [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], too.
Best of luck and congratulations!