Sibling for Ben and Will

Need girl and boy suggestions as a sibling for [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] [name_m]John[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Benjie[/name_m]) and [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Will[/name_m]) Middle names will be family names and my style leans traditional. [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Nell[/name_f] for a girl but would like a more formal option (can’t use [name_f]Elenor[/name_f])

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I love your children’s names! So classy! I’m also a fan of traditional names. Another thing I notice is that both of your boys’ names are three syllables, so I wonder if that’s something that appeals to you. Here are some sibling suggestions that come to mind:

Girl:

Anneliese (might be a stretch, but [name_f]Nell[/name_f] could be a nn)
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (another [name_f]Nell[/name_f] nn option)
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

Boy:

Charles
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]

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Love many of these! [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u]) is a top choice for me, but my husband thinks it’s too reminiscent of a chipmunk :roll_eyes:

Love [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] too! Thank you

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Benjie and [name_m]Will[/name_m] are so lovely together!

Maybe you’d like
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]”
[name_f]Nicolette[/name_f] “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]”
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]

Maxwell
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]

Penelope is another name for the nickname [name_f]Nell[/name_f]

So I would do [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u], [name_m]William[/name_m], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] and [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]

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Cornelia “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]”
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]”
[name_f]Fenella[/name_f] “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]”
Tenille “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]”
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]”
[name_f]Jenelle[/name_f] “ [name_f]Nell[/name_f]”

Other names I love with [name_m]Ben[/name_m] and [name_m]Will[/name_m]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] “[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]”
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]

Matthew
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeffery[/name_m]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]

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Helen or [name_f]Helena[/name_f] would be a lovely route to nn [name_f]Nell[/name_f] and every bit as traditional as [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] & [name_m]William[/name_m], if you like either variant. :slight_smile:

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Oooh, [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] is an interesting option! [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] is on the short list. Thanks!

I do like [name_f]Helena[/name_f], thank you

Penelope would be good and match [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] and [name_m]William[/name_m]. And you very easily get [name_f]Nell[/name_f] from [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]. For boys I like [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”, [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] “Sull” or “[name_u]Sully[/name_u]”, [name_m]Archibald[/name_m] or [name_u]Archer[/name_u] “[name_m]Archie[/name_m]”, [name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”, [name_m]Leander[/name_m] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”

Benjie, [name_m]Will[/name_m], and [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_m]Benjie[/name_m], [name_m]Will[/name_m], and [name_u]Theo[/name_u]

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Penelope ([name_f]Nell[/name_f]) would be darling with [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] and [name_m]William[/name_m].

Benjamin, [name_m]William[/name_m] +

Samuel
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_u]Bradley[/name_u]

Abigail
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]

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I’m pretty sure they’ve all been mentioned before but I think [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] “[name_f]Nell[/name_f]” or “[name_u]Penny[/name_u]” would be so cute with your boys names!
For boys I think these would be cute:

Maxwell nn “[name_u]Max[/name_u]”
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] nn “Hue” (tho I have a feeling ur SO won’t like it if they didn’t like [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] :joy:
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] nn “[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]”
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] nn “[name_u]Gray[/name_u]”
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] nn “[name_u]Kit[/name_u]”
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] “[name_m]Tommy[/name_m]”

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Nell:
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]

other girls:
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]

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Love so many of your suggestions, thank you!

For [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], would it change your opinion if the last name started with P, also three syllables. Too much alliteration?

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I love [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]! Since they are classic names, maybe another classic name would fit your new baby!

Girls
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] (could be a nickname for [name_f]Nell[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] (I don’t often recommend my name, but I think it would go well!)
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]

Boys
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] (I personally like this one for your boys!)
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]

Good luck! :revolving_hearts:

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Alliterations aren’t for everyone, but I personally LOVE them! I don’t think the double 3 syllables would be a problem IMO

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My brothers are [name_m]Ben[/name_m] and [name_m]Will[/name_m] so I have to recomend [name_f]Harriet[/name_f] ([name_f]Hattie[/name_f])
I get alot of compliments on my name also don’t worry about a nickname that’s a bit of a stretch
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

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Penelope for [name_f]Nell[/name_f]? :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Helena[/name_f] can also be a full name for [name_f]Nell[/name_f]? So perhaps [name_f]Helena[/name_f]. For a boy another classic like [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u]) [name_m]Edward[/name_m] ([name_u]Teddy[/name_u])

Nell could also work from the names
Elena
Elaina
I think.

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