Sibling for Cade Elijah

General Name Discussion
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[name]Hi[/name] Berries,

Hubby and I are expecting our second child in February. Our ‘official’ anatomy scan is next week, but a 15 week ultrasound leads us to believe we’re expecting a girl. Here’s a list of names I like and that my husband doesn’t hate, to give you a frame of reference for style:

[name]Katherine[/name]/[name]Kathryn[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Alayna[/name] (my husband’s sole contribution)
Kynlea
[name]Kaia[/name]
[name]Abrielle[/name]/[name]Abriana[/name]/[name]Abrianna[/name]
[name]Fia[/name]

My favorites right now are [name]Kaia[/name] and [name]Abrielle[/name]. Our last name is Halbrooks (pronounced [name]Hal[/name]-brooks, not Holbrooks :D) Frankly, I’m kind of lost. I welcome all your FN and MN suggestions!

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I don’t think [name]Kaia[/name] is usable with a brother called [name]Cade[/name]. LIkewise, [name]ABRielle[/name] and HALBRooks share a lot of sounds…

You seem to have gravitated towards feminine, lacy names. With a surname like Halbrooks, you really have a blank slate-- though three syllables would seem to be the utter limit.

[name]Alana[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Carissa[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]

Short and snappy, like [name]Cade[/name]:

[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Kyra[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Blair[/name]

Girly-girl but not lacy:

[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Christine[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Kaye[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]

Which family are you drawn to?

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[name]Cade[/name] and [name]Kaia[/name] are a bit similar, but I don’t think they’re unusable together. I like [name]Katherine[/name], [name]Cara[/name], and [name]Natalie[/name] as well. What about [name]Amelia[/name] or [name]Lydia[/name]? Maybe [name]Lyra[/name], [name]Mila[/name], or [name]Mara[/name]?

ETA: I thought of [name]Clara[/name] after I posted…

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My impulse is to say the first family, but really, I’m open to all kinds of suggestions- even less feminine or unisex names. Of the names you listed, blade, I like

[name]Alana[/name] (I also like [name]Ilana[/name])
[name]Olivia[/name] (I consider this one to be too popular to be usable, though)
[name]Mia[/name] (love the sound… but the meaning is “bitter”! Yuck!)
[name]Juliet[/name] (likewise, love the sound, but dislike the meaning)
[name]Celeste[/name] (Beautiful, but both my husband and I are uncomfortable with the teasing potential)

Thanks so much for being willing to help me form a direction here!

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I really like [name]Mila[/name], southern.maple. My husband is pretty… conservative… when it comes to names, and has already nixed this one. I’m open to names that are different, such as [name]Ophelia[/name]. He is totally early eighties- [name]Heather[/name], [name]Jennifer[/name], etc. NMS! I think that’s why I feel so lost on where to go from here!

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OK, great! So what about this for a list:

[name]Alana[/name]
[name]Ilana[/name]
[name]Lia[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Gillian[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Milena[/name]
[name]Lana[/name]

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I don’t really care for any of these:

[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] - pretty, dislike the meaning
[name]Gillian[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name] - my mom’s name!
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Corinna[/name]

I really like the suggestion of [name]Milena[/name]. Husband gave me a doubtful I-don’t-know… I think he just got tired of telling me ‘no’. LOL

I wanted to add some names that I like that I know my husband would not like:

Brionie
[name]Sapphire[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Blue[/name]

Also, they’ve been super popular for forever, but I still like:

[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]

As a side note, I tried to figure out what exactly it is about my naming style that he doesn’t like- I’m more amused and surprised than offended by hubby’s comment. Makes me think about the psychology of names. Anyway, I think his naming style is ‘eighties and boring’ and he thinks my style is ‘rich girl names that belong on Toddlers and Tiaras’. :eek: It took us [name]FOREVER[/name] to agree on [name]Cade[/name] for our son- mainly I came up with names and he shot them down. I feel like we’re just going to end up going with something neither of us dislikes, rather than something we both love. Boo.

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[name]Alana[/name]
[name]Milena[/name]

Going off the rich-girl, feminine theme… but which might be acceptable to a traditionalist…

[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Karina[/name]
[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Mariah[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]
[name]Sariah[/name]
[name]Sienna[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]

I think “L” names work very well with Harbrooks and with [name]Cade[/name]…

[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Liana[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]

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I agree with the L name suggestions above-- these all sound great with [name]Cade[/name]. Some other possibilities:

[name]Cade[/name] and

[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] (lots of good nns)
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Emmalyn[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Felice[/name]/[name]Felicia[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Liza[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
Merit
[name]Mira[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]/[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Thais[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]

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A few more options…
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Josie[/name]
[name]Amity[/name]
[name]Lacy[/name]
[name]Courtney[/name]
[name]Kelsey[/name]
[name]Alissa[/name]
[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Gabby[/name]
[name]Aubrie[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]
Annelia
[name]Chelsea[/name]