Sibling for Charlie

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] friends!

I am expecting [name_f]Baby[/name_f] #2 and so far have only come up with a few potential names to consider. We don’t know baby’s gender yet, so I’m looking for both boys and girls names. [name_f]My[/name_f] son is [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m] so I want something that feels similar. Our last name starts with a “muh” sound and ends in “ski”.

For boys we like:

  • [name_m]Max[/name_m] (I love this one so much! Probably my current favorite, but I had a dog named [name_m]Max[/name_m] growing up… is that weird?)
  • [name_m]Micah[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Emmett[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Everett[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Luke[/name_m]

Favorites for Girls:

  • [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], nn [name_m]Joey[/name_m] (is [name_m]Joey[/name_m] too rhyme-y with Charlie??)
  • [name_f]Lila[/name_f] / [name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], nn [name_f]Viv[/name_f]

Would love to see your recommendations! Thank you so much in advance!

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I adore all of your boy options. [name_m]Luke[/name_m] or [name_m]Everett[/name_m] are likely my favorites. I think [name_m]Max[/name_m] works well with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], but if it only reminds you (and your family) of the dog you had, it may be odd. [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Everett[/name_m] would make a great pairing with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m].

For a girl, I adore [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f] and [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]. [name_f]Emma[/name_f] is fine, but so overused lately. [name_f]Ada[/name_f] or [name_f]Lila[/name_f] gmv with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]. Short and sweet. [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] or [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] perhaps? I prefer [name_f]Josie[/name_f] over the nickname [name_m]Joey[/name_m] for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. but [name_m]Joey[/name_m] works fine.

[name_m]Charlie[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m] +

[name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Warren[/name_m] [name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Owen[/name_m] [name_m]Reed[/name_m]
[name_m]Ellis[/name_m] [name_m]Levi[/name_m]

[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f] [name_f]June[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Rae[/name_f] / [name_f]Georgie[/name_f]

I think it’s fine to use [name_m]Max[/name_m] :slight_smile:

[name_m]Emmett[/name_m] and [name_m]Everett[/name_m] are great too - and I like [name_m]Micah[/name_m]! [name_m]Luke[/name_m] works well.

[name_f]Ada[/name_f] is gorgeous, [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] is lovely (Joey and [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] are fine imo), [name_f]Lila[/name_f] and [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] are great too!

[name_m]Charlie[/name_m] and…

[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruby[/name_f]

[name_m]Luca[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Dexter[/name_m]

From your lists I really like [name_m]Max[/name_m], [name_m]Everett[/name_m], [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f] & [name_f]Emma[/name_f] the best.

I don’t think naming your child [name_m]Max[/name_m] would be weird at all, I actually know someone who changed their family dog’s name so they could name their child it :see_no_evil::joy: Also don’t think [name_m]Joey[/name_m] is too rhymey but you could always use [name_f]Josie[/name_f] which is similar but sounds that tad be softer which might ease your concern.

Some suggestions - sorry for any repeats :blush:

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Cadence[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]

[name_m]Seth[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Ryan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Dylan[/name_m]
[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Noah[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Blake[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Leyton[/name_m]
[name_m]Kyle[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Elliott[/name_m]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_m]Blaine[/name_m]
[name_m]Stefan[/name_m]
[name_m]Trey[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]August[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryce[/name_m]
[name_m]Hudson[/name_m]

For the boy names:
I think [name_m]Max[/name_m] is a great brother name for [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]!
If you’re worried about the association, you could always use it as a middle, but I don’t think the dog’s name (especially if this dog died a long time ago) is necessarily a dealbreaker.

If you don’t want to use [name_m]Max[/name_m], I like [name_m]Luke[/name_m] best of your options with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], I think they go together very well.

For the girl names:
I think I like [name_f]Emma[/name_f] best with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] of your options, but all of them work.
And I don’t think [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] and [name_m]Joey[/name_m] are too rhymey at all, I actually like them together.

From your current list, [name_m]Max[/name_m], [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] are my favorites. If the connection to the dog [name_m]Max[/name_m] does bother you, would using a longer name like [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] help create some distance? I think [name_m]Max[/name_m] is usable on its own, though. I also think [name_m]Joey[/name_m] is just fine with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] if you decide on [name_f]Josephine[/name_f].

Other suggestions:

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] / [name_m]Theo[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] / [name_m]Alex[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] / [name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] / [name_m]Elias[/name_m] / [name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Emerson[/name_m]
[name_m]Sawyer[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Rowan[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]

[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f] / [name_f]Layla[/name_f] / [name_f]Laila[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]

All good names on your list. Go with [name_m]Max[/name_m] :100: for a boy. [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] nn [name_f]Viv[/name_f] for a girl. I know a boy [name_f]Vivian[/name_f] nn [name_f]Viv[/name_f], but even better for a girl. [name_m]Max[/name_m] [name_m]Micah[/name_m] or [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] Lila/Emma.

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Here are my thoughts on the lists:

Boys:

Max-I love it, too, & it’s perfect with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]. Boyish & charming & vintage but fresh. Simple & well known but not too terribly over done. I don’t think that the dog is a deal breaker. I’m sure [name_m]Max[/name_m] was a good boy, & would be honored to have a human baby named after him. :dog: I’ve had a similar thought with Holly; the cat I had when I was really young. I would consider sweet [name_f]Holly[/name_f] as a child. [name_f]Holly[/name_f] the cat was a lovely girl; it’s (obviously not the same) but in a similar vane as naming a child the same name a passed on relative. It’d be different if [name_m]Max[/name_m] was a dog that you had as an adult & named yourself, you know? I had a cat named [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] who passed away, & I certainly wouldn’t name a human child [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] because of that.

Michael-It’s fine & fits nicely with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], but it’s kind of meh. [name_m]Just[/name_m] so popular for many years, & I really don’t care for [name_m]Mike[/name_m].

Emmett-That’s cute. Gentle but kind of cowboyish. I don’t know how well it would flow with an ‘M’ last name.

Everett-I like this even more than [name_m]Emmett[/name_m]. It has a similar vibe, but just more handsome & doesn’t have an ‘m’ in the middle.

Luke-Love it. Another name that reminds me of a gentle yet rugged cowboy. [name_f]Perfect[/name_f] with sweet [name_m]Charlie[/name_m].

Girls:

Ada-Super cute & great with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]. Feminine but not frilly. It’s quiet & bookish but also a little bit like a 40s flapper girl.

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn Joey-I love love [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. It’s sparkly yet sophisticated. I don’t like [name_f]Josie[/name_f] or [name_m]Joey[/name_m] much though. But if you do like [name_m]Joey[/name_m], I don’t think that it’s too rhyme-y with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m].

Lila/Lilah-That’s pretty. I really like it without the ‘h’ better. It looks sleaker.

Emma-I can’t imagine that this flows very well with your last name. It’s a sweet name, but so so popular.

[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] nn Viv-I like [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]. It’s pretty & smart. Not sure why, but [name_f]Viv[/name_f] sounds kind of snobby to me. Not my favorite.

Sorry for any repeats, but how about…

Boys:

[name_m]August[/name_m]

[name_m]Elliott[/name_m]

[name_m]Eli[/name_m]

[name_m]Finn[/name_m]

[name_m]Jack[/name_m]

[name_m]Kit[/name_m]

[name_m]Luca[/name_m]

[name_m]Levi[/name_m]

[name_m]Milo[/name_m]

[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]

[name_m]Otis[/name_m]

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]

[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m]

Girls:

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]

[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]

[name_f]Greta[/name_f]

[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]

[name_f]Holly[/name_f]

[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

[name_f]Nora[/name_f]

[name_f]Olive[/name_f]

[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]

[name_f]Tess[/name_f]

[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

I love [name_m]Emmett[/name_m], [name_m]Everett[/name_m], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], & [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]!

Other ideas inspired by your list:

[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]

[name_m]Cody[/name_m]
[name_m]Denny[/name_m]
[name_m]Evan[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] (maybe giving him a full name lessens the connection to the dog, and you can still call him Max?)
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]

[name_f]Love[/name_f] max, luke, and [name_m]Everett[/name_m]
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], lila

I think names similar to [name_m]Jude[/name_m] :
[name_m]Jace[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Blake[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_f]Avery[/name_f]
[name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Benson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jensen[/name_m]
[name_m]West[/name_m]
[name_m]Drew[/name_m]
[name_m]Crue[/name_m]
Rhys/ [name_f]Reese[/name_f]
Tate/ [name_f]Tatum[/name_f]
Cade/ [name_m]Kade[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
Sean/ [name_m]Shawn[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
Noah/ Noen
[name_m]Cohen[/name_m]
[name_m]Beck[/name_m]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]

[name_m]Will[/name_m] also add in— Luka/ [name_m]Luca[/name_m] and [name_f]Lyla[/name_f] for similar but different spelling variations on your names

Also will suggest additionally :
Girls-
[name_f]Harper[/name_f]
[name_f]Piper[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] (stand alone name or nn for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] too)
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelynn[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]

Boys-
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]August[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m]
[name_m]James[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Tristan[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Curtis[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Mason[/name_m]

[name_m]Callum[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m] [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Finley[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] “Fin”
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] “Linc”
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m]
[name_m]Weston[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Ridley[/name_m] [name_m]Wade[/name_m]
[name_m]Hudson[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m]

[name_m]Jovani[/name_m] [name_f]Lynn[/name_f] “Jojo”
[name_f]Livia[/name_f] [name_f]Cate[/name_f]
[name_f]Sara[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilliana[/name_f] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] “Lili”

[name_m]Charlie[/name_m] and [name_m]Max[/name_m] and [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] sound so good together!
They’d definitely be my top picks for you

From your list, with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], I like:

[name_m]Max[/name_m] (great on its own - esp just straight [name_m]Max[/name_m] - and love with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]! It’s my fave of your choices).
[name_m]Everett[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Josie[/name_f] or [name_f]Posey[/name_f] (Joey feels a bit boyish against [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] for me) - [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] is my top 3 fave girls’ name but I am drawn to a shorter name with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m]. But thinking clearly, this is my fave! So [name_m]Max[/name_m] or [name_f]Josephine[/name_f].

Other names:

[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] (Toby)
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Owen[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]

[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

(I like [name_m]Micah[/name_m] too but almost looks a [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] anagram, [name_f]Lila[/name_f] is too close to [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] - likely to be [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] and Lily.)

You have great options!! I think the dog association is only weird if you feel like it’s weird to say. try practicing in your head and see if it still feels like baby’s own name or that your calling your dog’s name haha. I had a dog named [name_m]Jesse[/name_m] when I was younger and I would use that for a baby, but we only had him briefly so it’s hard to say

You could go with [name_m]Max[/name_m] for middle to match the one syllable [name_m]Jude[/name_m], or consider [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]?

From your girls I just love [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_m]Joey[/name_m] or even [name_f]Josie[/name_f] to go with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] - not too matchy or nicknamey at all!

Your son’s name is so very lovely :sparkles:

[name_m]Micah[/name_m] is my favourite from your boys list.

I also like [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Everett[/name_m] that has been recommended by @Kenny22 and I agree that he’d go so well with your [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m].

[name_f]Lila[/name_f] is my first pick from your girls followed by [name_f]Josephine[/name_f].

I like the combo [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and the idea of your children sharing the initial of their middle name.

[name_m]Charlie[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m] + [name_f]Lila[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

[name_m]Charlie[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m] + [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Everett[/name_m]
[name_m]Charlie[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m] + [name_m]Micah[/name_m] [name_m]Luke[/name_m] (they might be a bit rhymey but I think they’d be cute together)

Thanks so much for your suggestions! I never even thought to consider [name_m]Everett[/name_m] as a middle, but I LOVE [name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Everett[/name_m] as a combo!

All good names on your lists. Go with [name_m]Max[/name_m] :100: for a boy and [name_f]Lila[/name_f] (no H) for a girl. [name_m]Emmett[/name_m] would be my second choice for a boy, and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] or [name_f]Viv[/name_f] great too for a girl.

From your list, I like [name_m]Max[/name_m] and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] best. I also don’t think it’s weird to have a child named after an old dog.

Fresh suggestions:

[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Rex[/name_m]

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Josie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!

[name_m]Charlie[/name_m] [name_m]Jude[/name_m] and …

[name_m]Luke[/name_m] [name_m]Everett[/name_m]
[name_m]Micah[/name_m] [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m] [name_m]Blake[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruce[/name_m] [name_m]Edward[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Frank[/name_m] (Jay or Jazz)

[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Bloom[/name_f] (Emmy)
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] (Joey isn’t too rhymey)
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_m]Cassidy[/name_m] (Addie or Lina)
[name_f]Evelyn[/name_f] [name_f]April[/name_f] (Evie)
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f] (Ellie)