Sibling for Josie

We are due in [name_f]October[/name_f] with a surprise gender baby. Our daughter, [name_u]Josie[/name_u], is going to be a big sister and we need both a boy and girl name. We tend to like names that aren’t too far out there, but aren’t in the top popularity lists either. We have a few ideas, but are looking for your thoughts or some new ideas too because we have become a bit stuck!

Boys:
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u], [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_m]Forrest[/name_m], [name_u]Murray[/name_u] (I also love [name_m]Simon[/name_m], but husband isn’t a fan)

Girls:
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f], [name_f]Sonya[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f], [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Erin[/name_f]

[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]

[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Enya[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]

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[name_f]Welcome[/name_f] to Nameberry, @olivia.rae!

[name_u]Josie[/name_u] is such a pretty name :blush:

[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] or [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] would be stunning, as well as [name_m]Simon[/name_m] if you can convince your husband!

For girls, I love [name_f]Alma[/name_f] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f] for you. [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] is sweet too, but possibly too sweet alongside [name_u]Josie[/name_u], with the matching -ie endings?

[name_m]How[/name_m] about…

[name_f]Edith[/name_f]/Edie
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]

[name_u]Milo[/name_u]/Miles
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Monty[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]

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I like [name_u]Murray[/name_u] and [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]!

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I really love [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] from your boys list. It has a vintage vibe, sweet, unexpected, not too buttoned-up – very good match for [name_u]Josie[/name_u]!

I love seeing [name_f]Sonya[/name_f] on your list, as it’s so rare to see, but I’m not sure I love how it sounds with [name_u]Josie[/name_u]… [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f], and [name_f]Mae[/name_f] would all be charming with [name_u]Josie[/name_u]. And [name_f]Erin[/name_f] just feels a bit dated, imo.

I might suggest:
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]

[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]/Tessa

And I second [name_m]Peter[/name_m] and [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], as well as [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], and [name_f]Willa[/name_f].

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this could help! :slight_smile:

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Bonnie and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] are great!

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Thank you so much for your ideas! I love the name [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] so much, but I feel the same way as you do with the matching -ie ending. Loving your [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], and [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] suggestions!

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Thank you so much for your feedback! [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] is my favorite too, but not my husbands, so hopefully it grows on him as we still have a few months. [name_f]Polly[/name_f] is just adorable and I’ve never heard [name_f]Lena[/name_f] before, love it! Thank you again :slight_smile:

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So many great suggestions, thank you! I especially love [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f], [name_u]Ashton[/name_u], and [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]!

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

[name_u]Josie[/name_u] is sweet.

Here are my thoughts on your lists-

Boys-

[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]-I love it! It’s so charming & quirky. Super masculine & handsome, but also sounds soft & smart. Very well known, yet not way over done.

[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]-I like this too. I think that it may be a tad more common than [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]. Maybe I just see it more on these boards.

[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]-This is cool. Not my personal favorite, but I see the appeal & like it w/Josie.

[name_u]Murray[/name_u]-Same as above!

Girls-

[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]-That’s nice w/Josie! I don’t love it or some reason personally, but I really want to. I’d be excited to meet sisters [name_u]Josie[/name_u] & [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] either way. It has sweet vintage charm, is recognizable yet not at all over done.

[name_f]Sonya[/name_f]-That’s an interesting one that you don’t see often. Kind of pretty. Certainly different these days.

[name_f]Alma[/name_f]-This is nice enough. I don’t love it, but can see the appeal for sure.

[name_f]Mae[/name_f]-Aw, very sweet. Simple & elegant. I slightly prefer [name_f]May[/name_f], but either way.

[name_f]Elise[/name_f]-This one doesn’t excite me as much. I don’t know why. It just always seemed like it was missing something.

[name_f]Erin[/name_f]-Not terrible . Not my personal favorite, but nice enough & not super popular in 2020.

A few suggestions-

Boys-

[name_u]Alden[/name_u]

[name_m]Aubin[/name_m]

[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]

[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]

[name_m]Ferris[/name_m]

[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]/Gordy

[name_u]Kit[/name_u]

[name_m]Louis[/name_m]

[name_u]Milo[/name_u]

[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]

[name_m]Otis[/name_m]

[name_m]Peter[/name_m]/Pip

[name_m]Philp[/name_m]/Pip/Flip

[name_m]Silas[/name_m]

[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]/Thatch

[name_m]Winston[/name_m]

Girls-

[name_f]Bess[/name_f]

[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]/Bridie

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]

[name_f]Fern[/name_f]

[name_f]Gerty[/name_f] :heart_eyes: :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]

[name_u]Kit[/name_u]/Kitty

[name_u]Louise[/name_u]/Lulu

[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

[name_f]Polly[/name_f]

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]

[name_f]Tess[/name_f]

[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]

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

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Josie is so sweet! From your list, my favorite for a boy would be [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], with [name_u]Elliott[/name_u] a close second (although [name_m]Simon[/name_m] is completely perfect with [name_u]Josie[/name_u] imo, if you could get your husband on board!). From your girls’ list, I think my favorite sister for [name_u]Josie[/name_u] would be [name_f]Alma[/name_f] or [name_f]Mae[/name_f], although I’m also a big fan of [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. From previous commenters’ suggestions, my favorites are: [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Fraser[/name_m], [name_u]Drew[/name_u], [name_u]Eli[/name_u], [name_u]Milo[/name_u], and [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] for a boy and [name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] for a girl.

I would also suggest:

Josie and [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]

Josie and [name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_u]Fox[/name_u]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_u]Barrett[/name_u]

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Thank you for all your thoughts and suggestions! [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], and [name_f]Fern[/name_f] are great names!

Thank you so much for your feedback! I am loving [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] (although Frozen makes me wary), [name_u]Reed[/name_u], and [name_u]Murphy[/name_u] from your suggestions! I am adding them to my list. Thanks again!

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For what it’s worth, I think [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] from Frozen is actually kind of an awesome namesake! :wink: A strong, independent-minded woman with magical powers–you could definitely do worse in terms of fictional characters to share a name with, imo! Totally get that it can be hard to get past a strong association, though.

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Ellis and [name_f]Mae[/name_f] are very sweet!

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