Sibling for Nova

I’m very early in my second pregnancy and, of course, I’m already obsessing over names. I don’t have any that I totally love…even with our daughter it took us a while to fall in love with [name_f]Nova[/name_f]. But when push came to shove it was the only name that truly fit.

Parameters:

– Our last name starts with S and ends with a harsh -ARK sound…so the name can’t end in S or have too many harsh consonants in it. My husband’s name is [name_u]Michael[/name_u] and mine is [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] an the L sounds and vowel sound are very pleasing with out last name.

– I don’t need more astrological names. We’ve already dismissed [name_f]Luna[/name_f] and [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]. That would be way too much! :-?

– I would love a name that is easy for most to spell and easily recognized…but right on the cusp of unusual. A name that is a legitimate name and not just a word picked out of the dictionary (if that makes sense).

– I love names that are soft but strong, like [name_f]Nova[/name_f].

– I’m not a big fan of nicknames. [name_f]Nova[/name_f] does not allow a nickname and I like it that way.

Some names I like but aren’t totally right (some are to common or too odd for my taste, but I still like them. Others do not go with out last name):

[name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_u]Waverly[/name_u], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Raina[/name_f], [name_f]Avalon[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_u]Indigo[/name_u]

[name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_u]Neo[/name_u], [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u], [name_m]Killian[/name_m], [name_m]Beckett[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]

I NEED HELP! :eek:

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] is such a beautiful name for a girl, it’s been on my list for a while now.

For Boys:
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Nixon[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]

For girls:
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]

Suggestions…

[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Justine[/name_f]
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]

[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Lochlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Gable[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]

For a sister to [name_f]Nova[/name_f], I really like:

[name_f]Eden[/name_f]
[name_f]Avery[/name_f]
[name_f]Sage[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Aspen[/name_f]

For a brother to [name_f]Nova[/name_f], I really like:

[name_m]Everett[/name_m],
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m],
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m],
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]

Some great suggestions!

I like [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], and [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]…but they are all still a bit too common. I live in a community where nameberry type names are actually the norm! So it makes it hard to stand out without being crazy! My daughter has a friend named [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_f]Camille[/name_f] and [name_m]Eli[/name_m] and [name_u]Sage[/name_u]. Awesome, right? Haha!

But I’ve seriously thought about [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] and [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] before, but is [name_u]Arlo[/name_u] too trendy? And my husband isn’t a fan of [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] sadly. I do worry about that. [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] would be perfect if it hadn’t risen so high in popularity the last few years. [name_f]Esme[/name_f] is adorable…but is it really easy to pronounce and spell for those not in the know?

So much to think about!

Keep the suggestions coming!

[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Silas[/name_m] (wood or forest, still a nature name)
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f] and [name_m]Colin[/name_m]

[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Belen[/name_f]
[name_u]Devon[/name_u]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] or [name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
Calla

[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]

Azuolas
[name_m]Edison[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]

Some have already been said by other people responding.

I think your idea of [name_f]Thea[/name_f] might be the perfect name-

[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Cala[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Shona[/name_f]
[name_f]Celine[/name_f]
Joilee
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]

[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_f]Kallen[/name_f]
[name_u]Cade[/name_u]
eben
[name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m]

I did some brainstorming…

Boys
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_m]Emil[/name_m]
[name_m]Eben[/name_m]
[name_m]Anton[/name_m]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_m]Argo[/name_m]
[name_m]Armand[/name_m]

Girls
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
Mairin
Megara
[name_f]Acadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ardis[/name_f]
[name_f]Ardith[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Alda[/name_f]
[name_f]Acacia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aura[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceara[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elva[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilka[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lela[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
Lyris
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Orna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ora[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Raina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
Semira
[name_f]Sidra[/name_f]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
[name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_u]Wynne[/name_u]
[name_f]Zenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zada[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]

[name_u]Jace[/name_u] (boy)

[name_f]Soleil[/name_f] or [name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]

I agree with a PP’s suggestion of [name_f]Delta[/name_f]. It’s beautiful! Or for a softer sound, perhaps [name_f]Della[/name_f].

[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Nova[/name_f] thinking about naming my daughter that as well as for her sister:
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Miya[/name_f]/ mya/ maya/ any other spelling
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
Troian
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]

For brothers:
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]

Good luck!!

[name_m]Ransom[/name_m] was my great-grandfather’s name.