Sibling for Patrick

We are pregnant with our second (and last) child. Due in Dec 2017, will be finding out the sex through NIPT in a couple of weeks.

I have always been obsessed by names since teenage years and have always kept lists.

Currently we have [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] for a girl, and [name_m]Casper[/name_m] or [name_m]Felix[/name_m] for a boy. But I’m not super sure.

We’re not into made-up names or spellings, and like something with a good meaning. We are Catholic, with Irish and English heritage. I kind of like the idea of having saints names, but not into traditional ‘Bible’ names.

Our last name ends in ‘N’, so no ‘N’ endings please!

Would love some ideas!

I love [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]! Not a huge fan of [name_m]Felix[/name_m] or [name_m]Casper[/name_m].

[name_m]Saint[/name_m] names (from catholic.org)

[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Gerard[/name_m]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Kateri[/name_f]
[name_f]Monica[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]

Other suggestions…

[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Deidra[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailis[/name_f]
[name_f]Maire[/name_f]

[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_u]Neil[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m]

Thanks [name_f]Stormy[/name_f] :slight_smile:

I’ve always loved [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] but feel it may be too culturally different for us.

[name_m]Leo[/name_m] is also great! Although my husband’s name starts with L too.

I’ve always liked [name_f]Cara[/name_f] or [name_f]Kara[/name_f] too :slight_smile:

I adore [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], it’s just such a lovely Irish name.
As for a boy’s name, it doesn’t get any more Irish then [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_u]Michael[/name_u] for a pair of young lads, but that might be a bit much for you.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_m]Steven[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] and [name_u]Finn[/name_u]

Thanks, Fagnou :slight_smile:

I like [name_u]Michael[/name_u] but I think it’s just too generic for me!

Btw I love [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (reminded me when I saw it on your list) but my husband isn’t a fan. Too weird, he thinks!

I don’t really love [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], no reason, its a nice name, just not for me. I love [name_m]Felix[/name_m] though. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] choice.

Some other ideas, some Saints’ names, some Irish, some that I just thought would go well with [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]:
[name_m]Connor[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]

[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Brenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Britta[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]

I love [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] and think it is perfect with [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]! They both have that Irish-Catholic feel to them :slight_smile: For your boys I think [name_m]Felix[/name_m] is best! Check out www.sanctanomina.net - the “Catholic Name Lady” will do consultations for you based on your style and incorporates the catholic faith into it! Very cool!

[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] is a nice pick. [name_m]Casper[/name_m] isn’t my favorite, but I like [name_m]Felix[/name_m].

[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]

[name_f]Alana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ciara[/name_f]/[name_f]Kiera[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosheen[/name_f]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]

mamaenzi & sarah1800 - thank you for your suggestions! Lots of them are actually used in my family. I do like [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] and [name_f]Claudia[/name_f], though :slight_smile:

meyera4 - thank you for the link!