Pregnant with our 2nd child and beginning to think about baby names. Our 13 month old daughter is named [name_f]Julia[/name_f]. Some of the names I like also start with the letter J or have endings similar to [name_f]Julia[/name_f] like [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], etc. Too similar or should we focus on names complete distinct? Any thought or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I love [name_f]Julia[/name_f]! What a timeless elegant name. [name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
I really like [name_f]Julia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] (I prefer this spelling). I also like [name_f]Julia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sofie[/name_f].
[name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Livia[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Lilia[/name_f], [name_u]Clare[/name_u]/[name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], [name_f]Mariah[/name_f], [name_f]Camille[/name_f], [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f], [name_f]Johanna[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f],
I would choose something distinct from [name_f]Julia[/name_f] in terms of phonetics, but similar in terms of style & image. That way you don’t make your children look like a matching set or pair of bookends, and you don’t paint yourself into a corner with future babies (should they arrive).
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] is refined, classic, elegant and familiar. Similarly:
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Julia[/name_f] is lovely.
Some ideas:
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebekah[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] is beautiful!
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]/[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]/[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]/[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elenor[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]/[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]/[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]/[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]/[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]/[name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Clara[/name_f] with [name_f]Julia[/name_f]. I don’t mind another J name or a name ending in a similar sound.
I love [name_f]Julia[/name_f]. I would avoid another “-ah” name, but that might be personal taste (on the flip side, my best friend [name_u]Sydney[/name_u] has sisters [name_u]Haley[/name_u] and [name_u]Casey[/name_u], and they seem to go together just fine).
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] / [name_f]Sofie[/name_f] / [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] is a nice option, but be aware it is very popular, if that matters.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_u]Lesley[/name_u]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
(If it helps, my favorites are [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and [name_f]Tess[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] is a lovely name. The [name_m]Julias[/name_m] I know have sisters called [name_f]Bianca[/name_f], [name_f]Liza[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], which I think are all good choices. I also know two [name_m]Julias[/name_m] with the middle name [name_f]Louise[/name_f], so I think [name_f]Louise[/name_f] would go quite nicely as a sibling name, as would [name_f]Clara[/name_f] as suggested by another member.
Other choices that you may like -
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sara[/name_f]/[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] / [name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Julia[/name_f] and [name_f]Sofia[/name_f] (with the f) together.
I know a little [name_f]Julia[/name_f] with baby brother [name_u]Mason[/name_u].