We just welcomed our third baby and I’m already dreaming of what we would name a fourth (we would like four kids altogether). Our boys’ names are [name_m]Eli[/name_m] and [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] and our baby girl is [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], called [name_f]Emme[/name_f]. (We pronounce [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] [name_f]Em[/name_f]-eh-LEEN). The goal was never to use the same initial, rather each time we picked names that we loved, they just happened to begin with E. Now I think I might be out of E names that I love! The only other E contenders that we have considered are [name_m]Eben[/name_m] for a boy and [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] for a girl. I also like [name_f]Essie[/name_f] a lot, but not as a full name. Outside of E names, I like [name_m]Abram[/name_m] and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] for boys and maybe [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] for girls. None of these really stand out though. So the question is, what names would you recommend to go with our kids’ names? I’d love to hear both E and non-E name suggestions.
You certainly shouldn’t feel tied to E names, but it may be awkward for your youngest to feel like he/she is left out of what looks like a naming tradition. I would suggestion:
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (with [name_f]Essie[/name_f] nn)
[name_m]Eames[/name_m]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] (may be too close to [name_f]Emme[/name_f])
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_u]Elon[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Erica[/name_f]
I would go with an E name so the youngest doesn’t feel left out or as though they were a mistake or something to that effect. Some might argue that it would make the baby special, but as a child you don’t want to be special, you want to fit in. Some suggestions:
Boys - [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m], [name_u]Emmett[/name_u]