Sister for Elodie

Hey everyone! Help us pick [name]Elodie[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]'s sister’s name :slight_smile: (We’re not pregnant again yet, we just love names, and it took us a [name]LONG[/name] time to choose [name]Elle[/name]'s name, so we want to start early)

Since this list is kind of long, I would love if you would list your top 3 combos, and then a few names you really dislike. Thanks!

[name]Aurora[/name] ([name]Rory[/name])
[name]Adelaide[/name] ([name]Addie[/name])
[name]Adeline[/name] ([name]Addie[/name])
[name]Alabama[/name]
[name]Audriana[/name] ([name]Audi[/name])
[name]Aurelia[/name]
Aniston/[name]Anniston[/name] ([name]Anna[/name])
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Brielle[/name]/[name]Briella[/name]
[name]Blair[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]/[name]Cecily[/name] (Ceci)
[name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Charli[/name])
[name]Crimson[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Emerald[/name] ([name]Emme[/name])
[name]Emerson[/name] ([name]Emme[/name])
[name]Emmeline[/name] ([name]Emme[/name])
[name]Fallon[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
Gracin
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Haven[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name]
Milania
[name]Presley[/name]
[name]Paisley[/name]
[name]Paxton[/name]
[name]Rose[/name] (As a middle name only)
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Reece[/name]
[name]Raegan[/name] ([name]Rae[/name])
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name] ([name]Vali[/name])
[name]Waverly[/name]

Wow! You have a lot of really great names on this list. But as requested, I’ll give you my top 3 in each category–
Most:
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]

I love all three of this (and plenty more) but I’m not certain they go wonderfully with [name]Elodie[/name].

Least:
[name]Haven[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Emerald[/name]

[name]Rose[/name] as a middle name is fine, but I think you should go with something a bit more interesting since it can often be seen as a ‘filler name’–unless [name]Rose[/name] has a special meaning to you! I just think [name]Elodie[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] is terrific so any of these plus [name]Rose[/name] seems a bit flatter [name]IMO[/name].

I love your daughters name. [name]Elodie[/name] is one of my SOs favorite names. Have you had any trouble with people misspronouncing it or confusing it with [name]Melody[/name]? Those were my only two concerns with using the name, otherwise its pure perfectiong.

My three favorites with [name]Elodie[/name]:
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]/[name]Valentina[/name]- couldnt pick!

Bottom three:
[name]Emerson[/name]
[name]Paxton[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]

  • All to masculine to go with the feminine [name]Elodie[/name].

I adore the name [name]Elodie[/name] [name]Josephine[/name], but some of the names on your list REALLY don’t match its elegance and classicality, especially:

[name]Alabama[/name]
Aniston
[name]Blair[/name]
[name]Crimson[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Emerald[/name]
[name]Fallon[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
Gracin
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Haven[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name]
[name]Presley[/name]
[name]Paisley[/name]
[name]Paxton[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Reece[/name]
[name]Reagan[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Waverly[/name]

Others I feel like are too close to [name]Elodie[/name] in sound:

[name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Adeline[/name] (though they definitely could be usable, they’re just a little similar to [name]Elodie[/name])
[name]Bellamy[/name]-- they practically rhyme!
[name]Brielle[/name], [name]Isabella[/name]-- the [name]ELL[/name] sound is too prominent, I think.
[name]Cecily[/name]-- it may be just me, but it’s a little rhymey with [name]Elodie[/name].
[name]Emmeline[/name]-- also may just be me. If you’re pronouncing it -line at the end, it’s probably fine.

These are my absolute favorites:

[name]Aurelia[/name] ([name]Elodie[/name] and [name]Aurelia[/name]-- gorgeous!)
[name]Cecilia[/name] (this is the correct spelling, so I would use it over [name]Cecelia[/name])
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name]

[name]Aurora[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Adeline[/name], [name]Adriana[/name] (this spelling!), [name]Emmeline[/name], and [name]Rose[/name] are all great, too. Top three combos: [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cecily[/name]/[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cecilia[/name]; [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name], and [name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Rose[/name].

[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] is a beautiful and romantic name and her sister deserves an equally lovely name too! From your list my three top names are: (1) [name]Charlotte[/name] (2) [name]Aurelia[/name] and (3) [name]Aurora[/name]. I love [name]Adelaide[/name], [name]Cecily[/name] and [name]Emmeline[/name] but the first two have similar sounds and the last one also is kind of matchy with the first initial. Sorry but all of the names listed below just would not do [name]Elodie[/name]'s sister justice. They’re either too masculine, too trendy or just are from such different “style family” that they would sound strange or out of place with your daughter’s wonderful name.
[name]Alabama[/name]
[name]Audriana[/name] ([name]Audi[/name])
Aniston/[name]Anniston[/name] ([name]Anna[/name])
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Brielle[/name]/[name]Briella[/name]
[name]Blair[/name]
[name]Crimson[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Fallon[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
Gracin
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Haven[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name]
[name]Presley[/name]
[name]Paisley[/name]
[name]Paxton[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Reece[/name]
[name]Raegan[/name] ([name]Rae[/name])
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]Waverly[/name]

Some possible combos
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] or [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]

Have you considered any other French names? [name]Camille[/name] or [name]Celeste[/name] would simply be gorgeous paired with [name]Elodie[/name]. [name]Genevieve[/name], [name]Simone[/name], [name]Mathilde[/name], [name]Clementine[/name], [name]Mirabel[/name], [name]Ariane[/name] and [name]Delphine[/name] would work well too! All the best to you!