Sister for Iris Ophelia

[name]Hi[/name],

I am just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a first name for a sister for our first girl, [name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]?

The middle name would be either [name]Aurelia[/name] or [name]Seraphina[/name]. We love [name]Hazel[/name], [name]Willow[/name] & [name]Freya[/name] but already taken in our family :frowning:

Our boy choices are sorted: [name]Arlo[/name] [name]Peregrine[/name] or [name]Caspar[/name] [name]Peregrine[/name].

[name]TIA[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Fern[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Briar[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Wren[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Sable[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]

[name]Sage[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Annika[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Piper[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Holly[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Olive[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]

Good [name]Luck[/name]!

First of all, beautiful name on your daughter! Absolutely exquisite.

love love love the suggestion of [name]Fern[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]! [name]Fern[/name] is a long standing love of mine, but with my (soon-to-be) last name it sounds awful :’(

suggestions:
[name]Coral[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
Merigold [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Maude[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Garnet[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]

good luck!

I adore the name of your first girl! It’s just the sweetest name!

Eponine [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] Serephina
[name]Arianna[/name] Serephina
[name]Elsa[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name] Serephina
[name]Annalise[/name] Serephina
Apoline [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Marina[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Perdita[/name] Serephina

You could also continue from the flower/plant theme with your first girl, without making it too obvious.

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name] Serephina
[name]Senna[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Calla[/name] Serephina
[name]Leilani[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] this helps, and good luck with your baby when he/she arrives,
[name]Bethan[/name]

[name]Celeste[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]June[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Adele[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Adele[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Erin[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Helen[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Camille[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Camille[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Mireille[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Olive[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]

Wow what awesome suggestions! Our last name is Forman…

I particularly love:

[name]Wren[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] (or even [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Wren[/name])
[name]Fern[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name] this!
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]

A couple of questions…

  • Is [name]Fern[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] Forman too much with f and n?
  • [name]Do[/name] you think I need to stick to short first + long middle to flow with [name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]? e.g. [name]Wren[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] vs. [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Wren[/name]?

Thanks so much for all your suggestions!

[name]Love[/name] [name]Fern[/name], but maybe it is a bit similar sounding with your LN?
[name]How[/name] about [name]Aurelia[/name] [name]Fern[/name] instead?

[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]

Other ideas:
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Mabel[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Ada[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Mia[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Luna[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Olive[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Lila[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Thea[/name] [name]Seraphine[/name]

I’d stick with short then long, as [name]Iris[/name] and [name]Wren[/name] would sound better than [name]Iris[/name] and [name]Aurelia[/name].

I’d also choose [name]Aurelia[/name] as the middle name, as both [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Seraphina[/name] have the ph sound that makes them a little too matchy-matchy.

[name]Wren[/name] and [name]Fern[/name] are great (and I wouldn’t worry about the f-n factor). I also love [name]June[/name] and [name]Calla[/name] :slight_smile:

some more suggestions:
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Lark[/name]
[name]Raine[/name]
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Skye[/name]
[name]April[/name]
[name]Lyric[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]

[name]Bryn[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]

Or what about [name]Seraphina[/name] as a first name? It’s beautiful!

[name]Seraphina[/name] [name]January[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name] [name]Isla[/name]

Beautiful names, my first daughter is [name]Ivy[/name] fae and i’m desperate to add [name]Ophelia[/name], so she’ll be [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Fae[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name].

My favourite name for second daughter is [name]Iris[/name] [name]Wren[/name] [name]Persephone[/name] but as [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Fae[/name] and [name]Iris[/name] [name]Wren[/name] are to similar we are going for [name]Iris[/name] [name]Wren[/name].

i think the suggestions of [name]Wren[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] or [name]Fern[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] are perfect as sister to [name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name], same style whilse not being matchy. [name]Both[/name] would go with Serephina as well.

We appear to have similar naming styles so i’ll give you the other names i considered.

[name]Calla[/name], [name]Aria[/name], [name]Pearl[/name] and [name]Briar[/name]. Looking forward to hearing what you go for when the time comes.

I know an amazing elderly lady named [name]Fern[/name] [name]Feather[/name]. I think it’s a fantastic name! [name]Fern[/name] Forman flows fabulously :slight_smile:

Absolutely not. I would say, hands down, that it is more important to give a second daughter a first name that you truly love (and therefore she will most likely love as well), regardless of her sister’s name, rather than a name you like almost, but not quite, as much just because it happens to be short like [name]Iris[/name].

That said, I do think [name]Iris[/name] and [name]Aurelia[/name] work rather well. [name]One[/name] is from Greek mythology, the other from [name]Roman[/name] aristocracy. They both featured on my Modern [name]Antiquity[/name] list: http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2011/09/modern-antiquity.html

Other suggestions:

[name]Aida[/name]
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Elettra[/name]
[name]Fleur[/name]
[name]Hebe[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Lelia[/name]
[name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Mella[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Orla[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]

BTW, I love you daughter’s name. Especially the inspired nn “[name]Io[/name]”

I agree completely about not having to stick to short name for daughter number 2. We considered [name]Ember[/name] & [name]Violet[/name] as names for daughter number 2, number one is [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Fae[/name].

I [name]LOVE[/name] elea’s list, especially [name]Iris[/name] & [name]Opal[/name], [name]Opal[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name] is dreamy xx

[name]Estelle[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Esme[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Sybil[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name]

I love the names [name]Aurelia[/name] and [name]Seraphina[/name]–they’re both on my list!!!

[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Amber[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] (I think [name]Amber[/name] and [name]Iris[/name] is soooo pretty!!)
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Luna[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Nova[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] ([name]Nova[/name] means new and [name]Aurelia[/name] means gold, so she would be new gold!!! :))
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name] and [name]Adair[/name] [name]Seraphina[/name]

I hope I helped you! ([name]Amber[/name] and [name]Iris[/name] would sound beautiful!!!)

[name]Juniper[/name] [name]Aurelia[/name] would be just irresistible!!!

[name]Iris[/name] & [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] & [name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] & [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] & [name]Greta[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] & [name]Sapphire[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] & [name]Greer[/name]

All the best