Sister for Ruby!

Our second daughter is due [name_f]September[/name_f] 10 and needs a name! Our first’s name is [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], a family name. Last name is 2 syllables starting with P.

DH and I both like:
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]

I would also like to use a form of [name_f]Helen[/name_f] to honor my grandmother, or [name_f]Sue[/name_f] for his grandmother, as a first or middle name.

I would love some thoughts on these names and other suggestions. Thank you! :stuck_out_tongue:

To go with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u],

From your list, I think that the best bet would be:
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f] or [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Sue[/name_f]

Suggestions
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]

From your list, I think [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] would be the best option ([name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]). [name_f]Constance[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f] would be my second choice. I would also like to suggest [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Gemma[/name_f], [name_f]Sela[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Maia[/name_f]/[name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_f]Zara[/name_f], [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Isla[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] and [name_f]Ava[/name_f].

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite name out of your choice, would be [name_f]Lilah[/name_f]. [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f] sounds really sweet!

[name_f]My[/name_f] suggestions:

[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_u]Lexi[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]

[name_f]Lilah[/name_f] is one of my favorites!

For [name_f]Helen[/name_f], I suggest [name_f]Elena[/name_f].

From your list, you should use [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f] or [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Susan[/name_f].

Other suggestions:

[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
Annessa
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_f]Reyna[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u]

[name_f]Constance[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]

I’m not sure [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] and [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] go with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]. Maybe [name_f]Tara[/name_f] [name_f]Sue[/name_f] or [name_f]Talia[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f]? Might be cute to use [name_f]Ginger[/name_f] or [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] or [name_f]Opal[/name_f].

[name_f]Helena[/name_f] and [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] are prettier and more modern sounding but still old fashioned versions of [name_f]Helen[/name_f] and [name_f]Sue[/name_f].
I really like [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] from your list. The others are unique but not favorites of mine and I’m not sure that they would sound great with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] but then again [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] actually works well together I think and I guess sounds good with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u].
Other names:
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]- I think [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Jade[/name_f] are good sibling names
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]-also think it sounds like a good sibling for [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]-I don’t know, I think it sounds nice
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]-I like it more than [name_f]Sabine[/name_f], which could be a nickname option

from yours I think [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Sue[/name_f] is nice and I also like [name_f]Helen[/name_f] [name_f]Susie[/name_f]!
Could I also suggest:
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Vada[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Shannen[/name_u]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]

I love the name [name_f]Helena[/name_f], and could really see it working with a [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]. [name_m]Both[/name_m] vintage but with a little kick. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Sabine[/name_f] or [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Susan[/name_f] could work.

Good luck! I hope I helped & please let us know what you choose!

You could use [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] as a nod to [name_f]Helen[/name_f]. I think something vintage and quirky would work best with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], not quite the style you have on your list.
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

From your list, I definitely agree that [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] is the best with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]. [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Sue[/name_f], [name_f]Lilah[/name_f] [name_f]Suellen[/name_f] (if you wanted to use both names!) all work well. There are also lots of possibilities if you use a variant of [name_f]Helen[/name_f] with [name_f]Sue[/name_f] too-- [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Sue[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Sue[/name_f], [name_f]Elinor[/name_f] [name_f]Sue[/name_f], [name_f]Lana[/name_f] [name_f]Sue[/name_f], etc. I do think some more vintage names would work better with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u].

Some possibilities:

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Liza[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonja[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]

I love [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Sabine[/name_f]!
Or [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Susanna/name_f.

[name_f]Sabine[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f] or [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f] would be lovely.

Also, here are some variations of [name_f]Helen[/name_f] and [name_f]Sue[/name_f]:

[name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Helene[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Ellen[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Ella[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Leni[/name_f], [name_f]Leonore[/name_f], [name_f]Leonora[/name_f]

[name_f]Sue[/name_f], [name_f]Susan[/name_f], [name_f]Susanne[/name_f]/[name_f]Suzanne[/name_f], [name_f]Susanna/name_f/[name_f]Suzanna[/name_f], [name_f]Zuzanna[/name_f], [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilly[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] or [name_u]Jean[/name_u] with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u].