Someone help us once and for all :(

Ok im posting once again because me and my partner just cannot agree, on either a boy or girls name!!

Not finding out the sex of our second child is proving alot harder than with our first :frowning:

Ok so we love the name [name]Leah[/name] (always have), but i have just recently come across the name [name]Kiara[/name], which took me and my partner back to our childhood with ‘The [name]Lion[/name] [name]King[/name] 2’. When we came across [name]Kiara[/name] last night we both fell in love! We tried to combine [name]Leah[/name] into the name, [name]Leah[/name] [name]Kiara[/name] i think sounds wierd, so i thought about [name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lea[/name] (pronounced [name]Leigh[/name]), However my close friends little girl’s mn is [name]Leigh[/name]. So this puts me off as i dont want it to be too similar.

Does anyone have any other suggestions of mn for [name]Kiara[/name]?
Ln is two-syllables and begins with B, Older brothers name is [name]Taylor[/name].

I think both [name]Leah[/name] and [name]Kiara[/name] are adorable with big brother [name]Taylor[/name]. What about something like [name]Kiara[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]? That would combine the sound of [name]Lea[/name]/[name]Leigh[/name] without it being too close to your friend’s daughter’s name. [name]Kiara[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] and [name]Kiara[/name] [name]Violet[/name] are also pretty.

I knew a Kiriana once and I thought that it was an interesting variation.

Im not quite sure with longer mn to be honest, i dont know why maybe im just picky. Our son’s name is [name]Taylor[/name] [name]John[/name] and i just feel that a longer fn and shorter mn sounds better, but thank you for commenting back, do you have any ideas for shorter mn’s?

I’m not too crazy about [name]Kiara[/name] (I have an aversion to “C” names being changed to “K” spellings. It has to do with the Kardashian clan I guess) but I do like [name]Ciara[/name] (this Irish spelling is pronounced [name]Keera[/name]). [name]How[/name] do you pronounce [name]Kiara[/name]? There is also the option of [name]Keira[/name] as well. Personally, I wouldn’t pronounce [name]Lea[/name] as “lee” but “[name]Lee[/name]-ah”. I would think that [name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lee[/name] would be the best option if you don’t want it to me too matchy with your friend [name]Leigh[/name]. [name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lee[/name] reminds me of the reality star [name]Kimora[/name] [name]Lee[/name]. I guess if it’s in the middle spot, that wouldn’t be a big issue. Here are some other suggestions for [name]Kiara[/name]'s middle name.

[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Leilani[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Laine[/name]

There are a lot of great, short, one-syllable MNs that aren’t really filler… what about:

[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Fleur[/name] ([name]Fleur[/name] is the French word for flower)
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Elle[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Jane[/name] (might be too close to [name]John[/name], though. Maybe [name]June[/name]'s another option?)
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Mae[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Rae[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Paige[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Wren[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Anne[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Tess[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Sophie[/name] (not a one-syllable name, but I think it’s cute)
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Gray[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Faith[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Nell[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Belle[/name] (quite Disney, though, haha)
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lou[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Bea[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Bliss[/name]

Good luck!

[name]Kiara[/name] would be pronounced Key-ar-rah. Sorry probably should of put that in!

I see what you mean i hadnt thought of [name]Kimora[/name] [name]Lee[/name], Thats put me off with [name]Lea[/name] as the mn now lol!

[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Noelle[/name] is pretty though i like that x

[name]Kiara[/name]! [name]Lion[/name] [name]King[/name] 2! My childhood! That’s why I love the name so much. I’ve had to guilty pleasure it though, it wouldn’t be appropriate where we live.

I think maybe if you put a name between [name]Kiara[/name] and [name]Leah[/name] it might work out ok,

[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Ellen[/name] [name]Leah[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Jasmine[/name] [name]Leah[/name]

etc, the name not ending in -a would break the trend.

Otherwise there’s

[name]Kiara[/name] Avalie
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Malia[/name]

I think it just needs that break between the -a sounds to work, an extra syllable or two between the sounds.

I like the [name]Kiera[/name] or [name]Ciara[/name] spelling better than [name]Kiara[/name].

Come middle name options…

[name]Lou[/name]
[name]Layne[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Lillith[/name]
[name]Shane[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
?

You could always try something like Kiralia or Liara…But I do love [name]Kiara[/name] more than [name]Leah[/name]. I liked a previous suggestion of [name]Kiara[/name] [name]Natalie[/name].

I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Kiara[/name]! I find [name]Leigh[/name] is sort of a common middle name, there are several at my daycare, so I don’t know if your friend will be particularly offended (unless the first names are very similar) and I think [name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lea[/name] is very pretty.

Other Suggestions:

[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Soleil[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Jade[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Sky[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Faye[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Leanne[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Selene[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Odette[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lark[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Rain[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Roux[/name]

[name]Do[/name] you like any of those?

[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Maren[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Danielle[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] Linnae
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]June[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Emmaline[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Hope[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Claire[/name]

Well, [name]Leigh[/name] is a common middle name in general, so it’s not like you were coping her. Especially if you spell it [name]Lea[/name].

[name]Kiara[/name] [name]London[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Leann/name
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lilian[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lenora[/name]

Hiya all.
Thanks for such great feedback, i have narrowed down a few and i am mentioning them to my partner.

[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Paige[/name] B___
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Grace[/name] B___ ([name]Grace[/name] was an original mn we wanted for our first child)
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Jade[/name] B___ ([name]Jade[/name] was a possibility as a mn for [name]Leah[/name] - my inititals are also KJB)
[name]Kiara[/name] [name]Lea[/name] B___ (This is still a possibility as my partner really liked it, I am abit put off due to [name]Kimora[/name] [name]Lee[/name] now though!)
[name]Leah[/name] [name]Kiara[/name] B___ (This is still a possibility as my partner loves the name [name]Leah[/name])