The Perfect Name

We are currently TTC and I’m contemplating baby names. I am pretty set on [name_u]Noah[/name_u] for a boy but I am open to others. I have [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m] and [name_m]Deacon[/name_m]. The middle name will be [name_u]Bentley[/name_u].

Girls are a bit harder. Currently, I am loving [name_f]Marceline[/name_f]. My top name was [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] but my stepdaughter told us she would feel left out if her sisters all had C names. I also like [name_f]Adalyn[/name_f] and [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]. I don’t have a middle name in mind but [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] is a top contender.

I know my husband likes [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_u]Bentley[/name_u] and [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]. He was okay with [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]. He is not too keen on [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] (hehe a rhyme), [name_f]Adalyn[/name_f], [name_u]Noah[/name_u] or [name_m]Deacon[/name_m]. However, he did get his [name_f]Claire[/name_f] with our last daughter, so he has given me free choice. I do want him to like it somewhat.

Our other kids are [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_f]Alana[/name_f], [name_f]Cadence[/name_f] and [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]. Any suggestions or advice?

I love your other kids names! I am not a big fan of [name_u]Noah[/name_u] myself, but I think [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] and [name_f]Adalyn[/name_f] from your lists fit really nicely with [name_f]Alana[/name_f], [name_f]Cadence[/name_f], [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] and [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]!

Here are some suggestions:

[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]

[name_u]Bentley[/name_u] (it’s already a MN on your list, I don’t know if you’re open to moving it to a FN option?)
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]? It’s a little more familiar, and I like the nick name [name_f]Marci[/name_f]. I also agree that [name_f]Adalyn[/name_f] is a good fit. Other suggestions are [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], and [name_f]Annalise[/name_f].

I like [name_u]Noah[/name_u] for a boy, but [name_u]Bentley[/name_u] is very associated with the car for me. [name_m]Deacon[/name_m] is also word-sounding in my mind. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_m]Breccan[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], or [name_u]Devin[/name_u]?

[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] and [name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_u]Bentley[/name_u] get my vote!

I am not a big fan of [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] though I have come cross it before. My husband likes [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] but I am so-so on it. I like [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] but more on someone else’s kids. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] was on my list as a strong middle name. We did have [name_u]Bentley[/name_u] as a first and I am not opposed to using it as a first. We had picked [name_u]Bentley[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] for a boy when I was pregnant with my first.

We did have [name_m]Liam[/name_m] [name_u]Bentley[/name_u] and [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]. It is hard because I like [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] as first names.

What about [name_f]Adalyn[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]? I like [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_u]Bentley[/name_u] out of the boy names… but im a bit biased as my daughter was almost [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] had she been a boy.

Other suggestions maybe…

[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
Elysta
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]
Adalyse
[name_f]Hailey[/name_f]
Everlyn
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]