Trying to come up with name choices for a third child (not finding out gender). Our first two kids have one syllable names and I thought I’d stick with that but not loving any as much as we love the first two. So far we only like [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] for either girl or boy but worried it’s too trendy. Would it be worth branching out to multi syllable names?
^^Seconding this! I like [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], but if you’re not feeling sure about it, it definitely seems worth branching into multi-syllabic territory!
How about a longer name that could be shortened to a nickname for everyday use?
I’m thinking of something like [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], called [name_f]Em[/name_f].
I would say that you definitely don’t need to stick to the trend.
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[name_f]My[/name_f] monosyllab-list favourites:
[name_u]Banks[/name_u]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
[name_u]Birch[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_u]Blue[/name_u]
[name_u]Bo[/name_u]
[name_m]Brock[/name_m]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_u]Bryn[/name_u]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] 
[name_u]Clarke[/name_u]
[name_u]Cove[/name_u]
[name_u]Day[/name_u]
[name_f]Dot[/name_f]
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Dusk[/name_u]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_u]Elm[/name_u]
[name_f]Eyre[/name_f]
[name_f]Fae[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_u]Fife[/name_u]
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_f]Gem[/name_f]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_u]Grove[/name_u]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Hayes[/name_u]
[name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Jet[/name_u]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_f]Laure[/name_f]
[name_u]Leigh[/name_u]
[name_u]Lux[/name_u]
[name_m]Locke[/name_m]
[name_u]Mack[/name_u]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Maj[/name_u]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Mauve[/name_f]
[name_u]Nev[/name_u]
[name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_m]Quade[/name_m]
[name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Roux[/name_u]
[name_u]Rune[/name_u]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Scott[/name_u]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_u]Sean[/name_u]
[name_u]Shea[/name_u]
[name_u]Shore[/name_u]
[name_u]Slate[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Snow[/name_u]
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_u]Teal[/name_u]
[name_u]Thyme[/name_u]
[name_m]Trey[/name_m]
[name_m]Troy[/name_m]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
Definitely don’t go with the trend if you’re not loving on a name. I feel like they say three is what makes a pattern so don’t make the pattern unless you love the name!
I think [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] is nice, but if there’s a longer name you like more I think go with that! You might even end up shortening it to a one syllable nickname in the future.
Good luck!