I read this fantastic article today on sibsets… Sibling Names: The Ultimate Guide | Nameberry
Too bad I didn’t read it sooner!
I’ve posted many times for advice on here and gotten great feedback.
This is where my husband and I currently are: a beautiful daughter, [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Joy[/name], and a second daughter, ???, due to arrive in 2 months. The current name we agree on is [name]Emery[/name] / [name]Emerie[/name] (not sure which spelling I prefer…). I like that it was traditionally a male name, so it “goes” with [name]Elliott[/name], but the two Es kind of seem too “matchy matchy” to me. What if we have a 3rd girl someday!? I don’t anticipate having a 3rd girl, but I didn’t expect to have a second girl so soon either, hah.
My favorite name is [name]Felicity[/name] (perhaps not a good pairing with [name]Elliott[/name], and husband doesn’t like it with our last name since it also begins with F). Husband’s favorite is [name]Gabrielle[/name] (no way).
So…advice? [name]Elliott[/name] & [name]Emery[/name]…or [name]Elliott[/name] & [name]Emerie[/name]…or [name]Elliott[/name] & something less “matchy”!? (while we’re at it, we still need a middle name to go with [name]Emery[/name] / [name]Emerie[/name]…we’re thinking [name]Dawn[/name] in honor of a family member…)
Thanks…as this pregnancy progresses, this gets more stressful!
I do think [name]Elliott[/name] and [name]Emery[/name] are a bit matchy, but that personally doesn’t bother me all that much. If you think it would bother you a lot, I would suggest choosing something else. [name]Emery[/name] [name]Dawn[/name] sounds nice and goes well with sister [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Joy[/name]. [name]One[/name] thing to think about is nicknames. [name]Do[/name] you call [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Ellie[/name] at all? If so, [name]Emery[/name]/[name]Emmy[/name] and [name]Ellie[/name] sound quite similar, maybe even too similar for me, and I don’t mind “matchy” sibsets. Same beginning and same ending are a little much. Something like [name]Elliott[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name] sound a little off. I would think they were brother and sister. Maybe some others will chime in with their opinions.
Yes - I would also assume a boy and girl if it were [name]Elliott[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name]. [name]Hence[/name], I think [name]Felicity[/name] is out of the running.
[name]Elliott[/name] does often get called [name]Elle[/name] or [name]Ellie[/name]. And I know, without a doubt, the family would also shorten [name]Emery[/name] to [name]Emmy[/name]. [name]Ellie[/name] & [name]Emmy[/name]?! um…yeah I don’t know what to do!
I actually like [name]Elliott[/name] and [name]Emerie[/name]. [name]Elle[/name]/[name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Erie[/name] would be cute together. I think [name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Emmie[/name] are too close but [name]Erie[/name] would be cute and has a distinctly different from [name]Ellie[/name].
To honor [name]Dawn[/name], you could also look into the name [name]Aurora[/name]. [name]Rory[/name] would be a really cute unisex name that fits neatly with [name]Elliott[/name]. In addition you can use it as a middle name e.g. [name]Scout[/name] [name]Aurora[/name].
Otherwise I really like [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Dawn[/name] & [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Dawn[/name]. I don’t think it’s an issue that [name]Felicity[/name] is quite feminine next to [name]Elliott[/name] because imo that eclecticism is quite fresh. There are many female [name]Elliott[/name]'s out their with similarly unisex-named sisters. Plus the common “e”, “l”, “i” and “t” bounce really nicely off each other, so from sound alone they seem like a match made in heaven
What about taking [name]Emery[/name] and turning it to [name]Amery[/name] or [name]Amerie[/name] or [name]Amory[/name]? I really like the look of [name]Amory[/name] since it looks like “amor” : D. That takes care of the matching first letter and it might get shortened to [name]Ammy[/name] or [name]Amy[/name] but not to [name]Emmy[/name]. [name]Elliott[/name] and [name]Amory[/name] sound like great sisters : D.
A few other nice uni-ish names are:
[name]Afton[/name]
[name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Kirby[/name]
[name]Mica/name
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name]
[name]Madigan[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Remy[/name] (kind of feels like [name]Emery[/name]…and yet [name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Remy[/name] are much further than [name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Emmy[/name])
[name]Romy[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name] ([name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Sully[/name] is super cute to me)
[name]Sutton[/name]
My top recs based on what you currently like are [name]Amory[/name] and [name]Remy[/name].
What about other semi-unisex names like [name]Harper[/name], [name]Peyton[/name], [name]Finley[/name], or [name]Alexis[/name]? That way [name]Elliott[/name] won’t feel like a boy’s name.
Or maybe a name that sounds less antique and more modern like [name]Arden[/name], [name]Gemma[/name], [name]Audrey[/name], [name]Nora[/name], or [name]Willa[/name] to go with the modern feel that [name]Elliott[/name] gives off for a girl.
Any interest in:
[name]Skylar[/name] ([name]Love[/name] this- I think it’s really elegant and makes me think of the sky and sky larks)
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Devon[/name]
[name]Marlowe[/name] (nn [name]Lola[/name]?)
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Garnet[/name] (similarly androgynous, but ruby-like. Similar T ending, but not rhymey with [name]Elliot[/name])
[name]Emery[/name] is too close but fits the style!
What about [name]Elliot[/name] &
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Marley[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Andie[/name]
I second Emmabobemma’s suggestion of [name]Rowan[/name], it was first name which sprung to mind as a sibling for [name]Elliott[/name]. However, not so sure about [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Dawn[/name] as a first and middle. I quite like [name]Harlow[/name] as its unisex like [name]Elliott[/name] but can have the nickname Lo or [name]Lola[/name]. [name]Ellie[/name] & Lo/[name]Ellie[/name] & [name]Lola[/name] both go nicely if you shorten [name]Elliot[/name]'s name. Also, [name]Harlow[/name] [name]Dawn[/name] flows better than [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Dawn[/name].x
[name]Elliott[/name] and [name]Emerson[/name] is cute…
[name]Elliott[/name] and [name]Harper[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name] and [name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name] and [name]Flynn[/name]/[name]Finn[/name]
Thanks for all the great suggestions. Sometimes I almost wish I wasn’t such a name fanantic, so this process of naming an actual person wouldn’t be so taxing - it seems so easy for other people! haha But there are so many facets to consider…liked the suggestion of [name]Addison[/name], but my niece is [name]Addie[/name] so that won’t fly. And of course my affinity for [name]Rowan[/name] is vetoed by my nephew, [name]Owen[/name]. I really find myself liking [name]Harlow[/name], but the only names my picky husband likes at all from your helpful suggestions are: [name]Devin[/name], [name]Avery[/name] and [name]Delaney[/name]. My hang up is the meanings of these names don’t hold any special significance to me and I’m a booger for meaning…anyone else struggle with that?
[name]Elliott[/name] & [name]Devin[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name] & [name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name] & [name]Avery[/name]
hmmmmmmm…
What about [name]Elliott[/name] and Merit/Meritt. [name]Ellie[/name] & [name]Merry[/name] is cute, and Merit definitely has a positive meaning (and similar to the meaning of [name]Emery[/name]).
Your situation is interesting, and I love how you named your daughter [name]Elliot[/name]! I’ve never heard that before! But you could take two separate routes naming your second daughter. You could name her like you named [name]Elliot[/name], a name traditionally used for a boy. You could name her [name]Spencer[/name] or [name]Ryan[/name] and I love both for a girl. You could even name her [name]Alex[/name]. The other route you could take is a unisex name such as [name]Morgan[/name], [name]Rory[/name] (which I love), [name]Adair[/name], [name]Auden[/name], [name]Blair[/name], [name]Charlie[/name], [name]Carter[/name] (loveee [name]Carter[/name] for a girl). Here are more names I recommend:
[name]Darren[/name] (interesting for a girl)
[name]Dani[/name]
[name]Dana[/name]
[name]Drew[/name] (lovee for a girl)
[name]Devon[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Winter[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name] (My cousin’s middle name is [name]Vincent[/name] and she’s a girl. Her name is [name]Isabella[/name] [name]Vincent[/name] and I just love it!)
[name]Teagan[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Toby[/name] (This would be so cute for a girl, you could even change the spelling to [name]Tobi[/name] to make it slightly more feminine.)
[name]Skylar[/name]
[name]Shea[/name]/[name]Shay[/name]/[name]Shaye[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Rain[/name]/[name]Rainey[/name]
[name]Reese[/name]/[name]Reece[/name]
[name]Noel[/name]
I know I put a lot of names, but I hope I helped. Maybe you can make [name]Dawn[/name] a middle name with one of these names (like [name]Teagan[/name] [name]Dawn[/name] would be really pretty!) Let me know if you need anymore help!
I don’t think it’s TOO too matchy. But people may think that’s why you were going for. If it really bothers you, how about [name]Amity[/name]? I know you didn’t ask for suggestions for a mn but there are a lot of names that mean [name]Dawn[/name] like [name]Aurora[/name] and [name]Oriana[/name]. I think they sound a lot better with [name]Emery[/name] and make it less matchy with [name]Elliott[/name] [name]Joy[/name] because of syllable count.
I tried suggestions that included some unisex names or girls’ names that weren’t too frilly. I don’t think you need to pick a name that is completely distanced from being a “girl name,” but just one that isn’t fussy.
[name]Amity[/name] (just saw this was suggested before I posted so sorry for any other repeats)
[name]Aspen[/name]
[name]August[/name]
[name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Brynn[/name]
[name]Brighton[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Demi[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Hailey[/name]
[name]Jonna[/name]
[name]Kinley[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Remy[/name]
[name]Reagan[/name]
[name]Shea[/name]
[name]Sheridan[/name]
[name]Sydney[/name]
