{"id":10705,"date":"2014-12-05T10:28:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T14:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=10705"},"modified":"2014-12-15T17:30:55","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T21:30:55","slug":"baby-girl-cox-sister-to-matthew-holly-and-lilah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2014\/12\/05\/baby-girl-cox-sister-to-matthew-holly-and-lilah\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Girl Cox, Sister to Matthew, Holly, and Lilah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Swistle,<\/p>\n

I have been reading your blog the past couple months since a friend suggested it to me. I found it very interesting and different from many baby name blogs I checked out. So here is my dilemma. We are expecting our fourth next week! December 10th and still can’t seem to settle on a name. Our children’s names are Matthew Christopher, Holly Evelyn-Rose, Lilah Anneliese with the last name Cox. We are having a girl. The problem is my husband likes to pick almost all 80’s names. He especially likes my names Kristen (which is my middle name) or he would even name her Heather which is my first. I definitely prefer not to have Heather in her name. Kristen I am ok with but not sure I love. His other picks are Jessica, Amy and Rachelle. He has mentioned liking Sophia, Gabriella and flower names like Lily and at one time Daisy and Violet (I think Violet was too out there for him). He used to like Dahlia (not sure what nicknames are associated with that name), but has since changed his mind. I don’t mind Dahlia and it also has the Ls and Hs the other girls have in their names (not that it has too). I don’t care for Lily (seems a very popular choice right now like Sophia). Last night he mentioned liking Grace. This is a name I previously asked him about and he said no. I can’t keep up with him. The only way we usually find something is having him come up with names and then me picking one of them out.
\nMy preferred names are Tessa, Noelle (I like Noelle as a middle name) or Maisy. I like older classic names and newer names, but not a big 80’s fan.
\nThis is our fourth and most likely final child…. So I really hope we can find a solution. Help!<\/p>\n

Thank you for your time,
\nHeather<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I find it very pleasing that your husband likes my name, and so I will use a sweet voice as I steer him away from it. I like my name, too, but it is a Mom Name now—and one very tied to its time period. I would be enthusiastic about you and your daughter sharing a middle name, though, so I admit I’m hoping Kristen works with the chosen first name. Heather would also make a pretty middle name.<\/p>\n

Lily and Violet both seem to me to be too close in sound to Lilah; Lily and Holly also have a similar sound, as do Dahlia and Lilah. Grace seems wonderful, if you’re still interested in it. Paul too did a complete turnaround on a name, vetoing it for the first child and picking it as his favorite for the second child. I didn’t even mention that to him, I just said “YES, great, it’s settled!” Matthew, Holly, Lilah, and Grace.<\/p>\n

Jessica and Tessa are so similar in sound, as are Amy and Maisy, as are Daisy and Maisy, as are Rachelle and Noelle, it gives me hope that we can find something you’ll both like.<\/p>\n

If you wanted to continue with the L sounds, I think Noelle would be my first choice for a first name: Holly, Lilah, and Noelle. Each girl has two syllables and a strong L sound, but different beginnings and endings.<\/p>\n

Or Jillian: Holly, Lilah, and Jillian.<\/p>\n

Or Alice: Holly, Lilah, and Alice.<\/p>\n

Or Claudia, if you don’t mind the alliteration. Holly, Lilah, and Claudia.<\/p>\n

Or Elise: Holly, Lilah, and Elise.<\/p>\n

Or Juliet: Holly, Lilah, and Juliet.<\/p>\n

Or Lydia, if that doesn’t seem too close to Lilah: Holly, Lilah, and Lydia. That does start tangling up when I say it.<\/p>\n

Because your husband likes some of the mom names, and because Holly and Tessa and Noelle are used now but were also used in my era, I’m inclined to look in the Baby Name Wizard<\/a>‘s New Classics category. Names like Sabrina and Miranda are newer and older at the same time. Vanessa, too: that one reminds me of both Tessa and Jessica. Bridget isn’t in that category in the book, but I’d add it: I can picture a Bridget my age or my daughter’s age. Same with Marissa.<\/p>\n

If Sophia is too popular, I wonder if you’d like Josephine or Fiona.<\/p>\n

Or I wonder if you’d like Nora. Matthew, Holly, Lilah, and Nora.<\/p>\n

Or Phoebe? Matthew, Holly, Lilah, and Phoebe.<\/p>\n

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Name update!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi Swistle,<\/p>\n

I appreciate your help and your insight into our dilemma. I went into labor early and had the baby Dec 4th. We decided Teresa “Tessa” Kristen. She will go by Tessa. I found out that my husband didn’t mind the name Tessa but he couldn’t conceive of giving her a first name that he considers a nickname. So I looked up names that Tessa is derived from and we agreed upon Teresa (no H per his request). So it will now be Matthew, Holly, Lilah and Tessa. I really appreciate your time and input. I didn’t realize, until you pointed it out, that we liked many similar sounding names. I have also referred many of my friends to your blog :)<\/p>\n

Thank you again,
\nHeather<\/p>\n

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