{"id":11597,"date":"2015-09-03T10:19:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T14:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=11597"},"modified":"2016-12-12T13:53:17","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T17:53:17","slug":"baby-boy-or-girl-waspick-without-the-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2015\/09\/03\/baby-boy-or-girl-waspick-without-the-p\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Boy or Girl Waspick-without-the-P"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Swistle,<\/p>\n

My husband and I are due with our first child this coming March. Our last name is pronounced like “Wasp-ick” without the “p.” For a boy, we have decided on the name Lucas Christopher. We are having more trouble coming up with a girl name. We would definitely like to use the name Estelle as the middle name to honor my grandmother. We have chosen a list of potential first names but none seem quite right. Our current list is as follows:<\/p>\n

Natalie
\nClaire
\nAnna
\nSarah
\nLeigh<\/p>\n

We would appreciate any suggestions or thoughts that you have.<\/p>\n

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

 <\/p>\n

I was not planning to comment on boy names, since it sounds as if you’ve chosen one. But when I was trying out the name Lucas Was(p)ick with sibling names, I noticed I found it very difficult to say. I think it’s because the -cas of Lucas and the -sic of the surname are mirrored sounds. I thought perhaps I wouldn’t mention it: these things vary from person to person, and if it’s not hard for you to say, then it’s not an issue. But we once had it happen that a letter-writer had tried out the name only with the middle name acting as a buffer between the first and last names, and hadn’t noticed an issue with the first\/last combination, and ever since then I’ve been a little jumpy about it.<\/p>\n

Now, girl names. I was surprised and pleased to see Sarah and Leigh on your list. I think my eye skips over them too easily in baby name books.<\/p>\n

I think all five of the names on your list are good with the brother name Lucas. The only potential issue that catches my eye is the matching initials of Lucas and Leigh: is that something you would want to avoid? is it something that, if your first two children were named Lucas and Leigh, would make you feel pressured to use an L name for a third child?<\/p>\n

All five of the names on the list sound about equally good to me with the middle name Estelle. The only potential issue that catches my eye on this one is initials: with _EW, it’s easy to spell words. The words here are innocuous (NEW, SEW), but it’s the sort of thing I like to think about ahead of time. Or I might not suggest first names starting with E, J, or P.<\/p>\n

I wonder if you would like the name Naomi? I think it was just the letters of the other names on the list that made me think of it, but I really like it. Naomi Estelle.<\/p>\n

Leah is an option that reminds me of Anna, Sarah, and Leigh. Leah Estelle.<\/p>\n

Or Celia. Celia Estelle.<\/p>\n

Lydia is similar in sound to Natalie. Lydia Estelle.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if Sabrina is getting too far off the path, but I do love it. Sabrina Estelle.<\/p>\n

Laura is another name I think can get skipped over to easily. Laura Estelle.<\/p>\n

Maria, too. Maria Estelle.<\/p>\n

Rose is common as a middle name but less familiar as a first. Rose Estelle.<\/p>\n

I feel like I’m ready to see the name Lynn again as a full name rather than a suffix. Lynn Estelle.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

We had a little girl that we named Lydia Estelle.\u00a0 We think it’s perfect for her.\u00a0 Thank you for the ideas!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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