{"id":11684,"date":"2015-10-26T13:48:35","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T17:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=11684"},"modified":"2016-05-01T18:29:04","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T22:29:04","slug":"baby-boy-or-girl-p0llrd-sibling-to-dne-and-nol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2015\/10\/26\/baby-boy-or-girl-p0llrd-sibling-to-dne-and-nol\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Boy or Girl P0ll@rd, Sibling to D@ne and Nol@"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, Swistle.<\/p>\n

I’m the second wife to a wonderful guy who brought two great kids, a boy and a girl, to our family. I’m due in May with our third child. Our family’s last name is P0ll@rd. Both children have four-letter first names, they are D@ne Ev@n and Nol@ Vie (pronounced “Vee”).<\/p>\n

We would like to continue the four letter name pattern, if possible. We like names that are uncommon and interesting (subjective, I know). If this baby is a boy, we are currently loving Joss, a name we chose before we were even pregnant. We are satisfied and happy with that option for a boy. For reference, I also love Nash and and we both also like Jace, Jude and Zaid.<\/p>\n

Girls’ names are harder because most of the names we tend to love are not four letters long. Names we both like but I wouldn’t say we love are Dare (I wouldn’t use it as a first name; it’s probably too much), Esme and Vada. I also like Zara, Ever and Beau.<\/p>\n

The middle name of either a boy or girl will be an honor name from my family. We have the following names to choose from: George, James, Cindy, Lou and Lucine. I’m 100% okay using Lou, George and James in the middle name spot for either a boy or a girl. I’m also okay with playing around with those names (turning George into Georgia, for example), as long as there is a clear tie to the honor name.<\/p>\n

We would really appreciate you and your readers’ help in coming up with more girls names to choose from. As you can probably see, we are happy to go outside of traditional names to find the right one. I really think this baby is a girl (like, really, REALLY think she’s a girl), and it’s driving me crazy not to even have one name we feel like is a real contender.<\/p>\n

Thank you all so much for your help!<\/p>\n

P.S. I promise you a baby name update with a photo. I’m a photographer, so I’ll make it a really good picture!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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My inclination is to suggest ditching the four-letter idea. It’s ruling out such an enormous number of names.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, I see the appeal. Well. My first suggestion, then, is to make a list of all the names you love, without regard to number of letters. Then, use that list to help you brainstorm four-letter options.<\/p>\n

For example, let’s say you told me your list of non-four-letter names included Rosemary. We could use those sounds and letters to find suggestions such as Rose, Rosa, Mary or Mari or Mara, maybe Rory or Ruby or Zara or Zora. But I might also see it as a plant name and suggest Fern or Iris, or it might make me think of old-fashioned names and I’d suggest Opal or June or Lois or Avis.<\/p>\n

Another option is to link this name with the other names in a different way. For example, if the baby is a girl, perhaps she could share an initial with her sister. Perhaps your family’s themes could be “four-letter boy names, and girl names starting with N.”<\/p>\n

If you can’t find any four-letter names you like, maybe it would work to have a longer name with a four-letter nickname.<\/p>\n

At some point in this process (around the point where you start to feel panicky or despairing, or when you’re down to the final few weeks), even though I see the appeal of finding a name with four letters, I would suggest you consider if the cost is worth it. For example, if you would LOVE to name a daughter Marigold, and that name would make you feel happy in every way, is it worth giving up that name to meet the preference for a number of letters? The way I’m phrasing that question may imply that I think the answer should be “No,” but I am intending it to be neutral: IS it worth it to you? If so, then I think you will be happy paying that fee: you will put the names you prefer on the counter, and use them to pay for a four-letter name you like less but find satisfying for its number of letters. (People choosing honor names over names of their own style make a similar purchase.) If not, asking the question may make it clear to you that the cost is too high.<\/p>\n

Or it might be that the only four-letter names you like are ones that don’t meet your preference for an unusual\/interesting name. Again, it’s a question of value: is that worth it to you, to give up that preference in order to find a name with four letters?<\/p>\n

There is also the question of future children. After just two children, there isn’t yet a pattern to break: the matching number of letters can be considered a coincidence. After a third child, there’s a clearer pattern, and I’d be exponentially more reluctant to break it.<\/p>\n

All right, now the fun part: finding some four-letter names to think about!<\/p>\n

Anya
\nAria
\nAyla
\nBryn
\nCora
\nFaye
\nFern
\nGrey
\nIone
\nIsla
\nJune
\nKaye
\nKaya
\nKyla
\nLane
\nLark
\nLois
\nLuca
\nLuna
\nMila
\nMina
\nRemi
\nRory
\nRuby
\nRuth
\nThea
\nZora<\/p>\n

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

Hi Swistle! It’s almost 2am and I’m awake in my hospital bed with our brand new baby. I wanted to get you a name update ASAP!<\/p>\n

Not long after I wrote, we found out that our new baby would definitively be a boy! We welcomed our sweet son, Joss Wilder George P0ll@rd yesterday.<\/p>\n

Joss was a name we chose for a boy before we were ever pregnant. We loved that Joss seemed like it could be the name of any number of very different, but all very interesting, type of people. Wilder was a name I found while pregnant that caught my interest. Plus, this little boy was a furious ball of activity in utero 24-7, so it seemed very fitting and a fun detail to share with him later about his earliest personality trait. George honors my grandfather, one of the greatest men I’ve known.<\/p>\n

We love his name so much! Thank you to your readers for all of their wonderful ideas and feedback! I loved reading through all of the suggestions and comments. You’re all extremely generous with your ideas and support. xo<\/p>\n

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