{"id":12120,"date":"2016-05-27T10:49:44","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T14:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=12120"},"modified":"2016-12-31T09:05:04","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T13:05:04","slug":"baby-girl-iverson-sister-to-dean-elliot-and-morgan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2016\/05\/27\/baby-girl-iverson-sister-to-dean-elliot-and-morgan\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Girl Iverson, Sister to Dean, Elliot, and Morgan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Swistle,
\nI’ve been a fan of your site and baby naming style for a while now and I’m hoping you can help us out with this one.
\nWe are having a baby girl in October. She will be joining 3 older brothers and will be our last child. Each time we were naming a boy I thought it would be so much easier to come up with a girl name, but it turns out it has been tremendously difficult for us. Maybe because we already have 3 boy names that it has to fit with.
\nWe like classic names that are not too common, yet not unusual either. The boys names are Dean Samuel, Elliot Lewis, and Morgan Leonard (I call him Morgan Leo but my husband wouldn’t agree to Leo on paper, saying it wasn’t a real name on its own…)
\nWe know the middle name will be Summer, after my sister, so I am looking at names that go with this. Our last name sounds like Iverson.
\nThe girl name we had picked for our last 2 boys before we knew the gender was Nora Summer. We still love this name, however, it has entered the top 50 (41) since we picked it a few years ago (when it was not in the top 100). I’m worried that it is now too common and I don’t want to have other kids with the same name in school, etc, although I don’t personally know anyone with the name Nora. I also like it because my father is Arabic and he likes that it is similar to the name Noor.
\nBecause of it’s popularity (which bothers me a decent amount and my husband not at all) we have been considering other names. I tend to like names that end with an “a” sound to go with Summer as a middle, but this isn’t a rule. My only rule is that I want to avoid repeating a first initial. Also, I was considering using an A name to honor my grandmother Agnes Anastasia.<\/p>\n

Here is our list so far of names my husband and I both like:<\/p>\n

Farrah – also good with my heritage but a little worried about some negative associations recently (Mtv show that I’ve fortunately never seen), also doesn’t seem classic enough with the other boy names.<\/p>\n

Althea- probably my husbands favorite after Nora. I like Thea as a nickname (even as a name on its own but my husband does not)
\nI worry that it’s a little too unusual.<\/p>\n

Ramona- I really like this name. It’s a little quirky, not too unusual, and still pretty. Everyone I’ve mentioned it to gives me a funny look or refers to the Beverly Cleary books.<\/p>\n

Other names I like but probably wouldn’t use:
\nLeila (too common)
\nIris (doesn’t go with last name)
\nClara (husband says “I don’t hate it…”<\/p>\n

Names I like that husband has vetoed:
\nFlora
\nLouisa
\nAstrid<\/p>\n

If we were having another boy, he would be Arthur Clarke. Also like Harvey for a boy.<\/p>\n

If you could help us out with this one I would be extremely grateful! I think you give the best advice and love your readers comments as well. I promise to send the most adorable pictures of her with her older brothers (who are only 5, 3, and 1…. We are crazy!)<\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I really like the name you came up with. I feel reluctant to scrap it, even though I know the name Nora is rising in popularity. My first thought is to find a less-common long form of the name Nora, to give you\/her options: you could still plan to call her Nora, but could change that plan if the name Nora was suddenly everywhere around you.<\/p>\n

Eleanora Summer Iverson (my favorite, but repeats an initial)
\nHonora Summer Iverson
\nLenora Summer Iverson<\/p>\n

One downside of the name Nora (and longer versions) is the similarity in sound to the name Morgan. Morgan and Nora.<\/p>\n

My eye was also caught by your grandmother’s fabulous name. Agnes Anastasia, oh my goodness. You wouldn’t want to use that as-is, would you? Agnes Anastasia Iverson. Well, I suppose Agnes Iverson could be a little difficult to say. What about Anastasia Summer Iverson? On the slim chance that she wants to marry someone whose surname starts with S, there are options that don’t involve a rude monogram.<\/p>\n

I also like Althea and Ramona. Althea doesn’t seem too unusual to me: that is, I know it IS unusual, but when I see the name I know how to say it, and it doesn’t seem weird or trying-too-hard. The name Ramona makes me think of the Beverly Cleary books (positive association) and of the actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (positive association). Maggie Gyllenhaal’s other daughter is named Gloria, if that name has similar appeal. Gloria Summer sounds like glorious summer: this could be a plus or a minus.<\/p>\n

Oh! What do you think of Aurora? Starts with A, to honor your grandmother. Sounds similar to Nora but is less common. One downside is that I find Aurora Iverson a bit of a challenge to say.<\/p>\n

There’s also Anora\/Annora.<\/p>\n

Daria might work (though it repeats an initial). Daria Iverson, Daria Summer.<\/p>\n

Or Matilda (again, repeats an initial). Matilda Iverson, Matilda Summer.<\/p>\n

Is Cora too common? Cora Iverson, Cora Summer.<\/p>\n

Or Isadora. Isadora Iverson, Isadora Summer.<\/p>\n

Winifred. Winifred Iverson, Winifred Summer.<\/p>\n

Henrietta. Henrietta Iverson, Henrietta Summer.<\/p>\n

Harriet. Harriet Iverson. Harriet Summer.<\/p>\n

Bianca. Bianca Iverson, Bianca Summer.<\/p>\n

Or depending on how you feel about repeated sounds (and how strong the repeated-initial preference is), could I interest you in one of my own wish-I-could-use-it names? Minerva Iverson, Minerva Summer. I just love it, and I find the repeated sounds pleasing to say. I’ve been sitting her saying “Minerva Iverson” for a full minute, just for the joy of it.<\/p>\n

Or Marilla. Marilla Iverson. Marilla Summer.<\/p>\n

Geneva. Geneva Iverson. Geneva Summer.<\/p>\n

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

Thank you for the name advice.\u00a0 We decided to stick with our old favorite.\u00a0 Nora Sumer (spelled how my sister’s name was spelled, still pronounced like the season) was born October 11, 2016.\u00a0 Sorry so long on the update.\u00a0 Things are kind of crazy with 4 kids!\u00a0\u00a0 Her 3 big brothers are obsessed!<\/p>\n

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