{"id":12303,"date":"2016-09-03T06:42:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T10:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=12303"},"modified":"2016-09-03T06:42:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T10:42:46","slug":"baby-girl-or-boy-wolfe-sibling-to-caden-and-copeland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2016\/09\/03\/baby-girl-or-boy-wolfe-sibling-to-caden-and-copeland\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Girl or Boy Wolfe, Sibling to Caden and Copeland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello! I am in a bit of a bind and would love some input! We have two children.. And boy and a girl. We are about to add our final addition in April! This last pregnancy was a bit of a surprise so now we are having trouble thinking of names! Our little boy is named Caden and his little sister is named Copeland. Now I sort of feel like we have to go with another C name so they won’t be left out. I’ve always loved C names and for me it’s easier to narrow it down to one letter anyways instead of going through the whole alphabet! Our last name is Wolfe if that helps at all.
\nHere are some of our ideas that either I love or my husband loves.. None so far that we both agree on..
\nCrew
\nCooper
\nCole
\nCollins
\nColson
\nCohen<\/p>\n

Obviously most are probably boys names.. But we do also like gender neutral names as well. As far as middle names we are at a loss. Lol
\nThank you for your time and I look forward to your response.
\nAlison Wolfe<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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My guess is that you have been through the C section of the baby name book so many times that the letter C is looking like a weird shape instead of a real letter, so on one hand it’s unlikely I’ll suggest anything you haven’t already thought of. But the last time we did a post like this for a name with another first letter, I was very surprised to see how many great choices came up in the comments section—plenty of names I hadn’t seen in the baby name book. So let’s see if that happens again! (Also, I will link here to the post we did on the name Cohen, in the hopes that it will not have to be rehashed in this comments section: Baby Naming Issue: Cohen<\/a>)<\/p>\n

One thing that makes this a little tricky for me is that the name Caden is so relatively common when all the spellings are combined (and feels even more common because of the prevalence of the Aiden\/Braden\/Hayden\/Jaden names), and the name Copeland is so relatively uncommon. One strategy would be to make it a boy\/girl thing: if you have a boy this time, use a more-common C name; if you have a girl this time, use a less-common C name. Another strategy would be to look for a name that bridges the gap a bit: neither common nor uncommon. A third strategy would be to ignore popularity. I think I will use that third strategy, in order to cast the widest net; then if popularity is\/becomes an issue, you can use the Social Security website<\/a> to filter the names further.<\/p>\n

Another issue is hard-C versus soft-C. Do you want them to all start with the same hard-C sound, or would Cecily and Cyrus and so forth be options? Again, I will include both, and let you apply a filter if necessary.<\/p>\n

Another issue is that the name Copeland feels so unisex. It makes me reluctant to suggest a very girlish name, especially a traditional girlish name: would Caden, Copeland, and Catherine make it seem like the safe guess was that Copeland was a boy? It is hard to know, and hard to know how much this matters in an overall way, and I don’t know whether it matters to you two in particular. But here are some examples of names I left off the list: Camilla, Catherine, Clarissa, Caroline, Cassandra, Cecily, Charlotte, Claudia.<\/p>\n

In general I avoided one-syllable names, especially with your distinctive surname: Cale Wolfe, Clay Wolfe, Chase Wolfe, Cash Wolfe.<\/p>\n

Cable; Caden, Copeland, and Cable
\nCalder; Caden, Copeland, and Calder
\nCalista; Caden, Copeland, and Calista
\nCallahan; Caden, Copeland, and Callahan
\nCallan; Caden, Copeland, and Callan
\nCalliope; Caden, Copeland, and Calliope
\nCallum; Caden, Copeland, and Callum
\nCalvin; Caden, Copeland, and Calvin
\nCambria: Caden, Copeland, and Cambria
\nCameron; Caden, Copeland, and Cameron
\nCampbell; Caden, Copeland, and Campbell
\nCarlisle; Caden, Copeland, and Carlisle
\nCarlson; Caden, Copeland, and Carlson
\nCarrigan; Caden, Copeland, and Carrigan
\nCarrington; Caden, Copeland, and Carrington
\nCarson; Caden, Copeland, and Carson
\nCarter; Caden, Copeland, and Carter
\nCasey; Caden, Copeland, and Casey
\nChandler; Caden, Copeland, and Chandler
\nChanning; Caden, Copeland, and Channing
\nChapman; Caden, Copeland, and Chapman
\nCiaran; Caden, Copeland, and Ciaran
\nClarion; Caden, Copeland, and Clarion
\nCoby; Caden, Copeland, and Coby
\nColeman; Caden, Copeland, and Coleman
\nCollier; Caden, Copeland, and Collier
\nConnor; Caden, Copeland, and Connor
\nConley; Caden, Copeland, and Conley
\nConway; Caden, Copeland, and Conway
\nCorbin; Caden, Copeland, and Corbin
\nCormac; Caden, Copeland, and Cormac
\nCrawford; Caden, Copeland, and Crawford
\nCrosby; Caden, Copeland, and Crosby
\nCurrier; Caden, Copeland, and Currier<\/p>\n

I lean toward the options that don’t repeat too many sounds. For example, I like the name Casey, but it has the same Kay- beginning as Caden, so it’s not one of my top choices; I like Calliope, but that may be too much C and L and P and O with Copeland.<\/p>\n

For a boy, I think my favorites are:<\/p>\n

Callahan
\nCarlson
\nCarson
\nCarter
\nConnor
\nCorbin
\nCrosby<\/p>\n

For a girl, I think my favorites are:<\/p>\n

Callahan
\nCampbell
\nCarlisle
\nCarrington
\nChanning
\nCollins
\nCrosby<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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