{"id":14592,"date":"2020-03-18T08:46:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T12:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=14592"},"modified":"2020-03-20T16:41:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T20:41:20","slug":"baby-girl-pulley-sister-to-blakely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2020\/03\/18\/baby-girl-pulley-sister-to-blakely\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Girl Pulley, Sister to Blakely"},"content":{"rendered":"

[It is going to take time to adjust to all these new ways<\/a> of being. I am handling it in part by working on a backlog of baby name questions.]<\/p>\n

Hello,<\/p>\n

I am pregnant with our second baby girl and we are having trouble finding a name for her. The baby is due June 21st. Our daughters name is Blakely Glenn Pulley and she is 3. The top runner right now for baby number two is Nora. I just want to make sure that Nora goes well with Blakely. I don\u2019t want to name our next baby with a \u201cB\u201d name because we already have Blakely and then our German shepherds name is Bodhi, so I would like to stay away from \u201cB\u2019s\u201d. The other names we having been considering, but aren\u2019t crazy about are:<\/p>\n

Sawyer
\nLanden
\nPayton
\nPearl
\nNora
\nEmery
\nPaisley
\nPalmer
\nPhoenix
\nAnnabelle
\nAshlyn
\nFinley<\/p>\n

Any suggestions are more then welcome because we are definitely struggling!<\/p>\n

The two middle names I was thinking for Nora would be:<\/p>\n

Nora Jean
\nOr Nora Sue ( Sue for my aunt that recently just passed away)<\/p>\n

But any other suggestions for middle names are more then welcome as well!<\/p>\n

Please let me know your thoughts! We are excited to hear your suggestions!!<\/p>\n

All the best,<\/p>\n

Nathan and Lisa Pulley<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

Whether two names go together is a fairly subjective area, but I can at least give you my own opinion, and then commenters can give theirs. In my opinion, the names Blakely and Nora are a style clash.<\/p>\n

The name Blakely is a contemporary surname name. Like many surname names it has a unisex sound, though in the U.S. it is currently used almost exclusively for girls (1,304 new baby girls and 10 new baby boys in 2018, according to the Social Security Administration<\/a>). It is not yet very common in the U.S. (#250 in 2018), but it is rising fairly briskly: it first appeared in the Top 1000 in 2011 at #928. I would expect a girl named Blakely to have sisters with names like Ellery, Campbell, and Lennox.<\/p>\n

The name Nora is a vintage revival, feminine and classic\/traditional in sound. It’s a standalone name but also a nickname for Eleanor, which makes it a little difficult to figure out how common it is—but as a standalone name, it was #30 in 2018 (the name Eleanor was #32). It has drifted in and out of popularity, from a low of #501 in 2000 to a high of #28 in 2017, but it has been in the Top 1000 names since the searchable online records begin in 1900. I would expect a girl named Nora to have sisters with names like Evelyn, Violet, and Clara.<\/p>\n

Looking at your list of finalists, I see at least two distinct style preferences. One is for names similar to Blakely: Sawyer, Landen, Payton, Emery, Paisley, Palmer, Finley. One is for names similar to Nora: Pearl, Annabelle. (Ashlyn and Phoenix strike me as outliers.)<\/p>\n

There is no rule that sibling names must be the same style, and there are arguments to be made for choosing your favorite name each time without regard for style. But my own personal preference is to coordinate style, or at least to avoid startling clashes. If I were you, I would look for names more like the ones on your list that are similar in style to Blakely.<\/p>\n

Of those names from your list, my favorite is Emery. Emery Pulley; Blakely and Emery. I like it with either of the middle names you mention: Emery Sue Pulley, Emery Jean Pulley.<\/p>\n

A general tip before we continue is to make sure you’re trying each first\/last combination without the middle name. Saying, for example, “Paisley Jean Pulley” can disguise that Paisley Pulley matches both starting and ending sounds (P-\/-ley).<\/p>\n

More names similar in style to Blakely:<\/p>\n

Carson Pulley; Blakely and Carson
\nDarcy Pulley; Blakely and Darcy
\nDelaney Pulley; Blakely and Delaney
\nDevany Pulley; Blakely and Devany
\nEllery Pulley (maybe too much L and Y); Blakely and Ellery
\nEllison Pulley; Blakely and Ellison
\nEverly Pulley (repeats ending of Blakely\/Pulley); Blakely and Everly
\nGracen Pulley; Blakely and Gracen
\nHadley Pulley (repeats ending of Blakely\/Pulley); Blakely and Hadley
\nHarlow Pulley; Blakely and Harlow
\nHayden Pulley; Blakely and Hayden
\nKeaton Pulley; Blakely and Keaton
\nKeelyn Pulley; Blakely and Keelyn
\nKellen Pulley; Blakely and Kellen
\nKerrigan Pulley; Blakely and Kerrigan
\nLennox Pulley; Blakely and Lennox
\nMadigan Pulley; Blakely and Madigan
\nPadgett Pulley; Blakely and Padgett
\nQuinn Pulley; Blakely and Quinn
\nSloane Pulley; Blakely and Sloane
\nTeagan Pulley; Blakely and Teagan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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