{"id":15450,"date":"2021-06-09T09:58:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T13:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=15450"},"modified":"2021-06-09T10:24:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T14:24:57","slug":"baby-girl-summers-sister-to-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2021\/06\/09\/baby-girl-summers-sister-to-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Girl Summers, Sister to June"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Swistle,<\/p>\n

We’re expecting our second girl (and final child) this fall, and while our first daughter’s name came easily, we’re struggling a bit with this one. Our last name is pronounced Summers, but spelled differently.<\/p>\n

Our first daughter is named June, and her middle name is uncommon and Noweigian and begins with S, which we might keep for this baby too or pick another if the alliteration is too much. In general, we prefer short, solid names, and gravitate somewhat toward girl names that sound a bit on the harder side. We don’t like overly popular or biblical names, and want to avoid names that end in “s”, since our last name begins with it and tends to get jumbled (as in Frances Summers, Agnes Summers, etc). We definitely like some more old school (but still fairly short) and even feminine names, but also want to make sure we find a name that stands up next to June–she has a big, strong-willed personality, so a meeker sounding name for this girl is something we want to be careful of.<\/p>\n

Are there any names that we might be overlooking? Scandinvian, short, or strong in nature? Something from far out in left field?<\/p>\n

Contenders we both agree on:<\/p>\n

Rudy\/Rudi
\nSybil (nickname Billie)
\nMari (we can’t decide on a full name, or if we even would need one)
\nViolet
\nLou (w alsoe can’t think of a full name for Lou–we don’t like Louise or Louisa or Lucinda–and we just like Lou period)
\n*Hazel (this was initially our top contender, but it looks to be soaring in popularity–it was #33 in the SS database for 2019–so we won’t be considering it further)<\/p>\n

Names I like but husband is lukewarm on or has vetoed:
\nIda
\nFrida (husband is a hard no on this)
\nAstrid
\nGreta
\nUma<\/p>\n

Names my husband likes but I’m lukewarm on:
\nJosephine (Josie\/Jo)
\nMay<\/p>\n

Thanks for your help, Swistle!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Especially with short names, I think I would avoid choosing another with the same vowel sound as June: June and Lou, June and Rudy, June and Uma. And my own personal preference would be to choose a name with a similar usage: i.e., another name used predominately for girls, rather than a unisex name or one used more often for boys. (If you like the repeating vowel sound, I suggest Ruby instead of Rudy.) And Violet’s popularity is now in range of Hazel’s, so I’d cross that off. I like Greta and Ida a lot, if you can bring your husband around to either of them. Both of them have a Little Sister feel to me, but not at all in a meek way, more in a Force to Be Reckoned With kind of way, and I think both of them are great with your surname.<\/p>\n

Is Mari pronounced like Mary? Actually, whether or not it is: if you want stealth shock value, I’d go with Mary. It feels at first glance as if it’s an extremely popular name because it was so common in previous generations, but on a brand-new baby it’s a fresh slap.<\/p>\n

I enjoy the pairing of June and May for the sheer fun of it—but it bothers me that June is a summer month and May is not. August would be better, but in the U.S. the name August is used mostly for boys. Augusta would be fun, but fails to meet most of the preferences, and also feels like a compromise, since it’s not Junia\/Augusta or June\/August. Julia meets the preferences better, but feels like even more of a compromise: I don’t even connect Julia with July. But July feels too rare to go with June. Sunny would be apt, but cute\/light to an extreme I’d want to avoid. Hm.<\/p>\n

My first suggestion is Rose. Its familiarity as a middle name can cause the eye to skip right past it in the name book, but it is still relatively unusual as a first name, and I think it’s splendid with June: both one-syllable names with four letters, but with very different vowel and consonant sounds. June and Rose. Whether the repeating s-as-z sound with the surname is pleasing or not will be a subjective matter.<\/p>\n

Ivy would be nice. Ivy Summers; June and Ivy. But according to the Social Security Administration<\/a>, the name Ivy was #58 in 2020, so that might be more common than you’d like.<\/p>\n

Oh! Eve! It feels common because it’s such a familiar name (and, granted, I’d have to say a large part of that familiarity comes from it being a biblical name), but it was #471 in 2020! Eve Summers is terrific. June and Eve. Actually never mind<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Maeve, maybe: like May but with a second strong consonant. Maeve Summers; June and Maeve.<\/p>\n

Ada would be nice. Similar popularity to June, and a nice strong name with a STEM<\/a> feel. Ada Summers; June and Ada.<\/p>\n

Instead of Rudy, perhaps Romy? Romy Summers; June and Romy.<\/p>\n

For some reason, that brought Margo to mind. Margo Summers; June and Margo.<\/p>\n

I know I said above that I’d want to avoid repeating the vowel sound of June, and I know it’s a biblical name—but Ruth. I still don’t entirely like the repetition, but for a strong name like Ruth I would be willing to consider making an exception. Ruth Summers; June and Ruth.<\/p>\n

Maybe Britt. Britt Summers; June and Britt. Again, I get little-sister-but-not-at-all-in-a-meek-way vibes: a Britt would be a foot shorter and yet absolutely standing her ground.<\/p>\n

Or Claire. I like that. Claire Summers; June and Claire.<\/p>\n

Or Harriet, if you’re willing to have more syllables. Harriet Summers; June and Harriet. The nickname Etta feels similar to Greta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear Swistle, We’re expecting our second girl (and final child) this fall, and while our first daughter’s name came easily, we’re struggling a bit with this one. Our last name is pronounced Summers, but spelled differently. Our first daughter is named June, and her middle name is uncommon and Noweigian and begins with S, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3iyiG-41c","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15450"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15456,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15450\/revisions\/15456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}