{"id":16393,"date":"2023-09-25T14:26:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=16393"},"modified":"2024-02-14T14:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T18:52:38","slug":"baby-girl-walker-sister-to-eleanor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2023\/09\/25\/baby-girl-walker-sister-to-eleanor\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Girl Walker, Sister to Eleanor"},"content":{"rendered":"

My husband and I are expecting our second baby girl this January. She will complete our family as we\u2019re both only children and having two children is our max. Our current daughter is \u201cEleanor Grace\u201d and we love classic, southern names, particularly names with a French origin since my father is French (although French origin in not a requirement by any means, just a bonus).<\/p>\n

Husband: Casey Walker<\/p>\n

Wife: Emily-Anne Walker (\u201cEmily-Anne\u201d is my full first name and I go by \u201cEmily-Anne\u201d not Emily \u2013 however, I\u2019ve always hated having a double name and will never name do that to my child!)<\/p>\n

Daughter: Eleanor Grace Walker<\/p>\n

Future Daughter:<\/p>\n

Leaning towards \u201cMallory Jane\u201d with \u201cMallory Joy\u201d a second option because I love the middle name \u201cJoy\u201d but think \u201cMallory Jane\u201d sounds nicer than \u201cMallory Joy.\u201d I love how Mallory sounds, but it translates to \u201cbad luck\u201d (literally \u201cill-omened\u201d) which is not at all ideal\u2026<\/p>\n

Other options we are considering:<\/p>\n

\u00b7Fiona
\n\u00b7Dorothy
\n\u00b7Jane
\n\u00b7Claire
\n\u00b7Abigail
\n\u00b7Juliette
\n\u00b7Audrey
\n\u00b7Clara
\n\u00b7Catherine
\n\u00b7Margot
\n\u00b7Charlotte
\n\u00b7Lillian \/ Lily
\n\u00b7Penelope
\n\u00b7Leah<\/p>\n

Any advice or guidance would be most appreciated \u2013 and I will be sure to keep you posted on the finial decision!<\/p>\n

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

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I love the middle name Joy, especially the way it coordinates with the middle name Grace. I will mention reluctantly that with the surname it makes me think of jay-walker, but I feel silly even bringing that up: How often will anyone say the middle name and surname together? And even if they do, a jay-walker is not such a terrible thing! And it’s NOT Jay, it’s Joy! But it is the kind of detail I like to think of and dismiss and be okay with BEFORE I’ve filled out a birth certificate rather than AFTER. Another middle name possibility: Hope.<\/p>\n

Similarly, I would want to think ahead of time before using Eleanor and Penelope as sibling names, only because both names can use the nickname Nell. I don’t think that has to be a deal-breaker at all; it’s just something I’d rather consider ahead of time.<\/p>\n

I would love to write a paragraph here about how little I think we need to take name-meanings into account—except that I had that same hesitation about the name Mallory back in my baby-naming days. Not so much the meaning as the presence of the Latin root word “mal” right there in the name. I still don’t think it has to matter! If I meet a little Mallory, I will not AT ALL wonder how her parents could have done that to her! I continue to love the name and wish for others to use it! But…the “mal” thing did make a difference in my own willingness to use the name, and so I understand if it does the same to you. …While also feeling inclined to PUSH YOU TO USE IT. It’s such a great and underused name!<\/p>\n

Well. Would you want to consider the name Felicity? It’s the opposite of Mallory, meaning-wise, and I love it with the surname. The only thing that bothers me a little is the popularity gap: according to the Social Security Administration<\/a>, the name Eleanor was #16 in 2022; the name Felicity was #457.<\/p>\n

And I think you have so many other great options on your list already. My own favorite with the sibling name and surname is Clara, but I like SO MANY. What does everyone else like best?<\/p>\n

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

Thank you all for your comments!!! We ended up naming our second baby girl \u201cLillian\u201d!! Her full name is Lillian Ruth Walker as Ruth is my mother in law\u2019s middle name. We think Eleanor & Lillian go really well together :) Thank you again for your help!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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