J. writes:<\/p>\n
Hello! We’re looking for some help deciding on a name for our baby girl due in June. Her older brother’s name is Wyatt. We would like to use a family name, Rose, for her middle name. Our two favorites right now are Stella and Tessa. Our last name is similar to Thorstenson. Which name sounds better with our last name, and is there one that sounds better with Wyatt? Also, we are not set on either of these names so if you have any other suggestions they are quite welcome! We like names that are not overly popular but also not too “out there”. Other names we have considered are Clara, Savana, Maisie, and Freya. Thanks so much!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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I’d just like to add a few things.\u00a0 First, our last name – Thorstenson\u00a0– doesn’t roll off the tongue so nice.\u00a0 So I’d like to\u00a0find a\u00a0first name that\u00a0comes out smooth and simple and flows well.\u00a0 I think that is the main thing keeping\u00a0us from committing to Stella – Is Stella Thorstenson a bit of a tongue twister with the two sets of “st’s”? And same with Tessa – is there too much of an “s” sound?\u00a0Also, we are pretty set on having Rose for her middle name, so with such a short middle name and longer last name I feel that a two-syllable first name might\u00a0flow best (although you are the expert on that!).
\nSo our biggest issues seem to be finding a name that flows nice with\u00a0the middle and last\u00a0name, as well as finding one that sounds consistant with brother Wyatt`s name. Like I mentioned before Clara, Savana, Maisie, and Freya are some other names on our list.\u00a0 More names we`ve considered are Maya, Olive (although our good friends have named their dog this, so I`m thinking that name is\u00a0off limits), Aubrey, Zoe, Samara, Marylou (I love this but husband doesn`t quite as much, plus it doesn`t sound great with Rose) and Anya. I don`t know that we have a consistant style, as there are some old-fashioned names and some newer names on the list.\u00a0We`d prefer a name that is timeless and one that will grow well with her (sound good as a baby, child, and adult name – this is what is keeping\u00a0us from committing to Maisie or Zoe, do they sound too childish?).<\/p>\nYour opinions are greatly appreciated! Thank you!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Both Tessa and Stella seem a little tangled to me with Thorstenson. It’s the Thorstenson part that’s doing most of the tangling—but adding more S and T sounds seems to increase the problem. I don’t think either of them is BAD with the surname, though.<\/p>\n
Clara is the one that stands out to me, not only because it avoids S and T sounds but also because of the pleasing early American sound with Wyatt. But for some reason, the L sound (or maybe it’s more the L blend) does something similar to the S\/T sounds for me. I was thinking maybe Cora instead, but the repeating -or- sound doesn’t appeal to me.<\/p>\n
So then I think maybe Freya. No S, no T, no L; nice with the surname; nice with the middle name; nice with the brother name. But I think Stella or Tessa (or Clara) would also work fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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