Emily writes:<\/p>\n
I guess I will start off with some background info:
– My name is Emily<\/span>, my husband’s name is Ian
– We are expecting our final baby, a girl, in November (I won’t give an exact date, because our last baby came 3 weeks early!)
– I have a daughter from a previous relationship, Aylin Rose (pronounced EYE-lin)
– We have two daughters together, Ruby Elizabeth & Hazel Genevieve
– Our last name has not given us any problems when it comes to ‘flow’, but it is two syllables and ends in ‘ding’
– Her middle name will most likely be Lillian, which is a family name (likewise with A, R & H’s middle names)
– Some boys names we like are Leo, Ethan, Evander & Callum
– We would prefer that her name has a different initial to the girls’ names
– I would also kinda like her name to have a different ending to the girls’ names, but that’s just me being difficult ;)<\/p>\nI am wondering whether or not we should go with another color name. It was a coincidence that we chose two color names, but a few people have pointed it out. We like Scarlett, and would be happy to use it, but then does the theme become tacky?<\/p>\n
Our other fave name is probably Cora, and we also like Clover and Pilar (which are a bit more adventurous). <\/p>\n
Further suggestions would be very helpful, especially if Scarlett is tacky for us to use.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
To me, the issue with the name Scarlett isn’t one of tackiness: it’s that if you give the three daughters you had together a theme, it seems to exclude your first daughter from the group. Already her name is a different style than her half-sisters’ names; it would be so satisfying to find a name that ties them better together, rather than a name that increases the divide.<\/p>\n
It isn’t always possible, though, to blend styles from different sets of parents. Your husband’s naming style overlaps with the part of yours that led the two of you to choose the names Ruby and Hazel, but it may be that it doesn’t overlap with the part of your style that led you to choose the name Aylin; it may be that any name that goes with the name Aylin is outside of his naming style entirely. If that is the case, I would recommend choosing a name that coordinates with the style of the names Ruby and Hazel—but not a color name that would draw attention to the difference.<\/p>\n
The names Cora and Clover go beautifully with the names Ruby and Hazel, while leaving the name Aylin separate. A name like Pilar gives a “happy assortment” feeling to the sibling group, with the names Ruby and Hazel still matching in style but the other two girls’ names not.<\/p>\n
As I start to look for more names to suggest to bridge the gap between the two styles of names, I see the issue: there are not many like that. With Aylin, I might suggest Brinley, Mira, Jada; with Ruby and Hazel, I might suggest Clara, Molly, Georgia. I’m not seeing overlap in the lists I’m creating. <\/p>\n
I too prefer not to repeat initials or endings, but I might in this case deliberately match either the initial or ending of Aylin’s name to her littlest sister’s name. The name Linden, for example, is a nature name like Ruby and Hazel, but it sounds more like Aylin because of the -in\/-en. Aylin, Ruby, Hazel, and Linden.<\/p>\n
The name Aylin reminds me of Celtic names, so I might look there as well. Carys looks and sounds like a sister for Aylin, and gives you a new initial and a new ending. Aylin, Ruby, Hazel, and Carys. Three names have a Y; a different three names have five letters; all four names have two syllables.<\/p>\n
I wonder if Nora would work as a bridge name. It’s Celtic and also a recent-rediscovery name like Ruby and Hazel, and it’s similar to Cora. Aylin, Ruby, Hazel, and Nora. It doesn’t really feel like it ties together with Aylin, though.<\/p>\n
Aisling? Aylin, Ruby, Hazel, and Aisling? That seems to make two groups of two, and I think Aisling might be too visually similar to Aylin.<\/p>\n
To move away from Celtic names, Ivy gives you a new initial but repeats the starting sound of Aylin, while still coordinating with Ruby and Hazel. Aylin, Ruby, Hazel, and Ivy. There are little matchings everywhere: the starting sounds of Aylin and Ivy; ending sounds of Ruby and Ivy; the Y in Aylin, Ruby, and Ivy; Ruby and Hazel both colors; Hazel and Ivy both plants. With all the mixing and matching going on, everyone seems connected.<\/p>\n
Does anyone have more suggestions for names that help tie the group together?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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