Natalie writes:<\/p>\n
I was hoping you could help us out with a sibling name for our 2-year-old, Isabella Marie.<\/p>\n
We are having a baby girl in mid July and this will be our second child. My favorite names are Vivienne and Jocelyn, however my husband dislikes Vivienne. The middle name is going to be Diane after her paternal Grandmother. Isabella’s middle name, Marie, came from my mother’s middle name. I am looking for a classic, beautiful, strong female name. My first name is Natalie and my husband is Jason. Our last name is Gottwals, which is German. I am Irish and German and my husband is German not that we are looking exclusively for a name that fits our heritage, I just wanted to share that info with you! Baby Gottwals due date is July 29 but I will have a C-section, so she will be here July 22. Please help!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I think the name Olivia is strong, classic, and beautiful, and I think it’s a great sister name for Isabella: similar in style, but not at all matchy. I feel the same about the name Sophia: strong\/classic\/beautiful\/similar\/non-matchy. Olivia Diane Gottwals; Sophia Diane Gottwals.<\/p>\n
Oh, and Angelica! I always think of Anjelica Huston. Isabella and Angelica is so nice. Angelica Diane Gottwals.<\/p>\n
A step fully in the direction of Germany would be Wilhelmina. This is one of the names on my own list (though I’d spell it Willemina, which is the version used in my Dutch family tree), and I think it’s soooooo pretty. Cute nicknames, too: Willa or Mina, or I can picture her going by Will or Wills in high school. Wilhelmina Diane Gottwals. But maybe too unusual to pair with a name as popular as Isabella.<\/p>\n