Alyssa Eve's baby sister needs a name!

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Alyssa Eve's baby sister needs a name!
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Sat, 10-07-2006 - 7:44pm

Hello!

I have a two year old daughter named Alyssa Eve. (I wanted to name her Alysia Eve, but my husband thought that sounded too different. And I relented, since I knew we were going to call her "Eve" anyway.)

Now, we are looking for a name for her baby sister. What do you think would sound right?

(My name is Amy, and my husband's name is Allan.)

So far, we have thought about

Audrey Elyse (may call her Elyse)
Avery Mariah
Aubrey Eliza

What do you think? We are open to any/all suggestions. I like old-fashioned names and would like to avoid anything overly popular.

Since the three of us all have names that begin with an "A" I worry about choosing a different first initial for the new baby. (Although, my daughter doesn't go by her first name, so maybe it doesn't matter.) My husband's initials are AAS; my initials and Eve's initials are AES.

Thank you for any ideas you are willing to share!
Amy

Amy & Eve

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Registered: 11-25-2004
Sat, 10-07-2006 - 8:11pm
I love Aubrey and Audrey and also love Elyse. I think your older daughter's name is very pretty too!!GL, but I think I like the pattern your have created :).
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Sat, 10-07-2006 - 8:25pm

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I'd give the new baby a different first initial for this very reason. As it is now, you only have one child with an A name. You and your dh don't count ... after all, you didn't get to name yourselves. That's just a coincidence. However, if you continue the pattern and give every single child an A name, then you do have a definite, cutesy pattern. "Cheesiness" aside (for lack of a better term), that can also be annoying in day-to-day life, when you're trying to call one child and the rest all come running, when you have to deal with mix-ups at school or hassels with the insurance company when they don't want to cover yet another round of the MMR vaccine for A. Smith (when, in fact, it was your older dd they'd already covered), things like that, KWIM?

The fact that your first dd goes by her mn anyway only strengthens that opinion. It's not like you already have children who go by Alyssa, Avery and Audrey and feel like little Cora would feel left out. You only have one child, and the name she goes by begins with an E, so the "loss" of the pattern wouldn't really be apparent. My advice would be to move on to another letter.

HTH

~Kelli


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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sat, 10-07-2006 - 8:52pm

Having all the kids' names start with the same letter can be confusing when you're trying to call one of them - we've all heard exasperated parents call their kids by the wrong name.

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Registered: 12-08-2004
Sun, 10-08-2006 - 3:20am
I really dislike Aubrey for a girl, but I adore Audrey. And Eliza is one of my favorites, so my choice would be Audrey Eliza. I really love the way Eve and Eliza sound as sibling names.
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Registered: 10-13-2005
Sun, 10-08-2006 - 10:41am

Hi Amy -


How about...


Alyssa Eve & .....


Audra Elyse
Alanna May
Annelise Mari
Averianne Elyse
Arabella Rose
Ava Elyse/Rose
Audrey Belle/ Brielle/ Danielle
Audrey Alexis
Anastazia Elyse nn Zia
Audrey Eileen
Anna Marie


HTH - WDYT?

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Registered: 09-25-2006
Sun, 10-08-2006 - 8:00pm

I think I would avoid Avery, because it's too close to Eve.

 
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Registered: 08-01-2003
Sun, 10-08-2006 - 8:28pm

Alanna Erin
Astra/Astrid Elizabeth
Andie Eleanor
Abigail Esther
Amelia Enza
Agatha Ezra
Ayalla Ebby
Akela Ella
Amanda Ellen
Arden Elle
Ava Emily

Some ideas.....

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Registered: 03-29-2003
Sun, 10-08-2006 - 10:01pm

I like Audrey Elise best from your list.

Aubrey and Avery were both boy's names and are both trendy.

Audrey is more old fashioned.

Anne Elise?

Other suggestions:

Adela
Adeline
Aurelia
Alina
Anthea
Aline
Adelaide
Anneliese
Alice
Alana/Alannah

E's:

Eleanor
Eleanora
Eliana
Elena
Eleni
Elina
Eloisa
Eloise
Emeline
Esme
Estella
Estelle

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Registered: 07-18-2006
Mon, 10-09-2006 - 1:43pm
ALYSSA EVE and EMILY ANN
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Registered: 10-09-2006
Mon, 10-09-2006 - 6:21pm
i love the name avery elyse

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