Need help with names!

[gr8tdanemom]

It took me awhile to find you all over here, I was a lurker on the dump. I am headed into my second trimester with baby number 2 and have started the great name debate. I have a few questions and would love new suggestions as well.

DS is Bennett Scott

For a girl I have always wanted Emma Brynn. Its my grandmas name and I know it's popular but it's classic and I don't know very many. Well we found out that my husbands older brother may use the name for one of his twins. Normally I would never use the same name as my child's cousin but this brother doesn't have a relationship with the family. He lives a mile away and I've seen him twice in 7 years. I doubt the cousins will even meet. What do you think about still using Emma? Other names I like are Annabelle, Madeleine, Abigail, Audrey, or Clair. DH is so so on them.

For a boy we like Wyatt but I don't love that it ends in a double tt like Bennett, do you think they are to close? DH suggested Landon and I like it but I'm not sure I love it. I also like Reid and Parker but DH vetoed. Middle name will be Timothy after DH.

Thanks for reading my novel and I appreciate any input or advice!

[bromios]

Okay, you should be aware that Brynn is a Welsh masculine name with an extra n slapped on the end to try to make it more "feminine," but which actually just makes it misspelled. So I would avoid that like the plague. I wouldn't use Emma if it's already going to be in your daughter's generation of the family, regardless of closeness. I like Madeleine best out of all your names. Wyatt is not good, and neither is Landon. or Reid. Or Parker. Reid is the least objectionable. Do you want a list of name suggestions?

[gr8tdanemom]

Id like more suggestions!

[bromios]

Here are many names:
Girl:
Alice
Althea
Anthea
Anwen
Alexandra
Alastriona (al-as-TREE-na)
Clara
Carys
Christiane
Cressida
Charlotte
Corinna
Catriona
Dorothea
Elsa
Eilwen
Elowen
Evangeline
Emina
Flora
Francesca
Freya
Genevieve
Gwendolen
Ginevra
Georgiana
Honora
Iona
Isadora
Julia
Juliet
Johanna
Josephine
Louisa
Laurentia
Livia
Lenore
Lyra
Magdalena
Marisa
Mira
Miranda
Marie
Matilda
Natalia
Noelle
Oriana
Petra
Penelope
Philippa
Perpetua
Pyrrha
Rebecca
Raphaela
Rhiannon
Rochelle
Rowena
Sabina
Seraphina
Simone
Sabela
Tabitha
Theodora
Thea
Valerie
Valentina
Violet
Willa

Boy:
Adrian Timothy
Aaron Timothy
Alexander Timothy
Alec Timothy
Carlisle Timothy
Christopher Timothy
David Timothy
Dylan Timothy
Eamonn Timothy
Edward Timothy
Edmund Timothy
Edwin Timothy
Elliot Timothy
Ewan Timothy
Frederick Timothy
Faron Timothy
Fergus Timothy
Harlan Timothy
Harold Timothy
Isaac Timothy
Ivan Timothy
Ian Timothy
Justus Timothy
Justin Timothy
Julian Timothy
Jonathan Timothy
Laurence Timothy
Lorcan Timothy
Leonard Timothy
Myron Timothy
Milo Timothy
Nicholas Timothy
Oscar Timothy
Orrin Timothy
Oren Timothy
Orion Timothy
Orson Timothy
Peter Timothy
Raphael Timothy
Ronan Timothy
Rhys Timothy
Seamus Timothy
Sebastian Timothy
Theron Timothy
Willem Timothy

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

I would still use Emma if I really loved it. I think you have better names on your list, though. I love Madeleine, and like Audrey. I'm really not a fan of Brynn, though. It's a misspelled Welsh old man's name. It's also their word for "hill". Maybe consider Brenna or Bronwen? Neither are my style, but they're girl names, and I wouldn't side eye them.

Alice
Anwen
Alexandra
Anna
Amelia
Catherine
Clara
Carys
Charlotte
Caroline
Eloise
Elisabeth
Eliza
Fiona
Flora
Genevieve
Greta
Isabelle/Isabel/Isobel
Iris
Ivy
Julia
Josephine
Louisa
Livia
Noelle
Penelope
Rosalie
Rose
Scarlett
Simone
Thea
Violet
Victoria
Willa

Wyatt is nms, and I don't like that it has the same ending as your older son. I really don't like Landon; it's so trendy. I do like Reid. It's too bad it was vetoed.

Alexander Timothy
Aaron Timothy
Arthur Timothy
Archer Timothy
Colin Timothy
Conor Timothy
Conall Timothy
Cormac Timothy
Charles Timothy
David Timothy
Daniel Timothy
Elliot Timothy
Elias Timothy
Edmund Timothy
Eamonn Timothy
Felix Timothy
Frederick Timothy
Flynn Timothy
Finnian Timothy
Graham Timothy
Gabriel Timothy
Harlan Timothy
Isaac Timothy
Jude Timothy
Julian Timothy
Louis Timothy
Lorcan Timothy
Leo Timothy
Malcolm Timothy
Miles Timothy
Noel Timothy
Niall Timothy
Nicholas Timothy
Oliver Timothy
Owen Timothy
Oscar Timothy
Patrick Timothy
Peter Timothy
Rhys Timothy
Ronan Timothy
Roman Timothy
Seth Timothy
Simon Timothy
Sebastian Timothy
Tristan Timothy
Theodore Timothy
Vincent Timothy
William Timothy

[kellybenelly83]

this has been more than covered, just wanted to wave Hi gr8tdanemom

[Divefrog]

Jan 29, 2015 0:09:39 GMT -5 dreadpiratebuttercup said:

I would still use Emma if I really loved it. I think you have better names on your list, though. I love Madeleine, and like Audrey. I'm really not a fan of Brynn, though. It's a misspelled Welsh old man's name. It's also their word for "hill". Maybe consider Brenna or Bronwen? Neither are my style, but they're girl names, and I wouldn't side eye them.

Alice
Anwen
Alexandra
Anna
Amelia
Catherine
Clara
Carys
Charlotte
Caroline
Eloise
Elisabeth
Eliza
Fiona
Flora
Genevieve
Greta
Isabelle/Isabel/Isobel
Iris
Ivy
Julia
Josephine
Louisa
Livia
Noelle
Penelope
Rosalie
Rose
Scarlett
Simone
Thea
Violet
Victoria
Willa

Wyatt is nms, and I don't like that it has the same ending as your older son. I really don't like Landon; it's so trendy. I do like Reid. It's too bad it was vetoed.

Alexander Timothy
Aaron Timothy
Arthur Timothy
Archer Timothy
Colin Timothy
Conor Timothy
Conall Timothy
Cormac Timothy
Charles Timothy
David Timothy
Daniel Timothy
Elliot Timothy
Elias Timothy
Edmund Timothy
Eamonn Timothy
Felix Timothy
Frederick Timothy
Flynn Timothy
Finnian Timothy
Graham Timothy
Gabriel Timothy
Harlan Timothy
Isaac Timothy
Jude Timothy
Julian Timothy
Louis Timothy
Lorcan Timothy
Leo Timothy
Malcolm Timothy
Miles Timothy
Noel Timothy
Niall Timothy
Nicholas Timothy
Oliver Timothy
Owen Timothy
Oscar Timothy
Patrick Timothy
Peter Timothy
Rhys Timothy
Ronan Timothy
Roman Timothy
Seth Timothy
Simon Timothy
Sebastian Timothy
Tristan Timothy
Theodore Timothy
Vincent Timothy
William Timothy

Would you pronounce Noel similar to the name Joel, or is it pronounced like the girl name Noelle?

I think I would definitely consider it for my boy list if pronounced like Joel.

[Stormtroopooper]

First, I love your sn! I have a fawn Great Dane named Sadie.

Of your girl names I like Audrey the best. I do like Emma, and it's a family name I've considered using myself, but it is still #1 in our state, so that's just a big no for me, but if you love it, use it!

I'm not very keen on any of your boy names. What about Reese/Rhys instead of Reid? Or Elliott or Atticus instead of Wyatt (if you like the that hard T sound)?

[helenahhandbasket]

I like Wyatt a lot and don't think it's too much with Bennett.

Personally, I would not use the same name that a fmaily member was going to use. Emma is pretty, but it's really everywhere, even if you don't know many.

Could you middle name it? Audrey Emma? Clair Emma? Are you open to suggestions?

Amelia
Clara
Cora
Margot
Evelyn
Vivian
Natalie
Maya
Colette

[bromios]

Jan 29, 2015 10:53:17 GMT -5 Divefrog said:

Jan 29, 2015 0:09:39 GMT -5 dreadpiratebuttercup said:

I would still use Emma if I really loved it. I think you have better names on your list, though. I love Madeleine, and like Audrey. I'm really not a fan of Brynn, though. It's a misspelled Welsh old man's name. It's also their word for "hill". Maybe consider Brenna or Bronwen? Neither are my style, but they're girl names, and I wouldn't side eye them.

Alice
Anwen
Alexandra
Anna
Amelia
Catherine
Clara
Carys
Charlotte
Caroline
Eloise
Elisabeth
Eliza
Fiona
Flora
Genevieve
Greta
Isabelle/Isabel/Isobel
Iris
Ivy
Julia
Josephine
Louisa
Livia
Noelle
Penelope
Rosalie
Rose
Scarlett
Simone
Thea
Violet
Victoria
Willa

Wyatt is nms, and I don't like that it has the same ending as your older son. I really don't like Landon; it's so trendy. I do like Reid. It's too bad it was vetoed.

Alexander Timothy
Aaron Timothy
Arthur Timothy
Archer Timothy
Colin Timothy
Conor Timothy
Conall Timothy
Cormac Timothy
Charles Timothy
David Timothy
Daniel Timothy
Elliot Timothy
Elias Timothy
Edmund Timothy
Eamonn Timothy
Felix Timothy
Frederick Timothy
Flynn Timothy
Finnian Timothy
Graham Timothy
Gabriel Timothy
Harlan Timothy
Isaac Timothy
Jude Timothy
Julian Timothy
Louis Timothy
Lorcan Timothy
Leo Timothy
Malcolm Timothy
Miles Timothy
Noel Timothy
Niall Timothy
Nicholas Timothy
Oliver Timothy
Owen Timothy
Oscar Timothy
Patrick Timothy
Peter Timothy
Rhys Timothy
Ronan Timothy
Roman Timothy
Seth Timothy
Simon Timothy
Sebastian Timothy
Tristan Timothy
Theodore Timothy
Vincent Timothy
William Timothy

Would you pronounce Noel similar to the name Joel, or is it pronounced like the girl name Noelle?

I think I would definitely consider it for my boy list if pronounced like Joel.

Noel rhymes with Joel.

[gr8tdanemom]

Thanks for all the suggestions I will run some by DH.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Jan 29, 2015 12:39:33 GMT -5 bromios said:

Jan 29, 2015 10:53:17 GMT -5 Divefrog said:

Would you pronounce Noel similar to the name Joel, or is it pronounced like the girl name Noelle?

I think I would definitely consider it for my boy list if pronounced like Joel.

Noel rhymes with Joel.

Yep! It's my brother's name.

[bromios]

Jan 29, 2015 16:04:02 GMT -5 dreadpiratebuttercup said:

Jan 29, 2015 12:39:33 GMT -5 bromios said:

Noel rhymes with Joel.

Yep! It's my brother's name.

Okay, I know we share a naming brain, but my brother's name is also Noel and I'm starting to think we may actually be the same person...

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Jan 29, 2015 16:50:00 GMT -5 bromios said:

Jan 29, 2015 16:04:02 GMT -5 dreadpiratebuttercup said:

Yep! It's my brother's name.

Okay, I know we share a naming brain, but my brother's name is also Noel and I'm starting to think we may actually be the same person...

  ETA: I did try to find something a bit more jovial. 

[honeylemon]

Jan 29, 2015 17:55:42 GMT -5 dreadpiratebuttercup said:

Jan 29, 2015 16:50:00 GMT -5 bromios said:

Okay, I know we share a naming brain, but my brother's name is also Noel and I'm starting to think we may actually be the same person...

You guys are freaking me out.

[billyhorrible]

They live a mile away and you don't think the kids will meet? It sounds like your BIL is also currently expecting, which means the kids will likely be in the same school/grade and potentially the same sports teams/activities. I wouldn't use the same name.

And I agree with you on Wyatt and Bennett being too similar for siblings.