Sibling for Claire?

[summerbebe]

Looking for suggestions for boy or girl. Generally I like classic but not super popular names. LO's name is Claire Katherine. Thanks in advance for the ideas!

So far on the list:

Blythe
Hannah
Georgia
Jane
Nora
Cora
I like the nickname Gertie but don't love Gertrude
I love Eliza but too close to my name

Benjamin
Samuel
Harry
Edward (nickname Ned)
Jack, but starting to seem really popular

[bromios]

Keep: Jane, Hannah, Edward
Toss: the rest
Add:
Girl - Georgiana, Mira, Alice, Julia, Johanna, Thea, Beatrix, Violet, Matilda, Flora, Marie, Livia, Lenore
Boy - Edmund, Harold, Benedict, Jonathan, James, Laurence, Elliot, Isaac, Julian, Raphael

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

I like Jane, Hannah, Edward, and Samuel. I like Nora more as a nn.

Alice
Anna
Amelia
Beatrice
Charlotte
Eloise
Eleanor
Evangeline
Eve
Flora
Genevieve
Greta
Helena
Isabelle
Iris
Ivy
Julia
Josephine
Johanna
Louisa
Livia
Madeleine
Margaret
Noelle
Penelope
Rose
Rosalind
Rosalie
Scarlett
Violet
Victoria
Willa

Arthur
Alexander
Andrew
Colin
Daniel
David
Edwin
Elliot
Frederick
Graham
Henry
Isaac
Julian
James
Louis
Leo
Malcolm
Miles
Nicholas
Oliver
Oscar
Peter
Patrick
Seth
Simon
Sebastian
Theodore
Vincent

[Nittany]

My faves are Nora, Jane, Benjamin, and Edward.

Suggesting:
Hazel
Vera
Simone
Fiona
Margot
Vivian
Elyse
Alice
Audrey
Bridget
Daphne
Greta
Tessa

Isaac
Theodore
Oscar
Felix
Desmond
Elliott
Graham
Miles
Pierce
Rhys
Sebastian

[Leapinglizards]

I looveee Georgia. I would use it but DH vetoed it. Live Gigi as a nickname

[missycee]

My favorites are Blythe, Nora, and Edward.

[Idani]

Love Edward!

With Claire I like Hannah and Jane best.

[Divefrog]

I love Blythe, but don't think it goes well with Claire.

I would keep Hannah, Georgia, Jane (although I like Janine better), and Nora

For boys, I would only keep Edward and Samuel from your list. I would consider Harry as nn, but use a full name like Harrison.

[seamonster]

I like all your boys' names, but I would go with a formal first and then nicknames for Harry and Jack (e.g. Henry and John). Of your girls' names, I like Hannah, Nora, and Jane. I like Cora, but it doesn't sound right with Claire.

[wamom]

I like Hannah, Jane, Nora, Samuel and Benjamin

[summerbebe]

Thanks everyone!!! I totally agree about a more formal name vs nickname. And love Gigi as a nickname for Georgia,

[summerbebe]

Jan 26, 2015 14:33:19 GMT -5 Divefrog said:

I love Blythe, but don't think it goes well with Claire.

I would keep Hannah, Georgia, Jane (although I like Janine better), and Nora

For boys, I would only keep Edward and Samuel from your list. I would consider Harry as nn, but use a full name like Harrison.

Divefrog, is it just that they have different sounds/vibes to you? (Blythe and Claire).

[Divefrog]

Jan 27, 2015 9:43:40 GMT -5 summerbebe said:

Jan 26, 2015 14:33:19 GMT -5 Divefrog said:

I love Blythe, but don't think it goes well with Claire.

I would keep Hannah, Georgia, Jane (although I like Janine better), and Nora

For boys, I would only keep Edward and Samuel from your list. I would consider Harry as nn, but use a full name like Harrison.

Divefrog, is it just that they have different sounds/vibes to you? (Blythe and Claire).

I think Claire is "soft" and Blythe is "hard", so you are right different vibes and just not a great flow when you say them back to back. 

IMO one of the tests for siblings names is saying them back to back as you would if you were calling for both kids to come in from outside, and Claire and Blythe just don't flow nearly as well as Hannah, Georgia or Jane.  

[summerbebe]

Jan 27, 2015 10:09:17 GMT -5 Divefrog said:

Jan 27, 2015 9:43:40 GMT -5 summerbebe said:

Divefrog, is it just that they have different sounds/vibes to you? (Blythe and Claire).

I think Claire is "soft" and Blythe is "hard", so you are right different vibes and just not a great flow when you say them back to back. 

IMO one of the tests for siblings names is saying them back to back as you would if you were calling for both kids to come in from outside, and Claire and Blythe just don't flow nearly as well as Hannah, Georgia or Jane.  

Gotcha. That was my intuition but couldn't put my finger on it!

[Deleted]

Georgia and Samuel are my favorites. Other suggestions:

Girl:
Julia
Tess
Madeline
Grace
Emma
Fiona

Boy:
Brendan
Thomas
Patrick
Connor
Daniel
Henry

[mynameiscarrie]

**dirty lurker**

I have some friends who's DD's are named Claire and Hannah. I love the name combination.

**dirty lurker out**

[packerfan4life]

You have great name choices. Love Jane, Hannah and Nora. I'm not a huge fan of alliteration so I'd probably avoid Cora.
Suggestions:
Ruby, Greta, Margaret, Grace, Lila

For boys I love Samuel and Edward (although I don't particularly care for Ned)
Suggestions:
Theodore, Henry, Thomas, Miles, Jude, Micah, Oliver