My husband and I are expecting our second (and last) child this fall. So far, the baby name game has been a bit of a disaster. Our last name starts with “sch.” Our first daughter is named Ava, which we love (even though it is common, it suits her perfectly). Her middle name has four syllables, with the stress on the second syllable. That creates a rhythm that my husband adores: dat da da dat da da “sch.”
So, after consulting your post about 4 syllable names with the stress on the second syllable, we have been considering the following for a girl:
Stella PenelopeStella Alexandra
But we aren’t 100% sold on Stella. We also like Ella and Clara (Clara to a lesser extent). We like names that end in “a” but that aren’t too sweet sounding. I love Fiona, but my husband is less sold on that one… but I figure with a three syllable middle name with the accent on the second syllable he still gets his “rhythm!” Anyway, between looking for a particular rhythm and trying to find a feminine yet strong/fun name – not to mention a last name that is a bit harsh sounding – we are in a pickle.
For boy names, well, we can’t even begin. I LOVE the name Jack, but that is an absolute non-starter for potential teasing reasons. If our first child was a boy, she would have been Ryan David – not because we loved the name, but because we couldn’t come up with anything we liked better. I also like the name Joshua, but we have too many relatives with that name in the area. We tend to like strong, somewhat traditional (but not too traditional) names for boys and rhythm doesn’t matter to my husband on this one. Surprisingly, we both like Finn, but feel like it is too much with our last name.
Here’s hoping you have encountered rhythmic namers before and can help!
The first girl name that comes to mind is Lila. Ava and Lila. I like Lila Penelope.
From your list I like both Stella and Ella (Stella seems to me to better fit the strong and not too sweet preference), but (St)Ella Penelope gives me an "(St)Ella Penella" rhyme, and (St)Ella Alexandra has an (St)Ella-Alla, neither of which are dealbreakers (and in fact may tie the names together nicely), but I think I'd go back to the name list for something like (St)Ella Magnolia or (St)Ella Victoria.
I'd also suggest Ruby. It doesn't end in the A sound, but I think it hits a similar style mark as Ava: more sass than sweet. Ava and Ruby.
Eliza is one of my favorite sass names. Ava and Eliza.
If you like Finn for a boy but it's not quite right with your surname, would Griffin work better?
If you like Joshua but there are too many in your family already, I wonder if Jonathan would work. It has a similar sound and rhythm.
If what you like about Jack is the snappy sound of it, I wonder if you'd like Declan? It takes away the teasing, and I think Dec Sch___ is far enough away in sound that it doesn't bring it to mind.
Or Eric might work. Or Alec.
Or maybe something more like Sam or Joe? Joseph would be a nice alternative to Joshua.
Or instead of Ryan, Owen or Liam or Ian or Gavin? I like how Ian is another three-letter-two-vowel name like Ava, and I like how Gavin repeats Ava's V-sound.
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