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Thank you for the suggestions. There are some great ones here.

Keziah - we are pronouncing with ZYE in the middle. I have not heard any other pronunciations.

I will ask my husband what he...

What would you name a sibling for Cyrus? Our son will be 9 months old next week and we're expecting #2 in July. We're waiting until birth to find out the gender like we did with Cyrus. Honestly,...

I think Jessamine and Olive would be great additions to the family. I also like Edith.

What about Edith and Olive or Jessamine and Edith?

Overall, they are all great options. I can't wait to...

Thanks! It was great to discuss some unique and somewhat quirky biblical names here a few months ago.

My husband and I would like to announce the arrival of our first child, Cyrus Gale on June 23, 2012. His gender was a suprise until birth and we had selected the name Magdalen Colette for a girl. ...

Magnolia is my favorite

Congrats on 9 and 10. That's quite a blessing. I'm expecting #1, but I grew up in a large family and love them.

I'm going to suggest boys and girls names here.

Maxwell
Theodore
William...

I know it's borderline made-up/non-name like, but I read something with a girl named Chantilly once.

You might also want to spell Matilda with an H - Mathilda. Or Matilde/Mathilde.

With Lillian, Oliver, Iris, and Miles,

I agree, Silas seems a littel too close to Iris.

From your girls names, I like Nora or Clara best. They have the same vintage feel as Lillian and Iris...

Cool topic. I think my style is somewhat similar, but minus the modern hipster part. However, I think some things are subjective. Someone might say Pearl is just vintage, but another person thinks...

I don't think it's a serious concern. If people assume his name is Benjamin, they might be interested and excited to hear his name is really Bennett.

I think it's fine. I rarely give my full initials to people. I'm curious what first name you are considering though because U is such a rare first name letter. Would you mind sharing it?

I like your current top 5. If my little one is a boy, we're going to name him Cyrus.

From your other names list, I would promote the following
Desmond
Rafael
Leo
Peter
Callum

Names I would promote to add to your top 5
Genevieve
Estelle
Adeline
Vivienne
Theresa


New name suggestions
Margaret

Do you ever use Blue Letter Bible? http://www.blueletterbible.org
You can see they show you a bunch of translations at once. Susanna is written without the H in all versions they list except for...

Hebrew names relating to Peace/Dove
Shiloh
Jemima
Shulamit (Shula, Sula)
Absalom
Jonah
Shalom
Zalman

lemon,
I pronounce Magdalen and Magdalene the same way. Tim does not. He likes the LEN ending sound and wants to avoid confusion. I prefer it spelled with the E on the end since that is the way...

Wow, you've all given me so much to think about. The replies have been very helpful though.

Lucystone,
Thank you. Gail is my middle name. I'm not completely set on using it in that form. I...

Hi! My sister in law pointed me to Nameberry and said you all had great taste in names.

We are expecting #1 in mid-June. We've been debating names and wanted some opinions please. Need middle...