Sibling for Juniper Anne

[just.say.no.to.e]

We are looking for a girl & boy name that will go well with our 1.5 year old Juniper Anne. I really like the 3-1-2 rhythm of her name & would like to replicate that with baby #2. I also like more obscure names that are still easy to spell/pronounce. I would like to steer clear of J & would opt not to get too granola with another overtly nature sounding name. I like Oliver James for a boy & am seeking your advice for more boy & girl names to add to my list!

[alzora]

3-syllable boy names that aren't too common and are easy to pronounce and spell (insert preferred one-syllable middle name):
Alistair
Donovan Locke
Percival

Girls:
Alita
Lovina
Syvilla
Allegra
Electra

[lemon]

Juniper Anne is super cool - does she go by a nickname (June or Junie or June-bug)? Here are my ideas:

Aveline* (Av, Ave, Avi, Ava)
Coraline* (Cora, Coco)
Finola
Hermione
Isabeau
Lucienne
Melisande
Noemi* (Noe, Noie, Em, Emi)
Oliva
Roxana* (Rox, Roxy, Ana)
Tallulah
Verena

Middles - Belle, Cate, Clare (Claire), Elle, Faith, Faye, Gwen, Grace, Greer (Grier), Hope, Jane, Joy, Kate, Kay, Lou, May (Mae), Nell, Pearl, Paige, Quinn, Rose, Ruth, Rue, Sage, Tess

My favorite first names are marked with asterisks, but they are Aveline [AH-veh-leen], Coraline [COR-a-line], Noemi [no-EM-ee], and Roxana [rox-AN-a]. Combinations I like with Juniper Anne are Aveline Clare, Aveline Joy, Aveline Rose, and Aveline Sage; Coraline Faith, Coraline May, Coraline Pearl, and Coraline Sage; Noemi Cate, Noemi Faye, Noemi Jane, Noemi Pearl, Noemi Rue, and Noemi Sage; and Roxana Belle, Roxana Lou, Roxana Paige, and Roxana Sage.

Benetton* (Ben, Benny, Benet)
Dashiell* (Dash)
Elliot
Fitzwilliam
Maximus
Sebastian
Tobias

Middles - Charles, George, James, John, Jack, Luke, Paul, Quinn, Sage

Again, I marked my favorite first names with asterisks - Benetton and Dashiell. My favorite combinations, when considering Juniper Anne, and probably Benetton Charles, Benetton James, or Benetton Sage; or Dashiell James, Dashiell John, or Dashiell Quinn.

Good luck!

Lemon

[tammylou]

For girls:
Romilly
Tabitha
Francesca
Saskia
Estella
Millicent
Beatrice

For boys:
Rafferty
Atticus
Barnaby
Everett
Lysander
Maverick
Peregrine
Thaddeus
Percival

[lori johnson]

My recommendation is ...

Juniper [and]:

Boys:
01. Cicero ["chickpea"]
02. Flavius ["yellow-colored"]
03. Peregrine ["traveler, pilgrim"]
04. Solaris ["of the sun"]

Girls:
01. Allegra ["joyous"] ... [Latin or Italian]
02. Minerva ["of the mind, intellect"]
03. Pomona ["apple" or "fruit tree"]
04. Rosalba ["white rose"]
05. Tamarisk ["shrub, tree"]

... a sibset comprised of upbeat and offbeat three-syllable Latin names.

Sources: Nameberry.com [and] Babynames.com

[jills]

My first thought was Tallulah but I also like

Christabel
Emmeline
Delilah
Aurora
Eloise

slight nature inspired but not over the top:
Magnolia (Maggie)
Clementine (Clemmie, Emmy, Cleo)
Marina (Mary, Mina, Nina)

Boys:
Everett
Tobias
Atticus

I also like Dexter with Juniper but its only 2 syllables, so that's probably not an option.

[pansy]

My first thought was Clementine but not sure if that would be too naturey for you. I just think it sounds very cute with Juniper.

[just.say.no.to.e]

You guys ROCK! These are GREAT suggestions--keep them coming! Love all the one syllable mn--I'm going to try to see if we have any more one syllable family names for mn!

I love the name Coraline, but feel the movie (that should have been named "Bore-aline") really did that name in for me--maybe I can ressurect it? I also like Allegra, but can't get past the allergy medicine reference.

Here's what I like from the list so far:
Girls: Coraline, Roxana, Tallula, Clementine, Estella & Millicent
Boys: Everett, Percival, Sebastian & Maximus (but a friend just named her son Maximus, bummer)

Juniper goes by Juniper at home, her daycare teachers call her "Junie" (and I can't stand it)--my parents call her "June-bug" which is cute for a toddler.

[lemon]

I think Coraline should be resurrected, for sure! I love the sound of the name. Another one I wanted to throw out was Leonie. Leonie Sage or Leonie Claire would be so pretty with Juniper Anne. Bellamy would be nice, too! Bellamy Kate or Bellamy Pearl? Sorry - I'm much more creative when it comes to girl names.

Lemon

[ilovenames89]

I love Amaryllis