Help Please! Challenging sibling name!

[ellenelle]

With Koston and Nella, I agree about a feminine name. Ainsley works pretty well! I agree that it has become much more feminine over the years, and with a really girly middle like Pearl, I think that it's really sweet! And it's great that you agree on it.... Ainsley Pearl I also like Maris, but I don't care for Maris House (the repeated S sounds at the end irk me, as they would in Jens and Rhys House...but maybe that's me). What about Maren/Merrin, Marielle, Maret/Marit/Merritt, Meryl, or Marine/a? Pearl as a first name would be a great addition, too!

I like the nickname Ellie, but I agree with a pp that it--and most names that could prompt it--are far too close to Nella. I do think that a Sunday House sounds like a place of worship.... And the rest--Auden, Reagan, Adley, etc.--do seem on the trendy, masculine side (esp. Reagan).

Other ideas (I tried to find some feminine, clean/fresh names with a more unisex vibe) for Koston and Nella's sister....
Manon (a little like Maris)
Avalon (nn Ava or Val)
Larkin (nn Lark)
Cambria or Cambrie
Ariel (either Ahr-ee-EL or AIR-ee-el)
Linnet (LIN-et)
Tamsin
Acacia
Amoret (Amy, Mia, or Mora)
Clia or Clio
Audra (little more feminine than Auden)
Vivia
Aislinn (ASH-linn)
Linden
Lissa/Lyssa
Cassia
Junia or Juniper (nn June or Junie)
Lyra or Lyric
Arden
Keeley
Seren
Starling
Talitha (Tali or Lia)

Hope one of those sticks, inspires something else, or makes you feel more drawn to your own list!

EDIT: Sorry, didn't see the additions you and other posters had made to the thread! Might not be as pertinent now haha.

[kasie]

I love Auden!

[shaymin2]

Just for kicks, I went through an online database of various surnames that might work as first names. Don't know if anything will click, but I had fun doing this anyway I also added some non surname type names that came to mind. Elowen suddenly popped in my head. Its Cornish and means 'elm tree', a nice alternative to Ellie perhaps?

Abelen
Abney
Adair
Adden
Allaway
Antonise
Aperlo
Appelo
Arissen
Audley

Bellamy
Bellerose
Bergen
Beryl
Bevan
Beverly
Bissette
Blanchet
Bonnet
Bordelon
Breen
Brighton
Bristol
Britton
Bronte
Burgundy

Carey
Carmen
Carmody
Caron
Cassidy
Chastain
Cleary
Cloet
Coolen
Connolly
Corcoran
Cor

Dabney
Dagny
Daley
Darby
Darlington
Darrow
Daubney
Daugherty
Dehaven
Desrosier
Devereux
Devlin
Donnelly
Drees
Dreesen
Duffy

Eden
Everill

Fannon
Fay
Flannary
Fontaine

Garnet
Gelsey
Gosselin
Greenlee

Hadaway
Harmon
Hartley
Hendry
Hepburn
Holland
Honeysett

Ibbott

Janssen
Janvier
Jardine
Jernigan
Jessop

Kersey
Kimball
Kimber
Kinley
Klerken

Labelle
Lacey
Lane
Langlais
Langley
Laramie
Leclair
Lemaire
Leighton
Linden
Lister
Llewellyn
London
Lourdes
Lux

Maccailin
Mackay
Macrae
Malone
Marley
Matisse
Merle
Merrill
Merritt
Michaud
Midgley
Milligan
Monday
Monet
Mooren
Moray
Morven

Nelissen
Nevin
Newlyn

Ormond

Paddon
Paget
Pander
Patton
Pelley
Penner
Penny
Pender
Perry
Presley
Prinsen

Quincy

Ramsey
Rider
Romilly
Romijn
Roosevelt
Rowntree
Rye

Sadler
Sanna
Sappington
Saylor
Scarlett
Scriven
Scrivner
Seabrooke
Selby
Seelen
Sharrow
Simonis
Sinclair
Smedley
Spurling
Starett
Sterling

Tennison
Thorn
Trillum

Varley
Verity

Wallis
Willoughby
Weaver
Westley
Whinery
Winslow
Winton

[soon2b3]

With Koston and Nella, I agree about a feminine name. Ainsley works pretty well! I agree that it has become much more feminine over the years, and with a really girly middle like Pearl, I think that it's really sweet! And it's great that you agree on it.... Ainsley Pearl I also like Maris, but I don't care for Maris House (the repeated S sounds at the end irk me, as they would in Jens and Rhys House...but maybe that's me). What about Maren/Merrin, Marielle, Maret/Marit/Merritt, Meryl, or Marine/a? Pearl as a first name would be a great addition, too!

I like the nickname Ellie, but I agree with a pp that it--and most names that could prompt it--are far too close to Nella. I do think that a Sunday House sounds like a place of worship.... And the rest--Auden, Reagan, Adley, etc.--do seem on the trendy, masculine side (esp. Reagan).

Other ideas (I tried to find some feminine, clean/fresh names with a more unisex vibe) for Koston and Nella's sister....
Manon (a little like Maris)
Avalon (nn Ava or Val)
Larkin (nn Lark)
Cambria or Cambrie
Ariel (either Ahr-ee-EL or AIR-ee-el)
Linnet (LIN-et)
Tamsin
Acacia
Amoret (Amy, Mia, or Mora)
Clia or Clio
Audra (little more feminine than Auden)
Vivia
Aislinn (ASH-linn)
Linden
Lissa/Lyssa
Cassia
Junia or Juniper (nn June or Junie)
Lyra or Lyric
Arden
Keeley
Seren
Starling
Talitha (Tali or Lia)

Hope one of those sticks, inspires something else, or makes you feel more drawn to your own list!

EDIT: Sorry, didn't see the additions you and other posters had made to the thread! Might not be as pertinent now haha.

Thank you for all the thought and ideas!

I agree Maris House doesn't sound great together. Nothing I like does it seems. Im not a fan of Reagan at all but wanted to give an idea of the names my husband likes as well. I'm also in agreement about Ellie though we would use it on its own. We aren't big nickname people and call both Koston and nella by their given names.

From your list:
Originally I thought aislinn was ace-linn and really liked that. Is that an actual name? Aislinn ash-lynn is ok for me but I really dislike Ashley.
Arden is ok. Husband feels its masculine sounding or sounds like a place.


Since Nella is a very old yet uncommon name maybe there is something more alone those lines Ive missed??

Thanks again!!

[soon2b3]

Just for kicks, I went through an online database of various surnames that might work as first names. Don't know if anything will click, but I had fun doing this anyway I also added some non surname type names that came to mind. Elowen suddenly popped in my head. Its Cornish and means 'elm tree', a nice alternative to Ellie perhaps?

Abelen
Abney
Adair
Adden
Allaway
Antonise
Aperlo
Appelo
Arissen
Audley

Bellamy
Bellerose
Bergen
Beryl
Bevan
Beverly
Bissette
Blanchet
Bonnet
Bordelon
Breen
Brighton
Bristol
Britton
Bronte
Burgundy

Carey
Carmen
Carmody
Caron
Cassidy
Chastain
Cleary
Cloet
Coolen
Connolly
Corcoran
Cor

Dabney
Dagny
Daley
Darby
Darlington
Darrow
Daubney
Daugherty
Dehaven
Desrosier
Devereux
Devlin
Donnelly
Drees
Dreesen
Duffy

Eden
Everill

Fannon
Fay
Flannary
Fontaine

Garnet
Gelsey
Gosselin
Greenlee

Hadaway
Harmon
Hartley
Hendry
Hepburn
Holland
Honeysett

Ibbott

Janssen
Janvier
Jardine
Jernigan
Jessop

Kersey
Kimball
Kimber
Kinley
Klerken

Labelle
Lacey
Lane
Langlais
Langley
Laramie
Leclair
Lemaire
Leighton
Linden
Lister
Llewellyn
London
Lourdes
Lux

Maccailin
Mackay
Macrae
Malone
Marley
Matisse
Merle
Merrill
Merritt
Michaud
Midgley
Milligan
Monday
Monet
Mooren
Moray
Morven

Nelissen
Nevin
Newlyn

Ormond

Paddon
Paget
Pander
Patton
Pelley
Penner
Penny
Pender
Perry
Presley
Prinsen

Quincy

Ramsey
Rider
Romilly
Romijn
Roosevelt
Rowntree
Rye

Sadler
Sanna
Sappington
Saylor
Scarlett
Scriven
Scrivner
Seabrooke
Selby
Seelen
Sharrow
Simonis
Sinclair
Smedley
Spurling
Starett
Sterling

Tennison
Thorn
Trillum

Varley
Verity

Wallis
Willoughby
Weaver
Westley
Whinery
Winslow
Winton

Wow thank you for the huge list! I did browse them but will look over them more in depth when my kids arent jumping on me Thanks again!

[shaymin2]

Here are more unique surname names:

Acosta
Adesi
Adler
Affini
Aiza
Alamilla
Alessi
Amador
Araya
Arce (Spanish for maple tree)
Aritza
Avana
Avila
Berlin
Blum
Brie
Cardona
Dresden
Esser
Flores
Losa
Mabyn
Maradona
Mata
Mesa
Monette
Quintana
Rana
Rendon
Rivera
Roldan
Sandoval
Santillian
Sierra
Silva
Torrence
Tremblay
Varela
Vega
Vela
Viteri

[3littlepeople]

I love Pearl...
I am not sure I can be much help, but the first name I thought of with Nella was Juno - I think they are both similar style.. good luck - I find picking girls names that I love, from lists that I like, difficult too..

[soon2b3]

Mabyn is different, I like it. Kinda throws me off that the actual meaning is "boy" though. Grrr this stinks!

[shaymin2]

I have never heard the "boy" theory. Most sources I've checked says it means "youth."

[mrstrivette]

There was a Lindsey House in my school. Never knew her middle name.