Sibling for Lucía and Sebastián (I've narrowed it down)

[aguafresca]

We're TTC #3. Our children are named Lucía Noemí and Sebastián Tomás, and we have a Spanish last name (but we live in California so something that works in English and Spanish both is really important to us). Also, as I mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago, we can't use any first names that have an "r" in it because I can't quite pronounce those correctly in Spanish. I'm okay with the middle name having an "r", though.

If #3 is a boy, I'm pretty set on either Félix Agustín or Félix Ulises. Alternatively, Agustín Ulises if my husband can't be persuaded about Félix. (I know he likes Agustín, as it was our #2 boy choice a few years ago.) I am a bit concerned about the spelling of Agustín being different in English and Spanish and would prefer to use it as a middle name so it's not an issue on a daily basis. Other middle names I'd consider are Mateo, Andrés, Gonzalo, Elias, Felipe, Achiles, Ignacio, and Oscar.

If #3 is a girl, I'm considering: Inés Belén, Inés Pilar, Belén Eloísa, and Elena Beatriz most strongly, but I'm not as in love with these names as I am the boy names above. I'm a bit concerned about Inés - do you think it is a good option in an English speaking country? (Too close to anus? I hate to think it, because I think it's such a beautiful name, but my sister brought it up so I thought I'd check here. Also, I wonder if it will be too hard for English speakers to prounounce, or would I just give in and call her both Inez and Inés? (We do that with Sebastián but I like both the English pronunciation and the Spanish pronunciation so it's fine with me.)) Other girl names I like are Penélope, Violeta, Isabel, Noelia, Carmen, Esme, and Elia.

So what would you choose (from these options) for a sibling to Lucía Noemí and Sebastián Tomás? If you have a really great alternative that I haven't listed here, though, you could mention that as well, especially for a girl.

Sorry that was so long! Thanks!

[theodora.fairfax]

I think that Ines is just fine; your sister's association didn't really come to mind for me. Elena Beatriz is probably my fave, though; very eclectic, lovely, and multi-cultural. As to your boy's names, I REALLY like Felix, and it is such a wonderful mix of cultures. I agree, Agustin is probably better off as a MN due to spelling. But if you and dh agree on that, it is a nice name, too (Sorry to have omitted all of the accent marks

[genevie]

Your childrens names are beautiful! I'd go for:

Lucía Noemí, Sebastián Tomás & Félix Agustín (or Félix Elias). I agree about Agustín being a bit much with the transition between English and Spanish, whereas Félix works wonderfully in both languages.

Lucía Noemí, Sebastián Tomás & Elena Beatriz (or Elena Penélope). I'm so wary of any name that sounds even remotely like something "rude" ha, there's a girl in my school called Anaís and everyone calls her Anus. So I'd be avoiding Inés if I were you. It's a nice name though.

[minorbeatrice]

For a girl, I love Elena Beatriz and Esme. For a boy I love Félix, Elias, and Oscar.

[dlawsonsmith]

Have you considered Natalia, Camila, Ana, Maya or Catalina?

[erinlw]

My favourites of your boys names are Mateo and Felix. For girls, Isabel and Esme.

[aguafresca]

Thanks for your feedback! I think I'm set on Félix Agustín for a boy, and I'm just going to hope DH agrees.
Lucía, Sebastián, and Félix. I love it.

dlawsonsmith - I like Camila quite a lot from that list, but my husband's name is Camilo, so that won't work!

Ugh, I think I'm just going to have to keep thinking about girl names. I really like Inés and Belén, and Elena feels a bit boring (though still lovely) in comparison to them to me. I'll consider Esme more carefully since a couple of you said you like it.

Lucía, Sebastián, and Inés
Lucía, Sebastián, and Elena
Lucía, Sebastián, and Belén
Lucía, Sebastián, and Esme

I don't know! I'd love to hear more thoughts about girl names!

[genevie]

I never commented on Belén before; it is very lovely, so unusual However, have you ever heard of the term "bellend"? I don't know if anyone uses that where you live, but in England it's really common and that's a potential teasing problem.

Some suggestions, perhaps?:
Maris
Ysabel
Teófila
Máxima
Júlia
Valencia
Noemí
Milena
Beatriz
Adela
Genoveva
Lídia
Catarina
Lavínia
Verónica
Esmeralda
Teresa
Jesenia
Virgina
Adriana
Perla
Delfina
Carmela
Sanchía
Felicia
Heloísa
Irina
Mónica
Ora
Mila
Débora
Paloma
Célia
Estefanía
Helene
Reina
Abigaíl
Maribel
Ofelia
Angélica
Lída
Teodora
Marina
Rosalva
Altia
Mireia
Madgalena
Silvia

[bnoelle]

All of your names are wonderful.

I love Elena Beatriz or Esme Isabel. I don't think Elena is boring at all. In fact I have it on my list, after my mother whose middle name is Elaine. I think Elena Esme is kind of cute, even if it's alliterative. You really can't go wrong with any of your options, however. They are all lovely names.

[aguafresca]

Thanks for your responses. Yikes, I had actually never heard of "bell end" before - thanks for pointing that out. I think Belén may be better to reserve for a middle name in that case. I am writing down your additional ideas to think over for a while.

The last few days I've been thinking a lot about Eloísa as a first name. The only thing that I don't really like is that DD's name ends in "a" and I think I prefer to have the kids' names all start and end with a different letter. It's hard to get away from "a" endings in Spanish for girls. But, I like the sound of Eloísa. Is it too similar to Lucía?

Lucía, Sebastián, and Eloísa

I actually like the flow better if we spelled it Eloise instead, but I'm not sure if I'm willing to go with the English spelling.