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Help with girl name please

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Alleyplus2 · 08/04/2021 22:37

Here are my options for first and middle name pairs, please tell me your favourite or opinion, or welcome to a suggestion. Thanks:)

Gemma Brooklyn
Gemma Brooke
Gemma Rylie
Brooklyn Shea
Brooklyn Skye
Brooke Sariah

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Alleyplus2 · 13/04/2021 23:46

Thanks:) I feel like Lyra and Isla is a bit of a tongue twister together.

I feel like im being ever so slowly suaded away from "Gemma"

Brooke Lyra
Brooke Anastasia
Brooke Elise
Brooke Annalise

Is where my head is now at.. still confused 🤷‍♀️

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PollyThePony · 13/04/2021 08:03

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PollyThePony · 13/04/2021 08:02

I think Isla and Gemma are a slightly incongruous pair for siblings! Gemma is very 80s. Isla was suer popular a few years ago, so they sound like a mum and daughter rather tha siblings.

Go with Lyra. It is the same type of name as Isla. I know names don't have to go together, but I definitely think Gemma will feel as if she has a mum name compared to her sister. We had this in my family. My sister had an older sounding name and she hated it.

Brooke is fine too. Brooklyn is horrible as a name imo, for either sex.

Ejm02 · 12/04/2021 23:38

Gemma Brooke is my favourite out of the six.
Other suggestions...
Gemma Paige
Gemma Bryn
Gemma Lynn

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 11/04/2021 14:24

Brooke Sariah is nice (Sariah will get misspelt as Sarah but that doesn't really matter as a middle name). Gemma Brooke is also pleasant, although some people will find Gemma quite 80's. Lyra is lovely, but quite popular/"of the moment" (so not sure how well it will age).

The others aren't my taste- too downmarket/trendy/celeb sounding to me, sorry .

Ijustlikedthename · 11/04/2021 10:58

Gemma Brooke. Lyra is too close in sound to Isla

caramellia · 11/04/2021 03:39

Lyra and Isla. Nice names but a bit of a mouthful as siblings

TatianaBis · 10/04/2021 14:30

Gemma is fine. All the others are very Essex.

CrazyHorse · 10/04/2021 08:28

I always think it's odd to name children after places you haven't been to
(What if you go there later and hate it?)to that would influence me.

I went to school with a Jemma in the 80s so would go with Jemma Brooke for a really 80s vibe.

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Alleyplus2 · 10/04/2021 03:43

I quite like
Lyra Brooke ... but I already have a daughter named Isla.. too similar??

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Stichintime · 10/04/2021 03:30

Gemma Faye

Rainbowqueeen · 10/04/2021 03:26

Gemma Brooke is a great name

Also like Gemma Skye

FrozenVag · 10/04/2021 03:24

Bin them all op and call her Beatrix

howmanyhats · 10/04/2021 03:21

Gemma Brooke is good.
Lyra Brooke is brilliant, though, it has a lovely ring to it.

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Alleyplus2 · 10/04/2021 03:10

Emma is very common and ordinary. Not my thing. Ya I no longer like Shea or Aurora. Brooke and Gemma are still top my list

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DeedledeDee · 09/04/2021 23:59

Lara
Isla
Fern
Cara
Iona

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 09/04/2021 23:52

No , Gemma is awful, I always think the classic Emma is far nicer. Brooke isn’t too bad . Shea is nice . Aurora awful again .

Ikeameatballs · 09/04/2021 23:33

I like Gemma as a sound but much, much prefer the spelling Jemma.

Jemma Rose
Jemma Jane
Jemma Rae
Jemma Belle
Jemma Lucy
Jemma Celeste
Jemma Carina
Jemma Aurelia
Jemma Clare

LouLikesLollies · 09/04/2021 23:22

Much prefer the spelling Jemma. Lovely name

Saltyslug · 09/04/2021 22:46

Jemma

YoniAndGuy · 09/04/2021 20:54

Gemma is lovely. And I’ve only ever known nice ones!

I really think it jars with the American mod vibe of Brooke, Skye etc though- they date the whole name quite horribly. I think you need something a bit more traditional but also unusual. And more than one syllable.

Gemma Sabrina
Gemma Josephine
Gemma Verity

Twinkie01 · 09/04/2021 19:57

Gemma is perhaps the only nice name out of all of them, although it's very much of its time. Mid 80s.

Wednesdayalltheway · 09/04/2021 19:56

Brooklyn Skye is nice, flows well. Shea just makes me think of the oil in cosmetics.

user1493494961 · 09/04/2021 19:54

Gemma is quite pretty and Gemma Skye goes well. I don't like any of the other names, they're all a bit downmarket.