Sibling name ideas for Rowan

mia91 · 2024-01-26T12:24:51+00:00

I have a little boy called Rowan and would love some ideas for both boy and girl names for baby no.2 please. I have read a few older threads where people have asked for sibling names for Rowan but I didn't love any. I like Oliver, Noah and Ted for a boy. We won't use Noah, probably won't use Oliver either (close family member called Olivia) and i'm not super keen on Ollie/Olly. I really love Teddy but DP doesn't (looks like Mumsnet doesn't either!) and Edward or Theodore aren't names we'd use. I like Molly and Edie for a girl but they're not useable. I also like Thea and Mabel.

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GrandDuchessOfBillericay · 29/01/2024 13:59

Myself I would probably have Rowan and Laurel
Rowan and Iris (or Daphne ) sticking with a nature theme.

GrandDuchessOfBillericay · 29/01/2024 13:57

Nice list op
Faves as follows
Austin
Albie
Elliot
Laurie - Laurel? Goes nice with Rowan in a nature set I think
Myles

Girls:

Felicity
Meredith-Merry
Lucielle/Lucy/Lucia
Alba- Arabella?
Iris
Thea
Willow

Wishimaywishimight · 29/01/2024 11:20

Giles
Nicola

Ghouella · 29/01/2024 11:07

Boys: Robin, Kit, Casper, Jasper, Elliot, Tristan, Fabian, Evander, Eden, River

Girls: River, Robin, Kit, Eden, Hazel, Hester, Mabli, Merryn, Sylvie, Cecily

DuchessOfSausage · 29/01/2024 11:02

Cuileann is Irish for Holly, but would make a cool name

ASimpleLampoon · 29/01/2024 10:45

Celyn is Welsh for Holly, which I really like.

Doone22 · 28/01/2024 20:25

Stick to more tree names: Holly, Ash, Hazel, Willow, Leaf,

Gingerwarthog · 28/01/2024 20:13

Aidan

Rosa

gemma19846 · 28/01/2024 20:11

Reuben?
Rory?

Ruby?
Rosie?

jgjgjgjgjg · 28/01/2024 11:05

Robyn or Rosalyn / Rosalind for a girl, Robert for a boy

Isthisthisreallife · 28/01/2024 10:35

We have a Hallie and her middle is Skye.

We also considered:
Ada
Adalyn
Eva
Maisie
Hattie
Emmy

Luca
Reggie
Archie
Henry
Cooper
Jesse
Sonny

Hollybobs1 · 28/01/2024 10:25

I have a Holly and Arlo

My brother's have a Dylan and Albie

DuchessOfSausage · 27/01/2024 08:49

Austin - fine
Oliver - like but not keen on Olly
Oscar - ok but not my style
Charlie - like it but would put Charles on BC
Albie - no
Elliot - ok but Elliot/Elliott/Eliot. Too many El names popular
Laurie - no
Myles - no but Miles is ok
Sebastian - ok but not my style
Isaac - ok but not my style
Felix - ok but not my style

Pippa - prefer Philippa. You could use Pippa
Felicity - nice meaning but long
Violet - ok but not my style. Too naturey with Rowan
Ada - not keen
Ida - not keen
Frieda - not keen
Ivy - not keen and not with Rowan
Etta - not keen. Ate a...
Margo - not keen
Meredith - horrible
Lucielle/Lucy/Lucia - Lucy is nice. Lucia too complicated. Lucielle looks made up
Alba - not keen
Iris - ok but not my style. Too naturey with Rowan
Mabel - frumpy
Thea - don't like
Willow - ok but not my style. Too naturey with Rowan. Would also rule out Holly, Hazel and Heather.

If you like Molly you might like Polly

NewYearNameChanger · 27/01/2024 00:05

We have a Rowan, these are the names we are considering for DC2:

Ruby
Aurelia
Willow
Seraphina
Beatrix
Tabitha

Ivo
Silas
Jasper
Felix
Lucas
River
Otto

luckyladygal · 26/01/2024 23:45

Isaac and Willow are the nicest

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/01/2024 22:10

Rowan and

lucas
jasper
felix
jacob
joshua
caleb
ethan
ellis
evan
otis
oscar
orson
miles
arlo
jude
leo
henry

eliza
esther
lydia
martha
Polly
eva
tabitha
Edith
lily
ivy
iris
daisy
willow
daphne
olive
violet
pearl
darcy

bridgetreilly · 26/01/2024 20:37

Oscar or Felix.

Primrose could conceivably be Pippa.

Onelife2024 · 26/01/2024 20:20

mia91 · 26/01/2024 19:11

Thanks everyone!

Lots of lovely names, quite a few discounted only because we have a family/friends child with the name.

I now have some pretty long lists...

Boys:

Austin - what do people think of this?
Oliver
Oscar
Charlie
Albie - DP not sure and doesn't love Albert
Elliot - growing a lot on us
Laurie - really like but not sure on Laurence
Myles
Sebastian
Isaac
Felix

Girls:

Pippa - would probably be our girls name but I can't forget it's meaning in other languages. Phillipa is nice but I want to love the name we put on the birth certificate and I don't love it. Any other options we could shorten to Pippa?
Felicity
Violet
Ada
Ida
Frieda
Ivy
Etta
Margo
Meredith
Lucielle/Lucy/Lucia
Alba
Iris
Mabel
Thea
Willow - love but have seen this picked apart on a few threads!

Lovely List of names! My favourites are-

Oscar
Sebastian (my favourite)
Isaac
Oliver

Lucy (my favourite)
Ivy
Etta
Iris
Mabel
Thea

I think all the names are nice though - I don’t hate any of them - good luck choosing!

mathanxiety · 26/01/2024 20:10

mia91 · 26/01/2024 19:11

Thanks everyone!

Lots of lovely names, quite a few discounted only because we have a family/friends child with the name.

I now have some pretty long lists...

Boys:

Austin - what do people think of this?
Oliver
Oscar
Charlie
Albie - DP not sure and doesn't love Albert
Elliot - growing a lot on us
Laurie - really like but not sure on Laurence
Myles
Sebastian
Isaac
Felix

Girls:

Pippa - would probably be our girls name but I can't forget it's meaning in other languages. Phillipa is nice but I want to love the name we put on the birth certificate and I don't love it. Any other options we could shorten to Pippa?
Felicity
Violet
Ada
Ida
Frieda
Ivy
Etta
Margo
Meredith
Lucielle/Lucy/Lucia
Alba
Iris
Mabel
Thea
Willow - love but have seen this picked apart on a few threads!

I like Austin a lot, and Rowan and Austin are names that sound good together.

From the rest of your boy list, I like:
Oscar
Elliott
Myles
Isaac
Felix

From your girl list, I like:
Frieda (love this name)
Mabel

I think Thea is a very wispy name.
I don't think you can use a nature name alongside Rowan - too matchy. So though I like Ivy and Willow I wouldn't use them as names for Rowan's sister.

Ida, Ada, Etta, and Margo sound a bit clunky alongside the mellifluous Rowan.

Meredith sounds very harsh to my ear, while Rowan sounds very soft.

Lucy is a bit boring, and juvenile for a grown woman. A bit twee imo.

Suggestions for girls' names:
Cecily (botanical but not obvious)
Sasha
Anna
Lara
Tamsin
Maeve
Cleo
Evelyn
Aphra
Xanthe
Jessamine

Aglassaday · 26/01/2024 19:36

@mia91
love Austin!
Laurie I always think looks nice on paper but I grew up with a Laurie and everyone always assumed his name was Lorry like the vehicle😅.

QueSyrahSyrah · 26/01/2024 19:15

Watching with interest OP as your preferred names are very close to mine!

We also have Milo and Elio on our list, and bit of a wildcard but I'm thinking seriously about Matthew or Mattias (the latter being DH's nationality's version of the former).

RJnomore1 · 26/01/2024 19:13

My neighbour has two girls, Rowan and River, which I think are lovely together

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mia91 · 26/01/2024 19:11

Thanks everyone!

Lots of lovely names, quite a few discounted only because we have a family/friends child with the name.

I now have some pretty long lists...

Boys:

Austin - what do people think of this?
Oliver
Oscar
Charlie
Albie - DP not sure and doesn't love Albert
Elliot - growing a lot on us
Laurie - really like but not sure on Laurence
Myles
Sebastian
Isaac
Felix

Girls:

Pippa - would probably be our girls name but I can't forget it's meaning in other languages. Phillipa is nice but I want to love the name we put on the birth certificate and I don't love it. Any other options we could shorten to Pippa?
Felicity
Violet
Ada
Ida
Frieda
Ivy
Etta
Margo
Meredith
Lucielle/Lucy/Lucia
Alba
Iris
Mabel
Thea
Willow - love but have seen this picked apart on a few threads!

OP posts:

Aglassaday · 26/01/2024 17:41

Rowan and Meredith
Rowan and Fern
Rowan and Dahlia
Rowan and Cassiopeia
Rowan and Margo
Rowan and Wren
Rowan and Willow
Rowan and Pippa
Rowan and Hadley
Rowan and Evelyn
Rowan and Primrose
Rowan and Poppy

Rowan and George
Rowan and Alexander
Rowan and Felix
Rowan and Luca
Rowan and Kai
Rowan and Jackson
Rowan and Jax
Rowan and Sonny
Rowan and Declan
Rowan and Scout
Rowan and Jude
Rowan and Hector
Rowan and Maverick
Rowan and Fox
Rowan and Charlie
Rowan and Elliot
Rowan and Nathan
Rowan and Eden
Rowan and Freddie

Onelife2024 · 26/01/2024 17:03

I love Thea and Mabel. Other ideas -

Clara
Alice
Martha
Audrey
Hazel
Cleo
Ivy
Etta
Ava
Ruby

Boys

Liam
Toby
Finn
Charlie
Leo
Alfie
Freddy
Ralphy
Eli
Aaron
Isaac
Oscar