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Help me choose! A sibling for Finley, Rupert and Clara...

66 replies

BunnyWilliams · 17/11/2025 11:11

A sibling for Finley (Oliver), Rupert (Theodore) and Clara (Elowen).

Middle name this time will be Maria if a girl in honour of my mum, or Charles if a boy (mum's name is Carole Maria and Charles and Carole have the same name roots, plus it's DH's AND my dad's middle name).

These are our top choices:
Girl:
Sadie
Dulcie
Tessa

Boy:
Wilbur
Casper (this would have been Clara's name had she been a boy)
Barnaby

Opinions please! Surname starts with P with two syllables and is quite unusual (English).

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Peternell · 20/11/2025 01:00

Tessa and either Casper or Wilbur.

user1492757084 · 19/11/2025 12:41

My favourites with Finley Oliver, Rupert Theodore and Clara Elowen ..

Tess Maria
Sally Maria
Maria Charlotte
Alice Maria

Wilbur Charles
Charles Casper
Barry Charles
Montagu Charles

mathanxiety · 19/11/2025 03:04

Tessa and Barnaby are gorgeous.

Ariela · 18/11/2025 10:50

Angus & Tessa

Calliopespa · 18/11/2025 10:32

LivingTheDreamish · 18/11/2025 02:54

I like Sadie and Wilbur best from your shortlist, and with your other DC names.

Sadie doesn't have an 80s/90s connotation for me, I just think of Aunt Sadie, the wife of Uncle Matthew in the Nancy Mitford books.

Yes, the Aunt Sadie reference helps me to not mind it so much. But I still can't totally get on board with it.

Dulcie does have quite nice meaning and a direct link to Latin dulcis, but somehow I just can't see it in the same bag of names as Clara. One sounds like the lady of the manor and the other her maid! I think Clara and something like Alice or Elizabeth work together a sisters, while Dulcie would work with something like Mabel or Betty.

Silverbirchleaf · 18/11/2025 10:31

Dulcie is my preferred girls name and love Wilbur. Also like your other boys names.

Suggestions-
Marnie
Esme
Adelaide
Eliza
Georgia
Tilly

Callum
Hugo
Tobias
Willoughby
Thomas
Adam

DuchessOfNarcissex · 18/11/2025 10:26

Dulcie is super-tacky. I don't like the way it feels to say it.
Tess classier and cooler than Tessa. I agree.

splendidlyambivalent · 18/11/2025 03:41

Dulcie is super-tacky. Tess classier and cooler than Tessa.

TinnedTina · 18/11/2025 03:38

Hannah Josephine

LivingTheDreamish · 18/11/2025 02:54

I like Sadie and Wilbur best from your shortlist, and with your other DC names.

Sadie doesn't have an 80s/90s connotation for me, I just think of Aunt Sadie, the wife of Uncle Matthew in the Nancy Mitford books.

ButtonMoonLoon · 18/11/2025 01:47

Out of the names you've posted I think Sadie and Casper blend well with your other children.

Have you considered Martha for a girl? I think that would work perfectly!

Suzy2shoes · 18/11/2025 01:41

Can I throw into the mix
Claudia
Alicia
Hugh/Hugo
Marcus
Elliot

Eenameenadeeka · 18/11/2025 01:29

Tessa or Wilbur.Wilbur is such a lovely name.

Calmontheoutsider · 17/11/2025 23:20

Finley, Rupert, Clara and Rose

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/11/2025 23:12

Sadie or Casper!

Makingpeace · 17/11/2025 22:50

BunnyWilliams · 17/11/2025 11:28

Suggestions welcome!

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Ikeameatballs · 17/11/2025 22:47

Sadie Maria and Barnaby Charles from your choices.

My suggestions:

Penelope Maria
Esther Maria
Lydia Maria
Vivienne Maria

Lloyd Charles
Christopher Charles nn Kit
Azriel Charles
Abraham Charles nn Abe

GossipMachine · 17/11/2025 22:38

Tell me you’re trying to gather followers for your social media pages without telling me…

Ickiness · 17/11/2025 20:51

Not fussed on the girls names but I love Barnaby or Barney

itsgettingweird · 17/11/2025 20:39

Tessa and Casper from your list.

other suggestions

Sebastian and Alice

Calliopespa · 17/11/2025 20:30

SpringingOn · 17/11/2025 20:28

I love the name Caspar- but I think the suggestion of Jasper Charles is good because of all the C's. I much prefer Wilfred (Wilf) or Wulfric (Wulfie) to Wilbur. Not keen on Barnaby.

Of the girls names, I really like Tessa but agree Tessa Maria is a bit Teresa May - but you don't normally say middle names so probably not an issue. Could you do Tessa Charlotte (same logic as Charles). I prefer Darcie to Dulcie. Sylvie is gorgeous. I do like Sadie because I loved the Joan Lingard books.

Also Tessa Caroline? Caroline comes from Charles as well...

SpringingOn · 17/11/2025 20:28

I love the name Caspar- but I think the suggestion of Jasper Charles is good because of all the C's. I much prefer Wilfred (Wilf) or Wulfric (Wulfie) to Wilbur. Not keen on Barnaby.

Of the girls names, I really like Tessa but agree Tessa Maria is a bit Teresa May - but you don't normally say middle names so probably not an issue. Could you do Tessa Charlotte (same logic as Charles). I prefer Darcie to Dulcie. Sylvie is gorgeous. I do like Sadie because I loved the Joan Lingard books.

Calliopespa · 17/11/2025 20:28

BunnyWilliams · 17/11/2025 20:08

The vibe thing is so interesting because I don't see the differences with my sibset at all, but perhaps the connection for me is that they are all names I love. Rupert and Clara are definitely more old fashioned which is my preference these days. Finley was our first and I dislike how popular the name has become in the last decade. It suits him completely though.

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I think if you love certain names you shouldn't worry too much. They are your children after all.

But I think people were just mentioning it because you listed them all, so were commenting on "fit". I agree Clara and Rupert are more old fashioned, and also more European - specifically with those two quite Germanic, whereas Finley is more Irish/Scottish and so quite a different etymological background and, I agree, more contemporary sounding. But it is still quite a classic name.

I personally wouldn't use Clara and Sadie together for sisters. I think Clara is quite elegant and for me Sadie has a totally different feel. The Sadie video was truly awful!

GRCP · 17/11/2025 20:22

Hetty
Hester
Hera
Willa

Felix
Wilf
Hugo

user2848502016 · 17/11/2025 20:17

I like Tessa for a Girl and Casper for a boy
Also like Dulcie and Wilbur
Sadie don’t like at all and Barnaby is ok