DH and I have been finding it impossible to agree on a girl's name for our baby due next month (sex unknown) - everything I like, he doesn't, and vice versa (although I have made a lot more suggestions than he has!! He is stuck on a couple of names from his family which he keeps bringing up over and over).
We had the same issue with DD1 too, but finally managed to agree on something and that's what we used for our now-3yo - but basically we had no 'shortlist' for girls, it was DD's name and that was literally all we could agree on, so nothing leftover to help us out this time around essentially.
However, totally at random we DID manage to find something we both liked just coincidentally last week, just based on a conversation in the car re something on the radio. I think we would actually both be happy to use this name.
The only thing is, it's quite similar to our current DD's name, and also to my name too. All the same first letter, and ending with the same sound. So think something along the lines of Lucy, Lottie and Laurie. I am also very close to my sister and she named her son Lachie😂 So effectively if we use this name the children in my family would be named Lucy, Lottie and Lachie. Obviously these are not the actual names, but these examples reflect the vibe.
Would you use the name we landed on?? I had initially resolved to avoid another name starting with the letter in question, but this random name that popped up genuinely is the only thing we have been able to agree on and the baby is literally due in 4 weeks now.
I have never really been a fan of 'matchy matchy' names for siblings and it has not been done on purpose here, I have not looked for a name very similar to my current DD's, I would much prefer if we could have landed on something less similar and starting with a different letter at least - but here we are.
I am tempted just to use it if the baby is a girl as we really cannot agree on anything else, but also wondering if it will make us seem a bit weird 🙈
What do you think?