A sibling for David

[katienana]

Really struggling for ideas. Have thankfully got 6 months to come up with something. I quite like:
Daisy
Maisie (but DH not keen)
Marjorie

for a girl.

And
Luke
Jacob
Jack

for a boy.

We generally like names that have a bit of flexibility in them for a nickname, I know some of the examples I've given don't really reflect that. Quite a few names that were on our shortlist last time have been used by close friends/family so we're kind of back to square one.

David has a really different feel to any of the names you've mentioned, I think.

However I like

David and Maisie

Or David and Jacob. (I like Luke too, but Jack is most popular name for two decades, and David quite unusual for last two decades)

Not David and Daisy, they don't go, and I think Marjorie is a bit wet.

Goliath.

Naomi or Susan, or Rachel

Or if it's a boy, Peter or Richard

Jonathan. When I was at school every David seemed to have a brother called Jonathan.

Yes I think names like Rachel, Peter, Richard.

Or Andrew, Christopher, Steven, Robert.

David and Stephen

From your list I like Marjorie and Luke best with David.

I think you need a strong, classic name with David (think e.g. Eleanor, Charlotte; Harriet; Beatrice; Annabelle for girls, or e.g. Edward, William, Timothy; Oliver; Tobias for boys) and the girls names you've mentioned seem a bit "flowery" IYSWIM.

Personally I'd avoid a name that starts with a D, for the risk of it sounding a bit twee.

Andrew
Matthew
Peter

For boys

For girls

Rachel
Sarah
Rebecca

I like Maisie and Luke from your lists

Robert
Michael
Stephen
Joseph

Ruth
Caroline
Jennifer
Megan

Emily
Margaret
Lucy

Samuel
James
Christopher

Thanks for the suggestions! Funnily enough David is a family name and I actually have a pair of brothers named David and Stephen already in my family!
I like Charlotte will add that one. Not so keen on Susan it sounds too prim to me.

I'm a Susan. Definitely not prim. Or proper . I am over 40 which for me is the downside of it, very popular in the 60s and 70s so it feels kind of ageing.

No suggestions but what a lovely, simple and underused name David is.

I think susan is less age specific than suzanne. Mught be just an impression but my cousins dd a susan. She is 6. Then i know susans up tov60
But suzanne more dated.

I think David goes well with
Jacob
Caleb
Alistair

Caroline
Susannah
Amber

David is a beautiful name.

Hugh
Adam
Marcus

Rosamund
Sophie
Ellen

I like all your boys ' names :-

Nicholas
Alexander
Jordan
Rory

Jacqueline
Bridget
Jessica
Meredith
Chloé

Julie (that's my name, and my brother is David!!). But I know MN doesn't like Julie, only Julia!!!!

My brothers are David and Stuart and my fiancé is David with brother Richard and they all go well together. David isn't as popular now but of people my age every 2nd person seems to be called Dave.

I think Julie is a pretty name and due a comeback. Very popular in French speaking countries at the moment. I always think of Julie Christie.

Loads of fab suggestions! I think I need to get over the fact that a lot of names have been used by family, especially the boys names. I wouldn't use a niece or nephews name but I think my cousins kids that I have nothing to do with are fair game (puts Thomas, Arthur and a few others back on the table).
I like Chloe, Alice and could get on board with meredith though I can't see dh liking it.
I also like Marigold from Downton Abbey.
Boys I like Rory a lot. It sounds like a fun cheeky little boy and then a sporty adult.