Albany, Aretha and ...

[cjw81]

So we're expecting baby number 3 in June. Our two older daughters are called Albany and Aretha (shortened to Annie and Rita some of the time). We don't know if we're having a boy or girl. We don't want another A - wanting to avoid a 'theme'. Also looking to maybe not be quite so unusual this time around! We have a shortlist but feel 'the one' may still be out there! Any suggestions readily welcome please...

Sure not an 'A'..... Araminta to 'Minty'!

Elodie Eloise to Ellie?

Usually people get braver with each child so you’re all backwards!

Suggestions:
Lyra

Clara
Miranda
Dahlia

Oops forgot the boys:
Hector
Benedict
Lucien

Ha yeah, I think we've seen the downside of having more unusual names for the girls over the past few years and think a more well known name would be easier for the newbie in the long run. I like Hector.

Oscar.

Rowena
Louisa
Samantha
Delia
Daphne
Georgia

Zachary
Fraser
Tristan
Flynn
Connor
Maxim
Peter

I just wanted to say I LOVE ALBANY! I have never heard it used as a name before and am in awe. Aretha too. Good job OP.

Whatever you go for #3 for I'm sure will be 👌🏼.

But seeing as I'm here. My two cents are...

Girl:
Ottilie nn Otto
Rosalie nn rosie
Liesel nn lee

Boy:
Sebastian nn Seb
Conrad nn Chuck/Radley
And I know you said no A's but.....
Atticus nn Atty/Atto

Girl: Meriel.
Boy: Vincent.

Harriet (Hattie)
Bryony
Jasmine
Saskia
Audrey
Natalia
Meredith

Nathan (Nate)
Vincent
Raphael
Cassius
Ezekiel (Zeke)
Jasper
Gabriel

I love your girls names.

Amity
Johana
Regina
Katrina
Naomi
Eliza
Minerva
Nova
Francesca
Marina
Juniper

Jasper
Cassius
Cedric
Milo
Byron
Felix
Henry

Pandora
Cassandra
Genevieve

Sullivan
Finnegan
Xavier

Amity is wonderful. I'd do that, despite not wanting a theme (tbh I think that ship has sailed).

I know you said no A names but Aurelia goes SO. WELL with this sibset! I think it’s perfect! I also thought of:
Eloise
Melody
Violet
Micol

Albany, Aretha and Linnet: Annie, Rita and Lin
Albany, Aretha and Francesca: Annie, Rita and Fran
Albany, Aretha and Penelope: Annie, Rita and Penny
Albany, Aretha and Winifred: Annie, Rita and Freddie

Albany, Aretha and Otis: Annie, Rita and Otis
Albany, Aretha and Fergus: Annie, Rita and Gus
Albany, Aretha and Edmund: Annie, Rita and Ted

My first thought was Astrid!

How about Charlotte, nn Lottie?
Or Carina?
Or Lara?
Or Lyra?

Thanks everyone - some great name ideas to ponder. I really like names beginning with vowels for the girls for some reason...

Go for a Z name the you've gone from A-Z!!
Zara
Zelie
Zoshia

I like the Z idea!

Astrid as mentioned by a PP is perfect!!
Albany, Aretha and Astrid. I know you dont want another A name but they sound so lovely together.

Timmy

Where from is name Zoshia?

Poland, I think.

I’m Polish. The name is Zosia. There is no „sh” sound in there, if it were it’d be written down as „sz”. It’s a difficult sound to write down/ say for the aengoish speakera as „th” is difficult for Polish people to write down phonetically. Either way it’s not Zoshia.

aengoish speakera English speakers