Narrowed it down...votes please

[Crazykat21]

Thanks so much to everyone who commented previously..so we are now down to these..

Girls:
Saoirse
Zoe
Zara ..someone actually suggested this which my husband likes 😁

Boys:
Alex
Oisín

For middle names - thinking..

Saoirse Emilia
Saoirse Amelia
Saoirse Isabel
Saoirse Ava
Saoirse Grace

Zoe Amelia
Zoe Emilia
Zoe Isabel
Zoe Grace

Zara Amelia
Zara Emilia
Zara Grace
Zara Elizabeth
Zara Isabel

Alex James
Alex Corey

Oisín James
Oisín Alexander

Thoughts? x

Zara Elizabeth
Alex Corey

Zara Elizabeth
Alex James

I love Gaelic names (and there’s a few in my extended family), but you have to be certain people will be able to pronounce and spell them.

Zara Grace
Alex James

I should add..whatever name we choose needs to sound nice with dd1 too..Mia

Zoe Emilia
Zara Elizabeth

Alex James

Zara Grace
Alex James

Zara, Zoe and Saoirse have very different vibes. Arabic/Hebrew, Greek and Irish. Are you planning another, and if so will you want their name to be along the same lines as your first? If so, maybe think about which style you like best and go for that?

I'm not a huge fan of any, to be honest. Out of the three girls I'd say Saoirse if you live in an area where pronunciation will not be a problem, Zara if not. From the boys, I'd go with Oisin if you live in an area where pronunciation won't be a problem, Alex if not.

Zara and call a son Alexander on birth certificate but he can be Known as Alex. I’ve recently met via email because of lockdown two Alex’s and had to ask someone else if they were male or female.

I’ve recently met via email because of lockdown two Alex’s and had to ask someone else if they were male or female.

Why would you not just say Alex and use 'you' when emailing them directly and use 'they' when referring to them to someone else?

Zara Elizabeth
Alex James

Although I’d probably do Alexander James but shorten to Alex... he can choose later. Plus Alexander James is great for when you tell him off!

Zara Elizabeth and Alex James 👍🏼

Zara Elizabeth
Alex James (Alexander on the bc)

They are very different, I think with Mia, Zara or Alex would be nice.

Zoe Elizabeth or Zara Elizabeth
Alexander James

Zara Grace
Alex James

Ah, sorry, OP. Cross-posted. With Mia, I agree with PP, it's got to be Alex. I think Zoe fits better than Zara with Mia though. Too many a sounds at the end otherwise- a bit matchy matchy.

I LOVE alex and zoe or Zara

Zoe Grace goes well with Mia. Otherwise Zara Grace or Zara Elizabeth (Zazi would be a cute nn for this)
I like Emilia best with Saoirse
Oisin Alexander my fav of the boys, mostly because not a huge fan of Alex.

Oisin Alexander and Saoirse Isabel.

Saoirse is lovely once you know how to pronounce it but a lot of people don’t. (And I’ve heard people read it as along the lines of “sore arse” which isn’t ideal!) I also struggled with spelling it - not least because MNHQ kept trying to change it to Solarise!

So unless you are in Ireland or incredibly patient then I wouldn’t go for Saoirse.

Zara and Zoe both nice. Zoe probably better with Mia as different sounds. Zoe Grace is particularly nice.

Oisin again is really nice if you know how to pronounce it but again he would be called “Oi-sin” unless you are in Ireland.

I do really like Alexander James as a name and “Mia and Alex” go well together.

Based on the which names do you struggle to pronounce thread I'd have to say not Saoirse or Oisin, sorry.
For me it would be Zoe Emilia or Alex James.

Zoe Grace

And as with virtually every other PP :P
Alex(ander) James

Zara Elizabeth
Alex James

Saoirse Emilia - LOVE this
Zoe Emilia - think nice with Mia

Oisín with James as mn if your last name is 2+ syllables, or Alexander as mn if your last name is one syllable

Such lovely choices OP!