Sister for Oliver - please help!

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Little girl arrived on Wednesday and she's absolutely beautiful. We're smitten but we still haven't decided on a name! I had a really horrendous pregnancy including depression and I just can't decide what she looks like, please help! Her brother is Oliver, surname is Haywood.

This is our list so far, happy to use either name for first or middle name, or if anyone has any other recommendations they would be much appreciated as I am starting to feel more than a little bit useless !

Harper
Florence
Ella
Dulcie
Eden
Isabella
Neve/Neave

Thanks you wonderful MNers

I adore Eden and Madeleine, and think those two or Isabella go best with both Oliver and your surname. Also really like Neve but would spell it Niamh. Congrats, and you're not useless - this naming thing is a nightmare!

Hi,

I think Florence and Isabella go best.

Other suggestions...

Oliver & Ada
Oliver & Alice
Oliver & Amelia
Oliver & Arabella
Oliver & Aurora
Oliver & Ava

Oliver & Beatrice
Oliver & Beatrix
Oliver & Betsy

Oliver & Clementine
Oliver & Charlotte
Oliver & Connie
Oliver & Cora

Oliver & Darcie
Oliver & Delilah
Oliver & Dottie

Oliver & Eliza
Oliver & Esme
Oliver & Evangeline
Oliver & Evelyn

Oliver & Felecity
Oliver & Freya

Oliver & Georgia
Oliver & Grace/Gracie

Oliver & Hattie
Oliver & Heidi
Oliver & Hermonie
Oliver & Hettie
Oliver & Holly

Oliver & Imogen
Oliver & Isla
Oliver & Izolda

Oliver & Jemima
Oliver & Jessica

Oliver & Kallie
Oliver & Katie

Oliver & Lana
Oliver & Leah
Oliver & Lilah
Oliver & Lily
Oliver & Lois
Oliver & Lottie
Oliver & Lucia
Oliver & Lucy

Oliver & Maisie
Oliver & Megan
Oliver & Molly

Oliver & Nellie
Oliver & Norah

Oliver & Orla

Oliver & Penelope
Oliver & Poppy

Oliver & Rosalie
Oliver & Ruby

Oliver & Sadie
Oliver & Sienna
Oliver & Sophia

Oliver & Thea

Oliver & Xanthe

Oliver & Zara

Dulcie is gorgeous

Florence or Isabella for me.

Harper and Dulcie are horrid, Ella is pretty but a bit wishy washy.

Neve/Neave - it's Niamh! Don't mess with the spelling of such a beautiful name.

Eden would be a nice middle name.

I have an Isabel and Niamh so a bit biased, if going for Niamh I personally feel it should be spelt that way. I love the name Florence though, that's my favourite from your list and sounds lovely with Oliver

Agree re spelling of Niamh. If you wanted the same theme of Niamh with another O, Orla would be nice.

Madeleine Rose

It doesn't have to "go" with Oliver
It does have to go with your surname
I think Harper Haywood sounds like someone destined for great things or a good time in life.

Not Harper, not Eden, not Neve (you could use Niamh but spell it properly). Florence is lovely, Ella, Isabella and Dulcie are fine.

Nothing pretentious about Emmeline, and she can go by the very down-to-earth shortening Em.

Florence, definitely.

I know young Olivers with sisters called:

Ruby
Harriet
Charlotte
Juliette
Bonnie
Danielle
Phyllis
Matilda (Tilly)
Imogen
Victoria

Oooh Dulcie, such a lovely name and very unusual.

Florence is very nice, but may be shortened to Flo - so depends how you feel about that.

Thank you everyone this is helping a lot.

I've just asked her but she's in a milk coma

I have an Oliver and if I had a girl she’d be called Ivy or Eloise.

Marianne

Isabella Florence is gorgeous!! And sounds good with Oliver

Our family Oliver has sisters Francesca and Amanda. We were a bit about Amanda but it suits her.
Florence is my favourite on your list but Isabella Florence is pretty.

Also to add, we have an Oliver and if he had a sister she'd be Adaline. Isla, Anna, Lily, Grace or Madeleine. I know another Oliver who has a new sister called Emma, too. Just in case that helps!

Congratulations on your new baby!

"Saying that, we don't have Oliver shortened and correct anyone who calls him Ollie so could be doable."

I guarantee he will become Ollie. There's only so long you can follow him around correcting people for, and those days are probably nearly over! My brother's name is William and my mum was on a mission to not allow this to be shortened to Will - with some effort she managed this during primary school, but literally day 1 of secondary school he became Will to all of his mates and teachers and that was that 😆 My mum could hardly follow a load of teenage boys around insisting they called him William 🙈 Make sure you're happy with any likely nicknames for your little girl. I think there's a high chance Florence will become Flo.

Other suggestion..

Erin Isabella Haywood X

Came to say Madison or Madeleine - just jumped into my head - I see variations have already been suggested and your husband likes it :)

From your list I like Florence best but I have an Oliver and had his baby brother been a sister her name would have been Harriet.

Oliver and Tess

Oliver and Sophia
Oliver and Emily
Oliver and Rosie
Oliver and Jessica
Oliver and Amelia
Oliver and Grace
Oliver and Abigail

Hi OP -

Have you now named her? X