DC3 - names

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We have decided we won't be finding out baby's sex. I have DS Ethan-Geoffrey DD Eloise-Elizabeth (both middle names after my parents).

DC is nameless..

We picked Benjamin David
(But I just don't love it, David is for DH's Dad)

And are thinking of Olivia Isobella
(But again I'm so unsure)

Opinions on names and any suggestions

I really like Benjamin David. Olivia Isobella doesn't seem to flow that well but individually both names are pretty.

Other ideas:
Benedict David
Elliott David
Nicholas David
Patrick David
Alexander David

Olivia Elise
Olivia Marie
Alice Isobella
Abigail Isobella
Evelyn Jane
Georgina Olivia

Olivia Isobel sounds much better.

Unless there is a family reason, I'd spell it Isabella (although I also agree that Isobel or Isabel flow better with Olivia).

Your choices are nice though and work with your current DC's names imo (although I prefer Benedict over Benjamin, that's just personal taste).Other suggestions in the same style as Benjamin and Olivia:

Samuel
Michael
Daniel
Gabriel
Joseph
Jacob
Isaac
Matthew
Thomas
James
Caleb

Sophia
Lydia
Julia
Victoria
Laura
Helena
Louisa
Alexandra
Claudia
Antonia
Cecilia

Ethan, Elosise and Edward
Ethan, Elosise and Alexander
Ethan, Elosise and Patrick
Ethan, Elosise and Joshua
Ethan, Elosise and Samuel
Ethan, Elosise and Thomas

Ethan, Elosise and Annabel
Ethan, Elosise and Amelia
Ethan, Elosise and Emily
Ethan, Elosise and Cecily
Ethan, Elosise and Charlotte

Thank you everyone for the name suggestions. I agree Olivia Isobella doesn't flow easy. I'm just so fussy. I don't want a common name but he does🙈

I think Olivia will feel like she got the short straw with her sister having a more unusual pretty name and she got stuck with the harsh Olivia/livy/liv

@Enko I couldn't agree more. DS and DD are from a previous marriage, eDH chose sons (which I still don't love) and I chose DD.

DH now only likes common names and we can't settle on anything but I would hate to have another child with a name I'm not totally in love with. I was sort of hoping MN would help haha

There are lots of other very pretty, common names if you don't like Olivia.

How about:
Charlotte, Isla, Ava, Eva, Jessica, Aria, Darcey, Grace, Isabelle, Lily, Matilda, Ruby, Sophia, Sophie

I prefer Olivia to Eloise, despite its popularity.

I love Darcey and that was our top choice Darcey-Ann but DH bought a darcia car and thinks it's weird now😓!

Also loved Eliana but he said no more E names😅

Hmmm ... Daisy? Dulcie? Liliana? Ariana?

I really really like liliana 😍

If you like Darcie and Liliana, do you like Diana? Combines elements of those two.

Or other -iana names so Adriana, Iliana, Georgiana, Briana, Liana, Mariana, Luciana...

I think Olive Isobella might work better than Olivia. Not a fan of Olive myself really but Olivia is such a magnolia name.

Liliana is a compromise on Eliana

Or
Matthew David
Oliver David

Or
Lydia Isabelle
Lucy Isabelle

If no more "E" names, but you like Eliana and he likes Olivia - how about pretty Lilia? Maybe similar enough to many popular names for DH, but there were only 95 born in the UK last year.

Other suggestions

Annabelle / Annabella
Maisy
Christabel
Kirsten
Polly
Patsy
Colette
Abigail
Olive
Nova / Nora(h)
Estelle
Daniella

Douglas
Daniel
Jeremy
Patrick
Vincent
Lawrence
Jerome
Dale
Arnie
Mitchell
Lewis
Joshua

Hope you find something you love.

Thank you to everyone that commented. We have finally agreed on annalise.
Still questioning Benjamin only because I don't like Ben and know people will shorten it🙈

Definitely not another E name, you already have 3 out of four.

Olivia is too similar to Eloise.

Benjamin is my favourite boys name, so yes to that!

Girls suggestions:

Ethan, Eloise and Laura
Ethan, Eloise and Kate
Ethan, Eloise and Zara

Annelise is lovely. What middle name are you going for?

I’m surprised you said you wanted uncommon names as Ethan, Eloise, Benjamin and Olivia are all very well used.

@Terrazzo Eloise is really uncommon in my town. I hadn't heard it before and still don't know of any haha. My family thought I made it up🙈

Ethan on the other hand wasn't my choice, I still don't like it personally so don't want to feel that way again.

Benjamin ahain isn't my choice, neither was Olivia.

But I did love Eliana, Liliana, Darcianna. Any Anna names by the looks of things😅.

We haven't chose a middle name and still don't have a boys name 🥲

If you don’t like Ben I’d definitely rethink Benjamin. You may not want to shorten it but he might

Yes, definitely don't use Benjamin if you don't like Ben.

Olivia is overused, but quite nice.

Isobella looks wrong.

Olivia Isobella will be said as
Olivia Risobelle

What's a darcia car? Did you mean Dacia?

I wouldn’t say Eloise is well used, it’s not even in the top 100 baby names