A sister for Gaia

[FairyLightQueen]

Any suggestions for a name for a little girl who has a big sister called Gaia?

I like Elowen, Juno, Eartha, Freya, Arietta. DP doesn't like any of them!

Terra - Roman form of Gaia.

I love Gaia by the way, was a name I would've picked for my own girls but unfortunately it sounds too much like our surname

Athena
Hestia
Olympia
Rhea

How about Celeste?

Sky or Skye

No suggestions, but there are some really lovely ones already put forward.

Athena- but short Thea or Theia then double meaning

Penelope
Iris
Rhea
Daphne
Xanthe
Zelda
Athena
Aurora
Erin
Helena
Esther
Phoebe
Thalia

Thank you so much for the wonderful suggestions, these names are really gorgeous. I wonder if DP would go with Juniper and then I could have the NN Juno

DP is so picky and prefers Gaelic names (we are Scottish). Hates names that remind her of a character or a known person - I had to battle for Gaia! So there are some lovely names that go well but aren't hugely linked to a famous person/character. Thank you!

What about Maris (= of the sea) and used more in Scotland than I think elsewhere? It's Latin, but there is quite a lot of overlap between Latin and Gaelic. (Vir = respected man in Latin, Fear = the same, in Gaelic, etc etc etc) Mara is a sea-related name in Gaelic.

Iris - Greek goddess of the rainbow?

@scottishnames

What about Maris (= of the sea) and used more in Scotland than I think elsewhere? It's Latin, but there is quite a lot of overlap between Latin and Gaelic. (Vir = respected man in Latin, Fear = the same, in Gaelic, etc etc etc) Mara is a sea-related name in Gaelic.

Oh my goodness I've never heard Maris but I love this

@NoSquirrels

Iris - Greek goddess of the rainbow?

Ahh this is beautiful. I'm so glad I posted now, so many great ideas!

How about Marsali? It's Gaelic and means Pearl.

Don’t use Maris if your surname is Piper though.

Juno is gorgeous!

Eartha is Cockney rhyming slang for shit, just to let you know.

@ofwarren

How about Marsali? It's Gaelic and means Pearl.

Oooh that's pretty!

@TheAbbotOfUnreason

Don’t use Maris if your surname is Piper though.

@EishetChayil

Juno is gorgeous!

Eartha is Cockney rhyming slang for shit, just to let you know.

Oh I didn't know this! It's probably a bit of an overkill to have one baby called Gaia and one called Eartha anyway

Seeing your update about being Scottish, I'm back to suggest some Scottish island names. What about Iona, Skye, Ailsa or Jura?

Ooh, missed the part about being Scottish. If I had Scots links I'd struggle to resist Vaila - so pretty and uncommon, yet simple to pronounce and spell.

Carys
Hazel
Pearl
Willow
Frances
Saskia
Rowena
Eilidh
Lorna
Bryony
Maeve
Robyn
Catriona
Lara
Cora
Holly
Marianne
Fern
Aster

@perimenofertility

Seeing your update about being Scottish, I'm back to suggest some Scottish island names. What about Iona, Skye, Ailsa or Jura?

I feel like I know a million and one Ionas/Skyes/Ailsas but I love Jura and never would have thought of it as a name before! Going on the list.

We are both Scottish and my family are also Welsh and Cornish. DP's family is also Irish. And DP does seem to like Celt based names more than anything else (as well as space based names - she suggested 'Quasar'. I said no!)

@IamnotwhouthinkIam

Ooh, missed the part about being Scottish. If I had Scots links I'd struggle to resist Vaila - so pretty and uncommon, yet simple to pronounce and spell.

Oooooh I love this!

@Ceramide

Carys Hazel Pearl Willow Frances Saskia Rowena Eilidh Lorna Bryony Maeve Robyn Catriona Lara Cora Holly Marianne Fern Aster

Haha DP's name is actually on this list!

Love Maeve. Gorgeous name.

Marissa is also a lovely sea-related one