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[lostfrequencies]

Hi all, could you tell me which (if any!) you like of the following names, and also if you have any suggestions we might like. Sibling is Joshua.

Annie
Hallie
Maisie
Emilia

Rory
Rowan
William

Thanks in advance.

[ourflagmeansdeath]

Annie - I think it's super sweet, but would be better with a full name
Hallie - Doesn't seem full for some reason? Not for me
Maisie - Quite sweet and lovely actually
Emilia - Nice although a little overdone

Rory - Gorgeous! One of my favourite boy names
Rowan - Really lovely name too
William - It's alright

I feel like they all go well with Joshua no matter what you choose.

[Rauha]

I like Annie and Rory

[daisydot22]

Annie - lovey! Always makes me think of a cheeky, funny character.
Hallie - pretty, I like it.
Maisie - meh not too keen on this one. Bit wet.
Emilia - again, not great. Very overused.

Rory - love this. Super cute.
Rowan - gorgeous. Was on my boys list.
William - a timeless classic but a bit bland compared to your other boys names.

[DramaAlpaca]

I think they all go OK with Joshua, but I wouldn't personally choose Maisie or Hallie as they are too cutesy/twee.

[Twazique]

Annie and Will
Antonia and William

[Twoinapod]

I like Annie and Maisie, I think Maisie goes best with Joshua. Really don’t like Emilia.

rory goes best with Joshua, William is ok. Rowan I can’t understand the love for, it’s awful

[Thewolvesarerunningagain]

Annie and Hallie are both lovely. Maisie is a bit overdone I think and I'm not keen on Emilia. There are lots of Ellie type names at the moment and I don't think Emilia is the best of the bunch. I'd go for Elena / Eleanor to give the kid the option of Nora/Nell if the local Ellies feel overwhelming. Rowan is a truly lovely name and as such is starting to be appropriated by parents who want a 'soft' unisex name for a girl. That wouldn't bother me personally but alternatively you could consider Ross, Ronan, Roman. Rory is nice. William is timeless and offers a lot of good nicknames.

[wingsofabird]

Nice lists. From your girls names I like Annie best. I like Hallie least but like all the rest.

From your boys list I like William the best as it's a classic choice. I like Rowan the least as it feels too trendy and overdone especially as Roman with an M is now at number 23 in charts and still rising.

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[leelan]

From your list... I like Hallie and Maisie for girls and Rowan for a boy

[FayCarew]

Annie - like it a lot
Hallie - can't see any appeal
Maisie - too twee but not awful
Emilia - too close to Amelia, but nicer
Rory - like it but too many Rs
Rowan - like it but too close to Roman, which I don't like
William - ok

[shoopshoopdedoo]

I like Annie and Maisie. Love Rory and William.
Emilia is OK. I’m not keen on Hallie or Rowan.

[TempsPerdu]

Annie and William are both lovely.

[IamnotwhouthinkIam]

Adore William (biased) as it's a timeless classic - and since Joshua is reasonably classic too that would be my pick for a brother ("Josh" and "Will" make a nice sibset). Rowan is also nice in a soft/gentle sort of way, although not as classic.

For girls I only like Emilia, as I'm personally not keen on diminutives on the BC (so for example I love Anna but less keen on Annie, except as a nn). But Emilia and Joshua sound good together anyway

[Mumofgirls2017]

I’d pick Hallie and Rowan

joshua and….

toby
ethan
zachary
liam
finley
samuel
benjamin
oliver

daisy
eliza
bonnie
sophie
sadie
millie
molly
phoebe

[marblemad]

My favourite's out of your lists are Hallie and Rory.
Some suggestions would be :
Faye
Evie
Maya
Grace

Flynn
Max
James
Charlie

[Cassiehopes]

I love Annie and Rory! Both go nicely with Joshua.

[octoberfarm]

Love Annie, Hallie and William. Rory's lovely too. I think Annie goes best with Joshua out of the girl's names. Congrats, OP!

[mathanxiety]

I like Annie, Hallie, and Rowan.

[Ihavehadenoughalready]

Anna rather than Annie.

Emilia and Rowan otherwise.

[user1492757084]

Joshua and Rory
Joshua and Maisie or Annie or Rachael

[lostfrequencies]

Thanks so much everyone! Lots to think about. And plenty of time, too, as only in the first trimester Really appreciate your input and other suggestions.

[Luredbyapomegranate]

I like Emilia but there are a lot of them

I think with a brother called Joshua you want to give her a proper name rather than a diminutive, or she’ll feel short changed, so

Anna / Hannah / Annalise / Rosanna / Susannah nn Annie

Harriet nn Hallie

May / Marianne / Maria / Marguerite nn Maisie

Verity
Zoe
Jessamy
Felicity
Cecilia / Cecily nn Cece
Chloe
Phoebe
Sylvie
Francesca nn Francie / Frankie
Cassia nn Cassie
Edwina

might be others

I like all your boys’s names - but they are popular to the point of overuse, so

Robert nn Robin
Ronan
Patrick
Laurence nn Laurie
Corin
Nicholas / Dominic nn Nico
Toby or Tobias nn Toby
Zachary
Barnaby

might be others