Aurora's Sisters Name

[1209ET]

In 2022, I had a stillborn baby. Her name is Aurora after sleeping beauty, as I found myself calling her "my sleeping beauty". I'm currently 28 weeks with our rainbow baby girl. We are so exited for her, but we are really struggling with her name. We were almost going to call Aurora, Willa Louise but when she was born Aurora seemed a better fit so we went with that. But it feels super wrong if we were to call this little girl Willa Louise, as if its tied to Aurora and I don't want this little girl to live in Aurora's shadow. I cannot for the life of me find another name I like. What would you name a sister for Aurora Blythe? 💗

Sorry about your loss, @1209ET . I would not use the term 'rainbow baby', and I would avoid a rainbow-style name like Iris or Hope, because a stillbirth is such an enormous loss.

How about a strong sounding completely different name like Tamsin or Harriet?

I'm sorry for your loss and totally understand that you feel the need for an unrelated name. Given i think you like names ending in 'a' I'll just list some of my favourite of those names, hope it gives you some ideas.

Seraphina
Freya
Sophia (those two are now very popular although they were on my list since the 00s, never got to use them)
Francesca
Lilia
Julia
Marianna
Alyssa
Melissa
Philippa nn Pippa
Petra
Elena/Lena
Leah
Isabella
Anna
Natasha

Some non 'a' ones, could be middle names
Persephone
Rosalind
Imogen
Marianne
Phoebe
Also like Tamsin from PP list

Before I read your post, I thought Willow.

What about Freda?
Sadie?

My husband is also the pickiest person ever! He agrees with me that Willa and Louise are now sadly out of the question as they are far too tied to Aurora for us. But the only name I could get him to agree with is Willa, however he did agree with Aurora when I suggested it when we saw her. But he does like Melissa and Lena @Doublebiscuit77 so I take that as a huge win!

Thea - Child of Light

If you like nature based names
Stella
Nova
Aster
Rain
River
Violet
Hazel
Cosima
Wren
Robin
Rae
Rowen

Melissa is lovely.

Melissa is very pretty and not widely used these days. And not at all similar to Aurora, Willa or Louise.

You say your DH is picky - does he come up with any suggestions?

Aurelia?

Melissa Lena sounds a bit weird in that order, (like one long name with no
break) but Lena Melissa sounds better.

You could call her Melissa, either way.

Estella Joy

@HardcoreLadyType - he does! He actually came up with Willa! He has also said many others (Clara, Alice, Romy and Lily ect) I like all of these just not enough to use them on my own child. But yes he is very good at coming up with ideas!

Astrid
Camilla
Cosma
Ariella

Eliora
Clara

Both mean ‘light’.

Oh I see Clara has been suggested by DH! Sorry!

@SerenityNowInsanityLater - don't worry! Seeing more people like it is actually strangely helpful. He keeps coming back to it, and the more he asks the more I like it.

That’s what happened with my own DD’s name, OP. My ex-H (our split had nothing to do with naming our DD! 😆) loved one particular name that I was OK with but it wasn’t a name I could see myself using. But he kept coming back to it, and it really grew on me. I really love DD’s name. She’s almost 14 now and I’m always so happy we called her DH’s chosen name. It has such meaning, which came to mean more to our family after we lost her little sister. I really understand and am so sorry for your loss and all that you’ve been through. The child that follows such loss really brings such hope and light into our lives again. I wish you love and all the very best.

Oh that's good! I see from the updates you may be starting to like Clara - Clara Melissa isn't bad. You may well know when you meet her.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Melissa and Clara are both lovely

I'm so incredibly sorry for your loss I think Clara is beautiful. For another suggestion, the first name I thought of when I saw your OP was Madeline.

@SerenityNowInsanityLater - Aww thank you for your condolences. It really is lovely of you! Your story behind your daughters name is so lovely, I'm so sorry for the loss of her little sister.

@Doublebiscuit77 - Clara Melissa is super sweet, I love that!

@octoberfarm - Madeleine is lovely, I'll run it past my husband!

Clara was the first name I thought of when I read the title and before reading the comments

Nolella, Reign, Lilia, Lorena, Mila, Seren, Latisha, Connie, Coral, Alexa, Genevieve, Sorral, Hazel, Wren, Quinn, Luna, Nova, Estelle, Constance,

So sorry for your loss, Aurora is beautiful 🥰😉

luna
clara
lyra
skye
matilda
athena
iris
felicity
freya
zelda
nova
eden
phoebe
esther
pearl
rose
estelle
jemima
lumi
hope
celeste

Florine