Tess and _____? Help with sibling name

[EmilyOC7]

Hi everyone,
Baby sister is on the way, and still no name.
Which one of these do you think goes well with an older sister Tess. Which one is your favourite? And why?

Thea, Theia, Teya
Nina
Freya
Reya

I really like Thea, Teya, Theia, Téa pronounced Tay-ah (as opposed to Thee-ah) Can you get the same pronounciation with Thea? I did hear one that goes like that.. And thoughts on same initials with sibling?

Freya also sounds nice but is it too popular?

Nina is quite rare like Tess, didn’t hear any in Kent. But is it english? Or does it sound foreign?

Runners up Tara and Erin, which I dont feel anything tbh.

I only like Nina. Tess is lovely.

of those, Nina

I like Thea with your pronunciation. I would said Thea Taya since I'm from Europe. I would not misspell the name, cause that doesn't usually solve pronunciation issues.
I also love Freya, but I think Nina is try-hard and trendy. Dislike Reya.

Tess and Nina. Beautiful! Not keen on the others, and I’d pronounce Thea as Thee-a.

I like Nina...
I know a Tess and Fiona kind of a similar vibe to Freya and Nina

I like the name "Taiyah" best and it goes beautifully with Tess. But I know one called Teia and people can never work out the sound from the spelling (hence I invented a spelling here!)

To me, Thea would always be said Thee-uh.

@LauderSyme , Taiyah looks like it would rhyme with Hiya.

@EmilyOC7 , I'd avoid another T name.

The only way people would pronounce it correctly is if you spelt it Tayah which I have seen before so is possible. Nina’s fine but I wouldn’t rule out Freya just because it’s too popular if it’s a name you like.

Tess and Claudia 💃🏼

1. Nina
2. Thea, Theia, Teya
3. Freya
4. Reya

I like Nina the best although I think of it as a diminutive more than a name in its own right.

I know you’ve not asked for suggestions but the first name I thought of to go with Tess is Eden, shortened to Edie (pronounced Ee-day). Simply because they sound nice together and match each other in unusualness and prettiness.

Liza-Lou

Freya is a lovely name

and Nell would work well

My favourite of these is Nina. I know an English Nina (one of my antenatal mums so 30ish), doesn’t sound unusual to me.

I instantly thought 'Claudia'!
I think Freya is a lovely name.

IMHO Tess is a friendly name so none of the options have the same feel. Thea, Theia, Teya are very hard with consonants. The others: Nina, Freya and Reya are very different style. If I need to pick one I would take Nina.

Mia
Kerry
Kate
Hannah
Molly
Sorrel
Ruby
Caroline

Tess and Nina

I wouldn't have another T name - too CBBCish

Gorgeous names suggested and congratulations!

Tess and….
Faye
Orla
Quin
Rose
Nell
Rhia/Rhea
Lola
June
Evie
Lula
Wren
Vita
Livi
Sara
Elle
Zara
Nora
Etta
Ruth
Pipa
Arla
Mila
Cleo
Gaia
Coco
Jazz
Kaia
Luna
Zoey
Cora
Brynn
Nova

I only like Nina from your list. The first name that came into my mind was Martha. Tess and Martha?

I know a few Nina’s under the age of 7 but it’s lovely.
Freya is nice but the rest aren’t my cup of tea.

I always pair Tess with Lara - both spirited heroines from classic novels with short, pretty, romantic sounding names.

of your choices I think Nina fits the best with Tess, yes it’s quite internationally used compared to “English” Tess but both can be nn for longer names (Theresa and Antonia) and they just match in style to me.Plus Freya is very Scandi sounding (despite being popular here), Reya sounds Spanish to me, and Thea Greek so I don’t think an international feel for Nina matters.

I’d use Theia for the closest pronunciation to what you want (although I’d probably say Thay- ah) - Thea would get Thee-ah in The UK and Teya just looks misspelt. I wouldn’t go for the same initials for same sex siblings though as I think the post might be a bit confusing.

Tess is lovely.

I like all of your name choices. I know Thea’s pronounced both ways. If that’s your favourite then go for it, it’s a gorgeous name. How well it goes with Tess doesn’t matter too much in the long run. More important you give your daughter a name you love! I would spell it Thea or Teya / Taya. I think Theia is more confusing.

Freya would be my second choice - gorgeous name and not ridiculously over used.

Nina is nice and less common if that’s important to you.

Reya is nice, I don’t know any Reya’s.

Tess and Freya.

Tess and Lara.

Tess and Darcy.

Tess and Callie.

Tess and Mallory.

Tess and Sylvie.

Tess and Grace.

Nina.
Gorgeous.

Another vote for Nina

Tess and Bryony? Otherwise i think Thea is nice