A brother or sister for Hadley

[LexieLoos]

Can you help me out with boy and girl names for our new baby, who has Hadley as a sibling
My partner likes very traditional (Charlotte, Emily), whereas I'd prefer something less so - Not totally out there, but not so classic I suppose. Also not keen on 'preppy' names, which searches tend to bring up when you search for names to go with Hadley
I like the sound of names ending with an 'a' sound (like Eva, but not this because it sounds like 'hardly ever' when they're together)
I quite like Welsh origin names, but they can't have overly difficult pronunciations for non-Welsh people
Additionally our surname is floral (think Lily), so I don't particularly want a flowery name
Any suggestions very welcome!

Some Welsh names I can think of are

Rhys
Geraint
Gwilym
Owen
Lloyd
Aled
Evan

Rhiannon
Angharad
Nia
Lowri
Carys

If you like Welsh names, would you consider Cornish names?

Kerensa
Demelza
Elowen
Lowenna
Morwenna

Hadley and

Paige: Melody. Sophia. Alexia. Nevaeh Roma. Fallon. Sabrina. Madison. Raina. Shannon. Farrah. Kelsey. Skyla. Nova.

Mason. Dylan. Rex. Deacon. Brandon. Callum. Fergus. Travis.

What are preppy names? I know what you mean by not traditional, but not so sure what is preppy?

Hadley and

owen
spencer
elliott
fletcher
austin
maxwell
nathan
ethan
jesse

quinn
eliza
elena
seren
martha
mia
sophia
nora
alana
lara
abigail

Is Hadley a girl or a boy?

By Welsh-origin do you mean a name like Evan or Lloyd or something like Rhys or Huw, and how concerned are you about the Welsh pronunciation being used.
Do you have examples of names you like other than Eva?

My favourite Welsh names are Emrys and Carys

Paloma
Ivy
Etta
Lyra
Sadie
Norah
Elodie
Sloane
Ianthe

Marcus
Lloyd
Ben
Otto
Alistair
Leander
Myles

There’s a brother and sister Hadley & Piper at my kids school. To be honest I don’t know which is which, but always think the names go well together

It does sound a bit like a Jermyn Street clothing shop!

Or a brand of lemonade that costs twice as much as the others.

Emerson?

Hadley and

Maeve
Ciara
Imogen
Freya
Iona
Flora
Esme
Celeste
Cassia
Zara

Rafferty
August
Kester
Donovan
Nico
Maddox
Kiefer
Axel
Dashiell
Griffin

Hadley and...

Sienna
Savannah
Sasha
Stella
Tessa
Willow
Cleo
Juno
Marlowe
Bryony
Ivy
Avery
Romy
Merryn
Elowen
Eden
Erin
Laurel
Ingrid
Blythe
Amber
Winter

Hadley and...

Austin
Elliott
Myles
Quinn
Adrian
Jensen
Vincent
Bennett
Fintan
Fergus
Jasper
Grant
Jonah
Casper

To be honest op, I quite like Hadley with a traditional name.

So Hadley and James, or Hadley and Charlotte.

If that's what your DH likes and you can agree, I don't think you need to feel it has to come form the same "drawer" of names. They will be individuals, and I quite like the contrast.

I also quite like Hadley and Seren.

Melissa? Colette?Abigail?

Hadley and Abigail go well together

I like a J sound with Hadley, so Gemma, Jane, Julia, Josephine, Joan, James, Jonah, Joshua, Jude, Julius, Jack…

Radley

Hadley and ..

Skye
Isla
Joanna
Sarah
Alanna
Jamima
Rosa

Reuben
Vincent
Cedric
Leonard
George
Rhys
Llewellyn

Is it too late to change Hadley?

Hadley and

Geraint
Lloyd
Rhys
Elliott
Greyson
Emerson
Emmett
Samual
Alexander
Bryn
Sean

Cerys
Carys
Nia
Mabli
Seren
Isobelle
Annabelle
Anastasia
Bronwyn
Bryony
Rhiannon
Rhian
Wynne
Sioned
Sian

Current:
Mabli
Seren

Dated:
Cerys
Carys
Nia
Rhiannon
Rhian
Sioned
Siân
Bronwyn - dreadful spelling of Bronwen. The -wyn is masculine. Bronwen is dated

Not Welsh:
Isobelle - bad spelling of Isobel/Isabelle
Annabelle
Bryony
Anastasia

Geraint - doesn't meet the but they can't have overly difficult pronunciations for non-Welsh people
Lloyd
Rhys - dated
Elliott
Greyson
Emerson
Emmett
Samual - bad spelling of Samuel
Alexander
Bryn - dated
Sean

Hadley and Miles
Hadley and Lincoln
Hadley and Ayrton
Hadley and Curtis
Hadley and Oscar

Hadley and Nina
Hadley and Zara
Hadley and Isla
Hadley and Olivia
Hadley and Norah

Nova and Hadley
Jonah and Hadley

I really wish I hadn’t reignited this thread. Hadley’s probably at university now, read the dates.