Sibling names for Maeve?

[mummyosar]

I have a 2.5 year old daughter named Maeve and a baby due in November.

We cannot agree on ANY sibling names.

Middle name will be either Janet or Richard (family names)

Any suggestions really appreciated!

Do you want another Gaelic name?

The only Maeve I know has a brother called Stanley.

NanKid - I like Gaelic names (irish ancestry was why I went for Maeve) but its not a show stopper.

Ideally i want a name like Maeve - that is a real name (not entirely newly made up) but not REALLY common. Doesn't start or end with S (surname does). and is good for child or adult - not too marked our in age or in social class.

I like old names:
Ivy (DH hates it)
Beth (with Janet initials becomes BJ sadler - not ideal!!)
Amelia (quite popular I think)
Grace (very popular)

Don't know the sex so boys names too!

I suppose Eve, Eva and Niamh are too close to Maeve?

Iris
Ada or Ida
Elsie
Esme
Edie/Edith
Audrey
Cora
Clara
Sadie
Stella
Ellen
Flora
Nell
Lois
Pearl
T helma
Esther
Nina
Beatrice/Beatrix
Agatha
Tabitha

I like some of the names NanKid suggested especially Nina, Ellen and Iris
I know it is breaking the "no starting with s" rule, but I think Siobhan is nice, and it doesn't actually make an "S" sound at the start - however i know 2 names with a v sound in might sound odd together, and others might think that both names together was trying too hard, but oh well...

Maeve is lovely. I think it would sound nice with:
Ishbel;
Elizabeth (then you could shorten it to Beth for nn but wouldn't have the initial thing);
Beatrice;
Alice;
Helena.

Boys' names that sound nice with it imho:
Benedict
Bartholomew
Barnaby

Edel. Makes a lovely combination.

Niamh?

Caoimhe?

(pronounced with a long "e")

Eimer
Kieran

Malachy for a boy, perhaps.

Names that sound good with Maeve:

Girls:
Nora
Rose/ Rosa
Hazel
Roisin
Clara
Cora
Pearl
Alice
Nell
Orla
Dora
Iris
Eliza
Nancy
Sylvie

Does it have to be Janet as the mn or could it be Jane as an alternative as it flows better in general.

Boys:
Jude
Charles
Gabriel
Soren
Orson
Jasper
Louis
Tom
George
Patrick

My gran is Maeve and my mother is Nuala, if that's any help.

I always thought they sounded like siblings.

Thought of a couple more:

Tess
Nola
Margot
Adele
Lucy.....

Abigail
Alexandra
Laura
Lydia
Aurora
Cara
Carmen
Corinne
Gabriella
Georgia
Harriet
Holly
Lucia
Rowena
Talia
Tara
Willow
Xanthe
Zara

Aaron
Lawrence
Elliot
Neil
William
Gregory
Edwin
Frederick
Colin
Clifford
Joel
Nicholas
Nathaniel
Jonah
Tristan
Liam
Theodore
Davi d
John

Lydia Janet.
I think that works well and goes well with Maeve.

Oscar, Jasper or Felix for a boy?

Dulcie

Rafferty

Eden
Harper

Rory (Ruaridh if you want the Gaelic spelling)
Gabriel

A few Irish names if you want to continue the trend:

Una
Ailbhe /Alva
Eilis (Eye-LEESH) (Elizabeth)
Aoife
Aislinn (Ashling)
Ciara
Clodagh
Cliona (CLEE-uh-na)
Doireann (DIRR-inn)
Eithne (Enya)
Riona (REE-uh-na)
Reailtin (RAIL-teen)
Aifric (AFF-rik)
Alaistriona (Alice-TREE-na) f. form of Alexander and Alastair
Caoilfhionn (KEE-lun)
Aoibheann (EVE-een)
Honora
Liadan (LEE-uh-dawn)
Muireann (MWIR-inn)

Tadhg (Ty-g)
Anton
Conall
Colman
Fiacra (FEE-uh-cra)
Fiach (FEE-uch) ch as in loch
Daragh
Feilim (FAY-lim)
Oisin
Lir (Lear)
Raftery
Declan
Lorcan
Jarlath
Moling
Ciaran
Killian
Eoin
Ruadhan (ROO-awn)
Ronan
Lachlan
Cormac

Ts and Ds pronounced as in French 'tu' and 'de'

Janette flows a bit better as a mn than Janet, imo.

How lovely to hear you have a Maeve, I have a 3 month old dd Maeve and every time I say her name I know it was just the perfect choice... I have 3 other dc's, Caitlin, Conor & James which I think go perfectly! Good luck!

vus?

I know of a Maeve and a Ruth. One Irish one bible but still. I think they go all the same.

What about Joy, Faith, Jane, Nina, Ellen, Elle, Zoe?

Lovely list Math. Tadhg would go beautifully with Maeve. I thought it was going to be a girl for some reason.

Eibhlin
Mirren

I love Tadgh too but we had 3 dds!

Lilac for a sister