Oh, fun game! But I really have no idea. Going to have to wait and read others' suggestions. :)

My guesses:
1 - Brooklyn
2 - Lucy
3 - Atticus
4 - this one was tough - maybe Robert?
5 - Trinity
6 - Nicolas

#2 - I guess Lucy!

Mostly because our cats are Lucy and Oliver.

The rest, I'm lost.

1. Brooklyn
2. June
3. Atticus
4. Adam
5. Skye
6. Alexander

Ooo Just saw your reply. We agree on 1 & 3. What a surprise to see a match so soon. I wonder if we're on to something?

I love playing this game when someone I know has a new baby - guessing the missing new baby name out of the siblings' names!

#2 is cracking me up because it includes 5 of my nephews' names (in a row!) and my own name, as well as two girl names that were the alternative choice if one of my nephews had been a girl. I'm going to guess a comfy "great-grandma"* name like Lucy, Rosie, Lily, or Daisy, which were other names my sibs had in the running if the boys had been girls.
(Though I'd maybe be more likely to pair Lucy with sisters like Charlotte and Caroline).

#4 - maybe Steven, Christopher, or David?

#6 - Alexander?

#3 contains the oddest mix of names I love (Beatrix, Paloma, Gideon) and loathe (Emerson, Sawyer), so I'm at a loss there!

*Yep, I'm fully aware that a lot of ACTUAL, more likely great grandma names like Barbara, Gladys, and Thelma would make an entirely different sib list!

1. Brooklyn
2. Ivy (2nd choice was Lily)
3. Elliot
4. James
5. Eden
6. Dorian (this was the hardest one for me)

Have no idea but to throw out some ideas...

1. Brooklyn
2. Sophie
3. Matthias
4. Jeremy? Justin?
5. No idea!
6. Alexander? Lorenzo?

I don't think I'm very good at this and I did read the other guesses and now I can't get Lucy or Atticus out of my mind for numbers 2 and 3, but I had already guesses Brooklyn for the first one. I'll try and come up with something else for 2 and 3 just for variety. So let's see about my guesses:

1. Brooklyn
2. Lily
3. Bennett
4. Luke
5. Ily
6. Liam

I cannot decide on a few of them
1. Harper
2. Lucy or Lily
3. Atticus (I can't wait for the answer to this one since this is a popular guess. I didn't look at the previous comments before making my list)
4. David
5. Melody
6. Marco

Without looking at the previous responses or without using Nymbler or your excellent tools:

1. (girl) Madison (for the sound, trendiness, and place name)
and if a boy: Logan

2. (girl) Violet, but could also be Ivy or Hazel
and if a boy: August
(Were you writing about hyz's family?)

3. (boy) Archer (not sure about this one)
and if a girl: Willa

4. (boy) Paul or Steven, with a slight edge to Paul only because so many of my own family's names are on there
and if a girl: Michelle
(this group is for zoerhenne!)

5. (girl) Trinity
and if a boy: Levi (not a good choice, but the best I could come up with)

6. (boy) Felix
and if a girl: Gianna

Of course! Atticus is definitely the answer for #3. Cassius was throwing me off, but the inclusion of another ancient name (and a surname with a literary flair) ties all of those names together. Brilliant choices, Laura!

2 - Lily
4 - Timothy

Atticus is a strong contender for number 3.

Another guess, Harper?

Most of them stumped me, but without looking at any of the other comments, I guessed Eliza for #2, Scott for #4, and Trinity for #5. After looking at the other comments, I like David better for #4, although I was thinking "late 60's / early 70's popular boy name" for that one, and both David and Scott fill the bill.

Not looking at other comments yet... I would guess:

1. Brooklyn
2. Lucy
3. Atticus
4. Robert
5. Trinity
6. Adrian

Here are my guesses (I tried not to look at anyone's comments):

1. Ireland
2. Charlotte
3. Dante
4. James
5. Jubilee
6. Donovan

Ooh yes, looking at the list for number 3 again, I see that it is the literary component and not mythology that's the common denominator - I'm sure those of you who came up with Atticus are right.

Oops, my first post went to moderation so the second looks a little funny as an addendum to something that's not there. Hopefully it will show up with my guesses!

1. Harper? A surname-as-first name for sure.

2. Masie? or maybe Harriet? (I'm going for stylistically, rather than rhyming...)

3. no idea, sorry!

4. William or David

5. Gaia, Freya, Faith?

6. I think it'll be something 'Irish', but I can't seem to pin anything down. Hmm.

Okay, I managed to make a list before clicking on the 'comments' to see others' lists - I can't wait to see if I overlapped anyone!! I put more than one for each, but always listed my favorite first. :)

1. Harper, Piper, Brooklyn

2. Nora, Emma (and so many others! Lucy, Ava, Lily...)

3. Persephone, Isis, Daphne

4. Christopher, Ryan

5. Trinity, Fantasia

6. Hugo, Alexander

1. Caylee
2. Poppy or Pippa
3. Hammish
4. Christopher
5. Lyric
6. Alexander

I made my guesses before looking at others and was surprised I guessed a lot of the same as other people. So I thought I'd add my second choices too.

1. Brooklyn/Savannah
2. Lucy/Sophie/Rose
3. Atticus/Holden
4. Peter/David
5. Trinity/Haven
6. Adrian/Maximilian

Oh, man.. now that I'm looking at your posts I'm realizing I did a girl for #3 and it was supposed to be a boy. Bummer. :) Loving seeing how many we agree on. Don't think anyone else said Nora for #2 - which surprises me. It was 'Lena' that pushed Nora into my front runner on that one.

And off topic - I have a naming question for you all!! My sister and brother-in-law are expecting #3 any day now and are stumped for a boy's name. They don't know what it will be and have decided on 'Josie' for a girl. Their two other kiddos are Micah (boy) and Avery (girl). Their #1 right now for a boy is Isaac. They don't love it but haven't found anything they like better. Here's what I suggested:

Levi
Jude
Silas
Boaz (I knew it wasn't likely, but I love a good unique name with an cute nickname - 'Bo')
Ezekiel (bc I love 'Zeke')
Eli (Elias, Elijah)
Ian

They don't like any better than Isaac. But still don't love Isaac either. Worth note, they almost went for Zadok - started to get excited about it, then made the fatal mistake of telling some family members that said they hated it and it sounds like an alien, so they won't do it now. Boo.

Any suggestions for them? Baby's due in two weeks!

Fun, Fun

1. Sadie
2. Maisie
3. Basil
4. Peter
5. Trinity
6. Marcus

Fun! Here are my guesses and then I'm going to have to go back and read everyone's guesses.

1. Brooklyn
2. Nora
3. Graham or maybe Homer
4. John or David
5. ?
6. Hugo

Ok, without looking at anyone's guesses, I was going to say:
1. Madison
2. Mabel (not really satisfied with this, but looking for something cute and/or nicknamey, and vintage)
3. Everett (hard one--wanted something a bit quirky and artsy--not satisfied with this, either)
4. John (feeling an apostle here)
5. Trinity
6. Matteo (feeling something continental and stylish here, leaning Italian)

After reading others' choices, I revise as follows:
1. Madison or Brooklyn
2. Lucy
3. Atticus feels like it matches the boys list here really well, less well with the girls imho
4. John, also like Paul
5. Trinity
6. Matteo, but also like Adrian here

1. Brooklyn
2. Lucy
3. Atticus
4. David
5. Trinity
6. Luca

These are my first thoughts without "looking" at other answers. I wavered between Robert and David for #4 and I also had thoughts of Nicolas, Matteo, and Marco for #6.

My guesses, trying so hard not to look at anyone else's list...

1. Brooklyn
2. Lucy
3. Byron, or Ulysses?
4. Stephen
5. Trinity
6. Roman, with Lucian as an alternate choice.

The most fun part of this for me was how the hints I was gleaning (for right or wrong!) was different between the sibsets. Especially #3, which was giving me the most trouble.

ohhh, now that I'm reading the other lists, I love Dante for #3! I had been thinking of Beatrix as in B. Potter, not as in Dante's Beatrix.

I have been lurking for years - this challenge was just too much fun not to comment at last!

1. Brooklyn
2. Eleanor
3. Holden
4. David
5. Serena
6. Diego

I haven't read the other comments (but I will as soon as this is posted)! Here goes:

1. Piper
2. Lola
3. Caspar/Casper
4. Timothy or maybe Stephen/Steven
5. Trinity
6. Eliana

Oh man, #6 was a boy? I'm going to go with Hugo.

1.Kennedy
2.Bella
3.Edison
4.Christopher
5.Haven or Heaven
6.Angel

Wow, you guys are GOOD! One response actually has an amazing 5 out of 6 right. (And every single name has been guessed right at least once.)

The two that are proving the toughest are #4 and #6, both traditional and "normal" names. #4 in particular makes me wonder whether there's a realm of names so "normal" they almost blend into the background rather than leaping to mind.

I'll definitely run another batch of these by you soon. I think the most interesting cases are names like #3, where the various siblings approach the name from different angles.

I've come to imagine a multidimensional name space where two names may be close in origin, distant in current popularity, etc. etc. You can't expect, to find, say, 8 names that match Ariel in sound, biblical, Shakespearean & Disney usage as well as androgyny and popularity history! So the challenge is to compose a SET that reflects all of those dimensions, and gives options to parents who like the name for different reasons.

Did not read anybody else's post to avoid any outside influence

1. Brooklyn

2. Lucy

3. Atticus

4. James

5. Trinity

6. Adrian

I’ll be honest I did skim over the comments but these are totally my own ideas. *waves at Elizabeth T re comment*
1=Harper
2=Sylvie
3=Phoenix
4=David
5=Liberty (used Nymbler for ideas)
6=Simon or Felix

(After re-reviewing the other comments, I really don't agree on Brooklyn for #1. However, I am usually in the minority anyway. It is interesting how many others said David for #4 though. Trinity was a guess for #5 though I liked Liberty better). This was fun!

alr-I would simply say Josiah if they are going with Josie for the girl. Their other two children suggest they like unisex type names that "lean" a bit. So other suggestions might be: Jayden; Carson; Parker; Elliott; Tobin; Quinn; Jordan; Logan; Bailey

alr- I know a gal who has three boys: micah, isaac, and silas. :) I might be tempted to add ezra to the suggestion list.

1. Sierra
2. Lucy
3. Dashiel
4. Joseph
5. Liberty
6. Hugo

1. Brooklyn

2. Lily

3. Atticus

4. Luke

5. Eden

6. Adrian? Fabian?

This is difficult!

I fast-skipped the other comment to guess uninfluenced ...

1. Chelsea
2. Olivia (this one is the toughest to guess for me)
3. Percival
4. Charles
5. Faith or Hope
6. Alexander

Without looking at others' choices, I guess:

1. Brooklynn
2. Lucy
3. Harper
4. Timothy/Peter/James?
5. Trinity
6. Gael

Here are my guesses:

1. Brooklynn

2. Lilly

3. Merlin

4. Charles

5. Melody

6. Zachary or Augustus

1. Brooklyn
2. Lucy
3. Austen/Austin
4. Paul
5. Trinity
6. Adrian

#2 and #4 fit my naming style, so I'm just going to go with my DD's and DS's names - Lucy and James (and scrolling up the list I'm not alone, which is pretty amazing b/c it's real life for me!)

other suggestions for #2 - Anne, Mary, June (future names I love for future DDs)

I have absolutely no idea on the quiz, but I needed to include my own story on how helpful the suggestions can be. In 2008, I was one week away from my due date with baby girl #3 and NO name ideas. We've used family names and tributes as parts of our girls names, and had a solid boy's name (Robert ) that had become useless. Looking at sibling names for Diana (our second), I saw Laurel (our oldest is Lauren) and Rebecca, and realized that that sounded perfect. Rebecca was born about a week later, one day before her due date. Your help was invaluable!

1. Piper
2. Lucy
3. Atticus
4. Stephen
5. Trinity
6. Marcus

This was fun!

Tonia-Congrats! Those names sound lovely together.

Not that I'm pregnant or going to be soon or anything, but just curious what you guys would put with Eric + Natalie. Just found out that Brian (one of my fav boys names would be a no). The girls names I can't use from my profile-Shannon, Samantha, Alexandra, and Miranda. Pretty much no A's or ending in -ah sound.

This post is wonderful!

I can't resist asking, though: when is the next edition slated for publication? I'm due with a 2nd child in August, and my 1st edition book has been well-thumbed for years... I'd love a new book to mull over if the pub date is in the first half of this year!

I'm a lurker who had to give it a go.
So much fun!!!

1)Holland
2)Lucy/Sophie
3)Bennett
4)Robert/Charles
5)Haven
6)Lucian