Baby #3, Possible Girl
Pregnant with my third child and do not know gender. First two are boys: Andrew and Alexander. Husband and I agree on a boy name but cannot agree on a possible girl name. Would like to use Samira as the middle name for a girl after my mother. Having difficulty coming up with a first name - last name is one syllable (German) and begins with M. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
By abounapm
Sun, 05/27/2012 - 3:46pm
Sun, 05/27/2012 - 3:46pm
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Are you wanting another A?
Do you mind sharing the name you've picked out if baby is a boy?
The "A" trend was by chance - not specifically designed. Husband doesn't want to go with another A name but I'm open to any name that flows well.
If another boy, we've agreed to Tyler James
if you're having a girl and want to use an 'a' , how about Anneliese Samira M. ?
if you don't want an 'a' name Valerie Samira M or Lyric Samira M tried to put a couple different styles in.
Husband is pushing not to use an A name. He has suggested Kayla (which I'm undecided on) or Isabella (which I think has gotten to be too common of a name).
I wouldn't mind Valerie but he'd definitely veto Lyric and Anneliese.
I've suggested Lillian (can be called Lily if so desired), Hailey, Chloe, Avery and Carolyn - all of which he's vetoed.
Here's a big list, sorry if it's too overwhelming. It sounds like you two need some extra help!
Audrey Samira
Olive Samira
Ellen Samira
Evelyn Samira
Ivy Samira
Rachel Samira
Scarlett Samira
Lauren Samira
Camille Samira
Ruby Samira
Eden Samira
Marley Samira
Jocelyn Samira
Adele Samira
Cleo Samira
Justine Samira
London Samira
April Samira
Colette Samira
Willow Samira
Noelle Samira
Charlotte Samira
Merrin Samira
Jillian Samira
Natalie Samira
...hopefully there's something you can both agree upon!
Since Samira is an Arabic derived/Indic name (if that is the naming tradition it's drawn from- if not,disregard the following!) and your last name is German, I would suggest a first name that works in both naming traditions. There's a thread on 'international names' you could look up for inspiration. Off the top of my noggin I'm thinking of names like Maryam, Nora/Noorah (not actually the same name in both traditions like Maryam is, but spelled and pronounced similarly), Mina/Meena.
I feel like some version of Natalie would fit nicely with the boys' names and sound nice with Samira.
A few based on your other mentions:
Gabrielle
Ella
Rose/Rosalyn/Rosalie
Madeline
Eve
Kate or Katelyn
Livia
Would you consider Samira as a first name? I rather like it with Andrew & Alexander.
Looking at Samira as the middle, I don't care for the flow of Kayla Samira or Isabella Samira. I generally am not a huge fan of first/middle both ending in A. Isabel Samira is better, and maybe something a little more classic than Kayla would better match Andrew anad Alexander. Kaye Samira or Katherine Samira perhaps?
Lillian Samira is very nice, it's a shame your husband doesn't like it. Of your other names, Chloe Samira and Caroline Samira would be my favorites.
What about Elizabeth, Juliette, Paige, Rachel, Madeline, Brooke, Ruby or Zoe?