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[Hrsutlow]

Hi there! My husband and I are adopting a family member's baby this December, and the gender won't be revealed until birth. However we are having such a hard time thinking of names because of how picky we are. We already have two kids named Eira Elizabeth (Pronounced Ay-rah) and Sven Isaac. We are looking suggestions for a girl and a boy name. If it's a girl, her middle name will be either Lillian or Cadence and if it's a boy, his middle name will be either Broderick, Grey, or Soren. (All family names) Here is our criteria for first names:

• Short names, no more than 5 letters
• Uncommon: Not in the SSA top 1000 list
• No "yooh'nique" spelling
• Fairly easy to pronounce (Eira's name get's mispronounced ALL the time so we would like to avoid that this time)
• Something that goes well with all ages. Picture a baby, a 30 year old businessman/businesswoman, and an old grandparent with the name
• Doesn't sound too close to his/her siblings' names.

Any suggestions??

[neverland]

Nadia or Lark

I think Lark Cadence sounds nice

[neverland]

Opps and for a boy... I really like Zane and Zane Grey is a famous author so it's kinda perfect but Zane IS on the list at #224 so maybe too common. I will vote use Grey Soren as first and middle.

[Hrsutlow]

Opps and for a boy... I really like Zane and Zane Grey is a famous author so it's kinda perfect but Zane IS on the list at #224 so maybe too common. I will vote use Grey Soren as first and middle.

Thanks for the suggestions! Yes, Zane is too popular for my liking. I wanted to use Grey as a first name but my husband vetoed it.

[neverland]

WDYT of Enoch?

[Bunko0]

Hmm. Here are my ideas. They're all Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/German/Dutch names, so they should go with your theme.
Kaia Lillian
Agnes Lillian
Anita Lillian
Dagny Lillian
Elva Lillian
Ida Lillian
Mari Lillian
Marna Lillian
Mona Lillian
Runa Lillian
Thea Lillian
Fleur Lillian
Rita Lillian
Siri Lillian

Arvid Grey
Emil Broderick
Emil Soren
Ivar Broderick (EYE-vurr)
Linus Broderick
Ingo Broderick
Andor Broderick (AND-urr)
Stein Broderick
Hans Broderick
Viggo Broderick

[Kristi18]

Asha Lillian
Betsy Cadence
Cena Lillian
Dena Lillian
Elsie Cadence
Freda Lillian
Gyla Cadence
Halo Lillian
India Cadence
Jody Lillian
Kenya Lillian
Lena Cadence
Maley Lillian
Nahla Cadence
Omari Cadence
Paris Lillian
Rhoda Lillian
Suri Cadenc
Taya Lillian
Viola Cadence
Wesla Cadence
Xena Lillian
Zadra Lillian

Abel Soren
Brody Grey
Chet Broderick
Dirk Soren
Ean Broderick
Flint Soren
Guy Broderick
Hayes Broderick
Ira Soren
Jaron Grey
Kirk Soren
Lars Broderick
Mack Soren
Neal Broderick
Orin Grey
Payne Broderick
Rance Broderick
Soren Broderick
Thane Broderick
Upton Grey
Van Broderick
Whit Soren
Yale Broderick

[Truffle_Berry]

Ivo Broderick (EE-vo)
Enan Soren
Elim Gray
Eitan Broderick (EE-tan)
Omri Broderick
Oren Gray

Hadia Cadence
Neah/Nia Cadence
Senna Cadence
Rissa Lillian
Rinna Lillian
Ruca Lillian (ROO-ka)

[Hrsutlow]

Hmm. Here are my ideas. They're all Swedish/Norwegian/Danish/German/Dutch names, so they should go with your theme.
Kaia Lillian
Agnes Lillian
Anita Lillian
Dagny Lillian
Elva Lillian
Ida Lillian
Mari Lillian
Marna Lillian
Mona Lillian
Runa Lillian
Thea Lillian
Fleur Lillian
Rita Lillian
Siri Lillian

Arvid Grey
Emil Broderick
Emil Soren
Ivar Broderick (EYE-vurr)
Linus Broderick
Ingo Broderick
Andor Broderick (AND-urr)
Stein Broderick
Hans Broderick
Viggo Broderick

I absolutely LOVE Thea!! Thank you so much.

[Addison]

I love the name Inga for girls, and Inga Lillian is beautiful. it matches the Scandanavian theme you have going.

There's also Odin for boys that matches the same theme.