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Baby name needed: Short name that works with O’Reilly

A reader named Antoinette is expecting her second baby in November, and she’d like some help coming up with names (both male and female).

The names should:

  • Work with the surname O’Reilly, and
  • Be relatively short. (Case in point: Antoinette’s son’s full first name is Zach.)

On Antoinette’s short list right now are the names Harry and Charlie for a boy, and Zoe and Stella for a girl. She also mentions that, while her family is Irish, she and her husband “don’t really like the traditional Irish names.”

Here are some ideas I came up with:

MaleFemale
Adam
Alex
Alfie
Andy
Archie
Blake
Carl
Eric
Evan
Graham
Henry
Hugh
Isaac
Jake
James
Lane
Luke
Mark
Matt
Max
Noah
Simon
Toby
Will		Ava
Belle
Chloe
Daisy
Eva
Gemma
Grace
Hazel
Leah
Greta
Helen
Iris
Ivy
Jane
Josie
Kate
Katie
Lucy
Maya
Nina
Nora
Sadie
Sara
Tess

Do you like any of the above with O’Reilly? What other names would you suggest?

Baby name needed: Girl name for Tanner’s little sister

A reader named Greg wrote to me a few days ago. He’s expecting his second child — a daughter — in a matter of months, and would like some name suggestions. He says:

We have a 1-year old son named Tanner, and we are very happy with his name. It’s easy to spell, uncommon but not weird, and sounds a little modern without being too trendy.

Here are some ideas I had:

Aubrey
Audrey
Bailey
Bella
Cassidy
Cleo
Darcy
Ellery
Fiona
Greta
Harper
Jillian		Jordan
Josie
Keely
Lucy
Matilda
Maya
Miranda
Molly
Morgan
Naomi
Paige
Parker		Phoebe
Piper
Quinn
Reese
Ruby
Scarlett
Shelby
Skylar
Stella
Talia
Tessa
Willow

Do you think any of the above sound particularly good with Tanner? Are there any other name suggestions you would offer Greg?

Baby name needed: Girl name for Elise’s sister

I received this e-mail from a reader named Melissa two days ago*:

My 3 year old is Elise, and I need a girl’s name to go with it. I’m due in less than 2 weeks and we are STUCK! Please help!

Here are some names that might sound good with Elise:

Adele
Amelia
Angie
Anna
Annette
Audrey
Bianca
Camille
Carolyn		Celia
Clara
Flora
Helen
Josie
Lillian
Marie
Molly
Natalie		Nelle
Nina
Noelle
Petra
Simone
Sonya
Sylvie
Willa
Yvette

Some of the names that go with Lydia could also work.

Can you think of other names that go with Elise? (I’m sure Melissa would appreciate any and all suggestions, no matter how random.)

*This question was short and time-sensitive, so I posted it ahead of several others. I apologize to those I skipped over; I will get to your questions soon.

Update – The baby is here! Scroll down to the final comment (dated October 20th) to see what her name is.

The Duggar family of Arkansas

Former Arkansas state legislator Jim Bob Duggar and his wife Michelle have had nineteen children — 9 daughters and 10 sons. Here are their names, from oldest to youngest:

  1. Joshua, born in 1988
  2. Jana, 1990 (twin)
  3. John-David, 1990 (twin)
  4. Jill, 1991
  5. Jessa, 1992
  6. Jinger, 1993
  7. Joseph, 1995
  8. Josiah, 1996
  9. Joy-Anna, 1997
  10. Jedidiah, 1998 (twin)
  11. Jeremiah, 1998 (twin)
  12. Jason, 2000
  13. James, 2001
  14. Justin, 2002
  15. Jackson, 2004
  16. Johannah, 2005
  17. Jennifer, 2007
  18. Jordyn-Grace, 2008
  19. Josie, 2009

They certainly stuck with their chosen theme, didn’t they?

I’m a little sad they didn’t go with alphabetical names, though. This is one of the few modern families I know of that could potentially have ended up with 26 kids.

[Latest update: 5/2021]