Anonymous wrote:Op here, so DH shares his name with a cousin of mine and another cousin's husband(who goes by the common nickname). We've agreed that Trey or Trace is a decent name for those reasons.

Please consider giving your child a different name so that you don’t need to resort to Trey or Trace. You could do different names but the same initials or different first name but same middle name (especially if it is a family name).

One family we know does different first names but with the same initial and then the same family name as the middle name. There is family continuity, but each has his own separate name, with no need for “Juniors” or numbers.

The two family members I am close to who bear these two nicknames really don’t like it and wish they’d been given a separate name that didn’t need to be distinguished from others in the family.

Anonymous wrote:No M names. But I like the idea of another 4 letter name, maybe even one ending in -a as well. Lila, Nina, Nora, Leia.

Really. Say these names out loud to yourself.

Mara Lila
Mara Nina
Mara Nora
Mara Leia

It sounds weird, like it's one long made up name.

KATE.

Gia

Sylvia

Pronounced like Sarah...combination of grandmother's name and dad's first name

How are you pronouncing Mara? Long a like Sarah, or hard a?

Megan? Margaret? Not sure why the second child's name needs to go with the first but Zara and Yara are also nice.

Tess
Ruby
Emily
Deena
Deana
Chloe
Amy
Suzette
Eliana


I know a Trey. I kind of grows on you.
What about Michael, Alex, Scott, Adam

No M names. But I like the idea of another 4 letter name, maybe even one ending in -a as well. Lila, Nina, Nora, Leia.