Baby name help!

TalonKacie

Hey everyone!
I need help. I have been looking at names and I can't seem to find any that I love. I have a few girls ones in mind but I'm indecisive.....I don't know gender yet so open to both boy and girl names. For girls the middle names we would like to be Oakleigh-Marie (family names) for girls and for a boy it would just be Oakley. Last name is Rose
So far I like:
Ember-lynn
Evolet
Nova.

Bringmemylongswordho

Nova could be nice.

Is Oakley a family name? If so I would spell it the same regardless of gender.

Personally, I would go with a longer name since rose is your last name.

Adamina
Gwendolyn
Beatrix
Lynette
Theodora
Rochelle

TalonKacie

@Bringmemylongswordho
Yes. Oakley is a family name.

Bringmemylongswordho

TalonKacie said:

@Bringmemylongswordho
Yes. Oakley is a family name.

Then I wouldn't change the spelling. Oakley > oakleigh.

holocene

TalonKacie said: Hey everyone! I need help. I have been looking at names and I can't seem to find any that I love. I have a few girls ones in mind but I'm indecisive.....I don't know gender yet so open to both boy and girl names. For girls the middle names we would like to be Oakleigh-Marie (family names) for girls and for a boy it would just be Oakley. Last name is Rose So far I like: Emberlynn Evolet Nova.


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I think Nova Marie Rose is your best option, and actually very pretty together.

Oakley is quite bad. In my opinion, it's the equivalent of naming your baby Quicksilver. It's just always going to be associated with a dated sunglasses brand. (I'm sorry - I am not saying that maliciously. I wish I could come up with a nicer way to say it...) I would be hesitant to use it for a child, because of this - but especially for a girl. And especially with the spelling Oakleigh. 

Emberlynn looks terribly made up, and I'm not even sure what Evolet is. (Again, I'm sorry)

Really though, Nova Marie Rose is a very pretty name.

holocene

I missed the bit where Oakley was a family name. (Duh!) I think that honouring someone is a special part of a name. It does make me more inclined to like Oakley, but I would repeat what bringmemylongswordho said about spelling it the same for both genders. 

nurse714

Nova Marie Rose or Nova Oakley Rose.

kyraaD

seeing as Oakley is a family name, definitely use it. however, please don't change it to Oakleigh if it's a girl.
I'm biased against Nova, just because my friend's dog is named Nova. to me it'll always remind me of a dog, haha. out of the ones you listed, i like Emberlynn the best. i think the longer first name will go better with the shorter last name.

missemmawoodhouse

Nova is NMS, but at least appears to be legit. Emberlynn and Evolet are made up.

I googled Evolet and came up with some character from the movie 10,000 BC. It made me roll my eyes.

ElRuby

Nova is the only possible real name so I am not really sure what you are trying to do here... And Oakley is really better on a dog.

yellowbean15

I agree about keeping the Oakley spelling regardless of gender. Choosing from your list I would go with Nova.

Suggestions based on those:
Noelle
Eva
Evelyn
Vada

Can you give us an idea of boys names you like?

bbiutmcph

I'm going to be honest, none of these are strong solid names that would present as an adult IMO. Nova is probably the best but it's a car and popular due to teen mom. If Oakley is a family name it truly is best in the middle because everyone else will think of the brand not that it could be a family name and in general using a brand name doesn't give off a positive vibe. I truly think you can do better.

Eden
Kiera
Kendra
Cora
Cara
Emmeline
Nina
Ember maybe drop the Lynn
Aria
Hadley
Autumn
Arden
Sloane

somewhereinafrica

The girls names are all very fussy and can't say I see a winner amongst them.

How about

Marie Oakley Rose? Oakley is already quite a strong and unusual name so I don't think it should be used with another middle name.


Gemma Oakley Rose
Kayla Oakley Rose
Mia Oakely Rose
Evelyn Oakley Rose

Knottie1442268460

Definitely not two names with hyphens!