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Help[Opinions] Names like Blair - please help!
Hi all, my sister & her husband are expecting their first baby - a girl! Unfortunately, they have yet to agree on a single name.
My sister is saying she suddenly dislikes every girl name she sees. The only one she likes is Blair, but her hubby doesn’t like it.
Can anyone help me come up with some ideas for them? I know they like the idea of simple names that are easy to pronounce and understand. They would love to find a one-syllable name, but are open to all ideas at this point.
It seems like my sister is leaning toward names I would consider “posh,” but maybe that’s just my own perception of the name Blair.
We are grateful for any help/ideas you can offer. TIA!
My sister is saying she suddenly dislikes every girl name she sees. The only one she likes is Blair, but her hubby doesn’t like it.
Can anyone help me come up with some ideas for them? I know they like the idea of simple names that are easy to pronounce and understand. They would love to find a one-syllable name, but are open to all ideas at this point.
It seems like my sister is leaning toward names I would consider “posh,” but maybe that’s just my own perception of the name Blair.
We are grateful for any help/ideas you can offer. TIA!
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These are posh according to Tatler (a British high society magazine)
Daphne
Zara
Czar-Czar
Xanthe
Estonia
Lark
Opal
Tansy
Una
Zenia
Quintana (Quin)
Schuyler
Esme
India
Cozette (Cozzy)
Delphi
Hero
Venetia
Romilly
Others I think are similar:
Ellette
Felicity
Shaw
Evangeline (Eva, Vangie, Vivi)
Niamh / Neve
Hebe
Verity
Darcy
Royse
Willoughby
Shea / Shay
Eden
Marlowe
Campbell
Vale
Daphne
Zara
Czar-Czar
Xanthe
Estonia
Lark
Opal
Tansy
Una
Zenia
Quintana (Quin)
Schuyler
Esme
India
Cozette (Cozzy)
Delphi
Hero
Venetia
Romilly
Others I think are similar:
Ellette
Felicity
Shaw
Evangeline (Eva, Vangie, Vivi)
Niamh / Neve
Hebe
Verity
Darcy
Royse
Willoughby
Shea / Shay
Eden
Marlowe
Campbell
Vale
Brynn, Brooke, Blake, and Briar all really remind me of Blair in both sound and feeling. Other ideas
Anya
Arden
Avery
Belle
Bliss
Cass (Could be short for Cassidy or Cassandra)
Claire
Eden
Elle
Ella
Gwen
Jude
Leigh
Lux
Luz
Olive
Piper
Quinn
Raine
Reeve
Reese
Sage
Scout
Skye
Tess
Tessa
Anya
Arden
Avery
Belle
Bliss
Cass (Could be short for Cassidy or Cassandra)
Claire
Eden
Elle
Ella
Gwen
Jude
Leigh
Lux
Luz
Olive
Piper
Quinn
Raine
Reeve
Reese
Sage
Scout
Skye
Tess
Tessa
This message was edited 1/22/2025, 5:39 PM
I'm trying to not recommend names that have already been suggested. Blair could work as a mn for many of these.
One syllable
Neve
Anne
Drew / Dru
Blythe
Bliss
Britt
Leigh
Faith
Neve
Lark
Joan
Jane
Vale
Wynn
Lane
Maude
Raine
Two or more syllables
Nina
Lydia
Lois
Camille
Julia
Afton
Cosette
Violet
Hollis
Piper
Sibyl
Sydney
Portia
Cecile
Thea
Camille
Alexa
Alexis
Willa
Muriel
One syllable
Neve
Anne
Drew / Dru
Blythe
Bliss
Britt
Leigh
Faith
Neve
Lark
Joan
Jane
Vale
Wynn
Lane
Maude
Raine
Two or more syllables
Nina
Lydia
Lois
Camille
Julia
Afton
Cosette
Violet
Hollis
Piper
Sibyl
Sydney
Portia
Cecile
Thea
Camille
Alexa
Alexis
Willa
Muriel
This message was edited 1/16/2025, 3:57 PM
I think Blair got its posh feel because of a rich-girl character in the eighties sitcom "The Facts of Life." Not one-syllable but Mallory, Meredith, Whitney, Mckenzie, Courtney, Lindsey, Hillary and Fallon all have those same sort of eighties-posh vibes to me.
One syllables:
Rose
Claire
Sky
Paige (I think this one is most like Blair in feel)
Quinn
Grace
Faith
Hope
Blake
Dawn
One syllables:
Rose
Claire
Sky
Paige (I think this one is most like Blair in feel)
Quinn
Grace
Faith
Hope
Blake
Dawn
Based off of "Blair" I'm assuming you live in an English speaking place. So I will give names that are okay in English speaking places. Not nessecarily one syllable (most are two), but simple and short. Starred names are diminutives- but I don't think English speakers would notice.
- Anne (or Anna)
- Clara (or Claire)
- Bella
- Zlata
- Sveta * or Svita *
- Mia
- Lila
- Kate
- Mila * (also standalone)
- Kira
- Lana *
- Dana
- Lena *
- Ziva
- Ranya
- Hanna
- Lara
- Mira *
- Yana
- Vera or Vira
- Mara *
- Zina *
- Tanya *
- Ava
- Aza *
- Lera *
- Venka
- Vika *
- Zheka *
- Ella
- Sara
- Ira *
- Iva *
- Iryna, Irina (less syllables: Irene?)
- Tara
- Kara
- Kato (diminutive in Georgia)
- Nina *
- Reva * (note that it's short for a name that means "revolution"- but it can also be stand alone from the same word)
- Lesya *
- Anne (or Anna)
- Clara (or Claire)
- Bella
- Zlata
- Sveta * or Svita *
- Mia
- Lila
- Kate
- Mila * (also standalone)
- Kira
- Lana *
- Dana
- Lena *
- Ziva
- Ranya
- Hanna
- Lara
- Mira *
- Yana
- Vera or Vira
- Mara *
- Zina *
- Tanya *
- Ava
- Aza *
- Lera *
- Venka
- Vika *
- Zheka *
- Ella
- Sara
- Ira *
- Iva *
- Iryna, Irina (less syllables: Irene?)
- Tara
- Kara
- Kato (diminutive in Georgia)
- Nina *
- Reva * (note that it's short for a name that means "revolution"- but it can also be stand alone from the same word)
- Lesya *
This message was edited 1/16/2025, 1:30 PM
Congrats to your sister! Other ideas she may like:
Shay
Quinn
Eve
Elle
Bea
Fleur
Grace
Gwen
Whitney nn Whit
Juliet nn Jules
Celeste
Alix
Cora
Adrienne
Demi
Ivy
Leona nn Leo
Holland nn Olly, Andie
Simone
Shay
Quinn
Eve
Elle
Bea
Fleur
Grace
Gwen
Whitney nn Whit
Juliet nn Jules
Celeste
Alix
Cora
Adrienne
Demi
Ivy
Leona nn Leo
Holland nn Olly, Andie
Simone