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I like Heather, Ruby and Pearl. The subset goes well

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Brother Jasper
sister lily

So Olive, Ruby, Pearl and Ivy are absolutely my style, but I don’t love Heather and Myrtle. I see below it was mentioned there was also Lillian, Sadie and William. All the names work together nicely imo, though I do wish they had have stuck to the botanical/earthy theme. If I had to add another brother and sister, they would be Fern and Jasper.

Heather, Olive, Ruby, Pearl, Myrtle and Ivy

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I don't like Ruby or Pearl. Most jewel names don't appeal to me
Ivy & Olive are okay, but too short for me. Myrtle is definitely my favourite!

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Another sister would be Beryl - a jewel name I do like - or Peony
A brother would be Jasper or Basil

I like Myrtle and Ruby as sisters. And Olive and Heather seem more interesting to me together than apart. My favorites in 2022 are Pearl and Ivy, though.

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I think Fern or Sterling would go ok.
Or Jessamine and Earnest.

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(picked out of these)

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Rose
Violet
Daisy
Opal
Lily
Fern
Amber
Fae
May
Estelle
Moselle
Birdie
Dove
Golda
Phoebe
Queenie
Justine
Sophie
Sadie
Maybell
Bell
Joy
Veda
Prudence
Clemence
Patience
Camellia
Magnolia
Jane
Gloria
Luna
Nova
Aura
Crystal
Jasmine
Jessamine
Zora
Pansy
Rosemary
Azalea
Elmira
Sybil
Delta
Dawn
Angel
Lilac
Delphine

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This message was edited 9/26/2022, 11:14 AM

In addition to the sisters I mentioned in the column, there were two others called Lillian and Sadie. The youngest child was a brother called William. I wonder if Sadie felt a bit different from her sisters. :)

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Also, when she was an adult in later censuses the youngest daughter was Iva instead of Ivy. I figure she wanted to have something a bit less botanical.

This message was edited 9/26/2022, 8:07 AM

As a set, the theme is too obvious for my liking, but each to their own.
Individually the only one that I would actually use is Pearl. Ruby is too cutesy/childish in vibe to me, Olive is too strongly associated with the fruit (or colour), Heather is dated to the 80s/90s (or 70s/80s) and Myrtle is quite ugly. Ivy is ok.

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Without repeating any initials I would name a brother Jasper and another sister Violet.