Name Predictions for Caldwell-Duggar #4 - Girl
This is part two of name predictions for Joe and Kendra’s rumored fourth baby, girl edition! As mentioned in the first post, I strongly suspect this baby is a boy, but I might as well cover my bases. Plus girls’ names are a little more fun in this case since they already have two daughters to go off of vs. only one son.
Previous Naming Information
This was discussed at length in the previous post, but Joe and Kendra have three previous children: Garrett David (b. 2018), Addison Renee (b. 2019), and Brooklyn Praise (b. 2021). Their only son, Garrett, was given a family name as his first name. Garrett is both the middle name of his father Joe and the first name of Joe’s mother Michelle’s father Garrett Ruark. David does not have any family ties that I know of (other than Joe’s brother John David - probably a coincidence), but is a classic, Biblical name.
The girls’ names are a different story. Both of their first names are a style I like to call “trendy in 2013.” Additionally, all children have names with double-letters thus far, which could be unintentional, but also might suggest a pattern. For the middle names, Renee is Kendra’s middle name, like Garrett is Joe’s. Brooklyn’s middle name of Praise completely throws me for a loop though. I guess we could take this to mean we can expect virtue names moving forward, but I don’t know since I would have excepted Grace, Faith, or Hope long before Praise.
Preliminary Predictions
I like to make a list of all the double-letter names from the Social Security Administration’s list of top 500 baby names, so I will do that here. I will exclude any first names belonging to other GrandDuggars, as well as any that don’t make sense for Joe and Kendra due to language, religious affiliation other than Christian, etc. Names that aren’t exactly the same as another GrandDuggar but are really close, or names that have been used as middle names for other GrandDuggars are included but struck out.
Emma (#2)
Charlotte (#3) / Charlee (#272)
Isabella (#7) / Isabelle (#117) / Izabella (#370)
Gianna (#13)
Ella (#16) / Ellie (#30) / Elle (#357)
Scarlett (#20)
Willow (#39) / Willa (#353)
Stella (#41)
Hannah (#44)
Lillian (#51) / Lilly (#218) / Lilliana (#371)
Aaliyah (#61)
Savannah (#68)
Kennedy (#70)
Quinn (#80)
Allison (#82) / Allie (#411)
Gabriella (#83) / Gabrielle (#448)
Anna (#84) / Annie (#230)
Rylee (#97)
Brielle (#118) / Briella (#328)
Adalynn (#119) / Adelynn (#347) / Addilyn (#417)
Elliana (#131) / Elianna (#360)
Kaylee (#139)
Summer (#141)
Arianna (#145)
Reese (#147)
Sienna (#149)
Ariella (#171) / Arielle (#359)
Millie (#174)
Callie (#177)
Juliette (#178)
Brianna (#184)
Molly (#186)
Brynlee (#187) / Brynn (#362)
Aubree (#190)
Gemma (#191)
Arabella (#195)
Journee (#197)
Noelle (#202)
Oaklynn (#204) / Oaklee (#486)
Alyssa (#233) / Alessia (#436)
Lennon (#236)
Sutton (#244)
Vanessa (#253)
Lucille (#276)
Camille (#281) / Camilla (#311)
Maggie (#285)
Tessa (#287)
Joanna (#291)
Julianna (#301)
Rebecca (#304)
Kendall (#305)
Vivienne (#316)
Hallie (#317)
Mckenna (#319) / Makenna (#367)
Collins (#326)
Gracelynn (#335)
Avianna (#354)
Giselle (#361)
Danna (#369)
Melissa (#372)
Everlee (#376)
Annalise (#385)
Michelle (#394)
Alessandra (#400)
Poppy (#401)
Paislee (#420)
Daniella (#430) / Danielle (#443)
Colette (#454)
Marlee (#457)
Hattie (#459)
Holly (#465)
Braelynn (#472)
Cassidy (#476)
Jessica (#481)
Madelynn (#490)
Jennifer (#493)
Of these, the names that stand out to me as potential choices are Charlotte, Savannah, Lillian, Hannah, Everlee, Brianna, Paislee, Lucille, Summer, and Alyssa.
And some non-double-letter names that might be a fit? Perhaps Olivia, Sophie, Kinsley, Madeline/Madelyn, Natalie, Haven, Reagan, Emerson, Presley, and Kimberly.
For the middle name, I'm thinking virtue names, but not just the more typical virtue names like Grace, Faith, Hope, and Joy. Going off of Praise, maybe more unusual ones like Mercy, Shalom, Glory, Charity, Constance, Agape, and Patience. Maybe Kendra will pick Christina after her mother, but I kind of doubt it.
My Final Predictions
Even if Joe and Kendra do publicly announce this baby (which is seeming more unlikely every day), I really really think it is a boy. I guess this list could be applied to any future girls they have though! I mentioned in the boys’ post that I prioritized names ending in “-t” because I thought that would pair well with Garrett. I like the similar idea of names ending in “-n” for girls in theory, but that isn’t necessarily reflected in my top choices. If they do have a double letter theme, I think it will be Charlotte for a girl. I think this would go well with all three of her older siblings’ names, is a similar length to the siblings’ names, and would even establish an “A, B, C” pattern for girls’ names. If the name doesn’t have double letters, I'm feeling Natalie. Natalie reached its peak in popularity in 2008 and has decreased consistently since then.
I think Faith has a really good chance of being chosen as a middle name, especially sharing the “long -a” sound with Renee and Praise. Part of me really really wants her to pick Glory though as it’s a guilty pleasure name of mine.
And we’ll end with the top ten list!
Charlotte Faith
Natalie Faith
Savannah Joy
Lillian Glory
Everly/Everlee Grace
Emerson Mercy
Lucille/Lucy Shalom
Kinsley Agape
Olivia Charity
Summer Constance
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Name Predictions for Caldwell-Duggar #4 - Boy
In case you missed it, Joe and Kendra were spotted out to dinner last week with a brand new baby in tow. This baby was wrapped in a green blanket and didn’t have a bow on its head so it is suspected to be a boy, but that is not confirmed. While they have yet to publicly confirm this new addition to the family, it doesn’t really make sense to belong to anyone else. Jed and Katey were not present so it likely isn’t Truett, and the baby appeared too young to be Josiah and Lauren’s, who are rumored to have welcomed a new addition in March 2022. As of the time of writing this, Joe and Kendra have remained radio silent, so I figure I should go ahead and make my predictions now in case they announce soon. This post will contain only boys’ names, but I may make a follow up with girls’ names soon.
Previous Naming Information
Joe and Kendra have three known children, not including this rumored baby: a son, Garrett David (b. 2018), and two daughters, Addison Renee (b. 2019) and Brooklyn Praise (b. 2021). Their oldest two children share one name with their parents. Garrett’s first name is his father’s middle name, and Addison’s middle name of Renee is the same as Kendra’s middle name. Brooklyn shares her name with the middle name of Joe’s youngest sister Josie, but I think that is only a coincidence.
Joe and Kendra seem to have different naming styles for their boys vs. their girls. Their son has a mix of a family name with a classic Biblical name, while their daughters have what I am not-so-affectionately referring to as “trendy in 2013″ names. And in fact, Addison peaked in popularity in 2010, and Brooklyn similarly peaked in 2014. There has also been speculation that Joe and Kendra have a double-letter name theme, but I'm not sure if I believe that. To me, it just seems that they picked a family name for their son and two girls names that paired well together (Addison and Brooklyn are about the most similar style they possibly could have picked IMO). Since Brooklyn did not have a family middle name, I am not going to predict that they use any more for girls, but it is possible that they still will for boys.
Preliminary Predictions
I will begin as I usually do picking out names in the Social Security Administration’s top 500 baby names that contain double letters, excluding names they have already used and names of other GrandDuggars (and Muhammad, can safely say that’s out). This will be long list, so feel free to skim or scroll past if you wish.
Boys
William (#6)
Wyatt (#29)
Matthew (#36) / Matteo (#166) (not Italian) / Matthias (#450)
Isaac (#40)
Aaron (#65)
Cooper (#68)
Brooks (#77)
Everett (#82)
Bennett (#90)
Connor (#97)
Emmett (#103)
Harrison (#120)
Giovanni (#124) / Gianni (#390) (not Italian)
Rhett (#148)
Maxwell (#163)
Messiah (#172)
Maddox (#174)
Finn (#184) / Finnegan (#376)
Emmanuel (#191)
Barrett (#192) (too close to Garrett)
Beckett (#198)
Jesse (#203)
Jett (#244)
Lennox (#254)
Kenneth (#258)
Atticus (#266)
Dallas (#270)
Callum (#273)
Ellis (#321)
Gunner (#324)
Otto (#336)
Warren (#345)
Killian (#347)
Russell (#352)
Tanner (#358)
Briggs (#372)
Sullivan (#373)
Callan (#375) / Callen (#458)
Marshall (#379)
Apollo (#400) (Greek god? Too pagan)
Quinn (#405)
Forrest (#414)
Reed (#416)
Collin (#421)
Jeffrey (#425)
Johnny (#436)
Tripp (#445)
Wells (#479)
Cassius (#485)
Keegan (#494)
Sonny (#497)
Of these, a few stand out that I think could fit really well for Joe and Kendra. My favorites for them include William, Wyatt, Isaac, Cooper, Everett, Bennett, Connor, Harrison, Beckett, Gunner and Reed. And another double letter first name pick I'll throw in is Caldwell, Kendra’s maiden name.
And what if they’re not doing a double letter theme for this baby? Some names I think fit with Garrett, Addison, and Brooklyn in popularity pattern, length (sometimes), and overall vibe are Christian, Dylan, Caleb, Ryan, Wesley, Tucker, Timothy, Preston, Caiden, and Nicholas.
Since Garrett’s middle name is from Joe’s side of the family, I am expecting this baby’s middle name to be after Kendra’s father: either Paul or Gene, probably Paul. James or Robert are always dark horses in this family though.
My Final Predictions
I don’t know if they’ll ever confirm this baby publicly, so who knows if we’ll find out if my guesses are right or wrong. Oh well, this is just for fun (and mostly for me anyway). I don’t know if they would ever use this name, but I really love Bennett for Joe and Kendra. Both of the girls have names ending in “-n,” so perhaps they’d pick a boy name ending in “-t” to match Garrett. Everett and Beckett could also be close contenders.
If the name doesn’t contain double letters, I have to go with Tucker or Wesley. I couldn’t really tell you why other than that I think they fit well with Garrett, Addison, and Brooklyn. Or maybe it’s because Garrett reminds me of a Tucker and Wesley I know in real life. (Nevermind, just said Tucker Duggar out loud and I hate it. Quick substitution for Christian).
My top choice for middle name is Paul over Gene, just because that is the name that Paul Caldwell goes by in real life. If the middle name is for Joe’s side of the family rather than Kendra’s it’ll be James.
And to finish off this novel of a post, here are my top ten predictions.
Bennett Paul
Everett Paul
Beckett James
Christian Gene
Wesley Paul
William James
Cooper Paul
Wyatt James
Dylan Paul
Nicholas Paul
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