Baby Boy or Girl Mallsmith, Sibling to Frank

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Julia writes:

We are expecting # 2 in September.

Our son is Frank Michael...our last name is two syllables with the first being "Mall".

We like strong traditional names for boys--nothing too popular or trending.

Names we like are--but open to anything not on this list!
Wesley James
Lewis James
Maxwell James
Samuel James
Daniel James
Jude Wesley
I do like Max--worried it is too popular now.  Also want to make sure the nickname sounds good with Frank. 
I also love the nickname Bobby, but do not like Robert or Bob.

For our girl name, my middle name is Mae and my husband's is Lee..so we want to name her "Maelee" and use my grandmother's name for her middle--Maelee Lucille.

We don't like weird, made us names, generally, but think this has a nice classic almost southern sound.  Does the 3-"e" spelling bother you?  Another thought is Mikela Mae--also open to spelling recommendations.  We want to keep it traditional.

Thanks!!!

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Hi, writing again because I'm due in 3 weeks and we've narrowed our list...
Our son is Frank Michael our last name is two syllable starting with M, similar to Mallsmith.

Our boy list is down to
Frederick James "Freddie"
Maxwell James

I love Freddie, but fear it's too similar/matchy with Frank.

Our girl name is Maelee Lucille...a combo of my husband's and my middle names.  Want to make sure it's not too odd, and the spelling isn't too bizarre.

We like classic, strong names that are not too common (my fear with max).  Frank is not a junior...we just like that it was a simple, strong name.

Thanks!!

Neither Maelee nor Mikela meets your preference for traditional names, but I don't think it's as important for the boy names and girl names in a family to match styles.

To me Maelee seems modern/invented rather than classic, but not odd or bizarre; it fits well with current names such as Miley and Braylee and Bailey and Haley. A double-name spelling like Mae Lee would nudge it more in the classic/traditional direction, though it might change the pronunciation, depending on how you're pronouncing Maelee---are you saying it to rhyme with Haley (MAY-lee), or are you saying it more like Mae Lee already (equal emphasis on the two syllables)?

Another option would be to use Mae as the middle name if the baby is a girl, and Lee as the middle name if the baby is a boy.

Either Mae or Lee would make a good first name and a good sibling name for a Frank, but I'm not sure either name works well with the surname.

Frank and Fred do seem too similar to me, but not to the point of ruling it out if you love it.

Maxwell seems more popular/trending than your preferences, but I think Frank and Max is a great pairing. Since Frank is a nickname name, I might go straight for Max. Does either Max or Maxwell work well with the surname? They seem like they might tangle the tongue a bit. Sam/Samuel and Daniel, too, seem like they might not go well with the surname; M and L sounds seem to sometimes create some issues. (This also seems like it might be an issue with Maelee Mallsmith.)

For a boy, I like Lewis from your list (I prefer the Louis spelling, with the nickname Lou), and Wesley. Other possibilities:

Clark
Davis
George
Grant
Harris
James
Joel (might have L issues with surname)
John
Joseph/Joe
Karl (might have L issues with surname)
Nate
Stanley/Stan
Wade
Warren

My favorite is George. I think it goes very well in style and tone with the name Frank, and I like it with your surname. I also like James as the first name; I like both James and Jim with Frank.