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NOTD Wednesday edition
These are from the popular list on the name site, not necessarily in the US
#201 Girl: Celeste - Meaning of Celeste: "heavenly" Origin of Celeste: Latin Celeste's Popularity in 2012: #470
#201 Boy: Ryan - Meaning of Ryan: "little king" Origin of Ryan: Irish Ryan's Popularity in 2012: #26
#320 Girl: Gwendolyn - Meaning of Gwendolyn: "white ring" Origin of Gwendolyn: Variation of Gwendolen, Welsh Gwendolyn's Popularity in 2012: #514
#320 Boy: Jeremiah - Meaning of Jeremiah: "appointed by God" Origin of Jeremiah: Hebrew Jeremiah's Popularity in 2012: #52
#331 Girl: Aoife - Pronunciation: EE-fa Meaning of Aoife: "beautiful, radiant" Origin of Aoife: Irish Gaelic
#331 Boy: Vaughn - Meaning of Vaughn: "small" Origin of Vaughn: Welsh Vaughn's Popularity in 2012: #873
In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my LIGHT, my STRENGTH, and my SONG!
T-TTC since Dec 2008. PCOS/nonexistant cycles(anovulation) and endo. HSG in '10 revealed both tubes blocked. Lap surgery in Dec '10 to correct. Failed Clomid/IUI and injectable(Bravelle)/IUI cycles so far.
Re: NOTD Wednesday edition
Gwendolyn - Pretty, but NMS.
Aoife - It's too weird to me, but I wouldn't side eye it if someone else used it.
Ryan - Too many Ryans in my world, so no.
Jeremiah - ...was a bullfrog. Nope. :-)
Vaughn - All I can think of is Vince Vaughn, and I'm not his biggest fan. So, nope.
BFP - 10/29/2016!!!, EDD - 7/8/2017
Celeste - very pretty, but wouldn't use it
Gwendolyn - very pretty, but wouldn't use it.
Aoife - I kinda like it, but not for my kid.
Ryan - love it. It was my name until the second I was born and they said "It's a girl!!" My parents were dumbfounded.
Jeremiah - I like it, but wouldn't use it
Vaughn - no way.
In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my LIGHT, my STRENGTH, and my SONG!
T-TTC since Dec 2008. PCOS/nonexistant cycles(anovulation) and endo. HSG in '10 revealed both tubes blocked. Lap surgery in Dec '10 to correct. Failed Clomid/IUI and injectable(Bravelle)/IUI cycles so far.
Celeste - Eh, okay for someone else's kid
Gwendolyn - I love this name because I love Gwen as a nn
Aoife - I like it, but I don't think it would go over well with family
Ryan - *shudder* bad memories
Jeremiah - NMS
Vaughn - NMS
BFP 2: 7/7/2014 Beta 7/8: 115, Beta 7/12: 638, Beta 7/16: 3793, Beta 7/21: 21,625
B Born 6.27.13
TTC since 1/13 DX:PCOS 5/13 (long, anovulatory cycles)
Clomid 50mg 9/13 = BFP! EDD 6/7/14 M/C 5w6d Found 11/4/13
1/14 PCOS / Gluten Free Diet to hopefully regulate my system.
Chemical Pregnancy 03/14
Surprise BFP 6/14, Beta #1: 126 Beta #2: 340 Stick baby, stick! EDD 2/17/15
Riley Elaine born 2/16/15
TTC 2.0 6/15
Chemical Pregnancy 9/15
Chemical Pregnancy 6/16
BFP 9/16 EDD 6/3/17
Beta #1: 145 Beta #2: 376 Beta #3: 2,225 Beta #4: 4,548
www.5yearstonever.blogspot.com
To make you feel my love.
Gwendolyn - Love it, but my mom's name is Wendy and people call her Wendolyn, so I don't think we'd use it.
Aoife - SIL literally begged us to use this. I said I would never name my child something that she #1 had to correct people on the pronunciation of every day and #2 would have to spell for people every time she said her name. It sounds pretty, but I think it's cruel unless you're in Ireland.
Ryan - Too common.
Jeremiah - Bullfrog. No thanks.
Vaughn - NMS but I wouldn't judge for someone else.
B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
Gwendolyn: Cute, but nothing I'd use
Aoife: No.
Ryan: My little brother's name, so that's out.
Jeremiah: It's okay, but I don't know that I'd use it.
Vaughn: Nope.
Baby Boy born 5.3.15
#201 Girl: Celeste - Had a roommate in college named Celeste. I like it
#201 Boy: Ryan - NMS
#320 Girl: Gwendolyn - I like it
#320 Boy: Jeremiah - I agree with an above poster- Jeremiah was a bullfrog!
#331 Girl: Aoife - Pronunciation: EE-fa Never heard this name before- wouldn't use it since as a teacher I prefer names that are easy to pronounce and spell.
#331 Boy: Vaughn - I like it but for a girl...
Ryan - Cute, it's on my list, but most likely won't get used.
Gwendolyn - Pretty, but no.
Jeremiah - Cute, but wouldn't use it.
Aoife - No, NMS at all.
Vaughn - Cute, but wouldn't use it.