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Can you name my baby, please?
I need ideas for baby names for daughter #2. Im really sick of calling her "the new baby". As some of you know, daughter #1 is Maren Elizabeth, FWIW.
DH likes traditional names like Emily and I like more unique names like Alba, Vivian or Sloane. We have a short list of names that we agree on at the moment but I dont LOVE any of them: Adelyn / Ava / Natalie / Lauren.I know some of these are quite popular but they are not popular in my circle so Im generally cool with it, although still a little hesitant.
DH LOVES Lauren but I think its too similar to Maren. Would Laurel or Lorelai be better?
I need ideas that are not too popular but not too odd either. Names with a prominent S sound like Vanessa or names ending in R sounds like Audrey or Nora dont sound right with our last name because it starts with an R and the other predominant sound in it is an S.
Im stuck.
Re: Can you name my baby, please?
Beatrice
Cecily
Annie
Eleanor
These are the names we liked if we have a girl next time:
Zoe
Riley
Olivia
Claire
Cecelia
Juliette
Natalie
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
Ugh, so many of these names are great but a lot of the ones I like the most start with or end with an "R" which is tough with our last name.
I do really like Amelia, I liked it for DD1 as well, but I think DH shot that one down. Ill have to ask him again, maybe he's changed his mind or Im no remembering correctly. Ive always liked Cate as well but I feel like its a nn and not a full name, am I crazy? Im not really a fan of Catherine or Catelyn anything like that but maybe Im overlooking an obvious "full name" for Cate?
I guess Cate could also be short for Cathleen...though I don't know anyone who has spelled it that way.
DH wants Kathleen, nn Katie, if we have a girl since both of our moms' names are Kathleen (nn Kathy). I personally am not a fan of Kathleen as a first name and I'm not fond of Katie as a nn...but I would be fine with Kathleen as a middle name. I like Emily, Sarah, and Ava for first names if we have a girl.
This is a discussion we keep starting and putting off because it gets too heated! We both have such strong opinions on girls' names.
A boy name will be pretty easy for us because we will probably name a boy after DH's brother, who passed away 2 years ago.
FWIW, I have a friend who used Kathleen as a MN for her daughter because both her mom and MIL's names were some variation of Cathy...I really liked it. Her daughter is Lauren Kathleen, but it would go with a lot
I think its a keeper for you for a MN.
Do you know if youre having a boy or girl? I guess not?
I like Lauren. My sister and I have names that sort of rhyme. Maybe you could change the spelling to Lauryn?
What about Charlotte or Madelyn? Leah? Joy?
We don't know what we're having. But, I agree - Kathleen is a good middle name! If only I could convince DH!
This was grandmother's name. My cousin named her 2nd daughter Eve in honor of our grandmother.
Some of my girl faves:
Hannah
Caroline
Amelia (my niece is nicknamed "Ellie")
Alice
Kora
Anna/Annabelle
Lucy
Everly, Lia, lily, Lucy, Mabel, Abigail, Louisa, Delia
I think Amelia is super popular I have 3 friends with Amelia/Mia. Mia is my moms nn and If we had a girl instead of m, he would have been Eleanor Mia. But future imaginary baby probably Won't reuse that.
Ps: I freaking love sloane.
We only had one name picked out for our daughter (Luciana) but if we ever have another girl I think we might go with Cecilia. Love that name. I also love any variety of the Julie names. Julia, Juliette, Juliana, etc.
Ive liked Caroline for a long time, Ill have to run that by DH again, I forget if I asked him about that one already or not. I was stuck on Alyce for most of this pregnancy (I loved that its very simple and traditional but uncommon and I thought it rocked when paired with Maren) but he finally shot that one down for good last week ;( I also like Kora/Cora a lot but with my last name its a mouthful. Ugh. Lucy is super cute and grows well, but our old neighbor was Lucy and she never wore a bra so all DH and I think about is old lady boobs when we hear that name! haha.
I loved Cecelia and it was at the top of my list...until Jim and Pam named their daughter that on the Office. As soon as that happened, DH said nope!
I have always, always loved the name Sarah. I think it is very simple and very pretty.
Everly is a good one. The "ly" softens the R sound so it might be doable with our last name! and yes, I freaking love Sloane too and it sounds good with my last name. Why is my DH such a stick in the mud with names?!. When we had Maren his suggestions were literally Lauren, Emily, and Madison. That is it. Really?
I don't have any other ideas...but Emma is really cute..and I swear not popular!
I really like Natalie on your list. Not a name I've considered, but cute, traditional, but not super popular. It's getting added to my, in the highly unlikely case we have a second child and it's a girl list.
I like versions of Julie too but both DH and I have cousins Julie/Julia so its too much for our family. Rats.
What about Laura? I may be biased, but I think it's a pretty name and certainly not popular right now, and would be more of a difference from Maren. Lorelai is too complicated for me personally(and to be honest I don't even know how it's pronounced), but it's a pretty name. I also like Laurel.
Oh I like Sara too but not only is it a mouthful with our last name (starts with the sound "rah") but its also the name of Dh's high school sweetheart so its totally off the table! I tried to sell him on Serafina, but no dice.
Not a Gilmore girls fan I guess.
What gave it away? ;-) So is it Lora-lay?
...And I didn't know until after Emma was already born that someone named their kid Emma on Friends and that is why it is so popular. I didn't watch Friends either. For as much tv as I watch, I obviously missed all the shows that started baby name trends.
DS 3.12.08
DD 7.11.09
DD 8.01.13
Hahah. Youre right. I love Alba too, and I actually think I like it enough to withstand the eyebrow raises it will get because I completely understand that its not many people's style. DH loved it right after M was born and since then its lost its luster for him. Maybe I can repeat it in his ear while he sleeps and get him to subliminally come over to my side!
I have cousins who are all flower names that I really like:
Laurel (nn Laurie)
Heather
Violet (nn Vi)
We have discussed a few girl names if we have #2 and it is a girl (I am praying for all boys at this point): Claire/Clare Rose, Lucy Kathleen, or Margaret (nn Maggie or Peggy) Helen.
Amy is kind of a rockin' name.
..I'm just saying
Short. Simple. Traditional without being too common. Or you can mix it up and spell it Amie or Aimee.
I love Everly!
Similar to Alba, my mom's middle name is Alma, which I also love. Unfortunately our last name is heavy on As, so it's out for a future potential daughter.