Baby naming fun :)

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  • zenchild
    zenchild Posts: 680 Member
    Please look at what the popular names are. And don't use any of them. My name was the most popular name for girls the year I was born. It's a little annoying to share a name with 8 other girls in your class.
    And nothing too cutesy. She's going to grow up and have to be taken seriously. "Capri" may sound cute now but it's not so cute on a 40 year old woman.
    And avoid silly/convoluted spelling. It's just going to lead to a world of trouble later.
  • kit8806
    kit8806 Posts: 222 Member
    OP: This should be a choice that you and your husband make. While our opinions on here can be fun to see, ultimately it's up to you. As my friend says, the child makes the name. So no matter what you choose, the child will eventually become associated with the name in your mind, and you'll end up loving it since you love your baby.

    I completely agree! I had 2 names picked out for my daughter (2 boys names as well..I didn't want to know what my baby was till I gave birth) I had Cassandra Mae or Kylie Marie... When I saw her, I knew she was a Kylie! It's good to get names in your head, but really, the best name will come when you are holding your little angel :)
  • lour441
    lour441 Posts: 543 Member
    i didn't realize my post was going to ignite your fury like that.

    I would like to think it was my post that set her off.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    i didn't realize my post was going to ignite your fury like that.

    I would like to think it was my post that set her off.
    I'm pretty sure it was. I mean, you clearly were completely serious, you mysogynist!
  • LinaBo
    LinaBo Posts: 342 Member
    Alyssa (possibly Joanne for a middle name bc it's a family name. My name is Dixie Joanne) I like this one best, out of the ones you have listed. Pretty, not highly in use, easy to pronounce, doesn't sound like it was invented in a trailer park, somewhere...
    Tessa (my husbands favorite) This one is nice, too. I know a Tessa. It wouldn't be a name choice for myself, but she seems to carry it well, and it flows with your surname
    Capri (We both like it) Capri Dosang? Capri Do-SUN! She'll either be compared to pants, or a fruit punch, throughout her life. No. Just... NO.
    Lexie (probably Joanne again as a middle) Hate it. This is a nickname of a proper, real name. It would not carry well into adulthood. If you must use it, use it as a nickname at home, and give her the proper form of Alexis or Alexandra.
    Gracelyn (we both like) I greatly dislike this one, as well. It's a more recently popularized mashup of two classic names. Put together, it sounds like something decidely UNclassic and UNclassy, and in the same vein as those people who name their kids things like Brooklyn, Jayden, Dakotah, etc. It's cutesy, and again will not carry well into adulthood.


    I'll tell you the name I hope to give to my first daughter, when I eventually have one, because I think I have come up with a middle name that is uncommon where I live, but that also flows well... without being some "filler" name like "Anne" or "Marie" ("Marie" is my middle name. It flows well with my first name, but it IS a ridiculously common go-to middle name). I love the name "Audrey Corinne". "Audrey" is a definite must, after my maternal grandmother, and "Corinne" (with the ko-RIHN pronunciation) is a beautiful, classic name deserving of a comeback, IMHO.

    Other names I like are "Hannah" (or "Hanna", which I like as a diminutive of "Johanna", a common name in my family and Dutch cultural background... though don't use this name with the middle name "Joanne", because they are derived from a common source). I also like "Evelyn". I knew an Evelyn when I was in elementary school, and always thought the name was really pretty. Yet another classy name deserving of a comeback.
  • lour441
    lour441 Posts: 543 Member
    i didn't realize my post was going to ignite your fury like that.

    I would like to think it was my post that set her off.
    I'm pretty sure it was. I mean, you clearly were completely serious, you mysogynist!

    I know right??! It was from years of being beat down by my wife, 4 daughters, female cat and female dog.
  • krim12
    krim12 Posts: 102
    Paisley is a cute name. I love love love cadence.


    My youngest, 12 weeks, is names Kaydence. We love it too. Our other daughters name is Reagan.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    i didn't realize my post was going to ignite your fury like that.

    I would like to think it was my post that set her off.
    I'm pretty sure it was. I mean, you clearly were completely serious, you mysogynist!

    I know right??! It was from years of being beat down by my wife, 4 daughters, female cat and female dog.

    i just feel sorry for the guy who just said "lmao" being lumped in with us.
  • hummingbird71
    hummingbird71 Posts: 298 Member
    Kirra
    Alyese (pronounced A-lease)
    Kylee

    These were the names we had picked out for our children.... we had boys...both times...lol!
  • ashleyconstantine
    ashleyconstantine Posts: 73 Member
    I like Alyssa.

    My daughter's names are Madelyn Renae and Keigann Elizabeth.
  • DoomCakes
    DoomCakes Posts: 806 Member
    Nichole.
  • carolina_brandy
    carolina_brandy Posts: 30
    I like Carlee (Carlie, Carley - everyone spells it differently) or Carlee Beth, maybe Carlee Grace - Sounds like a good, strong "country girl" name! Good luck!
  • Davidgettinghealthy
    Davidgettinghealthy Posts: 76
    I always wished my last name was Whacker, just so I could have a son and name him Tally. :-D
  • krim12
    krim12 Posts: 102
    My neices name is Kara Joanne...its a southern name and super cute. We call her either kara or jojo
  • Karebear_68
    Karebear_68 Posts: 67
    Congrats! My kids are all grown, I named my youngest with NOBODY giving input because frankly I knew it was my last and I was naming her myself!! I still love her name - Drew Kirsten. Anyway, there is a young mom I know that named her daughters Braceyn, they call her Bracy for short, I thought it was cute. It is kinda different.....:happy:
  • laurasimmons
    laurasimmons Posts: 575 Member
    If I had a girl her name would be Hailey.
  • bsierras
    bsierras Posts: 56
    I like Maddison...Maddy

    Gracelyn is cute too. I love Cheyenne. named my last baby Peyton Cheyenne.

    Good luck
  • asamuels85
    asamuels85 Posts: 170 Member
    Personally, I like Tessa because it sorta matches with your little boy's name, Trace.
    Tessa Gracelyn Dusang :heart:

    LOVE IT!!! :) i agree
  • tigerlinly
    tigerlinly Posts: 219 Member
    of names mentione i like Alyssa Gracelyn
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    I love the name Gracelyn I also like Tessa
    I love the name Michal Leanne also my youngest daughters name pronounced Mikel
    my 2 youngest granddaughters names are Chloe Elizabeth and Elianna Hope...I love these names also
    I also like the name Cassidy for a girl but my husband wouldnt go for it , it took me forever to talk him into michal, I wanted to spell it Mikelle but he would only agree to it if we spelled it michal........compromises.....
  • lisahale
    lisahale Posts: 56
    I love Gracelyn !! I also love Ella Kate and Ella Claire. Lila , Layla, Scarlett, and Levi which could be boy or girl! Good Luck and congrats on the new baby coming ! :))
  • moxiecowgirl
    moxiecowgirl Posts: 291 Member
    I love Gracelyn, Harper, Everly and Layken.

    My granddaughter is Everleigh! I'd have spelled it the way you have it there, but it wasn't my choice, and I do love the way the name sounds. :)

    Tessa is adorable, and Tess is a really cute nickname. Someone else mentioned Teegan, which is my favorite girls' name right now.

    Some other possible suggestions:

    Corrinne (you could nickname her Corrie)
    Delaney (I've always thought names didn't come much more Southern than this!)
    Shelby
    Dallas

    You simply HAVE to come back and tell us what you pick!! :)


    EDIT: OK, maybe scratch the two "D" names...I wasn't considering your last name. Or not, if you're OK with the first and last initials being the same.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    i didn't realize my post was going to ignite your fury like that.

    I would like to think it was my post that set her off.
    I'm pretty sure it was. I mean, you clearly were completely serious, you mysogynist!

    I know right??! It was from years of being beat down by my wife, 4 daughters, female cat and female dog.

    i just feel sorry for the guy who just said "lmao" being lumped in with us.

    Really, you're all an embarrassment to your gender. I don't know how you can live with yourselves.
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Katrina?

    In Louisiana? Nice.
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    Me and my husband are going head to head over choosing the perfect name for our daughter. (In a friendly way of course) We just cannot agree! I am 6 1/2 months pregnant and I am sooooo ready to find my sweet girl a name. I am from Georgia, he's from Louisiana and we live in Louisiana now. Want something kinda tough and country, but not hickish. Our last name is Dusang (pronounced DO-SANG) We have a two year old son named Trace Victor Dusang (and we both absolutely adore his name). But that's where I'm having the hardest time...gotta find something that I think is as awesome as Trace and that sounds good with it. Want something unusual, but not weird. I'm not really into common or trendy names.
    The ones we like so far are:
    Alyssa (possibly Joanne for a middle name bc it's a family name. My name is Dixie Joanne)
    Tessa (my husbands favorite)
    Capri (We both like it)
    Lexie (probably Joanne again as a middle)
    Gracelyn (we both like)

    I need ideas! Help! We just can't decide. I'm waiting on that perfect name to just spring out at us and I haven't found it yet. I've tried name books and websites. Most are either weird or too popular. Throw me some names folks!

    Out of your choice of names I really like Alyssa and Lexie.

    I've got a 16 month old daughter called Maya (pronounced My-a, the Spanish way). Other names I liked at the time were: Chloe, Amélie, Daisy, Isabella, Claudia, Arianna....

    I like names for girls that aren't too popular, although actually Chloe is a very popular name in the UK.

    I have a son called Jack who's 3, and that was either no. 1 or 2 on the popular name list for 2009, but we both really liked the name, and it suits him so well.
  • weighlossforbaby
    weighlossforbaby Posts: 847 Member
    Tessa and Gracelyn are very sweet names! My husband and I agreed on Mika (MEEKA) Alexis (maybe) if we have a girl in the waaaay future. I have always loved the name Natalie :smile:
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    i didn't realize my post was going to ignite your fury like that.

    I would like to think it was my post that set her off.
    I'm pretty sure it was. I mean, you clearly were completely serious, you mysogynist!

    I know right??! It was from years of being beat down by my wife, 4 daughters, female cat and female dog.

    i just feel sorry for the guy who just said "lmao" being lumped in with us.

    Really, you're all an embarrassment to your gender. I don't know how you can live with yourselves.

    oh, i knew i was an embarrassment...


    i just didn't figure that this was the clincher.
  • ahartery9891
    ahartery9891 Posts: 139 Member
    Chesney :)
  • tdhighfill
    tdhighfill Posts: 200 Member
    No on Capri - correct, she will be confused with pants or fruit punch
    No on Alyssa - she will be confused with 50% of her classmates of the same name.

    Joanna Dixie (changing your name around just a little)
    or
    Tara - a wonderful simple 4 leter name.
    or
    if you are looking for a T name - use mine. Patricia, but my entire life my family has called me Tricia. No children for me....so you are welcome to use it.
  • heliumheels
    heliumheels Posts: 241 Member
    THOR.

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