Boys names are so easy to pick! but girl names are another story

[Whispering Winds]

I knew a nurse who had mama's who named their babies "lemonjello" and pronounced "le-mon-jalo" and "Female" pronounced "Fee-mall-ee". She said it was the hardest thing she ever had to do was not laugh. Lemon Jello came from the grocery store, and the mama thought it was just the prettiest name and the other mama saw Female on the birth certificate and fell in love with it. I laugh everytime I think about her telling that story. She wasn't being mean or sarcastic at all, just amazed at how everyone sees something different in a word.

I like : EMMA
FELICITY
SUMMER
AUTUMN
CAMERON
ISABELLA
RENEE
ASHLYN
DESTINY
RAE (ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF ALL TIME)
AIMEE
EMILY
KELLI
NICOLE (SORT OF, MAKES A VERY NICE BALANCED MIDDLE NAME)

I could go on and on, but I do really like 98% of these.

 

[scbatz33]

My daughter is Elizabeth Anne and Son Warren Alexander

My Niece is Rebekah Marie - love the spelling but good luck finding anything pre-monogrammed!

Females in my family:
Emily Alexandra
Eileen Ruth
Stephanie Maria
Frances
Nada(my poor aunt, growing up called nothing!)
Grace
Abigail
Clara Denise
Ashley
Rebecca
Katrina
Theresa
Johnna(my sil, pronounced like it looks john-a)
Gloria
Julie
Paula


We tend to stick to the more traditional names

My sister told me once there was a child named Shave(i can't get the computer to put an accent mark over the "e") in the spanish class she taught. It' was pronounced Sha - vay. And then there was the poor child, and I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP, name Ashole(pronounced ash-ole-ay). I swear, some people should be shot.

Whatever you name your child, remember, THEY are the ones who have to live with it. At least o until they are old enough to legally change it - but by then it's do the damage hasn't it?

 

[damselfish]

My grandmother's name was Amalia (not Amelia). I always thought that was a beautiful name. Pronounced uh-molly-uh (it looks so ugly spelled out that way!). And then she could be Molly for short, and Amalia is a nice grown-up name.

No daughters for me so somebody else needs to use it!

 

[RooptyDoo]

Nevaeh?
Natalie?
Noel?
Aubrie?
Sharanah?
Isabelle?
Anna?
Lydia?
Adalyn?
Shianne?
Tacey?
Ella?
Savannah?
Ariana?
Grace?
Audrey?
Brooklyn
Trinity?
Jade?
Jaydlyn?
Faith?
Callee?
Brielle?
Gabriella?
Miya?
Autumn?
Olivia?
Sayda?
Miley?
Brooke?
Natalia?
Elizabeth?
Erica?
Bailey?
Danica?
Alexa?
Alexis?
Sadie?

Ok thats all I can think of right now.

 

[luvchicks8]

Riley is my favorite girls name second is Tianna pronounced t-anna

 

[redhen]

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[dancingbear]

I don't like the alternative spellings for traditional names. And, kids often get ridiculed for names anyway, why add to it? Remembering that this kid will not always be a cute little kid is a good point to remember, too. The 50 yr. old named Starr is a good example.

I knew a guy named Bill who changed his spelling to Bil, (for awhile, until he figured out he wasn't getting the effect he wanted) his acquaintances started called him One-el, then Juanel, sometimes Juanel-Bil.

BTW, it's Michael, not Micheal, unless that was an alternative spelling, maybe for Mitchell?

Just remember those examples of really bad name spellings like Ashole, (that poor girl's gonna have a hard time in school) and try to avoid them, is what I'd say. Pay attention to what the initials will be, too. Eg; Angela Sue Stevens, Stephen Ulysses Kline...and what the shortened names will be. Benjamin Dover would be Ben Dover, etc.

It's not nice to saddle your kid with a name that gonna get them picked on and beat up. Life is hard enough already.

Good luck with the name quest! Julia is a lovely name, BTW.

 

[rancher hicks]

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Only people with small minds will hit on this type of thing, but I agree to use common sense to some names.

That said.

Mikhael Ariana (my DD's name and she just married a handsome young man)
Darcie
Kylie
Elizabeth Anne
Mercede
Sadie
Anne
Joelle

I always suggest going to the back door opening it and yelling the name three times cause that's what you be doing for the next few years.

What ever you name them just remember to love them and instill a sense of self worth and you can name them anything.

Wishing you the best
Rancher

 

[mamagardener]

how about
Jocelyn
Victoria
Janine
Jesse

If I had a daughter, she would probably be Jessica, or Jesse.

I always loved the name Olivia, but now you hear it so much.

 

[QuinnP]

NEVER name your kid anything that rhymes with a body part.
Sadie is pretty but sounds like a cocker spanial. (I've got a niece with that name--er)
If you can find 3 derogatory names that rhyme with the name you want, avoid it. such as Tucker. school mates are evil & will come up with some way to taunt.
Bob Geldof who I'd like to kick in the shin named his daughters Peaches Honeyblossom, Fifi Trixabelle & Tiger Lily. FIFI?!? ARE YOU KIDDING?!
Google celebrity baby names, then dont use any of them.

Melanie is a nice name.
Ariana,