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Kristin Nicole
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I'd like to announce the arrival of Daphne Aurora on Friday Jan. 6!!
Evangeline & Wesley give me a modern vibe (in a good way). The relatively staid Beth and David make me think they are likely tribute names and so family is important, so I see a modern, stylish family grounded in their roots. Where to go when you've already used your faves-- your new faves! :) Or your regrets-- which name do you wish you should have used? And start early (which is what you are doing!!!) so that you can have a list of a few names to toss around once the babe is growing. Ideas for siblings to Evangeline & Wesley (love Wesley, by the way!): Lincoln, Grady, Adelaide, Genevieve, Grant, Charlotte, Miller, Milo, Tatiana, Davis, Naomi, Vaughn, Marshall, Lydia, Giada (I have a hard time getting girls names that give me the same feel as Evangeline-- do you always use the full name?)
PennyX: just do what feels right to you! Like I think I said, there isn't a bad decision. and if you don't now and it ends up bothering you, you can always change it later as a birthday present to yourself or something. I know quite a few people who use both names (maiden professionally and married personally, hyphenated at home but not a work, signs name married but has maiden on fb-- many examples) to the point that I don't know which is legal!
(goodness, can anyone tell that I am avoiding work today?) Mallie: other ideas: Orpha*, Lovie, Vella, Ona, Una, Petra, Ursula**, Elsa, Idella, Ottilie*, Solfrid, Astrid, Brigitta/Brigitte* (one of my FAVORITE German names), Mina, Lena, Eulalie, Katja, -for Elfie: what about Delfina, Delphine, Delphia, Elphaba? some of these you could use Elektra as middle names-- especially Delphine what about Elektra as a first?
(I'm not trying to run the board, but breaking up my many comments into multiple posts so it isn't huge...) PennyX: I don't think you can really go wrong with keeping your name or taking the family name. ZR was right: The baby will be yours no matter what-- names are powerful but not all-powerful. Even if you'd end up adopting. If it was me though, I would see the decision this way: I have a good reason for wanting to switch my name (having more in common with my family) but only a poor-to-mediocre one to want to keep my ln (just because I'm used to it). Staying with status quo just to keep status quo is something I try to avoid in all areas of my life. I'd change it. Funny story about taking last names though: I took his ln, and we recently bought a car from my parents. On the bill of sale, my father wrote sold to "Me and DH MY-MAIDEN-NAME" I didn't notice, my dad didn't notice, but DH did since that has never been his name. He had fun ragging my dad about selling the car to people who don't exist...
Elizabeth T.: I also though the lack of boys' names in intoxicating was fascinating! It is really interesting that there is all this data out there, but still the populace (and more shamefully the media/experts) relies on "someone's great-niece had a babysitter who..." stories. 1. once a story is out there it is SOOO hard to take it back. 2. somehow it seems less interesting if you say "10 people were named Acura last year!"-- I suppose it is taking away the personal connection, however tenuous. (& an in-general comment-- I don't think Laura was trying to be all-inclusive, just outlandish examples)
Need Advice/Gretchen: oooh- I love Teadora. I'm sure you'd have to correct ppl who try to say it Tee-ah at first, but they'd get it. Annika was also on our list-- at first my husband had problems with it until he was told by a parent of an Annika that is rhymes with Hanukkah. My first try at Anneliese would also be four syllables, but with an 's' sound: Ahn-uh-lee-sah (having more practice with german as well) This was a college acquaintance's name-- but she went by Lisa. nn for Caroline: Clio, Lina, Caro, Liney, Carly, Callie, Caddie. Love this comment in namepedia: "Caroline is like the female William, you just can't go wrong with this name!" your other options are just so-so for me (but none of them are negative, just like the others more) (I'm also midwestern, but have had more cosmopolitan experiences so I understand you! Still though, with both of our styles mixed in, last name as firsts tend to be our style for boys-- I'm expecting in Jan and Vaughn Isaac is our name if it is male)
I love Miller-- and when I picture it on a little boy, it is just the cutest little thing. But I think it can also grow into an adult. I do think AlexandER and MillER are too much-- but like the idea of a multisyllabic mn. What about Timothy, Franklin, Tobias, Gregory, Harris for mn suggestions with Miller? (I didn't check above closely for duplicates!) Or Miller Michael Bowman-- he can be your little M&M! I like Quinn and feel it can be either female or male! I know a 25 yo male, and lots of pop culture females. I actually do like Quinn Julia, but also like the suggestion of Juliet as fn or mn-- it is snappier and fresher than Julia. I do like how Juliet has that plosive sound to break up the first and last name-- especially with your ln. I also get Quinnor... (did you see how I worked the original blog post into my reply? :) )
oh, and I second Rupert Charles too! Sibs for Dakota, Josiah, and Janae: Delilah, Bailey, Jordan/yn, Mara, Hailey, Leah, Alaina, Caitlin, Kyra, Vanessa, Lainey, Sarai,
Lucubratrix: I agree, Rupert and James, even together, don't bring me to News Corp. I think more Rupert Grint. And, again, I agree with Alli that James is such a well established name that you can safely use it. It is like being pregnant and suddenly seeing pregnant people everywhere-- there are probably not any more than there were before, I am just more aware of them. Same with Rupert and James-- since you are planning on using it, you are super sensitive to seeing them together-- James is just everywhere in general! :) (I do think James is great with Rupert! Much more so that the others you mentioned.)
thanks all on the Daphne issue sarah smile: my hubby liked Nea, until we looked down at our dog Mina and realized that might be a might to close! :) cabbage patch dolls: mine was a homemade one (an aunt made it for me) and it had initials on its bum-- mine! So, it's name was Krissy Nicky, named after me: Kristin Nicole. Tamale: I'm gonna have to take some time to absorb all of that, and come up with suggestions! A great starting place is the rest of this site and Laura's book. you can take Laura's book and figure out what style types you might fit into and the look at other names based on that style. And, if you become an expert member (see blue dot above) there is a feature called name matchmaker where you can put in names and it'll come up with some similar (not always be sound, but also style). another similar site is nymbler.com
I had posted this request for info earlier in the week on the last post, but it got eaten by the machine. I was looking at the state specific SSA name data (link through Nancy's baby names website) and was happy to find our top three names (Vaughn, Daphne, Vienna) were all only used <10 times per year in the state I live in and the state most of my family is in. :) So, even though Daphne is more popular nationwide, more locally it isn't. :) But, everytime we talk about girls names, my husband asks what nicknames are good for Daphne Aurora. I find this funny since he is a Michael who does not like to go by Mike. :) And, our boys name is Vaughn Isaac, which also has no nicknames. But, our other girls name, Vienna Colette, has a couple nns we like (Vee, Vico). So, dear name nerds, help me brainstorm nicknames for a name that I don't think needs one: Daphne Aurora (last names starts with P). My list so far: Dap, Fee, Nene, Daffy (which is probably what my husband wants to stay away from), Dory (a combo of D- and Rory from mn?). who knows, maybe when we find out the gender, it'll be a boy and this will be a non-issue. :) on androgynous names, I love them. and for the commenter above, I agree that there are probably many more that are very close when you look below 500 babies.
Oh, and as far as the Beckham's: I don't know why everyone is disappointed at them for not being trendsetters with this name (Harper)! You have to assume that they chose a name they loved--regardless of popularity, style matching with the siblings. Which is the same you'd expect from any parent and the same advice you'd give anyone considering names for their babe. Kudos for Victoria and David for not feeling the pressure to be trendsetters and using the name they wanted!
CHimu: Ariadne Clementine! Ariadne Genevieve! Cordelia Astrid! Ariadne Delphine. (I'm sooo voting for Ariadne here...dh nixed it for me) Good luck with your last couple weeks!
random musings: Can't believe Naomi is ranked as high as it is! (96) Bianca is my new little crush-- throwing it to dh as a equivalent sub to Vienna needing more mn options that do not end or start in A. (Colette, Eve, Claire, Blythe, Jade) wondering what Gretchen's middle name is...
alr: no matter which you choose, it will be great! @Gretchen, I hope you have a girl, and use the name Adele- I think it is a perfect sibset! My fave boy for you is Henry (if its growing popularity doesn't scare you, while it isn't in the top 50 now, it could be in the next couple years) Drake is my second favorite (that gives the boys both D names, if that bothers you). Abbigoose: If I was going to choose from only your list: Ruby Olivia, Hannah Grace, Adalaide Elise
alr: I've been trying to think of a spunky middle name, but I'm having problems, mostly because I see Naomi as a pretty spunk name already! I don't think you can go wrong-- what does your husband think? Parker was really spunky (and family right?), are there not any other family last names that can be used to spunk-it-up?
Thanks everyone for your comments on our names. DH has unfortunately nixed most of them, but I am keeping the ones I like most around. I think is easier to predict, but once I mix in DH's style, I feel our list can be random at times! I'll bring up our names again when I can't stand not thinking/talking about them! ;)
karyn, I am one who, even when seeing the emphasis written out, can't really tell the difference when I say the two myself, so I consider them spellings of the same name. (Except I might put a little more 'an' in the last syllable of Vivian, the vowel being slightly different? Or maybe it is only in my head
RB: thanks-- that was one I didn't know about, and since I am in southern Wisconsin... it's relatively nearby. Empathy: Everyone's weird is different so I'll start a list that they can: Reid, Neil, Tate, Hugo, Wade, Jett, Beckett, Emmett, Rhett, Rhys*, Niles, Otis, Conrad, Tad, Clifford (I haven't check the popularity of all these...) What about ends in -o? Falco, Jericho, Cairo, Bo/Beau, Enzo It seems like their uncommon is much more extreme than not in top 100-- Namepedia doesn't even recognize their faves.