Name My Baby ~ PLEASE! - Page 2

[jennica]

Originally Posted by Mammo2Sammo

We asked Jamie the Intuitive here on MDC, and she told us the name our baby wanted. We are still adjusting to the name request. The interesting thing is that our list of names that we really liked just didn't feel right, whereas this requested name, and a slightly changed name we found that we love the meaning of, feels so completely right to us, although I still don't love the name.

I wouldn't go with a name I didn't choose or like. I'm not sure how anybody could know what your baby wants to be named more than you would

[annablue]

My favorite girl names are Catherine, Rose, Elizabeth, Anne, Grace, Emma, Alexandra, Bella, Juliet.

[FireWithin]

Originally Posted by jennica

I wouldn't go with a name I didn't choose or like. I'm not sure how anybody could know what your baby wants to be named more than you would

Yes, we will not go with a name we truly don't like. Our boys' names are rather basic, white-bread like - well known and classic. This name is a little different, and I think that is just my adjustment.

This baby has been waiting for this time for a while, and the interesting thing is for my second pregnancy the name we picked for a girl was just one sound off from the requested one, but we had a boy. So maybe I did really know what the baby wanted to be named, because we got awfully close.

I find it to be a fascinating idea seeing what a baby wants to be named. Of course it is all bs if you don't believe in intuitive thinking, but for those who do (and I am one of them), it changes my perspective on naming. The concept of asking the baby what she wants to be named is a very new idea to me.
I don't think self-naming is necessary, so no judgements for those who don't, but maybe that is why some names although perfectly lovely to the couple just don't always fit or sit well with them, and maybe that is why certain names keep on coming back -like Arden

[tootersmom]

Originally Posted by Mammo2Sammo

I don't think self-naming is necessary, so no judgements for those who don't, but maybe that is why some names although perfectly lovely to the couple just don't always fit or sit well with them, and maybe that is why certain names keep on coming back -like Arden

That's a really interesting concept. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to take that leap yet, but it's definitely worthy of consideration.

Thanks for sharing your experiences as well!

[a52735]

Originally Posted by tootersmom

That's a really interesting concept. I'm not sure I'm brave enough to take that leap yet, but it's definitely worthy of consideration.

Thanks for sharing your experiences well!

I agree.

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[PreggieUBA2C]

I have a friend whose sister's name is Ardiss (can be spelled Ardyss as well) and another I thought of while reading through is one that dp and I had considered if our ds4 would have been female: Avalynn.

I hope you find 'the one.' We are having a hard time coming up with any substantial amount of options with this baby, but it is realy important that the name really fits, for us. Dp and I have both changed our first names because they really didn't and caused us both a lot of social and internal conflict and stress because we were never the people others expected when they heard our names, and we felt misplaced. We changed them, and immediately, all of the social and internal conflicts and stresses we'd been living with our whole lives disappeared. Really. It was instant for me.

Friends who knew us before were somewhat reluctant but after a few weeks remarked (every one of them independently and unprompted) that it felt so much better to call us by our new names and while they didn't understand at first why we'd bother, they saw how it impacted their own interactions with us from their perspectives and agreed that the changes were necessary and beneficial.

SO, I am coming to naming with that history and agree that it really has to be 'the one.' My parents and dp's didn't really consider who we were when they named us; indeed they were not aware and still aren't. But we know our babies, so we name them accordingly.

[momasana]

Parker

[Oliver'sMom]

These are names we considered for a girl:

Bernadette
Josephine
Hazel
Alice
Leatrice
Johanna
Alesandra

Some unisex names I like are:

Luca
Dakota
Oakley
Alex
Riley

[wookie]

What about names from other languages? I can give you some Hindi/Sanskrit options: Vani (sweet voice), Diya/Dia (earthen lamp), Lila, Raina (dusk or starlit night).

Also Harper, Chanel.

[Greenlea]

I've always be of the thinking process that the best time to pick out your baby's name - especially if you're having trouble - is after they are born. I think the name that fits that baby best will come to you then.

[Katie T]

I love the name Rylin...it's my youngest name lol

[tootersmom]

Thank you for all the great responses, ladies!

As of yesterday, we may have a name! I'm still trying it out, but so far it seems to want to stick...

Farrah (or Farah - we're still playing with the spelling.)

It's never been one of my favorites before, but my middle name is Faris and the other night we were thinking of names similar to our own. I said "What do you think of Farrah?" and my husband said he REALLY liked it. This is the first name he has shown any interest in. I asked my six year old what he thought of it, and he didn't make the gagging sound - so it might just be a keeper!

While I'm not sure I love the name, it does seem to feel right. We'll see.

Thanks again. You guys are the best

[tommynomad]

In Scandinavian culture, babies aren't named until the parents get to know them. Usually between 3-6 months, but even up to their first birthday (when governments usually require a birth certificate). Why not wait until DD names herself by interacting with you?

In Thailand, baby's name is predetermined (usually by family), but everyone goes by a nickname, which they also may not get until they're a year old.

In both the above situations, babies are called sweetheart, darling, love, etc. until they get their own names.

In my family, all of us were named for my parents' heroes. That tradition will carry on with our little Puck (in utero nickname). Frontrunners are Seeger (as in Pete), Henson (as in Jim), and Pierre (as in Trudeau). We're not alone, as our community has had plenty of Nelsons (Mandela) and even last week, a Kofi (Annan). You could name your DD for a great woman you look up to: what a beautiful way to show her she's special!

A word of caution, however: my brother was (middle-)named for someone my parents greatly respected, but then turned out to be a wife beater. So it's safer to choose deceased heroes & heroines, whose lives are a matter of public record.

[Right of Passage]

Like it's been said I also asked intuitive Jaime here. She said the baby wanted "Xavier" it's actually a name *I* don't like, but I had asked my DH about it just hours before I asked Jaime. My DH had mentioned a few X names and loves really strong names (Thor being one). It isn't his first name, it's his middle.

Farrah is a lovely name I hope it's what sticks!

[tootersmom]

Originally Posted by Right of Passage

Farrah is a lovely name I hope it's what sticks!

Thank you!! I'm actually quite enamored with Farrah at this point! (Or maybe I'm just enamored with my Farrah ) But either way I think it's a keeper!

[mclisa]

Amethyst and Garnet are my top ones at the moment.

I also like Savannah.

Farrah is also really cute!