M.A. asks from Denver, CO on March 24, 2011
Baby Girl Names? - Denver,CO
Hey everyone! We are having a real tough time thinking of names for our baby due in May. The only one we have been able to come up with and agree on is Erin. Anyone out there have any suggestions? We are trying to steer clear of the top 20 names if you know what I mean. No Ava, Sophie, Isabelle's anything like that. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Hey thanks for all the suggestions! I forgot to put in my original post no L names. Her last name is Lovejoy so anything that starts with an L, Lexi for example, paired with the last name sounds very.... Exotic to say the least. Keep the suggestions coming though!
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M.D. answers from Pittsburgh on March 24, 2011
Perhaps try combining two names of people that are special to you. My daughters middle name is a combination of my husbands middle name Lee and my mothers middle name Ann to make Leanne. This is not a name I would have other wise chosen, but it was a special combination that meant something to us.
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K.L. answers from Lafayette on March 25, 2011
I have worked in schools for a lot of years, and disagree with the idea of taking a common name and changing the spelling. That is really hard on kids. Also, no A's-I have 5 in my group of 34. I like taking a family name and modernizing it-for example, I had a grandmother Lucille and thought about Lucy (we got an Owen instead :) )
B.J. answers from Longview on March 25, 2011
Congrats!!
I have two girls Sydnee Jayde and Carly Elease..simple names that you don't hear to often.
I also like the names Avery, Jaimee, and Bayleigh.
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M.D. answers from Pittsburgh on March 24, 2011
Perhaps try combining two names of people that are special to you. My daughters middle name is a combination of my husbands middle name Lee and my mothers middle name Ann to make Leanne. This is not a name I would have other wise chosen, but it was a special combination that meant something to us.
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D.P. answers from Pittsburgh on March 24, 2011
Erin Marie
Erin Hope
Erin Margaret
Erin Anne
Erin LeeAnn
Erin Parker
Erin Ryleigh
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M.O. answers from Provo on March 25, 2011
My friend's daughter's name is Arlie ("R"-Lee) and she is the cutest thing ever. Her name is simple but not common. My brother and his wife chose Hadlie for their daughter. I like some of the older names too, but not those that make you think of a grandma. I like Hannah, Gabrielle, Emma, and McKenna.
Look at family names. We chose Miley for our daughter from my husband's geneology but then Miley Cyrus came and now everybody has a Miley too. It doesn't seem to matter the name you pick and how original you are. We thought we were original on our kids' name and they end up being popular. I named our oldest daughter Madison and my husband thought he should choose the next one. He always teased me about picking a name that ended up being so popular. He loves Louis Lamour western novels and picked "Abigail" out of one of the stories, for our next daughter. As you know, it is also a top 20 name.
Good luck! Also, make sure that the names don't have weird nick names or things that kids can make fun of. Make sure her initials don't spell anything funny either.
K.I. answers from Los Angeles on March 24, 2011
Lets see...some of my favorites, that I didn't use are:
Ainsley
Pru
Piper
Kendall
Arijuana
Treeann
Carlan
Good Luck! Naming them was always the hardest part for me!
It took us forever to come up with our girl name....
M.B. answers from Salt Lake City on March 25, 2011
My daughter is Areta Marie mine is Malea Areta
J.P. answers from Denver on March 25, 2011
Hi--
When I got stuck with my baby's name I looked up meanings that I liked. Baby names world has a section where you can type in a meaning you like and it will bring up all the names with that meaning. And if it means anything, I like Erin.
Congrats!
J.
B.J. answers from Longview on March 25, 2011
Congrats!!
I have two girls Sydnee Jayde and Carly Elease..simple names that you don't hear to often.
I also like the names Avery, Jaimee, and Bayleigh.
M.S. answers from Los Angeles on March 24, 2011
erin is a pretty common name even though it might not be on this year's top 20 list.
maybe spell it differently...arynn, arinn...
and i agree with PP to include a name from your family that you would like to carry on.
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