Baby Name...HONESTLY

Hello A.,
Congratulations to you on the upcoming birth of your daughter! New life is always a miracle.
I am a school teacher. I love my students. Whatever they are named. However, other students are not necessarily so loving. They find ways to make fun of what is "different."
That is the honest truth. I would go with a more traditional name. That is my honest opinion, since you are asking. Best of luck to you! It's good you are thinking of this....thinking of your daughter, with love. A name IS extremely extremely important!

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Ok. Here it is. Honestly. I grew up with a "Different name". After many years, I decided to just go by my Nickname. I honestly to this day ask my parents why they would do that to a child. Everytime somebody asked my name, I would cringe. I hate it with a passion. Although many others have it, I hate it. I would love to change it, but I am not. Why? Because somehow, I want to be respectful towards my parents. I think I know how to pronounce the name your are thinking about. It not at all ugly or weird. It is different. If I had to pick a spelling, it would be Adalie. That looks pretty to me. And actually, I do like the name Adalie. It is a sweet name. And just remember, this is your daughter. You can name her what you want. I love, love, the name Kate. I love classic names being that I had such an unsual name.

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Best advice I ever received was..don't tell people what you want to name your child. For some reason, people like to feel like they are giving you input.
Do what you like. You are the one that has to live with it not them.
BTW- I think the name is beautiful.

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I agree with not telling what you are planning to name your child. You get TOO many extra opinions on it which in turn makes you second guess. If you love the name, go for it.

When we named our daughter we thought about her baby years, teen years, adult years and then when she hopefully would be in her 80's +. We took the name and talked it out about how it sounded at each stage. We still loved her name and we stuck with it. We have no regrets with her name and she is now 13 1/2. It is Erin and there are still not a lot of Erin's in the classroom.

A lot of people choose a neat name that is different but think of your child being 80 yrs old and called that name. Just a thought.

I do like your chosen name, however, it will be mis-spelled and mis-spoken by many.

I hate my given name. I was named after my dad because he was SO disappointed that he did not have a son. I go by my middle name but the "given" name is the one on passports, etc. that I cringe when it is used. My middle name is common and there were often 3+ of us with the same name in class.

Best wishes to your new daughter!

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While I agree that what you name your child is your own decision, I would recommend that you make the spelling as easy as possible. She will have this name her entire life, and while a funky spelling may be cute when she's two, it may not be nearly as fun when she's 30 or 60. Just my two cents.

I think Adalie Kate is a beautiful name, and I had no trouble with pronunciation. Just go with it if you love it. We were going to name our son Alexander Michael, but when he was born he just didn't seem to suit it! We ended up with Johnathan Michael. People thought he would have trouble with spelling it etc, but it has never been a problem. One funny thing, when I was in the hospital having my first child, I shared a labor room (it was a military hospital, not great facilities!) with a mom that wanted to name her daughter Syphilis (like the disease)! The nurses were mortified and explained what it was. She just decided to pronounce it Sif-Alice!! I guess baby names are a very personal thing!!!

Everybody had a opinion about my son's name before he was born - and not good ones.. I was upset but luckily I have a husband who was of the 'who cares' attitude. The funny thing is that everybody loved the name after he was born! Ridiculous! Anyway when our daughter was born I decided not to tell anyone - and they all loved it. The moral is - name that beauty what you want.. as for the spelling - Adaleigh is how the English would spell is, Adalee in the US, and the French probably Adalie. It depends what flavour you want.. And I think it's a beautiful name.

I'm not crazy about it, but it's none of my darn business. :) I'd go with Adalie or Adaleigh, though - the first is simple, the second is traditional.

It's not weirdo, either way. FWIW, my boys both have old fashioned middle names that mean something to me and our family, but I gave them a simple first name that is easy to spell and pronounce and belongs only to them (not a hand me down from family).

Jason Fletcher and Cole Alexander

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I think its cute, I always tell someone who asks about baby names not to think of it as a childs name, consider the name for an adult, because ultimately, they have to grow up and have that name as a grownup, and sometimes what seems a good name for a little one, doesn't compute for an adult. But this one sounds like it will be a great one.

I love unusal names. I think adalie is very pretty. Wh ocare what people think. You are the one who will singing and whispering her name. As long as it sound beautiful to you then go for it. Every name seems odd..remember ashley was originally a boys name etc... My name is nicole but it is spelled nicoli. I seem normal but i am a little unique. I love it . I don't the nicole look but i am a nicoli. Good luck...ps my girls names are
maysi (macy)
makenli (mckenly)
montgmori (montgomery)
almost normal but unique just like they are.

Sounds like Natalie to me. I think she'll always get..."Is is Natalie?" My name is M. and people always say..."Is it Misty?" It's annoying. Therefore...I gave my sons two really simple names that would be very hard to mistake. Just my 2 cents.

The best advice I've ever heard is imagine your daughter in two situations: (1) a middle school classroom and (2) a resume or job interview. If they name is too difficult to know how to pronounce it, if you think she'll spend the rest of her life correcting people on the pronunciation, or if it's too bazaar, she'll be teased through school. Also, keep in mind that the initials spell. If her initials are AKA, she could be teased for that too (I had a friend in school whose initials were ABC and she hated it!)

I absolutely love it! And I would probably spell it Adalie. If that's the name that YOU want to name YOUR child, it really shouldn't matter what other people think. It's not weird - it's unique and I honestly think it's beautiful. And, this is coming from the mother who named her daughter Peggy Sue (not after the song, really!!!)and her son Jory Michael. And the son named Jory that wants to name his son Julien Nathaniel. My daughter has gone thru a range of names for her children - Tatum, Mercedes for girls - Clayton for boys - none of which I'm crazy about, but no matter what, it's her decision. And, it's your decision. Don't be pressured by what anybody else thinks.

Ok - is this a name you made up or something you got from somewhere? I think it is important that a name has a meaning (you know...like in thoses baby names books?). My son and daughter both have unusual names and I have never heard of another child with these names, but they are real names in other cultures with real meaning that are special to them. They have come somehow on their own to really be what the names mean. With my son, the name didn't get picked on much because it is also a family name, but I got a lot of flack over my daughter and not too thrilled with those people. But I cannot imagine them being named anything else.

I personally think you should go with Adalade (add-a-laid), which is the traditional, more old-fashioned version, and you could call her Addie while she is young, which will be easy to spell and say by her peers. Adaleigh sounds too much like Natalie to me. Hey, at least she won't be a Jennifer, Lisa, or Debbie like the rest of us!! :)

It's a beautiful, old fashioned name, go for the leigh ending

I found that people can be really open when it comes to expressing their opinions about potential baby names. I wish I had kept my mouth shut in the months leading up to my daughter's birth. One of my co-workers teased me so bad about my daughter's name that I almost didn't come back after my maternity leave. Lucky for me, my supervisor spoke to him and he never mentioned it again. People don't seem to have an opinion about her name NOW, it was just BEFORE she was born. I really don't know what's wrong with people.

Adalie is a wonderful name. Spell it however you like and do not ever, ever let anyone sway your decision. Your child's name is the first gift you give her when she is born.

BTW, my daughter's name is ERICA PLUM THOMPSON and we call her Plum.

Some people won't like it, some people will think it's pretty. I'm on the pretty side. When I told my grandmother we were going to name my daughter Mallory, she announced to everyone how much she didn't like that name. Who cares? Mallory doesn't, and the name suits her perfectly.

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I think the pronunciation could sound different depending on spelling - Adalie ("lee" sound) or Adeleigh ("lay") sound - I prefer Adeleigh - I think it is very pretty.

I think it is different, but not wierd. I would spell it Adaleigh. Don't worry about what others think. If you like the name, go for it. Its a lot better than Apple or Zuma.

A.,
Do not worry about what people think of the name you have chosen for your child. Your child, most likely, will not like the name you choose for them any way...LOL. I personally, do not care who likes, or doesnt like the names that my husband and i chose for our kids. They are our kids, and that is ONE thing that a parent gets control over. Let your child make their own choice when they get older, but you never know...that name could be the perfect name for your child.

I think you should name your baby whatever you want, but if you want an HONEST opinion, Adalie is not my favorite??? I have a friend who named her child Channing, and that name has really stuck with me. Good luck!

I totally agree that you should just keep the names you like to yourself. Someone's gonna poo poo all over a name you really like & ruin it for you or make you think twice when it's really none of their business.

I think Adalie is pretty. I looked it up on some baby names sites & found it's French or German (depending on the site) & means "Noble." So, totally not a made-up name as I first thought. Feminine, pretty & distinctive without being ridiculous, in my opinion. Good name, momma! :)

I say name your baby what you want to name her. This is the EXACT reason we didn't disclose the name of our second born until he arrived. We had so many people giving us opinions on our first born's name (a daughter) that when we got pregnant the second time and chose a name, only my hubby and I knew it until he was born. We didn't tell anybody.

I think the name is beautiful, but the real question is: Do you love the name? If so, then use it with great pride.

that is a very nice name I like it maybe Adaleigh is good I have never seen it spelled that way its unique. good luck and take care

God bless!!

Honestly, I am just glad I dodged the bullet of the crazy name my mom wanted to name me and my dad objected to - Lucretia - short for that - Lucky - YIKES! Your child will grow up to be an adult some day. Make sure they will have some dignity - you are stuck with a name forever - God forbid, a child have to feel like they want to betray their parent later and change it.

If you are thinking it is too unusual, then do yourself a favor and alleviate your anxiety and relieve your little one of future anxiety and pick a more traditional spelling or name.

If you are trying to hard, then, well, you are just plain trying to darn hard.

HONESTLY, if you like the name, then use it. I like the spelling Adeleigh. But I am a fan of the "leigh" ending. I have never heard this name but I think it is pretty. I'd call her "Addy" for short.

I have a friend that spells her name "Atalie"

i think it's a beautiful name, and i like the way you have spelled it. it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks anyway :)

I think it sounds like a great name! And I agree with whoever it was that said your going to run into someone who doesn't like it no matter what you pick. I have a unique name and I like it. My mother and father had a good attitude toward it and it helped me have a good attitude toward it. I sometimes wished my name was a little more common, but appreciated the uniqueness when I was old enough to realize that because my name wasn't common I didn't have to turn around whenever someone yelled out "Hey! Lauren!" or "Hey Amanda" or whatever name was common in the area at the time. I always new when someone was talking to me. As far as the spelling - you live in America where the "lee" sound can be spelled a half a dozen different ways. No matter how you spell it, someone will mispronounce it. If you do it "Adalie" some one will do an "I" on the end. If you do "Adelea" some one will pronouce it it like Leah or if you do it "Adaleigh" (which I think looks very elegant) someone will pronouce it "Lay". No matter how you do it, someone will find a way to masacre it - it doesn't matter how logical it should be to pronounce it. Just do what you want to do and don't listen to anyone else. And once you pick it, don't second guess it. Your attitude toward her name will help shape her attitude toward it.

I'm not crazy about the name but it's not my decision to make. My advice is to name your child whatever you want to name her. Don't base your decision on what other people think. Otherwise, you'll end up naming your child a name that you will regret.

To me, the meaning behind the name makes the difference. Like the lady who said her child's name means witch. Uh....no matter how cute / adorable it sounds, I would have decided against it based on the meaning.

For spelling, what about Adali. It's a cute spelling. Adaleigh seems too long. Also, there's Addalee, Ada-lee, Adaly, or Addaly.

There will always be people who mispronounce the name no matter how you spell it. Do what's best for you.

Good luck and congrats on the new baby on the way!

A. this is not a weird name, it's and old name, its been around a long time. My sister had a childhood friend named Adalee, my sister is 77 yrs old and they are still friends. That tells you how long its been around. I also have a cousin named Addie. i also thought that is cute. Me, i like the old names.

Beautiful name - I also like the spelling "Adeleigh". Unique names are special. Don't worry about what anyone else thinks :). The only thing is that it's hard to find personalized items for unique names, but you can always special order.

some ppl just like more classic names over unique ones. my husbands like that. our daughters are named madison riley & taylor mckaylee & i had to fight with him on both of them. i wanted neat names & he wanted regular names. i think adalie is a wonderful name. i would consider it if i had another girl. dont let ur coworker get you down. i'm pretty sure mckaylee is a name i came up with on my own but i love it & wouldnt change it for the world. you have til january to decide if you like them. both our daughters names changed half way through bc i didnt like them any more. teagan & mckinley were supposed to be their original names lol

I'm going to say that even if a name is unusual, I think it gives people character and pride when they learn to like it. I go by my first and different name professionally (not the name that appears here) and while it continues to be a relatively uncommon name, I like that it is different. Even if people can't pronounce my name, they remember me. Yes, kids used to make fun of the name and they came up with all kinds of variations for it but my mother always taught me that it didn't matter what others said, it didn't change who I was. When I really learned to like my name because it was different, I also had the patience to encourage others to say it properly (this as early as the fifth grade). I remember correcting teachers everyday when they did roll call. I tend to be stubborn. I also learned to not respond to kids when I felt they were making fun of me. Eventually, they got bored. That may be a hard lesson to learn but it also taught me to stand up for myself. I had a lot of other things to do and worrying about my name wasn't one of them. As an adult, its a great conversation ice breaker. And I get a lot of compliments on it.

Cute name!!!! You could spell it any of those ways.

I think the name you choose is not up to anyone but you. When my first two grandchildren were born, I thought their names were odd. I have a boy named Tymber Xan and a girl named Kysti Beth. They are almost 7 and 5 now. Those names are perfect and I am glad I didn't interfere. I recently heard of a baby named Annerson Grace. At first, it seemed strange, but hopefully she will never have the problem I do. Everybody born in the late 40's and 50's has the name L..
I think you should choose a name to please yourself and your husband. I personally like Adaleigh, but that's just me.

I say, go with what YOU like. When I told my sister (my best friend) that I was naming my daughter Aubrey, she said that she hated it. Well, I didn't care. And now, she said that she can't imagine her being anything different. Honest opinion though, I don't like the name. Sorry, you asked for honesty. Best of luck in your arrival of a new beautiful baby girl!

I think Adaleigh Kate is precious!

So it is not the "Norm" so what! I like names that are different and uncommon.

Would it be what i would name my child...prob. not being in Texas I didnt want to go too southern. I like A names though...we went with Avery. I wanted Alauradannan...but I was also told by many it would be too long we would of called her Alaura for short. I also liked Savanah but my husband said too "Country". I still wish I would of chosen Alauradannan...but my little girl is SO AN AVERY!

It is your child and you name her what you want! No regrets...

I like Adalie and Adaleigh

A.,
I don't think your baby name is weird, but I would re-think the spelling, if you spell it "Adaleigh" at least people will pronouce it correctly. Do you like "A" names because your name is A.. How about Adrianna, Amelia, Antonette, or Arianna? I have a cousin named "Ada" and she dislikes the way people are always misprouncing her name from Ida, to Ada to
A-day. Good luck and Congratulations on the upcoming birth!

Here's my take. Out of the spellings you had listed, I like Adalie. Be prepared though for people to constantly mispronounce and misspell her name. I would say it like "Natalie", but I am not sure if that is how you meant it to be. I named my oldest daughter, Mabrey, and my youngest daughter, Emmaley (with an Ethan Alexzander in between). I got plenty of strange looks when I told people my choices when pregnant. In hindsight, I wouldn't tell anyone until the baby is already here and named. I also didn't think that the mispronunciation and misspelling would bother me, but now that my oldest is in kindergarten, it is getting really annoying. I get everything from Mayberry to Mavery. I know it is totally my fault, but annoying nonetheless. If you like the name I would just go for it. After all, she has a very traditional middle name that she can go by if she ends up hating it. Congrats!

I grew up with an Atalie. I think that is how you pronouce yours. I like the name, however you spell it.

Hi A.,

That is so frustrating when someone makes those reactions to a decision we made that was already hard enough!
Is the name pronounced like Natalie w/out the N & T sound??
I think it's very cute and different but may be mistaken often for the name Natalie. (Just my opinion)
We had mixed reactions for both baby names I liked, they were Evan and Jackson. I even did a mamasource poll and ended up choosing Evan. I just felt it was a name that still would fit him well even as an adult and not just a cute baby name.
Anyhow, my point is go with what you feel and know is best for your baby and you'll be fine.
Who knows, maybe you'll set some kind of new baby name trend for Adalie! : )

Good luck to you!

I LOVE "Adalie"; and I love the way you spelled it originally too!

The name reminds me of a free spirited person with creative ideas and a love of life.

If you like the name and its meaning, it doesn't really matter what other people think. You sound like a mom who is trying to make a good choice with your child in mind and that's great.

I had not heard this name before so I looked it up. It's French or German and means "noble" or "noble one" or "nobility". I always liked to know the meaning of a name before considering it for a baby...who will have to live with it for a lifetime.

I like the spelling Adalie. It is different, but not as strange as naming you child Apple or something..could be worse, you could be famous:) Also, would you consider calling her Addy/Addi as a nick name, so that as she got older she could chose one or the other. I know people say if you want to call them be a nick name then name them that, but I like options. We named my son Ryan after his father, but he goes by R.J. (Ryan Jr.) most of the time. But we do call him Ryan often enough that he recognizes it too, and someday he can choose either way. Just a suggestion, but it is cute:)

Just one opinion. Whatever you decide the first name will be with her no matter what so please call her by her first name.
My parents for whatever reason decided to call me by my middle name, and so I really do not care for my first name, but all through life I have to hear it as everything is First name, Middle initial. Ugh! But I have learn to deal with it, except many time I have thought hmmm I should switch them around. Too old now... Ha

Best wishes for a happy healthy baby!

Dear A.:

I love the name Adalie! Spell it as you wish (personally I like the spelling Adaleigh). I love that the name is flexible so that you child can change it to suit her personality or as she grows. She can be Adaleigh, Addie or Leigh, for example.

My mom is named Lee, but back in the "old days" it upset some people that she had a "boy's name".

It surprised me that some people thought that Adalie must be a made-up name. They must not read alot.

Don't worry if others do not like the name. For instance, I love your name, while the suggestion Anna Lee does not have any appeal to me.

I probably does not matter to you, but there is a superstition (look at numerology) that double letters in a name are roadblocks or challenges to overcome, and some people avoid using names that have double letters and are short. If your child grows up to believe in numerology,a name like Anna Lee Brooks would be the worst possible name ever! ;)

Good Luck! - Here is to uncommon names!

Jen

It is a different name, though IMHO it might be especially difficult for people to remember. I don't specifically know why I think that, it just seems that way to me.
Not to keep you from naming your little girl the name you love best, but if you like the sound of Adalie, perhaps you might consider Anna Lee? We know an Anna Lee & she has always loved her name; she has a middle name in addition to the Lee part, though I don't remember it, LOL. We really liked it too for our daughter (that's why we asked her about how she liked it...), though came to the conclusion it just didn't go with our last name very well at all.
HTH & best wishes to you & your growing family!

edited to add: I think Adalee would leave less room for mispronouncing it as rhyming with "lie" (as in a fib).

Awww, I think its cute! I imagine she will go by Addy for short, or even Leigh. :-)

I would spell it the most obvious to cut down on mispronounciations. Adalee.
But you're way looks prettier although I didn't understand how to pronounce it until I saw your other spellings. In my head, I was saying Uh DA lee instead of Ah du LEE.

It's pronounced like Natalie without the N right?
What about spelling it Attalie? Or would that be too much?

Either way,I think its a very sweet name and probably perfect for your little girl. It matches Carter very well too. :-)

I like the name Adelie but I think that people will say add-a-lie (like a fib), because that is the way is is spelled. If you want it to be Add-a-lee, then I would spell it to look like how you want it pronounced. People will mess up or forget how to say a pronunciation spelled differently than what they read.
I have a name that is not often seen, is a traditional name, meaning very old. And I have an unusual middle name. I also have at least two nick-names. My name is L. Charmaine. My mom wanted Laurie but my dad wanted L.. It had more dignity, I guess he said, more grown up for later. So I was named L. but called Laurie. My whole family calls me Laurie. I even entered school being called Laurie until about jr high. There was another Laurie, so I went back to L.. That was on all my paperwork anyways. When I was little and couldn't say Laurie, it came out Lottie. So several of my relatives call me Lottie, like my grandmother. I still answer and use it, and say "This is Lottie calling" when I call her. It is another older name, along with Ruby, Pearl, and Ida. So there you have my nicknames. As for the Charmaine, who knows where my grandmother came up with that one, but it is my moms middle name also. So it was passed down to me. I like it because it is unique. There just aren't alot of L.'s or Charmaine's. It used to be Annie L. in the old days, that people put together. Anywho, I can also tell you that despite my name it is still mispronounced. People like to say "Maura"? No....L. and I usually hold up my fingers in the "L" sign so they can see. I am a nurse and work mainly with elderly hard of hearing patients. But mainly answer to anything that starts with an "L" and take no offense. Linda, Lana, Leah, Lisa, Liza, etc. IF they can just get the "L" I am half-way there. I am 38 and have just now worked with another nurse that is a L.. I have been nursing for 15 years.
I think Adaleigh is the favorite for me. I like that it is partially traditional but with the Leigh a little different. I doubt there will be another in her class. My boys are named traditional "boy" names that cannot be presumed to be girl/boy names---at least not yet. Ethan Michael, Aaron Thomas, and Adam Matthew. I personally don't like names that everyone uses...like Caitlyn, Ashlyn, Madison, McKayla, Avery. They are so unique they are now overdone. (In my opinion.) We also didn't like all the Cowboy names, like Austin, Rowdy, Chaser, Gunner, Sterling, Colton, Remington. WE also didn't like the Southwest names, Sierra, Cheyanne, etc. We also didn't like names that could be a girl or boy, like Taylor. Most are way overdone. They are nice but to many people have used them and there are a dozen Taylors, all with different spellings for both boys and girls. Then there were the car names, Lexus, Lexie, Mercedes, Portia. WEre all the rage for a while. Now you see Nesta, Zuma, Apple, Moxie etc. The trend now is back to older names like Ruby, Matilda, etc. So who knows.
There are several good bits of advice. Like what you think is cute for a two-year old may not be cute as an adult, when they have a profession and need to be taken seriously in the world. They can always go by a middle name. If they in turn don't like their first name.
I would also strongly consider the intials thing. I wanted to name my middle son Aaron Scott Snyder...until my hubby pointed out his initials were ASS. So he became Aaron Thomas. But I still yell Aaron Scott Thomas Cornwell-Snyder.
The other bit is to make your own selves happy. You are the ones that get the honor and privledge of naming a new precious life. Not everyone will agree with what you name the baby. So go with what you like, but keep some things in the back of your mind.
All my kids have a legally hyphenated last name. Cornwell-SNyder. Just like me....but that is a story for another time. The only thing different I wished I had done was to not add the hyphen.
Good luck with the baby,
L.

I like that name! my middle name is Adalaid.I really don't think you should worry about what others think as long as you and your significant other love the name. People are coming up with more and more original names. My husband and I are trying to get pregnant and one of the names we are looking at is Taelynn. Good luck and remember your opinion is the only one that matters!

My children's names are:
taylr
triston
teagan

and my nephew and neice's names are:
shye
dasia

I agree with these other ladies this is your child, yet a name is important for it's a gift you are giving to your
child that will stay with her for the rest of her life.
think to your self would I like to go with it, what kind of nickname would be used?

My oldest gd name I didn't care for it when my daughter told me what it would be, 9 yrs later it was the best name that could been givng to her for it goes with her red hair and personily.

Myself I like these names but not together

here is another site you might like
http://pregnancyandbaby.com/
and u can also+ Get opinions on baby names

I wish you the best.
Hugs

I almost didn't name my son the name that I chose for him because people kept making faces & remarks. In the end, I decided that I was the only one who had to like it & went ahead & named him it. Now, people absolutely love it. He loves it because it is original & there are very few people in the world with his name. I love the name that you chose & like either Adalie or Adaleigh. But that's just me:)

LOVE IT! I like the way you spelled it, too!

If it's pronounced the way I think it is it's a beautiful name and not alot of girls have it. There is a little girl in my daughter's kindergarten class named Attalie which I think is pronounced the same way but her family calls her Attie. My daughter's name is Abby, short for Abigail, so I think they call the other little girl Attalie just to keep from having confusion! It's a great name and it's your child so don't worry about what other people think. I think you mentioned the coworker was a "he" so that ought to tell you something right there! HA!

i've been a school teacher for 23 years and I LOVE LOVE all names!!! Believe me, there's so many neat names out there! You'll be happy you kept Adalie Kate!

I see you have received several responses already but I am not going to take the time to read them, so this may be a repeat.

If you like the name that is the name you should use. There are so many people that will "make a face" no matter what you chose and that is ok. It is not up to them, and they don't have to live with the choice you do.

BTW, I like it. It sounds like an old family name. My daughter and my granddaughter both are named after their great great grandmothers!

You've got a lot of responses...my middle name is Adele (pronounced A-dell)...but if you put an accent mark on the last "e"..Adele' (over the last e, not after)...sounds sort of French...I love the name you've picked and who cares what other people think of your daughters name...you may change your mind before then or when she's born! They're you kids and you can name them whatever you want.

I think Adalie is a prcious name for a baby girl. I think I would spell it adalee.

It's a lovely name but I would also go with the more tradional spelling. In fact I would probably name her Adaleigh Katherine. Or Katherine Adaleigh flows well. Remember --she doesn't want a cute name when she becomes first chief justice of the supreme court or the president of the US!!! You can alway call her Kate or Addy.

As as for a learning to spell it, my mother always said that every 1st grader learned to spell his own name!

My granddaughter had alway planned to pass on her own middle name (Rose) as it was her great great grandmothers name. But pregnant with the only daughter she would have she also fell in love with the names Grace and Amelia. After canvassing friends and family, they decided on Grace Amelia-Rose.

So go with your heart but remember she will only be a baby a very small portion of her life. Naming is really serious business. Remember "A Boy Named Sue"?

Let us know what you decide! God bless you.
D.

I think it is cute. Do what you want to do as you and your daughter will have to live with the name. When I announced that we were going to name our first daughter, Elizabeth. My father in-law thought that was too long for such a little girl. He wanted to shorten it to Eli. I told him that we have named her Elizabeth and that is what we are calling her. He would make a few comments here and there; however, finally has stopped after two years! I am very happy that I stuck to my guns because I get so many compliments on her name. Plus she is not going to be a little girl for very long :(

I didn't know how to pronounce it until you spelled it with lee & leigh at the end. Good Luck!

My recommendation (and this is what I did with both of my girls who have unusual names) is not telling anyone what you are considering. No matter how great the name is, you are ALWAYS going to run into someone who does not like it. She is your child. Name her what you and her father want. Forget everybody else (friends and family). After she is already named no one can say anything about it! I named mine unusual names and have no negative feelings about either because I waited until after they were born to "release" the name. It was kind of hard at times. When people asked what we were naming her I said I had not decided yet or that I wasn't letting anyone know until after she was born. "We already know the sex of the baby, I want to keep something a surprise" usually worked as an answer also. By the way, I love the name Adalie. It is not weird. I like the Adalee spelling best. Anyway, those are my 2 cents.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

You will get those faces regardless of what you name your child, if you ask enough people! Don't let it bother you!

I like Adalie or Adalee for spellings, but it will be beautiful either way!

The most important thing to keep in mind here is do YOU like it. You and your husband are going to be the ones who will say and use it repeatedly and have to hear it the most, so be sure it is not a name that will too much of a tongue twister to say when you are disciplining. Also I am from the school of thought that nicknames are for the birds. Whatever you name your child make sure that is what she will be called and make sure that everyone around sticks to your mandate about it. That way when she gets older there is not switching to a more mature name and then having to explain to all of those that know her by a nickname that she is now called "blah blah blah", it could be confusing and frustrating for her in the long run. I caught all kinds of heck form everyone around me including my mother when I named my son, Steven Aaron-Dean, I combined his two middle names and was told by everyone that it was too many names and it would be too much of a mouthful and too confusing. He was born in December of 1991, and wouldn't you know it a few months later Garth Brooks had his first daughter and she had "four" names, so I guess I was just ahead of the curve. I also had an issue with his other grandmother trying to call him "Stevie" for a while, but I told her several times if I had wanted him to be call "Stevie" I would have named him that and she did respect my wishes after that.

I personally like the name, but would spell it Adaleigh as it is the most traditional spelling of the name.

Just remember what you and your husband like is what counts and also I would add that something that sounds cute now might not sound so cute at twenty four.

Good Luck and God Bless you and yours and remember to keep the people on the Texas coast in your prayers and pitch in where you can.

First things first.....this is your child and whatever name you fall in love with should be your pick................we went through this naming our little girl...........her father and i decided if it was a girl(Lilian Jade) i would choose the name and if it was a boy (Gavin Dee) he would choose the name.....well when we found out it was a girl we both agreed that Lilian Jade would be her name................and when we told my parents they loved it............and when we told his parents they threw the biggest fit about it...........that said it was the worst name they had ever heard and that if we chose that name they would call her LJ because they didnt like it......................we she is now 9mths old and her name is Lilan Jade...........her grandfather now calls her Lillie (which is what we call her) and her grandmother continues to call her LJ knowing it bothers us...........so name your child what you want........its not there decission its yours..............and if you want my opinion i think adalee is a adorable why to spell it and i think kate with make a wonderful middle name.................

honestly, it's your baby, not your coworkers, or anyone else's. you and your husband should name her what you want. i've discovered that there is no baby name out there that kids won't make fun of, or that someone won't think is weird. my husband and i picked names from the Chronicles of Narnia series and our daughter's name is Jadis (it's the name of the white witch, and we discovered that in turkish it literally means witch). but i love the name and so does my husband. and there have definitely been people who smirk when we tell them, but there are also others that really like it. it's hard enough finding a name that moms and dads agree on, if you've found one, stick with it.

I think the name is GREAT!! I have a little girl due in December and when I tell people that we are naming her Wylee Ann, I get "that face" that you are talking about too. It's hard to explain but there are a lot of texas names in my family, (Houston, Dallas, Bowie, Addison, and now its my turn)but my dad's middle name is Lee and my mom's is Ann so I thought Wylee Ann was perfect. But I think Adalie, however you decide to spell it is extremely cute!!

A few people indicated you could call your daughter "Addie/Addy" for short. I just wanted to make sure you know how common that is nowadays. There are two girls in my son's daycare class named Addison and they both go by Addie. Now one has to be called Addie L. and the other Addie M. I'm guessing they'll think that's their real name eventually! :)

So, while Adalie is original (and beautiful, in my opinion) I wanted to make sure you knew the nickname may not be the same.

Best wishes with the rest of your pregnancy!