if you're bored, vote on my list of baby names...

[girlsknowbest.livejournal.com]

Due with a girl in late November, here is my compilation of names that I like best. If you have a minute, vote on your favorites...

http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9473502


THANKS!!

Comments

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I really like Anais, but because it's so difficult to pronounce, I think I'd stick with using that as a middle name. I guess it doesn't matter, but it might be easier to use a name like Lydia or Eleanor as a first name. Also, the names Elle and Ella are both really cute, but I think it might be better to use them as a nickname for Ellen, or better yet, Eleanor. Ellen and Eleanor both seem much more "grown up" to me, while Elle and Ella are more little girl names IMO. I think it'd probably work better if you named her Eleanor and called her Ella; then she has the option of going by Eleanor, or Ellie, or Nora, or whatever, as an adult.

I don't know if you're looking for combos out of these, but I figured I'd suggest some and you can just ignore them if you already have a middle name picked out.

Lydia Eleanor
Lydia Anais
Lydia Claire
Lydia Harriet

Eleanor Claire
Eleanor Beatrice
Eleanor Lydia
Eleanor Charlotte

Harriet Claire
Harriet Norah
Harriet Ada
Harriet Anais
Harriet Lane

Emily Claire
Emily Anais
Emily Blythe
Emily Margaux

Charlotte Claire
Charlotte Eleanor
Charlotte Lydia
Charlotte Emily
Charlotte Abigail


If you can't tell, I have a LOT of favorites on your list. You have GREAT taste. I love the really traditional names like Charlotte, Eleanor, Harriet, and Lydia. They all have really cute nickname possibilities for a little girl (or work just as well as the full version), and they're all perfect for an adult, too. I like names that can grow up with the kid that way.

[girlsknowbest.livejournal.com]

awww, shucks. thanks!

i love lydia claire, as per your suggestion.

i love the name Lilly but didn't know what I'd put behind it. Lilly Jane perhaps??

I love the name Elliott for a girl, but apparently I'm the only one. I had reserved "Elle" or "Ellie" as a nick name...but my husband is using his VETO power on Elliott. Pfft.

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

How do you feel about the name Elisabeth? Lily is a pretty common nickname for Elisabeth, and I think the middle name thing would be easier with Elisabeth than with Lily.

I like Lily Charlotte, Lily Claire, and Lily Anais.

See, Elliot (with one t) is one of my favorite names for a boy, and I really dislike the trend of using boy names on girls; it makes it hard for the boys who are named that, because everyone picks on them for having a "girl name," while everyone is like, "whatever," about the girls. That's just my personal preference, though. I do like masculine nicknames on girls, though - for example, Charlie for Charlotte, or Joey for Josephine. I think that works.

Ellie or Elle would work on Elliot as nicknames, but I prefer them as nicknames for Eleanor. Besides, I think Eleanor is a much more fitting name for a girl. I have a hard time seeing an adult woman named Elliot, but I can definitely picture one named Eleanor, or Ellie.

[girlsknowbest.livejournal.com]

Lilly Claire really pops for me. However, would you do Lillian Claire and call her "Lilly"? Seems like it's the comparable of naming a girl Angie and not Angela.

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I think Lily is one of those names that stands alone okay. Kind of like Beth instead of Bethany, or Harry instead of Harold. I actually prefer just Lily, and I think Lily Claire (I actually like Clare better, but either spelling works) flows better than Lillian Claire.

Like I said, though, if it were me, I'd use Lily as a nickname for Elisabeth. It's pretty common (Queen Elizabeth II has used Lily and Lilabet as pet names on occasion) and it'd allow her to go by something a little less cutesy as an adult if she wanted to. I like Lily, but I have a hard time seeing it on an adult, you know?

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Abigail
Beatrix
Elliott
Helena
Sabine

I gave a positive vote to more than these, but these are the ones that stood out to me, so I recommend them ;)
I like Mya, Norah and Phoebe for middle names.