Vote on my names! (and a question)

[areawoman.livejournal.com]

Most of the middle names have some sort of family connection. I'm due in May, so lots of time to decide.

Also...my favorite name is Emerson. I've wanted to name a girl that for ages (since long before my son came along -- it was our girl choice for him). But...a good friend of mine just had a baby girl and named her Emerson :(. They call her "Emme" and I would use the nickname "Emma." Should I just pick something else? Would you be mad if a friend of yours named her baby the same thing you just named yours?

Comments

[djador.livejournal.com]

I think you should ask your friend how she feels about it and explain to her that you've loved the name forever and all that.

I love Jackson Elliot with the nn Jack by the way. =]

[areawoman.livejournal.com]

haha -- that's the son I already have. I love it too!

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

It would depend. I would be pissed if someone I knew used Graden because they heard it from me because it "sounded cool" - it's my grandmother's maiden name and a unique name as far as I know (though I guess SOME must have existed at some point in the world!) despite being an -aden name, so it would bother me if someone decided they liked it after hearing me mention it. But if it wasn't a family name or was a common name (I have a lot of family names I would use that are fairly common - Victoria, Patrick, etc), I wouldn't care.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-----citylight/]

lol. the first time i read that i thought it said garden =P
but graden is cuuuteee!

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Also, I love SO many of your names (Jackson, Emerson, Harper, Sutton, Cooper, Zachary and Ruby are all names I'd consider using for a theoretical child!)

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

First, I think you have fabulous taste in names (LOVE Ruby Elizabeth, Zoe Ruth and Harper Mae for girls. If only I could get my husband to agree to any of those!).

Second, if she's a good friend you see a lot, I'd personally see if I could find anything else I liked as much. My cousin who recently had a baby chose one of the names from my list, and I'd feel weird using it now. But, that's just me. If you can't imagine naming a daughter anything but Emerson, talk to your friend to see how she feels about it.

[fireyirishangel.livejournal.com]

Admittedly, I asked a friend if she minded if I used a name she'd love but eliminated from his list of girls' names. As she told me then, and as I believe, no one owns a name. It's ridiculous to get mad at someone for using a name that you like or use yourself.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I think once a friend takes the name you wanted to use, whether intentionally or not, it's best to move to a new favorite :P
you have some very pretty girl's names picked out :D
I especially like
Harper Mae
Ruby Elizabeth
and Zoe Ruth

[amethystaisling.livejournal.com]

If you want to call her Emma, you could just name her that, but that might be to common for you. How about another Em name like Emmeline or Emmanuelle?

[amethystaisling.livejournal.com]

Ruby Elizabeth, Zoe Ruth and Harper Mae are very nice too!