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[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I officially hate names. I hate having to name a child. I am having the most horrible time trying to find a name for my daughter. She's not due for 3 more months but, while she keeps growing and kicking away inside of me, I'm not making any progress with her name. Ever since I found out that I'm having a girl (on Christmas eve), every spare moment has been spent going through A-Z on various baby name websites, to no avail. I have managed to come up with two first names, neither of which am I OMG in love with. I come across many names that I like but none of which I would ever use.

My list consists of Quinn and Stella and, honestly, I don't even know how I feel about those names, nor do I have middle name ideas for either. Help? - with first or middle names. The last name is Trenholm.

I'm so close to throwing in the towel and just letting her pick her own name. For real.

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[cxtxc.livejournal.com]

Aw, I feel for you! When our twins were on the way, I think we literally went through every name in the alphabet. It was insane and really frustrating. Taking a break from names for a while really helped, and when we got back to it, we found names that really just worked for us.

What are you tastes? Do you like traditional/unique/boy-names-for-girls/etc?

We were going to name our daughter Stella Francesca, but changed our minds.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm just going to list off a ton of names, some of which are my personal favourites, some of which I like but wouldn't use, but other people might like...:

Nora Trenholm
Eliza Trenholm
Mirabel Trenholm
Anna Trenholm
Adela Trenholm
Adelaide Trenholm
Ruby Trenholm
Violet Trenholm
Rose Trenholm
Rosalind Trenholm
Evelyn Trenholm
May Trenholm
Bryony Trenholm
Amelia Trenholm
Felicity Trenholm
Emmeline Trenholm
Caroline Trenholm
Alice Trenholm
Mora Trenholm
Carys Trenholm
Eloise Trenholm
Lydia Trenholm
Zara Trenholm
Leah Trenholm
Holly Trenholm
Vera Trenholm
Eva Trenholm
Marie Trenholm
Celia Trenholm
Greta Trenholm
Estella Trenholm
Camilla Trenholm
Rilla Trenholm

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Leah and Alice are both gorgeous, and I forgot to add them to my suggestions:)

[kimberpotamus.livejournal.com]

I really like the name Adelaide.


For some reason I like place names on kids.

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

I'm not that fond of Quinn, but Stella is a favorite of mine. It also sounds better than Quinn with Trenholm, in my opinion.

It's okay not to be omigod-in-love with a name if names aren't your thing. There's time yet for one to jump out at you, but don't worry too much if one doesn't--just go with one you like.

Maybe you could choose a middle name based on someone you admire, whether it's a family member or friend, or someone famous (author, historical figure, fictional character, whatever). For example, I'm planning to use Elsie as a middle name after my grandmother, if I have a girl. I like several names from Arthurian legend for each gender, like Gavin, Tristan, Guinevere, and Iseult--I might use one of those as a first name. Maybe if you share some of your favorite things and people, we could come up with some similar or variant names.

[soulsplinter8.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Well...going by the two name choices you are "ok with", and thinking a little bit about how the first name ought to flow with the last name, here's what I've come up with as my suggestions (I hope you find at least one that you like):

Blair ______ Trenholm
Aria ______ Trenholm
Ruby ______ Trenholm
Paige ______ Trenholm
Sadie ______ Trenholm
Alison ______ Trenholm
Avery ______ Trenholm
Casey ______ Trenholm
Cecilia ______ Trenholm
Elena ______ Trenholm
Sidra ______ Trenholm
Arienne ______ Trenholm
Deirdre ______ Trenholm
Cassie ______ Trenholm
Kendall ______ Trenholm
Brinley ______ Trenholm
Tabitha ______ Trenholm
Kaia ______ Trenholm
Allegra ______ Trenholm
Josephine ______ Trenholm
Ilora ______ Trenholm
Audra ______ Trenholm
Beatrice ______ Trenholm
Lucy ______ Trenholm
Chloe ______ Trenholm
Lavinia ______ Trenholm
Roxanne ______ Trenholm
Johanna ______ Trenholm
Aoife ______ Trenholm
Callie ______ Trenholm
Dinah ______ Trenholm
Phoebe ______ Trenholm
Jocelyn ______ Trenholm
Zoe ______ Trenholm
Alix ______ Trenholm
Cambria ______ Trenholm
Clare ______ Trenholm

Some suggestions for middle names:

Quinn Estelle Trenholm
Quinn Evelyn Trenholm
Quinn Avery Trenholm
Quinn Roisin Trenholm
Quinn Amelie Trenholm
Quinn Briony Trenholm
Quinn Wilona Trenholm
Quinn Carys Trenholm
Quinn Miranda Trenholm


Stella Quinlan Trenholm
Stella Shuyler Trenholm
Stella Marie Trenholm
Stella Avery Trenholm
Stella Lucille Trenholm
Stella Celine Trenholm
Stella Simone Trenholm
Stella Caroline Trenholm
Stella Corinne Trenholm

Just a few ideas. Maybe you'll like one or two? haha

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I think Stella Trenholm sounds amazing.

[tokyo.livejournal.com]

I agree. VERY sophisticated.

[reclaimeddreams.livejournal.com]

I definately love the name Stella Trenholm. If you want to go for a bit of a different vibe t it...you could go with...

Anstella Trenholm

or

Estella Trenholm

Stealing some suggestions from below for middle names...

Anstella Rose Trenholm
Estella Rose Trenholm
Stella Rose Trenholm
Anstella May Trenholm
Estella May Trenholm
Stella May Trenholm
Anstella Marie Trenholm
Estella Marie Trenholm
Stella Marie Trenholm
Anstella Simone Trenholm
Estella Simone Trenholm
Stella Simone Trenholm
Anstella Corinne Trenholm
Estella Corinne Trenholm
Stella Corinne Trenholm

I'm partial to Anstella, myself. But it's your daughter! Happy picking. I hope my suggestions can offer a little solace, at least.

[yellowsummers.livejournal.com]

I agree! I was about to post this. I love Stella and I like Quinn a good deal and I think they go together well.

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

I agree!

[peytonlee.livejournal.com]

I agree as well. Stella Quinn does sound good together.

[gidget1012.livejournal.com]

Scrolling to see if this was suggested yet...I agree too!

[thephoeb.livejournal.com]

I prefer Stella to Quinn, especially with your last name. I also like Estella or Estelle.
Others that come to mind:
Camille
Camilla
Joyce
Noreen
Norina
Lydia
Lucille
Jeanine
Colleen
Yvette
Daphne
Celeste

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Stella is an absolutely gorgeous name. I love it:)

I'm not really a fan of Quinn, and truthfully, unisex/'androgynous' names are really really popular on girls, so I'd recommend staying away from ones like Quinn, Avery, Bailey, etc.

The first ones that popped into my head were:
Stella Catherine Trenholm
Stella Clare Trenholm
Stella Nadine Trenholm

Other ideas for first names:
Lucy
Nora (by itself, or as a nickname for Eleanor)
Clare/Claire/Clara
Josephine (nn Josie, Joey, or Joss)
Lena
Ruby
Cecilia (nn Lia?)
Julia
Anna
Sadie
Vivian
Lydia
Grace
Annabel
Amelia
Eliza
Charlotte
Louisa
Maeve
Caroline
Catherine

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

Actually, all of the most popular names for girls -- at least in the U.S. -- are feminine, non-unisex names. Of the top 10 (http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/), only one (Madison) is a unisex name, and that name is becoming increasingly feminine.

Out of the top 50, only Madison, Taylor, Addison, and Sydney are unisex. None of the names you listed are on the top 100 list for girls.

The names that you suggested are lovely :D Catherine is, as ever, a popular name but not as popular as in the past (and spelled with a 'K'. I like Catherine with a 'C' better personally). Grace has become really popular lately (#17), but all the names have a nice old-style feel to them -- classic, that go well on a young girl or an adult. I especially like Charlotte and Josephine.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

ahh, so it's not just me? naming our son was automatic for us, since we decided on Travis Andrew before he was even conceived. but now that a girl is on the way we are scrambling, and i fear this child might end up being called Zsa Zsa or Pineapple.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Or Pinezsa! ... or Zsapple?

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

LOL zsapple!

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

I really like Quinn!
suggestions:
Quinn Faye
Quinn Blythe
Quinn Olivia (although Olivia Quinn flows better)
Quinn Sophia

I'll list some names I like:

Harper, Elisabeth (nn Effy), Liesl, Charlotte, Elin, Joon, Layla, Billy, Violet, Viola, Genevieve, Louise, Madison, Addison (nn Addy), Norah, Parker, Briseis, Alex, Lonnie, Leonie, Bella, Daveigh

[roseofjuly.livejournal.com]

Olivia Quinn is pretty!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I agree with the person who said Stella Quinn sounds good! =)
Some other suggestions:

Rosalie/Rosalyn
Evana
Alana
Julianne/a
Sophie/a
Juna
Liselore
Angeline
Madeleine
Isabelle
Eliza
Vivienne
Hazel
Joni
Chloe
Elin
Malin
Iona
Thalia
Tess
Rowan
Fiona
Fleur
Simone
Elisare
Daphne
Dauphine
Yara

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

Stella Rose Tenholm <3