for our little one

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

 ok, first...

you guys are great, I've been watching this community for a while and LOVE all the positive feed-back and creative names, etc.  This is my first time posting, and my first time being pregnant!!!  I have a feeling that will it will be a girl, and already have a few solid boy names so.... here is my list of names that I like, sound cool, look cool, or am kinda interested in, favorites of mine have * by them.  More than just a favorite have **  Found pretty much all over the place including posts from members of this community,  Please tell me what you think.  I need help!

Thank you so much for your help!  You guys rock!

1. Jezabelle  off my list, thanks guys!
2. Eleny* (I like the idea of naming a little girl after her mom, like guys do to little boys, but if we have two Ellen's running around it might let a little confusing, I like variations)
3. Caileigh, Caleigh* (from the forest)
4. Neila, Neelie, Nillie*  (my grandmother who passed away when my dad was young was named Nellie, I was in a round about way named after her)
5. Eshne (little fire) *
6.Autumn*
7. Ivy**
8. Meadow
9. Sage*
10. Skye
11. Phoenix **
12. Quinn *
13. Aura * 
14. Ember * 
15. Atliegh** (name of a little girl at my perschool, love the name, love the girl) 
16. Zoelie 
17. Juniper**
18. Jacey 
19. Willah ** (I actually really like this one, sounds like Willow, but sweeter, plus my brother is named Will.  I don't know, I think it's cute) 
20. Nydia 
21. Choice** (I have had this name since I was young, I have dropped it then picked it back up again many times, this one is close to my heart)
22. River 
23. Marcy
24. Rowen **
25. Hero 
26. Tenly* (another little sweet girl that I have had at my preschool, the name is really cute and sweet)
27. Thime 
28. Zuzanna 
29. Twilight (this one's my husband's...... I... I don't know.... what do you guys think???)
30. Esme, Esmee, Ezmee
31. Joy** (my middle name)  

Comments

[aleadfeather.livejournal.com]

I knew from this post you'd be a fire sign, and sure enough your profile says you're an Aries.

I really like Esme. And Nelly spelled as such. And Hero for a boy and Heroe for a girl.

I think Sage is gaining too much popularity.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

lol, yep, I'm an Aries. I like Esme too.

Sage is gaining popularity and that can turn me off to something... but I still kinda like it.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Autumn and Ivy are pretty. The rest are bad, in my opinion.

[admirari.livejournal.com]

I would stay away from Jezebel, who people think of as the 1st homewrecker.
love skye, sage, phoenix, quinn, aura (this is new to me!) Ember is VERY sweet!!

Willah - of COURSE i love this. I have a cat named Willabird. I love her name so much!

I knew a little toddler named Jae'Cie. She was dear to me.

Twilight I also like!

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm starting to second think Jezabelle. Didn't think too much about it, just liked the way it sounded. But I believe in giving little one's the best start they can, and with a name like that.... no, I don't think so. lol, thanks.

Willabird, that is so cute! And I like that spelling of Jacey.

But Twilight as a name??? maybe a middle name, I don't know, it's my husband's favorite.

[aballard23.livejournal.com]

Please do not name your daughter Jezabelle. :(

I love Autumn, Ivy, Meadow, Skye, Quinn, Zoelie, Tenly, and Esme for girls.

I also like Quinn for a boy, and Rowen- but Rowen definitely is a boy name to me.

I love your taste in names, though! Very unique.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I should have thought a little more about Jezabelle, I just liked how it sounded... oops. : )

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I like:

Autumn
Ivy
Sage, though it feels somewhat masculine to me
Rowen for a boy

Twilight is pretty, but a bit to extreme for a name IMO.

I really love Esme

Zoelie feels a bit made up to me. Prn like Zoe-Lee [as in the name Zoe with lee on the end] or Zo-lee?

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Twilight as a word, beautiful... as a name, I don't know.

I actually found Zoelie on here on someone else's post and kinda liked it. Some of the best names are made up!

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks... your icon is awesome!

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

Calleigh is nice. Esme's nice too but old fashioned (not a bad thing).

The rest run the gamut between made up, overly trendy, and very hippie IMO.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Well.... 'I' am very hippie sooo... yeah, : ) and IMO I think that some of the best names are make up, though most of these names are from posts from on here.

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

I like most of your nature names, but I prefer them spelled like the thing (Rowan & Thyme instead of Rowen & Thime).

I think Ember and Phoenix might be my favorites. I also really like Esme, though.

Twilight reminds me of a girl I knew named Twila (she'd be nearly 30 now). I have both pleasant and unpleasant memories of her, that are making me iffy on both Twila and Twilight, lol.

I like Aura better as a nickname for Aurora or Aurelia, but it's not too bad on its own--just very unusual and IMO a little spacey-sounding.

Nelly is usually a nickname for Ellen rather than a stand-alone (though it can be either), so instead of using an alternate form, you could name the baby Ellen but call her Nell or Nelly. I also like Eleanor as an alternative form, and it's got plenty of short forms for everyday use.

I like Joy, but you might also consider some things that have similar meanings--Leticia means joy, for instance, and Felicia means happy or fortunate. I believe Risa means laughter.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Well... my name is Ellen, and I kinda have a hard time naming a little girl the same name... we would both be confused when our name was called, or written, etc. That's why there is a few variations on Ellen on that list. Plus I have the bonus of naming it after my grandma I never met, but named after.

And the same with Joy, being my middle name I would be naming the baby after me, but not directly.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like:
Autumn
Ivy
Skye
Quinn
Marcy

[http://users.livejournal.com/_x_blackroses_x/]

I like...

Joy (but prefer Joyce)
Esme
Zuzanna...well, Susannah is more my style, and I'd use Zsa Zsa as a nn.
River, maybe even Rivers
Juniper
Skye
Sage
Ivy!! <3 that one!

[admirari.livejournal.com]

my grandmother named herself Zsa Zsa for her grandmother name, after Ms. Gabor. Of course as we got older, she became Zsa. Zsa's grandchildren then began to call Zsa's sister (Auntie Glad) Eva....

I thought about naming a little girl, Zsa, but I don't think it would work simply because there is only ONE ZSA!! ;D

[http://users.livejournal.com/____tonightt/]

You seem really sweet, congrats on the baby! I like the name list, my favorites are:
Autumn
Ivy
Quinn
Aura
Willah
River
Marcy

I also work at a preschool and there are some neat names some of the kids have. There was a girl names Rowen, and her sister is Sorrel. Maybe you would like some of the names; Moxie, Freya, Raina

[aleadfeather.livejournal.com]

I really like Phoenix, too.

Skye reminds me too much of Skype.

I'm not big on Choice at all. But I generally hate names like Hope, Faith, etc. Names that are actually words.

[admirari.livejournal.com]

yeah, Skype ruined Skye grrr

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

Great list! I LOVE Skye, Quinn and Joy. And Rowen (spelled Rowan) is my all-time favorite name. Any reason for spelling it with an E instead of an A? (jw not trying to be mean or anything)

Twilight - um... I think this sounds more like a word/time of day than a name. I'd be afraid any kid with this name would be teased a lot.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

No reason, it can be spelled both ways.

Yeah.... Twilight. get this the reason he likes this name is because of his favorite movie, Twilight Samurai. And yep, that's the middle name that he wants too. (It's not going to happen.)

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I love love love Ivy Esme. :)

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

That is really cute! Thanks!

[emtotherescuee.livejournal.com]

Phoenix is my favorite boy's name! I didn't think anybody else liked it!

Looks like we have a similar taste in names:D

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

: ) I like people with similar taste as mine... lol, makes me feel a little less than a weirdo I think I am.

[sloane-hd.livejournal.com]

I like:
Neila
Skye
Quinn -- I love it on a girl
Juniper -- guilty pleasure of mine
Jacey
Rowen -- I like it better spelled Rowan but it's still a great name
Thime -- For some reason I really like this one.
Joy

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

If we go with Juniper, it will Juniper Joy. Which I think is cute.

thanks for your comment!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Interesting list!
I like:
Meadow
Skye
Sage
Atliegh (even though I'm not a fan of names that end in -gh)
Autumn
Aura
Quinn

Neila is cool too, but how about Nyla? It's a Gaelic name that means 'cloud'.

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

I like Nyla, and alot of my names on the list are Gaelic thanks!

[ladydiddymus.livejournal.com]

Choice as a name sounds like it could be setting up a girl to hear "choice piece of meat" throughout her young adult life. I know you said you were very fond of it, but that's something to think about.

[scouty.livejournal.com]

the names I like :

3. Caileigh, Caleigh* (from the forest)
6.Autumn*
7. Ivy**
9. Sage*
10. Skye
16. Zoelie
17. Juniper** (middle name maybe ?)
31. Joy** (my middle name)

[scouty.livejournal.com]

(I like the idea of naming a little girl after her mom, like guys do to little boys, but if we have two Ellen's running around it might let a little confusing, I like variations)


what about :

Names that are related to ELLEN:

ALENA f German, Czech, Slovak
ALENKA f Slovene
ALYONA f Russian
EILIDH f Scottish
ELAINE f English
ELEA f English
ELEANOR f English
ELEANORA f English
ELEANORE f English
ELEN f Welsh
ELENA f Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Russian
ELENE f Greek, Georgian
ELENI f Greek
ELENORA f English
ELEONOORA f Finnish
ELEONOR f English
ELEONORA f Italian, German, Polish
ELÉONORE f French
ELEONORE f German
ELIINA f Finnish
ELIN f Scandinavian
ELINA f Finnish
ELINOR f English
ELLA f English
ELLE f English
ELLI (2) f Finnish
ELLIE f English
ELLINOR f Scandinavian
ELLY f English
ELNORA f English
HANNELORE f German
HELEEN f Dutch
HELEENA f Finnish
HELEENTJE f Dutch
HELEN f English, Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
HELENA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Slovene, English
HÉLÈNE f French
HELENE f German, Scandinavian, Greek Mythology
HELI (2) f Finnish
HELLEN f English
ILEANA f Romanian, Spanish
ILI f Hungarian
ILIANA f Spanish
ILKA f Hungarian
ILONA f Hungarian, Finnish, Latvian
ILONKA f Hungarian
JELENA f Latvian, Croatian, Serbian
JELKA f Slovene, Croatian
LAINEY f English
LANEY f English
LÉAN f Irish
LEANORA f English
LEENA f Finnish, Estonian
LENA f Scandinavian, German, Russian
LENE f German, Danish, Norwegian
LENI f German
LENORA f English
LENORE f English
LENUTA f Romanian
LEONOR f Spanish, Portuguese
LEONORA f Italian
LEONORE f German
LORA f English, Italian
LORE (1) f German
LOREEN f English
LORENE f English
LORIE f English
NELDA f English
NELL f English
NELLE f English
NELLIE f English
NELLY f English
NÓIRÍN f Irish
NOORA f Finnish
NORA f Irish, English, Scandinavian, German
NORAH f Irish, English
NOREEN f Irish, English
NORENE f Irish, English
NORINA f Italian
OLENA f Ukrainian
SHELENA f English (Modern)
SUELLEN f English
YELENA f Russian

[firerainchild.livejournal.com]

Thanks!!!

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

I love:
Eshne
Willah
Rowen (for either sex)
Esme
Juniper (Junie is such a cute nn)

I'm not crazy about the rest of them but the only ones I hate are:
Skye
Phoenix
Choice
River
Hero
Twilight

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

have you considered Nelia (NEHL-yah)as a name that could honour your grandmother? It's spanish. A friend of my husband is named this and I think it's lovely.

Of your names I like:
Autumn
Willa(h) but without the h
Esme
Joy

[anapology.livejournal.com]

1. Jezabelle - glad it's off your list!
2. Eleny- I don't like naming after a family member.. but if you do use this then the correct spelling is Eleni.
3. Caileigh- One of the trashiest names.. this spelling is pretty horrendous.
4. Neila, Neelie, Nillie*- Don't care for any of these
5. Eshne (little fire) - Never come across it before. Don't like it
6.Autumn- Pretty.
7. Ivy - I can't get on board with this, reminds me of poison ivy.
8. Meadow- Too over the top.
9. Sage- Just not pretty enough.
10. Skye- It's okay
11. Phoenix - No no no.. trying far too hard.
12. Quinn- I want to hate this because it's a surname, and masculine at that but I find myself drawn to it. I think it makes for a good middle name
13. Aura - Aurora is beautiful. Aura looks unfinished
14. Ember - Really like it, but not sure how well it would work on a real person.
15. Atliegh** - It's made up, terrible. It doesn't even make phonetic sense.. Atleigh? But then it looks like a surname, or a place. Urgh.
16. Zoelie - Again, what?
17. Juniper- not too bad considering some on your list, quirky.
18. Jacey - Vile. Tacky and will date so easily.
19. Willah - If you want to honor someone I'd save it for the middle name. Willa is better than Willah.
20. Nydia - Looks incredibly made up. Nadia would be better
21. Choice- This is NOT a name, this is a word. What makes yuo think Choice is a good name for a child?
22. River- Too masculine
23. Marcy- ugly
24. Rowen- it's a boy's name. i wish people would stop thinking it's cute to use perfectly good boy's names on girls!
25. Hero- Yes yes a girl's name but really.. it screams masculine to most people.
26. Tenly*- It's not sweet and cute, it's just a made up sound..
27. Thime- huh?
28. Zuzanna - unless you're of russian descent I'd suggest you used Susannah.
29. Twilight- I think you're husband is a little crazy and has clearly forgotten that this baby is going to be a real person who will most likely hate him for giving her an atrotious name.
30. Esme, Esmee, Ezmee- Esmé is gorgeous, Esmee is perfectly fine but I prefer the first spelling. Ezmee is ugly and made uo.
31. Joy**- not to my taste but a normal name so thumbs up.


Go with Esmé, and ditch about 90% of the 'names'!

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

I like:

Autumn
Ivy
Sage
Skye
Quinn
Esme

How do you pronounce Atliegh? I want to pronounce it as AT-lee, which would then be the name of my high school and a magnificent NO.

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

I like:
Eshne, Autumn, Skye, Phoenix, Rowen, Hero, Esme.