Our baby girl still needs a name...

[flymama627.livejournal.com]

I'm due to have my second girl on Nov. 11, just two weeks from today. My husband and I have been having a terrible time coming up with names this time around... it just seems like nothing "clicks."

Some info that may help... she will be joining her 2-year old sister, Amelia Jade. Our last time begins with an H, and is two syllables.

As for our preferences... we don't care much for "virtue" names (Patience, Chastity, Charity, etc.) and want to try to avoid anything TOO popular (Olivia, Grace, etc.). I also tend to like names that have nickname options, but it's not necessary.

Some names we have been looking at (opinions and middle name suggestions welcome):

Lydia
Madeline*
Abigail (yeah, I realize it's in the top 10... I still like it, though)
Daphne
Natalie
Mackenzie
Kaitlin*

* I like the sound of Kaitlin, but not sure what spelling I like. (Kaitlin / Kaitlyn / Caitlin / Caitlyn / Katelyn, etc...)

* For Madeline... how would you pronounce it seeing it spelled Madeline versus it spelled Madeleine?

Suggestions for other names are very much appreciated as well!

Comments

[janenx01.livejournal.com]

I like Daphne the best of your list. Madeline, Mackenzie, and Kaitlin are all overdone, IMO. Natalie is nice. Lydia is pretty, but always reminds me of the Lydia the Tattooed Lady song.

[renishas.livejournal.com]

I love the name Daphne. Daphne Rose sounds really nice.

I like Kaitlyn and Lydia.

I'm not such a fan of the name Natalie. Had a roommate by that name and she earned the nicknames Nastalie, and Nasty Nat. she was nice but a little on the wild side.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

a lot of the names you listed are already popular/will be getting popular. i'd steer clear of madeline, abigail, natalie, mackenzie, and kaitlin if you're worried about that.

i always pronounce madeline with the -lynn sound at the end rather than the -line, but that's because everyone i've known, whether it was spelled madeline or madeleine, pronounced it -lynn.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

When I see Madeline, I pronounce it 'Mad-uh-linn.' I always learned that Madeleine was 'Mad-uh-line' (last syllable rhymes with pine). If that makes any sense.

I like Abigail, Daphne, Natalie, and Caitlin--the C spelling seems less harsh, somehow. As for nicknames, Abigail obviously has nickname options, as do Natalie and Caitlin. Not sure what Daphne's would be, though. Hmm.

Lydia is alright. I can tell you that Mackenzie and even Madeline are extremely popular right now.

[mrssubee.livejournal.com]

Natalie is nice, I really like Natalia
the whole Madeline thing throws me-
I like the pronunciation Mad- uh- line
but everyone seems to pronounce the last syllable "lynn"
Madeleine- I want to say Mad- uh- lane
I like Daphne and there aren't many people using that name- so not too trendy
how do you feel about Naomi?

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like Lydia, Madeline, Abigail and Daphne a lot!
I would pronounce Madeline and Madeleine the same way: mad-uh-LINE
Just because that's the pronunciation I prefer :)
Abigail Daphne sounds nice as far as combos go, as does Daphne Madeline

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

I really like Daphne with Amelia. I think that Mackenzie and Kaitlin don't have quite the same classic feel that Amelia does, and the names don't really seem to go together. I think that spelling Kaitlin "Caitlin" would help that a little bit.

I love Lydia, as well, and I think Lydia Daphne sounds really good and 'goes' with Amelia Jade nicely.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I think Lydia, Madeline, Daphne, or Caitlin (this spelling only... the rest all bother me) would go the best with Amelia. My top pick of those three would be Madeline. I pronounce both Madeline and Madeleine with lin at the end. Yes, Amelia and Madeline would be gorgeous! I also would like to dissuade you from considering Mackenzie for a girl. It's sounds so masculine and doesn't make sense on a girl, anyway.

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

Our first girl is Amelia Rose:)

Her sister, coming in February, will be Colette.

Some of our other name ideas were Coraline, Leila, Natalie, and Emma...I don't remember many others, though. I'm also a fan of Daphene and Penelope and Delilah. Abigail, too, but I have a cat named Abby, lol:)

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I like Lydia and Daphne. Daphne is a personal fave.

Natalie has never had a pretty sound to my ears. Nms.

Abigail and Kaitlin are pretty but common imo. Not bad choices, but not names that make someone say, "oh, what a great name!"

Mackenzie is ick. Sorry.

Madeline, when combined with all the Madelyn and Madisons and Adeline and Addisons out there is just way too common. I know a LOT of Maddies and Addies.

Madalyn - mad-uh-linn
Madeline - mad-uh-line
Madeleine - mad-uh-lehn

Of course everyone out there seems to have their own rules on that, makes the name/s extra confusing. You'll pretty much always have to spell it out.

[polly-purebred.livejournal.com]

I really like Daphne and Natalie! I had Natalie on our name list but was vetoed for some reason.

I'm not fond of the Mac- names, so Mackenzie is out for me. That said, Kenzie is kind of cute.

I live in Amish-ville and Lydia is a very popular Amish name so I can't lose that association.

[polly-purebred.livejournal.com]

I like Naomi! It's also an Amish name (see my comment below) but I do like it.

[bright-eyes-jh.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a Biblical name so that stands to reason.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I can't even tell you how much I LOVE Amelia Jade! Beautiful.

If you intend it to be pronounced Mad-uh-line, then I like Madeline. Otherwise I think I prefer Abigail or Caitlin. Mackenzie doesn't seem to fit with any of these other names, which are much girlier.

[lustdumpster.livejournal.com]

my favorite spelling is definitely caitlin. with the exception of katherine/kate, i always prefer c to k. caitlin looks more classic to me for some reason.

madeline is always pronounced like madelyn to me. i would need to be corrected if it was actually pronounced made-line. i like both pronunciations a lot, but madelyn seems more popular. the only made-line i've ever heard of was the cartoon.

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

out of the ones you listed I like Lydia, Madeline, Daphne and Natalie, with Daphne and Natalie being the two i think sound best with Amelia.

[hwar.livejournal.com]

I like Lydia, Madeline, and Daphne from your list. I think some other great sib names for Amelia are:

Claire
Charlotte
Alice
Caroline
Tamsin
Eleanor

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

I really like your name style.

I think Lydia, Madeline (I would say -line, not -lyn or -len), Daphne, or Natalie are the best options. With Amelia as a sister, I would go with Lydia or Madeline. They both sound great with it.

I would spell it Caitlin. This is really the only spelling I'm okay with -- the rest are too trendified for me. And judging by your other name choices, I feel like Kaitlin really isn't a name you're going to be happy with 10-15 years from now (or even 5 months from now). And same with Mackenzie.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I pronounce Madeline and Madeleine the same way: mad-ah-line.

[mycrazy-journal.livejournal.com]

I would pronounce Madeline & Madeleine the same.

I like all of your name choices except Mackenzie, and Kaitlin is extremely popular especially when you consider all of the differents spellings.

A few other suggestions: Genevieve, Corinne, Claire

Genevieve has several nickname options: Jenny, Gena, Eve, Vieve, etc.

[willsjoy.livejournal.com]

My daughter's name is Madeleine and we pronounce it with the lynn sound at the end. That spelling is french and in french it's actually pronounced totally differently, I think with a "laine" sound at the end. Everyone says it's so popular, but it didn't even break the top 50 in 2008, in any spelling. If you really like the name, but are concerned with it being too common, the french spelling is not common at all. Her name is Madeleine Allison Mae Lastname. Nicknames we have for her are Madeleine, Maddy, Maddy Mae and Maddy Allie Mae.

[stationerysets.livejournal.com]

<sub>how about natalia? i wouldn't go for daphne, personally, because of scooby doo. stupid reason, but yeah.

& as for pronounciation, my pronounciation of the name doesn't differ, but i prefer madeline. i LOVE the name. i don't know if you have a middle name, but if you go with madeline, i love madeline avery. good luck! :)</sub>

[fairyfantastic.livejournal.com]

Daphne is one of my favourite names.
I have a beautiful bunny named Daphne, and she has a sister called Meredith, which I also think is beautiful :)

[frost.livejournal.com]

I like Madeleine and would probably pronounce both it and Madeline the same: Mad-uh-LINE. I've never heard of Mad-uh-LYNN 'til here (this group), and I don't like it at all. The pronunciation of mad-uh-LEHN is okay.

Abigail and Mackenzie are okay, though the latter doesn't seem to fit your theme (the others are more girly).

I dislike Caitlin (this is the spelling I prefer) and Lydia, am indifferent to Natalie, and hate Daphne.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

My friend has an Amelia and her second daughter is Kaitlin :)

[murderprotocol.livejournal.com]

Daphne's my favourite name, so I like that. :) I like Lydia, too, and Kaitlin spelt Caitlin.

I pronounced Madeline mad-uh-LINE, and Madeleine mad-uh-LANE. I prefer and really like Madeleine.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

Amelia & Madeleine are both on my list for my next child and it think it'd make a beautiful sibset.

I also like Caitlin (spelled this way) and Natalie. Abigail and Daphne are just nms and i'm so-so about Mackenzie, however this is my prefered spelling of the name. I HATE Lydia because I had a friend in high school who was always referred to as Lydia-Chlamydia.

I pronounce Madeline Mad-uh-LINE, Madeleine - Mad-uh-lynn or mad-uh-lane