My girl names

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

I have revised my list. I tried to put them in order the best I can. I believe I'm having a girl so..

I've got in the habit of calling her Sunshine for now. But before January little Sunshine is going to need a new name... I've been thinking:

*Charlee/Charlotte Austin       [note: I love just Charlee but I'm worried about the "that's a boys name!" thing.. and I don't like Charlotte quite as much]
*Reagan Madison / Reagan Addison / Reagan Marie-Addison
*Gianna Ariana
*Caitey Andersyen
*Alyson Galilahi
*Madelyn Leigh
*Holland Monroe
*Hannelore - needs a middle name.
*Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake
*Denver Marie
*Valley Channing
*Hailey Montana / Hailey Lee / Hailey Andersyen
*A'merie - needs a middle name.
*December Cailin

last name is Taylor.

Thoughts/suggestions/etc?
I don't mind criticism but please don't be rude; most of the names have meanings behind them.

Comments

[apple-seed.livejournal.com]

Hmm, honestly? The only one that doesn't make me want to scream and set myself on fire is Gianna.

So what meaning do the very special (and I mean special) names Valley, Charlee, and A'merie have to you? Since you mentioned they do actually have meaning and aren't just trendy pieces of crap ganked off MTV, I'd LOVE to know.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Valley - where I spent most of my summers growing up. I've been through so much there.
Charlee - Charlie was my ex boyfriend. He's inspired me so much in my life. I don't like the sound of Charlie for a boys name but I love Charlee for a girls name.
A'merie - this is one of the ones that, I admit, doesn't really have a meaning. My great grandmothers name was Merrie though.. and A'merie kind of reminds me of it.

Would you care to know the meaning behind the rest of them?

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

jesus christ, calm the hell down already.

[jenniferdunn.livejournal.com]

Feisty? lol

[partyofthree.livejournal.com]

damn, are you pregnant?

[bunnsidhe.livejournal.com]

Is Andersyen pronounced like the surname or is the y pronounced?

Denver I see as a boy's name.

If you like calling her Sunshine, you could always call her Sunny.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

I mostly hear the surname pronounced Ander-SON.. Andersyen I want to be pronounced Ander-SIN.

I've actually been thinking of really naming her that.. but I'm still not so sure :)

[tinylittlestars.livejournal.com]

I really like a lot of these - I'm a fan for the Mikaela's etc. however it's nice to see someone with an original list!

I actually really like Caitey, and also Reagan...

A'merie is cute too! I also like Charlee!

Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake seems a bit over the top! >:P

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

It's a Tsalagi/Cherokee name well.. seperate names. I love it but I was afraid it would be a little over the top too. :)
Galilahi is also a Tsalagi name.

[partyofthree.livejournal.com]

I like Gianna but with Ariana?? too much anna/ana. But I do like Gianna Taylor.
wtf is Andersyen??
Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake--say what?
Valley is terrible, Hannelore is too.
I kind of like Holland
Madelyn is good.
Reagan, I like a lot.

I think Gianna is my favorite on your list.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Any suggestions for another middle name for Gianna?
Andersen? Anderson said more with a "sin" than a "son"?
Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake is a Tsalagi/Cherokee Indian name. Akiah is probably my favorite of them.. it's "the name of a beautiful princess"

Thanks.

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

Ariana Monroe :)

[partyofthree.livejournal.com]

ooo i like that

[ashadelic.livejournal.com]

I like Charlee but not with Austin. It would be great with a more feminine mn. I like Gianna and I love Ariana but not together, too much "ana". My maiden name is Anderson and I've always pronounced it Anders'n mostly-- more like SIN than SON. My nickname in school was always Andy/Andi and even though I've been out for several years, many friends from school still call me Andi when they see me so that name has particular warm fuzzies attached to it for me=)

In this list, my favorite is Holland Monroe

[anapology.livejournal.com]

This is a little painful to read...
*searches*



*Reagan Madison / Reagan Addison / Reagan Marie-Addison - this is probably the least stomach turning, as it's normal, although nms.
*Gianna Ariana- I don't like gianna but I appreciate it's a nice normal Italian name. Ariana is fine.
*Madelyn Leigh- Please spell it properly. it looks just... urghh awful. Madeleine is beautiful & authentic.
*Hailey Montana / Hailey Lee / Hailey Andersyen - Montana is yuck but its the best out of the 3. Hailey Lee sounds terrible "hey, lee lee" & Andersyen is totally made up & is a surname that's not even half way to being cute for a baby girl.
*A'merie - needs a middle name- What's with the apostrophe?
*December Cailin- This... actually i possibly like. Ember would make a nice nn.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

*Charlee/Charlotte - I like the nn Charlee for a girl, but if you don't like Charlotte as much, you shouldn't use it. Charmane, Christine and Christina could all be Charlees I think.
*Reagan Madison/Reagan Addison/Reagan Marie-Addison - I like the way these sound but I feel like Reagan should be spelled Regan, like Shakespeare did. It sounds best with Marie, although I LOVE the name Addison.
*Gianna Ariana - Love them both but not together:
Gianna Rose
Gianna Grace
Gianna Joanne
Gianna Josephine
Gianna Noelle
Gianna Leigh
Gianna Marie
Gianna Belle
Gianna Elena
Gianna Mae
Gianna Luz (light)
Gianna Arielle
Gianna Denver
Gianna Isabel
*Caitey Andersyen - I think Andersen, as the y is so weird. Not krazy about the name Katie, REALLY not crazy about the spelling.
*Alyson Galilahi - LOVE Alison in all its forms. Any of the nn's above would work with this name.
*Madelyn Leigh - I like the spelling Madelyn, as I think it looks simpler. If you're a simple family with simple names, it works. But if you're into classic and lovely, Madeleine is better. I love the name either way.
*Holland Monroe - I like this.
*Hannelore - any of the names above would work I think. I like the nn Lorie.
*Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake - my fave of this name is Aiyana. Akiah is ok. NOT together.
*Denver Marie - Denver is better as a mn I think.
*Valley Channing - Meh. Weird.
*Hailey Montana / Hailey Lee / Hailey Andersyen - I like Hailey, but not with any of these middle names. Did you say them out loud? Hailey Lee? See my first list.
*A'merie - needs a middle name. - One syllable or two with teh accent on the second (Rose, Noelle)
*December Cailin - Reverse it and it's better. I hate month names.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I really like Gianna Marie. :)

[hitzpink.livejournal.com]

*Charlee/Charlotte Austin - I hate boy names for girls, and here you've got two of them. =/ If you're not crazy about Charlotte, don't use it just so you can call her Charlee. But if you're going to name her Charlee, I'd recommend giving her a more feminine middle name.
*Reagan - I like Reagan Marie, although it's nms.
*Gianna Ariana - Gianna is nice but not with Ariana.
*Caitey Andersyen - I don't like how you're spelling Catie and Andersyen doesn't even come close to sounding like an acceptable middle name. Catie Gianna might be nice.
*Alyson Galilahi - Again with the made-up spelling. Galilahi -- huh?!
*Madelyn Leigh - I like it, but spelled Madeleine.
*Holland Monroe - It's alright, but it might be a little too much. Maybe a different mn?
*Hannelore - No..
*Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake - Waaaaayyy too much.
*Denver Marie - I really don't like Denver at all. =/
*Valley Channing - How is Valley a name?
*Hailey - I like Hailey, but I'm not crazy about any of the middle names you chose. Hailey Ariana is cute.
*A'merie - I don't like names with apostraphes.
*December Cailin - I really like Cailin, but I hate December. Maybe consider Cailin as the fn? Cailin December would be better, I think.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Alyson Galilahi. Alyson is German- not made up. Galilahi is Cherokee- not made up.
Thanks though.

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

I don't like the rhymey-rhythm of Gianna Ariana, but I love Gianna (it's kind of similar - what do you think of Gia Grace?).

I like Alyson but the Galilahi is...a bit strange, to me.

Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake is a bit much.

I rather like Holland Monroe, but I think you need to have a certain - posh - attitude to pull that off.

I don't think spelling it "Andersyen" will help people pronounce it the way you want, I think it will just cause more confusion. I'd suggest going with just Andersen, it will be close to your pronounciation - and as a middle name I don't imagine it will be said often enough for correction to be annoying. Also, I'm not fond of "Caitey" as a given name (no matter how it's spelled). I also think that spelling is made-up and kooky, but if you like it spelled that way why not go with "Caitlin" and use "Caitey" as a nickname?

Madelyn Leigh is pretty. I'm not a fan of the spelling but I think it's decent and not too confuddled.

Denver Marie and Valley Channing (and sort of December Cailin) are kind of nice but sort of scream HIPPIE to me, though that's only a problem if you think it is.

Charlee is nice, I think. I see it and think "Shar-lee", and don't go "it's a boy's name" at all.

All in all, I think my favorite is Reagan Madison, or Reagan Marie (but not Reagan Marie-Addison, that's quite a mouthful).

I appreciate that all (or most) of the names have a special meaning for you, but if they are names that are perceived as being kind of "out there" and wacky, do you really want your daughter to have to feel she has to defend and explain the names - especially as they won't necessary have any meaning for her? I can just see that explanation taking a tone of "my crazy mom".

[lostrocket.livejournal.com]

Oh and PS and completely unimportant since the show probably won't be around long enough to be memorable, but "Hailey Montana" makes me think immediately of "Hannah Montana" which is a TV show on the Disney Channel (I think, might be Nick or Noggin).

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

I don't really like any of them. But suggestions for using the NN Charlee.

Charlene
Charlena
Charla
Charlize (Yes, Theron, but it also means "Womanly")

And then 'Char' but without the L (but would still work for Charlee if you wanted)

Charisse
Charmaine
Charity

These names are nms for the most part, but if you don't like Charlotte, don't use it just so you can use the NN you like.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Thanks.
I do like Charmaine.
I like Charlotte I just don't know if I like it as much as the other names I have listed.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

*Charlee/Charlotte Austin - If you go with this I def think you need to have Charlotte as the first name rather than Charlee. But if you don't like charlotte, what about Charlene?
*Reagan Madison / Reagan Addison / Reagan Marie-Addison - I don't like any of these, sorry. too trendy.
*Gianna Ariana - Gianna is pretty, Ariana is pretty, but they are too rhymey to go together. What about Gianna Madison or Gianna Reagan?
*Caitey Andersyen - nms, I don't like Caitey on its own and I don't like surnames
*Alyson Galilahi - pretty but I don't really care for the random y in Alyson, I prefer Alison.
*Madelyn Leigh - Prefer Madeleine, but this is okay.
*Holland Monroe - don't like Monroe but Holland is okay
*Hannelore - needs a middle name. - nms
*Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake - that's too much of a mouthful. Aiyana is pretty though, I like it a lot better than Anya. Aiyana Leigh? Aiyana Marie?
*Denver Marie - nms, don't like Denver at all
*Valley Channing - sounds like a place, sorry. I don't like Valley as a fn at all.
*Hailey Montana / Hailey Lee / Hailey Andersyen - Hailey Lee is really pretty, I really like Hailey.
*A'merie - needs a middle name. - not a fan of apostrophes in names
*December Cailin - don't think it flows and December sounds so wannabe goth to me.

I like:
Gianna
Madelyn
Hailey

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

I've got in the habit of calling her Sunshine for now. But before January little Sunshine is going to need a new name

lol yeah, when I was pregnant, we called the baby Broccoli or Duckling. both equally unsuitable as a child's name.


*Charlee/Charlotte Austin [note: I love just Charlee but I'm worried about the "that's a boys name!" thing.. and I don't like Charlotte quite as much]
-- I also am of the opinion that Charlee sounds better as a nn to Charlotte (more than any other possible names that were suggested) but if you don't like Charlotte, don't use it.

and looking back, I don't like that Charlotte ends w/a T sound & your ln begins with it. makes it run together. but Charlee Taylor actually IS cute...

*Reagan Madison / Reagan Addison / Reagan Marie-Addison - I like Reagan Marie. no Addison. I think that Addison/Madison, make too many en/an/on/in sounds together. but I think I'm oversensitive as my ss is Logan & our last name is 2 syllables, ending in the "in" sound. (and I don't like it...)

*Gianna Ariana _ I also agree, I LOVE Gianna & think it's one of the best names on here but not w/Ariana. again,one of those "sounds too similar" situations.

*Caitey Andersyen - funny, I know a girl named katie, her maiden (surname) was anderson. :D that aside, I don't care for the kreative spellings here & anderson seems boyish to me, probably bc of Anderson Cooper.
plus, I don't like how it sounds w/your ln. "CAY tee TAY lore"

*Alyson Galilahi - Alyson yes, Galilahi (I can't even prn it in my brain, lol) not so much for me. Alyson Taylor sounds good.

*Madelyn Leigh - I'm ambivalent. it's ok for me & sounds alright together. I just think Madelyn in any form is overused now. but Leigh is my mn. :)
Madelyn Taylor is ok.

*Holland Monroe - Holland yes, Monroe maybe... I like Holland Taylor actually.

*Hannelore - needs a middle name. - I don't understand this name when anybody posts it. where did it come from?

*Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake - just. too. much.

*Denver Marie - not a huge fan of place names, but if I were, Denver would sound boyish to me. but that's also how I feel about Dakota & that has become unisex so... *shrugs*. nms I guess.

*Valley Channing - I like Channing.

*Hailey Montana / Hailey Lee / Hailey Andersyen - Hailey is ok. I don't care for the mn choices though.
"HAY lee TAY lore" again, not so much for me.

*A'merie - needs a middle name. - I don't like apostrophes.

*December Cailin - Ima echo the person who said "cailin, yes, December, no"... but if you like month names, I do like January for some reason. and if that's when she (he?) is due it might be cute. I'm probably alone in thinking this.

ok after re-reading this, I hope SOME of it is helpful (and tries to make a little sense lol).

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Brocolli.. that's so cute! haha

It is helpful.. thank you!

Hannelore is a German name. :)

[mysticamor.livejournal.com]

I love Reagan Addison, Aiyana, A'merie and December Cailin. I love Gianna to but I'm not sure I like it with Ariana....I love ariana it's my daughters middle name :D

How about:
Gianna Isabella
Gianna Elyosa
Gianna Elena
Gianna Soraya (means princess)
Gianna Francesca
Gianna Catalina
Gianna Alexia
Gianna Reina
Gianna Amira
Gianna Alaura
Gianna Elise
Gianna Ella
Gianna Soleil
Gianna Serafina
Gianna Estella
Gianna Galena
Gianna Kiara
Gianna A'Merie

Gianna was on my list for girl names when I was pregnant with my daughter...I absolutly love this name. We didn't use it thought :( My husband loves the way Gianna Ariana sounds. We are big fans of names that have ana/anna at the end of them. If you love it then use it.

On another note....I was at walmart the other day and I walked pass this lady who was on her phone and said,"I'm sure August will love her gift." I was like wow that's a cool name. I love the name December you have and I also like January for a name. But those are the only months I like for names. haha!

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Haha, thanks!
I like a couple of the ones you suggested.

What is your daughters first name?

August and December are about the only months I like for names too.
:)

[apple-seed.livejournal.com]

I think I love you. AHHAAHHAA.

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Gianna is really the only one I like also. The first middle name that came to mind was Rose. Gianna Rose Taylor

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I like Charlotte a lot. I think Charlee is cute, but i don't like "ee" names as full names, you know? Although my friend's niece is named Charlay, pronounced Charlie, and I don't know that she's had any trouble, I will ask.
I like Alyson and Holland as well. The rest are purely NMS. Where did Galilahi come from, just curious? I mean, what's the origin? I've never heard it before. I like Monroe a lot, is it a family name?

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I like Gianna as well, but not with that MN, the cadence kind of grates to me.

[aymen.livejournal.com]

I always like your names! I like Reagan Madison, Madelyn Leigh, Holland Monroe, Denver Marie, Valley Channing and A'merie best.

Congratulations on your little Sunshine :)

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you!! :)

[arbus.livejournal.com]

ick on most of them. seriously. some of them are so clearly made up, and just GOD AWFUL.

but i like charlotte, holland, and maybe gianna (itll always be a bratty little kid in my head but i can see outside of that and see that it is an okay name)

*Aiyana Akiah Ahinawake

is this a joke?

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

No.. it's not. I said before it's a Cherokee name. I've been considering it without the Ahinawake though.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

It does not say that deleting comments is against the rules.
Before I deleted the comments, I made an attempt to e-mail the moderator on both my hotmail account and my yahoo account... and each time the e-mail was returned.
I can handle negative feedback but I can't and I will not handle someone being as rude as some of the comments were.
Cherokee and tsalagi? They are the same thing. I think I know a little more about that than it appears YOU do.
I know my culture. I know my heritage. I know my family. I know my ancestors.
I can name my child what I want. Fuck you if you do not respect or like that.

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Keep it up. Keep being immature. PLEASE.