Names - Post Feminine

[monroehips.livejournal.com]

Oi. I'm expecting and my partner and I are having a very hard time with names. I'd LOVE opinions and even suggestions that may pop up as you read our current ideas.

Last name will be: Talib (TAH-lib)

♀ (first names)
Yasmin (yas-MEEN)
Yasmina (yas-MEEN-ah)
Meera (w/ mn Meera Mariya (MAH-dee-yah) )
Sahra (SAH-rah)
Sfiyah/Safia (sah-FEE-yah)
Catherine
Neva (NAY-vah or NEE-vah)
Lily
Emma
Shamima (shah-MEE-mah)

♀ (middle names)
Mariya (MAH-dee-yah)
Grace
Gayle
Chena (CHEE-nah)
Neah (NEE-ah)
Alexandra

Comments

[oh-vibrant.livejournal.com]

[oh-vibrant.livejournal.com]

[missamerican.livejournal.com]

Last name will be: Talib (TAH-lib)

♀ (first names)
Yasmin (yas-MEEN) - very pretty
Yasmina (yas-MEEN-ah) - I like Yasmin better but it's still a pretty nameMeera (w/ mn Meera Mariya (MAH-dee-yah) ) It's cute
Sahra (SAH-rah) I really like this
Sfiyah/Safia (sah-FEE-yah) - I don't really like this name
Catherine - pretty and classic.
Neva (NAY-vah or NEE-vah) - pretty.
Lily - Don't really like Lily.
Emma - such a cute name! I love it.
Shamima (shah-MEE-mah) - not really my style.

♀ (middle names)
Mariya (MAH-dee-yah) - BEAUTIFUL.
Grace - cute
Gayle - I don't really like it.. not sure why
Chena (CHEE-nah)- don't really like that much.
Neah (NEE-ah) - pretty
Alexandra - pretty

I think Catherine Alexandra Talib would be beautiful.

[p-inkjeans.livejournal.com]

Lily Grace
Emma Grace
Catherine Alexandra

[tigress-oils.livejournal.com]

I love Yasmin. It's also the name of my birth control.

[monroehips.livejournal.com]

Yeah :o) It's a traditional Persian name. Do you like the BC if that's not TMI?

[trivher.livejournal.com]

I like....
Yasmin
Yasmina
Sfiyah/Safia

Mariya
Grace

Some combos out of those
Yasmin Mariya
Yasmina Grace
Safia Grace

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Last name will be: Talib (TAH-lib)

♀ (first names)
Yasmin (yas-MEEN)-I like the pronunciation but I like the spelling better when it's Yasmine
Yasmina (yas-MEEN-ah)-pretty, this is the name of my best friend's belly dance teacher
Meera (w/ mn Meera Mariya (MAH-dee-yah) )-The pronunciation is fine but I don't like the spelling
Sahra (SAH-rah)-pretty, but I like Zahra SO much better
Sfiyah/Safia (sah-FEE-yah)-it's very pretty spelled Safia
Catherine-not my style and I hate the nick name Cathy
Neva (NAY-vah or NEE-vah)-not my style
Lily-very pretty, I like it alot
Emma-too popular for me
Shamima (shah-MEE-mah)-I don't like this as much as some of your other names

♀ (middle names)
Mariya (MAH-dee-yah)-don't really like it
Grace-could be okay depending on the name your pair it with
Gayle-don't like this so much, makes me think of Dorothy Gayle
Chena (CHEE-nah)-I really don't like this
Neah (NEE-ah)-kind of sweet
Alexandra-this is really too poular for me, I work at a school and there are always at least 3 girls in each class with a variation of this name

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

MMMM what is the ethnicity of these lovely names???

♀ (first names)
Yasmin - love it. My best friend's mom is Yasemin (they are Turkish) and I love that too.
Yasmina - Delightful and more girly version.
Meera - I like Mara better, but I really like Mariya.
Sahra (SAH-rah) - LOVE it
Sfiyah/Safia (sah-FEE-yah) - Not my fave, but unique
Catherine - Gorgeous of course, but is it really your style?
Neva (NAY-vah or NEE-vah) - Remihnds me of a hand cream or something. LOL
Lily - Love it
Emma - Like it. Kinda trendy
Shamima (shah-MEE-mah) - Too ethnic for me, but may be perfect for you.

♀ (middle names)
Mariya (MAH-dee-yah) - Like it
Grace - one of my fave middle names, but only if it really means something to you. Grace saved my life. To others it's just a name meaning
Gayle - Oldy moldy to me.
Chena (CHEE-nah) - too weird
Neah (NEE-ah) - Eh. I love Leah
Alexandra - Lovely

[monroehips.livejournal.com]

Most of them are Persian, Arabic, Native American, or Alaska place names (which are often Russian).

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

Yasmin - eh its okay
Yasmina - def like it more than Yasmin. Very pretty :)
Meera - love Meera! I'd spell it Mira though. Well, on second thought then people might think its Myra, so I guess Meera is okay :)
Sahra - don't like, sounds very pretentious
Sfiyah/Safia - don't like
Catherine - love it
Neva - pretty but a bit too much like Neaveh :/
Lily - pretty, too common
Emma - ditto
Shamima - its okay

I like Yasmina Gayle or Meera Gayle.

[hygher.livejournal.com]

I like Emma Grace.

[ships-sail.livejournal.com]

Yasmin (yas-MEEN)- like the birth control?
Yasmina (yas-MEEN-ah)- yasmin actually might be better.
Meera (w/ mn Meera Mariya (MAH-dee-yah) )- i like the spelling mirah much better. but what a cute name!
Sahra (SAH-rah)- it just sounds like you're mispronouncing sarah.
Sfiyah/Safia (sah-FEE-yah)- nah. sounds made-up in a slightly unnattractive way.
Catherine- classic, will always work- but a little boring. great middle name, though.
Neva (NAY-vah or NEE-vah)- cute, especially if you're russian. if you like russian names i could give you a whole list.
Lily- cute.
Emma- i love this name.
Shamima (shah-MEE-mah)- nah. sounds kind of evil.

♀ (middle names)
Mariya (MAH-dee-yah)- why spell it with an "r" if it's going to have a "d" sound?
Grace- classic. i like it with a lot of your choices- mirah grace, lily grace, neva grace, etc.
Gayle- nah, too 70's.
Chena (CHEE-nah)- mmm, no.
Neah (NEE-ah)- just awkward sounding.
Alexandra- classic. it pairs nicely with some of your other names.

[monroehips.livejournal.com]

Mariya (MAH-dee-yah)- why spell it with an "r" if it's going to have a "d" sound?

Because it's an Arabic name ;o)

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

I don't like Meera Mariya as a combo because they both start in M and end in A, just too similar. Meera Grace and Meera Gayle are better, and Meera Alexandra also works.
I like Safia - Safia Grace, Safia Gayle.
Some other combo ideas:
Lily Chena
Yasmin Mariya
Yasmina Grace