um, ok?

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

 so maybe some other of you name nazi's - I mean connoisseurs - like myself will at least sympathize...

I was taking my daughter's clothes down to the laundry room of our apartments and I run into my pseudo-neighbor (she's just a lady living with my actual neighbor & taking advantage of her if you want the truth but that's neither here nor there).  She asks me how the baby's coming along blah blah blah and then says "Do you know what you're going to name her?"  

I knew I should have just kept my mouth shut but in spite of myself I told her "Georgia.  but we haven't been able to decide on a middle name yet."

Now.  If she didn't LIKE Georgia, that's ok with me.  and if she did and had a semi-helpful suggestion on a middle name, that would have been alright too.  I can handle the criticism of others not liking a name I've chosen.  this was just... Random?

She came out of nowhere and told me "You should pick a name that's close to your daughter's name" (which is Amelia Drew, but I think this lady only knows her first name).  I'm like "what do you mean?"  thinking that maybe she meant that I should start a little family naming trend with the one syllable middle name or something.  

But instead she said " you know, like Amanda Renee."  

I was like 'Oh. Ok. well, Rob doesn't like many names and it was really hard to agree on that one so..."

and that was the end of the conversation.   there are a couple of things that bugged me.   Why would you say an entirely different name when I said we had picked out a first name but not a middle?  and why would I want a name that is really close to my other daughter?  wouldn't that be kind of confusing?  and why is Amanda Renee the obvious, logical choice to go with Amelia Drew?  It was the way she said it like it was the only name in the universe.  It was weird.

maybe I'm just being pregnant and hormonal or something.  I'm not like, angry or irked, simply a little bewildered. 

Comments

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

ok, how terrible is this? I really will not use the name Chloe because my husband likes it SO much. I have a mental block against it, even though I kind of like it.

and my nn is Brie (prn the same as Bree) and we're not so much with the namesakes.

I have always really loved Sara but thought it was maybe too much bc Georgia & Sara both end in the 'uh' sound. and I like Noelle (this spelling for some reason) too.

gah. I think being pregnant is destroying my brain. NOTHING sounds right to me. I'll have to post a poll or something on some of the other options we're thinking of so far and have other people give me some input.

thanks for your suggestions. :)

do you watch Smallville? ;p

[holly-megan.livejournal.com]

Georgia Kate
Georgia Anne
Georgia Faye
Georgia Hope
Georgia Ruth
Georgia Jane

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

I like Georgia Faye & Georgia Hope. and Georgia Kate is one of my top choices but the husband is not entirely sold on it. :)

[holly-megan.livejournal.com]

I really like Georgia Hope too, but my only concern with it would be that she sounds like a hospital. Didn't really think of that until I re-read it now.

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

oOo glad you pointed that out, I didn't notice it mysel til now either.

I am having a hard time with that factor. The husband likes Georgia Skye and I liked Georgia Rose (my grandma's mn) but I don't want it to sound like I named her after a thing/place more than just bc I liked the name.

ok hopefully that made sense to you, I'm not very eloquent right now apparently. lol

but yeah, Georgia Tess was also vetoed due to it sounding like Georgia Tech. ugh.