Looking for girl name suggestions
Dec. 21st, 2006 02:11 pmHey all, I'm 9.5 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child (due July 22 2007). Our other two children are Maylie (almost 4 yrs) and Greg (26 mos old).
I know it's still early but I'm in a quandry because I found the "perfect" girl name and used it on Maylie and can't come up with a girl name I like for this one. Obviously my hubby and I need to agree on a name, but I want to have a name (or several) in mind to discuss.
Basically I like names that are unusual but not weird sounding. I get compliments on Maylie's name all the time that it's pretty and they haven't heard it before. (although there's only the random mispronounciations like my father-in-law was calling her "may-LEE" for the longest time when it's "MAY-lee". I spelled it that way because people could remember how to spell it, and I think -ie is less pretentious than -ee or -eigh or other variations.
And our son's name is more of a family name... not one I would've chosen but my husband got to name Greg since I got to name Maylie. But we BOTH get to name this one (or at least agree on one). My husband likes "Samantha" but his brother's name is Sam and I don't want 2 Sam's in the family. He also likes Virginia (nickname Ginny) because that's his late grandmother's name but it doesn't sound that great with our last name (Narotski), although it's better than Samantha (which is also WAY too popular for my tastes). I do have a few boys names I like so just need suggestions for girl names...
So does anyone have any suggestions for me?
Criteria:
1. Can't be too popular.
2. Can't start with M (we have too many M names in our family)
3. Can't rhyme or sound similar to Bill, Greg, Dianna, or Maylie (so no Jill, Brianna, Bayley, Maggie, etc)
4. Can't end with an N (mushes together with the last name).
5. I prefer names of one or two syllables or easily nicknamable.
6. I'd like people (including me!) to think "oh that's pretty" when they hear it (and not "oh that's weird")
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I know it's still early but I'm in a quandry because I found the "perfect" girl name and used it on Maylie and can't come up with a girl name I like for this one. Obviously my hubby and I need to agree on a name, but I want to have a name (or several) in mind to discuss.
Basically I like names that are unusual but not weird sounding. I get compliments on Maylie's name all the time that it's pretty and they haven't heard it before. (although there's only the random mispronounciations like my father-in-law was calling her "may-LEE" for the longest time when it's "MAY-lee". I spelled it that way because people could remember how to spell it, and I think -ie is less pretentious than -ee or -eigh or other variations.
And our son's name is more of a family name... not one I would've chosen but my husband got to name Greg since I got to name Maylie. But we BOTH get to name this one (or at least agree on one). My husband likes "Samantha" but his brother's name is Sam and I don't want 2 Sam's in the family. He also likes Virginia (nickname Ginny) because that's his late grandmother's name but it doesn't sound that great with our last name (Narotski), although it's better than Samantha (which is also WAY too popular for my tastes). I do have a few boys names I like so just need suggestions for girl names...
So does anyone have any suggestions for me?
Criteria:
1. Can't be too popular.
2. Can't start with M (we have too many M names in our family)
3. Can't rhyme or sound similar to Bill, Greg, Dianna, or Maylie (so no Jill, Brianna, Bayley, Maggie, etc)
4. Can't end with an N (mushes together with the last name).
5. I prefer names of one or two syllables or easily nicknamable.
6. I'd like people (including me!) to think "oh that's pretty" when they hear it (and not "oh that's weird")
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