I want to first and foremost say I know I have plenty of time to choose a name (adopting a baby girl) and I’m sure when I see her face it will make a lot more sense what to choose- so trust me- I get that 100%! With that said, I have loved baby names since I was a little girl like many of you (bought my first baby name book at age 10 with my allowance- Beyond [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] and [name_m]Jason[/name_m]) and I’ve always looked forward to the process of naming my first child. Now that that time is here- I’m more lost than ever before. I feel like I’ve always been pretty knowledgable about names. I really monitor names a lot. In 1996 when I was 8 I named my first American Girl doll [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] (#124 at the time) and now it’s #1- which I just think is fascinating!
Anyway- I’ve always loved very simple simple simple names. In fact- I have a list of names that range from as simple as [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], and [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] to a bit more “unique” like [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], and [name_f]Louise[/name_f]. As you can see- the theme has always been timeless and simple.
Now I have NO idea what I want to do name wise. Sometimes I think I want something very hippieish. I live a pretty crunchy lifestyle (we’re talking no paper in my house- anywhere hah!) and I really identify with a more organic approach to life- but hippie-ish names aren’t my thing for the most part. I like some- like [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]- but I can’t take them seriously personally in case she wants to be a lawyer or a doctor.
I just feel lost. Anyone experience this and how did it work itself out? I’m sad because although I know it will all work out wonderfully and it’s such a trivial thing to be concerned about- I’ve looked forward to this my whole life and now feel like a deer caught in headlights!
Thanks in advance for your own experiences! That’s what I’m interested in!