Backwards naming

I don’t think dd has a name that matches her. It’s a problem that I’ve had since day one. Her nickname kind of suits her but her full name, not at all. I have #2 on the way (a boy) and don’t want to end up in the same spot I am now. Idk how to avoid it because I’m constantly changing my mind and name list.

Anyways, here are a couple of pics of her - what would you name her just based on these images?

http://postimage.org/image/yrhnwvuzr/

http://postimage.org/image/9zmn3e36v/

She is darling! I would have named her something very retro. [name]Olive[/name] and [name]Harriet[/name] ([name]Hattie[/name]) were my first ideas. :slight_smile:

Good luck!

Honestly, I don’t much believe in this theory, that names have ‘personality.’ They have imagery, history, connotations and associations, but not personality. The only thing that would seem off would be a strong ethnic mismatch-- a really long Nigerian O name, or a Sanskrit name, or something Chinese.

However, just for funsies, I’ll guess [name]Callie[/name], [name]Lily[/name] or [name]Madeline[/name].

I can definitely see her as a [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Gabrielle[/name], or [name]Sophia[/name]. [name]Tabitha[/name] or [name]Vivienne[/name] maybe as well. I’m sure she has a name as beautiful as she is though!

Definitely [name]Tabitha[/name]. And that was before I saw Dillonsfan’s post!

My first thought was Tempany, but [name]Tabitha[/name] works so well!

She’s exactly how I imagine a [name]Ramona[/name] to be! But I agree with pp that [name]Tabitha[/name] would suit her too.

[name]Amelia[/name] or some variation of [name]Amy[/name] is my first thought. I agree on [name]Tabitha[/name] and also like [name]Maggie[/name] ([name]Margaret[/name]?) or [name]Hattie[/name] ([name]Harriet[/name]?)

Personally, I’d try to work from her nickname that you think suits her rather than naming her again from scratch since she probably knows her name at this point.

I think, from reading the OP’s posting history, that the little girls’ name is actually [name]Gabrielle[/name], which dillonsfan guessed!

If so, and you think she’s more of a [name]Gabby[/name], that’s because she’s a toddler. [name]Just[/name] watch, I bet she will grow gracefully into a [name]Gabrille[/name] and will be grateful she has such a pretty, formal, elegant name.

I thought [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Rochelle[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name], or [name]Gabriella[/name]. Something spunky.

It’s hard because she’s a little one. As she gets older, she will grow into her name.

She’s so cute! At this age, looks like a [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Olive[/name], [name]Hazel[/name], or [name]Poppy[/name].

Wow, I guess she looks closer to her name than I thought! dillonsfan was right, as blade said, her name is [name]Gabrielle[/name]. We call her Gabs or [name]Gabby[/name]. She’s definitely spunky and very outgoing. I just think of a [name]Gabrielle[/name] as a delicate girl and wearing lots of bows and frilly dresses for some reason (which she refuses to do)! lineska suggested her middle name, which is [name]Amelia[/name]. [name]Vivienne[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], and [name]Hazel[/name] are names we considered but couldn’t use. :slight_smile:

My first thought was [name]Julianne[/name]. Followed more firmly by [name]Louise[/name] nn [name]Lulu[/name].

Aww, [name]Gabby[/name] really looks good on her!

[name]Lucy[/name] ([name]Lulu[/name]), [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name]

[name]Jade[/name] for the first pic where she looks tough and [name]Hadley[/name] for the one where she is smiling

Since her name’s been revealed, I just wanted to suggest an idea based on your post. I know that newborns obviously grow and change as they get older, but I know a lot of people who go in with a few names and see which one “fits” best when they actually see their baby. Maybe you could do that for your son? Find 3-5 that you could see yourself using and then match the face to the name.

[name]Adrianna[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Madelena[/name] ([name]Maggie[/name]), [name]Aubrey[/name], [name]Vivica[/name]

I second [name]Jade[/name].

[name]Polly[/name], [name]Amelia[/name] and [name]Ellen[/name] were the first names that came to my mind. Maybe [name]Susannah[/name] nn [name]Susie[/name]?