See the results of this poll: Completely stuck
Respondents: 23 (This poll is closed)
- Alexandria : 6 (26%)
- Georgia : 7 (30%)
- Katie : 1 (4%)
- Rosalie : 7 (30%)
- Isabella: 2 (9%)
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] is fantastic! What are you planning to use as a middle name?
From the wording in your post, it seems like you’re choosing a new name for yourself? You may well have thought of these things before, but in case you haven’t (and I haven’t, but from reading others’ stories):
Choosing a new name for yourself is a bit different from choosing a name for a child in that you aren’t necessarily just using the name you love best, but considering how well it suits you personally. You can try names out by getting people to call you by them and see how it feels. Order a coffee or make a restaurant reservation under the name. Change your name to that on social media if you feel a bit more settled/comfortable about a certain name.
As to your list:
I’m not sure how old you are, but I’m in my 20s and have known SO MANY girls named [name_f]Katie[/name_f], and a fair number named [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Kat[/name_f]/[name_f]Cat[/name_f] or [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]/[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]. (Some went by [name_f]Katie[/name_f]/et al as a nickname, for some it was their full name). And I’ve known quite a few older women (40s+) named [name_f]Kathy[/name_f]/[name_f]Cathy[/name_f]. If you don’t want a name you’ll share with a lot of people, I’d steer clear of [name_f]Katie[/name_f] and the other traditional [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] derivatives.
I’ve also known a lot of girls my age named [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], some of which went by [name_f]Ally[/name_f]/[name_u]Ali[/name_u], and [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] sounds fairly similar to that. [name_u]Ali[/name_u] is not nearly as ubiquitous as [name_f]Katie[/name_f] IME though- you might come across a few, but not that many. [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] is a great choice for someone interested in art history/ancient history, without being too in-your-face about it.
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] feels fun, laid-back and easygoing to me. It hits the nice balance of familiar but unusual, a name people recognize and can spell and pronounce, but you might be the only [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] that someone knows. I definitely get a sense of southern charm from it too.
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] are very sweet, girly, princessy names to me. They’re more associated with girls born in this decade, so it stands out a bit more amongst adult women, but it means you might be encountering a lot of people with your name anyways a couple decades from now, when this generation’s Rosalies and Isabellas are grown up and out of school, and age is a much smaller factor in who you meet. On the other hand, people may think you’re a lot younger than you are, which could be a benefit in old age!
Most likely [name_u]Rue[/name_u]!
I love:
[name_f]Katie[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]