I’m not even pregnant yet but dh and I are already falling out over names! He’s difficult to pin down, but we were talking (well, bickering) about girls names last night and he finally gave me something i can work with: he wants something “Classically [name]Americana[/name]”. Let me clarify: neither of us are American so his idea is probably very romanticised and stylised. He grew up on a remote island in the pacific watching Westerns and listening to [name]Elvis[/name] and early rock and roll. He likes [name]Cormac[/name] [name]McCarthy[/name] novels, [name]Tennessee[/name] [name]Williams[/name] and is a real chopping wood, catching fish, dreaming of wide open prairies kinda guy. I know that i’m covering huge areas of American culture here and i really hope i’m not offending anyone!
Anyway, back to names, our daughter is [name]Juniper[/name] and he LOVES her name. We took a trip to the Californian desert and [name]Arizona[/name] shortly before i got pregnant, and memories of that is what makes him love it so much ([name]Elise[/name] was my grandma’s name thats why we went for that). We have pretty much decided on [name]Susannah[/name] in the middle this round, partly to honour my great aunt, and yes, partly because of the [name]Stephen[/name] [name]Foster[/name] song! He came up with this list which are almost right, but aren’t quite there for one reason or another:
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Indiana[/name]
[name]Memphis[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
Any other ideas? Thanks so much! I’m am so excited to see your responses!
I like [name]Susannah[/name] [name]Delphine[/name] in your signature! From your list I’m loving [name]Clementine[/name] & [name]Rosalie[/name].
some other suggestions
[name]Montana[/name]
[name]Dakota[/name]
[name]Aspen[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name] (I think [name]Susannah[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name] would be really pretty)
Yes, i love [name]Susannah[/name] [name]Delphine[/name] but the hubster doesn’t! He’s really anti-[name]Delphine[/name] for some reason which is just crazy to me. Thanks for your ideas. I like [name]Carolina[/name] and [name]Susannah[/name] [name]Magnolia[/name]. On the whole, i’m not usually into place names which narrows the field quite a bit.
[name]Vivien[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] ([name]Vivien[/name] [name]Lee[/name] played [name]Scarlett[/name] O’[name]Hara[/name] - pretty classic americana there)
[name]Jodie[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] ([name]Juniper[/name] and [name]Jodie[/name] could be a fun sibset)
I really like the some of the ones that y’all like: [name]Clementine[/name] and [name]Belle[/name]
[name]How[/name] about? (Sorry for any repeats)
[name]Melanie[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] (character from Gone with the Wind)
[name]Cassidy[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] ([name]Butch[/name] [name]Cassidy[/name] and the [name]Sundance[/name] Kid)
[name]Maureen[/name] [name]Susannah[/name] ([name]Maureen[/name] O’[name]Hara[/name] played in several Westerns)
[name]Katie[/name] or [name]Kathleen[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Ada[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Kitty[/name] [name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] some of these help! Good luck in deciding on a perfect name!
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Tennessee[/name]
[name]Louisiana[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]California[/name] (Nn. [name]Cali[/name]) …I think you could pull this one off, living in the UK.
[name]Indiana[/name]
[name]Dakota[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]
Wow, thanks guys! Some great suggestions- I love [name]Willa[/name] but i’m concerned that people might think i’m saying [name]Willow[/name] ([name]Juniper[/name] and [name]Willow[/name] would be too much for me!). [name]Emmeline[/name] is gorgeous. Ellenelle, i’d forgotten how much i like [name]Winona[/name]. Interestingly, the names that stand out to me the most are the nicknames: [name]Sadie[/name], [name]Hattie[/name], [name]Kitty[/name], [name]Kit[/name]- i love them although i’d never really considered them before. Hmm, definitely food for thought!
