So my scheduled c-section is next thursday and we’re still looking for the perfect name combo. Hubby relented last night and gave me some positive feedback on a few names, so I have a bit more of a list to go off of but would love some more suggestions because honestly i’m just not in love with any of these (Save [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], which hubby is ify about). we like names with some meaning, and hubby dislikes hard consonant sounds for girls (K, R, N). I like names with a lot of meaning and originality. I just dont want my kid to have to go by an initial for being the third with the same name in one class, you know?
Sisters are [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] Kealani [name_f]Joy[/name_f] and [name_f]Avalyn[/name_f] [name_f]Shanti[/name_f]. Brother is Daishin [name_m]Kiran[/name_m].
Our list so far:
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] (hubby isn’t 100% on board but likes that it’s “cute and unique”)
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] (hubby likes but I’m kinda not feeling it as much)
Mahina (We both love this as a middle)
[name_f]Aiyana[/name_f] (this is hub’s favorite but I worry that it lacks substance, i guess)
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] (again a personal favorite that hubby doesnt hate)
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] (hubby doesn’t care for this one as much but i’m considering [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] as a compromise since he seems to favor the -ana sound)
names hubby has absolutely vetoed:
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] (he cannot abide the inevitable ‘laura the liar’ teasing)
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]/Gwenlian (doesn’t like any gwen names)
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] (too harsh)
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (likes the meaning but claims it’s not pretty enough)
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] (dislikes the G sound)
[name_f]Acadia[/name_f] (hard c sound in combo with the d sound doesnt thrill him)
I would appreciate any help you berries could offer. Hubby is insanely picky. so nothing too outrageous, but please no [name_f]Janes[/name_f] or sarahs, either.
I am scheduled for c-section next month and had a heated argument with DH recently about names. He has put about .01 percent of the effort in to finding a name that I have, so I have decided that as long as he doesn’t DISLIKE my name choice he will learn to love it. [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] is a soft sweet name he will love because it’s his daughter’s name . The others I like are [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Aiyana[/name_f], and [name_f]ELiana[/name_f]. [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] and [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] are my faves.
Hmm…
From your list my favourites are [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]. I would go with [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] just because she has the best flow with the rest of your children’s names.
Suggestions:
[name_f]Gardenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Ciara[/name_f] ([name_m]KEER[/name_m] [name_m]AH[/name_m])
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Clemency[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
Verminator, sounds like we’re in pretty similar situations! My hubby is a dear but has offered little help except for telling me early on that he likes the name summer which I can’t agree with. I kind of like the ring of [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] [name_m]Boyd[/name_m], but i was hoping we could reach a middle ground that didnt leave out his taste altogether.
[name_f]Jana[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] isn’t bad, but I also don’t love it. I do really dig the n ellie, though
rkrd, I really love [name_f]Iris[/name_f] i’ll have to put it on my list. Hubby won’t go for an O name at all, and I’m afraid your others might be a bit too creative for his taste. Vowel names aren’t a necessity. In fact, it hadnt occurred to me that I had that theme going for my girls! lol. My coworkers have been going for a C or B name to help me fill in the beginning of the alphabet
tori, I love your suggestions, but am afraid that hubby would think they’re too unusual. I suggested [name_f]Zara[/name_f] early on but he thinks it’s too close to sara and [name_f]Willow[/name_f] got shot down, so I’m not sure [name_f]Willa[/name_f] would do much better. I’m going to put [name_f]Lenora[/name_f], [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] and [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] on the list. Maybe the background on [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] will convince him, it’s such a lovely name.
I should add that I’m a huge fan of names that have easy cutesy nick names.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you ladies realized that lyndp copied some popular nameberry favorite ([name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Lilian[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f] and [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]) and some twisted [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]'s names ([name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]- belphoebe(in recent topic everyone prefer [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] over Belphoebe), [name_f]Acadia[/name_f]- [name_f]Arcadia[/name_f], her favorite in first topic about dd2 which her husband nixed and Gwenlian-Gwenllian)?
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] - My favourite from your list, it’s not overly popular, you could use [name_u]Laurie[/name_u] or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] as a cute nn.
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f] - I don’t like that it has the same starting letters as [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], it makes it sound too similar imo.
Mahina - Would make a lovely mn.
[name_f]Aiyana[/name_f] - It sounds to me like somebody saying ‘Hey [name_f]Anna[/name_f]’, I don’t really like it, I like [name_f]Anna[/name_f] though but that might be too plain?
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] - Nice, could use nn [name_u]Tally[/name_u] or [name_f]Lia[/name_f].
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f] - I MUCH prefer [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] to [name_f]Lilliana[/name_f]. Pretty name, quite popular though.
Some suggestions:
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]/ [name_f]Camille[/name_f] - You could use [name_f]Milly[/name_f] as a nn, and it helps with the Alphabet theme your coworkers are going with.
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] - You could use [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] or [name_f]Tilda[/name_f] as a nn.
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - You could use [name_f]Cece[/name_f] as a nn, and goes with the Alphabet theme again.
[name_f]Florence[/name_f] - You could use [name_f]Florrie[/name_f] or [name_f]Wren[/name_f] as nn’s, kind of goes in with the alphabet.
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]/[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] - You could use [name_f]Sera[/name_f] or Phinn as nn’s.
boyandgirl, these are my personal favorites right now. i’m digging the nature themed names but he was pretty neutral on [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] and didnt seem thrilled about laurel other than thinking it was pretty and unique
littleredone, I adore the nn ellie, so i liked that for laurel and eliana, but i’m thinking you’re right about the elizabeth/eliana thing. Plus [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], while cute just doesnt feel right to me, i guess. [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]… i’ve spent the past 9 months growing this baby and I can’t imagine her as an [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]. I agree wholeheartedly on Mahina, and i really dig the meaning (moon/moonlight). I worry that [name_f]Aiyana[/name_f] might sound a little made up i guess, and [name_f]Anna[/name_f] would be outshined by her sisters i think. [name_f]Thalia[/name_f] is holding fast in my top 3, with [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] and [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]. I don’t care as much for lilliana, but would be willing to compromise since she’ll end up [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] either way. Of your suggestions I really like [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] and seraphina, but the meaning turns me off on [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] and I worry that [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] is going to be pretty popular coming up. [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] is pretty, too and the nn tillie appeals to me, but the association with the movie/book would turn hubby off of it.
I’m sorry if i seem super picky. I’m super stressed and worried that i’ll end up in recovery looking down at this beautiful little girl and havign no idea what to even call her.
I really think [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] is perfect with your other names. It feels like a lovely middle ground between classic [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] and ethereal [name_f]Avalyn[/name_f]. It’s earthy and natural but has similarities to the more traditional [name_f]Laura[/name_f].
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f] is beautiful, but it seems more different than your others names.
Since you’re both compromising with [name_f]Lilliana[/name_f] and he doesn’t really like [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] I wouldn’t use it as a first.
My first thought outside of your current list was [name_f]Flora[/name_f] because of it’s meaning, it’s similarity to [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], and it’s -a ending.