I don't even know where to begin. Help!

Girl Names
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First of all, like every 3rd girl born in 1978, I’m [name]Amanda[/name]. Most often known as [name]Amanda[/name] S… Or even [name]Amanda[/name] full last name because there was another [name]Amanda[/name] S in my class. Yeah. I have issues.

With my first pregnancy I drempt of a little toddler who informed me her name was Reya [name]Kathleen[/name] (ray-uh like a ray of sunshine… yep, she’s heard that about 89million times) [name]Man[/name], that worked out well for me! Extra yay was the fact that I was a single mother and didn’t have to consult or please anyone else with her name! I love her name, it’s HERS and I’ve never personally met someone with it, even though I’ve heard there are others out there ;-). She likes her name. It’s perfect!

So here I am 11 years later and it’s ugly lol…

First of all Dh’s last name is P*lace (take out the *) A friend suggested [name]Otto[/name] for a boy, and it’s cute, but then I’ve just named my kid Auto Place… That’s less cute. [name]Way[/name] less cute.

Second DH has 2 middle names so baby must have 2 middle names… Crap… He just made this 50% harder!

Third One of those middle names he’d like to be biblical. I’m not sure that this is a deal breaker, but who knows at this point.

I have an insanely short list

[name]Lavenia[/name] <—Grandmother’s name… My mother would not love this lol.
[name]Magnolia[/name] nn [name]Maggie[/name] Aww that’s just sweet… and I saw a BEAUTIFUL magnolia tree on the way home from the ultrasound
[name]Sela[/name] stumbled across it on some list somewhere. It’s alright I guess… I liked it enough to write it down.

Yeah… that’s it. I’m more than 1/2 way through this pregnancy and have nothing to show for it.

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It took us 3 days of living with the dog before we managed to name her! ([name]Stella[/name]) I can’t imagine actually naming this baby.

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i’m really tired right now, but i’ll be back tomorrow to help you out!!! And i’m sure some of the other berries in the meantime will be very helpful to you!! :slight_smile:

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I’ll list some names that seem like they could be your style… after you have a longer short list, you can start making combos.

Also, I think [name]Lavinia[/name] (spelled that way) is gorgeous; [name]Magnolia[/name] P*lace sounds like a street, and [name]Sela[/name] sounds very close to [name]Stella[/name]…

[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Fiorella[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Finola[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Mira[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Camellia[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Seren[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Hana[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Adela[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Annora[/name]

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[name]Magnolia[/name] nn [name]Maggie[/name] is very pretty.

Suggestions inspired from your name list:

[name]Marigold[/name] nn [name]Mary[/name] or [name]Goldie[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Mathilda[/name] nn [name]Mattie[/name] or [name]Tillie[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name]
[name]Selena[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Seren[/name]
[name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Lilac[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]

hmmm that is all I can think of at the moment…if I think of any others I will post them.
congrats & good luck (:

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Hmm, where to begin… Well, first off I love Reya [name]Kathleen[/name]! Very sweet and such a cool story! As for your short list, nothing’s really jumping out at me, and I’m assuming the same is true for you since you’re here. [name]Lavenia[/name] seems too musty, [name]Sela[/name] seems kind of bland and I actually like [name]Magnolia[/name] a lot. [name]Maggie[/name] and Reya are very cute together. And it’s cool you passed a magnolia tree! Maybe it’s a sign?Here are some names that, in my opinion, would be good for Reya’s sister:

[name]Keira[/name]/[name]Kira[/name] ([name]KEER[/name]-ah) - pretty and vowel heavy like Reya, similar to [name]Sela[/name] but a bit stronger and spunkier. Not too popular.

[name]Esme[/name] - Another vowel-y, soft, kind of mystical sounding name. I really like this one with Reya. Reya and [name]Esme[/name] sound great together.

[name]Adele[/name] - has very different sounds from Reya, which makes the names a great fit but not too matchy.

[name]Leta[/name] ([name]LEE[/name]-ta) - simple and sweet, means “joyful”.

[name]Leora[/name] / [name]Leona[/name] - I like that both this names are soft and vowely but still strong sounding.

[name]Cleo[/name] - very spunky and cool with Reya and distinct in sound.

[name]Ruby[/name] - if you don’t mind the repeating "R"s then I think Reya and [name]Ruby[/name] are super cute together. I just love this name.

[name]Mila[/name] (MEE-la) - another simple name that balances Reya really nicely.

As for middle names, if you’re husband is set on a biblical one, there are tons of wonderful options available. Here are a few:

[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Abilene[/name]
[name]Adah[/name]
[name]Adina[/name]
[name]Ariel[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Judith[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Michal[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Noa[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Salome[/name]
[name]Sara/name/[name]Sarai[/name]/[name]Suri[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Tamar[/name]
[name]Zipporah[/name]

hope that helps! let us know if anything is leaning in the right direction.

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Okay! Let’s see what might work with Reya [name]Kathleen[/name] and with the surname Place, shall we?

FIRST NAMES
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name] ([name]CASS[/name]-ee-ah* or [name]CASH[/name]-ah)
[name]Chiara[/name] (key-ARE-ah)
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Esme[/name] (ez-may)
[name]Idina[/name] (ih-[name]DEE[/name]-nuh or uh-[name]DEE[/name]-nuh)
[name]Isla[/name] (EYE-la)
[name]Naya[/name] (NIGH-uh [rhymes with “sigh”])
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]

HEBREW (BIBLICAL) NAMES
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Deborah[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Mariam[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]

And, finally, when is the baby due? You could use her birth month to complete her name. For instance, if she were due in [name]June[/name] - I know she isn’t - her second middle name could be [name]Rose[/name] (or [name]Rosaleen[/name], Irish like [name]Kathleen[/name]), after the birth flower, or [name]Pearl[/name], after the birth stone. I’m sure there is something we could come up with!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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Ohh thank you for starting me off… I did come up with a list of biblical girl names I don’t hate for middle names

[name]Sarah[/name] - DH vetoed it… I suspect there was one in his past lol
[name]Cornelia[/name]
[name]Magdalene[/name]- He seemed to like this but was quick to specify "for a middle name
Mesha
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name] - becoming trendier (I think, but as a middle it could work)
[name]Pheobe[/name]— I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Pheobe[/name], It falls in line with Reya ([name]Rhea[/name]) as a goddess and that could be a trend I’m ok with.

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I just thought of something else… While I love the name [name]Liam[/name] for a boy, it would look weird on my boy… I’m 1/2 hispanic and DH is Native American… This baby will be dark complected and I want to make sure the names will match that.

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Ohh [name]Lilac[/name] just made my list! I always thought I’d have a [name]Lillian[/name], but my sister got to it before I could!

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You’re soooo in the right direction! Thank you!

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[name]Baby[/name] is due at the end of [name]September[/name], but close enough that it could be [name]October[/name](Ohh I hope not!)

You guys are the best, I’ve been lurking for 5 months I can’t believe it took so long for me to post!

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For Biblically-based names I’m liking these right now:

[name]Havilah[/name] (yes, this is techinically a boys name in the Bible, but it just sounds so pretty! It is also an area of land in the bible).

[name]Chloe[/name] (which means “Blooming” from a ray of sunshine:)

[name]Naamah[/name] ([name]Way[/name] cooler than [name]Naomi[/name], pronounced Na-a-mah)

[name]Persis[/name] (just sounds like a cool person!)

As far as first names, I [name]ADORE[/name] [name]Lilac[/name] (although my hubby wants it as a “double name” [name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Lilac[/name]).

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You seem to like some of the suggestions, so how about you give us a list of some of your likes and loves, and we can make some combinations for you, or suggest others along the same lines?

Good luck! [name]Auburn[/name]

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Are you having a girl or boy?

Some girl names;

[name]Angel[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Athalia[/name]
[name]Cheyenne[/name]
[name]Cassie[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Dara[/name]
[name]Dorcas[/name] nn [name]Dorie[/name]
[name]Davina[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Elisa[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Erin[/name]/[name]Eryn[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]/[name]Evie[/name]/[name]Eva[/name]/[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Hailey[/name]
[name]Jada[/name]
Jaira
Jemina
[name]Libbi[/name]/[name]Libby[/name]
[name]Marcie[/name]/[name]Marcy[/name]
[name]Michaela[/name]
[name]Millie[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Tilly[/name]
[name]Nayeli[/name] (nah YEH lee)
[name]Nereida[/name] nn [name]Reid[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Paisley[/name]
[name]Peony[/name]
[name]Sara[/name]
[name]Sofie[/name]
[name]Sofia[/name]
[name]Tilly[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name] nn [name]Tabby[/name]
[name]Ama[/name]
[name]Acadia[/name]
Genesee nn [name]Gennie[/name]
[name]Mahala[/name]
[name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Talise[/name]
[name]Tula[/name]
[name]Joanna[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Lara[/name]
[name]Tara[/name]
[name]Beth[/name]/[name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Melaine[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Amaia[/name]
[name]Maya[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Maggie[/name]

Names meaning sunshine/sun;
Helicia
Helina
[name]Marisol[/name] nn [name]Mari[/name]

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[name]Amanda[/name],

Let us know what you like and don’t like, and hopefully some you love! Oh, and here is some information for [name]September[/name] and [name]October[/name]:

[name]SEPTEMBER[/name]
Birth [name]Stone[/name] - [name]Sapphire[/name]
Birth [name]Flower[/name] - Forget-me-not, [name]Morning[/name] glory, [name]Aster[/name]

(I’d use [name]Aster[/name] from this collection! [name]Sapphire[/name] feels a bit cheap to me as a name, to be honest.)

[name]OCTOBER[/name]
Birth [name]Stone[/name] - [name]Opal[/name]
Birth [name]Flower[/name] - Calendula

(I’d pick [name]Opal[/name]! Such a cool vintage name that doesn’t get enough wear in my opinion…)

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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I’d just like to point out that [name]Selah[/name] is a Biblical name. It’s from a Hebrew musical term which occurs many times in the Old Testament Psalms.

[name]Sela[/name] is also a place name in the Bible.

Have you thought about [name]Lucia[/name]? Loo-see-ah is the Spanish pronunciation. It means light. It would match your little Reya :slight_smile:

Lesser known Biblical names

[name]Adah[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name] - place name
[name]Claudia[/name] - briefly mentioned
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name] - means “bright, pure”