Greetings all.
My wife and I are expecting our first. It’s a girl. I was hoping to have a name by now, but to no avail. I guess we are both pickier than even anticipated when it came to agreeing to a name. Our due date is [name_u]June[/name_u] 13, so we are about 2 weeks from the third trimester. Oh My! That thought is frightening. She’s coming very soon. OK. Focus. Here are a list of names that we both like.
[name_f]Ava[/name_f] – We really like its simplicity and it’s quite beautiful sounding. Problem is, many people love it too. That has turned both of us off a tad.
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] – We both like it. I get the sense that I like it a lot more than my wife. If [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] was a bit less popular, say 30+ spots, then I think I would advocate for it hard. It is probably my favorite currently. Still a slight chance we pick this name.
[name_f]Arella[/name_f] – pronounced a-rel-la. The a is a short sounding a like in car or bar, as opposed to the first syllable in [name_f]Ava[/name_f]. Generally, we prefer the short a. I think it’s nice sounding. I like this more than my wife.
[name_f]Bella[/name_f] – We both like it, but we prefer it as a nickname. I think this ranks towards the bottom of the names we are considering.
[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f] – I think my wife likes the fact that [name_f]Belle[/name_f] is a possible nickname. But she isn’t super in-love with it, but she does like the name. It’s a top 3 on my list.
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f] – I’m not really sold on this name. I think it’s the “[name_f]Mira[/name_f]” in the beginning of the name that turns me off. It seems to be my wife’s favorite name so far. Aside from [name_f]Mirabella[/name_f], are there other variations for [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]? Please share if you have any ideas.
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u] – We both like it. But I associate this name with being a very popular name for a dog. So, we’re kind of turned off. We just moved into a new neighborhood and we recently met the family across the street and their dog’s name is [name_u]Bailey[/name_u]. If it weren’t for that, I think it’d be a top 3 name on both of our lists easily. We are still considering it.
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] - we really like this name for a girl, but don’t know if it’ll “backfire” since it’s more commonly a name given to boys.
We’re open to any suggestions.
