[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all! We are expecting a daughter and trying to figure out her name! We have narrowed it down to 3 family names. What we would call her is in quotes. We don’t really want to mix and match bc the names come as a set as they belonged to specific people. We don’t really like the name [name_f]Irene[/name_f] enough to call her that. Also, my name is [name_f]Kate[/name_f], and we don’t want our daughter to go by the same name as I do. I would appreciate any/all feedback about these names. TIA!!
[name_f]Adele[/name_f] Leatherman [name_u]Mallory[/name_u] for me! I’m very biased, as [name_f]Adele[/name_f] is in my top 2 should I ever have a daughter, but she’s amazing. I also love [name_f]Irene[/name_f], though, and Morrow is interesting. [name_f]Kate[/name_f] is pretty, but [name_m]Bond[/name_m] I find a bit harder to see the appeal of on a girl, sorry. It’s so reminiscent of [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Bond[/name_m], and the idea of bondage on any gender doesn’t seem that appealing to me? But I suppose I can see the appeal? I just like [name_f]Adele[/name_f] and Morrow more.
I’m a little confused, for the [name_f]Adele[/name_f] combo, would [name_f]Adele[/name_f] be her real first name or just what you’d call her? Does each name combo have two middles? Sorry if that’s a dumb question
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite of all the names is [name_f]Adele[/name_f] so [name_f]Adele[/name_f] Leatherman [name_u]Mallory[/name_u] gets my vote. Out of curiosity, if you don’t want to call your daughter [name_f]Kate[/name_f] couldn’t you use a different name? Or is the point of having it as her first name to honour you? I guess the same question applies to [name_f]Irene[/name_f]; if you don’t like it enough to use could you push it to the middle spot?
Good question! I should have clarified that [name_u]Mallory[/name_u] is our last name, so each name would be a first and middle. [name_f]Adele[/name_f] would be her first name and what we would call her.
Yes, I worry about the connection to [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Bond[/name_m] as well. I hadn’t thought about bondage, but I’m glad you brought that up. Yikes! That’s definitely not what we’re going for, so we might have to rethink that.
[name_f]Adele[/name_f] Leatherman [name_u]Mallory[/name_u] is my favorite. It’s very elegant and charming.
I would definitely select for the first name spot the name you really want to call her. If you don’t like [name_f]Irene[/name_f], then I advice you to don’t use it as a first name. She will probably go by [name_f]Irene[/name_f] at school or work when she gets older. Have you considered any variation of [name_f]Irene[/name_f] or a similar name? [name_f]Irina[/name_f], for example. [name_f]Amani[/name_f], [name_f]Frida[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], [name_f]Paloma[/name_f], [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u], [name_f]Mirella[/name_f], [name_f]Serena[/name_f] and [name_f]Salome[/name_f] mean “peace” or have meanings associated with peace.
[name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_m]Bond[/name_m] is very interesting, but again, if you’re not going to call her [name_f]Kate[/name_f] or choose a nickname related to [name_f]Kate[/name_f], I’m not sure if you should use it as a first name.
I’m glad I asked! I like [name_f]Irene[/name_f] Morrow best! I also like [name_f]Adele[/name_f] at lot but not Leatherman. I think [name_f]Adele[/name_f] Morrow would also be sweet.
Morrow is really pretty, but might occasionally be confused for Marrow, as in bone marrow? But still, pretty!
She might be teased about [name_m]Bond[/name_m] because it does sound like [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Bond[/name_m] or even stocks and bonds when she gets older.
I think that [name_f]Adele[/name_f] is a wonderful name. I like Morrow as well and actually I like [name_f]Irene[/name_f] too if you want something more different. I’m not loving the [name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_m]Bond[/name_m] combo. [name_m]Bond[/name_m] sounds really masculine to me and just has almost like a muffled sound if that makes sense. I love the name [name_f]Kate[/name_f] but realize you don’t want to have the same name as her.
Ooh what about [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]?? It’s so cute and kinda quirky. I didn’t realize that [name_m]Bond[/name_m] was a family name. That would be a different way to honor it.
Wow. So interesting. It is a surname in my family, and I had never heard of that. It’s not something I would associate with little girls either, but I’ve always thought the name was pretty (just didn’t know about the subculture!).