I’ve never posted on a naming forum before, but maybe that will tell you how much I need specific help with naming this baby.
There are so many rules that I’ve built up for myself over the last 11 years - and after reading these forums and the Nameberry articles I can see I’m not the only one with self-imposed rules. Hehehe.
Older sibs:
[name]Guthrie[/name] - nn “G” or Guffy (My maiden name)
[name]Adeline[/name] - nn [name]Addie[/name]
[name]Sullivan[/name] - nn [name]Sully[/name]
[name]Truman[/name] - nn [name]Tru[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] - nn [name]Pepper[/name]
My unbreakable rules -
[name]Unique[/name] first initial - I might want to monogram something ;), this includes H and K (mine and hubs initials)
Longer names with nickname potential
Steer clear of top 150 or so of SSA name popularity list.
Was super disappointed that both [name]Adeline[/name] and [name]Penelope[/name] seemed to gain some popularity AFTER we had already signed, sealed, and delivered our babes. Hoping for something that won’t meet the same fate, though I know the classic, feminine names are always going to come around again.
[name]Baby[/name] is a girl.
My [name]FAVORITE[/name] name is [name]Clementine[/name] - but I feel slightly bothered by the -ine ending on both [name]Adeline[/name] and [name]Clementine[/name]. Is this bothersome to anyone else? I think [name]Mimi[/name] or [name]Minnie[/name] would be a cute nickname. Not a fan of [name]Clem[/name]. I am pretty good at keeping people from using nicknames I don’t love ([name]Penelope[/name] is never [name]Penny[/name] or [name]Nellie[/name] - always [name]Pepper[/name]).
Also like:
[name]Felicity[/name] - [name]Fifi[/name]? Filly? Lissy?
[name]Matilda[/name] - [name]Millie[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] - [name]Bea[/name]
Hubby wants [name]Cordelia[/name] or [name]Drucilla[/name] (no joke). He is okay with [name]Felicity[/name]. He likes [name]Clementine[/name]. Doesn’t like [name]Matilda[/name].
If you had this rather small name list, what would you go with. I want it to fit with the sibs. [name]Don[/name]'t really care if family likes it - it will grow on them.
Any of these names? Something new? Too much to ask?