If you care to take the time to read this and comment on this thread I want to thank you a thousand times. I’m sure it will get lengthy, but I think my hormones may have gotten to the best of me tonight. Although I am only 17 weeks along and I don’t yet know if I’m having a girl or a boy I am already terrified that I will bring home [name]Baby[/name] X from the hospital. I am having the hardest time finding a name that I like. They all seem so [name]Blase[/name]’ to me.
If you’ve seen my comments on other name threads before then you may have read about my problem with my daughter’s name, [name]Riley[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]. Before I was decided on her name I checked the SSA list for 2003 (the year before she was born) just to make sure that [name]Riley[/name] wasn’t crazy popular. Her name sat at #72 & was way more popular for boys. IT WAS PERFECT!
I remember after she born people would ask me her name only to respond’ “That name is so beautiful” Well, It must have been, because over the years there has been a HUGE [name]Baby[/name] Girl [name]Riley[/name] BOOM!
I understand that the name [name]Riley[/name] isn’t “my name” but I chose it special for my little girl & put a lot of effort into it. (as I’m sure all mommies do) My name is [name]Janet[/name]. I DESPISE MY NAME! I am adopted and my adoptive parents obviously had better naming skills than my biological parents because they named my younger sister, their first biological child, Kamberlyn and called her [name]Kami[/name] for short. I always thought her name was so unique, gorgeous and amazing. That’s why finding that “perfect” name for my daughter meant so much to me and now I feel as if I failed her (& myself) in the naming category.
My sons name is [name]Lucas[/name] [name]Sawyer[/name]. I first saw the name [name]Lucas[/name] in my baby name book, I highlighted it, but wasn’t dead set on it. It wasn’t until I was reading TV Guide for a write up of next weeks episode for my favorite show, One Tree [name]Hill[/name], did it hit me that I LOVED THE MAIN CHARACTERS NAME! “What about [name]Lucas[/name]” I yelled out to my hubby, he loved it, it was a done deal!
His middle name, [name]Sawyer[/name], was also highlighted in my baby name book. It was the best baby name book I have ever bought, Cool Names For [name]Baby[/name]'s. My husband and I both knew we liked the name [name]Sawyer[/name], but we were still unsure on weather or not to use it. It wasn’t until we discovered the show Lost did the name [name]Sawyer[/name] stick. ([name]Sawyer[/name] is a character on the show) Not only is [name]Sawyer[/name] a character from the show, Lost, but after I had [name]Lucas[/name] I reTalized that [name]Sawyer[/name] was also a main characters LAST name on One Tree [name]Hill[/name] the show where I (sort of) got the name [name]Lucas[/name].
The name [name]Sawyer[/name] has now become a unisex name! Not only does the show One Tree [name]Hill[/name] have a [name]Peyton[/name] [name]SAWYER[/name], but [name]Lucas[/name] & [name]Peyton[/name] had a baby GIRL (errrrr) together & named her [name]Sawyer[/name]! It now looks as if I totally jacked his name from the show & that annoys me because I didn’t!
For this baby, if it’s a girl I thought that maybe I’d keep tradition and use a unisex name that also serves as a surname. I want to pair it with a classic middle name So, after coming back to the name, [name]Quinn[/name], about 30,000X (I have love love loved this name for years!) I decided that it could work because it’s a surname & a unisex name + it flows nicely with [name]Riley[/name] & [name]Lucas[/name]!
Today, while confident on the name [name]Quinn[/name], I look up the show One Tree [name]Hill[/name] online to find out what they plan on doing for the next season. Guess what ladies?! They are bringing in a new character, A MAIN CHARACTER, and her name will be [name]Quinn[/name]! So, not only if I choose this name will I look like an incredibly obsessed One Tree [name]Hill[/name] fan, but this show has helped popularize names like [name]Peyton[/name] (girl!) and [name]Sawyer[/name] (girl)! With my luck [name]Quinn[/name] (which for a female on the SSA charts sits at like 500 something) will become more popular as well.
I know this was long, and may even sound ridiculous to some of you. (It is just a TV show, right?) However, I hate my name & this is something I am passionate about. (finding the PERFECT NAME for my children) What advice do any of you have for me?
Also, if you think I should go for the name [name]Quinn[/name] what do you think about:
[name]Quinn[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] Helmick
or
[name]Quinn[/name] [name]Emmeline[/name] Helmick
or
any other mn suggestions …
Thank you all again!
[name]Janet[/name]