Tough Last Name Problems

My cousin is pregnant with her first child…due in [name]April[/name]…having a girl. She’s having a tough time coming up with names because of her last name. The last name is [name]Baby[/name]. I told her maybe a harder sounding name…maybe even something unisex. Anyone have any suggestions I can pass onto her. Thanks.

[name]Baby[/name] is a tough one… I’d go with a longer classic name or like you said a “harder” sounding name. I’d avoid any names/nicknames ending in y or ie sound.

[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Greer[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name]
[name]Peyton[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]

Wow, that is an unusual surname. Here are some suggestions.

[name]Augusta[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Bronwen[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Hollis[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Eden[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Roxanna[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Ingrid[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Lorraine[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Alexis[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Eileen[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Ellison[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Sheridan[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Shannon[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Schuyler[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Reese[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Keira[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Linden[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Afton[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Jensen[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Maren[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Justine[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Margot[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Harper[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Tatum[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Sutton[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Farren[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Erin[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Gretchen[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Dorian[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Constance[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Danielle[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Dextra[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Frida[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Thora[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Iris[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Selah[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Joanna[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Gloria[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Tamara[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Martina[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Madigan[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Adelyn[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Devin[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Marlo[/name] [name]Baby[/name]

That is a tough one! I though it was hard enough getting something to go with “[name]Cross[/name]” as a last name…

[name]Baby[/name] really is a tough one! I think you’re right about looking for a slightly “hard” name. Anything that’s too frilly or even slightly nicknamey would end up sounding overly cutesy, and pairing [name]Baby[/name] with another word name sounds just plain ridiculous. Also, I think it’s important to pick something that won’t be automatically shortened into a nickname that clashes with [name]Baby[/name]. I don’t think the name necessarily has to be un-feminine sounding or unisex to work, though.

My suggestions:

[name]Fiona[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Adele[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Norah[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Averill[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Arden[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Rhea[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Linden[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Seren[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Petra[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Zara[/name] [name]Baby[/name]
[name]Vera[/name] [name]Baby[/name]

Looking through people’s suggestions, I think the ones that seem the nicest with that surname are the ones ending in ‘n’, such as [name]Morgan[/name] [name]Baby[/name] or [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Baby[/name]… I think avoid vowel endings because a lot of them make it a bit ‘[name]Santa[/name] [name]Baby[/name]…’

…damn time of year!

I think I would lean towards a name that is traditional and carries a sense of respectability and history. Nothing that sounds too trendy or ‘out there’. I would gravitate towards something like [name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Catherine[/name].