If you were having a little girl and knew that she would be your only one, what would you name her? Would you try to honor many people? Or would you just use names that make you happy? [name_m]How[/name_m] would you go about choosing the ultimate girl name?
(I know there is a thread like this somewhere but I cannot find it.)
I think if I knew I was only having one girl, she would be [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]. The initials MJ are a nod to my sister, [name_u]June[/name_u] is a nod to my mother. I also love the nn potential. Thereâs [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f], MJ, and [name_u]June[/name_u]/[name_f]Junie[/name_f]. I also just love the sweet southern feel it gives me, and can picture the name wearing well into adulthood
This is really, really hard! I would say that my absolute favorite name is [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. But [name_f]Emma[/name_f] is more special to me (itâs just so dang popular!) Then thereâs the added pressure Iâve put on myself to use the honor name [name_f]Carrie[/name_f], which I do really love, just not as much as [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Emma[/name_f]. I would probably go with [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u], which honors both of my grandmothers. It would be sad for me to pass up [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] though.
I was just thinking about this earlier todayâŚ
I would like to use [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], my late grandmotherâs name. [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] is one of my top favorites⌠but I like [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] as well! BUT, at the same time, I would like to use a Turkish or Kurdish name to honor my husbandâs family.
This is what Iâm thinking about right now too. I have two boys and Iâll likely only have one more baby so if itâs a girl sheâll be my only daughter. The only girl grandchild on both sides too soâŚ
I am at a complete loss for first names right now but her middle name would probably be [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] because it honors both grandmas.
Such an interesting question⌠I guess for me if I was only going to have one girl and knew that I would have a hard time doing an honor name. There are so many women on both mine and my husband side of the family that I would want to honor, that I wouldnât want to pick one over the other. So, I guess my ultimate girl name would be more based on its meaning rather then itâs personal relationship. [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u] would be my ultimate girl name meaning noble and wise.
I donât think I would try to use an honor name- thatâs not really something I put thought into when thinking of names. I would probably do either [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] Wildrose or [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_u]Lark[/name_u]/[name_u]Larkspur[/name_u]. Of course, I am in looooooove with the name [name_f]Calluna[/name_f], but I donât know how well it would age, and it doesnât really have any nicknames that I love (and I wouldnât perpetually call her [name_f]Calluna[/name_f]). Plus, I donât know what middle name Iâd give [name_f]Calluna[/name_f].
I know a [name_f]Calluna[/name_f] around my age (mid-20s)! Itâs aged just fine so far. I actually think itâs quite a âgrown upâ sounding name, like [name_f]Calista[/name_f] or [name_f]Calanthe[/name_f].
She doesnât go by a nickname, but there are loads of options: [name_f]Calla[/name_f], [name_f]Callie[/name_f], [name_u]Allie[/name_u], [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_u]Lou[/name_u], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]⌠(I guess youâve thought of all those!)
Hmm⌠I called my eldest daughter [name_f]Juno[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], so I guess thatâs my answer! I still love her name, and itâs got a lot of meaning to us while still being first and foremost two names we love which work well together (I think ).
If I had one more daughter, sheâd be either [name_f]Flora[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] or [name_u]Hero[/name_u] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. Iâve shifted from favouring the first to favouring the second quite recently, but both have been on my list for aeons. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband prefers [name_u]Hero[/name_u] and doesnât care for [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] () so if I had to choose today it would probably be [name_u]Hero[/name_u] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
If I was to go more classic/traditional/popular, Iâd probably pick either [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] or [name_f]Zara[/name_f]. Maybe [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_u]Endellion[/name_u] or [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]âŚ
Iâd go with [name_f]Anna[/name_f] even though itâs close to my own name. Itâs just such a beautiful, versatile name, and it works perfectly in so many languages.
I love reading through all of these - so interesting
Today, I think Iâd go with [name_f]Sarai[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f]. [name_f]Sarai[/name_f] is my all time favourite, [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] I just love and [name_f]Juno[/name_f] honours my mum
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] is just fantastic. I go through this hypothetical scenario ridiculously often considering that I donât even plan on having children. I would love to use [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] as a fn, because honoring my late dad, [name_m]David[/name_m], is really important. That being said, [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] is my one true love. Itâs been my favorite girl name since I was about eighteen (Iâm 36 now.). Itâs super unique, & the perfect balance of bold femininity. And I am 100% sure that my dad would want me to use the name that I love first. I would just have to convince myself of that. [name_m]Long[/name_m] story short, Iâd probably use [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]. Or Iâd give my husband the choice between which way he likes it better: [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] or [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]. That would help make a decision.
@dogs_books, I think [name_f]Calluna[/name_f]âs one of those rare names thatâs unusual, but familiar, and absolutely gorgeous. Iâd imagine a [name_f]Calluna[/name_f] would get loads of compliments. The only reason I wouldnât use it personally, is it unintentionally honours a friend haha.
I think I would go with [name_f]Pandora[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Fae[/name_f], or potentially [name_f]Pandora[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]. Either combo works to honour my dad, and [name_f]Ann[/name_f] would honour my mum, but I also love [name_f]Fae[/name_f] a lot, so I donât know if I could give it up. Iâve had [name_f]Pandora[/name_f] as my choice for a daughter for years, so at this point Iâd almost feel guilty not using her first (given that I donât have input from an S/O). I might have chosen [name_f]Ziva[/name_f] a few weeks ago, but I always come back to [name_f]Pandora[/name_f] apparently.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are pretty set in stone, so it doesnât bother me too much having to pick (although I would be a little sad never to get my [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]!). Iâm really, really not into honour names at all, so wouldnât use one.
Though [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u] has been nudging at me lately. Iâve always thought of [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] as the prettiest name, just not my favourite (if that makes any sense lol-I know it sounds ridiculous). I still feel like I have more of an attachment to [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], but if [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] were somehow out of the running (ie, future DH not liking/loving it), then I think [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] might be right, if not [name_f]Eloise[/name_f].
If I knew this would be my only child, I would name her TÄgÄ n ĹÄÄ ĂrÄĹĄtĂŽnÄ . TÄgÄ n (Tee-gan) is a name I fell in love with as a teenager, and it has stuck above all else over the years. TÄgÄ n also gives her her own identity while still letting me honor some of the most important people in my life. ĹÄÄ is in honor of my Papa, a man who was more a father to me than my own, and my sister-in-law ĹĂŽĹĄÄ who has been as close to a sister to me as I can get. ĂrÄĹĄtĂŽnÄ is to honor my 2 brothers RĂbÄRt and ĂhrĂŽĹĄtøphÄr (one of the female variations is ĂhrĂŽĹ TĂNĂ). Nickname potential would be TÄÄ k for TÄgÄ n and ĂrĂŽ, Rørš, RørĂŽ or RĂŽĹĄÄ for ĂrÄĹĄtĂŽnÄ , with a leaning toward Teak, ĂrĂŽ and RĂŽĹĄÄ .
Well my daughter is [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] which is the perfect name for my husband and I. We both love [name_f]Olive[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] honours both sides of the family.
But I do have a clear favourite girls name - [name_f]Faye[/name_f] - unfortunately my husband isnt a fan.
So if I were to have one daughter by myself it would have been [name_f]Faye[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] haha (in saying that I cant see [name_f]Faye[/name_f] suiting my daughter- names can be confusing)
So, so hard! Iâm currently in love with [name_f]Gisela[/name_f] [name_f]Avonlea[/name_f] and [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] Avelina, so maybe one of those. However, I might also do [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]-[name_u]Lynn[/name_u] [name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f]. I am distantly related to [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_m]Hardy[/name_m] (from my Dadâs side), so [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] is based off of [name_f]Tess[/name_f] from [name_f]Tess[/name_f] of the DâUrbervilles, so this honors my dadâs side. [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]-[name_f]Lynne[/name_f] is the same initials as my momâs name, so this honors her. [name_f]Elsbeth[/name_f] honors my aunt, [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. Also, I just really love the name.
Iâd go with [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] since itâs been my favourite name for years. Thankfully, my OH likes it too, probably because of a female UFC champion named it . [name_f]My[/name_f] favourite combo right now is [name_m]Valentin[/name_m].a [name_f]Colette[/name_f]. But for a real baby I wouldnât be sure about the middle name(s), because we might want to include one or two honour names.
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) so if I had to choose today it would probably be [name_u]Hero[/name_u] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] 
. [name_f]My[/name_f] favourite combo right now is [name_m]Valentin[/name_m].a [name_f]Colette[/name_f]. But for a real baby I wouldnât be sure about the middle name(s), because we might want to include one or two honour names.