Hello Nameberry!
My DH and I have had our top boy name for years and we have never wavered. Girl names are another story. He rejects all my names and has no suggestions (I see this a lot on nameberry). We do kind of agree on one girl name but my Mother hates it! It also is not the best with our last name. But here are our top names as of now. For a boy [name]Emmett[/name] [name]Gordon[/name] (DH’s name is [name]Gordon[/name] and is a tradition in his family). We love this name so much and I can not see us with a boy of any other name! We also have a son that I had in a previous relationship named [name]Connor[/name] [name]Mark[/name] (I know his name is trendy but I was young and it fits him so well). Our girl name that has been in and out of our top spot is [name]Lorelei[/name]. I really love it sometimes but my Mom hates it and our last name is [name]Lane[/name]. Also my Mom and other family members have already said they will call her [name]Lori[/name] which I’m not a fan of.
We also have a second boy name picked our that we love too [name]Abel[/name] [name]McCarthy[/name] (mn is family tradition). Also some of our girl names that we have considered: [name]Coralie[/name], [name]Colette[/name], [name]Annabelle[/name], [name]Cecilia[/name], [name]Isla[/name] and [name]Lana[/name]. Mn would be a family name, some we have considered: Darling, [name]Anna[/name], [name]Belle[/name] (is kind of a stretch) and [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Carrie[/name] (they would have to be together)
So what does Nameberry think? Any suggestions on girls names? Is [name]Lorelei[/name] [name]Lane[/name] too much L’s? Wdyt of [name]Emmett[/name] [name]Gordon[/name] and [name]Abel[/name] [name]McCarthy[/name]?
Also your family can’t call her what you don’t want her to be called. My daughter is [name]Geneva[/name] and [name]Gen[/name] is banned. [name]Neve[/name] or [name]Neva[/name] is allowed.
I like lorelei lane! I agree just correct your family. My mom tried calling my daughter lily even though her name is [name]Lila[/name]. I just had to say very sternly ONCE, “no mom that’s not her name”. Problem solved.
Your mom had her chance to name a baby when she had you. She doesn’t get to dictate what you name your child now unless she’s somehow, miraculously, physically sharing your pregnancy with you or had some key roll in actually conceiving the child (very doubtful on both accounts). If you and your DH love a name and she hates it, tough nuts. It’s your kid, not hers.
[name]EDIT[/name]: I would also STRONGLY recommend you immediately stop discussing names with your mom if this is how she’s going to react. Talk about them with your friends, your DH, your OB, your mailman… whoever. [name]Just[/name] not her. If she asks, simply say you’re still thinking or that you’ve decided on a name but you want to keep it a surprise. Or, you could be like me and simply say “[name]Bobby[/name] Sparklefritz for a boy and Wallflower Glittertoes for a girl.” But I’m a bit sarcastic like that.
And if your mom decides to call her “[name]Lori[/name]”, a simple (and firm), “Mom, her name is [name]Lorelei[/name], not [name]Lori[/name]” will suffice (although this may need to be said several times before it really sinks in). Most grandparents have nicknames for their grandkids, but if you don’t like the nickname, you’re within your rights to ask them not to use it. Again, it’s your child, not theirs.
That being said, [name]Lorelei[/name] is gorgeous, and [name]Lorelei[/name] [name]Lane[/name] is fantastic! Great choice!
I like [name]Emmett[/name] [name]Gordon[/name] for a boy. Not a big fan of [name]Gordon[/name] - it’s just NMS, but [name]Emmett[/name] is very nice.
[name]Emmett[/name] [name]Gordon[/name] and [name]Abel[/name] [name]McCarthy[/name] are great! [name]Both[/name] are handsome choices.
Your family is not naming your child. You are. Give your child a name you and your husband love and to the rubbish bin with what your family thinks. I second the suggestion of not discussing names with your mother. You have the right to name your daughter [name]Lorelei[/name] whether she likes it or not. It is impossible to choose a name that everyone will like. I will say though, [name]Lorelei[/name] [name]Lane[/name] is very “L” heavy and a bit of a tongue twister.
I would not recommend [name]Lana[/name] [name]Lane[/name]. [name]Coralie[/name] [name]Lane[/name] runs together and starts to sound like [name]Coral[/name] [name]Elaine[/name]. [name]Isla[/name] [name]Lane[/name] runs together as well. [name]Cecilia[/name] works but is not the name I’d expect for a sister to [name]Emmett[/name] and [name]Abel[/name]. You need a hard sound to break up the “L” sounds. [name]Colette[/name] [name]Lane[/name] is the best of your options. [name]Annabelle[/name] would also be a good choice, although I wouldn’t use [name]Annabelle[/name] and [name]Abel[/name] together. The name [name]Abel[/name] is inside of the name [name]Annabelle[/name], if that makes sense, and I think that makes them too similar.
I should have said earlier that we are only having two more kids. Which means we would only use [name]Abel[/name] if our next two babies are both boys. [name]Abel[/name] would not be used with [name]Annabelle[/name] because [name]Emmett[/name] will be our next boys name.
It seems that Nameberry is giving me the same mixed reviews on [name]Lorelei[/name] [name]Lane[/name]. Half the people I talk to say [name]Lorelei[/name] [name]Lane[/name] sounds fine and the other half says that it’s way too L heavy. I just can’t decide what I think!
I am still very open to suggestions to other uncommon girl names. My DH is very picky. He wants a name that not too many other people will have because he had an uncommon name and like that he was the only [name]Gordon[/name] he had ever known. I like that too!
I would really like to think that my Mother wouldn’t call her [name]Lori[/name] if she knew I disliked it that much but I also don’t see her respecting my opinion too much because in my family we all have weird nn’s. Like my name is [name]Leah[/name] and most of my family calls me [name]Lou[/name] a lot of the time. My brother [name]Isaac[/name] goes by [name]Ikey[/name] a lot too. My mom and I both call my son [name]Connor[/name] [name]Connie[/name] a lot but I think he will grow out of that. I just don’t know if I love it enough to risk her being called [name]Lori[/name].
I think [name]Coralie[/name] is our second favorite. I’m not too concerned with our last name sounding perfect because she will probably marry it away. I really like [name]Colette[/name] but sometimes it sounds blah to me.
Any suggestions for girl names with the last name [name]Lane[/name]?
I actually have a friend named [name]Lorelei[/name] [name]Lane[/name] (but a different spelling) who goes by [name]Lori[/name]. She’s pretty cool. The whole shebang is a bit of a tongue-twister though. [name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Lane[/name] almost sounds like a sentence.
[name]Emmett[/name] [name]Gordon[/name] and [name]Abel[/name] [name]McCarthy[/name] are pretty neat, I like [name]Emmett[/name] [name]Gordon[/name] a smidge more.
Some other suggestions:
[name]Valerie[/name] [name]Anna[/name] (then her initials would be [name]VAL[/name]!)
[name]Genevieve[/name]/[name]Geneva[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]/[name]Audra[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Marjorie[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Adrienne[/name]
[name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]Athena[/name]
[name]Dalia[/name]/[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
I’m almost 30 and haven’t “married away” my last name. A lot of people aren’t getting married 'til later, or at all, or not changing their last name when they do get married. It’s definitely something to consider! Also, going through school and other functions of life with a first name that runs into a last name seems like it would get irritating over time.
I think [name]Lorelei[/name] [name]Lane[/name] is just fine. Only other one on your list that works is [name]Colette[/name]. [name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Lane[/name] turns into [name]Anna[/name]-b-[name]Elaine[/name]. It sounds like a cross between [name]Annabelle[/name] and [name]Elaine[/name].
A couple suggestions.
[name]Juniper[/name] [name]Anna[/name] [name]Lane[/name] / [name]Juniper[/name] [name]Belle[/name] [name]Lane[/name] / and on
[name]Lilya[/name] (or [name]Lilia[/name]/[name]Lillia[/name]) [name]Belle[/name] / [name]Lilia[/name] Darling [name]Lane[/name] / …
[name]Lorelle[/name] [name]Anna[/name] [name]Lane[/name] (NN [name]Elle[/name] if necessary, but [name]Lorelle[/name] isn’t such a mouthful)
[name]Isobel[/name] [name]Anna[/name] [name]Lane[/name] / etc
[name]Aurora[/name] [name]Belle[/name] [name]Lane[/name] / etc
ETA: Also, I wouldn’t use [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Carrie[/name]. Those names just clash horribly with the type of first name it seems you’re going for.
Also [name]Gwendolyn[/name] or Gwerwyn would be nice I think.
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] Darling [name]Lane[/name]
Gwerwyn [name]Belle[/name] [name]Lane[/name]
I agree 100% with lucystone and agirlinred! Exactly the points I was about to make. Name your daughter something you love (but if you [name]DO[/name] go with [name]Lorelei[/name], maybe select a mn with no L’s!!