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Topic: Suggestions for Baby Girl? Posted: 25 June 2010 at 10:22am |
There are few threads at the moment asking for help with choosing a name. We are also a bit stuck and are not making any real progress.
I do have quite a few requirements but am starting to wonder if I might just have to be a bit more flexible and maybe in the long term things don't matter so much. But I would love to find the PERFECT name for our baby girl!
Ok here it goes:
Our last name is Lay so it's rather short. Ideally I'd like something with more than one syllable.
Has to be gender specific.
I don't like name which can be shortend very easy (ie Stephanie - Steph)
My name starts with S and DH's with T so something differnt would be nice (also not so sure about two L as intitials)
My family is German so have problems pronouncing some english names (ie Catherine - they can't say TH very well)
A name like Emma would be ideal as it is pronounced the same in both languages (but it's to common for DH, even so I like it)
A lot of pretty girls names have an L in them and it sounds weird with our last name ie Olivia, Amelia or even Emily even so this is a name we both like
Nothing to unusal (ie Apple or Sparrow) on the other hand DH thinks Emma is to common
Obvious way to spell the name
DH is Maori so would love that as a middle name (or even first name if we really LOVE it) but I have problems with the Maori R (love Aroha but can't say it correct)
I think this will do for now. I have more restrictions but might leave them for now as I don't wanna come across as a complete nutter
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Here we go again, another baby on it's way!
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 10:44am |
Amy, Anna, Sophie, Sophia, Julia, Ruby, Nicole, Ada, Anja, Britany, Bridgette, Mia, Lauren, Zoey, Vanessa, Victoria,
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Renee & Lauren
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 10:48am |
have you been to Name Generator as I went to that when I was pregnant with DS and got a first and middle name that went with the last name. It's really good and gives you heaps of options.
I like Amelia.
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 10:52am |
Also Nymbler.com is a really good name site.
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 11:13am |
Juliana... Violet, Ruby, Eve or Evie, Ivy... hmm can't think of anymore...
What about a German name that can easily be said in English?
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 12:00pm |
I know your name starts with S, but Sarah is a lovely plain name.
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 12:14pm |
lucy lay
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 1:59pm |
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 2:17pm |
Claudia, Helga, Ingrid, Heidi, Gretchen, Anna, Anna-Maria, Bianca, Bethany, Katrina, Katerina, Catriona, Daisy, Dorothea, Senga, Matilda, Nova, Saskia, Theresa/Teresa, Bernadette, Marilynn, Marion, Jayne, Petra, Pascale, Juliette, Wanda, Vivienne, Valerie, Zoe, Anja.
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 2:59pm |
Ingrid, Heidi, Bianca, Katarina and Vivienne are very nice!! Dp wasn't keen on those for our Lily.
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 3:56pm |
Bizzy wrote:
lucy lay
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 i bet she would get teased forever with that name!!
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 4:26pm |
ooo i love girls names :) i had tonnes when i was pregs with Amelia , chose Amelia because that was the only one that her dad liked that i like too . here are some of my favs
Avalon
Pheobe
isla (altho dont know if i like isla Lay lol)
Mackenzie
matilda
Madeline
Arabelle or Arabella
Briar
Nova
Emeline
Freya
Jasmine
saskia
chloe
Zoey
Natalie
sienna
Estella or Stella
Alexia, Alexis, Alexandria
Abigail
gabrielle
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 4:35pm |
"Ana" (pronounced Ah- nar) is similar to Emma but less common, and it's a girls name in a lot of languages including Maori (sorry couldn't tell you what it meant though). First or middle name.
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 4:48pm |
I like the name Imogen for something a bit different. Would have loved to call our DD that but it sounds terrible with the last name.
Also love the names Saskia and Bianca.
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 4:52pm |
Or Brooke, Sasha or Hannah
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 4:56pm |
DH is Kiwi and I'm german.
We went for a german first name and his sisters name as middle name.
Janina Jayne
Most kiwis can't pronounce Janina (Yaneena) but we just introduce her as Nina as that's easier to pronounce.
Both our names start with J and baby has now got two names with J but I'm quite happy with that, actually!
I'd defo go for a german first name, susyl!
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 5:01pm |
Weird. I went to that Genie name generator and it guessed my DD's name!
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 5:07pm |
I went onto Genie name generator too and it came up with all the other girls names we'd chosen! lol But not the one we decided on.
But the boys names it came up with! OMG! They were dreadful lol
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 5:20pm |
Yeah whenever I've been on baby name Genie it's come up with things like Og, or Gallahad, or Gertrude, or Maudette.
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Posted: 25 June 2010 at 5:21pm |
Bizzy wrote:
lucy lay
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My name is Susi so Lucy is a bit to similar and DH thinks it sounds like a name for a stripper or porn star
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Here we go again, another baby on it's way!
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