Names. UGGG, I can't think of girl names...

[LosingMyMindInGA]

So I know I have 18.5 weeks left but I just can NOT think of girl names that really spark my interest.  I can think of boy names all day long but that doesn't help me.  The 2 girls I already have are Alexandra MacKayla and Samantha Abigail.  

I've been thinking of Kylie, Kayleigh, Olivia, Isabelle, Emma and Elaina but those are all becoming very common and I don't want my kid to be one of six other kids in the class with the same name.  I would also like to the nicname at 4 letters.  My kids now go by Alex, Abby, Zach and Gabe so it's kind of a theme, stupid I know but that's just how it worked out.  

I was also thinking of trying to do something to honor my grandfather but his name was Elgin August so there isn't a WHOLE lot you can get out of that for a girl.   I don't want anything really common but I don't want anything strangely unusual either...so who's got some suggestions?

[Elixis]

I like August. To me I can see it as a female name. I don't see it as male. August to me is nice cuz its my favorite month. The weather is always nice, its warm an d rarley rainy here. I like it alot. I think you should consider it at least for a middle name.

If I hadnt miscarried i would be due in August, and after seeing this I could maybe consider it. People use months all the time like April. It's nice. I also like Alyssa, thats always been a choice of mine. I grew up liking Alyssa Milano and I always loved her name. Aly (Ali) would be a cute nickname.

Before I m/c I was like you, didn't have any girl names I liked the only one that stuck was Anna. I loved it. And the month after I m/c my childhood friend got prgnant and decided to call her Anna. I was a little ticked when she claimed "I never told her" that was my pick. Everyone keeps telling me to use it anyways even if she took it but it really bothers me.
I still like Anna, but I am also considering other options cuz it kinda pisses me off.

Im not 7 weeks and I have this gut feeling it's a girl if all goes smoothly. I still have time.
But I say use August as a middle name cuz it doesnt have the short nickname. Kaylee is nice too. I'm sure you'll figure it out soon enough!  

[LosingMyMindInGA]

LMAO, you sound like me, with my oldest DD's sperm donor he didn't have a say one way or the other, his name didnt even go on the BC.  BUt since I'm married and I have to live with DH I figure we better come to an agreement lol..  So far I THINK we both agree on Alaynah though I think he thinks I'm weird for the spelling. Oh well!  LOL

[waitn838]

i would pronouce it as lane-e

[BTS1022]

I can't be of any help....I have a girls name picked out, and have had the name for years!!! So I don't want to say what it is and suddenly have everyone naming their daughter that LOL....selfish I know, but I came up with it first dammit LOL.

I however LOVE LOVE LOVE the unique and odd names....I haven't really named my children anything unique, due to their sperm donors.....but this time around will be different. My DB actually likes the unique and weird names that I like for boys names. He didn't argue at all with the girls name because he knows how special it is to me which is utterly awesome.

Now....what I did with Conners sperm donor lol....was picked 2 names that I liked a lot, 2 which the father hated...and told him he had to choose one of the 2 names....not that fair, but at least I got to name him something I liked. If he argued with me about either of the names, I was going to wait until birth, ask him to get me something to eat while I was at the hospital, and quickly fill out the birth certificate, and he would of had to deal with what I put on it LOL. Mean I know.....but a name isn't just a name....it's important, and if our sig. others don't feel so, then they shouldn't have a say in it LOL.

[Ashelen]

lane-e

[LosingMyMindInGA]

If you saw the name "Lany" how would you pronounce it?

LANE - E   or LAHN - E

I'm really starting to like Alaynah with a nicname of Lany. But I want to see how people would pronounce it first.

[AnxiousGurl]

Olivia August is pretty in my opinion.
lol sorry forgot to add Olivia in my last post

[AnxiousGurl]

I have to say I love the name and spelling of Alannah and Grace is pretty for a middle name...... Alannah August is pretty too!

[Ashelen]

I like Alaynah too...very purty :). When my husband and I first were dating 8 years ago he told me if he ever had a daughter he wanted to name her Kahlan...it's from a book series that he loves. I ended up reading the series and falling in love with the name too...so when they told us we were having a girl, we knew what her name would be and it fits her to a T....however, the boy name we had originally picked out and "knew for years that we would use" got nixed the minute we got pregnant again this time. Go figure, lol. The other girl name we had got nixed as well..so we started this pregnancy fresh with names.

[waitn838]

august as a middle name isnt too bad....im in the same boat with names....i havent even suggested names to him because he wants to name this one...im scared of what he's going to suggest but picking out a name is def a hard thing and agreeing on it.....i like alaynah (i really like the way you chose to spell it)

[Heatherm4]

Oh my....my hubby and I differ on names too. It's so bad. I have the opposite prob though...I can think of many girls names but boys names are tough. We will hopefully find out what we're having in a few weeks and that'll take a load off one gender!! LOL
I like the name Elaina too. August sounds nice for sure. Maybe you wont decide completely until she arrives!!

[LosingMyMindInGA]

I realized last night just how much DH and I differ on names... I mentioned using Augusta or Augustine but he prefers August, I think August is more masculine than the other two.  UGGGG.  either I'm gonna have to **** him off and name her whatever *I* want or I'm gonna have to suck it up and name my child something I hate.  

Last night I was thinking about Alannah and Alaynah (Elaina only diff spelling) If I skipped the whole August thing It could be Alannah Grace or Alaynah Grace..either could have the nicname Ally or Lana (pronounced Lay nah) DH will probably hate those names tho

[JoyRenee]

Well if you went with Elaina (or something similar) then that is similar to Elgin. And Elaina happens to be my oldest daughter's name so I'm quite partial to it. *wink*

I LOVE Olivia and Caleigh. My husband shot those down when we were naming our girls but I just love them. I wanted to name my baby Zoë Olivia but Daddy just wouldn't do my bidding.

[nickieb85]

LOL Pamela I think that is funny because (and also along with the comment on Marlee and Me movie--which I have never seen) my little girl is being named Marley Anne Jade lol and I pray to god that she is not obnoxious lol! Mine is a family name though so it won't be so bad! What about Olive?

[Kate2210]

I like Layla or laylane

[pameladawn414]

I have the same thoughts about names, it being something respectable in case they climb the corporate ladder or whatever haha. I'm naming my child Anna Jayde.
It's rather amusing actually, two years ago I had a dream that at this point in my life I'd be having a baby girl and I'd name her Anna, well when I found out I was pregnant I considered Anna if I did have a girl but wasn't too certain and I really wanted to acknowledge my grausmama....when I found out her name was Anna as well I figured it was a sign! Not to mention she is such a sweet, caring, graceful woman :) And Jayde I always thought was cute, and figured it might be nice for my child to have something unique to go by if they don't like Anna while in their "teen phase" lol!
The initials will be nice too, AJR, I just hope she doesn't go by her initials for a nickname "AJ" or something, ugh.

[waitn838]

i have the same thoughts about names as you do...im stuck though....i asked my fiance about it and he said that he is picking out 3 names we agree on and when she is born we will pick the one that fits...he says "how can you name somebody you havent met or seen" ....guess im waiting until i deliver to find out her name :/

[rdh1981]

I posted some names over at your post on +35 forum

[SantanL]

You are funny and picky.  but the good news is that you still have 18+ weeks to go.  so relax!

How about: try some traditional name, like a greek godess' name or something, that has real meaning in their langauge yet sound very new and catchy here
(I suggested my nephew's name tht way.  his parents loved it)

[LosingMyMindInGA]

I agree, I think names have to have a "ring" to them, they have to fit with the last name as well.  I think the entire name should flow smoothly without having to stumble over sounds and syllables.  I said my girls names above (Alexandra MacKaya and Samantha Abigail) my boys james are Jacob Gabriel and Zachary Thomas.  

Would it be strange to use Gabriella as a middle name for a girl?  We call my one son Gabe..he goes by his middle name.  But if we use Gabriella it wouldn't be a name she was called.

Oh and we also don't want any variations of "Ann" or "Anna" or Patricia.  Those are my mother in laws names (Patricia Ann) and DH and I both think she's a psycho lunatic and don't want anything that she could even remotely think was a tribute to her.  I know that sounds bad but well you'd have to know the woman, then you'd understand.  

[SaylornPipersmommy]

I guess I'm the mom on here that has very unusual names for my girls:) Saylor and Piper. If I have another girl, she will be Story:) I love the names that you picked, but then...I like any name, they are all a perfect fit for the child that was named with them:)

[Raerae336]

I personally feel that whatever you name your child it will grow on your child. I also don't think its a bad idea to have several different names you like picked out and when she's born you decide. My name is Rachel Elizabeth and my mom did not have my name picked out at all but she said once she saw me she just named me. You will find something!

[Ashelen]

If we had had another girl, her name would have been Leah (lee-uh) or Lyah (lye-uh). I love names that are unique without being too bizarre.....and the name HAS to be pretty to me. Even the boy names have to have a good sound to them. DH and I are both vocalists/musicians so sound means a lot to me.

[LosingMyMindInGA]

I agree with some of the points you made.  when I named my other kids the names weren't as popular as they are now.  So other kids with the same names are not the same age.  As for gender neutral names.  It really depends on the name for me.  Like my oldest is Alexandra and she's always been called Alex.  But becuase she didn't like people referring to her as HE I would call her by her full name when picking her up at school or whatever, but she hates that worse than being mistaken for a boy LOL.  Go Figure.  I also agree that "August" is a boyish name,....but have considered variations of the name such as Augusta, Augastine, etc. I just really wish I had a way to honor my grandfather, he passed away several years ago but he meant the world to me.  He loved all his kids and grandkids but his one daughter (my mom) and hsi one granddaughter (me) he had a really special bond with.  So I think it would be appropriate to have my daughters name in honor of him, but who knows.  

I'm sure we'll come up with something eventually and i'll probably change it a gazillion times before she's born LOL.