36 weeks and no girl name! Help!

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36 weeks and no girl name! Help!
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Tue, 06-01-2004 - 6:48pm

36 weeks and no girl name! Help!



  • Charlotte Farley (my pick)
  • Greta Farley
  • Lucy Farley
  • Cordelia Farley (my 2nd pick)
  • Jane Farley
  • Tallula Farley (dh's new pick --finally got him off Lola!)
  • Lila Farley (though Lila is my infant neighbor 3 doors down)
  • Juliet Farley
  • Vivian Farley
  • Eliza Farley ---or please make a suggestion if you have one!


You will be able to change your vote.


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Registered: 04-30-2004
Tue, 06-01-2004 - 9:08pm


I really like the name Cordelia. Cordie for a nn is cute while she's young. I did a quick check and found that Cordelia was in the top 1000 girls names in the early 1900's through 1940's. It's a good name that has stood the test of time, and it's pretty and not overused.

-peggy

Peggy

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Tue, 06-01-2004 - 11:02pm
I'm really sorry but I think if you name your poor baby Charlotte, she'll be called Charlie Farley!!

I really like Vivian Farley. It's really pretty. You could call her Vivi if you think Vivian is too grown-up for a baby.

JMO!!



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Registered: 05-24-2004
Tue, 06-01-2004 - 11:20pm
The only name on your list that I don't care for is Tallulah. Sorry dh! For some reason, I don't love Vivian with Farley. They just don't seem to match.

I especially like Greta and Charlotte. Charlotte Jane is very pretty. Cordelia Jane is also nice.

Good luck!

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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 9:29am
I was wondering about you! I still think you should go with Charlotte if that's the one you really love. Especially since that name has been your pick for so long. Did you ever get dh to stop telling the neighbors about your possible choices?

As for your list, I don't care for Cordelia or Tallula. I like Lila, but I can't see you using that one when you have so many other great picks (because of your neighbor). My personal favorite of the bunch is Eliza. But like I said, I'll be really surprised if you don't go with Charlotte.

How does dh feel about Charlotte? The only danger I can see is I was so stuck on Faith being the name of our dd, that I actually turned my dh off to it. He got so sick of it (as I did the name he was pushing) that we had to scrap it all and find a new name. The end result is a name that isn't either one of our favorites, but seems to be the right name for this baby (Zoe).

Anyhow, good luck! Please come back and let us know what name this baby ends up getting,

Shannon

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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 9:48am

Well! :-) You've got a very nice list! I like a LOT of the names you've picked.
Oddly enough, I don't like the first one on your list...and typically I like the name Charlotte, but I'm not too crazy about it with your last name, and I'll tell you why...


See, the first syllables of both first and last name end in the same sound, so it's kind of like an odd type of rhyme: Char- Far-. I don't know, but for some reason, it just doesn't sit well with me. Maybe with the middle name in there, it wil balance that part out and I'd like it a lot better.


But I LOVE so many of your choices. I think Greta sounds GREAT with your last name...Lucy is cute, Tallula is cute, I like Lila and Juliet...and Vivian will ALWAYS be one of my favorite names...


Best of luck to you! And congrats on a great list! :-)

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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 1:23pm

Of course, I voted for Greta.

becky, max and greta
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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 2:28pm
Charlotte and Greta get my votes. Charlotte because I know you really love it (and if you love it that much you should go with it), and Greta because it's my personal favorite. Both are beautiful names.
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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 4:06pm
They are all lovely. Couldn't decide between Eliza and Cordelia. I almost named my daughter Cordelia.
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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 5:34pm
Thanks for all the great replies! I have a feeling we will not pick til we see her. We have that thing going on that someone mentioned where we got too polarized over Lola and Charlotte, so having either feels like the other person lost out, or we are just sick of hearing each other's stubborn grasp on those two.

I had us each write 15 names, then choose 5 from each other's lists that we liked. That was Dh's first crack at doing that, he has always picked from lists I create, even Lola. Of course, Tallula was on my list, and dh now loves it as his fave. I even hyped it by pointing out that it's Irish (he's Irish). Now I don't want that at all. I want something more classic.

I left out mn's since those are so easy for me and don't affect the sound of the name really, since rarely used. Some people think a mn will help Charlotte, but not if never used.

Just fun, here is dh's list (he used our 5 naming books, so yes, these are all names!):

Carolina

Ruby

Lola

Leah

Lila

Eliza

Mercedes

April

Loomis

Vivian

Griselda

Echo

Juliet

Morgan

Sixte (nn Six)

Lake

My list was Cordelia, Charlotte, Lucy, Eleanor, Cecilia, Lila, Louisa, Jane, Helena, Greta, Tallula, Isadora, Giselle, Honora, Eva, Adeline, Natasha, Marcella.

You can see why we're having problems!!!

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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 6:57pm
Yes, I can see why the two of you are having problems. LOL! I think you are right in assuming that you won't be able to name her until you see her for the first time. Dh and I have 2 names that we absolutely love for our dd and will decide which fits her best when she arrives, but it sure is a tough process, especially when both of you have such different lists with great names on them. You may have tried this already, but I will tell you how dh and I came up with our final choices. We made a top 10 list, then traded it with each other. From there, we went into separate rooms and created 2 names (fn and mn) from each other's list. This process really helped me to delve into my dh's list and not just look at it from the surface, and he would tell you the same thing. In the end we looked at the names differently, and were able to come to a final decision that we both loved. Just a suggestion :)

Good Luck!!

Jorie

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