Baby Names.....Your Opinion

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Baby Names.....Your Opinion
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Sat, 03-10-2007 - 10:21am

Ok.....So I just found out that I am about 5wks pregnant, and I know it is REALLY too early to start thinking about baby names, but my fiance' won't leave me alone about them....He is just so excited, and I am nervous, because this is my second child, and I lost my first one at 6 mo. I had named my first child Landon Michael.

For this baby we are thinking about maybe:

Girl: Alixandria Hope or Alixandria Lynne

Boy: Noah Lee

I cant seem to think of anything else that sounds good togehter and will go good with a last name starting with an "R". Please help!

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Sat, 03-10-2007 - 10:59am

First of all, I'm sorry for your loss.


Secondly, I like the sound of Alixandria Hope a lot, but prefer the Alexandria spelling.







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Sat, 03-10-2007 - 11:34am

Girl: Alixandria Hope or Alixandria Lynne
Sorry, but I really dislike both combos. The big reason I dislike it is the spelling of "Alixandria". I think it looks very confusing and simply misspelled. Alexandria is very pretty and has lots of nn options, and I also like Alexandra, but I'm not sure why you are putting an "i" in there. Are you a nn kind of person? I am, so that is something I think about, and Alexandria has so many- Alex (although wouldn't recommend it, very popular), Annie, Andra, Ria/Rhea, Lexi, etc. You may also like Alexander for a boy, or Anders (could be as a nn for it, comes from the end, or on its own). I quite LOVE Anders as a boy name.
As for the mn's, do Hope or Lynne have any significance to you? I really encourage using a mn that has significance and meaning, not just a random name. There are many mn's that are considered 'filler names', ie. something that MANY parents use just because they sound nice, but they get very boring. Hope and Lynne (and Lee/Leigh) are both considered filler mn's, and Lynne is also very dated. Why not use something like your name, your maiden name, the church where you were married (if that applies, for example my aunt and uncle were married in St. Luke's and named their son Luke), your grandmother's name, a favourite relative's name, etc. It gives the child significnce to their name and a story to go along with it.

Boy: Noah Lee
I do love Noah, even though it has been rising in populraity lately. I find it very sweet and masculine. Lee is okay, but rather boring, UNLESS it is a family name. Maiden names often work really well as mn's for boys. What is your maiden name? Or your mother's or grandmother's maiden name? Would that work?

Both Noah and Alexandria are very classy names, so here is a list of other classy names to consider:

Matilda

Ramona

Adeline

Eloise

Elizabeth nn Libby

Nicola

Audrey

Kathleen

Phoebe

Alanna

Margaret nn Greta, or Greta on its own

Scarlett

Charlotte

Tatianna

Annabel

Daniella

Courtney

Cynthia

Georgia

Ruby

Bridget

Tabitha

Leanne

Naomi

Calista

Adrienne

Gavin

Nolan

Jonah/Jonas

Callum

Flynn

Ashton

Anders

Asher

Griffin

Dalton

Micah

Julian

Jude

Beckett

Nevin

Wade

Leland

Calder

Everett/Rhett

Rafe

Tucker

Thane

Henry/Hank

Desmond

HTH, let me know your thoughts.
-Nikki


                             
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Sat, 03-10-2007 - 11:50am

Nikki~

Thanks for all of your input on the 2 names. I definitely see what you are saying. However, Hope and Lynne are both important names to me. My sisters middle name is Hope, and my mothers middle name is Lynne. I wanted to somehow incorporate them into this babies name. The reason we picked the spelling Alixandria is because it is unique. I really like the name Noah, and we picked Lee because that is my fiance's middle name....but honestly I am not too fond of it. What other suggestions can you offer? I love the name Audrey or Audrina too.....

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Sat, 03-10-2007 - 12:14pm

In the case of mn's, I totally agree with you in this case! I love family names and am thrilled that you are incorporating them. To you, Alixandria may seem "unique", but in reality, it will just cause confusion and it just looks bad! I don't want to be offensive, but if you want to be "unique", pick a unique name, don't just misspell the name!
Since you don't like Lee, you could use a variant of the name- Leland or Leander for a boy or even Leah, Leanne, Lena, pr Lianna for a girl. The name doesn't always have to be the EXACT same to honour someone, it is nice either way. I like the sound of Noah Leander A LOT. Leander is a Greek name meaning "lion man". Likewise, with Lynne, you could do a variant of it- Linnea, Ashlyn, Kaitlyn, Carolyn, Evelyn, Gwendolyn, Jaclyn, etc. You could also use something with a "hope" meaning; Nadia, Nadine, or Asha for example. Or, obviously, simply using Hope or Lynne as the mn also works great. Just trying to throw out some new ideas! I am glad you like Audrey. Did I suggest Audrina? If so, that was probably a typo... Audriana is nice, I have never heard of Audrina. I knew sisters Audriana, Camilla, and Ramona.... they went by Audrey, Cami, and Moni. I thought that was very cute.

Here are some more suggestions. Since you want something unique, I will try to incorporate some names that aren't very popular (but still spelled properly):

Simone

Celeste

Carina/Karina

Cora

Brynn

Hadley

Tatum

Blythe

Lilith

Ophelia

Philippa

Romilly/Romy

Isla "eye-luh"

Maeve (pronounced like Dave but with an M)

Claudia

Tallulah

Violet

Daphne

Annika

Darby

Tessa

Delia

Dalia

Larissa

Talia

Aurelia

Aurora nn Rory

Lorelei nn Rory

Gemma

Viola

Ashlyn

Bronwen

Arlen

Tristan

Decker

Sebastian

Ewan "you-in"

Bennett

Jasper

Heath

Elias

Sullivan

Penn

Miles/Milo

Elliott

Silas

Archer

Thatcher

Fletcher

Arlo

Corbin

Colby

Do you see anything you like?
-Nikki


                             
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sat, 03-10-2007 - 6:03pm

I like all the names you're considering.