Baby Names.....Your Opinion
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Baby Names.....Your Opinion
| 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!

First of all, I'm sorry for your loss.
Secondly, I like the sound of Alixandria Hope a lot, but prefer the Alexandria spelling.
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
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.....
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
I like all the names you're considering.