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Can I have your opinions?
| Sat, 05-06-2006 - 2:17am |
I have 9 days to go until my due date, and the more I think about what I want to name my daughter, the less sure I become about any of the names I've thought about. I unfortunately have a horrible last name.... GREEN. I'm having a really hard time coming up with fn's and mn's both that I like that don't sound ridiculous with my last name!!
Some of the first names that I have considered thus far are:
Jillian (nn Jilly or Jill)
Charlotte (not sure what nn would be?)
Clara
Roxanne (nn Roxy)
Leah
But, I'm not jumping for joy about any of these names. Any other suggestions and feedback would be GREATLY appreciated... thaaaank you!

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I love Clara Green! I think it's beautiful!
Jillian, Leah, and Charlotte are nice too. Roxanne nn Roxy is nms.
Here are a few others that I think sound good with Green:
Eliza
Cordelia nn Cory/Cordy/Delia
Camilla
Amelia nn Mia
Lydia
Annabel
Stella
Lucy
Lila
My favorites from your list are Charlotte and Clara. Charlotte is my little girl's name and I absolutely love it. I do think it would be more common than Clara, but Claire is getting very popular, esp as a mn. Roxanne is a gutsy choice -- but I have no problem with it. Leah and Jillian seem the weakest to me -- esp Leah (which I know others like, but I just don't). To mtach the style of Clara or Charlotte, how about:
Sophia
Carolina
Eva
Claudia
Georgia
Camilla
Hope
Lila
Lily
Madeleine
Sophie
Susannah
or others more like Roxanne:
Althea
Bianca
Electra (I actually know a 7 month old named Electra!)
Giselle, nn Gigi
Lola
Katya
Marlo
Raquel
Natasha, nn Sasha
Talia
India
or, if
you want the best of both Charlotte and Roxanne, go with Scarlett!
Good luck!
Hello there. Congrats on your little girl!
You're right that Green is sort of diffacult to pair names w/. It could be worse though; at least Green isn't anything unpleasent. Here are my thoughts on your current list:
Jillian (nn Jilly or Jill)-I really like Gillian, but the J spelling doesn't do it for me. Also, if you went w/Gillian you could call her Gigi. How cute!
Charlotte (not sure what nn would be?)-This is fine, but I'm seeing sooo much of it lately. It's getting a tad old. Charlotte Green isn't bad though; mabye Lottie as a nn?
Clara-I don't love this one w/your ln, but it is beautiful.
Roxanne (nn Roxy)-This is great! I love the spunk of Roxy; adorable.
Leah-This is very pretty. Are you saying it Lay-uh or Lee-uh? I think that's the only thing I'd worry about w/this one; the pronounciation is uncertain to a lot of people.
These are all really good choices, but Roxy is probably my personal favourite. It's most likely the most unique too. I'll try to suggest a few more that might spark your attention. Here we go...
Alice
Aimee
Amelia
Calista maybe nn Cali
Eliza
Julia, although it is sort of popular. I still just love it.
Josie
Lucy
Lucille maybe nn Lucy/Lucie/Lulu(!)
Lydia maybe nn Lydie
Rosa maybe nn Rosie
Stella
Sylvia maybe nn Sylvie (too cute!)
Hope this helps!
I totally feel your pain. I am fast approaching my due date and dh & I cannot seem to agree on a name and if we do I change my mind the next day. Green isn't a bad name. Here is what I think sounds good...
Elizabeth Green
Jocelyn Green
Alicia Green
Adriana Green
Let me know if you want some more, we are having another boy so girls names I can come up with all day long its the boys names I am having trouble with.
Josie
Amanda
Cassandra
Chloe
Jennifer
Jessica
Madeline
Stephanie
Good luck!
Christine
Here are my opinions of the names on your list:
Jillian (nn Jilly or Jill): I like Jillian, but I prefer Gillian. I also like Julia and Juliana. If you use Gillian, I think that kills any chance of the nickname Jill or Jilly, though, because Gill and Gilly aren't so cute. :-) But since I don't really like Jill or Jilly as much as I like the full name, the prospect of their impossibility does not bother me.
Charlotte: LOVE Charlotte. Love it. As for nicknames, how about Charlie, Charla, Chase, or Lottie?
Clara: Also LOVE LOVE LOVE this one.
Roxanne (nn Roxy): Like the Shakespeare connection, hate the nickname Roxy. Also like Roxanna.
Leah: I went to school with a *crazy* girl named Leah, so this partially killed the name for me. But, I've recently been babysitting for a two year old named Leah, and this has somewhat rehabilitated it. It's OK, but I don't like it as much as Charlotte or Clara.
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