Can I have your opinions?

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Registered: 05-06-2006
Can I have your opinions?
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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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Registered: 12-09-2005
Sat, 05-06-2006 - 7:16am
I love all the names on your list! My favourite is Jillian Green, I think it has a very nice ring to it, and Jillian is fairly uncommon. Very nice :)

                             
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Registered: 03-07-2006
Sat, 05-06-2006 - 9:29am

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

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Registered: 05-29-2003
Sat, 05-06-2006 - 9:43am

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!

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Registered: 06-26-1999
Sat, 05-06-2006 - 12:53pm

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!

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Registered: 03-28-2006
Sat, 05-06-2006 - 4:01pm

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

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Registered: 05-06-2006
Sat, 05-06-2006 - 10:23pm
I would LOVE more suggestions! Since it's a girl I'm having, there are tons of boys names that I love.... I just can't come up with girls names. Thanks for the ideas! :)
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Registered: 03-28-2006
Sat, 05-06-2006 - 10:34pm
LOL, we are having just the opposite problem we are having another boy. There are so many great names out there for girls. Do you have any initials that you like? Do you like more traditional or trendy?
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Registered: 02-25-2006
Sat, 05-06-2006 - 11:03pm
I think Jillian is a nice name. The 3 syllables seem to flow nicely w/your 1 syllable last name. Here's some more options.
Amanda
Cassandra
Chloe
Jennifer
Jessica
Madeline
Stephanie
Good luck!

Christine

 

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Registered: 05-06-2006
Sun, 05-07-2006 - 12:05am
I'm really not particular when it comes to what the initials are... I just want a great name! I find that some of the names I like are pretty old-fashioned, but some are trendy too. Really, I am open to anything... I think I'm hoping that when I see that "right name" that it'll just jump out at me and I'll know it's the one!
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Registered: 12-08-2004
Sun, 05-07-2006 - 1:22am

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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