name IF it's a girl

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name IF it's a girl
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Thu, 01-18-2007 - 3:26pm

okay i've never actually written anything on here before. i'm nine months preggo and am deperate to find a name for the baby if it's a girl. We were all set on Sadie for the last eight and a half mths but our last names are Stanley-Sticco and i just can't get past the triple SSS thing. i want to find something that's strong for her. i figure while she's still little we could give her a nickname to make it a little more girly (ie: my sister was born in 84 when Jordan was not common for a girl so we called her Jodi till she was comfortable with it). but he likes names that are so girly they border on stripper names for me!!! now with our boy name we compromised and he got the first name, Oliver, and i get the middle, Cassius, and his nickname will be Cash. so i think we'll probably do the same for the girl but vice versa. here our some of our favs right now:

ME:
Nolan(nn Nola or Lanie)
Bronwynn(nn Wynnie or Wynn)
Olive(nn Livvie)
Georgia
Paige
Logan
HIS:
Anastacia
Lea(yes, like the princess!)
Cassidy
Ripley
Nico
Scarlett or Rose

can anyone see a fair compromise here? i would love your help. right now i think i'd be willing to settle for Nolan or Logan Casssidy but i think i'm so numb to the whole thing that i can't tell if it sounds ok or not!!thank you sooooo much!! i don't want to be sad when the babys born if they say "it's a girl" cause we don't have a name!!

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Fri, 01-19-2007 - 2:19pm
hello!! well, from both your list, i LOVE cassidy, paige and scarlett. i like the nn livvie, but for olivia or even livia-i dont like olive as a name-its a lil too out there, imo. what about the name cassandra?? that way you COULD use sadie as a nn, if you wanted...or:
scarlett rose(my oldest is violet rose and everyone tells me how beautiful and unique her name is)
cassidy rose
scarlett paige
cassidy paige
olivia scarlett
olivia rose
or
cassandra rose/paige...good luck!!
JOANNE
maman2goons@aol.com
ps i LOVE oliver cassius...
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Registered: 01-18-2007
Fri, 01-19-2007 - 7:43pm
Violet rose is so pretty! if i didn't live in LA(to close to Ben and Jen!)i would def consider Violet for a name. for a little while i was thinking Viola, it's a family name. while i LOVE Scarlett it has the triple SSS problem too. my concern with cassidy is that even if this one's a girl we'll probably stick with Oliver Cassius for a boy next time. do you think Cash and Cassidy for kids would be too goofy? i can't decide. it almost sounds like they should be robbing a bank in the old wild west with Billy the kid or something!! but i think that's why i like them together! you guys are so sweet to respond and your msgs are helping alot, believe me! i'm still leaning towards Cassidy as a middle name with a more adult sounding first name. we'd probably call her cassidy as a kid but she could decide when she gets older what suits her. my names Michelle Taylor, and while alot of people still call me michelle, Taylor ended up suiting me better. that's why i'm leaning towards Nolan Or Logan Cassidy. but keep those suggestions coming they're helping my pregnant(and fried) brain!
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Sat, 01-20-2007 - 1:04am
My favorite off your list is Georgia, though I'm not sure it would work with any of your DH's choices as middle names. Maybe Georgia Rose, but that might be too cutesy.

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Sat, 01-20-2007 - 2:49pm

Hi there, & congrats on your pregnancy!

I love Oliver Cassius nn Cash. That's extreamly cool.

Sadie is very sweet, but I agree that it's way too much w/your ln. That's too bad.

Here are my thoughts on your list:

ME:
Nolan(nn Nola or Lanie)-Nola & Lanie are darling, but Nolan on a girl? No, no, no! How about Finola nn Nola, Elaine nn Lanie, Elaina nn Lanie, or Delaney nn Laney...?

Bronwynn(nn Wynnie or Wynn)-That's really nice & different. I adore Wynnie.

Olive(nn Livvie)-Ooh, Olive is refreshing. Livvie is sweet.

Georgia-Not bad, not bad. I like the nn Gigi a lot here.

Paige-Meh, that's a bit bland.

Logan-Way too masculine.

HIS:
Anastacia-That's sort of neat. I love the nn options of Ana or Ani.

Lea(yes, like the princess!)-Actually, isn't the princess Leah? That spelling is much nicer. It's a lovely name.

Cassidy-That's not my favorite, but it's not bad. I really like Cassia.

Ripley-No.

Nico-I love this for a boy. If you must call your dd Nico though, what about Nicolet or Nicoletta nn Nico?

Scarlett or Rose-Those are both very pretty.

Hope this helps!

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Sat, 01-20-2007 - 3:40pm

<<>>

Assuming the OP was referring to Star Wars, the princess is Leia (LAY-a rather than LEE-a, as Leah is pronounced). ;)

~Kelli


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Sat, 01-20-2007 - 4:05pm
LOL, I guess we were both wrong. I think that Leah seems to make the most sense as Lay-uh. Lia looks like Lee-uh. In any case, Lea is usually said like Lee.
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Sat, 01-20-2007 - 4:29pm

LOL I went to a Christian school for thirteen years, so I can only see Leah as LEE-a (grew up with so many of them, not to mention the whole Biblical reference ). Lea I've heard as both a form of Leah (LEE-a) and LAY-a, although I could see it as "LEE" if it were a nn for something with a valid -lea ending. Lia is LEE-a to me as well, although I that one's very nn-ey in my mind (I'd immediately assume it was a nn for Amelia or some such -lia name). ;)

To the OP: The whole Princess Leia thing got me thinking ... you might like Lila(h), Leila or Layla. I don't think they were mentioned yet, but sorry for the repeat if they were.

~Kelli


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Sat, 01-20-2007 - 8:23pm

I don't mind Anastacia. My DHs fav name is Nastassja. Guys must like the sound of stripper names because I think Nastassja sounds NASTY!

I don't like Nolan but Nola and Lanie are ...ok...
Don't like Bronwyn....but Winnie is cute.
Don't like Olive but Olivia is ...ok...
Hate Georgia
Paige is ok

Leia is nice
Cassidy, Ripley and Nico are boyish
Scarlett or Rose are pretty

Out of your list I would pick Leia Paige.

Other ideas....

Nicolette
Elaina
Windamere/Windemare
Genesis
Cassandra
Skye
Starlett
Grace

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Sun, 01-21-2007 - 2:06am

The actress Nastassja Kinski uses Nasty as a nn.


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Registered: 08-01-2003
Sun, 01-21-2007 - 7:59am
I know the actresss....I am sure that is where hubby heard the name...
but I didn't know she actually used Nasty as a nn ....a nd likes it! LOL
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