Some help with baby girl's name
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| Wed, 10-25-2006 - 6:54pm |
I have been lurking here for the past couple weeks and I really need some help. I am due December 18th and I am starting to freak out about our names. We will be having a baby girl and we would like her mn to be Hope (it's also my mn). The biggest problem we are having with our names is that they are VERY VERY popular. Everyone says the same thing "Pretty, but you know that's REALLY REALLY popular right now right?" Then they usually follow it up with "But, if you really like it you should use it." I feel so torn b/c we like the names but I don't want my daughter be 1 of the 5 girls in her class with that name.
As a side note, I have been trying to do a little research of popular names in my area (Long Island, NY) and the woman I spoke with that works at Babies R' Us said the ones she hears the most are Sophia, Ava, Gabrielle & Isabel.
So with all that said...here are the names that are at the top of our list:
Ava
Abigail
Mackenzie
Thank you all SO much!
Daniele

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IMO if you go with Ava or Abigail she will most likely have another in her class most years, especially Ava which is at the top of the list of most people I know who are pg right now. Mackenzie she most likely won't have to share because most of the other Mackenzies are in the 4-8 year old range now. It just sounds tired and dated at this point.
Some other options that might sound fresher and be a bit less common:
Tessa
Audrey/Aubrey
Miranda
Lucy
Delaney
Calla
Meredith
Elise
Stella
Annika
Nora
Julia
Ivy
Daphne
Lila
Eliza
Maybe you could make Ava longer -
Avalon, Avaline, etc
Other names that are similar to the ones on your list, but not as common yet:
Adeline
Alice
Bridget
Beatrice
Camila
Danielle
Iris
Lana
Mallory
Phoebe
Sadie
I have to agree about Mackenzie: don't do it. It sounds awfully dated alrady, and unlike the other two names on your list, it's doesn't have the staying power that a classic name, however popular, will have. It won't wear well.
Of your choices, I like Abigail. But if you're truly concerned about over-popularity, perhaps you should look farther afield. Adele and Audrey are good suggestions, and I would add Anabel, Mercy, Josephine, Clara or Clair. Those have something of the antique feel of Abigail without quite as many namesakes these days.
For more unusaul fare, what about Adelina, Aurelia, Bronwyn, Guenivere (nn Gwen or Vera) or Genevive?
If you want a name substitute for Mackenzie, what about Maxine?
Oh, Gosh. If I could pick the 2 most popular girls names (at least in my area) it would be those Ava and Abigail. Mackenzie WAS popular awhile again, now has peaked and has become outdated. I would avoid all three names, even though I love both Ava and Abigail.
Carissa
Ada
Essie
Bridget
Tabitha
Liesel
Clara
Lauren
Hailey
Miranda
Leah
Celia
Bethany
Stella
Fiona
Alyssa
Kendall
HTH!
-Nikki
P.S. Let us know if you like any of the suggestions!
Good Luck!
I love the name Ava b/c, well, that my 19 month old daughters name! We live in Canada and it is gaining popularity here (esp. since she was born) but not NEARLY as popular as people in the U.S. are making it seem. I still have tons of people say, "What a unique, classic name." So, just depends on where you live I guess. As for Abbie and Mackenzie, I'm not a huge fan.
JMO!
Amanda
Mommy to Ava 02-22-05
EDD #2 06-22-07
I'm sure my mother really loved my name but I hated having to share it with classmates all the way through school.
AJ, enjoying life with C.
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