Emily writes:<\/p>\n
A friend told me about your website, and my husband and I really need help naming our daughter! (She is due on Christmas day.)<\/p>\n
We are both in our second marriages, and have children from our previous marriages.<\/p>\n
My husband has three daughters, Airyn Dakotah, Brylee Brookelyn, and Madesyn Tayler. (Airyn, Bree, and Mads.) <\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to vent here, because no one in my family will see it \u2013 I love my stepdaughters, but I hate, hate, hate their names! They\u2019re so awful.. the sounds, the spellings, how completely trendy they are… I am a bit of a name nerd, and it drives me nuts!<\/p>\n
I have two daughters and a son, Frances Rosaline, Russell Stacey, and Marjory Kate (Frances, Russ, and Midge).<\/p>\n
Now that we\u2019re expecting, I realize how much our naming styles really do contrast.
I\u2019m not even going to include a list of names we\u2019re considering, because we aren\u2019t really considering any! Any name that I like (Constance, Abigail, June), he vetoes, and any name that he likes (Jordynn, Shyann, Kaelyn), I veto.<\/p>\nI have no idea where to even start, and I\u2019m due in less than two weeks!<\/p>\n
We need a name that\u2019s in between his trendy taste and my turn of the century one, but that we are both happy with.<\/p>\n
And it needs to fit with (in age order) Airyn, Brylee, Frances, Madesyn, Russell, and Marjory.<\/p>\n
Aug! Help me please!<\/p>\n
I have no idea what to do! I have nightmares about ending up with a daughter named Baby because we can\u2019t think of a name!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I wonder if you two could agree on a very short, simple name, something like Eva, Lucy, Ruby, Cora, Stella, Eliza, Kate, Sophie, Lila. Those are all currently popular names, but they were also popular at the turn of the century. Is there any way to stop him from spelling them kre8ively? Perhaps he could be given free reign with the middle name, on the condition that the first name was spelled traditionally? Kaelyn is a pretty sound; perhaps something like Sophie Kaelyn, or Eva Kaelyn.<\/p>\n
Would he agree to a different sort of gimmick, something Christmassy rather than spelling-oriented? Holly, Eve, Noelle, Ivy? Stella means star and could be Christmassy too. Stella Shyann. Eve Kiley. Noelle Kaelyn. Ivy Skye. Holly Jaelyn.<\/p>\n
I have another suggestion: Kalliopi. It is a trick name, because it APPEARS to be a modern, trendy, kre8ively spelled name, but it is actually ancient and Greek and that’s the right spelling. It appeals to me because it sounds like Penelope, another old classic, but the sounds are more what’s currently in style—almost like Kaelyn.<\/p>\n
Along these lines is Aemilia, the classical spelling of Amelia. Or Laelia, an old classical name that could easily be a modern invented name. The name Regan is right out of Shakespeare but seems modern. Amabel, Annika, Averil, Bronwyn, Elodie, Lorelei—they SEEM modern, but they’re not.<\/p>\n
Well. This is one of the hardest name situations ever, I think. I hope the commenters will have some suggestions.<\/p>\n
Name update<\/span> 01-10-2010! Emily writes:<\/p>\n
Thank you so much to you and the commenters for all of the wonderful help and suggestions. Our daughter arrived early on December 25th, and it took us three days after her birth to finally settle on a name. And now, the moment of truth… (drumroll) her name is Merris!
The name is so original Nymbler doesn’t even have a listing for it, but it sounds very classic, to me anyway. I love the sound of it, and it satisfies my husbands modern, “made-up names” taste, although I did win on the no kre8iv spelling argument.
Thank you so so much . This was a difficult journey, but I’m very pleased with the end result. <\/p>\nAiryn, Brylee, Frances, Madesyn, Russell, Midge, and Merris. What do you think?<\/p>\n
Many thanks,
Emily<\/p>\nPS And no middle name. Deciding on one name that fit both of our tastes was difficult enough :)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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