M. writes:<\/p>\n
I have been searching your blog frantically the past couple of months and love all your suggestions but none have been the right fit for me so I am writing you as a last ditch effort to find that “perfect” name.
\nI am due with our second daughter at the end of May and I feel like it is crunch time for a name decision. My husband has a very noncommittal mentality of “oh it will just come to us\u2026 and let’s just wait and meet her first”\u2026 this makes me want to scream. I feel like if we wait then we will end up settling for a subpar name that we both agree on but don’t absolutely love. I’m OK with having 2 in mind and then making the final decision when we meet her, but we can’t seem to narrow it down.
\nOur first born daughter is Georgianna Marie and she goes by Georgi. It fits her perfectly! Georgianna is a family name and it was an instant decision for me when I found out she was a girl but it took my husband awhile to adjust; at first he thought it was a “grandma” name (now he LOVES it :)). Our last name is Herlocker, I really don’t consider the last name as being one that “flows” with anything\u2026 it just seems harsh. If it had been a boy I really liked double H names; ie. Henry Herlocker but I do not like any H girl names so that doesn’t work.
\nI would like a girl name that is similar in style to Georgianna; a long classic name with a shortened, fun nickname but this has proven to be more difficult than I anticipated.
\nWe have crossed off\u2026. <\/p>\nCharlotte\/ Charlie because we live close to Charlotte, NC and he does not like “place names”
\nJosephine is my middle name and my great-grandmothers name but the “J” sound in Georgi and Josie is too similar. For this reason we also want to stay away from Genevieve.
\nPenelope\/ Penny\u2026 it seems to be making a major comeback and is really popular in our area
\nAlexandra\/ Alex\u2026 my husband’s name is Alex and he hated the amount of Alex’s he had in his classes growing up.
\nSamantha\/Sam<\/p>\nOur two favorite middle name options are Rose and Sage ; both family names and both work well with most any first name and with our last name. We toyed with the idea of Rose or Sage as a first name option but both felt like they worked better as middle name. Still haven’t crossed them off of our first name list though. Here are our top names right now: <\/p>\n
Margaret Sage Herlocker (nn Margo) I think Margo and Georgi sound nice together but my husband thinks Margo Herlocker is not “cute” enough.
\nEleanor Rose Herlocker (nn Nora) we like this option we aren’t thrilled about it
\nElliott Rose Herlocker (no nn) I worry that Elliott is too trendy and doesn’t go with the classic, traditional family name Georgianna. This is my husband’s top name choice. <\/p>\nOther name options; Laura Rose (my mother’s name but no nn and I can’t imagine calling a baby Laura), Liselle, Louisa (nn Lou), Clementine (nn Clem). <\/p>\n
Please help! We would love any and ALL suggestions and would immediately update on our name decision. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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