# Help me name my baby **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 11, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506 "2003-05-11T16:12:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmosdes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/1 "2003-05-11T16:12:40Z")
So what name would you pick for a girl? ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/2 "2003-05-11T16:25:31Z")
Marguerite Amelia Ramona Bernadette Isabella Rowan Camilla Just, please…for the love of all that is holy, don’t pick a trendy name. No Brittanie or Tyffani or Kaitalin or Rylee or Kyilee or Bryannah. Please! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/3 "2003-05-11T16:56:38Z")
Jane.Mary. Anne:D Far more distinctive these days than the gratuitous “y” names (see QGG’s post for samples) . Other helpful hints as to what not to name your daughter: [ul] [li]Review the adult entertainment section of your local paper. Reject any name used by the escorts[/li][li]Geography names. Ceased to be cool the minute a Spice Girl did it.[/li][li]Names of soap opera characters or actors. Hell, no TV names at all. If you need to pinch a name, steal one from a book. [/li][/ul] The most important thing to remember-name your adult daughter, not your baby girl. She’ll be a grown up most of her life. ---
**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/4 "2003-05-11T16:57:20Z")
I guess if you want you can have the name I was saving for my daughter. I’ve got two boy and that plenty of children for me. Her name was going to be Sonja Lucille ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/5 "2003-05-11T17:09:03Z")
Iris or Corrine. You can have those, because by the time I am of child bearing age, I will either have changed my mind, or your children will be grown up enough that there won’t be two little Irises running around. ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/6 "2003-05-11T17:19:03Z")
Amy Emilia Tara Genevieve Ciara Irishfella’s neices are called Livianna and Alessandra (Livi and MuMu usually). I think their names are adorable. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/7 "2003-05-11T17:22:36Z")
Tack Genevieve onto my list too, along with Hope. Love those names. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/8 "2003-05-11T17:23:25Z")
Carine (bias, that’s my name!) Emma Emily Casey Kayla ---
**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/9 "2003-05-11T17:32:52Z")
I like classic, traditional names like… Katherine Elizabeth Sarah But also ones like… Michelle (Michele) Rebekah (Rebecca) Melissa Kayla Liana (Lianna) Check out some of the baby name websites around. Very interesting. Also, I have a book (can’t find it or I’d give you the title, sorry) all about how people percieve names. For example, it lists the name, origin and general perception. Random example: Most people imagine Cassie to be a tall, red-headed woman who tends to be witty and seductive. Blah blah blah…makes for interesting conversation in boring situations. ---
**Author:** ![lillyflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@lillyflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lillyflower)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/10 "2003-05-11T17:39:26Z")
How about… Morgan Alexandrea Alyssa Coralyn Gabriella Bryn ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/11 "2003-05-11T17:44:45Z")
Gretchen Madeline Clio Thalia Laura Moira Katrina Fiona ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/12 "2003-05-11T19:42:24Z")
Mia Gabriella Eliza Marissa Natalia Claire Clara Louise Ava (my future first daughter’s name) Ava ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/13 "2003-05-11T19:42:24Z")
Mia Gabriella Eliza Marissa Natalia Claire Clara Louise Ava (my future first daughter’s name) Ava ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/14 "2003-05-11T21:30:57Z")
Gila’s Commandments of Naming: Try to strike a balance on popularity - go for something people have heard of, but that there probably won’t be three of in her kindergarten class. Avoid anything cutesy with your last name, or with any of her siblings’ names. Also try to avoid anything that lends itself to really embarrassing nicknames in second grade. Don’t spell it weirdly, or she’ll go through life correcting people just so that you could be more ‘creative’. Don’t give her anything that you can’t imagine on a CEO. I’ll give my theoretical kids Hebrew names for religious reasons, but I’ve always really loved the name Julia. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/15 "2003-05-11T21:40:02Z")
If I had another girl my choices would be: Josephine Imogene Petra Eugenie Elizabeth Bennett ( After Jane Austen…tho I haven’t really read the book as watched the DVD a million times. I’m so shallow. Jane Olivia ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/16 "2003-05-11T21:59:30Z")
Veridy Leora Jubilee Trinity Michala Rogue Siryn Cheyanne Sierra Haley (When I have a daughter) Haydee Elizabeth ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/17 "2003-05-11T22:35:26Z")
**Atomic Badger Racing!** Oh hang on, this isn’t a username thread, is it? My daughter is called Stephanie; a choice I’m still very happy with; I also like the names Sarah and Catherine. ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/18 "2003-05-11T23:04:35Z")
Call her: Laguna Seka Minnesota Indiana Sky Skyla O’ Hara Taladega Michigan Miami Samantha Street-skater Electra It’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/19 "2003-05-11T23:04:35Z")
Georgia Catherine Allison Philippa (my kid) Mathilda ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506/20 "2003-05-11T23:12:22Z")
Question for UK dopers-is every third girlchild in Britain named Sophie? Xavier-don’t make me slap you 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-baby/174506.md?page=2)