# I'm so happy I can't stop crying... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 26, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132 "2001-08-26T00:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/21 "2001-08-27T13:35:24Z")
How about “Coral”? ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/22 "2001-08-27T13:54:50Z")
Caoibhe (pronounced kweeva) Congrats!! ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/23 "2001-08-27T14:07:12Z")
Congratulations **hardygrrl** to you and your family! I’ve got one more good “C” name for ya, in fact we liked it so much we used it for our little BOJ: **Carlie** (click on my hp for a pic of the cutest wittle giwl - 11 mos. at the time) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/24 "2001-08-27T14:22:03Z")
Why do people keep suggesting “Congratulations” as a name? Granted, it makes a handy nickname (congrats), but still… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/25 "2001-11-10T06:05:56Z")
**Update** It’s official. IT’S A GIRL!! 🙂 Her name will be either Caitlin or Clarissa. ::Breaks into a happy dance:: ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/26 "2001-11-10T06:23:37Z")
Congratulations, baby! And may I respectfully submit: **Cheri**? 🙂 Best love, honey. I am so VERY happy for you and yours. Cheri ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_Sota\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Sweet\_Sota\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Sota_Girl)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/27 "2001-11-10T06:27:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hardygrrl \* > \*\ ***Update** > > It’s official. > IT’S A GIRL!! 🙂 > Her name will be either Caitlin or Clarissa. > ::Breaks into a happy dance:: \*\* Caitlin is my little girl’s name. It was taken for my Grandma’s whose middle names were Catherine and Katherine. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_Sota\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Sweet\_Sota\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Sota_Girl)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/28 "2001-11-10T06:28:23Z")
Ok, poor punctuation on my part… s/b Grandmas with no apostrophe. Grrrr ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/29 "2001-11-10T12:45:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hardygrrl \* > \*\ ***Update** > > It’s official. > IT’S A GIRL!! 🙂 > Her name will be either Caitlin or Clarissa. > ::Breaks into a happy dance:: \*\* Congratulations! It seems the polling for names is done, but how about Carla? That’s my sister’s name. ---
**Author:** ![greenlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@greenlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenlady)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/30 "2001-11-10T13:58:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hardygrrl \* > > It’s just going to be weird to have a niece. I’ve only had nephews and male cousins so far. I am already looking at baby dresses when I go shopping. Congrats! Have fun shopping. I think shopping for baby girls is one of the most fun things to do ever. You won’t believe how high the level of “awwwwww, how adorable” can get. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/31 "2001-11-10T14:22:17Z")
Congrats, Auntie Hardy! I’m sorry I missed this one the first time around. 🙂 I’m sure whichever name your sister chooses will be beautiful, but I’m voting for Caitlin. Rose ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/32 "2001-11-10T14:29:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by greenlady \* > Congrats! Have fun shopping. I think shopping for baby girls is one of the most fun things to do ever. You won’t believe how high the level of “awwwwww, how adorable” can get. 🙂 Tell me about it. I’ve already bought the Cutest Dress Ever for her first pictures. Pink with tiny daisies embroidered on it. And I’m knitting a blanket, pink and white. ---
**Author:** ![Slip\_Mahoney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Slip\_Mahoney](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slip_Mahoney)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/33 "2001-11-10T15:15:21Z")
Caitlin won’t work. Neither will Clarissa. Be bold. Defy convention. How do you feel about Slip? If you don’t like it, Mahoney would be a nice name for a little girl. Think about it. It’ll grow on ya. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/34 "2002-03-21T02:16:26Z")
Wednesday, March 26th. It will be Carly or Caitlin’s birthday. 😃 A scheduled C section. Hopefully I will get out to Utah soon so see my niece. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/35 "2002-03-21T05:50:04Z")
_Crosses fingers_ I hope it all goes great! We will be demanding pictures!! ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/36 "2002-03-21T06:27:56Z")
She’s due in less than a month and you’re just finding out now? I like Corazon for a name. ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/37 "2002-03-21T06:52:36Z")
I’m voting for **Clarissa** - it’s more elegant and more unusual than Caitlin. Also - you already have a Cathleen in the family - Caitlin is the same name as that (in Ireland they pronounced it Cath-leen not Cate-lynn). But why not call her both? Give her one as a middle name. Then her initials will be “CC” - which is a nice nickname in itself. **Clarissa Caitlin HardygrrlNiece** ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/38 "2002-03-21T13:28:38Z")
how about Cait? The Irish spelling of Kate, but its pronounced differently, and I cannot spell it phonetically. It’s an irish pronounciation thing 😉 > [@](#): > > in Ireland they pronounced it Cath-leen not Cate-lynn Cos thats where it comes from 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/39 "2002-03-21T19:39:19Z")
And it’s actually more like Cot-leen than Cathleen. (The best I can do for a phonetic spelling of _Cáit_ is “kawtch”.) Even though the American version of Caitlin sets my teeth on edge, I have to say it’s a million times preferable to Clarissa 🙂 And congratulations, hardygrrl. ---
**Author:** ![c\_carol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@c\_carol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_carol)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132/40 "2002-03-21T20:10:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Then her initials will be “CC” - which is a nice nickname in itself. I absolutely agree. C\_Caitlin. C\_Clarissa. Either one sounds good to me. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-i-cant-stop-crying/78132.md?page=3)