# Name my new daughter **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 15, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874 "2006-08-15T21:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/41 "2006-08-16T17:04:40Z")
_Batman_, if she’s prepared to be mocked. ---
**Author:** ![Flea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d78d45/32.png) [@Flea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flea)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/42 "2006-08-16T17:33:29Z")
Arden, after the forest. Jonah, after the boy. ---
**Author:** ![Flea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d78d45/32.png) [@Flea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flea)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/43 "2006-08-16T17:33:27Z")
Arden, after the forest. Jonah, after the boy. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/44 "2006-08-16T17:46:55Z")
Holly, as in Holly Golightly. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/45 "2006-08-16T17:48:08Z")
[QUOTE=Ethilrist] You could be subtle and name her Starr. [/QUOTE] You misspelled “merciful”. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/46 "2006-08-16T17:57:44Z")
Rio, after the song by Duran Duran 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/47 "2006-08-16T22:20:33Z")
Do you even have to ask? Cecilia. At least it’s better than Edwina. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/48 "2006-08-17T03:29:00Z")
Sue. It’s what I plan to name my son. ---
**Author:** ![Stainz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/49 "2006-08-17T04:54:09Z")
Actually, I know a couple whose daughter’s name is Astarra (not sure of the spelling), but they call her “Starr” for short. I know **Ethilrist** was joking, but I actually think Starr fits in well with the other names. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/50 "2006-08-17T05:13:42Z")
[QUOTE=Clockwork And Candy] What about Gatsby? It’s literary _and_ it’d make a really cute name for a little girl. [/QUOTE] Ah, now this gets my vote out of the ones listed thus far. But my own contribution? Well, they’re not literary, but perhaps old Hollywood would do… **Garbo** **Harlow** … as I’m a big proponent of the last name as first thing. Other than that, I only have what I’d planned on naming my daughter if I’d ever had one; **Camden** or **Keaton**. Back stories probably aren’t interesting enough to be necessary. 🙂 And you do have an absolute beautiful bunch. Congratulations on adding another! What amazing people you are. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/51 "2006-08-17T08:04:32Z")
[QUOTE=DeVena] Meg, Jo, Amy or Beth [/QUOTE] Works for me 😃 Not Ringo, please, sounds like a dog’s name. I like very much Clara and its variations (Ciara, Keira) and Alex and its variations. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/52 "2006-08-17T10:47:34Z")
Gimme a break, all these stupid names! The girl’s name shall be **Kool Moe Dee**. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/53 "2006-08-17T10:50:29Z")
Oh wait, she’s Chinese? Just take all the silverware from the drawer, toss it into the air, and name her after the sounds you hear: “Ching chang chong kao kong”… etc… (ok it’s very old and very tasteless, I know. I’m not very funny) ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/54 "2006-08-17T13:43:21Z")
As we have with the others, we’ll keep her Chinese name as her middle name. Jett HongQing Scarlett YiLing Scout XiuXiu I wasn’t offended, but I know people who would have been. I did a “starving orphans” joke once and boy did I get hammered. Sheesh. And **faithfool** , there’s a fine line between amazing and crazy. I believe we’ve crossed it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/55 "2006-08-17T19:50:15Z")
I vote for Garnet. I like it as a boy’s name, but I can see it would be appropriate for a girl as well. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/56 "2006-08-17T20:30:38Z")
Greer ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/57 "2006-08-18T01:05:35Z")
Fashowgliddyglopgloopyheybattersaaaawing! of DeVille Upon Monongahela, the Fifteenth, Junior. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/58 "2006-08-18T03:29:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by **Eleusis** > Gimme a break, all these stupid names! > The girl’s name shall be **Kool Moe Dee**. No, the girl’s name should be **Ariel**! ---
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@Jammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/59 "2006-08-18T04:14:10Z")
I’m feeling like **Jinian** would work nicely for you. Jammer ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874/60 "2006-08-18T14:02:23Z")
The items/colours-as-names thing seems to be working for you so far. So, with that in mind: Ebony Arnica Raven Table (you could pronounce it ‘tay-belle’) Whisper Seratonin (Sera for short) Clarinet(te) Scythe Hypoxia (it sounds so elegantly Greek) Ephemera Tinea Chartreuse Persia Treacle Epoxy Cadmia Shiah Vair 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-my-new-daughter/368874.md?page=4)