Quick, name that baby girl....

[Siege]

First of all, since I know I haven’t e-mailed you in ages, I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear this!!! I know how much you’ve longed for this little one, and I have a feeling she just might be the most loved and wanted little 'un in the world.

Now for a couple of suggestions, keeping in mind that I’m lousy when it comes to all things baby-related.

I’ve always been rather partial to Katherine.

I’ll also second NoClueBoy’s suggestion of Gabrielle. Something about that just feels right for your daughter.

There are also the old stand-by’s Elizabeth and Margaret which have enough nicknames there must be one which suits your daughter, and maybe even enough to keep her happy if she goes through a phase where she wants to be called something different every week.

Finally, I know nothing about Romani names, but it seems to me there must be a good, lovely sounding one would suit and honor both of you, perhaps a singable one? (I’ve no idea why I wrote that.)

Many, many congratulations, heart-felt joy, and blessings to you.

CJ

[BiblioCat]

@Shirley Ujest

Josephine. Josie or Jo for short. #1 runner up for our daughter should the first name could not commit to a life time service. Well, it was my #1 pick. Meh.

In my opinion (which to you, Washte & Kal, I know, means diddly-squat ), this (Josephine) is one of the best girl’s names out there. Or any name of this type.
Why?
If she turns out to be a real girly-girl, she can be called Josephine. If she’s just a regular girl, Josie. If she’s a tomboy, she can be Jo. All the bases are covered.

Another thing to consider when picking baby names:
Try out all the possible nicknames. Look at how it is written down. Do the initials spell anything weird? How does it sound with your last name? Walk around for a few days, saying it out loud. Do you still like it?
Good luck and best wishes on the expected arrival!

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

Washte?

Didja pick one, didja didja???

[Dangerosa]

No good names (we had the Dickens of a time naming our daughter - who we call “Nell” a very good name that is yours if you would like to use it)…but wanted to say I’d been thinking about you are terrified to post to ask…maybe I’d missed a thread…knowing the troubles you’ve had in the past. Congrats, I’m VERY happy to hear all is going well. I’ll continue to keep you guys in my thoughts.

[the_keek]

Congradulations to you! My Sis-in-Law “popped” Sunday morning, giving birth to their 3rd daughter. My brother had been somewhat evasive earlier in the pregnancy about what they were going to name this one. I found that there had been some dispute between them because she wanted to name the baby Daisy and he hated it. They compromised in the end by having the physical appearance of the child be the deciding factor. They decided that that if this one was fair, as her two sisters were, then she would be called Daisy. If she were dark then my brother got to pick the name. This was a little scary knowing the type of mind my brother has. Well anyway the name he chose was

Genevieve

When I heard this I was overjoyed because it’s a name I’ve always loved. He wants to nickname her Genna or Gina. They are still deciding on a middle name but are leaning toward
Marina

BTW, her sisters names are Sabrina and Elena. Whose nicknames are Bini and Noni.

[Shirley_Ujest]

Out of pure curiosity, if you were having a boy, what names were up for consideration?

[Marley23]

A couple of you have said that you haven’t heard of any babies named Lillian or Lily. Just for the record: I know 3 Lillians under the age of 3. We had discussed the possibility of naming a future child Lilly after my husband’s grandmother, but decided against it because Lillian/Lily seems to be skyrocketing in popularity.

That means Lillian might not be a good choice for Washte, but I don’t think it rules it out for you in the future. If it’s really popular now, the trend will likely be gone in a few years. Depends on when you plan on having kids, but if most of the Lillys are 8 to 10 years old, I don’t think it would be a problem for a 3-year-old.

[irishgirl]

Congrats!
FTR, I like Takoda.
In Nottingham, I doubt if the Dakota confusion will arise.
English people still tend to go for the traditional and biblical rather than the weird and wonderful, and American States aren’t high on the baby name list.

For Jimmy, would Gemma be an acceptable alternative? Or perhaps Jinny or Jenny?

Your local primary school will be full of Lilys, Mollys, Poppys, Pollys, Katys, Honeys, Mias, Dianas, Lilahs, Lolas, Brittanys, Bethanys, Emmas, Lauras, Christinas, Melanies and Beccas.
Avoid.
I would suggest an Irish name, but girls traditionally get a much harder time of it…compare Rory and Grainne (Gron-yuh).

Sorcha, Ciara, Niamh, Maire, Aoife and Aine (Zor-ka, Keer-ah, Neev, Moor-ah, Eef-ah, On-ya) are quite decent though.

Cara, Orla and Tara are pretty, and impossible to mispronounce.
Have fun working something out! But don’t finalise anything until you’ve seen her face, then you’ll know what she’ll really suit.

[Washte]

@LilyoftheValley

Now, time for the… <hijack>
When are you due? I’m due with a little girl of my own the first week of February. Congrats and nice to meet another Doper soon to pop!
</hijack>

Our actual “due date” is 3/3/04 but at 32 weeks she weighed just a smidge under 6 pounds already. She is gonna be quite big. Also, being diabetic, there is no way they are letting me go beyond 38 weeks.

We go in tomorrow for another check-up and should find out more about when. I’m predicting sometime between the 9th and 17th at the very latest - so about 3 weeks or so.

Congrats with yours as well. IIRC, there are quite a few of us due any time. May was such a fun month

[Washte]

elfkin477 - call me morbid, but callas are my most favourite flower. I’ve never been a flower person (too girly for my taste) but these are elegant and strong.

Cheers for all the good vibes to the bump Shirley Ujest. It means a lot that people have been interested in Spudette all along. Very comforting

As far as boy names, he would have been Jallon.

Seige, We’ve discussed having a Romani name, but most Romanichals are given normal (mainly Biblical) names from birth, but with a Romani nickname. That’s the route Kal is going to take.

No, we haven’t decided yet Bosda. Erin is in the lead as far as first names go, we’re now mainly fiddling with middle names.

Cheers, Dangerosa. One of the reasons we don’t post much about Spudette is to just not tempt fate too much. Keep it quiet and make sure things are gonna work out, kinda thing…

Your advice is spot on irishgirl - nothing set in stone until we see her. We may decide on Maisy but she looks like a Haden… Who knows? Not much longer now though.

[pravnik]

originally posted by ruadh
“Lindsey” is English, not Irish.

Well, yeah, the place name Lindsey comes from the Anglo-Norman Lindsey area of Lincolnshire in England. On the other hand, it’s also a Scottish surname from the Lindseys/Lindsays who migrated a la Walter de Lindeseya into the lowlands of Scotland around 1100 (hence Clan Lindsay), many of whose descendants migrated into your fair isle around Ulster circa 1400 to 1600 (especially 1600). To further muddy the waters there’s the genuinely Irish name O’ Loingsigh, which is frequently anglicized into O’ Lindsay, O’ Lindsey, Lindsay, or Lindsey. So while Lindsey as a place name is undeniably English, the surname Lindsey may be English, Scottish, Ulster Scot, or Irish.

-pravnik Lindsey

[ruadh]

@pravnik

So while Lindsey as a place name is undeniably English, the surname Lindsey may be English, Scottish, Ulster Scot, or Irish.

I’ve got a Dublin metropolitan telephone directory right in front of me and there is not a single “Lindsey” in it. So there.

(OK, so there’s a few “Lindsays”… but not very many.)

Anyway, my point was about its usage as a first name. Definitely not Irish. I actually know of an Irish girl who was given that name precisely because it isn’t Irish (hers was a Catholic family in a very Protestant town in the North).

[Already_in_Use]

I second the suggestion of Zinaida. I’ve also seen it spelled Zenaida, as in the genus name of the mourning dove – modern vs. classical Greek spelling, perhaps?

Theda also strikes me as quite a nice name.

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

@Already in Use

I second the suggestion of Zinaida. I’ve also seen it spelled Zenaida, as in the genus name of the mourning dove – modern vs. classical Greek spelling, perhaps?

No.

If you examine my post, you will see that the two names have entirely different meanings.

[Already_in_Use]

Care to explain, Bosda? My research (i.e., totally half-assed Googling about 20 seconds ago) indicates that Zenaida also means “born of Zeus.” Am I mistaken?

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

@Already in Use

Care to explain, Bosda? My research (i.e., totally half-assed Googling about 20 seconds ago) indicates that Zenaida also means “born of Zeus.” Am I mistaken?

Sorry, wasn’t reading close enough. I thought you were disputing the meaning of Zinaida.

[Grey]

Chantal, Allison, Rhonwyn were all ones that Mrs. Grey and I bandied about before we wound up with two boys.

[Washte]

Erin Faye…

Hhhhmmm…

[pravnik]

@ruadh

I’ve got a Dublin metropolitan telephone directory right in front of me and there is not a single “Lindsey” in it. So there.

(OK, so there’s a few “Lindsays”… but not very many.)

Anyway, my point was about its usage as a first name. Definitely not Irish. I actually know of an Irish girl who was given that name precisely because it isn’t Irish (hers was a Catholic family in a very Protestant town in the North).

Point taken. I think the surname is only common around Ulster (esp. Antrim and Down), I suppose mostly due to the Scot influx, and elsewhere O’ Loingsigh is anglicized “Lynch”. That’s interesting about your friend; I was under the impression that Lindsay/Lindsey/Linsee as a first name for girls was an almost purely American tradition of recent invention. It’s sort of weird when all of a sudden every second or third American female under age 25 you meet has your surname as a first name. If I married one I suppose she’d be “Lindsey Lindsey”, kind of like “Sirhan Sirhan”.

[BraveNewSquirle]

“Skyrella” is the best name that any girl could ever have. It doesn’t mean anything per se , but it is really cool. and you could probably say that it means something in like… some ancient language.