our poor turtle didn't get named until we were minutes away from the hospital the morning of her delivery.
i think we all saw how well that turned out...we call her turtle.
turtle, for god's sake.
my farmer had the idea of turning it over to all you super wonderful blog gals (and of course my three wonderful friends who read September FARM religiously):
if you had, have, want, are thinking about, considering having a baby...and if that baby just happened to be a girl...what names do/did you have picked out?
i know us gals aren't in the habit of spilling our favorite ideas for fear of someone stealing that one precious name - so maybe you could help a girlfriend out and give me your second, third, and fourth choices?
and then, just maybe, if we name our gal the name you suggest...my farmer and i would absolutely love you forever. we would also expect you to send our gal a birthday present every year. i kid.
but seriously, comment your name idea. tweet me your name idea. facebook me your name idea. whichever avenue you choose...i'll be one grateful gal. and farmer and i will probably roll our eyes at each other a lot less.
(you don't even want to know what kind of names he's coming up with.)
I like traditional names and my family tends to use family names so I may not be much help. I like to sit down and talk to people in my family and get them to tell me the whole names of family members going back as far as they can remember. We named our son Hanan. It was his great grandmother's maiden name.
ReplyDeleteChesney is a favorite. Maybe Chesney Luanne. I've also always loved Sidalee (from divine secrets of the yaya sisterhood), or even Vivianne, Prounounced as two words Vivi Anne
ReplyDeleteWe have Ella, Morgan, and Kate picked out for girls. We also love more traditional names - Katherine, Elise, Isabelle. And you can never go wrong with a Mc name. McKenzie, McKenley, McKenna. :) Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteOh do I have some names for YOU! ;)
ReplyDeleteMy favorites:
Elleri
Jordan
Charlotte
Charlotte....hands down!
ReplyDeleteOk-here is my list. I have a boy so none of them were ever used! Harper
ReplyDeletePaige
Cassidy
Morgan
Charlotte
Corbynn
Averlee
Finnlay
Sophia
I agree, Paige is a great name! :)
DeleteAs a teacher of 10 years, I can honestly say the best advice I can give for names is to name your kid without a wacky spelling! EX SKOUT (should read scout) or Vayden instead of Jayden. Nothing is more aggravating than getting kids that have a name spelled one way and PERNOUNCED another....IE the name Leighton looks like and should techincally be pronounced LEIGH- then TEN but it's mostly said LAY-then Ten. Big no no considering half those vowels are not suppose to be sounded out like that! LOL Just my two cents. I'd hop on baby names. com and check out what is the most popular names right now and steer clear of those names since by the time your kid makes its way to Kinder those are going to be the duplicate names in their class. :) good luck!
ReplyDeleteHere's another list showing the current "popular" names (based on births) that might should be avoided:
Deletehttp://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/us/2013
Charlotte is a fave of mine too - because I love that you could call her Charlie. So cute! Also love Blanche, Paige, Hadley, Everly, Evelyn (Evie)...I think you can see that I am totally into classics right now.
ReplyDeleteSo from the looks of it, you and I have identical baby name likes! Haha!
DeleteHere are some girl names for you! I have loved all of these for a while! And would not care one bit if you "stole my name" (so preposterous to think that you can claim a name!):
ReplyDeleteNora (Eleanor)
Corinne (our personal favorite!)
Amelia
Emerie
Rosalynn
Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Aww, our daughter's name is Roslynne - close to Rosalynn! If we were going to have a girl, it would've been: Cybil.
DeleteAubrey
ReplyDeleteTaylor
Kyle (like the boy name...NOT a weird spelling of Kylee)
Norah
Sam (Samantha)
I have a name picked out for my future (possibly non-existent) daughter, and I chose it from family names (which I found out about because I enjoy doing genealogy research). Are there any names from either of your family trees that stick out? It would have a special meaning that way.
ReplyDeleteSome names from my family tree that I like (but not the ones I wanna use, cause I'm not sharing those) are the following:
Alma
Eugenia
Mable
Myra
Evelyn
Cora
Hazel
Gladys
Iris
Eva
Eliza
I'll tell you my favorite girl names :) Even if you 'steal' them I would still use one of them haha!
ReplyDeleteI love Andee, Riley, Isla, Eleanore (Ellie) and Sloane
These are a few that I absolutely love, but the future hubby isn't a huge fan of. Good luck!!!
ReplyDeleteLeighton
Meredith
Gray
Ella
+ I have four little sisters who's names are ...
Courtney
Aspen
Savannah
Addison (Addi)
My top name is Charlotte with the nickname Charlie. I also love Emery or Emerson, Quinn, Lilah (or Lila or Lula or Tula - all favorites) and Dori.
ReplyDeleteWhatever you choose will be beautiful and I absolutely love the nickname turtle :)
I love the names Bennett, Addison, and Joe Ann (my grandmother's original name, which she changed to Joanne because it "wasn't feminine enough", but I happen to love it). As one of FIVE Jessicas growing up in my class, I love less mainstream names :)
ReplyDeleteOur little girl is Greta. Some other names we considered Norah, Lena & Maeve. Are you wanting it to have some significance? Try finding alternate names for grandparents like for example Greta means Pearl which was my grandmothers middle name - same meaning different name. I feel like for having Kaye, you like simple names - so maybe Ella, Emma, or Ava.
ReplyDeleteWe are having our first in September and we had a problem coming up with a name for our girl! Boy name was done and decided before we even were married.... girl name; far from picked out!
ReplyDeleteWe like:
Sophia
Leena
Melissa
Anne
Greta
Nora
Kendyl
and Kennedy!
My husband shoots down all the girl names I pick out, so why not share them here?!
ReplyDeleteCollins
Holland
Addilyn
Harper
Kennedy
Georgia
Dailey
Eden (love the full name of Eden Elizabeth)
Raylee
My s.o. & I have an obsession with R names. I'm not sure why. We love Reese, Riley, Wren, Ryan, Reagan, etc.
ReplyDeleteI also love the names:
Harper
Charlotte
Madelynn
Kate
Olivia
Layla
Lilly
Violet
Claire
Hadley
Cora
Raelynn
I hope these help you out! I'll still (hopefully) use the names we picked out ;)
I have two sisters and all our names begin with J and I quite like that so to keep with the theme I'd choose Kellie, Kasey, Karis, or Kyla...although you might not want to go down the Kardashian route!
ReplyDeleteMy personal favourite names are Lottie, Darcy, Carmen, Violet and Wendy :)
I can't wait to see what you choose!
Well, since you asked.. If I ever had a little girl I would name her either Adalyn or Adalind. I don't know why but I am stuck on those two names, but am not sure which sounds better ha ha!
ReplyDeleteHow can someone claim a name?!? That's so silly but I understand what you mean. Good luck!! :)
ReplyDeleteSome names I love if I ever have a little lady....
Emma Louise (my #1; after my sweet great grandmother)
Emery
Ellison
Caroline
Cora
Taylor (family name)
I have a friend that named her girl Charlie and I think that's precious too. I'm a big fan of nicknames!
Girls names are hard! I really like Mason and Carson. My daughters name is Jordyn, although the spelling is feminine, I like names that can go for either a girl or boy. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteCharlotte, Anniston, Rowan. I'm done with babies so you can steal the ones I loved but didn't use!!
ReplyDeleteRori is a favorite of ours :) Our short list for girls also includes Luca (LuLu) and Elise.
ReplyDeleteIf my son had been a girl we were going to use the name Kaylee. It was a girl's name we decided on years and years ago and then we found out we were having a boy and had trouble finding a boy's name! We're probably in the one and done camp so I don't think we'll ever get to use our girl's name, so I'm happy to suggest it to someone else!
ReplyDeletewe have a willow kate + meadow grace + had haven james picked out for the newest baby (who happens to be a boy named sutton smith :))
ReplyDeletea few "normal" names i like are:
charlie
kennedy
fenley
xo
I try to stay away from any names that are "trending" (aka, Sophia, Ava, Charlotte, etc) because then there will be three of them in her class as she grows up! That said, I had Henry picked out for nine years before I got to use it, and wouldn't you flippin' know, it's now projected to be a top 10 name for 2014. Boo!
ReplyDeleteI do have a super cute girl name picked out, but I'm planning on using it in the next few years here ;)
I love more traditional names. And steal away, I can still use it ;)
ReplyDeleteBridget
Charlotte
Emily
Hannah
Harper
Naomi
Natalie
Olivia
Penelope
Oooh - Allie! I forgot about Allie :)
ReplyDeleteOur top picks were Aspen and Mackenzie. I like:
ReplyDeleteKennedy
Emerson (I like boy names for girls)
Molly
Lilly
My fiance is in charge of picking out the next name, if we have another. I'm terrified!! lol. Good luck!
We're also having a girl who is due in October and we're naming her Stella Elizabeth. Other names on my list were Emma, Elizabeth, Emily, and Hazel.
ReplyDeleteI love the name Avery, but I got vetoed.. :( Some of our other names are;
ReplyDeleteSophia
Madelyn
Abigail
Brooklyn
Emma
Sawyer
Reagan
Lorelai (my favorite)
Oh I love Lorelai... well Rory really... slightly obsessed with Gilmore Girls!
DeleteWe have a Riley Marie :) My next daughter will be Charley (Charlotte) and I also love Lennox/Lennon.
ReplyDeleteIf Jack would have been a girl her name would have been Elliot and we probably would have called her Ellie. We also liked Cora and Clara as other possible names.
ReplyDeleteI love Amelia, love love love, it is such a pretty name (so are Emma and Olivia, but everyone and their mother are naming their girls that)
ReplyDeleteNatalia
Lena, Anna, Tessa, Jovie :)
ReplyDeleteWe have two daughters, Molly and Lucy... I love both names! Some of our other runners up were Grace, Julia, Raylene and Claire. Can't wait to hear /see the name you choose!
ReplyDeleteSo many to choose from but I'd say top are: Caroline, Evelyn, Hannah, and Claire
ReplyDeleteWell we are pregnant with our 3rd boy and honestly have had a girls name locked and loaded since our first pregnancy that is just not being used (by us). I was also a teacher and I also love strong names for girls because I just think they are amazing and nothing is cuter than a girl who is sweet as pie but strong like her name to stick up for herself (what every girl mom and dad would want, I'd think!) ;) So without further adieu:
ReplyDeleteCollins (our fave)
Dylan
Blake
Lyla
Sawyer
Nicole (Nikki / Nik) for short. Pretty and traditional yet not that common anymore ;)
ReplyDeleteOr..
Abigail (Abby)
Alexa (Lexi)
Corin
Isla
Kressi (goes cute with Kaye)
Have fun!
My best friend growing up was named Kaytlin and I have loved that name every since. My first born girl will be named Rae Allyn. Allyn (Alan) is a family name that along with the other family names (so many Mexican family names to add on) works out well. My future hubs- if I find one- will just have to deal because I'm already set on it. He can name a boy ;)
ReplyDeleteEven if you "steal" it, it'll be a good 5-10 years before I use it so go right on ahead! haha
Obviously we love Abigail, and it's special to me because it's from my grandfather's name (Abe). Do you have anything like that in your family?
ReplyDeleteOther ones we like:
Hannah
Claire
Charlotte
Leah
Emily
Ella
Evelyn
Charlotte
Good luck!
Growing up with the most common name in the history of the world (Emily) I have always liked the thought of unique names, and will probably give my child one...nothing too crazy of course though! ;)
ReplyDeletePenelope
Marin (mehr-in)
Malin (may-lin)
Stella
Fiona
Ailsa (ale-sah)
Isla (ee-slah)
:)
Guess I'll jump on the bandwagon and say Charlotte is my all-time fav with Charleigh as a nickname. Looks like my future baby girl will share K-5 with 18 other Charleighs but that's ok. Other favs are: Elise, Chloe, Analeigh, Heidi, and Everly.
ReplyDeleteCharlie is our (hopefully future) girl's name too. I didn't realize how popular it was until I was reading everyone's name suggestions!!
DeleteA few I love and can part with are: Olivia Paige, Coralie (Core-a-lee) and Hailey. I personally think Tiara (T-air-a) is a pretty awesome name too ;)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck!
It's funny, even thought I knew EXACTLY what I'd name my baby girl, I still made a list of alternate names just in case. This was my list from 8 years ago--before certain franchises made/wrecked certain names....so bear with me.
ReplyDelete- Isobel or Isabella
- Rosalie
- Aria
- Freya/Freja
- Beatrice (I wanted to be able to call her Bee!)
I really like (and my husband has already vetoed for our future children): Olivia (Liv), Charlotte (Charlie!) and Jordan (Jo)... I think I like nicknames?! I love the nickname Max (and he actually does too) but I don't like Maxine or Maxwell... so if you get any Max names please send them my way :) (not that I'm pregnant but hopefully one day!)
ReplyDeleteHere is my baby girl list{currently unapproved by the hubs so they are 100% up for grabs}
ReplyDeleteElizabeth/Betsy/Elsie
Charlotte
Grace
Hazel
Maeve
Mabel
Maggie
Bridget
Sloane
Girl names are super hard! Little girl #1 is Abigail :)
Bella ... cause you could call her Bella Boo
ReplyDeleteAmani
Chloe
This post is stressing me out
ReplyDeleteGo for a family name! I have never, ever, ever in my life met someone with my name. It's a last name on my dad's side of the family so I have some family members with it as a last name, but no one with it as a first. I hated it growing up but I absolutely love it now and plan on using only family names for any future kids. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHere are my favorites that Erik rejected but could perhaps work for your gal!
ReplyDeleteMila
Stella
Leila
Ruby
Sydney
Emma
Emilia
Charley. Avery. Brookelynn. Faith. Jessica. Grace. Elle. Hannah. Finley. Addisyn.
ReplyDeleteI love the names Leighton and Eden. My husband has already shot those down (if this one's a girl), so feel free to use away. :)
ReplyDeleteLillie
ReplyDeleteAvery
Norah
Sophie
Stella
Violet
Lyla
Our daughter's name is Finley Sophia. Our runner up names were Sophia Hope (but then her initials would have been SHT... so that was out...) and Sophia Marie. I think if we were to have a 2nd little girl we would use a family name, most likely Nelly. It was my husband's grandmother's name. I also love the southern feel of LilaMae :)
ReplyDeleteOh I love me some baby names, I have boys & their names came to us immediately even though we never found out what we were having, girls names have always been a struggle. My favorites are:
ReplyDeleteLochlan
Selene
Helena (my fav and a shout out to MT where my husband went to school in Bozeman)
Maeve
Jolene
I wish I was better at lil gals names, turtletwo has a great ring to it... ;)
I think Turtle is sweet! We only make boys so our one and only girl name was Rory Elizabeth...Rory means irish princess and I always wanted a curly red head girl! Emma kathryn, Ruby, or Hannah are good too. Good luck
ReplyDeleteKayla, Isabelle, Hannah (timeless)
ReplyDeleteWeird, my addendum showed up, but my original comment did not. Let's wee what I remember:
ReplyDeleteJane
Clara
Natalie
Katie (Kate)
Allie
Ellen (Ellie)
Charlotte (Charlie)
Leanne
Piper & Brooke are definitely two of my favorites. Piper is fun & different while Brooke seems to be timeless & sweet. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteFaye and Nora and my favorites:) good luck!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend with the same last name as you who just had her 3rd daughter a few weeks ago. Her favorite name suggestions were:
ReplyDeleteElle, Ella, Belle, Bella, Isabel, Kel(ly), Mel(inda), Mel(issa), and any other name or nickname that rhymes with Bell. And then there's Clara, Southern, Liberty, Tinker,...or Taco.
According to my friend, your potential for funny name combinations are endless with a last name like Bell ;) I'm sure you've heard these before, but I just couldn't resist. ;)
I'm sure you'll find the perfect name for your beautiful little one!
-Jess @ Sweet Little Ones
There are some awesome names being listed here, wow! I like:
ReplyDeleteIsla, Layla-Lin, Milla, Kaylee and Isabella.
Emma and Amy are lovely classics too
We named our son Sawyer - he was going to be Sawyer whether he was a girl or a boy.
ReplyDeleteI've had some favorite girl names for years--one of my friends already named her little girl one of my favorite girl names...but that's totally fine with me, we can definitely have little girls with twin names at some point. My favorites are Shiloh and Ariel--because they're actually very old names of ancient cities...but they don't sound old, and they're cool.
ReplyDeleteI keep a list of names in the notepad app on my phone so I can easily write names down when I hear them. I really like Zoey, Peyton, Brooke, and Riley :)
ReplyDeleteStick with K names. I love K names. My SIL and I ended up prego at the same time - she had a baby girl and I'm getting my THIRD boy. Which I am totally stoked about but I really wanted to use my girl name! Maybe the world just didn't need ANOTHER amazing Karli. Yes, that was to be out girls name. My husbands middle name is Karl and it was his dream to name his little cutie pie after him; but we're getting a Kamden instead :) Anyway, back to my suggestion... My SIL named her cutie pie Kora and I thought that was just absolutely adorable. I think Kaye and Kora just sounds right.
ReplyDeleteCali, Jaci, Cameron, Juliana. Looks like you have a lot of great ideas to choose from (-:
ReplyDeleteWell, since we're expecting a little boy, I suppose there's no harm in sharing some of my favorite girl names :) I'm a big fan of umm...vintage (aka: old lady) names: Sylvia, Matilda, Vera (my grandma's name).
ReplyDeleteWell of course I love MY name, which is Ericka...spelled different, which I love (thanks mom). But if I have a little girl, I am going to name her Aubrey. I'm so glad my husband agrees, because I've had it picked out for years! Good luck with the name :)
ReplyDeleteI've been told I have odd taste in names so take these with a grain of salt. :)
ReplyDeleteTallulah Spring (my current favorite)
Zellie or Zephyr (an old name in my husband's family)
Olive
Charlie (my grandmother's name was Charlene but everyone called her Charlie, I named my son after her)
And, of course, my all time favorite AND my daughter's name:
Maggie Isolda Ray
Isolda is pronounced (eye-ZOL-da)
My favorite girl names: Chandler and Caris (also spelled Carys)
ReplyDeleteWhich happen to be the names of my girls:-)
I love Sydney and Lauren for girls names. I'm that keen on weird names, spelled in odd ways. I think that when you are an adult it is cool, but it may make it hard during adolescence. I am also kind of interested in the older type 70's names that no one has now…Audrey, Maureen, Margaret, Karen, Marlo, Marcy, Jenny, Kelly…these were my besties in elementary school (sorry) but no kids have these names now.
ReplyDeletestella. love love the name stella. i have a daughter named paige and a son named jack and am not going for 3 so sadly, i won't be using it.
ReplyDeleteOne of my close friends is named Kodi. It's a great girl's name!
ReplyDeleteOur daughter is called Chloe Jane. Other names I/we like are: Tabitha, Rose, Grace, Paige
ReplyDeleteI love Annabell, Ellie, Vivian, and Blake.
ReplyDeleteI love Charlotte and Loralei
ReplyDeleteI hope you find a great name (if you haven't already chosen one)! I love Josephine, Kaileigh, Mackenzie, Eloise, and Sabrina. Also, a good nick name for baby #2 would be "Bunny"... then you'd have your very own version of the tortoise and the hare :) Best of luck!!
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