Thanks to my inability to filter this mouth of mine, it is now known that the Powell Pack will be bringing a baby GIRL to this world in November ?. While we are beyond excited (who doesn?t love ruffle buns and bows?), I am totally stressing about one of the most important parts of having a baby: choosing the name!
I am asked on a daily basis if we have names picked out yet. I feel bad answering NO each time, but let?s be honest ? there is some pressure to this decision! A name is important. Once we choose this name for our little girl, she is stuck with it for life ? or at least for18 years, at which point she can go change it if she doesn?t like what we chose. LOL.
Let?s face it: humans are judgmental creatures. If a name is tease-worthy, you better believe that little 6 year old is going to get teased on the playground. What parent in their right mind wants to give a child a name that might add to their risk of getting teased or bullied?
As adults, we also judge based on names. Before we get to know a person, the only bit of info we have to judge by is their name. Some names sound powerful, some sound weak. Some sound prissy, and some sound sassy. Some are boring, some are wacko. As a parent, how can I be sure that the name I choose for this little innocent bundle of joy helps her more than it hurts her?
Oh the joys and stresses of parenthood.
I need your help with some suggestions! Please, please, PLEASE comment here with your baby names. Heck, I?ll even throw in a prize of some sort?I don?t know what yet, but if you throw out a winning name, and you’re the first one to suggest it, I will contact you after the baby is born and send you something awesome ;). Be sure to suggest a first, middle and last name!
Other Things to consider:
Matix and Marley both start with M. Cash is a C (obviously). Does baby #4 need to start with a C? If her name starts with an M, will Cash feel left out?
Marley and Cash both have names that come from famous musicians ? Bob Marley and Johnny Cash. Poor Matix is left out. Will we need to make sure NOT to give baby #4 a name that can be related to a famous musician?
So much to think about. When you share your name suggestion, if there is a significance in why you picked it, be sure to let me know!
Comment away!!!!
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My daughter’s name is Lara. I like because it’s short and strong. She has a strong personality. But I like Alicia and Alice.
I am a fan of a non-musician C name.
Cadi or Cady is really pretty and outside the box. I also like that it is the same # of letters as Cash. 🙂
Good luck picking a name!! Whatever y’all choose will fit her perfectly! 🙂
Before we found out what our last child was going to be, we had the name Finley picked out for a girl. I like names you don’t hear often, much like Matix and Marley!!! HE ended up being a boy, so never got to use it. Wish you all the best in your pregnancy! Keep up the exercise 😀
When I was pregnant with my Boy/Girl twins we decided on the names Corban and Katelyn. My husband decided on the names because he felt like I chose our first 2 kids names (Tristan and Rylie). Anyway, the twins were born and we spent 4 months calling our girl twin Katelyn. She never responded, never looked, to me, like a Katelyn. Or even Kate, which I lived as a nickname at the time. Anyway, I saw the name Kinsley in a baby book when I was pregnant. It was the first name I saw when I opened the book. One day we were driving to church talking about how Katelyn just wasn’t responding to her name. My husband suggested we change her name to Kinsley! And we did! Right then we decided and told our families and friends. To this day people think we are so crazy.
All that to say.. I think you should name your sweet girl Kinsley Elaine Powell.
Or, you can just wait until she is born and see what she responds to.
Carolyn (or Caroline) Rae Powell sounds very pretty and smooth to say aloud.
Heidi,
I have a few favorites:
Julia Reese
Kiara
Isis
Elaina
Isabella
Chloe
Madison
Whatever you decide to call her, She will be beautiful!! I wish You, Chris & Cash all the very Best, God Bless You All !!!
Kathy
Caitlin Marie Powell
Calliope Harper Powell…Calliope (could be nicknamed Callie) means ‘beautiful voice’ and Harper means ‘harpist or minstrel’ so it has a ‘musical’ theme but not a musicians name.
Hello Heide, I would suggest Alcina (in Netherland it is a girl name).
When we were trying to come up with names for our twin girls we had a few picked out. We were originally thinking Mazie and Miley but finally decided on Hanna Grace and Haley Marie. A friend named her daughter Myka which I thought was super cute. My best friend is getting ready to deliver and she has decided on Audrey Lynn – Audrey coming from Audrey Hepburn of course. Lynn coming from her sisters middle name.