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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Cherry Powell?
Courtney (my daughter is Courtney Christine), Christie (might be too much like Daddy’s name), Cadence, Cassidy, Camryn, Chloe, Claire – Best of luck!
If you want a non-musician C name, I like Calista, Charissa, Cheyenne, Clementine, & Coraleigh. I also like Savannah, Tirza, Marika, Evangeline, Kinsley, Emmalia, Priscilla, & Aria.
I don’t think you need to worry about it being a “c” name unless you want to do it for fun. My baby girl didn’t have a name until she was born. We tend to go the less traditional route, but try to avoid the outrageous one also. We ended up naming all three of our kids with the same ending sound. Ericson(my husband is Eric so “Eric’s son” and his middle name is my dad’s first “Craig”. Our second son, we named Brighton Wade(my husband’s first name is actually Wade and his middle is Eric, which he goes by). Our baby girl was hard to name. At first we had thought Addison and we call her “Addi”, but it just never felt right. We ended up naming her Addilyn, but we don’t do middle names for our girls. It just fit her so perfectly and I loved how it even looked written down. 🙂 I know an Adelyn Grace and I think it’s so pretty. Adelyn/Addilyn Grace Powell. There’s my loooong two cents. 🙂
Charlene and you can call her Charlie and when shes an adult she can chose what she wants to go by.
CASSIDY
Havanna (other spellings Havana or Havannah or Havanah)
Ani – Hawaiian girls name which means beautiful
Bracha – Hawaiian girls name which means blessing
So I say Ani Bracha Powell – beautiful blessing Powell
Choose an acronym… like, Rilya
Remember
I
Love
You
Always
For a middle name, choose one of the grandmothers names.
Last name is obviously Powell
Rilya _____ Powell
First, congratulations once again! I’m a lover of the old classic names but I realize that there are folks who like newer, more contemporary names.
My votes for little girl names are as follows: Stella, Lily and Josephine.
Whatever you name your daughter I’m sure will be fine.