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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I think she looks like a Cassidie. A pretty name for a pretty girl.
I reread you post and if you do decide on a C name I met the cutest little girl Charlotte the other day and I just fell in love with that name… maybe because she was so cute or maybe it reminded me of one of my all time favorite children’s stories… so my c name suggestion is Charlotte Rose Powell. 🙂
What about Ceidi? Pronounced like Ca-dee (like Katie with a D sound instead of T) Its a combination of Chris and Hiedi. :)Just for the record I think kids make far less of things then parents do. Unless they hear you talking, Matrix will never think about why his name is not that of a musicians. Cash will not wonder why he is the only C. I think kids just like to hear the story of how they were named and feel like its special and just for them. Good luck and congratulations!!!
I like the idea of a ?C? name to go with Cash. But not a musician to leave out Matix. I am done having children so I can give up my gems I saved. If my son, Mason, was a girl he would have been Cayden Rose (which I think goes nicely with Powell). Really I need to know everyone?s middle name and both your Grandmother?s names to properly name this girl. I am very sentimental and love incorporating family into everything. Runners up are: Coral Marie, Cora Michelle, Camilla, Chloe Jane, Charlotte (and go by Charlie), Cade, Cadence. I do like the idea of going with ?H? too, to go with you- Harley Grace, Hadley or Harper Rose, Haven or Heaven. And lastly, I am from Colorado and you were in Colorado during your pregnancy. It was also near the time of the floods, maybe something reminiscent of that. Like: Aspen, River, Brook, Autumn, August, Summer, Terra.
Congrats and good luck! So excited to see your family grow together!
Hope Elizabeth Powell.
Sweetie, I think you and Chris should just sit down, make a list of names YOU like, and WHY you like them (best friend growing up, favorite Aunt, whatever the case), and pick the combo that “feels” the best to both of you. Of course, you need to do the “initials test” to make sure she doesn’t end up with something offensive or guaranteed to get her picked on in school for the rest of her life, but beyond that… Then, you tell her the story of why she’s named as she is, and it becomes its own piece of family lore. You might want to chose two or three combinations, and then see which fits her best when you meet her! 🙂
That said, personally, as a person with a legitimate, not-made-up name that no one could EVER spell correctly, with a last name that made it even more impossible, I am a HUGE fan of not making up creative spellings for otherwise “normal” names.
God Bless you all.
Paisley
Best wishes 🙂
A name that you don’t hear much is Coral. BUT change the spelling to Koryl. The name is a beautiful name, and would fit your beautiful family.
Here is the meaning of Coral: Coral \c(o)-ral\ as a girl’s name is pronounced KOR-ul. It is of Latin origin. From “corallium”, the Latin word for the semiprecious natural sea growth, often deep pink to red in color. In Hebrew, the word means “fate, destiny, luck”. Late 19th-century coinage. Actress Coral Browne.
Read more at http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Coral#8KQU86P8zsYcquxI.99
Cadee Maeve Powell
Cadee to go with Cash and Maeve to go with Marley and Matrix. She will be the one to link the siblings together : )
Congratulations to you both!!
Katarina Tina Powell! All best to you, your baby and your family