Baby Name Dilemma

Chris and Heidi Powell are looking for names for their new baby girl - Learn more at https://heidipowell.net/3590

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!!!!

3,068 Responses

  1. Having two daughters of my own I can understand the importance of finding a name. My oldest who is 16 months old is Adelyne Marie. It has an old fashioned feel to the name which made me fall in love with the name Adelyne. Marie is a family middle name so naturally it had to be used 🙂 My youngest daughter who is only 2 1/2 weeks old is named Sarah Ann. Sarah being a biblical name meaning princess just seemed to fit our newest little one. And Ann is another family name.
    So hopefully you love one of these two names like I did. And congrats on your newest bundle of joy 🙂

  2. I am so excited for your family. You have an amazing family and I love learning from you both. My husband and I had a little girl 2 months ago after 13 years and 3 boys. Her name is Finley and it was very difficult to decide on a name. One that was not too common or easily made fun of. I also thought about the names Willow, Kadence, Leighton and Torrence. All of which are beautiful. Sometimes you just have to wait until she is born and see what fits her best. Good luck!!!

  3. Clearly I have an unfortunate name! It’s so hard to name a girl! I love Chloe, for the c for cash! I also love the name Veda… Good luck!

  4. Twila= I love this name its unique, and I went to school with a girl by this name and she was such a beautiful girl, a twinkle in her eye, it was like the name twinkled.
    Carma is another favorite of mine, not sure why, its just a neat name.

  5. I think it doesn’t matter if their name starts with the same letter, if they are named after a musician or after a star constellation. The names you have so far, are unique by themselves without having to be tied in relation to anyone or anything else. You pick the best name that you feel will fit with not only your personal tastes, but what will fit with the family name, how it flows, can it be shortened, if you’d want it to be, and one other thing I look at.. can it be made fun of (because let’s be honest.. kids are mean, and they look for anything to pick someone apart)

    My choice would be Peyton Renee. Or Heather Raene (Rain). My middle name is Renee, and had hubby and I had kids of our own, we were going to use our own middle names as the kids middle name so that no family or friend could feel left out in any way. I love the name Peyton and have seen/heard it used for 2 actresses before. (Peyton Sawyer on One Tree Hill, and Peyton Kelly from the movie, “The Game Plan” with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson).

    I’ve always liked the name Heather – it’s soft, pretty, gentle and comes from the English word for a variety of small shrubs with pink or white little flowers that commonly grow in rocky areas. You live in the Grand Canyon state – wink wink!

    Raene is unique in it’s spelling, pretty, and also symbolizes nature, new growth, beauty, and peace (at least for me) It would go well with Heather because of what they both symbolize.

    So, sorry for the novel here, but I hope you like these names! I’m very happy for both you and Chris and I wish you all the love and light in the world!

    Amy

  6. We named 5 little peppers. Kelsey Hope, was our first, and I pretty much let my husband choose. Christopher Richard, I always said I would have a son named Christopher, and my husband’s middle name. Sterling Hunter, who arrived 10 weeks early and I was totally sedated for 48 hours, my husband decided that the little nugget needed a strong name, so he chose. Gillian Faith, a spinning dervish of a girl, who suited her name just perfectly. Finally, Timothy Stuart arrived, all I can say is he looked like a Timmy. You will find the perfect name for your child, sometimes it takes looking at them before you know it, sometimes you have a feeling before hand. Trust yourselves, and don’t stress about it. Also, make it work with your last name, Polly Powell should probably be a no..If you’re going to do the C thing, how about Cameron Joy Powell?

  7. Aubree Rose Powell
    Allyson Renee Powell
    Ansley Elizabeth Powell
    Or since you have Cash which starts with a C like Chris you could do a H name for Heidi.
    Haley Elizabeth Powell

  8. Hey, I have just named my little girl Nancy, I named her after Nancy Sinatra as my nan had just passed away and she was a massive frank Sinatra fan so I just thought my nan would think if it was good enough for frank!!

    Good luck with it all xxxx

  9. Heidi–
    I believe that as long as you explain the unique way you come up with their unique name each child will love their naming story. I have 4 children also–2 boys and 2 girls with unique names. Try Cassidy?

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