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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Haven Elise Powell – I went with an H name because there are two Ms and two Cs and only one H so far… It gives the family a nice balance. 🙂 Plus it was the girl name I had picked for my child – but I had a handsome boy!
If you like C names here are a few… Caledonia (Callie for a nickname), Cilena, Camilla, Cassidy, Cadence (Cady for a nickname)…
… I also like Carys Mae Powell, with the way Carys is pronounced (Care-iss) the first and middle names kind of sound like Charisma. 🙂
For C names I like: Claire – it’s so classic and beautiful.
For a middle name I like Annie, Mae, Jane (she could be nicknamed CJ with this one). Good luck!!
First of all I want to say congrats!! Naming a baby can be so over whelming!! You can’t just love a name you have to love the meaning of the name also! You have wonderful naming style and it when you see the name hopefully you both can agree on the perfect name for your little lady! I love Harlow, Scout, and Piper. I also love Berkley, Paisley, Eagan, Emerson, Isla, Ireland, Sadie, and Jules. Good luck to you can’t wait to see and hear her name!!
We have two boys and never got to use our “girl name”. We have Dominic Kyle and Gabriel Quinn. A girl would have been Anastasia Joy. We did name our kitten Annie… 🙂
Well, as a whole family you have 2-M’s 2-C’s and one H so what about an H name?
Hayley is super popular right now so what about Halanna- it means victory of people
Halanna Autumn Powell—- she will be born in autumn right? Then her initials would be HAP- the start of happy/happiness
female rockers since you have two classic people already I would go for Joplin after janis
Congratulations on your baby girl, My favorite girl name is Lucinda Rose. I first heard Lucinda on a movie when I was a young girl ad Rose Just makes a pretty middle name. Good luck an have fun with all your choices!
Clover, carter, charity 🙂
Well, my name is unusual and I have not met more than 5 people with it spelled like mine and I was never teased about it growing up. My name is Sharla. My daughter who will be born in just 2 weeks will be named Adisa (a-dee-za) after her grandmother. That name I have never across either.
Cassandra , Calliope, Caitlyn, are beautiful names. I agree a name with a C would be best.
Perhaps a C name to make things match! Casey as its my name? Haha. I was actually named by a nurse who I do not know. But, I’ve liked it since its unisex.