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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congrats on your baby girl! I love the name Cailyn (or could be spelled Cailin) Rose Powell:) Praying for a quick and easy delivery and a healthy baby girl!
Kelsey Brooke Powell I love it and my husband and I were blessed in 2004, with twin girls. I really don’t think it is Gods plan for us to have any more children. May be surprised with a miracle but never prevented pregnancy since girls were two so for 7 years and no conception. I have PSOC so they are truly blessings. Took us three years for pregnancy. Anyway I have always liked Kelsey but we decided two m&m’s Madison & Mallory. Therefore I haven’t had the chance to use Kelsey. However ours have “b” middle names but not Brooke so that was the third one I had dreamed of using. Also have to let you know I am so excited to see my friend and your mutual friend Kathie Morton and josh tomorrow. Congrats on your precious baby girl & I know y’all are so excited for her to be home with y’all in November.
I am a teacher and I have heard some cute girl names at school. They are not your traditional names. Navi, Jersi and Jordie. My sister never had a girl and she always wanted to name her girl Aubry Elizabeth. Whatever name she receives will be beautiful. Congratulations.
Callie, I have always loved that name and only know 2 people named that. Also the meaning for Callie in Greek origin, is Beautiful!! It is also of English origin, where the meaning is “Most Beautiful”. How awesome is that!?! 🙂 You could do Callie Michelle Powell, Callie Rose Powell, Callie Fay Powell, Callie Kay Powell. Whatever name you choose will be perfect! Congratulations on a baby girl and best wishes for the rest of your pregnancy!!
Cyan – it’s a beautiful name that is also a beautiful shade of blue, found in a box of Crayola crayons. I always wanted to name my first little girl Cyan, but my husband didn’t like it!!! We chose Emma instead.
Not a famous name, does it begin with an M.
I vote for: “Heidi Suzanne”.
I am a substitute teacher & see hundreds of names a week. I have a thing about names. I am liking some of the more old fashioned names, like Rose, Helen, Lydia, Jade, & such. Girls are hard. There are a lot of cute names. Just please, don’t give her a weird spelling. She will be in kindergarten. At 5 years old, with a long phonetically incorrect name is difficult for children. That doesn’t mean it needs to be 4 letters or less, just under 10 would be nice. The cute names like Ava, Eva, Avie, Evie & such are extremely common. Do something unique, but not enough that people ask you to repeat it or ask you how it is spelled. And I do not think the first letter of a name should be a consideration. Each child is unique. Pick a strong name. Don’t pick a weird one because you are a celebrity because I think that child will have a hard time in the real world. I strongly recommend family names. My oldest (21) Is Spencer Alan (Spencer Tracy + Alan after my DAD), my daughter (19), Becca, is named Rebecca. My mom’s name is Rebecca (Becki) and my middle name is Rebecca. Our youngest is Nolan Garland (14). Nolan to go with our Irish last name & Garland is a family name.
I strongly agree with the person who posted “You have Marley and Matrix (2 M?s), Chris and Cash (2 C?s), now I think you need an H name to match you!”
You deserve your little girl to have an “H” name to be connected to you in a special way. I would suggest a middle name starting with the first initial of your maiden name but I do not know it, so therefore my suggestion is:
Harleigh Jayde Powell
I also suggest you do a little numerology before settling on a name, I did not check the numbers on my suggestion btw. A name is a very powerful statement, choose wisely 🙂
Whatever you choose, congrats and blessings to you all!
Hi Heidi (& Chris)! That’s funny that you let it slip that you are having a girl. My husband and I actually found out the gender of our child LIVE on The Today Show, so a ton of people learned we were having a boy at the same time we did. Matt Lauer and Jason had “a moment” when the package I opened was full of blue things!
Love the names have for your other children! We recently had our first child and named him Cross. We were looking for something biblical without being one of the popular boys names from the Bible (that everyone seems to be going with these days – like Noah, Elijah,etc.). I know you are having a girl, but I think Cross works for a girl, too. 🙂
I don’t think you have to go with a C name though. If I had a girl we were going to name her Royal, which also works well with your last name and your other kids’ names.
Good luck with the remainder of your pregnancy! You have such a beautiful family, and the work you and Chris do is amazing!
PS – We moderate #AddictionChat on Twitter and one of your contestants from Extreme Makeover has been a speaker (Mike Guillanis) in the past on his Food Addiction. We’ve been on a bit of a hiatus with the baby, but I’d love for you to speak about your eating disorder. We have a worldwide audience and get over a million impressions weekly. Shoot me an email if you are interested! You can do it right from the convenience of your home.
Sincerely,
Robin
How about: Cassandra, Cecelia, Addison, or Everleigh! Good Luck in choosing a name.