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 came across the name “Clara” which is beautiful, but also the name of a German composer: Clara Wieck Schumann, Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann was an immensely talented German musician, one of the leading pianists of the Romantic era. Though often identified only as the wife of eminent composer Robert Schumann, she herself was also a composer of immense capabilities. Here is a link to her: http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/clara-wieck-schumann-393.php
Good Luck to you all, I will pray for you all! You and your husband are an inspiration!
Charlotte Emily Powell
Nickname = Charlie or Charlee
Caty – because it starts with a C, doesn’t belong to a famous musician, and is of English Origin (like Cash and Marley – I couldn’t find Matix’s name to search for it’s origin). 🙂
Congratulations to you both! I’m sure whatever name you choose will fit your little girl (and family) quite well! 🙂
You already have very funky names so you need another one. Doesn’t matter about the letter just needs to be pretty for your pink baby, I hear so many names being in Early Childhood for 22 years , but I have never had a Matilda , Brooklyn, Xanthe and I really Ike these names .
Autumn Lane Powell
Lane Autumn Powell
Caryn Lane Powell
God bless!
Hi Heidi…I named my only child Chloe Anne(my middle name). I also love these names as well:
Emma Grace Powell
Honor “your middle name” Powell
Honor Leigh Powell
Cherish Haven Powell
Cherish – A baby is to be cherished and loved. We all need to cherish the life we have and those in our lives. May the birth of your daughter be a true blessing to you and her siblings.
Clementine Honey Powell
I love the name Auden (AW-din). Its sooo pretty! Different without being too out there.
Name her Casara…