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 like the idea of sticking with a name that stars with a C. So my suggestion is Caris Angela Powell. I just think Caris is a beautiful name. But all in all you have to pic a name that you love and not let anyone influence you otherwise. I wanted to name my son Shane my daughters name is Sheridan I thought Sheridan and Shane would be nice . No one liked Shane so I settled on Jacob and I will always regret it. I totally understand now why people want to keep their baby names a secret, 🙂
Bristol Powell
Aven Powell
Chase Powell
Naomi Powell
Combination between chris and Heidi “Chrisdi”
My daugther’s name is Autumn Hope.Autumn because its my favorit time of year and my husband and I just love the name Autumn. Hope is a little town in AR were my husbands grandmother was born and raised. She raised him from an infant so it was a way to honor her.:)
Hannah! So your fam will have 2 m’s 2c’s and 2 H’s!
Sierra Rose Powell or Morgan Rose Powell. Those were the names I had picked for girls but ended up with boys! Rose was my dad’s biological mothers name. She passed when he was 13 and I wanted to honor here.
Charlotte “Charlie” Rose Powell was another one I wanted! That goes with the “C” problem you are having.
Ava Penelope is our girl name
My mom named all of us with a C (Carlene, Cynthia, Catherine and Christopher). She wanted to name my brother Caboose because he was the last one, but was overruled by my father.
Obviously I love the name Carlene with a C, but I am a little biased. Carlene is not a very common name. However I know that you will know the right name for your daughter to be when you and Chris gaze upon her face. What about Christine or Christiana. So happy for the both of you. I will be a grandmother again in April, looking forward to the birth of our grandchild. Girl name set. Boy name up in the air. Blessings to all of you and your soon to be bundle of joy!
Hi. For some reason I doubt that you will actually read this, but hoping you do. I have 2 girl names within my extended family, that everyone seems to LOVE when they hear them. They are unique but not weird. I think you may like them:
Lochlynn
Malin (pronounced Mall-Lynn, say it fast together now)
My full name is unique, it is: Lilias
Good luck to you guys.
Oh I belive the name just comes to you at a moment when you least expect it ,but I have allways like the name Jenny or Jennifer . I also feel the middle name should be after a family member that is no longer with us a way to rember and cary on there memory ! I wish you the best when choosing a name 🙂