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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How about Maya, Chloe or Caitlyn.
Charlotte Rose Powell
Why not let her be unique?!? 🙂 Our kids each start with a different letter as I didn’t want them to start with the same letter (growing up my family was all J’s).
Are there women that were/are in your lives that you would like to honor (grandmas, mothers, mentors) that without them you wouldn’t be who you 2 are today?!?
Our daughter’s first and middle name is a mixture of my mom and my MIL’s middle names. Without these 2 women we wouldn’t be who we are today and they are both a strong presence in my daughter’s life.
Scarlett – Strong, but feminine, and memorable without going too far.
I love Harper, Capri, Devin, Caris (means grace) when I was pregnant, I was told I was having a girl. We picked out the name Devin Marie. Then the next month I found out it was a boy. Which we named him Dawson. I think Dawson would be a cool girl name too!
I think Johanna Powell would be a beautiful name 🙂
Ciara or clara
Camryn Waverley Powell – I saw somewhere that Cash’s first name is William, so I thought Camryn Waverley would go great with William Cash.
Carina Star Powell – I was looking up names and Carina is a name of a constellation in the southern hemisphere.
I am also a preschool teacher and I had a student last year whose name was Calista. I think Calista Grace Powell.
My choice for you guys is our Daughter’s name…unique but I still love it…..Aliana ( pronounced just as its spelled Ali…ana. not in the baby book)… we call her Ali for short. And maybe your middle name?
Connor Reese Powell
Autumn Rose Powell