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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Carly! My daughter’s name is Yzabella pronounced like Isabella. Congrats
If you decide to go with a C name, I love and the name Chaney! Its different, but goes with the other kids names. And you could put a common middle name with it, such as Elizabeth. Some other pretty names that don’t start with a C: Adler, Avery, Delaney, Emme
Cherish, Cristalyn, melanie, madeline
A couple of girl names I love are: Eden & Shayne both are beautiful, Eden sounds like a beautiful girly girl, but Shayne is a beautiful tomboy name…
Had I had a girl I was thinking about Denali Jaye. I have not yet heard of any girls named that yet. It was the name of a rescued wolf at the WI Wolf reserve that my mom and I adopted for a year. Jaye is my middle name. I ended up having a boy, named after my father, who unfortunately didn’t make it. Best wishes to you and the family!
That last comment accidentally got sent early.. oops! As I was saying I also like names that come from your ancestral heritage. It will make your little ones question where their family came from!
I just got married in March and we don’t have children yet but when we do I want them to have strong names, especially the girls. Unfortunately we live in a man’s world and our little ladies need all the help they can muster to get a leg up these days. I like girl’s names associated with women who have done big things to make a difference in this world.
Eleanor (Roosevelt)
Julia (Child)
Rosa (Parks)
(Mother) Theresa
Susan (B. Anthony)
…etc…
Or I like girl’s names
I love traditional names like Eleanor Olivia. Her nickname can be Ella or Ellie
I think that since the two older children are beginning with M’s, the younger two should balance it out… Yes,Marley and Cash are named after musicians, but it doesn’t mean that the last one has to be, right? What about just a really pretty C name to balance out the M’s and the C’s? What about Cassidy Michelle? That has a really feminine ring to it, and has both C’s and M’s represented? Or maybe not THOSE names, but a combination of three syllable C names and a two syllable or one syllable middle name. (that balances it out in sound)
First of all congratulations! Second of all, I love baby names and finding out what people have named their baby. I definitely think you should go with a C or an H and it should be unique.
Carys, Cleo, Charlotte (call her Charlie), Caroline or Carly
Harper (love, love, love this name but it doesn’t flow that well with Powell), Hayden or Haleigh