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 love Cora. This is my daughter’s name however we spell it with a K. We wanted something unique but not crazy. It is an older name but has made a come back in our town after we chose it. For a middle name I would say either Lynn or maybe a family name if there is one that you would think sounds good with Cora. Good luck and congrats.
We have a 4 year old named Cassidy Elizabeth. I like Cassidy for y’all because it’s in te same ‘sounding’ family as your daughter Marley, plus it’s a C to go with Cash. It can also shorten to Cassie…we call ours Cassie Beth a lot. 🙂
I think your daughter’s name should start with an H. Matrix & Marley have each other with the M’s. Cash has the C from Chris. So, I think baby #4 should have an H like you, Heidi…but not a famous H…so Matrix isn’t left out in that sense. Harper (my fave), Hazel, Haven, Hadley, Hailey, Hannah, Harmony, etc.
My oldest two have “R” names. My youngest is an “L” name. At almost 28 years old, she occasionally will say “why didn’t I get an “R” name?”. Ahhh…kids – they never let you forget! Congrats all around!
If you are going to go with “c” names, here are a few…Rose as a middle name would work for any of them…Cadence, Cambria, Camryn, Ciera, or Celeste. If you don’t care about the letter…my daughter’s name is Deni…she was named after my dad who is the most amazing man on the planet. Hi middle name is Denzil and he had gone by Denny forever. He didn’t like Denzil and wouldn’t let us use it to name any of our boys. I think he was elated that we named our daughter after him and they are the best of friends. It’s nice because she is the only Deni in the school and not one of 6 Haileys that plague our oldest daughter…good luck in your choosing! If all else fails, put your top 3 choices in a hat & pull one out!
The name Graylene … Is diffrent and unique
I think you have picked unique names so far so defiantly keep with that tradition!! I like the idea that girl had about using an H to go with Heidi, so my two suggestions are Harper June Powell, and Kimber Rose Powell!!
Cher Noel Powell. Cher for the singer and Noel because she will be born during the holiday season . My daughter was also born in November and her name is Daria Noel. I would do a C name for sure 🙂 congrats !
Maeve (sounds like mave) 🙂 Or Cannan! 🙂
How about Holland. That’s my daughters name. We always get compliments and its unique. Plus then you would have two Ms two Cs and two Hs