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My own name question
Ok.. My DH is gonna be deploying this week so he definitly won't be her when
this DD arrives. All the sudden I'm terrified I won't be able to fill out the birth certificate paperwork because we haven't agreed on a name yet. Here's our short list. I've won the middle name battle, it doesn't look like I'm going to win the first name battle, so while none of these names are my favorite, they're what we agree on so far. Haley Riley Brianna (yay, no U, Sophie!) Katrina Any opinions? Denise |
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Denise Anderson wrote:
Ok.. My DH is gonna be deploying this week so he definitly won't be her when this DD arrives. Aw, I'm sorry to hear that! All the sudden I'm terrified I won't be able to fill out the birth certificate paperwork because we haven't agreed on a name yet. Here's our short list. I've won the middle name battle, it doesn't look like I'm going to win the first name battle, so while none of these names are my favorite, they're what we agree on so far. Haley Riley Brianna (yay, no U, Sophie!) Katrina I like Katrina best, myself. Haley and Riley both strike me as too trendy and, while Brianna is a nice enough name, I'm just not overly fond of it. So, if *I* were picking from that list, it would be Katrina. -- Be well, Barbara Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6) Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy." Me (later)--"You should feel flattered." All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman |
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"Circe" wrote in message newsbKsc.21317$wa.11557@fed1read07... Denise Anderson wrote: Ok.. My DH is gonna be deploying this week so he definitly won't be her when this DD arrives. Aw, I'm sorry to hear that! All the sudden I'm terrified I won't be able to fill out the birth certificate paperwork because we haven't agreed on a name yet. Here's our short list. I've won the middle name battle, it doesn't look like I'm going to win the first name battle, so while none of these names are my favorite, they're what we agree on so far. Haley Riley Brianna (yay, no U, Sophie!) Katrina I like Katrina best, myself. Haley and Riley both strike me as too trendy and, while Brianna is a nice enough name, I'm just not overly fond of it. So, if *I* were picking from that list, it would be Katrina. -- Be well, Barbara Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6) Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy." Me (later)--"You should feel flattered." All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman |
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My own name question
Ok.. My DH is gonna be deploying this week so he definitly won't be her
when this DD arrives. Oh bummer! Did you know he was going now, for how long?? All the sudden I'm terrified I won't be able to fill out the birth certificate paperwork because we haven't agreed on a name yet. Nah, this means you can pick the name, how will he know - lol Here's our short list. I've won the middle name battle, it doesn't look like I'm going to win the first name battle, so while none of these names are my favorite, they're what we agree on so far. Haley I never know how to pronounce this one cos it's not Hailey/Hayley. So it's like Haley's Comet? Makes me think of the Sixth Sense boy. Riley If it's a first name, it's a boy's name IMO. Brianna (yay, no U, Sophie!) Yay! Lol. Really don't care for this, too common. Katrina From your list, this would be my pick. Any opinions? Yes lots Denise |
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"Sophie" wrote in message ... Ok.. My DH is gonna be deploying this week so he definitly won't be her when this DD arrives. Oh bummer! Did you know he was going now, for how long?? Well I knew he'd be going, so we tried to plan this pregnancy around it. Some weird stuff happened in the shipyard so their deployments are all messed up now and he'll miss it by a couple days because of the way they were rearranged. Oh well. He's been here for the other 3, that's pretty good in the grand scheme of things. All the sudden I'm terrified I won't be able to fill out the birth certificate paperwork because we haven't agreed on a name yet. Nah, this means you can pick the name, how will he know - lol I wonder if anyone's ever got divorced over baby names picked on deployment Here's our short list. I've won the middle name battle, it doesn't look like I'm going to win the first name battle, so while none of these names are my favorite, they're what we agree on so far. Haley I never know how to pronounce this one cos it's not Hailey/Hayley. So it's like Haley's Comet? Makes me think of the Sixth Sense boy. Well I didn't realize he and I were saying it differently, which makes me want to take it off the list. Not to mention, I'm sure the kid will get called Comet. Its his favorite name though, so I've left it for now. Riley If it's a first name, it's a boy's name IMO. I agree Brianna (yay, no U, Sophie!) Yay! Lol. Really don't care for this, too common. Super common. But like Haley, its one of his favorites and I did get him to give up the U. Katrina From your list, this would be my pick. Any opinions? Yes lots Well you try talking some sense into the man. I was actually surprised he agreed on Katrina at all. Denise |
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"Circe" wrote in message news:3mLsc.21326$wa.9935@fed1read07... Denise Anderson wrote: Brianna (yay, no U, Sophie!) Yay! Lol. Really don't care for this, too common. Super common. Yep. #17 in popularity in 2003. But like Haley, its one of his favorites and I did get him to give up the U. What is it about Brianna that you think he likes? If it's the "anna" at the end, how about Johanna (#517), Leanna (#722) or Deanna (#427). I'd just be inclined to go for any of those over Brianna so she won't have the same name as half a dozen other little girls in her elementary school. -- I have no idea what it is. He likes Rhianna also, but all other -annas get a big thumbs down. This combined with the fact that our last name is Anderson irritate the heck out of me. We've never had this hard of a time picking out a name. |
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Denise Anderson wrote:
Brianna (yay, no U, Sophie!) Yay! Lol. Really don't care for this, too common. Super common. Yep. #17 in popularity in 2003. But like Haley, its one of his favorites and I did get him to give up the U. What is it about Brianna that you think he likes? If it's the "anna" at the end, how about Johanna (#517), Leanna (#722) or Deanna (#427). I'd just be inclined to go for any of those over Brianna so she won't have the same name as half a dozen other little girls in her elementary school. -- Be well, Barbara Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6) Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy." Me (later)--"You should feel flattered." All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman |
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My own name question
Denise Anderson wrote:
"Circe" wrote in message news:3mLsc.21326$wa.9935@fed1read07... Denise Anderson wrote: But like Haley, its one of his favorites and I did get him to give up the U. What is it about Brianna that you think he likes? If it's the "anna" at the end, how about Johanna (#517), Leanna (#722) or Deanna (#427). I'd just be inclined to go for any of those over Brianna so she won't have the same name as half a dozen other little girls in her elementary school. -- I have no idea what it is. He likes Rhianna also, but all other -annas get a big thumbs down. This combined with the fact that our last name is Anderson irritate the heck out of me. We've never had this hard of a time picking out a name. LOL, I know if we ever decide to have a fourth and it's a girl, the name is going to be an outright dogfight. Maybe by the time you get to the fourth child (esp. if they are all the same gender), you've run out of all your good ideas! The good thing, I guess, is that my husband generally likes trendy names that I dislike even less than *I* like them--he is 1000 times more picky than I am and would *never* like or suggest something like Haley or Riley. (I actually suggested Harper once as a girl name after Harper Lee, who wrote _To Kill a Mockingbird_. I rather like it, but he *hated* it!) It's too bad he doesn't like Joanna/Johanna. I think that's a very pretty name (esp. with the "h", for some reason), very traditional without being common. And I don't think Rhianna is a "real" name--it's Rhiannon. What can I say: men are weird! Although, honestly, if I had to pick between Brianna and Rhianna, I'd probably choose Rhianna simply because it's not wildly popular. I do hear what you're saying about the repeated "an" syllable, and it'd be nice to avoid that. Katrina is very nice and sounds well with Anderson. If he'll go with it, that's definitely what I'd pick if I were you. -- Be well, Barbara Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6) Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy." Me (later)--"You should feel flattered." All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful. Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman |
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My own name question
Sophie wrote:
Denise wrote: Riley If it's a first name, it's a boy's name IMO. Really?! I don't think I've heard a boy Riley in *ages* and *ages*, but I've heard a lot of girl Rileys. I wouldn't say it's my favorite name, but I think the tide (if there was one) has definitely turned on this name, at least on the US east coast. Best wishes, Ericka |
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My own name question
Denise,
What *is* the middle name? It would help to see how both names sound together. Leslie |
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