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bowman958
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*UPDATE in OP* Old-fashioned Girl Names - suggestions?
bowman958
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Update: forever later, we have finally settled on Eliza Claire for DD2. H was content in the end choosing a MN, so Eliza she will be! I think he chose a great middle - it's not what we had planned, but I love it! Thank you ladies for all your input!
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Hi Baby Names Board! Thanks for letting me bounce some ideas around here, I'm a pretty regular poster on Apr '15. H and I are having a terrible time coming up with a name for DD #2. We both like old-fashioned names, but finding one we both love is proving to be a challenge. I like more feminine names, and he seems to like more "no-frills" names. I have scoured Nameberry, BabyNameWizard, Nymbler, and the Social Security lists from the 1880s-1940s and we're still coming up blank, so I think coming to the board is worth a shot!
For reference/background, DD #1 is Sylvia Joanne, after our grandmothers. DD #2 will most likely have MN Adalyn, after another grandmother (but we will not use this as a first name due to a close relation named Adelaide). We prefer names that are not overly popular, but we would consider something popular that is also timeless (ex. Elizabeth).
My Top Choices:
-Eliza (family name)
-Ophelia
-Helena
H's Top Choices:
-Bernadette
-Winifred
-Mabel (family name)
Ruled out: Josephine, Esther, Ruby, Clara, Cora, Lily, Evelyn, Lucy, Natalie, anything with "belle" in it, anything with "lou" in it
I'm looking for suggestions, or if you like any of the names on our lists, let me hear it! I'm open to persuasion here because H and I are literally getting nowhere! TIA, all.
Hi Baby Names Board! Thanks for letting me bounce some ideas around here, I'm a pretty regular poster on Apr '15. H and I are having a terrible time coming up with a name for DD #2. We both like old-fashioned names, but finding one we both love is proving to be a challenge. I like more feminine names, and he seems to like more "no-frills" names. I have scoured Nameberry, BabyNameWizard, Nymbler, and the Social Security lists from the 1880s-1940s and we're still coming up blank, so I think coming to the board is worth a shot!
For reference/background, DD #1 is Sylvia Joanne, after our grandmothers. DD #2 will most likely have MN Adalyn, after another grandmother (but we will not use this as a first name due to a close relation named Adelaide). We prefer names that are not overly popular, but we would consider something popular that is also timeless (ex. Elizabeth).
My Top Choices:
-Eliza (family name)
-Ophelia
-Helena
H's Top Choices:
-Bernadette
-Winifred
-Mabel (family name)
Ruled out: Josephine, Esther, Ruby, Clara, Cora, Lily, Evelyn, Lucy, Natalie, anything with "belle" in it, anything with "lou" in it
I'm looking for suggestions, or if you like any of the names on our lists, let me hear it! I'm open to persuasion here because H and I are literally getting nowhere! TIA, all.
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Re: *UPDATE in OP* Old-fashioned Girl Names - suggestions?
DS born Oct. '11
TTC #2 with PCOS since Nov. '13
Dx: Low Progesterone (3.3) on 8/12/14
Waiting for RE appointment on 10/28/14
Surprise BFP on cycle 12 -- 10/19/14!
EDD July 1, 2015
Juliette
Magnolia
Cordelia
Mathilda
Claudia
Camille
Sylvia is such a lovely name, and I have a Josephine, so I think we have similar taste.
Suggesting:
Gloria
Edith
Faye
Pearl
Opal
Hyacinth
Greta
Vivian
Annette
Henrietta
Francine
Marjorie
Roberta
Patricia
Iris
BFP 1- EDD 2/09/11 Missed MC DX @11 weeks D&C- 7/25/10 BFP 2- EDD 12/22/11 Natural MC @ 5w 2d BFP 3- EDD 1/25/12 DD Josephine born 1/16/12
Agatha
Athena
Colette
Calista
Darla
Esther
Estelle
Flora
Gail
Magdalene
Miriam
Pearl
Rhonda
Therese
Thea
Vera
Wanda
Precious baby boy "HC" born May 2013.
Me-31, H-27
**Loss 1-Cycle 7(June 2013) at 5w6d-CP**Loss 2-Cycle 11(October 2013) at 5w4d-CP**
**Loss 3-Cycle 14 (January-February 2014)-M/C dx 2/10, EP dx 2/24, MTX 2/25**
Beta Hell--hCG finally down to 0 - 6/20/14
SA normal. Genetic testing normal. Hormonal testing normal.
HSG 6/30/14 - found blocked left tube and 2 'bubbles' on uterine wall.
Hysteroscopy/Lap--8/4/14 - Tubes unblocked. Polyps removed from uterine wall. Septum removed.
9/30/14--Off the bench! Unmedicated TI through December 2014
BFP 12/14/14!!! Beta #1, 12/16: 990 Beta #2, 12/18: Over 2000! Beta #3, 12/22: over 8000!
U/S #1, 12/23: gestational sac, possible heartbeat
U/S #2, 12/30: HEARTBEAT! 128bpm, measuring right on at 7w EDD: 8/19/2015
U/S #3, 1/9: BPM in the 180s, IT'S HAPPENING!!!
Baby Boy #1 born 1/9/17
Baby Boy #2 EDD 11/4/18
Other suggestions:
Hazel
Beatrice
Frances
Magnolia
Violet
Vivian
Florence
Caroline
Harriet
DS born Oct. '11
TTC #2 with PCOS since Nov. '13
Dx: Low Progesterone (3.3) on 8/12/14
Waiting for RE appointment on 10/28/14
Surprise BFP on cycle 12 -- 10/19/14!
EDD July 1, 2015
Lorraine
Edith
Jane
Marie
I really love Helena.
Other suggestions:
Beatrice
Eleanor
Stella
Violet
Alice
June
Anita. Irene. Katherine. Ida. Louise.
Julie. Julia. Juliet. Rosa.
TTC since September 2012