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mgra328

i thought this baby naming thing was supposed to be fun! 

we had finally finally agreed on charlotte, but i hate that it's likely going to be "the name" of 2010!

DH could care less about popularity, but it bugs me.  i caved with isabella bc he loved it so much, but i was hoping for something a little more...interesting this time around!

i am open to any and all suggestions.  i like classic, yet not overdone. 

thanks!

j_luvs_r

I think that Charlotte is gaining popularity, but I still don't think it will be like Sophia or Emily in 2010.  According to the SSA, it wasn't even in the top 100 names in Florida in 2008. 

https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/namesbystate.cgi

And Ketch

I made a list a long time ago that I add to periodically and Charlotte was my #1 at one point.  Here is the list:

Charlotte  (Charley)
Alice (Ali)
Elizabeth (Libby or Betsy)
Jillian (Jilly)
Caroline
Phoebe
Emmeline (Emmy)
Claudia
Amelia
Sydney
Clara/Claire
Josephine (Josie)
Lucy
Beatrice (Trixie)
Ruby
Juliet

LaylaKon

Did you have any luck trying nymbler?

They suggest:

Annalise

Ella

Eleanor

Adelaide

Genevieve

Clara

Astrid

Victoria

Helene

Nicola

Evalyn

Sabine

Carlene (can still use Carly as nn)

Annemarie

Gisele

Elodie

Gabrielle

Rosalind

Matilda

Gillian

 

 

lifesaboutmusic

Julia

Daniela

Bianca

Lucia

Rosa

Camille/Camilla

Georgia

Cecilia

Claudia

Gina

Allison

Ruby

Sarah

Rebecca 

 

mgra328

My biggest problem is my picky-a$$ husband that actually, seriously, suggested "angela" this morning.  i'm sorry if that's someones name or if you love that name, but nothing screams italian-american 80s name like angela.  (i don't mean to be rude, but I wouldn't exactly pick my own name these days either!  some names are just too dated and he's clueless to this fact.)  sigh!

 

i swear he gets his picks out of his Long Island, NY HS yearbook! 

 

caeliesmom

mgra328:

My biggest problem is my picky-a$$ husband that actually, seriously, suggested "angela" this morning.  i'm sorry if that's someones name or if you love that name, but nothing screams italian-american 80s name like angela.  (i don't mean to be rude, but I wouldn't exactly pick my own name these days either!  some names are just too dated and he's clueless to this fact.)  sigh!

 

i swear he gets his picks out of his Long Island, NY HS yearbook! 

 

Sounds like my ds, he was always suggesting names from the 80s. I read something about a study that was done that showed men tend to like names that are familiar to them, so they look to names they grew up with.

Maybe you can try looking at names that are alternatives to familiar names for him. Like instead of Angela- Angelina.

Personally, if you like Charlotte though and he agrees I would stick with that. I feel like it's almost impossible to really come up with a different name. I would always think I found something and either dh would veto it or it would turn out that it was way more popular than I thought.

PearlPink

Gillian

Gemma

Giselle

Janelle

Julia

Avery

Willa

Arden

Cora

Clara

 

FutureMrs.Steen

Charlotte is a gorgeous name. I don't think it's nearly as common as you think it is. 

KtB0605

I really like Charlotte...but others I can think of (and am a fan of) are-

Adelaide

Eloise (my fav)

Victoria

Gabriella

Roselyn

Jocelyn

Caroline

Catherine/Katherine

Cassandra

 

 

ttmccoot

FutureMrs.Steen:

Charlotte is a gorgeous name. I don't think it's nearly as common as you think it is. 

agreed.

Melissa070707

IMO, Charlotte doesn't really "go" with your DC's names.  They all have an Italian feel to them, Charlotte really doesn't.  Maybe that's just me though. 

DaniLovesPink

It's NMS, but what about Charlene?

My favorite classic names are Grace and Bess.