need a cute aunt name

babybrooks326

Okay my sister is becoming an aunt for the first time and we want her to have a really cute and kinda different aunt name. Her name is Maura (mar-uh) so Aunt Maura just doesnt flow very well and it'd be complicating for a baby to say lol..we'd like for my baby girl to just come up with her name herself but i want to have something special made for her before my little princess arrives!

 If you could please leave you suggestions and comments it'd be greatly appreciated

 Thanks!
The Mommy-to-be Chelsea

SarahPLiz

The only one I can think of that isn't a play off the person's actual name is "tauntee". Its a Cajun French thing. Taunt or Tauntee is used a lot for "aunt". We call our godmothers Nanny or Nanan, so that might be another one. My Godson calls me Nana Sarah because he has 2 godmothers and he calls the other one Nanny. I call my godmother LaLa because her name is Angela, and all the kids already called her that when I was a baby, so that's probably no help to you 

strangebird

'Cause cutesy names are just oh-so-attractive, right?

I hate emoticons, but this whole thread is .

still_a_bride

My sister is known as Sissy to my son.  A friend of mine goes by KiKi (Christine).  So maybe May or MayMay or something if you want to use your sister's name.  

TheWop

What about your child calling her by just her first name?  I call my aunts and uncles by their first names. 

Or what about 'aunt' in a different language? 

I don't know why she needs a special name to be honest.  I think Aunt Maura sounds just fine and in no way complicating.  Maybe it's just me....

ssinca

I was thinking mo-mo or just aunt mo, but I would refer to her as aunt maura and let your LO come up with a name.

BrideBuddies

Would your sister WANT a cutesy nickname??  I, for one, would hate it if my nieces and nephews called me something stupid and I was stuck with it forever.   I think it should be your sister's decision, not yours.

Example.. my mother HATES it that my teenaged niece and nephew call her Granny.  She says she feels so old every time they say it.   So when I had my son, we asked her what she wanted to be called... and it's Grandma!

crystal959

TheWop:

What about your child calling her by just her first name?  I call my aunts and uncles by their first names. 

Or what about 'aunt' in a different language? 

I don't know why she needs a special name to be honest.  I think Aunt Maura sounds just fine and in no way complicating.  Maybe it's just me....

When I had my DD my sister was 14 years old, she just turned 18 this past December. My DD calls her by her first name, its what my sister wanted. 

babybrooks326

yes she does want a cute name, she's only 16 so she doesnt need something old. i didnt say it needed to be childish, but something other than just aunt maura and she wants that, that's the whole reason i posted this.

BrideBuddies

Then let it be organic and develop over time as your child grows.   He/she may come up with a very cute name all on his/her own and it will mean much more than something you made up before he/she was even born.

 

babybrooks326

strangebird:

'Cause cutesy names are just oh-so-attractive, right?

I hate emoticons, but this whole thread is .

 okay then why did you even post on here or respond? i didnt ask for rude un-needed comments, i asked for suggestions.

thanks!

babybrooks326

ChoicesMom:

My DD calls my BFF Auntie Rhe Rhe (Rhiannon) because that is what her other nieces call her.  DD calls her one Aunt, (Bridie) Auntie Bees (Bridie wanted to be Auntie B but DD made it Auntie Bees) and she calls her other Aunt, (Yasemin) Auntie Mina because that is what I call my sister. 

You could just use your sister's first initial and be Auntie M.  She could be Auntie Mar.  You could just use some other kind of nickname like Teetee instead of auntie.  Just have fun with it! Maybe ask your sister to choose anything she wants and you will call her that.  Kids have a tendency to choose names for people all on their own! My DD called her grandma "Maga" and her grandpa "Paga" for a really long time.  Maybe your baby will think of a cute name in a few years!!

 

thank you! this helped a lot...we were thinking along these lines, were just getting stuck. My mom is Auntie M (her name is Misty) and her grandma name is going to be Mimi so that kind of threw us through the loop when my sister wanted her own name! I think Aunt MayMay or something will prob be what it ends up! She is definitely choosing on her own and or the baby will change it herself, i just know how excited she is and how special it will be for her to have her name! thanks again

babybrooks326

still_a_bride:

My sister is known as Sissy to my son.  A friend of mine goes by KiKi (Christine).  So maybe May or MayMay or something if you want to use your sister's name.  

 

thank you! we like these and they're part of her options, it was a big help!

MrsVo

ChoicesMom:

You could just use your sister's first initial and be Auntie M. 

I like Auntie M.  Reminds me of the Wizzard of Oz

ames71

I think Aunt Maura flows fine, but to be honest, your LO will probably end up creating something on their own. My Aunt Martha has been called Aunt Meanie for as long as I can remember (started by my eldest brother when he was little). But... I do like a pp's suggestion of Auntie M.

MrsFinn810

MrsVo:

ChoicesMom:

You could just use your sister's first initial and be Auntie M. 

I like Auntie M.  Reminds me of the Wizzard of Oz

And then let your DD call her by whatever name she might come up with (if that happens to be something different).

alliejo725

I'm confused why Aunt Maura would be difficult for a child to say. The only letter that might trip them up is the R in Maura.

Let your daughter come up with her own NN for your sister. I promise it will be way cuter coming from a toddler than from a group of adults.

HarperM

babybrooks326:

strangebird:

'Cause cutesy names are just oh-so-attractive, right?

I hate emoticons, but this whole thread is .

 okay then why did you even post on here or respond? i didnt ask for rude un-needed comments, i asked for suggestions.

thanks!

Ignore the people that feel the need to be rude- they like to hide behind their computers and act like 17yr old high school girls. There's a reason why women get a bad name for being catty... this board proves it from time to time! Don't let them get you down.

But ANY ways.... I like Auntie M, or Momo. I have an Aunt we just call Momo and she's the best. Or maybe your little one will come up with something on her own, that's be neat too.

alohamora

I don't really understand this post.  Aunt Maura sounds fine to me, or just have your DD call her by her first name, or something else she comes up with.

HarperM

fitzpemberley:

I don't really understand this post.  Aunt Maura sounds fine to me, or just have your DD call her by her first name, or something else she comes up with.

 

It's really not that difficult to understand. She wants to find a cute nickname for her sister instead of Auntie Maura. The same way Grandmothers don't like to be called Grandma or Granny and want a different name like Mimi or Grams. 

andrea922

I don't understand why people have an issue with her wanting a name for her sister to be called. Who cares? I never called my aunts 'Aunt so and so' and didn't want to be 'Aunt Andrea' so I am Tia, which is aunt in Spanish. It takes way too much energy to get like  over a post. 

HarperM

andrea922:

I don't understand why people have an issue with her wanting a name for her sister to be called. Who cares? I never called my aunts 'Aunt so and so' and didn't want to be 'Aunt Andrea' so I am Tia, which is aunt in Spanish. It takes way too much energy to get like  over a post. 

Andrea, I have come to the conclusion that alot of women will find ANYTHING to b!tch about, nag at, pick apart, etc. This is all just another example of it! I dunno about you, but if I see a post I'm not totally sure about, don't really care for, or don't agree with (but isn't any of my business), I just don't don't reply to it!

But I guess it's just way more fun to try and make someone feel stupid or small for no reason at all?

shellybird101

Tante (tahn-ta) is german for aunt or my cousin is brenda and they call her Bahdah.  how about mar-ree

or spanish is TIA

italian is zia

braveangel2

And now you've hijacked her thread, HarperM.

As far as aunt names go, I'm near a community that uses Auntie quite a bit. I prefer to let titles and names that are a stretch from the norm develop on their own. For instance, I have a sister named, Sam and we all thought it would be fun to call her Uncle Sam. Then when E started talking it didn't seem to fit...we just called her Sammy.

kadiekat

My nephew couldn't say my name (Katie) when he was little, he said, "Teetee."  Thats actually pretty common nickname/slang name for aunt anyway, so it stuck. My other sister has twin girls now who are just learning to talk, but she calls my "Teetee" to them, too.  I think it's sort of cute. 

braveangel2

kadiekat:

My nephew couldn't say my name (Katie) when he was little, he said, "Teetee."  Thats actually pretty common nickname/slang name for aunt anyway, so it stuck. My other sister has twin girls now who are just learning to talk, but she calls my "Teetee" to them, too.  I think it's sort of cute. 

That's how a few of my friends got their aunt titles...it's a neat family story too.

anna7602

I haven't read the above responses, but I would caution you to just let this name come about naturally. Wait until your child is old enough to speak. I say this from experience. My MIL hounded me throughout my entire pregnancy trying to come up with "cute" names for herself because "grandma" sounds too old. She threw out dozens of suggestions, tried signing different ones on emails to me and DH, etc. In the end, DD came up with a name of her own when she was around 2 years old and that is what stuck. DD has even come up with her own names for my parents even though we had decided on just plain old "abuela" and "abuelo" (Spanish for grandma & grandpa) at the beginning.

rsquaredr

Aunt Maura sounds fine to me. Your child will call her whatever she wants when she's ready to speak. What's the deal with 'needing' a cutesy name?

Ciconrad

I'm in the "let the kid pick" camp.  My SIL is Kipling and at 18 months DS just started calling her PeePee. It's stuck and for right now, it's super cute.

cozylittlecave

ssinca:

I would refer to her as aunt maura and let your LO come up with a name.

I know I wouldn't want a cutesy NN unless the kiddo came up with it. The only addition I'd maybe make is auntIE maura if you want it to flow better. I called a close friend of my mom's Auntie Paula & it always flowed well for me as a kid.

MelleTX

In my family, we use "Aunty" but pronounced a litte more "Southern" like ay-nee. Godmothers are called Nanny or Lala.

Notwifezilla7

Everyone in my family goes by NN. It's just how it is with us. My sister is Jeanna (Gina) and DD calls her "Auntie G" my brother is Joey, she calls him Uncle Jo-Jo, His wife Colleen, Aunt Coll and my cousin cindy is C.C.

You could let her decide on her own (this is what happened w/my mom & MIL - grammy & grammy w/the bracelets) or you can help a bit- which is what we did for the above.

olivebella

my cousin is Sara and she is called aunt Ra or just Ra

PiggyBride

babybrooks326:

Okay my sister is becoming an aunt for the first time and we want her to have a really cute and kinda different aunt name. Her name is Maura (mar-uh) so Aunt Maura just doesnt flow very well and it'd be complicating for a baby to say lol..we'd like for my baby girl to just come up with her name herself but i want to have something special made for her before my little princess arrives!

 If you could please leave you suggestions and comments it'd be greatly appreciated

 Thanks!
The Mommy-to-be Chelsea

PiggyBride

 [Her name is Maura (mar-uh) so Aunt Maura just doesnt flow very well and it'd be complicating for a baby to say lol..]

 

Disagree, I share the same name as your sister and after 20 nieces and nephews, I have been called wawa, mawa, mimi.....all adorable, why are you stressing!   

kbratton2king

babybrooks326:

strangebird:

'Cause cutesy names are just oh-so-attractive, right?

I hate emoticons, but this whole thread is .

 okay then why did you even post on here or respond? i didnt ask for rude un-needed comments, i asked for suggestions.

thanks!

Love it!

prncsstp

Im another one for Ti Ti (teetee) for aunt... I come from a Puerto Rican background and this is very popular, instead of just saying Tia.

babybrooks326

lol okay seriously...i just posted this to get some suggestions because my sister wanted a different and creative name. I know that my daughter will come up with whatever she wants and call her whatever she decides but it isnt going to hurt for us to come up with something before she's here. I dont know how some of you are mothers by the immature catty words that you're posting on other peoples things. I didn't post this to argue, fight or have any negativity. If you dont like it, dont agree with it, whatever...then DONT POST ANYTHING! It's as simple as that. No one said you HAVE to respond to this. Grow up already please. 

And thank you to everyone else for the suggestions and kind words we do like Auntie M but my mom is already called that so its kind of out haha but we are still thinking just so she can have something cute made for the hospital then my daughter will come up with whatever! Thanks again!