Our top girl picks

vencela · May 2012

So, we've had a short list for a while now... and we haven't really made any headway.

Harper Grace

Sienna Harper

Sienna Bliss

Harper Grace is DH's runaway favorite - I am hesitant only because our last name begins with H and is two syllables, and I think that Harper H-- without the middle name might sound too alliterative and kitschy... DH says that's part of what he loves about it! Sienna is my favorite, but I don't know which middle name sounds best - I like them all. Thoughts?

ZoeMay06 · May 2012

My first impression is they're all ok, but a bit on the trendy side. Would Sienna Grace be an option? I think that combo has a nice blend of current and classic.

Allycat11 · May 2012

Harper Grace is tied with Sienna Harper for me. I really don't care for Sienna Bliss.

07bride · May 2012

I prefer Sienna to Harper as I've heard Harper a lot more often- Grace too. I'd choose Sienna Harper over Sienna Bliss because the later reminds me of the drink Sierra Mist

Schnebs · May 2012

I'm really not a fan of any of the names. I'm sorry. Harper just brings to mind Harpy. Grace is a fine mn. Sienna is just meh in my opinion. Is Bliss a family name? If so I can support it as a mn but otherwise I don't really care for it. I'm really sorry.

Sheena Grace? Stella Grace? Helena Grace?

I'm not really sure of your style overall so I can't help give suggestions since I didn't really care for any of them.

ariaforte8 · May 2012

Allycat11:
Harper Grace is tied with Sienna Harper for me. I really don't care for Sienna Bliss.

Yes

kacelle · May 2012

I definitely wouldn't use Harper with a two-syllable last name beginning with H. That's too much alliteration for me. But I really loathe the name Sienna; it's one of my least favourite names. Sienna Bliss is particularly awful.

Are there any other names you're considering?

vencela · May 2012

I do like Sienna Grace as well. Because Sienna is my favorite, adding Harper as the middle name was my way of appealing to DH.

Bliss isn't a family name, it's kind of a personal reference for us... but as hard as it is for me to take it off the list, I know it's not what we'll choose, I just wanted feedback. I realize it sounds a bit 'out there.'

I know these are kind of trendy options... I wish they weren't. Amelia was our first favorite, we like the old-school appeal - but once we sat with it for a while, we just didn't love it.

And, lol @ Sierra Mist! I think that officially takes Sienna Bliss off the table Smile

Names cut at the last editing session include:

Amelia

Emeline

Coralie

Addison

kelnyc · May 2012

Another vote for Sienna Grace! If giving him Harper as a mn will appease him, then go for it, but it's not as nice as Grace. Don't use Harper with your last name. Your reservations are founded.

kacelle · May 2012

vencela:
I do like Sienna Grace as well. Because Sienna is my favorite, adding Harper as the middle name was my way of appealing to DH.
Bliss isn't a family name, it's kind of a personal reference for us... but as hard as it is for me to take it off the list, I know it's not what we'll choose, I just wanted feedback. I realize it sounds a bit 'out there.'
I know these are kind of trendy options... I wish they weren't. Amelia was our first favorite, we like the old-school appeal - but once we sat with it for a while, we just didn't love it.
And, lol @ Sierra Mist! I think that officially takes Sienna Bliss off the table
Names cut at the last editing session include:
Amelia
Emeline
Coralie
Addison

I love Amelia, Emmeline (spelled this way), and Coralie. So much more timeless than Sienna!

clineak · May 2012

I like the name Harper Grace; however, I agree with PP about it being trendy. It is Neil Patrick Harris' daughter's name, and the main character of this book.

If you go with Sienna, I think Sienna Bliss sounds better than Sienna Harper.

alohamora · May 2012

I don't know why, but Harper Grace just sounds kind of generic to me. I guess because Harper seems so popular, and I know Grace is a popular mn. Sienna is just okay for me. Have you thought about Grace as a fn? Or maybe instead of Bliss, Sienna Blythe? Still has a nice meaning, and a sort of similar sound.

karen_loy · May 2012

kelnyc:
Another vote for Sienna Grace! If giving him Harper as a mn will appease him, then go for it, but it's not as nice as Grace. Don't use Harper with your last name. Your reservations are founded.

ditto this

MrsEllis10 · May 2012

ZoeMay06:
My first impression is they're all ok, but a bit on the trendy side. Would Sienna Grace be an option? I think that combo has a nice blend of current and classic.

THIS EXACTLY!

chibride4 · May 2012

Sorry, but I'm super bored of Harper and Sienna... and actually Grace as a middle name. They're all crazy popular where I live. Several of my friends have lil' Harpers and at one time, there were THREE Siennas in DS's preschool class of 16 kids. That being said, how about Grace Harper or Grace Sienna instead? While practically every little girl has the middle name Grace, you don't hear it used as a fn very often.