I posted a while back that I was worried that there was a girl in my town that might use the name Harper before we did. I was super worried as we didn't have another name to fall back on, and both DH and I agreed that we would change ours if she used the name. Our town is sooooooo small that there will be about 20 or less kids in her class. Since I grew up with a name I hate, names are pretty important to me, and I wanted her to have her own name, at least in her year.
Well I'm pretty excited to say that she chose the name Arizona! Which I think is sweet. I am just so relieved...I've even racking my brain trying to think of alternative names and have come up with nothing that we both like...so thankfully we don't have to!
Re: So relieved!
I'm from a small town(well, maybe not by your standards, but in CA it's small...only one high school, only one junior high, definitely no mall and only 3 fast food restaurants...maybe more now, but they fight growth so prob not) and my name, Sara, is extremely common for my age. Never bothered me at all having girls in my class, on sports teams with the same name.
I also think it's kind of cool when I find another kid with my son's name as it's less common than others. Actually he thought it was the coolest thing a few weeks ago when he met a girl with his name (name is Parker).
I would totally go with the name Harper regardless cuz I happen to like the name a lot and I wouldn't care if someone else had that name, even in a small town. But I'm glad you don't have to deal with that since it bothered you.
Aw, Arizona is a sweet name -- and so is Harper!
This means nothing, since you apparently held your name in disdain, but I really like the name Winter, too
On its own winter is fine. But people still feel the need to call me spring summer and fall. It has just annoyed me forever.
No I didn't bring the snow
No I wasn't even born in the winter.
No its not my favourite season.
Absolutely no, I am not naming my child summer.