Which do you like most of these?

fauxbunny · April 2009

I should stop banking so much on girl names, since there's a chance we get another boy (I was so focused on girl names last time too!) but whatever, it makes me happy.

Here's my list, all of them would have the middle name of Lynne (my middle name, our son has my husband's middle name. FAIR'S FAIR!)

Alice, Aleta, Ruby, Olive, Pearl, Daisy, and Eleanor.

I like old names, what can I say?

Becky262 · April 2009

I love Ruby

fauxbunny · April 2009

Me too.

I'd probably call her Ru (Roo) for short.

MrsDuncan · April 2009

Eleanor.

Ilumine · April 2009

I love Eleanor. You can allways shorten it to Ellie. I also love Pearl.

My DH is an HR guy and he says that hiring managers always give "cutsey names and ethnic names" the side eye. .

fauxbunny · April 2009

Ilumine:
I love Eleanor. You can allways shorten it to Ellie. I also love Pearl.
My DH is an HR guy and he says that hiring managers always give "cutsey names and ethnic names" the side eye. .

Aww... that's why my son wound up as Samuel. My in-laws wanted him to have a 'black sounding' name--Jamal, Jarrod, Marcus... (????) and were angry when I gave him a nice normal old fashioned name. I wanted him to have a chance and people to NOT automatically assume that because he's half black and has a black sounding name, that he's not worth hiring.

Of course, he's really named after Samuel L Jackson (my husband says so!) so I guess that moots that, but no potential hiring staff will know that.

star678 · April 2009

Eleanor with the nn possibility of Elle or Ellie.

It's on our list too-- it was my late gma's name.

lbap · April 2009

I love them all!

I have chosen to not reveal our final names on here, just in case anyone that I know IRL is lurking! However, I must say that our final choice girl name is on this list and it is the first time I have seen it even mentioned it on here in the past 6 months.

Great choices!

AwaitingBabyV · April 2009

I think Ruby Lynne is a beautiful name! I also like Aleta- very original and not too common!

smismar · April 2009

I like all of them. I think Alice and Eleanor the most.

millerbabe · April 2009

Ruby Lynne sounds the best. All the other names have L's in them and they just don't sound good with Lynne...except for Daisy, but that's my dog's name so I dont' like it for kids.

PunkyBooster · April 2009

Ruby and Eleanor!

DarcyLongfellow · April 2009

Alice -- okay, not really my style. I think it's pretty, but it just has an old lady association for me that I can't shake.

Aleta -- I've never even heard of this. Doesn't really seem like a pretty word, though -- sounds harsh.

Ruby -- Not a fan of this one, although it is popular.

Olive - Not a fan. Olivia is pretty, Olive sounds like olive oil.

Pearl -- Not a fan, althought it is popular.

Daisy -- this seems like a name for a dog to me. Also, it's pretty little girl sounding. Not sure it would pass the resume test.

Eleanor -- beautiful and classic

annersayspoot · April 2009

Eleanor, by far!

jcsntms06 · April 2009

I def like Ruby Lynne.

jennings235 · April 2009

I only like Ruby and Olive.

Geneboat · April 2009

I love Olive and wish I could get DH on board with it. I like all of your names.

Olive and Eleanor being my fav

cupcake_queen · April 2009

I like Alice!

sophie080208 · April 2009

I really like Alice but when I suggested it to MH he said, "Alice? Like Phallus?" Now no matter how hard I try I can't see Alice without thinking of that male appendage! My favorite of your other choices would Eleanor. I really like the nn Elle.

mulanuva · April 2009

I like these: Ruby, Olive, Pearl, Daisy
If I have a daughter, Pearl will definitely be her middle name (my dad's mother's name).

Temp950106187509203 · April 2009

Aleta is nms, but I LOVE the rest of them. Not crazy about Pearl with Lynne, but I think the rest of them are gorgeous together. Alice and Ruby are my favorites.

gibs · April 2009

I like Ruby and Eleanor best. Aleta sounds like the name for a poor, ugly woman with missing teeth to me. Daisy Lynne is just too cutesie and doesn't sound like a real name. Pearl doesn't flow with Lynne because of the 2 L's in a row. Alice Lynne is okay but boring.

LMS05 · April 2009

Nothing wrong with old names

I love Alice, Ruby and Daisy. ?

cabana1 · April 2009

I like Alice, Ruby and Eleanor

Aleta is too out there for me, Olive is way to old fashioned and reminds me of an actual olive that you eat, and Daisy is a pets name IMO. I don't mind Pearl.