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magnoliablossom00
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Help! I have NO idea what to name my daughter!
magnoliablossom00
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My husband and I recently found out that we are having a baby girl. As thrilled as I am to have a daughter, we have NO idea what to name her! My family is Catholic and traditional, with a modern flair. I am looking for suggestions that are feminine (I am almost 6 feet tall, and am afraid that she might be teased if her name is "Sam" and shes "big") and also have a Saint affiliation. I have been on countless baby name websites and just can't find anything!
Please help!
I have included a list of the names we are (kind of) considering.
Emelia (nn Emmie)
Abigail (although it is VERY popular, it has a wonderful meaning)
Allison (Allie)
Katherine (Katie-although my husband's cousins all married 3 different Katies!)
Elizabeth (although I do not like ANY of the nn's)
Cecilia (nn Cece)
We like "Traditional" names that have modern nicknames. Our name for a boy (if we would have had one) would have been Davis Christopher.
Our last name begins with D and is very common, almost like Smith or Jones. To complicate things more, my middle name is Elizabeth- after my maternal grandmother. I know my mom would LOVE to have the baby's middle name be after her. Unfortunately, her name is Denise. To make matter's worse, her middle name is Cheryl. I am leaning towards the name Allie Denise D, but then her initials would be ADD!!!
I am open to ANY name suggestions. Thanks!!!
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Re: Help! I have NO idea what to name my daughter!
Just from reading the first paragraph, Cece (Cecelia) popped in my head. The patron Saint of music!! (I'm a music teacher so I automatically love it :-) I absolutely love the name and nickname. I think Cecelia is a really beautiful name and Cece is really cute. Also, the link below has a lot of great names- you have to scroll down, not just look at the first list
https://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art13052.asp
I love Abigail. It's very sweet and will age well. I don't think that the "ADD" initials are an issue at all.
Cecilia would be my second choice. Cece is darling.
I wouldn't use Elizabeth if you dislike all the nicknames. At some point your child might very well want to use a nickname.
Emelia is cute but it is likely to get mixed up with the more common Amelia.
I really like Katherine but I wouldn't like how common it is in your family.
I'm not a big fan of Allison. I think Alicia, Alice or Alyssa all sound more feminine. I wouldn't use Allie as a stand alone name because it may not age well.
Suggestions - Hannah, Claire, Teresa (Reese/Resa), Anastasia (Sasha), Isabel (Belle), Genevieve (Evie), Helena (Nell), Gwendolyn (Gwen/Wendy), Victoria (Rori), Madeline (Maddy), Lydia, Josephine (Josie)
I looked up "women saints" on catholic.org
I like:
Matilda
Lucy
Edith
Genevieve
Rose
Georgia
Laura
Tabitha
Rita
Rosalia
Emma
Margaret
funny about the kates! i actually love that name. out of your list i'm all for cecelia and emelia (partially because emmie is SO cute). here are a few suggestions:
alexandra
felicity
gabriella
juliana
madeleine
melanie
natalie
I like Cecilia! I don't think the meaning is bad at all. It means that she's not vain, which is a great attribute and very indicative of saintly behavior if that's what you're going for. I'm Catholic too and I completely understand!