35 wks and still deciding on name

mls11 · January 2012

Hello everyone!

It's been awhile since I have looked at any posts, but I decided to come here for baby name help. My husband and I have been going back and forth between the name Gracie or Adelaide for our first daughter. We are keeping the name a surprise from family, so can't ask any of them. I thought I would come here and see if anyone had any opionons on the names that they were willing to share!

Thank you and best wishes to everyone!

sherpa · January 2012

Gracie is my choice between the two. Adelaide makes me think: liquid diuretic, it's unique though.

brendas026 · January 2012

gracie is nice, but only for the kid stage while adelaide is nice also ,I can see it sounding nice for when shes little and older too!

meenda7 · January 2012

I think either name is beautiful and classic. However, IMHO, Gracie with the "ie" sounds very cutesy. Would you perhaps consider Grace with the nn Gracie so that when she is older she can have a more "formal" name? Good luck with your choice though!

als99 · January 2012

I like Grace, kids will call her Gracie anyway. And I like Adelaide, kids will probably call her Addie. Cute!

LuckyBride06 · January 2012

IMO I can't picture an older woman with the name Gracie. So I would go with Adelaide.

BeckyTheEngineer · January 2012

Both are nice, any special meaning behind either? FWIW, today is my due date, and we don't have a name yet. We made a list to take to the hospital, and will name baby after she is born. We did the same with DD#1.

mommadawn1012 · January 2012

For DS, I didn't have a name picked out at all. After I got out of recovery, I looked at him and decided he looked like a Caleb Matthew, and that's what he got named lol! This time around, I literally woke up one morning and Harper Paige was the first thing on my brain and out of my mouth to DH. He thought it was great, even though MIL wasn't too enthused (bah humbug). You'll know what you need to name her

Wiscisbliss · January 2012

Maybe you will decide once you meet your baby.

DH and I are going that route. We have a few names that we like and will choose a name based on how we feel when we meet the baby.

PhysChic7685 · January 2012

I like Gracie better, but agree with others that it seems like a little immature for her when she gets older. One pp said that she couldn't picture an older woman with this name, but I think that's rather subjective. I mean, there are a lot of names that older women today have (Patricia, Gertrude, etc) that I can't picture any young kid having (of course, they did at some point).

I like the suggestion of saving both until your LO is born and making a decision once you meet her.

footnotegirl · January 2012

Have a few options going in. There's no need to have The Final Name chosen before you even see your baby. My mom had chosen Victoria for my name, but as soon as she saw me she had to change it because I just didn't look like a Victoria to her.

My husband and I are developing 'short lists' of about 5 or 6 names we can agree on and will go in open to change.

soralette · January 2012

meenda7:
I think either name is beautiful and classic. However, IMHO, Gracie with the "ie" sounds very cutesy. Would you perhaps consider Grace with the nn Gracie so that when she is older she can have a more "formal" name? Good luck with your choice though!

I totally agree with this on all points.

And we're another couple who're bringing a short-list of names in to the hospital to decide between once we meet the baby. We want to get it down to three names per sex, since we're Team Green; we're almost there, at four each!

Jeter1028 · January 2012

I absolutely love the name Adelaide.

I still go back and forth on names too. I can't tell you how many times I've thought I for sure had one picked out.

tiffapotomus · January 2012

mls11:

Hello everyone!

It's been awhile since I have looked at any posts, but I decided to come here for baby name help. My husband and I have been going back and forth between the name Gracie or Adelaide for our first daughter. We are keeping the name a surprise from family, so can't ask any of them. I thought I would come here and see if anyone had any opionons on the names that they were willing to share!

Thank you and best wishes to everyone!

Adelaide. One of the doctors I work with has a daughter named Adelaide (Addie for short) and she is simply the cutest, most outgoing and chipper little kid I have ever met.... besides my little Piper :0)

frasey · January 2012

We're 80% decided on a name, but we're not committing to it 100% until we meet the baby.

Im not a big fan of Adelaide, but I think thats just bc its a major street in our city, so thats hard to get past. I like Grace, but not Gracie as a full name.

JosF21 · January 2012

I agree with PP about using Grace and using Gracie as a nickname. Gracie is adorable and I love that name, but it doesn't really grow up.

lissag24 · January 2012

Adelaide all the way I'm not a fan of Gracie

mls11 · January 2012

Thanks for all the input everyone!

salt78 · January 2012

Adelaide! I think it's beautiful and unique. Grace is a pretty name too, but kind of overdone. And I agree with PPs that Gracie just sounds like a cute nickname.

If you don't have a middle name chosen yet, you could always go with Adelaide Grace.

mls11 · January 2012

Does anyone like the combination of Grace and Lynn to Gracelynn, or does that just sound too weird?

Thanks!

salt78 · January 2012

mls11:
Does anyone like the combination of Grace and Lynn to Gracelynn, or does that just sound too weird?
Thanks!

Dislike. Grace Lynn as a full name is nice, but I really don't like names made up of two names smooshed together.

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