Picking a second girl name sucks!

bumpuser9353653 · January 2014

Ok, I know there is a board for baby names, but this is more of a vent, so bear with me.

DH and I are having the hardest time agreeing on a second girl's name. We only have 3 1/2 months to go and I feel like this kid is never going to have a name. We even tried the "march madness" bracket idea and his top two were different than my top two and neither of us wanted to budge.

We just have different style which makes it that much harder.
Everything I suggest is too "foreign sounding" or unique (Talia, Harper, Rory), and everything he likes is too girly/mainstream (Allison, Abigail, Haley) for my taste.

danabsd · January 2014

I agree. It's the hardest thing ever. Once you've used a girl name you both love it's near impossible to settle on another that you love as much and works with the one you already have. Ugh. :-S

ABColeslaw · January 2014

What is DD1's name? Maybe you should approach what would sound best as a sibset.

bumpuser9353653 · January 2014

@danabsd - so glad someone else understands! I just don't want to feel like I'm settling on a name, rather than choosing one we both love.

jpbling · January 2014

I feel for you...naming DD1 was somewhat difficult due to taste differences but we ended up finding common ground. We were so relieved that this one is a boy, just because there were NO girls names that sounded good to either of us! Wishing you luck!

bumpuser9353653 · January 2014

@ABColeslaw - DD1 is Raegan Claire.

I was really liking Harper Jane, but DH said last night that Harper sounded too much like a boy's name, so that crushed any progress I thought I was making.

He likes Abigail, and I don't hate it, but I just feel like it's such a different style than Raegan and how many other girls will have the NN Abby? a lot I presume.

ABColeslaw · January 2014

RugbyMamma said:

@ABColeslaw - DD1 is Raegan Claire. I was really liking Harper Jane, but DH said last night that Harper sounded too much like a boy's name, so that crushed any progress I thought I was making. He likes Abigail, and I don't hate it, but I just feel like it's such a different style than Raegan and how many other girls will have the NN Abby? a lot I presume.

I agree, Harper goes with Raegan a lot more than abby. I also really like Raegan and Rory as a sibset.

momo214 · January 2014

This is our first and having the same troubles. I just don't feel in love with any of our options and our taste differences make it hard for us each to put our favs in for consideration since we both dislike each others top choices.

BeesKnees181 · January 2014

We are expecting twin girls...and coming up with a second name has been killer. We have a running list these days, and I am to the point where I just want to meet the girls and then refer to the list for names based on what they look like. I am not sure if this a solution or a form of procrastination.

momthatlifts · January 2014

My mom didn't choose my name until she had already pushed me out and went with the name the lady she shared delivery rooms with named her daughter. 3 months is still plenty of time. My husband liked Hayley too, but not for me. I like Harper!

danabsd · January 2014

I would veto Abigail with Reagan as well. Harper fits nicely, and I never would consider it boy at all. :-/

I like--

Reagan Claire and Harper Jane

Reagan Claire and Mckenzie Jane

Reagan Claire and Sloane (not Jane)

Reagan Claire and Finley Jane

Reagan Claire and Avery Jane

Super helpful I am sure since all but one are not on your list. :P

christieep · January 2014

We are having the same problem, but with a second boy name. With our first the name instantly clicked for both of us. Nothing is working right now for this one.

MrzHoz · January 2014

You are definitely not alone! We can't come up with a name for DD2 either! I have names I kind of like but nothing I love..

Tkhixen · January 2014

I'm naming my LO Reagan Elizabeth, and I know if I have another girl, it will be very hard to come up with another name that we both love. I honestly just went through the names list on nameberry.com and said all the names I liked to my DH. The first one he said he liked was Reagan, so we stopped at that one. I love the name Harper and only know girls with that name. Here are some of my favorite girl names, but can't use because of family/friends beat me to it!

Audrey, Caroline, Sophie, Catherine, Anna, Grace....Good Luck!

bumpuser9353653 · January 2014

ABColeslaw said:

RugbyMamma said:

@ABColeslaw - DD1 is Raegan Claire.

I was really liking Harper Jane, but DH said last night that Harper sounded too much like a boy's name, so that crushed any progress I thought I was making.

He likes Abigail, and I don't hate it, but I just feel like it's such a different style than Raegan and how many other girls will have the NN Abby? a lot I presume.

I agree, Harper goes with Raegan a lot more than abby. I also really like Raegan and Rory as a sibset.

Now if only you could convince my husband to agree! He side-eyed Rory so hard.

HARLEYSMOM2010 · January 2014

I'm having the same issue expect with dd3 I can't find anything that I can say YuP THATS IT!! Lol it's horrible

spinsoffresonance · January 2014

Sounds like your DH likes more classic names than you. can you find something he might like that could use Rory as a nickname, like maybe Aurora, Roxane.... Can't think of anything else but there's got to be more.

ETA along those lines, we'll be using nn Talia for DD Natalie

ajsweeton · January 2014

We have cousins with a Reygan and Kathryn which they call her Ryn. The two names go well together and Kathryn is fairly traditional if that's the way your DH leans.

bumpuser9353653 · January 2014

lica001 said:
Sounds like your DH likes more classic names than you. can you find something he might like that could use Rory as a nickname, like maybe Aurora, Roxane.... Can't think of anything elsemombut there's got to be more.

ETA along those lines, we'll be using nn Talia for DD Natalie

So jealous! I had Natalie ( nn Tali) on the list, but DH said he didn't like Tali, so my little heart got crushed again. I'm sure anything with a nn of Rory would also get the side-eye from him.

CamrynnsMommy · January 2014

Raegan and Harper is my fave set.
Raegan and Nora/h
Raegan and Cameron (

)
Raegan and Avery (good one, Danabsd)
Raegan and Sawyer
Raegan and Emory
Raegan and Charlotte

alphalyrae · January 2014

Would he go for Aurora nn Rory?

bumpuser9353653 · January 2014

alphalyrae said:
Would he go for Aurora nn Rory?

Most likely not. Plus, Aurora isn't my favorite pair with our LN. Which I guess means Rory would make for a bit of a tongue twister as well. boo :-(

@CamrynnsMommy - Nora/h was also a top contender for me, but DH shot it down twice.

I swear we are never going to pick a name.