Blair is on my list so obviously I like it! Agree that it sounds better with two syllables but your call. As for your husband, if he hates it, he hates it, so you may not be able to force it on him.
But Ari is an actual name with a completely different pronunciation than what you are proposing. And your husband gets a say in this as well, so his thoughts and feelings are valid.
I would keep looking. Maybe go to the SSA site and look at names 100 and up?
Blaire is my daughters middle name. She is 4 now. I love it and get tons of compliments on it!!! I was going have it be her first name but our other favorite was Melanie and Blaire Melanie didn't sound as good as Melanie Blaire. go for it!!! I agree about top ten names. Thinking outside the box is best! GOOD LUCK!!!
I guess I'm in the minority, but I like the name and nickname. When we got married, my husband and I compromised that if I took his last name, I got to pick first name and he got middle for any future kids. Guess it's too late to try something like that here.
I don't quite understand the reasoning behind wanting to give a nickname to a single syllable name in the first place but anyways Blair is really cute in its own right
I wish you didn't delete this post. I don't know what the reasoning was behind deleting it. Was it was from the responses? I understand that sometimes it's hard to hear the opinions of others, but that is what the community does when you ask a question to the board. If you don't want to hear the opinion of others I would personally not ask for it in the first place. I think all the ladies gave some pretty good feedback. In the end, this is your baby, and you have the final say in what name you give her. Disregard and forgive me if this had nothing to do with why you deleted it.
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go for it!!! I agree about top ten names. Thinking outside the box is best!
GOOD LUCK!!!