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Just found out we are having a girl!
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We confirmed yesterday that we are having a baby girl, she's due in November. We are so excited. Before we found out, I really liked the name Gentry for her. But now that we know it's a girl I'm starting to second guess. We really like the name Charlie Harper... thoughts? I know I kind of want a gender neutral name for our girl or something that has traditionally been used as a boy name but can cross the threshold to be feminine. Any thoughts appreciated!
Re: Just found out we are having a girl!
It's NMS in the way that I think it's one of the worst things you could do to a girl, so I'm really curious about what the appeal is.
(I'm very biased by the fact that as a kid, despite the feminine name, my parents dressed me in pants, blues and greens all the time while my kid sis got all the frills, pinks and purples. The message I always got was how strongly they wanted their first-born to have been a boy. So with a name being so much more central to an identity than clothes... I'm curious why someone would want that for their kid.)
I prefer Charlotte nn Charlie, but I'm not even really a nickname person.
We had a class with a baby girl named Charlie and she had no hair for the longest time and I thought it was rough. If her mom didn't dress her in girly clothes/colors, it was hard to remember she was a girl.
My kids have blue eyes and blue is my favorite color, so I often dress them in blues even though both are girls. But both have feminine names. Then again, before their hair grew in/longer, they could be in pink from head to toe and people would still think they were a boy and/or ask if they were a boy. So, you can only do so much.
If you really like Charlie I would definitely recommend giving her a feminine name like Charlotte and using Charlie as a nick name.
Love Cora and Quinn
Another girl name with nn Charlie is Charlize
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BFP 8/2012, Miscarried 9/2012
BFP 9/2012, DS 6/2013
BFP 6/2014, Miscarried 7/2014
BFP 7/2014, DD 4/2015
Out of the second round of names, I'd say Cora and Quinn are okay. Still NMS, but much better than the previous ideas.
ETA: and PS, congrats on your little girl.
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Current Age 35, DH 33
Married 9/2011
BFP 8/2012, Miscarried 9/2012
BFP 9/2012, DS 6/2013
BFP 6/2014, Miscarried 7/2014
BFP 7/2014, DD 4/2015
Other girl names we considered as fn: Josephine, Caroline, Eleanor, Amelia, Victoria, Violet, Alexandra, Joanna
Mns: combo of above names. Also considered Faith, Claire, Pearl, Eloise, Eva, Lorraine, Ruth
Names we liked but couldn't use: Charlotte, Alice, Louise, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary, Susanna, Anna, Elise
Edit: I didn't feel the need to list all the boy name options we went through. It was a few years ago, our opinions have changed, and OP is having a girl
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Current Age 35, DH 33
Married 9/2011
BFP 8/2012, Miscarried 9/2012
BFP 9/2012, DS 6/2013
BFP 6/2014, Miscarried 7/2014
BFP 7/2014, DD 4/2015
Only girl name we can agree on is Iris Eileen. But I would use Eileen as a first name, and also love Hazel. Love Olive and Caroline too but cannot use.
Of your longer list I love Cora. Agree with op Charlie is a fine nn but not a proper full name for a girl.
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Current Age 35, DH 33
Married 9/2011
BFP 8/2012, Miscarried 9/2012
BFP 9/2012, DS 6/2013
BFP 6/2014, Miscarried 7/2014
BFP 7/2014, DD 4/2015
10yo DS2 is Christian Michael (after DH's BFF who saved 2 other soldiers by pushing them from harm's way before being struck and killed by a drunk driver)
5yo DD is Lilah Penelope
After hemorrhaging 3,000+ ml of blood last Monday I needed an emergency D&C at 9w2d. We had seen on-track growth and the heartbeat only a week before. We were/would still be team green and will be TTCAL asap.
Top names we are (still) considering if baby #4 is a girl are:
Cordelia Violet (Cora)
Rebecca Genevieve (Becca)
Naomi Therese
Alexandra Caroline (Alexa)
Cora Genevieve
Genevieve Scarlett (Evie/Eva)
(Others that may rotate in are: Dahlia, Norah, Julia, Scarlett, Octavia, Aurelia, Calliope)
Because our last name is harsh and distinctly German, it's necessary to balance that with an uber-feminine first name.
My daughters are Alexandra and Julia.
Some other girl names we considered were, Juliet, Natalie, Heidi, Nicolette, Claudia, Noelle and Autumn.
DS is Sean. DD is Bridget. We went into the hospital team green for both and with a list of girl's names (boy name was set). Our list was Margaret, Bridget, Elizabeth, and Katherine. Elizabeth and Katherine were quickly nixed after birth and I spent 2 days deciding between the other two. Bridget won out, but I suspect if we have another girl she will be Margaret. Of your second list, Cora really stood out to me.
Name considerations for this boy: Elias Angelo, Matteo Lee, Gabriel Angelo.
Names for a future girl: Rosalie, Jeannette, Alice, Lucretia, Alessandra, Clara, Annabeth, Vera, Serafina, Camilla