Struggling with name for DD2

Rawa1416 · January 2016

We have a DD named Lila and the boy name we have settled on is Silas but we cannot agree on a girl name and I think I'm overthinking it.

Before DD, Rory was one of our girl names because it's our mothers' names combined (rose and Lori) but I feel like it's a hard name to say especially for our DD who will be 2 when this baby is born.

Some other names we like are Olivia (which I can't settle on because of the popularity), Lydia (friend is about to have a baby with that name), Sophia and Amelia (again too popular).

Any thoughts on the names or other suggestions would be great!

Bringmemylongswordho · January 2016

Georgia
Penelope
Isolde
Clara
Cecelia
Michaela
Cordelia
Vivian
Audrey
Lenora
Miranda
Alice
Natalia
Diana
Portia
Arabella
Gemma
Ruby
Camilla
Fiona
Minerva
Marcela
Athena
Leona
Sabrina
Victoria
Vanessa
Claudia
Regina
Magnolia
Marlena

Rawa1416 · January 2016

Thanks @Bringmemylongswordho for the suggestions. I like Georgia but we live there so I think that's a no. I also like Penelope but can't get DH on board and Vivianne is a maybe.

jenniferamcooper · January 2016

I love Rory, a coworker has a little girl named Rory and her little guy was a little over 2 when he was born. He called her Roar-eee, it was pretty adorable!

I suck at suggesting names but the ones on our name white board are but were rejected for various reasons between my husband or myself (but one of us or both loves them):
Matilda
Violet
Clara
Penelope
Victoria

We're going with super popular Charlotte (we think) because we've loved it for years and while its popular in our area the percentage of babies named Charlotte is actually quite low - about 0.8%... compared with the nearly 6% of Jennifer's (my name) from my birth year. Despite a popular name there was only 1 other in my class growing up.

EmmaKapoor · January 2016

I'm loving Olive atm over Olivia which may help.

satuttle1014 · January 2016

I actually think Rory/Rori is super cute for a girl. I'm sure your 2 year will catch on eventually, I can see the toughness in the name. It could also be a nn for Lorelai or Aurora possibly. I think it's cute though as a fn.

PinkLady2015 · January 2016

Rosalie
Rosemund
Rosalind

Eleanor
Emma/Emily/Emmeline
Evelyn
Madilyn

Audrey
Aubrey

Lillian
Lily
Lyla

Knottie1442268460 · January 2016

Rory is fine.

CharmBombExplosion · January 2016

satuttle1014 said:
I actually think Rory/Rori is super cute for a girl. I'm sure your 2 year will catch on eventually, I can see the toughness in the name. It could also be a nn for Lorelai or Aurora possibly. I think it's cute though as a fn.

No. If you're going to give your daughter a masculine name, at least spell it correctly. Rori looks ridiculous.

MamaWren919 · January 2016

Ivy
Violet
Caroline
Audrey

bbiutmcph · January 2016

I'm in the Rory is straight masculine and dislike it for a given on a girl camp. Maybe as a nn for Aurora. As far as the other sinking saying it phase that's pretty standard with any little kid. My one son called Trent -tent forever and calls Giada Goda

magsugar13 · January 2016

Rory is a boy name, not a fan.
Love Lydia

Rawa1416 · January 2016

Thanks for the input (although no feelings were spared) They made me realize what name I really liked and was willing to defend. Rory is a combination of mine and DH's mother's names (rose and Lori). It started as sort of a joke about how cheesy it is when people do that but sort of stuck. I think DD will eventually learn how to say it and I prefer it over the more popular names so it looks like that's what will go with! Thanks again.

eatdrinkstretch · January 2016

I do like Rory.

I would actually rethink your boy name - Silas and Lila seem *really* similar to me - and maybe use Rory for a boy instead.

carolyn219 · January 2016

I've heard of Rory Kennedy, and she's a girl -- niece of President John F. Kennedy. I think it's a cute name for a girl; doesn't sound masculine to me.

milaura85 · January 2016

I love Rory/Rori. I think it sounds more feminine to me but maybe that is just because I am a Gilmore Girls fan.

SnowQueen105 · January 2016

Go with Rory! However your daughter pronounces it until she can say it correctly will be a cute memory when the two girls are older.

CharmBombExplosion · January 2016

milaura85 said:
I love Rory/Rori. I think it sounds more feminine to me but maybe that is just because I am a Gilmore Girls fan.

Rory was a nn in Gilmore Girls, not her given name

Bringmemylongswordho · January 2016

Rory is the anglicized form of Ruaidhri, which means "red king"

Gilmore Girls Rory was a nn for Lorelei. Rory also has over twice the usage for boys, with 741 boys being named Rory last year and ranking 416. With the increased popularity of Scottish names, it has been on the rise pretty much each year since 2007.

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