If you had a baby girl tomorrow....

elowen15 · June 2016

What would you name her? We found out this week that I am hosting another parasite and can't imagine I'd have anything but another girl. I need to revamp my list as most ofwhat I have left feels meh.
Here is my list

Anniston
Alexa
Arwen
Brenna
Briar
Corrine
Caroline
Della
Daisy
Lena
Poppy
Tessa
Juliette
Margo
Stella
Margaret
Norah
Gwen
Seraphina

magsugar13 · June 2016

im loving antonietta at the moment

giuliana
gioia
adrianna
natalia
nadia

doodleoodle · June 2016

Out of your list I like Daisy, Margo and Margaret best.

If I had a little girl tomorrow I would probably name her Phoebe.

Bringmemylongswordho · June 2016

Leona is our top girl name.

Out of your list I like Corinne and Margot the best.

Rhea
Lenore
Delphine
Florence
Rosalind
Ariadne
Minerva
Hester
Hilde
Cordelia

lm45678 · June 2016

If our LO is a girl (I'm 38 weeks) she will be Savannah Jane.

From your list I like:
Caroline
Corinne
Poppy (also like as a nn for Penelope)
Juliette
Margaret (nn Maggie)

bbluemoo · June 2016

Our top girl name is Poppy Lorraine (Lorraine is a family name for both of us)

blush64 · June 2016

I love Corinne and I like Stella as well.

FluffleSprout · June 2016

From your list, I like:
Margot (spelled this way)
Margaret
Gwen (prefer it as a nn for Gwedolyn or Gwyneth)
Poppy

If I had a baby girl tomorrow I would pick either Mabel or Beatrice.

emilyalso · June 2016

It sounds like you have a GREAT list going! You have chosen a lot of strong, unique names, so I'm sure you'll end up choosing a good one! My favorites from your list are...
Norah (Nora?)
Poppy
Margaret - it is SO CUTE in it's entirety, but can also be Margo, Madge, Maggie.

ashleyandely · June 2016

I like Corinne the best!

if I were having another daughter, I'd name her Beatrice or Juniper.

kaswanson · June 2016

Lena is my favorite name on your list, love it!

If I had a girl tomorrow I think I'd pick Naomi.

ladylolly89 · June 2016

I like Margot and Margaret best.

If I had a girl tomorrow, she'd be either Sibyl (my great-grandmother didn't have the more common spelling of the name) or Eleanor.

MrsCFB · June 2016

Alexandra

SmrBrd2012 · June 2016

Lena has been my favorite girl name for years and years. The husband didn't think it was complete enough though so if we ever have a girl I'm hoping he will be swayed by Lenora.

KyleeWaller · June 2016

From your list, I like Tessa the best, but out of personal preference I would likely shorten it to Tess.

LO is Ainsley, and if DH and I have another daughter, I'm going to push for Sylvia.

Mamabeagle · June 2016

It honestly sounds like you're pissed you're pregnant and will be disappointed if it's another girl, or perhaps your tone is just not translating at all?

Of your list, I think Brenna and Poppy are the best, but would like to see the siblings names to get a better idea.

[Deleted User] · June 2016

elowen15 said:

What would you name her? We found out this week that I am hosting another parasite and can't imagine I'd have anything but another girl. I need to revamp my list as most ofwhat I have left feels meh.
Here is my list

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Mamabeagle said:

It honestly sounds like you're pissed you're pregnant and will be disappointed if it's another girl, or perhaps your tone is just not translating at all?

Of your list, I think Brenna and Poppy are the best, but would like to see the siblings names to get a better idea.

Agreed. That's how I read this as well.

Sugargirl1019 · June 2016

If I had a girl in like 30 seconds I'd name her Evelyn Lucille after grandmothers.

From your list, I like Corrine and (Elenora) Nora or Ella as nn. I don't like to do shortened names - i prefer to give the big beautiful lengthy script name on the birth certificate and use nn from there for options. But that's just me!

I think Corrine Elenora sounds pretty to me.

Also, I can't believe you would refer to your child as a parasite. Even joking, it is very unbecoming. I would love to be pregnant again.

momma2char · June 2016

Caroline, Daisy and Margaret are my favorites from your list! I've heard Daisy is a nickname for Margaret too.

If I had a baby girl tomorrow she would either be Lucy Violet, Evangeline Rose, or Daisy Josephine (the flower theme to honor my grandmother who absolutely loves anything to do with flowers and gardening)

ellebee2 · June 2016

If I had a girl right now I'd name her Annabel.

From your list my faves are:
Brenna
Corrine
Juliette
Stella
Norah

Congrats!

AndiPandi127 · June 2016

A parasite? Seriously?

LadyMillil · June 2016

I would give anything to have a baby tomorrow. If I am ever lucky enough to have a child and it was a girl her name would be Adelaide Marie.

ImAMouseDuh · June 2016

Speaking as someone with years of experience with infertility and no "parasites" on the horizon, I've got to say this reference, even if it's a joke, is in pretty poor taste.

That said, if I'm ever lucky enough to have a girl, she'll be either Penelope Lynn or Maya Lynn.

Congrats on your parasite I guess? This post baffles me.

kimikimi · June 2016

Congrats! I like your list! Just Brenna, Anniston, Briar & Poppy are NMS. I've never been a fan of Daisy because of Great Gatsby even though I usually love flower names. Which is why if I had a daughter tomorrow she'd be Rose Caroline I think.

HotSauceSwagBag · June 2016

Definitely print your post out and save it to give it to her(?) later, I'm sure she'll love it!

I've heard people manage to use this choice of words and come across as lighthearted, but this post just sounds nasty at worst and trying too hard at best.

Norah's our top pick right now...

missemmawoodhouse · June 2016

Anniston is not a name. Why are people naming their poor daughters this name? Anne, Annabelle and Anneliese are far for feminine and, you know, actual names.

HoosOnFirst · June 2016

I don't see that the OP has come back yet so maybe the post was intended to rile people up. Or maybe pregnancy sucks. I know plenty of ladies who jestingly refer to their babes as parasites. We all deal with pregnancy in our own ways. I'm not usually a white knight, but good lord people are overreacting.

At any rate, on another thread I just saw Miranda, and I wish I had seen that before my last girl was born because I freakin' love it.

But just a BIG NO to Anniston.

oneblessedmess · June 2016

Genevieve Elise.

emilyray14 · June 2016

If it was just up to me, she would be named Pearl or June. If my husband has to have a say

our compromise name currently is Rose.

HoosOnFirst · June 2016

@emilyray14 we are the same person - those were my top 2 as well! I got them into the middle name slot but then lo was born early in May instead of June and we scrapped them.

SmrBrd2012 · June 2016

HoosOnFirst said:

I don't see that the OP has come back yet so maybe the post was intended to rile people up. Or maybe pregnancy sucks. I know plenty of ladies who jestingly refer to their babes as parasites. We all deal with pregnancy in our own ways. I'm not usually a white knight, but good lord people are overreacting.

At any rate, on another thread I just saw Miranda, and I wish I had seen that before my last girl was born because I freakin' love it.

But just a BIG NO to Anniston.

All of this! I used to refer to my son as a little parasite too. I mean...the definition of a parasite is an organism that lives on or within a host and takes nutrients away from it. It's funny. Ya'll need to chill a little!

doodleoodle · June 2016

SmrBrd2012 said:

HoosOnFirst said:

I don't see that the OP has come back yet so maybe the post was intended to rile people up. Or maybe pregnancy sucks. I know plenty of ladies who jestingly refer to their babes as parasites. We all deal with pregnancy in our own ways. I'm not usually a white knight, but good lord people are overreacting.

At any rate, on another thread I just saw Miranda, and I wish I had seen that before my last girl was born because I freakin' love it.

But just a BIG NO to Anniston.

All of this! I used to refer to my son as a little parasite too. I mean...the definition of a parasite is an organism that lives on or within a host and takes nutrients away from it. It's funny. Ya'll need to chill a little!

I agree. I understand that there are a lot of women on The Bump who struggle with fertility so I understand how they might be sensitive to the joke. However, I also think it's insensitive to assume a woman doesn't want the child she is carrying. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that because she is on this app and is trying to think of names she wants the baby.

lm45678 · June 2016

doodleoodle said:

SmrBrd2012 said:

HoosOnFirst said:

I don't see that the OP has come back yet so maybe the post was intended to rile people up. Or maybe pregnancy sucks. I know plenty of ladies who jestingly refer to their babes as parasites. We all deal with pregnancy in our own ways. I'm not usually a white knight, but good lord people are overreacting.

At any rate, on another thread I just saw Miranda, and I wish I had seen that before my last girl was born because I freakin' love it.

But just a BIG NO to Anniston.

All of this! I used to refer to my son as a little parasite too. I mean...the definition of a parasite is an organism that lives on or within a host and takes nutrients away from it. It's funny. Ya'll need to chill a little!

I agree. I understand that there are a lot of women on The Bump who struggle with fertility so I understand how they might be sensitive to the joke. However, I also think it's insensitive to assume a woman doesn't want the child she is carrying. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that because she is on this app and is trying to think of names she wants the baby.

Agree- I refer to my LO as the "alien in my belly" and this was a planned for, wished for, hoped for loved baby that I cannot wait to meet

AndiPandi127 · June 2016

Well aren't you all so special and shiny and full of rainbow farts. Enjoy your parasites, I'll just hang out here wondering why I'm such a bad host. Thank you so much for that reminder.

Linsbins · June 2016

Parasite has a negative connotation, even if we are going to use the definition previously given. Pregnancy sucks and I've had a difficult time with it, but even I tried my hardest not to use words that would offend others like that. Hugs @AndiPandi127

SuperNerd42 · June 2016

PGAL here, and I often refer to this pregnancy as the spawn. I thought parasite was equally funny and lighthearted.

If I got to pick today- and DH magically just agreed to my choices- she would be either Paige, Mara, or Annika. DH is the biggest caveat though!

HotSauceSwagBag · June 2016

doodleoodle said:

SmrBrd2012 said:

HoosOnFirst said:

I don't see that the OP has come back yet so maybe the post was intended to rile people up. Or maybe pregnancy sucks. I know plenty of ladies who jestingly refer to their babes as parasites. We all deal with pregnancy in our own ways. I'm not usually a white knight, but good lord people are overreacting.

At any rate, on another thread I just saw Miranda, and I wish I had seen that before my last girl was born because I freakin' love it.

But just a BIG NO to Anniston.

All of this! I used to refer to my son as a little parasite too. I mean...the definition of a parasite is an organism that lives on or within a host and takes nutrients away from it. It's funny. Ya'll need to chill a little!

I agree. I understand that there are a lot of women on The Bump who struggle with fertility so I understand how they might be sensitive to the joke. However, I also think it's insensitive to assume a woman doesn't want the child she is carrying. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that because she is on this app and is trying to think of names she wants the baby.

As I said, there are people that manage to make it not sound awful. She's not one of them.

Also not the only thing wrong with the post- first she says that, plus she's assuming she's having a girl for reasons (and not sure whether she hates that idea or hates the idea of having anything but???), many of the name choices are ridiculous, and finally she never came back to either thank those that gave suggestions or to apologize for poor wording- so far at least it's a post-and-run.

So basically it's all annoying AF.

virginiaham · June 2016

doodleoodle said:

SmrBrd2012 said:

HoosOnFirst said:

I don't see that the OP has come back yet so maybe the post was intended to rile people up. Or maybe pregnancy sucks. I know plenty of ladies who jestingly refer to their babes as parasites. We all deal with pregnancy in our own ways. I'm not usually a white knight, but good lord people are overreacting.

At any rate, on another thread I just saw Miranda, and I wish I had seen that before my last girl was born because I freakin' love it.

But just a BIG NO to Anniston.

All of this! I used to refer to my son as a little parasite too. I mean...the definition of a parasite is an organism that lives on or within a host and takes nutrients away from it. It's funny. Ya'll need to chill a little!

I agree. I understand that there are a lot of women on The Bump who struggle with fertility so I understand how they might be sensitive to the joke. However, I also think it's insensitive to assume a woman doesn't want the child she is carrying. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that because she is on this app and is trying to think of names she wants the baby.

Also loss, or both, just sayin. I don't know OP's intention but it rubbed me the wrong way in this context, too, and honestly a lot of these posts are reading, "Sucks to be you, you're just sensitive."

TUGOsQueen · June 2016

I have a Tess Corinne so I'm partial to those. I also love Margot but DH nixed it.

Having another girl in 2 weeks but if I had to name her right now it would be Gwyneth Irene or Veda Claire.

nlwz123 · June 2016

Nope, nope, nope. Sorry. Justify it anyone way you want, 'parasite' is a weird thing to say.

doodleoodle · June 2016

virginiaham said:

doodleoodle said:

SmrBrd2012 said:

HoosOnFirst said:

I don't see that the OP has come back yet so maybe the post was intended to rile people up. Or maybe pregnancy sucks. I know plenty of ladies who jestingly refer to their babes as parasites. We all deal with pregnancy in our own ways. I'm not usually a white knight, but good lord people are overreacting.

At any rate, on another thread I just saw Miranda, and I wish I had seen that before my last girl was born because I freakin' love it.

But just a BIG NO to Anniston.

All of this! I used to refer to my son as a little parasite too. I mean...the definition of a parasite is an organism that lives on or within a host and takes nutrients away from it. It's funny. Ya'll need to chill a little!

I agree. I understand that there are a lot of women on The Bump who struggle with fertility so I understand how they might be sensitive to the joke. However, I also think it's insensitive to assume a woman doesn't want the child she is carrying. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that because she is on this app and is trying to think of names she wants the baby.

Also loss, or both, just sayin. I don't know OP's intention but it rubbed me the wrong way in this context, too, and honestly a lot of these posts are reading, "Sucks to be you, you're just sensitive."

I am truly sorry that that is how I came across. It was never my intention. It seems my comment was worded poorly. I never meant to offend anyone, least of all those who have experienced the terrible feeling of loss or infertility. I hope that those who were offended can accept my apology.

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