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Baby Girl?

MaraJeanilyMaraJeanily member
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We are currently expecting Baby #2. We don't know if we are having a boy or girl yet, but I need some help on our girl name. DS is named after both of our fathers, so if we have a girl we want her named after both mothers. Currently, DH loves the name Lainey. I love it, too, but is it too "toddlerish?" My mom's middle is Elaine, and originally we liked the name Elaina, but where we're from it's super popular right now, and now one of my good friends is using it. Middle will be Jo, which is MIL middle. Opinions? Ideas? Thanks!

DH: 29 years old.
Me: 25 years old.
DS: born 12/30/14
Baby #2 due 6/8/18

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    BringmemylongswordhoBringmemylongswordho member
    I personally find Lainey too be very nicknamey and kiddish.

    If popularity is a concern, Elaine is the least popular of your options, and you can still call her Lainey.
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    nanner26nanner26 member
    How do you feel about calling her Lainey Jo? I think that flows nicely together. 

    I also like the suggestion of Elaine and calling her Lainey. 
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    MaraJeanilyMaraJeanily member
    I love Lainey Jo together. My issue is that I don't like the sound of Elaine Jo. I find it too choppy. I loved Elaina, but then a good friend decided to use it so obviously we won't be using it now. I'm just worried about Lainey sounding kiddish. My mom's first name is Teresa, so I tried to find something I liked related to that, but haven't had any luck there either.

    DH: 29 years old.
    Me: 25 years old.
    DS: born 12/30/14
    Baby #2 due 6/8/18

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    bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    Agree Lainey is too nicknamey. I️ do love elaine we used it as a middle for our DD. What about Delaney as a given? 




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    saham07saham07 member
    If you love Elaina nn Lainey , then you should use it.....it sounds like you will be using Lainey most often anyway. Elaine Teresa sounds very good together.....Instead of Lainey Jo you would have Lainey Tess.
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    MaraJeanilyMaraJeanily member
    Delaney was the name of a girl I went to high school with who was not very nice, so we have said no to that one from the beginning. I love Elaina I'm just unsure how my friend would feel about our daughters having the same name. Jo is no question the middle name at this point. I'm sensing I was right about feeling that Lainey was too nicknamey. I'm glad I asked :smile:

    DH: 29 years old.
    Me: 25 years old.
    DS: born 12/30/14
    Baby #2 due 6/8/18

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    jessilee15jessilee15 member
    How about Tessa Jo? 
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    Jyoung327Jyoung327 member
    Was just gonna pop in to say what @jessilee15 recommended.  I dont like Lainey, I feel like it is a forever child name and also reminds me of Lainey Boggs from Shes all That (probably irrelevant). I think Tessa is somehow a nickname or related name to Teresa and Tessa Jo is cute! 

    Me: 29  DH: 31, married 6/21/14, TTC since 7/14
    BFP #1 EDD 7/17/15, MMC 1/9/15 @8w
    BFP #2 4/3/15= ectopic treated with methotrexate 5/1, YET ruptured 5/18/15= One Tube Wonder!
    2 Cycles of Femara, Ovidrel, & Progesterone= BFP #3 DS born 5/17/16
    TTC #2 March 2017 (initially med free) 
    BFP #4 8/14/17 *natural cycle* EDD= 4/25/18, MC @5-6w D&C 9/22/17
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    DS and DD born 8/21/18 
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    BringmemylongswordhoBringmemylongswordho member
    You could also try a middle with Jo in it.

    Elaine Joesphine
    Elaine Johanna
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    mb0112mb0112 member
    Elaina Josephine nn Lainey Jo
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    BabyBoyH92016BabyBoyH92016 member
    edited November 2017
    Similar name suggestions with lots of cute nn options. I didn’t put all the nicknames down, but they are endless. 

    Aleni (nn Leni)
    Alana (nn Lana)
    Alina (nn Lina)
    Eloisa
    Eloise 
    Elena 
    Louisa (nn Lou, Loui, LuLu) 
    Helena 
    Leanna 
    Alessia
    Elissa 
    Talia
    Elenora 
    Rayna
    Shayna 

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    LNic5LNic5 member
    I second Tessa Jo....I have an aunt named Teresa that gets Tess as a nickname 
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    MaraJeanilyMaraJeanily member
    I have a cousin named Tessa Laine, otherwise that would be my top choice. Thanks for the suggestions, ladies, I'm just going to have to do some digging.

    DH: 29 years old.
    Me: 25 years old.
    DS: born 12/30/14
    Baby #2 due 6/8/18

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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    lainey definitely sounds like a teenager in the 90s to me.
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    Tawny87Tawny87 member
    I knew a girl in high school named Marlena pronounced (marlaina) and she used Marley as a nickname.
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    mill1020mill1020 member
    I'm going to be the dissenter here and say that I really like Lainey.

    As PP suggested, the long form Helena would be nice--Helena Jo.
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    magsugar13magsugar13 member
    i also think its too nn ish
    love the marlena suggestion
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    JMU_Bride09JMU_Bride09 member
    I knew a girl in high school named Elaine who 100% went by Lainie then and still does now.  It never seemed childish to me.  I actually much prefer it to Elaine.
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