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pandamandyum
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Kit is going to be a big sister but we need help with the name
pandamandyum
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We're expecting our second baby in January but don't plan to find out their sex until they're here, like we did with our daughter Kit. We loved the surprise!
We had the hardest time coming up with a name we could agree on for a boy when we were pregnant with our daughter. I admit I had my heart set on naming him some after my favorite musician Cab Calloway. He put his foot down about Cab as but did agree to the names Calloway "Cal" or Calvin "Cal". Looking back, I got my way, and I feel a little guilty about being so pushy.
The reason we struggled so much last time and this time too is that we have different tastes in names for a boy He likes the names Boone, Shepherd, and Hawkins "Hawk". I've told him we ABSOLUTELY can't name a boy Hawk as a given name, I feel it's too much. I like short names that are old-fashioned, like Abe, Gus, and Dex. We have started discussing the name Hawthorne (after the writer). I'm willing to give him more say this time because I do feel guilty about being so pushy last time, but I'd still want to use something I love too. Do you have any suggestions? We don't want a unisex name because sometimes, when seeing or just hearing Kit's name, people assume she is a boy at first. Our last name starts with a U so nothing that starts with an F or a P. Our daughter's name is Kit Lenore.
For a girl last time we agreed a lot more readily because we agreed on a lot of names. Our frontrunner for the longest time was Charlie/Charley, but then it seemed like every other kid we met was "Charlie." So we went back to the drawing board and came up with her name Kit Lenore we also considered Lennie Kathryn.
This time our list for a girl is, in order
Georgie
Gwen
Wynn "Winnie"
Delta "Del"
Zadie
Tillie
Ginger
We both still like Lennie, but I feel like it belongs to Kit if that makes any sense. Do you think we should keep it on the list or do you have any similar suggestions? Also we wouldn't do Kathryn as a middle name this time. Do you have any suggestions for a middle name for Lennie if we used it? In theory we like but feel we can't use the names Bee or Birdie. Do you have any suggestions that give the same feel but aren't animal related? Do you have any other suggestions for a girl? Our daughter's name is Kit Lenore and our last name starts with U.
We had the hardest time coming up with a name we could agree on for a boy when we were pregnant with our daughter. I admit I had my heart set on naming him some after my favorite musician Cab Calloway. He put his foot down about Cab as but did agree to the names Calloway "Cal" or Calvin "Cal". Looking back, I got my way, and I feel a little guilty about being so pushy.
The reason we struggled so much last time and this time too is that we have different tastes in names for a boy He likes the names Boone, Shepherd, and Hawkins "Hawk". I've told him we ABSOLUTELY can't name a boy Hawk as a given name, I feel it's too much. I like short names that are old-fashioned, like Abe, Gus, and Dex. We have started discussing the name Hawthorne (after the writer). I'm willing to give him more say this time because I do feel guilty about being so pushy last time, but I'd still want to use something I love too. Do you have any suggestions? We don't want a unisex name because sometimes, when seeing or just hearing Kit's name, people assume she is a boy at first. Our last name starts with a U so nothing that starts with an F or a P. Our daughter's name is Kit Lenore.
For a girl last time we agreed a lot more readily because we agreed on a lot of names. Our frontrunner for the longest time was Charlie/Charley, but then it seemed like every other kid we met was "Charlie." So we went back to the drawing board and came up with her name Kit Lenore we also considered Lennie Kathryn.
This time our list for a girl is, in order
Georgie
Gwen
Wynn "Winnie"
Delta "Del"
Zadie
Tillie
Ginger
We both still like Lennie, but I feel like it belongs to Kit if that makes any sense. Do you think we should keep it on the list or do you have any similar suggestions? Also we wouldn't do Kathryn as a middle name this time. Do you have any suggestions for a middle name for Lennie if we used it? In theory we like but feel we can't use the names Bee or Birdie. Do you have any suggestions that give the same feel but aren't animal related? Do you have any other suggestions for a girl? Our daughter's name is Kit Lenore and our last name starts with U.
Re: Kit is going to be a big sister but we need help with the name
Boy Names in my personal preference order -
1. Otis
2. Clyde
3. Ike
4. Hal
5. Rex
6. Roscoe
7. Ansel
8. Hank
9. Calder
10. Eben
11. Arlo
12. Cy
If you want to use Hawthorne use the nicknames Thorn, Throne, or Huck (Not Hawk). I like Halston or Harlan instead if you want an alternative. Or you can go with Nathenial (Nate) instead.
Girl Names in my personal preference order -
(I do like your current list)
(I completely understand what you mean about the name Lennie and how it belongs to Kit - so I just put some middle name suggestions at the bottom below my other ideas in case you do want to use it.)
1. Nell/Nellie
2. Cleo
3. Dovie
4. Maisie
5. Tess/Tessie
6. Marnie
7. Opal
8. Fern
9. Frida
10. Jovie
Middle name options for Lennie (Just in case) in order-
1. Lennie Rue
2. Lennie June
3. Lennie Maude
4. Lennie Bly
5. Lennie Pearl
6. Lennie Joy
7. Lennie Golda
8. Lennie Belle
9. Lennie Wren
10. Lennie Faye
11. Lennie Dove
12. Lennie Noor
13. Lennie Odette
14. Lennie Zelle
15. Lennie Plum
Please let me know what you decide.
Jovie is really cool, thanks for the suggestion. Also, I'm kind of fawning over Zelle as a first name instead of a middle name. I'm totally going to see what he thinks. As for middle names for Lennie, I do like the concept of a word name in the middle, such as Rue, Joy, Pearl, and Plum.. I also like Faye and Zelle. I also like the concept of using an O middle name to lead to the possible nickname of LOU because of our initials. What do you think of Lennie Olive, Lennie Opal, or Lennie Orchid?