I have received lots of questions and requests to know our baby girl's name. I thought I had it, but now Marcus and I are not so sure. Here are the current front runners.....Amelia Kate- Amelia (nickname Millie) has been with us for a couple of years. I like that it is sweet and classic. It reminds me of a grandmother- soft skin, warm blankets, good food. Kate is the classic stylish name that I like to plug in as a middle name. The Hebrew meaning for Amelia is work of the Lord.
Abigayle Lucille- Miss Abby Lou as we call her, is all family. Both my middle name and my father's middle name is Gayle. My Dad's side of the family all call him Gayle and I am a Daddy's girl myself. Lucille is Marcus' grandmother who passed away shortly after we were married. While we love this name, Abby is very popular and we hoped to find something not as common. However, she would likely love the ability to find her name in the Disney gift shops! The name Abigayle means father in rejoicing or the joy of the Father.
I welcome your thoughts- is having a popular name better than an uncommon one? Will she hate us for the odd spelling of Abigayle? Is Millie too old fashioned? Can you think of cheesy nicknames she may get on the playground?
PS- Thank you Erica for my new all girl baby button!
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As you can imagine, we went with an uncommon name for Elisan (pronounced Ella-son). Fortunately, we have not encountered too much mispronunciation with it. However, if I'm saying her name to other people, they'll often think I'm saying "Allison". Her nickname is Elle.
I thought we were going with a common name with Kyla, but apparently Kyla is not common AT ALL. There is Kylie, Kayla, Kaylee, but no Kyla. So, oftentimes, people will add that "a" and call her Kayla...which drives me nuts! We usually pair Kyla with her middle name - Kyla Mae... because it's cute and it fits her.
But, to your question:
Is having a popular name better than an uncommon one?
Common names are often "common" because they are good, solid, strong names that are never mispronounced. Common nicknames, for an uncommon name will help her in school. (Elle is only a name we use at home and it has never stuck at school for Elisan.)
Will she hate us for the odd spelling of Abigayle?
Is it an odd spelling? Doesn't look odd to me. I realize the traditional spelling is Abigail, but I don't think your spelling is weird - like Abbygayle or Abbigale.
Is Millie too old fashioned?
I don't think so. But, if you are plagued by it being old fashioned then I wouldn't go with it. I personally like Amelia (w/o the nickname).
Can you think of cheesy nicknames she may get on the playground?
Hah... just teach her to be a strong woman and it won't matter! :)
I love both the names! Bryan and I both agree that for our kids either the first or middle name will be named after someone in our family!! My cousin and wife named their little girl, Abigale! I love both names! Lucille is a beautiful name!!
I noticed both are A-Names ... Is that just a coincidence, or do ya both want the first name to start with an 'A'!!?
I doubt I'm much help ... but I just had to comment!
ps-We are staying at your dad's house tonight!!
You can probably guess where I'm going with this. . .seeing as how we named our daughter Cora, but I personally like the more uncommon names. I was surrounded by Melissas growing up - not that it stopped people from misspelling or even mispronouncing - yes, misprounouncing - my name. And, though I think my name fits me well, it would be nice not to be called Melissa Kemp, etc. But, I think what is most important is that you find names that you love because you will make that name special for her. And, if school rolls around, and the name feels suddenly not so special, I recommend the book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. Keep us posted on which name you land on. I think they are both beautiful.
Being a "daddy's girl" myself.... of course I'd go for the Abbigayle... as would your DAD, he's very cool with it !!! Both are good... xxoo
Amelia Kate. That said (written?), my kids all have names that can be found at the nursing home, so I am biased.
We named our daughter Sybilla Kathleen for family reasons and because it was different. Sybilla is a medieval French name meaning 'prophetess' and it was shared amongst two queens in Jerusalem and a princess of Sweden over the last 1000 years. Yes, it's unusual, and people sometimes mispronounce it, but it has special meaning for us for many reasons. We also liked that it was a name that could grow with her...something that could be considered professional and elegant when she was older, but lots of potential for pet names, like Billie Kate or Billa, which is what we sometimes call her.
If the name you give your baby girl is a little weird by other people's standards, so what? That just makes her all the more special. And if it's a 'common' name, she will embrace it all the more because it is special because of the significance you put behind it.
Names define only part of our personalities and characters. Whatever you choose, your daughter will embrace her name and be an individual amongst the crowd no matter what.
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