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chrissymama · 07-01-2009, 07:54 PM

I know we still have time- I'm fully expecting to go (at least) 41 weeks, and I'm only just 36 weeks- but still I am stressing that we don't have a name yet for this baby.

We had narrowed it down to Sophia and Charlotte, with everybody else pretty much voting for Sophia and me voting for Charlotte. I really love both of those names, but I wasn't 100% convinced that Sophia (Sophie) was the right name for this baby. I totally adore Charlotte, but (I posted a thread about this earlier) we live basically in Charlotte and I feel a little bit weird about that.

So, today I got online and found the SS most popular name list for 2008. Sophia was number 7, I think. That didn't bother me too much b/c it always seems to vary so much based on region. But then I was talking about it with another mom who works at the YMCA child watch and she said there are tons of baby Sophia's right now. Sigh.

Another name I really like is Harper, which is a variation of my mother's maiden name, but dh thinks it's too snooty sounding, or something.

I also really like Beatrice or Beatrix, but dh vetoed both of those early on.

I love the nicknames Rosie and Annie too, so those are possibilities.

Help? Please!

A_Furry_Thing · 07-01-2009, 07:59 PM

I love Harper, but it is getting way trendy right now.

Charlotte reminds me of Good Charlotte.

I'm no help. The kids asked me the other day if I had another baby what I would name it and I really could not come up with anything.

SweetnSour · 07-01-2009, 08:03 PM

I love Charlotte, that's how I wanted to name Vedavati.

emiluke · 07-01-2009, 08:08 PM

I love Charlotte as well.

Chris

heythereheather · 07-01-2009, 08:21 PM

I love Charlotte, but I understand the hesitation because of where you live. I'm not sure Harper is super trendy yet, and I like the family name connection. I really like it, too.

Annalisa
Annalie
Annalise
Annika
Anya
Liane
Lianna
Rosanna

ThirtySomething · 07-01-2009, 08:45 PM

I know four baby sophie/sophias. I like charlotte personally.

I would totally go for Harper though. Even if it gets popular, it will peak really fast and fizzle out. Sophia has more staying power IMO.

I was a wee bit obsessed with choosing unique, but not too unique names for my kiddos.

Chickapea · 07-01-2009, 08:55 PM

I love love love Caroline. I love Harper, too, though.

How about Caroline Harper or vice versa?

momof3tots · 07-01-2009, 09:04 PM

I love Harper!

Kateg1 · 07-01-2009, 09:21 PM

I love Charlotte, Harper is great also

eta: you could use Lottie as a nickname ,

Stephanie · 07-01-2009, 09:39 PM

I love Charlotte. I agree that Sophie/Sophia is huge now & personally, I'd probably hesitate based on that but that's just my taste on picking names.

I really like Harper & Beatrice, too. My cousin's dd has Beatrix as a middle name & they have called her "first name - Bea" in the past, like Sophie Bea.

Daniel's Mama · 07-01-2009, 09:50 PM

Ooh, I have an Aunt Bea that nobody loves and wouldn't name my baby that for all the tea in China!

But I love Harper...so cute!

And Charlotte is also very cute.

I only know of one Sophia, and she's adorable. Oops, I know of TWO Sophias and THEY are both adorable...guess that is a popular name right now!

Maybe you ought to wait and meet her first and see who she looks like, let her tell you who she is!

tarablesue · 07-01-2009, 09:51 PM

I love Harper and Beatrice.

MMJoiner · 07-01-2009, 10:40 PM

I like Charlotte and absolutely love Beatrix. Harper is cute too.

chrissymama · 07-01-2009, 11:04 PM

Thanks yall! Off to discuss with dh. I forgot to mention earlier that her middle name will be Eva (pronounced eh-va, not ee-va) after my mother's mom.

tarablesue · 07-01-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by chrissymama

Thanks yall! Off to discuss with dh. I forgot to mention earlier that her middle name will be Eva (pronounced eh-va, not ee-va) after my mother's mom.

Then I love Harper Ava or Ava Beatrice