Marie over at MeMarie Lane posted How to Find the Perfect Name and it inspired me to share how we picked our daughters names. And Marie is very right, you have to decide beforehand how the names will be chosen, who has first say, and who has final say. In our family I did the picking, but my husband had veto power. I figured I had to do all the hard work carrying, birthing, and caring for the baby, I damn sure better be the one to name it.
For Lillyanna Margaret we had two names picked before she was born. We didn't know what she would be so we had boy and girl names picked out, for months. For a girl Lilas Annette and for a boy Benton David. How? then did we end up with Lillyanna Margaret you ask. Well, my mother and father hated the names we picked out and they wore me down over months of relentless teasing and picking at our names. I kept my ground until I looked at Lilly, and while we were in the room after she was born my mom finally suggested Lillyanna Margaret. I finally relented and changed my mind saying tearfully to Kale, "She looks like a Lilly." BTW Lillyanna means Gracious Flower, Anna=Gracious Lilly=Flower. Oh and Margaret is Kales grandmas name.
For Aidan RoseLynn I only had a boys name picked out. Assuming that since I already had a girl I would most likely get a boy next. WRONG! Since my ultrasound was scheduled so late into my pregnancy (6mths!) I just "knew" I was having a boy. This was the only time I would ever "guess" the sex of my baby before hand, I was wrong and I HATE being wrong. So I had only one name picked out Aidan Lynn for a boy. When I found out she was a girl I modified it after one of Kales friends suggested Aidan made a pretty name for a girl. So boom, I added Rose to Lynn and I had Aidan RoseLynn. BTW Aidan is celtic and means little fiery one, fiery and BOY is she. Oh and Lynn is my dad and my mil's middle names and Rose comes from one of my very favorite exchange students that lived with us at the time Aidan was born.
For Sophia Grace I only had that name picked out. Simple, I loved it and still do hers is my favorite of all their names. When my moms friend (an ultrasound tech) did an early scan for me to determine the sex, she said to me "Oh, I don't want to tell you now." I could already see that she was a girl and said back to her "That's okay I wouldn't have known what to do if she had been a boy. I only have a girl name picked out." BTW Sophia is Greek meaning wisdom.
Delilah Annette was hard to pick out. I had been suggesting this name every pregnancy and was shot down because of its stigma. Finally after four children I said ENOUGH I am naming her Delilah and anyone who doesn't like it can Kiss.My.Ass. BTW Delilah is hebrew meaning delicate or feminine. Oh and Annette is my mothers middle name.
My MIL has suggested many many many stupid, awful, horrid names, here are a few:
Marigold, Pollyanna, Loucetta, Iris, Mildred (no kidding). Those are the worst ones. She named her children Kyla and Kale, why on earth is she suggesting such awful names. I kept having to remind her that she had her chance to name HER kids and it was MY turn.
Also, for the life of me I cannot explain why I let my parents railroad me on my choices. I chalk it up to being young and stupid.
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It's funny, your MIL would fit right in on some of the naming boards, she was ahead of her time. I'm sure you know my MIL was definitely ahead of her time with the names she chose.
If I had to have kids of all one gender I'd want them to be girls.
I guessed both Max and Jessamine's genders right, and I really think this one's a girl. I hope I'm not proven wrong!
That's for sure. The first time I heard K's name I looked at the pictures of the boys on Chris' desk and was like "She's white?". I was at the recruiting office and Kale was telling me I should meet her, that maybe we'd be friends.
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