hey guys. not long to go b4 my wife gives birth to our first child (daughter)
we cant decide on a baby name and dont want to ask our friends and family so not to spoil the surprise
so heres what i need
a mark from 1-10 for the flwng (10 being the best)
names.here are our options
1 samantha
2 hannah
3 indigo
4 astrid
5 molly
6 Zoecheers
aussierogue
(ps – dont tell my wife)aussierogue, this is not quite what you asked for but I would be concerned about the credibility of the names ‘indigo’ and ‘astrid’ once your baby has pasted the age of about three. Obviously I prefer the less ‘trendy’ names, remember you dont have to go thru life it.[
] BTW Hannah is the pick of them[]BC
tks bd
bare in mind the chairman of one of australias biggest companies name is ziggy!!!
but your point taken
cheers
point taken back, but put together with his last name (i wont try to spell it) I think it sounds pretty cool[8D]
BC
I like Hannah and Samantha. Not a fan of Indigo. Maybe you could name the bub’s first properties with the unsuccessful names[
]We were once told if you have a problem with names get someone to stand at your back door and call (loudly child like) out mrs …………
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home and see how it sounds it worked for them
aaronHi there
don’t be afraid of ‘unusual’ names –
the creches and primary schools are full of wonderful creative names, as that’s what the young parents these days are into. I know people that have kids called Buster, Venus, Ginger, Chantoya, Ziggy, Keanu, Thor, Thean, Clodagh, etc etc….go to a preschool or kindergarten and check it out!!!
I personally love Indigo the best (most individual and least likely to have multiple versions of that name in the class, as you’d have with samantha, hannah, and molly – it’s modern yet old-fashioned too. really nice.) – although molly is cute too. more common though. friends of mine have molly and daisy.
Astrid is a great name, I know a girl (grown up girl) called Astrid ( her nickname is asterix!) Another Astrid I know is an international air hostess and German (cause it’s a german name.) I think Astrid is a glamourous name a bit like Uma Thurmann or Ingrid Bergman
Zoe is pretty cute tootks mini
i got astrid from reading about John Lennons ex and i liked it.
is it ok to give your daughter a german name even though she’s an aussie??
tks minii got astrid from reading about John Lennons ex and i liked it.
is it ok to give your daughter a german name even though she’s an aussie??
Hey aussierogue,
My wifes name is Verena which is a german/swiss name…..but she is as british as thay come, so go for it!!!!
Congrats on the new addition!
Cheers Wayne
Hi Aussierogue!
Hmm – interesting – love name picking, just called our two little pug puppies Gus & Olive and they suit them down to the ground.
Personally I think you need to see the baby first, but my top votes on your list are Indigo and Zoe.
I also like India, Abby, Isabell and Madeline … not much help, sorry!
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MelPS this is my first foray into Forum Fun – feels weird!
aussierogue-
absolutely- of course you can! In fact one of the Astrids I know (asterix) is a fully Kiwi girl. Hey did you mean Astrid Kirchherr the Beatles’ photographer, credited with cutting their hair into their famous mop-tops?????!!!
I also agree with having a shortlist and waiting until you see the baby, then you will know what it’s name is!!!
hehe……on that subject, I was supposed to be Patrick, but when I came out my parents took one look at me and said ‘Minimogul’!!
No seriously, I’m a girl so Patrick wasn’t a go…and i forgot to say congratulations!!!
ahhh…
you can’t beat a good name, one that no-one forgets!
my daughter’s name is Kaa… hey hang on, you might copy it and it wouldn’t be original!
anyway, i’m asure you’ll hear about her in the sports pages in the near future!
here are my suggestions… what about:
bricks (for a boy) or
mortar (for a girl)!
parmstHi Aussierogue,
Congratulations !!
Dunno about an actual name, but bear this in mind.
Can or will her name be shortened ? (Kid’s and even bigger kids later on can be cruel).
Will her initials form an acronym ?
If your surname is lengthy, keep her first name simple. (Gina Lollabrigida)
If your surname is concise, dress up her first name nice and flowery, with at least 3 syllables.
She might only need it for 20 – 30 years anyway !! Wait till Indigo marries Mr. Blue, the whole combination will change then anyway.
Regardless of her name, I’m certain that you will reap tenfold your expected Return on Investment.
Kind regards, Phil
g’day and thanks for everyones replies and your best wishes. we have just entered our third trimester so not long to go.
melanie – i love pugs and they are great names.
thought about isabell and madeline but i think they are the most common at the moment.patrick aka mini – thats the astrid i was thinking of. my wife is very stylish (compared to me anyway) so if we do choose that name im sure she could pull it off.
aaron – i tried your suggestion and we had 6 of the local dogs come running….
wayne – verena goes on the list …. cheers
parmst – very coy of you. what sport shld we be looking out for???
luckyphil – yes kids can be cruel with names. we are tring to take that into account. my spin on indigo was that she might be called ‘dingo’.
anyway if the worst thing that happens is that she gets a little ribbing because of her name than so be it.
tough decision – im no frank zappa but i aint too traditional either!
any more suggestions???
Aussierogue,
Congratulations !!
My rating..
1 samantha (5)
2 hannah (
3 indigo (10)
4 astrid (7)
5 molly (6)
6 Zoe (9)Good Luck!
May be you want to add more names in this list.[
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Amitamit – first let me say thankyou for replying in the required format – i have the spreadsheet at the ready to enter the results and then present the statistical solutions to my wife!!
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](kidding)have you any suggestions?? always ready to hear some great names we may not have considered!
aussierogue
Just to add to the growing list, today I saw the name ” Arianne ” and thought it was a beautiful name, strong individual femanin and shortens well, Ari, Anne, Aria etc.
Leigh K[
]PS: Congratulations
Read, learn, grow but most of all do it.
you wanted some more suggestions
violet (old-fashioned, modern too)
meadow (as in, the sopranos, love that name)
ariel (as in the angel, innit?)
soleil (french for ‘sun’)
Alska (swedish for ‘love’ – pronounced ‘elska’ and the “a” has two dots over it which I don’t know how to do)
Mookie (my friend’s middle name, i kid you not, i love it)
gretel, or gretchen
mailer
matilda
georgina
betty
clover
claris
daisy
rogue (teehee)
persephone
hermione
marni
martha
belle
sasha (can be short for alexandra, which I also love)
esme
heidiand 2000 others, here…..
http://www.pdom.com/unique_and_unusual_girls_names.htm
and now for the top 1000 (not many surprises here, though)
http://www.pdom.com/girls_names.htmalso
http://www.thenamemachine.com/
shows the thousand most popular names for each gender and for each year for the last ten years
thanks mini[
]Hi Mini,
You were quicker than me I was thinking of finding some name from the name website for aussierouge. [
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Neha, Juhi another two name..Amit
] BTW Hannah is the pick of them[
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