a sister for Allison

[agm04]

We are officially having another baby girl!

DH is Christopher Frederick (goes by Chris), I'm Amanda Gail, DD is Allison Scarlett.  Our last name starts with V and is two syllables, sounds French...I can't think of anything rhyme-y, so I'm not sure how else to describe it.

DH is insanely difficult and has rejected all of the following:
- anything starting or ending in A (especially anything ending in -issa)
- all of these names that i like:
Clara (my #1 choice but totally out of the question for DH)
Cassandra
Lauren
Caroline (really like this one)
Margot
Eleanor
Lucille
Marissa
Clarissa
Marie/Maria (both are out because Maria is MIL's name and she hates it)

He likes Elizabeth (which I think is a lovely name but is so common) and "good 80's names" <--- eye roll  I don't love the 80s names that come to mind or that i see on ssa.gov, except for *maybe* Nicole (but if anyone called her Nikki I'd cry).  Edited to add he says "not bad" to Jillian and Melanie.

Is there any hope that we will ever name this child???  Help!

[lulu783]

Charlotte
C/Katherine
Vivienne

[helenahhandbasket]

Suggesting
Melody
Corinne
Vanessa
Jacqueline
Kristen
Jamie
Sarah
Natalie
Samantha
Megan

[agm04]

Katherine was our second choice for DD's name, but my sister has since used it as my niece's middle name, so it's out this time. Very pretty though. I know too many Charlottes, but I like Vivienne and will run it by him!

[agm04]

helenahhandbasket i love Vanessa and added a few of your other suggestions to my list to run by him - thanks!

[billyhorrible]

Celeste
Cecilia
Louisa
Margaret
Eloise
Elise
Honora

[Widget123]

Claire
Abigail
Grace
Lillian
Audrey
Gabrielle
Penelope
Juliet

[seamonster]

Vanessa
Matilda
Alexandra
Vivian
Natalie/Natalia
Natasha
Danielle
Melanie
Daphne
Erica
Thalia
Bianca
Irene
Katrina

[agm04]

Thanks you guys - lots of good ones to talk about!!

[bromios]

Jacqueline

Isabelle

Isabella

Corinna

Lucinda

Natalia

Lenore

Beatrix

Cosima

Cressida

Diana

Evangeline

Frances

Francesca

Holly

Iona

Iris

Julia

Johanna

Miranda

Mira

Matilda

Noelle

Petra

Penelope

Rochelle

Renata

Simone

Sabina

Willa

[agm04]

bromios Matilda is cute! He may reject it for ending in a but I love it. Thanks for the suggestions.  ETA i didn't see that you suggested Matilda too, seamonster.  Thanks.  DH said no but I like it.

[jollywife]

Do you like Cecily?

[agm04]

jollywife I do, but I immediately thought of the SNL actress and DH will too. So he will probably veto it.

[agm04]

For anyone who cares, this is our current list - we don't have any names that we both LOVE, but here's what we're working with/both chewing on. I'm hoping a couple of these will grow on him.

Elizabeth (DH's favorite, I'd prefer to use it as a MN but am considering FN)
Jillian
Melanie
Matilda
Caroline

[seamonster]

agm04 I like all the names on your current list. Elizabeth would make a really good middle name for any of them.

[icedtea]

I really like Caroline and Matilda.

[agm04]

icedtea those are my 2 favorites!

[agm04]

Adding Madeline to the list - it's really growing on me except that I really don't like the nickname Maddie (TONS of Madisons around here). Removing Matilda bc DH just can't get on board (so sad!).

Also curious, given the way facebook connects us with so many people we never see in real life - where do you draw the line on your kid sharing a name with someone you know/used to be friends with? A have an old friend (who I probably haven't seen in at least 7 years, she's not local) with a daughter named Madeline. I don't want to name steal, but realistically, I wouldn't think twice if not for social media.

[seamonster]

I think it's OK. I've got two high school friendstudents who are friends with each other that both have a Grayson and there's a whole bunch of girls name Sophia. We inadvertently gave DS the same first name as one of H's cousin's sons.

If you like a name, don't let someone else, short of a sibling, using it stop you.

[icedtea]

agm04, I wouldn't let that stop me.