AW: FINALLY! We have answers :)

[fuzzylogic]

Verifi results came back all normal (in case you missed it in the spam thread), and we're having...

::another drumroll please::






A girl!



So now I have to figure out girl names. I was pretty set on a boy name. Sylvia? Is that crazy popular where she'll have 200 Sylvias in a class with her? When I was in school, it was Jennifer. Jennifers everywhere. 

I also have Elena, Cora (my maternal grandmother's name), Eloise, Evelyn, and Iris on my list. People I work with (well, now they don't work with me) have named their girls Cora and Eloise. But Eloise was a dear family friend and of course Cora was a grandmother. I don't want to use Rosemary, H's gma's name, because after a family dog has been named that, the name is dead, kwim?

Okay, so thoughts on names and anything else pertaining to girls are welcome here  

[bibliothecary]

Congrats! Don't be afraid to go father back in your family history for names. I love reviving family names.

[fuzzylogic]

Jun 16, 2015 16:36:53 GMT -5 bibliothecary said:

Congrats! Don't be afraid to go father back in your family history for names. I love reviving family names.

OMG I did my family history on Ancestry last month and the names are AMAZING. Mahalia, Theodocia...seriously, they are so out there. And we balk at "unusual" names now. I'm going to pull up that list.

Apparently Aunt "Docia" was really cool and was the person who taught my gma how to cook.

[bibliothecary]

Jun 16, 2015 16:38:19 GMT -5 fuzzylogic said:

Jun 16, 2015 16:36:53 GMT -5 bibliothecary said:

Congrats! Don't be afraid to go father back in your family history for names. I love reviving family names.

OMG I did my family history on Ancestry last month and the names are AMAZING. Mahalia, Theodocia...seriously, they are so out there. And we balk at "unusual" names now. I'm going to pull up that list.

Apparently Aunt "Docia" was really cool and was the person who taught my gma how to cook.

I hear you on "fun" family names. My grandmother has traced our family back to 1300 and things get progressively weirder after the 1800s.

[ldubhawksfan]

Congrats!!!

[cnf2013]

Cora is our number two girl name, after H's grandmother. It's back burnered in case we ever need it, so obviously I really like that name. Sylvia is super cute. Have you looked up it's trending recently to see if it's on an upswing at all? That should give you some good insight as to whether or not she'll be surrounded by other Sylvia's some day.

[catinatophat]

I was just stalking you looking for an update! Congrats on the healthy baby girl!!
I like all of the names and they have been on my list at one point or another.

[fuzzylogic]

Jun 16, 2015 16:42:59 GMT -5 bibliothecary said:

Jun 16, 2015 16:38:19 GMT -5 fuzzylogic said:

OMG I did my family history on Ancestry last month and the names are AMAZING. Mahalia, Theodocia...seriously, they are so out there. And we balk at "unusual" names now. I'm going to pull up that list.

Apparently Aunt "Docia" was really cool and was the person who taught my gma how to cook.

I hear you on "fun" family names. My grandmother has traced our family back to 1300 and things get progressively weirder after the 1800s.

I haven't found the patience to go back past the 1650s on my dad's side. The records are sparse and hard to read! I hit some brick walls on my mom's side, and she wasn't surprised. There was always a point in the history where no one talked about where they came from on a certain side, and it's so weird! And it's only my great-grandfather, her father, and I really wanted to know. But no one would ever tell any stories or give names.

Mom is convinced that there were outlaws or something on that side, so no record keeping. My thought was maybe Native American (because in Oklahoma many of us are a little Native American, I know there is some in my family but not enough to be on the rolls) and that's why. The surname is a fairly common Native American name, too. So who knows.

[sunfrogger88]

Congrats!!!!!! Oh wow a little girl!!!!

[allycat]

Congrats, Fuzzy! I like most of the names you posted, so I'll be no help there. But yay for a healthy baby girl!

[GoBigOrGoGnome]

Congrats!!!

[SheilaTheTank]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

[flippinchica]

Congrats, I like all your name choices!

[mynameiscarrie]

I LOVE Cora. That was on my list but DH vetoed it. Sylvia is pretty but NMS.

Congrats!!

[jumpingpuddles]

Congrats! Glad you finally got the results!

[peaseblossom55]

Congrats!

[booklover811]

Congrats!

[themrsjrd]

Congrats on the great news!!!

[whatsit]

Yeay for answers! Congrats!

[risscaboobs]

Yay!!!! Congratulations!! Love some of those names! Can't wait to see your final decision.

[littleowl913]

Congrats! I vote for Cora.

[Squishy622]

Congrats!

[expatmama11]

Congrats! I love the name Sylvia and I don't think it's a super popular name. On the app I have it comes up at 500 and I can't think of anyone I know recently using that name.

[ventotheessa]

Congrats!!

[SubtleGrandeur]

Congrats!!! I love Sylvia and Cora. I think Cora is definitely becoming more popular though.

[ugotstarbucked]

Several of your names were on my list. You have some lovely choices to think through.

[Deleted]

Congrats! So glad you finally got your answers!

FWIW - as a Jennifer, you are right.. & they still are everywhere for me. However, I cannot think of any negative situation around the fact. We actually joke about it at work that others need to fight to sit between us since a lady we worked with from Russia told us it was believed good luck to sit between 2 people of the same name. LOL

Can't wait to hear what you choose!

[PonyGirl]

Congrats Fuzzy!! SO glad to finally see this update!! And BTW I LOVE Cora and Evelyn.

[britterrss]

Congrats Fuzzy! I like Sylvia and Eloise - both beautiful. I love Cora, but if I'm not mistaken it's trending up in popularity.

[fuzzylogic]

I might do Sylvia Cora Lastname. We have a very common, very white last name. Or Evelyn Cora Lastname. That way I can honor my gma with the middle name