Name 2.0

Here we are the 2nd time around and it is supposed to be easier since we know that it is a girl (going to triple check on Friday). BUT I had a nice name picked out for a boy. Levi. Or something with Cohen.

I came across this post from when we were thinking about Mateo's name.

The name I have loved for as long as I can remember is Kara Rae E--------. BUT hubby does not like it. He thinks Kara is a dog name. I try to convince him of the reasons why it is a nice name, but it seems to be out of the question. Which is kind of ok, because I am pretty set on an L name.

It is the same story as last time, Liberty, would be hard to do here. Lillie is the same name as hubby's boss's daughter, so that is apparently a no-can-do. I like Lucie, but supposedly it is an old lady name here. Lucia means light, which is what I thought was a nice meaning and I specifically looked for a name that meant light with Mateo. Hubby things it is ugly (see a pattern here?) Lexie was a hit with grandma, auntie and cousin, but hubby, again, thinks it is a dog name. *sigh*

I thought it would be easier this time around, but it isn't. Anyone used this babycenter.com name list feature? I had fun making the list. Not sure about the middle names, but I wanted to get a list of 10 names written down. My mom's middle name is the same as my very good friend's. Her birthday is November 7th, so I promised if baby girl is on her birthday, she will have that as a middle name.

1			Liora Marie
2			Lexie Marie
3			Lauryl Moriah
4			Livie Rae
5			Linnee Moriah
6			Lucia Marie
7			Lillie Rae
8			Libby Mae
9			Lucie Moriah
10			Kara Rae

His Name...

First Name Ma teo

Gender:

Boy

Origin: Hebrew Meaning: Gift of God

Origin: Spanish Meaning: Gift of God

Pronunciation: (mah TEH oh) [Guide]

Form of:

Matthew

Middle Name

Categories: Biblical Names, Jewish Names, Hebrew Names

Used in: English and Hebrew speaking countries

Additional info: Occasionally the meaning is given as "God is my majesty," but "followers of God" is more likely. In the Bible, Ad riel was the son-in-law of Saul. Very occasionally used for a girl in English-speaking contexts, although the name is masculine.

Gender:

Boy

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Followers of God; God's flock

The Name

We have not agreed on a name for the baby...that is probably the only reason I want to find out the gender (besides so that mom can buy cute clothes :P).

We are thinking an English name, mainly because he has not offered any Dutch names.

I am the 4th generation of L.M.? daughters, so I would LOVE to carry on that tradition with my firstborn daughter, only we are having a problem finding nice "L" names. I like Lydia, but that's my niece, so it's off the list. One I think is ADORABLE is Liberty, but that was vetoed (as well as Libby). I said *if* it happens to be born on the 4th of July that WILL be the name. A hilarious suggestion for the middle name (although it doesn't fit the tradition) is Belle.

Oh, and *I know it sounds like I'm making it up, but I'm serious!* someone sent me the idea of Lael and I thought that was pretty and was considering it an option until on Friday a JAEL was born...

For boy names I have given up on matching the initial of my husband. This was another witty suggestion from my friend: Ephraim (for God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction)

Maybe I am better off waiting until the baby is born to think of names, because I get frustrated when I start thinking and come up with nothing. I guess it's a part of my 'plan-ahead' nature that I need to deal with.

After a few deep breaths...

I now can post this with a bit of a smile :P The hubby and I have of course been throwing names around and actually came up with the *perfect* name for if 'it's' a boy...I was so happy with the sound of the name, the initials and the meaning + the 4 people I know with the name are really nice.

So imagine my SHOCK when my nephew was given the same name with a middle name that only differed by 1 letter! I couldn't believe that out of the thousands of possible names, nearly the identical one was chosen for our nephew who will only be 4 months older than its cousin.

Mom said it's because we were in the same channel and the family relations made us think the same. (I know they didn't 'steal' it because we told no one, thankfully, because this way there are no hard feelings!) I think I still am in some form of shock, but have adjusted and have began to look for new names. I took it as a sign of hope that maybe we don't even need a boy name ; -)