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If you're trying to find a middle name, the best tip I've come across is to yell their whole name like you would if the child was in trouble. If you can't easily yell it then it's not the right middle name.
I do this as well I was originally going to name my son Jedidiah Douglas but that did not yell well I ended up naming him Jarnez Douglas which I love and have never heard before. I came up with it after watching the comedian Arnez J, my son goes by JD which was the plan all along.
Watching this a year later and already knowing what baby name y'all went with, it tickled me how casual you were when you'd gotten to that name on the list 😂 Did you already know what you were wanting to name her when you'd made this video?
We named our daughter Alita which could be shortened to Ali, Al, Lita, Lee. We actually call her all sorts of things. I definitely see that not being a name you would choose with your daughter's names.
I love the name Collins for a girl, ever since I first saw The Blind Side. Not crazy where people will be raising their brows lol, but also not too popular.
I don’t know if u have heard these: Athena, Estina, Romany ( o sounds like aaw), or Romney (without the a), Shylo, Posha (nicknamed Posh) Anissa (rhymes with Alissa), Haven, Shya, Aniah, Anaria.
Daughter's name is Kyla and we love it, but it's one letter away from a much more common name (Kayla) which trips people up sometimes. Can't fault them for that but it's one thing I didn't consider before choosing her name!
OMG Shayla! I am just seeing this video. My name is #1!? honored 🥰 I remember meeting you on the plane when you were coming back from the Dove Chocolate gig you had in Santa Monica? Miss you! Hope all is well with you!
My daughters name is Alayna like A-lay-na. Absolutely love her name, it’s Alayna Sophia and it just goes so well together. I call her Laney for short which is a name I wanted to name my child since I was 8 years old 😂
I love those two names!!!!!!!My daughters name is Berlin Cru wanted her middle name to be Saige but my husband said no way! and when I found I was having my second daughter I knew her name was Saige and her middle name is Coast
Our daughters name is Saelah - pronounced Say-la and her middle name is Estreya - pronounced Eh-stray-ah. She is half Latina and her middle name is Spanish for star. Also I know so many people / RU-vidrs who have named their daughter either Everly or Saige thinking that it was unique. Now I can’t think of them as being unique before I’ve heard it too many times.
We have a 4 month old named Allison. My husband gravitated towards popular names from mid to late 80s, basically names of girls we all went to school with. I loved the nickname Allie. Now trying for #2. He still likes Caitlin (Cait) or Evelyn (Evie) but I am digging Lindsay lately just not sure on Linds as a nickname.
Dang I wish I saw this to participate I would have submitted my own name, Francie, pronounced like France but with the long E. I've never met anther Francie so it's definitely unique.
Just had a thought about the nickname/full name thing… if “Robert” can go by “Robby” even though that’s not his given name - couldn’t “Robby” go by “Robert” in his professional life just the same? 🤔
Here’s my list of names✨ Maisey Grace Flower Presley Quinley Robin Saylor Celestia/celestial Tulip Sakura Amity Valentine Gwen Lux Ren Alice Cecily Miriam/mariam Sami Kaylin Gabrielle/Gabriella/gabby Willow Lilliana
My daughter's name is Kairi Evelyn, a lot of people end up reading it as Carry instead. 😅 Her nickname is Kai. Also could be used for either gender, there's a basketball player with the same name it's just spelled differently.
I got all excited when you said Freya because our 8 month old daughter is named that…and then you said you didn’t like it😂💀😒😭 we love it though. It’s origin is a Norse goddess. Which is fitting because this babe is a brute lol. We call her Frey or Rey a lot😊
Edie its a nickname for Eden and Edith Ettie could be short for Edith as well Evie, Viv, Vivi, G, Gigi could be short for Genevieve I love Jude, Carter, Dylan, Elliotte, Tatum for a girl
I loved Livida for a girl. And calling her Liv, or Livvy for short. My boyfriend heard me say it and straight up roasted it for 5 minutes saying it was awful and everyone would think of song living la vie da loca. And then was like "who would name their kid that!? You would laugh!" And I just sat there and said that it was the name I wanted for a daughter since middle school. I was so upset. He panicked and didn't know what to do and tried to apologize
Sometimes it's good to listen to others reactions because well, that's your kid who is going to deal with that. I thought of the word Livido when I read that, which ew.
@@danik.2538 oh, I didn't mean to be offensive. Livido doesn't mean anything so I was just assuming they meant Libido. Which, yeah, if someone named their kid that, I think it'd be kind of gross. But if it makes you feel any better, Livida doesn't make me think of Libido. Sorry your partner didn't agree. That's the hardest part about naming a child, in my opinion! Finding something you agree on. 🙃
I like:Aiofe Aletha Aaliyah Aria Beatrix Birdie Blythe Camille(cami) Chase boy Cleo Cora Eloise Eliza Lizzie Elowyn Esmee Esther Evalina Freya Genevieve Isla Jane Juniper Kate Nola nova olive Paige Polly Quinn Raya Sienna Sierra Tillie
I'm currently 30 weeks pregnant with a little girl. We're going to name her Vera Kate. Our almost 2 year old son Harrison is calling her baby Beaver 🦫 🤦
I don't want a name where I have to put the pronunciation in parentheses. As an immigrant who has a name that people can never spell or pronounce, no it's not cute
Also my husband, my son, and I all have 2 Syllable 4 letter first names, so if we have a second child I would feel the pressure to make it cohesive with every one else. Lol
I hated almost all of these names. Though to be fair I don't like most female names, and I don't like using boy names for a girl. If I have a girl, I am going to have such a hard time. lol.
We are naming our daughter Silvie Nicole. We love the meaning of Silvie, ‘forest’, and Nicole is my middle name. It breaks the syllable rules, but we love it anyway.
We just had our first baby 8 weeks ago. Didn’t know the gender through our pregnancy. We had a girl! We named her Matilda Louise. So many nicknames! We call her Tilly, but figured we could also call her Tilly Lou. And when she gets older she could go by Tilda like Tilda Swinton. Of course, there’s also Matty, or Mattie. The boy name we had on deck was Shepherd Nearing.
Shayla, I feel like we are baby name soul sisters 😂❤️ love all of your top pics. We had a 2021 baby and named her Anellise Josephine (nickname Nelli Jo)
When I was pregnant with my daughter my husband and I wanted to do a mash up of his name (Andy) and my middle name (Lynn) but we felt that "Andylynn" looked way too messy so we opted for the spelling "Andelyn". It is pronounced "An-duh-lyn". Andelyn is a totally unique name and we have never met another. We get compliments on her name all the time. The only frustrating thing is that it is often mispronounced as Andy-lyn or as Add-uh-lyn so we have to correct people a lot that it is AN-DUH-LYN. Her middle name is Rose. Andelyn Rose, we love it.
I love the name Lena (Lee- nah) from the movie The Sisterhood of the Traveling pants. other spellings could be Lina or Leana. Or pronounced Lye-nah or Leh-nah.
-You can do Celeste with Esty as a nickname 😉 -Also, there's a baby name lady on RU-vid with a daughter named Evalina (ev-ah-leena), which is like Evelyn, but not popular. And you could call her Evie!
"Vienna is really pretty too." Yay, I'm glad you like it! ;) I have a 16-month old daughter named Vienna. I also have a younger sister named Sienna (yes, my parent's family mixes them up haha).
Jocelyn Blaire Blessings Byron Bertha Beryl Beulah Logan,Luna and Brice Liam,Layla,Landon and Bliss Lionel and Laszlo Lennox Liv Lottie Millicent Mildred Miriam Miranda Cecil Zinnia Zion and Zillion Zola Hilda and Zelda Hades Hyde Fiona and Zeus Oleander Olive Olga
My name is Celeste!💙 I was so tickled pink and surprised when I heard it come up because it's never really on baby name lists! But I'm so grateful to my mom for picking it, it's so pretty (tempted to use it in my child's name...👀)
this trend of spelling names weird seems like a nightmare for the kid to endure the rest of his/her life... my last name is weird and it's annoying already, I can't even imagine if my fist was seemingly normal, but I had to spell it out each time, with a high probability of people still getting it wrong
@ASMR Kay yes, you get used to it (I very much am). But if the pronunciation doesn't change, then why change the spelling. Just keep it Elliott, people already know how to spell it, pronounce it, etc.
@@93trome usually it’s because it sounds different when spelled different. Like my names MaKayla but I’ve seen it spelled many ways, typically Michaela but that changes the way it sounds. I agree with you though. I’m naming my daughter Lucy, no weird spelling here 😉
Aoife is pronounced ee-fuh. She is a warrior in Irish Mythology. Love. Also you said my number one name that is so rare in the US I pray everyday that it doesn’t take off. My favorite boy name of all time that I’ve wanted to name my son since I was 8 and was an obscure Irish name is now popular. I don’t know how it happened but I am devastated because the more rare a name is the more I love it but It has to be Celtic or welsh for me.
It would be cool if you had The Minimal Mom (and maybe even her twin sister too) on your podcast! They are both mom’s, became moms at different seasons in their life, and might be able to provide your audience some good ideas in the way of downsizing a minimalism with children. Sarah Therese too! I know she isn’t doing RU-vid anymore but maybe she would do a podcast 🙂
Our next babygirl will be called Briar (Bry-er). Two of our best friends, males - a couple, would have named their daughter Briar....if they wanted kids lol they let us have it 😂
I’m pregnant right now and is looking for a baby girl name, came across your video and this is the FIRST time someone has mentioned my name! I get compliments on my name Aletha all the time! ❤ btw my nick name is Alee :)
I say just pick the name that you love and who cares if it's not common or not and who cares if others don't like it. The only people that have a genuine say in the matter are the parents of the child. Just don't give a name that your child will be mad at you for naming them because they get picked on in school for it, lol.
We picked a name in the top 10 and I wouldn’t commit to it even though I liked it for probably 18 hours after she was born. I was quizzing all the nurses and doctors who came in to my post partum room. The paediatrician said, “hmm I don’t have a lot of patients with that name” and I finally was fine with it. My husband has a top 10 name and he doesn’t think he had that bad of an experience growing up with it. Everyone can spell it and knows how to pronounce it. Whereas I had to correct people or just silently Seethe when I was too shy, because Hayley is so often misspelled. I’d love to get more creative with future Children’s names!
Our daughter is Avelyn (think Avery + Evelyn) Theia; nicknames: Ave, Avie, Ava. I'm with you on not wanting her name to be anywhere near the top 100 most popular.
I have an Alexa (she’s 18, so before it was cool 😎), and Ella (13) and Vada (17mos) Vada ALWAYS autocorrects to Veda or Vader 😂 Also, people always think we are saying “Beta”. I don’t care. I love her name. It’s from My Girl. As for a nickname, we call her Tootie. 🙌🏼😂😂
We have a Wren and a Fern. I've only met one Wrenn (not sure why their name had 2 N's) in the wild, and I've never met a Fern. If you want a long name for Dru, my great granny's name was Drucinda.
You can't spell Dylnn like that! There's no vowel between the l and the n - it makes no sense and is unpronounceable. Same problem with Affey - the double f means that the A will be pronounced like Ah, not like Ay. Be careful when playing around with spelling because if you spell it in a way that doesn't make sense with English spelling rules, people will constantly pronounce it wrong!
