Girl names

[kryscat]

Discuss.

(Yes, I've seen http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html and http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/)

Comments

[fanlain]

all i'm thinking is that i met a woman named clyde today and what does that mean for bonnie?!

[threadwalker]

I notice the old-fashionedness of both sides of my family of this generation: Edith, Ben, Clara, Hugh, Mary, Emma, and Kate. All were most popular in the 1880's (though the last two sisters have names that are popular again). Hmmm. That's what happens when the family is into geneology and wants to name their kids after their great grandparents.

[threadwalker]

will think on girl names. I think the sound and especially the meaning are more important than the popularity (though naturally you won't want them lost in a sea of, for example Heathers). I would wait to meet the kid before making a final choice.

[naturalborn]

Me and the wife had a lot of long discussions about that one. We were going to name the spawn Kinea if it was a girl, but it's a boy. The more common name we were thinking of first is Kagami.

[rebbyribs]

Well, you probably saw my post earlier. I'd tend to go for something that's traditional but not too popular right now. And maybe something more modern or unusual as a middle name if you really like it. I guess I think that if she ends up going into politics, academics, or business, people are more likely to have a good first impression of a traditional name. And if she wants something more unusual she could take that name for herself or as a nickname.