We need a name for our next bundle of joy.
Choosing a name is something we take very, very seriously. After all, it’s what said child will be called for the rest of her life.
We’ve been at it for months and have a few we like, but nothing we love.
I love Vivienne’s name. Amazingly, I stumbled upon it and fell in love with it before I realized someone insanely famous had just used that name for her daughter. But I loved it enough to overlook that, and I’m so glad I did. I fall in love with Vivienne’s name more and more all the time. Alas, I fall in love with her more and more all the time.
Moving on…
Our last name isn’t long, but it’s hard to pronounce. So we need to stick with a relatively easy to pronounce first name.
And I like flowing, romantic, old school names for my girls. At least 2 syllables if not three.
And we are trying to steer clear of popular names… my sweet Sophie is one of about 371 in her school.
And it cannot start with an S or an L. Or a G. Just because.
And nothing too unusual. Although I do love unusual names, I fear that if our daughter has a physical special need, she’ll already feel conspicuous, and might not want more attention drawn to herself by a name like Olive. Although I do love the name Olive.
And it has to have a meaning with purpose. Our son Dalton, although named after his father, isn’t crazy about the fact that his name means, “from the valley” when his brother Asher has a name that means “blessed and happy”. So a good, strong meaning is preferable.
So, are there any names left?
Help greatly appreciated.
We named our daughter from China, Adiah (pronounced Uh-die-uh). It means adorned by God. I also love the name Eden. Short and sweet!
I love Olivia! 🙂
Our baby girl is Juliana (after both my grandmas); I am a big fan of traditional names. How about Catherine? Olivia, Emily, all those are lovely names…
I love the name Norah which means honor. I guess many people in the US is called Norah lol. But where I live it's difficult if not impossible to find someone called Norah, I guess that's why I love it =)
I was gonna say Olivia as well ( even before I read the comments and it was already suggested!!) It just seems like it would be a good fit with all your other kiddo's names!!
For me, we are swinging between Olivia and Ruby, its hard…very hard.
As already mentioned, Olivia is really pretty. Elizabeth, Caroline, Abigail, Deana, Amanda (I might be a bit biased on that last one…).
I like Bridget–though I didn't look up the meaning. I know of two girls who go by Anna Kathryn–that has the loveliest ring.
Bethany = Daughter of the Lord; its also the town where Jesus ascended from. Its my name, but I've always loved it.
I am going to shout out my favorite E names 😉
Eliana = the Lord has responded
Emily
Eva = LIFE!
Emerson (you could call her Eme, can you stand it?)
Elaine
Ellen (Ellie)
Evelyn (Evie) = Life
Ellis = my God is the Lord
Elsie or Elyse = my God is a vow
Evangeline = Good News
Evangeline is my favorite – you could call her Eva or Evie 🙂
I'm just sayin'.
Nicole – Victory of the people
Nellie – light
Norah – Honor
Eliyah – The Lord is my God – E-lie-ah
Elizabeth – God is my Oath
Addy – Nobel – Adeline
Amelia – To strive or Excell
My top names for our daughter were Abigail and Allison. Though my husband axed those. I went to China with 2 names (we could agree on) Lucy and Naomi. She turned out to be a Naomi.
I can't wait to check back on Sunday or Monday to see if you get matched.
Amy
What about Jocelyn? You can shorten it to Joss? We always like that one. We also liked Ivy, but I think that's too short for your tastes. 🙂
I love Olivia. That sounds like it would flow well with your Fam. I also like Anna, Joy, and my fav of favs is Talulah. Whatever you name her is going to be awesome! Very excited for you guys!
I love the name Georgia (but you said no "G's"–and I also love the name Ashlyn … that would not be confusing at all with Asher would it? heehee.
I love the name Saige (but you said no "S's"– I'm of little help so far.
So, what about:
Natalie: Birthday=Refers to the birthday of Christ
When picking a name for our daughter, it had to start with an "A" since both her siblings names started with an "A." We didn't want her to feel different. While we waited for her I continually prayed that her birthparents would have peace with the decision to relinquish their child, and they would have peace in knowing she would be loved and well taken care of. The pinyin for peace is "An". We also liked that the name Anna in Hebrew came from the New Testament as the Prophetess who recognized Jesus as the Messiah. So we Named our daughter "Ana."
How about Caroline or Josephine?
This naming process is so good to be busy with, and we choose names for the same reason you just wrote down. We are from Holland so some names will be weird for you to pronounce…
One of our daughters is called "yanthe" (she is bio) and means something like the Lord is mercyfull… Our second daughter comes from China and her name is Maritt, which means Pearl. And our last girl (from china as well) is named Channa, and means the mercy of God. Probably we all will be surprised by the name you give the new comming star in you family!!!
God bless, from Holland Carla
forgot to add that Caroline is a southern name meaning beautiful woman and Josephine is french meaning God will add or God will increase.
How about Sally!!!!
Even though I think you're missing out on great names like Gabriel, Lillie & Shylah (my kids names)(HA!), I will still let you in on the girl names that I like.
I'll start with my own name Emmy, it's short & sweet, it means "eager & hardworking". Although, if you spell it Emi, it means beauty. My Mom always called me Emiline (which I love).
I also like, Bethany, Eleanor, Eloise, Willah, Matilda, Claire….I love to pick out baby names, so the list could go on & on. Can't wait to see what you choose!!
I just have to add that I love EVA! We had picked out Annalise(annie) or Ella(ellie) for our sweet baby girl which I still love both, but my 8 year old son came up with Eva and we love it. Plus it's not that popular. I am partial to E names anyway! ;o) My name was always so different growing up, and now there are little Emy's and Emma everywhere!
P.S. Hi Emmy above!
I love the name Eden. It was the Place of Perfection!
Just had to add two names I heard recently in my daughters Gymnastics class that I really love
1: Penny ( I guess it's short for Penelope)
2: Nava (never heard this one before but it was too cute) Also I look up the meaning and it means: Beautiful pleasant.
good luck on the name hunt, I still think about names all the time and were not even in the adoption process, YET!
My favorite is LillyAnn but you said no L's. How about Juliet? These are my grand daughters names. So far there have been no Juliet and just one Lily in their schools.
I love the name Victoria. But is that Tori's full name? Charlotte. Abigail. Elise.
You don't have a Hannah. That is a lovely name, although there are several of those now. My Mia's middle name is Eliana. Someone mentioned that name above. It was special to me because of that meaning–the Lord has answered.
ok, I love Evangaline and also Penelope (Greek) means "Weaver of dreams". Both have shortened versions. Like Evie or Pene…I am with you I love old school names with meaning
Haha Emy! I'm glad I didn't say something about Emmy being such a unique name, since there were two Emmy/Emy's posted right after each other. I guess there goes our chances of getting a NiHaoY'all Emi/Emmy/Emy! 🙂 I am partial to E names too! Nice to "meet" you!!
Annalise. Emeline. Jillian. Jessalyn. Madeleine. Sabrina. Tessa.
Oh I can't help but play-
Clementine-"merciful"
Penelope
Emmeline
Violet
Charlotte
Naomi-"beautiful"
Genevieve
Beatrice-"Blessed" (Can't resist "trixy" as a nicname!)
Lucille-"bringer of light"
Scarlet
Margot
My votes are for:
Adah, Addison, Alyssa, Ava, Dana, Eden, Ella, Farley, Haley, Hannah, Jadeyn, Kayla, Kaitlin, Madeline/Madelyn/Maddy, Madison.
But my absolute favorites are Ava, Ella, and Madison!
After reading your last post entitled "different" … my vote is for the name Faith. That says it all.
Love & Blessings from Hong Kong,
Kim
Alexandra…call her Lexie 🙂
My daughter was going to be Olivia, but changed to Lia (short form of Evangelia which means "bringer of the gospel") at the last minute. I still adore the name Olivia though!
My other favorites are Ava(life), Lexi(defender, protector), and Dahlia(valley).
So excited for your family. We just got home from China late last night and what joy to check on your blog and hear your news!! I am sooo excited for your family!! I will be praying for a quick and smooth process AND for a match tomorrow 🙂 Blessings, stacy
I agree with Kim…Faith is a beautiful name…although I might be a tad partial! 😉
i'm going to apologize ahead of time for this ( my DH's suggestion) Tatianna (-:
-Roberta
I love Francesca, Harper, Ava, Emmaline, Claire, My daughter from China is Olivia Grace! didnt think it was too popular when we named her 5 years ago, but seems to be quite a few now.
Anabelle. Annie for short if you want. Anna means merciful and belle is beauty.
I also like Eliza- (elizabeth means God is my oath)
and Maya- means great
and mira/meera
I dont usually comment much but decided to add a few cents to the name game. Now I love and always have loved the name Olivia, however it has become a very, very popular name especially in the adoption community. I remember quite sometime ago you mentioning the name Olive. I FELL IN LOVE with that name. Seriously! I think it is a beautifully, sweet name, and not so common. The meaning of the name is Peace. Call me crazy but I have always liked the very old fashioned name of Mabel too which means My Beautiful One. : )
oooh– Olivia– I do LOVE that one.
Eleanor
Rebeccah
Anna
I love my daughter's name- and not many have it–Natalie
that's all I got!!!
Madeline
Corrine
Avery
Ruth (Ruthie when she's young)
Lillian (Lily)
Charlotte (Lottie)
Camryn (Cami)
Mia
Nora
Abigail
One of my girls is Katherine.
Others that came to mind:
Evelyn
Elise or Elyse
Naomi
Hi,
I think that Isabelle, Sophie, Vivienne and Josephine is a beutiful fit. Josephine is a french name and means He will enlarge.
And the short version: Josie is so cute.
Greetings from Holland,
Lotte (short version of Charlotte= also a beautiful name ;))
Okay –
I have an Anna, so I'm partial to that name – and it's not wildly popular, but for awhile I found myself saying, "Not Hannah, ANNA!" I also have a Rebecca – I, too, favor the traditional, more romantic, Biblical names. Zoe was always a favorite of mine – but it never would go with my last name. . . It means "life," – I also like Tessa – but it means "harvester" or "fourth child." Francesca's another "flowery, romantic" name – but, alas, it means, "from France!"
Alivia (different spelling for Oliva but emphasing the A)I will tell you having 6 daughters in my lifetime, I love my oldest daughters names Kaitlyn because I love all forms of it. I think Kate is great for child to grow into, I love Katie for a small girl and my daughter always went by Kaitlyn. I also love Abagail for the same reason because I love Abby as a nick name. I also love Alia, Adyn and Addy.
Camille, Elspeth (German variance on Elizabeth), Elizabeth (& call her eliza), Francesca, Meredith, Miranda, Collins,
We have a friend whose daughter is named Annie Jacob–for her dad. Since your dh had so much to do with this adoption getting underway, might be sweet to tie in his name with something more feminine…masculine names and surnames are very popular for girls these days…if you have one that had significance to your family.
I like the suggestion of Faith. I also love the name Charlotte. I have two daughters, Olivia and Luciana (Lucy). I can tell you Olivia is WAY too overused right now.
Best of luck, pray about it….God will reveal her name. 🙂
I totally have a name that I'm completely in love with but I'm all babied out. No more babies for me and I feel it in my heart that SOMEONE needs to be named this. There is a story so if you think the name is interesting come over to my blog and ask about why I like the name Tabitha Ruth so much.
This is my love! I bought my first baby name book when I was 16 years old. I still have it and it is falling apart because it has been used so much! I love names and meanings of names and could never just pull a name out of thin air and use it for my child just because I liked it. I had to love it and it's meaning and it should have some significance to us!
Two names that come to mind that fit your criteria and IMO go with your family are: Annabelle (Anna, Annie, or Belle) -meaning grace and beauty and Abigail (Abby or Gail) meaning source of joy!
Can't resist the name discussion…
So—-
Adalyn
Daniela
Evangeline
Miranda
Nola
Paloma
🙂
Don't we all just LOVE to throw out names!
I love the name Easton. Okay, it's actually our son's name … but I've heard it used for girls too especially out East. It's a name I will always love!
Just thought I'd put it into the ring for consideration … maybe for number 11 😉 (wink wink)
Harper
Juliet
Jana (god is gracious)
Naomi
Aniyah (uh-ny-uh)
Rose
Rebecca
Anya (favored by God)
Blair (my all-time favorite girl name)
Willa
Darah (heard this name on the movie "wo ai ni mommy" and loved it)
just some ideas.
Audrey
It means Noble Strength. Something a girl might need. It is my mother's name, but I didn't realize her name has almost the same meaning as mine – Valerie, which means Strong.
How about Virginia! You could call her Ginger!! Too cute! I also love Josephine (Josie). We have considered that name a couple of times!
Don't comment much, but am always reading (: Love the name Eliana also because of it's meaning. We couldn't use it because it didn't work with our last name so we changed it to Aliana – our daughter who came home from China this past January. I like the names Hadley, Sadie, Addison, Kinley, Ayden, and Aubrey. One of favorites is Mercy, but that is a hard name to put with a middle and last name. I can't wait to hear about your newest addition!
my sister's name is aurora. you can go by rory for short if you like. it means 'light' (think aurora borealis) which matched her chinese name's meaning.
also i love love love juliet 🙂
Our daughters are Tiana, Averi, Chloe and Channing. Channing means Church Scholar and we could call her Anni for short. Tia for Tiana.
Other names we loved were:
Amelia
Cambelle
Tessa
Hadleigh
Leighton
Sinclair
Sloane
Gracyn
I think that the suggestion Josie is cute for Josephine, and Lydia is a pretty name too, but you don't want any L's? I guess working w/ last names comes into play. This is fun, can't wait to see what you chose! I am sure it will be beautiful and fit right in w/ your other children's names!
What about something like Emily or Julia?
The two names I love, but husband won't let me use are Helen or Helena. Both mean "Light".
I know you said no "L" names … but I love this one and I don't think it's overly common when used in full.
It was my Aunt's name and she was Such a strong woman!
Lillian
Wouldn't Vivienne and Lillian go so well together?!
(I promise to quite suggesting names now from the forbidden letters!)
There are some great suggestions here. I've known a couple of Josie's (I know one is short for Josephine) and I love it. We've picked Rowan for our China girl. By the way, we think we'll be DTC in just a couple of weeks! Yee-haw!
I don't know either meaning but Nola is really sweet and I LOVE Adeline (Addie for short)!!!
Elise – My God is a vow
I like it but can't use it this time around, its all yours.
Our favorite name for a girl is Cadence, which means rhythm. We are actually expecting our second child in February, and if we have a girl we will be using that name. But I am more than happy to share it with you since you dont live in south GA. Haha!
My other favorite is Jade Elizabeth. Elizabeth is obviously very common, but back 5 years ago when I decided I liked that name Jade wasn't very common. So it balanced out. But who knows, Jade may be on the common list now!
I have only commented on your blog a couple times, and you dont know me at all, but I am definitely a stalker. We are hoping to adopt in the future so I love reading your stories!
I love the name Aniah for a girl. it means my God has responded.
I'm a new "lurker" and enjoy your blog SO much 🙂 I love the name MOLLY…how cute would that be??!
Wow…some beautiful choices. I have always loved the name Eden (once knew a woman named Eden Grace (Grace was her last name) and thought it was lovely. Emerson is really beautiful, too. Someone suggested Genevieve….very pretty and goes well with Vivienne. So many great suggestions.
But, as you know, we are pathetic when it comes to names…at least this time around. We were really thrown by the fact that our new daughter already had an English name which was the ONLY name she was ever called at her foster home, a name she identified with. Her name there was simply "Josie" but I find that I call her Josephine all the time…and that was not a name I ever consider (or liked) but it has grown on me. It's fun to see that other people like the name Josie as I know no one with that name.
Two French names I love are Juliet (French spelling is Juliette..I like one T better) and Elise and I think Josie would have been a Juliet (love the story, love the music, my favorite ballet, etc.). We may work it in somehow and do something like Juliet Josephine (or Lily Josephine, etc.), but still haven't decided on the official/formal name or maybe she will remain just the names she had in China already, Josie An Xiao Na. See, we are pathetic! But, if she never is a Juliet…my Juliet is still out there waiting for me. Think DH will go for that?
Hope you have an easier time!
It's so weird to see how many people like the name Olivia. I "picked" that name for my future daughter about 20 years ago. I fell in love with it when the little girl on Cosby Show had the name. Now, everyone has it. Hmmm….I think we still may use it.
We haven't even talked about names….I always say it feels like picking a name before your even pregnant. We're hoping that Sunday night we can start talkin'.
Oh, and I also love the name Clare.
We're naming our daughter (also hoping to be matched tomorrow) "Amelia". Love, love, love that name!
I see a lot of votes for Charlotte (which I adore) and I think I'd be tempted to call her Charlie 🙂
I do think Violet would roll well with your girls: Victoria, Sophie, Isabelle, Vivienne and Violet.
Pretty cute!!
What's with all the Julia/Juliet/and Josephines?? I had no idea! Apparently, v-e-r-y popular!
We named our daughter Katherine Cecile (the middle name is my mom's name, who is French)…I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE classic names…she goes by the above name or Kate, Katie, or Kat…depends upon her mood (& probably her age!)…As a 3rd grade teacher, I have seen them all in regards to names…I will tell you that the classics are the best…weird spellings and pronunciations totally confuse people and frustrate the child…Go classic…and with your HEART!!
My favorite name is Felicity it means happy and I think it's beautiful.
Like others, I like the name Olivia, but everyone is naming their kids that these days. What about Esther or Adele (pronounces a-duh-lay, not a-del I don't know how to type the accent). I also love Elizabeth, but of course that is biased. 🙂
Our daughter is Jiana ( God's Grace ) We call her Jia. I love Amelia and Eden a lot too! Annabel – beautiful grace, Ivy – faithfullness, Meredith – , Evelyn….
I love Gracie!
I thought the same as many others:
Olivia, Ophelia, Josephine (Josie), Ivy, Clara, Corinne, Violet, Ella. I'm sure I'll think of more… I'm also obsessed.
I love the name Charlotte….It's girlie…but if she is a tom-boy she could be a Charlie:) Which I love!
I like names that have a nick name for when they are younger then a sophisticated name they can use when they go off to college!
Margaret? She could be a Maggie?
I tend to like more traditional/ biblical names….I have a Hannah, Ben and a Sophia.
Oh, Margaret… I also love Merit or Maret for short.
Audrey/Audriana – "noble strength"
Catherine – "pure"
Elena/Elaina – "bright light"
Eliana – Hebrew for "God has answered"/"God has responded"
Eliette (my sister's favorite name right now) – feminine of Elliot meaning "the LORD is my God"
Eliza
Esther (Essie) – "star"
Faith
Julianna/Julia – "downy-haired, youthful"
Joslyn – "cheerful"
Karenna
Naomi – "beautiful, delightful, pleasant, sweet"
Natalia
Rebekah (I love my name and have always been Rebekah or Bekah/Bek to close family/friends)- "to tie"
I am sure your treasures keep you busy as is but if you want to lose track of time I would suggest scrolling through past posts of youcantcallitit.com. There are some jewels to be found there and even suggestions in the comments are great as well! Can't wait to hear what you name your new precious gift! Praying for God's hand to watch over your little one until you can hold her in your arms.
I love Lauren, Evelyn, Elaine(a), Caroline, Ashlyn, Elizabeth, or Madeline.
I haven't looked to see what other people gave you but here are a few more traditional or "Little Women-ish":
Adeline
Eleanor (Ellie)
Clara
Elizabeth
Kathryn (I do love Katie)
Mary
Meghan
Allyson
Francesca (LOVE Frankie or Frannie)
Pearl
Annabelle
So FUN!!! 🙂
Grace. No explanation needed.
And one more…. Jane!!
Whatever you pick, will be perfect!!
like Sarah, I LOVE E names 🙂 Eden is on my list for well you know, if we have any more blessings after Elaina! I also love Charlotte.
You've gotten so many great suggestions already!
I LOVE Elsabet- Elsie. May be too unusual for you?
I also love Abriana (Abri- sounds like Aubrey)- it is the feminine version of Abraham- Father of Many :)I also like Abrielle- Hebrew- same meaning as Abriana.
one of my favs but is very unusual is the name Havannah- it is an obscure Hebrew word that means Rejoice! My hubby thought people would think we named her after Cuba so it was a no go but I love it still! I know you said no G names…I love Gwendolyn aka Gwen. Sorry! I really like Caroline too 🙂 How about Amarissa- Hebrew- Given by God
🙂 Beautiful name and meaining.
I also think Camilla aka Cammi is adorable. It means perfect! 🙂
Have fun! 🙂
I am stomping my feet and taking issue with the no G or L rule!!!
First of all, MY name is Lacie…thankyouverymuch. It's a fine and easy to pronounce and not common name for your new sweetie. (hee, hee. This is dripping with self-motivation).
Secondly (I guess that really is a word, huh), my favorite girl names are G names! My twin baby girls (not that I am expecting just yet) are Giovanna and Gabrielle.
Just my 2 cents.
Love you Stefanie. So very happy for you!
Lacie
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Dang. I was hoping you were going to ask for some boy names, because that's what I need help with! For whatever reason, I have an easier time with girl names. We also have a short last name and require at least two syllables. We have a Madeline (love it, but it's become very common) and Abigail (love that one too, but it's also pretty common), and of course a Maya (and it suits her perfectly). Here are some other names I like:
Beatrice
Katherine
Audrey
Charlotte (Lottie for short? Although you said no L's)
Amelia
Cecily
Clara
Maria
Melanie
Bridget
Eliza
Our little foster baby's name is Annie, and if we are blessed to adopt her, we are naming her Annabelle. It means "Grace" or "favored".
I love my little Annabelle!!
I love…
Grace
Madeline
Lucia
Liliana
Lily
Lucy
Olivia
Emma
Caroline
Juliette
Julia
Juliana
Rosa
Evie
Ella
Lylah
Lilah
Have fun..I love naming baby girls..
Caroline
mom to 8 and hoping for one more!
Based on ALL of the wonderful suggestions above… I vote for:
Julia or Juliet
Caroline
Francesca
some version of Evie, Eve, etc.
and although I love Olivia- I think it's really overused right now. Good luck!
Oooh…I love thinking about names!!
Here are my faves (& I am partial to names ending in "a"):
Julianne/Juliana
Tamara
Maria
Ariana
Anya
Eva
Natalia
Tara
Susanna
Jaclyn
Claire
And of course, my all time fave: Kiara, but you know, I am so biased to that one! 😉
Good Luck & keep us posted!
Patricia
Arabella (Bella), Amaris:Gift from God, Addison, Christa
Love, love, love the name game!!
Jessamyn (Jess/Jessa)
Talia (Lia)
Joss (Jocelyn)
Helen
Elenor (Elanore)
Christianne
Tessa (Tess)
Alannah (my girl's name)
Evelyn (Evie)
Avonlea
Octavia (Tavey)
Selah
Evianna (Evie)
And I also love Charlotte and Caroline, as others have suggested. 😀
Have fun!!
We named our first daughter Caitlyn Grace. I sometimes call her Cait (Kate) or Caity Grace (Katy Grace). Caitlyn in Gaelic means "pure" and Grace is meant to be just that. I love how it flows. 😉
Our second daughter is Madilyn Faith. 🙂 I'm partial to long flowy names as well!
I cannot wait to hear about the child God has chosen for you! Many prayers for you and your family!
Adele. Noble. Nice.
Simone and Sabrina (I know, no S's)
I have a Sophie and a Shepherd, ha! so perhaps we have the same tastes! Asher was on the list and so was Isabelle at one time! lol
Anyway, I LOVE Phobie (bible name) Daphne although I think it means duck?
In Nashville, here's what I have heard around my neck of the woods:
Virginia (which I thought was an old yucky name until I met and loved this little girl, totally grew on me)
Annie Francis
Della Kate
Stella (dont' be a "s" hater, sweet *new* name
Ruby Kate
Margaret
My fav name as well is one that I have always wanted to use but just havent found the child for it yet. Jubilee call her Li Li for short, I think of Jesus being our Jubilee from the bible and from the song Jubilee from Michael Card.
Penelope?
I like Emmaline, Camille, Annabeth, Eliza, Juliet. Good luck on the name game! My husband and I just spent months debating the name of our little girl who is to be born in December. We chose Emlyn.
If we are ever blessed to adopt another little girl it will be either Ava or Corinne.
Lori
Elenna, Reese, Maleah, Caroline, Michal (pronounced McCall), Cheri, Alise, Mae, Amie, Lucy, Leah…I know a couple of Anna-Marie's around here. We also have Mary-Grace, Norah, Breanne, Lilly…
Carys, Josie, Elspeth, Harley, Jade, Molly, Annabelle, Alexa, Ella…
Vala~~meaning chosen and it's a "V" name that would go with Vivi…
Tatiana – "to appoint" — because this is what God is doing…. 🙂
Ruby – because she will certainly be a jewel
Abigail – because it means "my father rejoices" and I think that's doubly appropriate
Faith – I know, only one syllable
Gabriella – "God is my strength"
Camelia – "unblemished" – because she is an unblemished child of God
Soooo hoping to hear exciting news next week.
HUGS!
had to chime back in… I love Lylah! Seen that listed above! And Wren. We are fixin' to jump back in line and hope for a Jorja. We have all J's, hence the spelling… but you said no G's. I like Karsyn and Abagail a lot too!
Merci, ( I like this the most)
Anna
Charity,
Esther,
Rachel,
Justice,
Faith( I like this one a lot too, give her a hypen and use Faith and a middle name to go with it)
Victoria Grace is my suggestion
I saw someone mentioned Naomi..I love that name too and it's a Bible name.
I actually love, love the name Vivienne….aka Vivi….but seeing as how you already have one of those…I'm thinking you won't use it again. LOL
I love older names too. Our oldest is Emily even though it was a super popular name at the time. Surprisingly, she is the only Emily in her class. Middle daughter is Norah – I was surprised to see that name mentioned already! And daughter #3, whom we don't know yet, is to be named Julia.
Erin
Our daughter kept her Chinese name and it's Sijia. It means "expect for the best". An other name that I like but it's really French… Eulalie. She's a saint. In English, it's Eulalia. Like it either way ;o)
For a boy, I like Eliott.
Good luck with finding the right name ;o)
Clara
Meredith
Felicity
Ava
I love the name Aaselia – Uh-see-lee-uh. It's so beautiful. We googled the name and the only ones names Aaselia are my Great-Grandmother and my daughter. It's a very old Norwegian name.
From my list:
Maira
Stella
Tessa
Allegra
Celia
Kira
Myra
Louisa
Kyla
We were trying to use a name that ends in a, but my husband only liked Maggie, so Maggie will be the name for our fourth daughter. I also like Annabelle and Lizzie. But I have an Anna who we call Annie and a Sarah Elizabeth who we call Sarah Beth. Honestly, I love variations of the same names over and over because I also love Annalise and Eliza. We also have Emma Katherine who we call Emma Kate. I also like double names too! 🙂
I love the name Ariceli or Araceli means heavenly homemaker also love
Natalie it means birthday, referring to the birthday of Christ!
Then, for a cutesy name….Savannah…of course the meaning is blah…treeless place! lol
Congrats!!
Arabelle and Aralee.
OK. Seriously. I am done. Boy, I love the name game.
Wow, it was really fun to read through some name suggestions. My sweet girls are Brijet Caiwen and Ainzley Blychel. Of course, I love those names and you are welcome to use them! 🙂
Other suggestions:
Enzley
Aimlee
Anaise
Delilah
Jorwen, Jorrin, Jorryn
Yasmine
I cannot wait to hear your decision.
Naomi (pleasant), Katrina (pure), Natalie, Adeline (noble)
Just putting in my two cents. 🙂
Ok, well you'll never have time to read all these but here are two more beauties…
Nora
Genevieve
Oooh, fun! I love baby names. I'll suggest:
Jessica
Lydia (I know it's an L name but it's so sweet)
Charlotte
Bethany
Phoebe
Getting so excited for you!
Gin =)
We have Olivia Helen (there were quite a few at our old school but not so many in our new little town.) Also Audrey June. I like Addison too! Have Fun! Can't wait to hear what you all choose!! Umm, btw, did you mention if it is only a girls name you need?!! Sheri
Rebekah (nickname Becky or Bekah) means "joined," which I have always loved, especially for an adoptive family.
Emma means "embracing everything." I've always loved that meaning. The two Emmas I know absolutely DO embrace everything life throws at them.
Abigail means "my father is joyful," but I've always loved that particular name because – in the OT – King David said about Abigail "may you be blessed for your good judgment."
Adeline means "noble" … I have always loved the nickname Addie.
And of course Hepzibah, for obvious reasons.
Just saw a Caroline!!! 🙂
I love the names Olivia and Charlotte – but as a teacher I wouldn't use them as they're too popular and so have too many pupil associations!
My DD from China is Alice, the shortlist for her also included Beatrice, Clara, Matilda or Romilly. I'm waiting for a domestic adoption – Clara, Christy, Joanna are at the top of my list, for now! Genevieve, Josephine and Naomi are also favourites. My Alice wants her sister to be Eleanor, we'll see.
Thinking of you especially today,
Kate x
Our oldest daughter is named Abigail Grace. Abigail means "her father's joy" and the Bible character "Abigail" has a great story. One of our favorites. 🙂 She is in 2nd grade now and has no intentions of shortening it to Abby, just her preference.
Our second daughter has a combination family name from my side and husband's side of the family- AnnaClaire. Love, love, love Claire.
I am a school teacher, so I have to find names that I do not associate with students.
Praying for you all today!
Cassandra
Anastasia
Christina
Penelope
Johanna
Angelica
Angelina
Aurora
Paloma
Michelle
Elaina
Jacquelyn
Maureen
Coralie
Rosamonde
Carissa
Valerie
Also liking the names Evangeline and Josephine
I've always loved my and my sisters' names (first and middle): Rachael, Chrisma, Anastacia, Chayah, Sarah, Aletheia, Gabrielle, Kallonae, Elizabeth, Evangeline
Other favorites are: Eleanore, Avery, Liberty, Charity, Charlotte, Caroline, Violet, Lilly, Josephine, Wilhelmina, Nadya, Lyla, Georgiana, Julia, Jacqueline, Laura, Grace, Clara, Rose
Delaire (duh-laire)
Sarah 🙂
Rachael (I think I only saw one mention of this one and I was surprised)
Jillian
Corinne
I love Audrey. Classic but elegant!
Emma! Or Emilia!
Oh, and what about: Lizzie (Elizabeth)?
How about Christiana? You could call her Chrissy, Christy, Tia, Ana, or Tiana. It means Christ follower.
Okay, Have to post my two favorites- Natalie and Charlotte. Also- one my husband wanted but I was afraid to use but now almost wish I had b/c it's so rare……Daphne. But ya gotta get past the Scooby doo thing:) I can't wait to hear the news, hope it's soon!!!
I grew up with a one syllable name with a soft vowel. Then I married a man with a one syllable name with a soft vowel. So my mother gave us all two syllable names or we got a nickname that made it that. Our children all have two syllable names as well. And the meanings were super important. Our second daughter was Lauren, but that was before Lauren became a popular name, so I know what you mean. My name is Ruby, and I love it, but I resent that it is now popular (sorry, but I liked being original!). Since you said that you like somewhat old fashioned names, here is one to consider
Audrey
(one of my sisters has this name; it means noble strength.)
I'm all about naming for meaning and using "different" but not made up names. My oldest daughter, Liberty Grace, LOVES the fact that she went all through school and never had another Liberty in school with her. I have a girl's name picked out this time around based on meaning and simplicity and love the fact that I've only met one girl with the name (where I got the idea!). Vivi really wants to use the name Adelaide, as that is one of my good friend's name and a very pretty name.
WOW…Aren't you something to be SOOOOO popular-135 comments-WOW!! I can't get over the amount of comments you got on this post…i am FAR from popular and i would be lucky to have this many HITS in a few months let alone comments?????
Congrats on your next little one and all the ones you have plus your rockin' on board hubby! What a LUCKY lady you are! Hugs, Donna…oh and i am sure whatever name you come up with will be just wonderful ;0)
Okay I'm not sure if this name has already been given and reading through 135 posts ro see if it has is too daunting. 🙂
So if this has been suggested already I'm sorry for the duplication.
But how about Estelle?
LOVE this name, but can't use it with our last name as it would rhyme. Wouldn't do that to the poor girl. 🙂
Blessings –
Cathy
Annalise (Anna), Abigail (Abbie), Emery, Adelaide (Addie), Ayla……. these are a few of my favorite girls' names… and yes, I like vowels at the beginning of my girls' names. 🙂
Can't wait to see what you choose.
Adrienne or Adrianna
Alessandra
Anastasia
Cassandra
Jessamyn
Micheline
Margot
Tatiana
Tiana
Veronique
I like Emmeline but every third child is Emmy, Emma or Emily these days. Back to the 4 Sophies in the class problem. So, if you can avoid the nick name thing it works. I di dnot necessarily go with my favorites but ones that were multi syllable, seem to me to fit with Vivi's name, feminine. Sometimes names derived from other languages, like Vivienne can work well in English. Not common but not strange sounding either.
Ellen
Francesca–one meaning is "free" which I think is appropriate since adoption is freeing her from the life she is currently destined for as a child with special needs in a Chinese orphanage. Excited for you!
I love Clementine. I also love Charlotte. And Eden. : )
I have seen a lot of Charlotte's mentioned, and I love that name! Charley would be so cute. Eden is also just beautiful. All of your kids names are GREAT, so I trust you guys will have an awesome name announcement for us one day soon! 🙂 I should bookmark this post, so that I can refer to it later! 🙂 My baby GIRL'S name is Austin Rivers, so apparently I do things backwards. (Everyone informs me that those are both boy names, but the hubs and I both love it, and it fits her.)
Cecilia
Piper
Harper
Eva
Tess
Alexis
Mallory
Quinn
Madeline
I like these.. Karlee, Kassidy, Allisyn, Klaire, and Maddilyn Kate (Maddi Kate) ….don't know the meanings of them…..but for me they are beautiful bacause they are my grandaughters. 🙂
I just love names! And while it's fun, it's also serious business too (just like you said). I've never cared for "made up" names, but also prefer more traditional names…especially those with a special meaning. For that reason, all of my children have a first or middle name of a special family member.
I love my great-grandmother's name Mimi. The Hebrew meaning of Mimi is "wished for child" and the Latin meaning is "star of the sea". It can also mean "sweet". I've heard of those who shorten Naomi to Mimi. I love that too.
I do also love my grandmother's name Lucille which means "light". And of course, who can resist "Lulu"?
And while I have no connection to the name "Josie", I just think it is so sweet. It means "God multiplies" or "He will enlarge".
Funny about Sophie being such a popular name where you live. In the two years since our Sophie has been home, I have never heard of another child with that name in any of the schools my kids attend. I know it's popular among the adoption community, but I still love it more all the time 🙂
Charlotte or Riley…. sorry, didn't read through the list everyone else wrote, but those are two of my fave's, for what it's worth! Can't wait to "see" who she is! Blessings to your beautiful family!
I'm a bit partial to Maggie…I love the idea of having it short for Magnolia…I also love the name Elodie.
Okay, I'll bite.
This is a GIFT, my darling becuase I am a blog-stalker of yours and couldn't be more into your story and love that I can follow your blog. We are hoping to start the adoption process SOON (every day is a LONG one waiting to wait.)We have three sons: we are praying God will lead us mercifully to our daughters.
Her name will be **AMARIS** but we will call her "RISSA". It means "PROMISED OF GOD" in Hebrew.
Probrably "Rissa Rose" (my fave),"Rissa Claire" or "Rissa Beth" or something else simple as a middle name.
So Merry Christmas, sister. 😉
xoxox Esty
http://www.olivemyboysandme.blogspot.com
We named our little darling from China…Phoebe! We call her Sweet P!
Aimee = beloved
Angela = angelic
Beth (Bethany) = worshiper of God
Elizabeth, or Bonnie?