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I was thinking recently about the names my husband vetoed. We decided on Miriam pretty early on, but these are ones I liked.
Nora - About six months along I fell in love with this name. I tried very hard to talk my husband into using it, didn't work
Leah
Julia
Magda - he preferred Magdalene. This was a common issue - I like short, simple names and he liked frillier ones.
Gwen - again, he found it too short and guttural.
Jordan - it's still very common for boys in this area
Rosalind - with the roz pronunciation, not the rose one.
Eleanor
Naomi
On the flip side he liked:
Geneiveve
Cecilia
Violet
We ended up settled on Judith, Margaret, Katarina, and Miriam. He actually didn't like Miriam until I was pregnant. It was the same with our list of boys names. Julian, Peter, Raphael, and Malcolm. He didn't like Malcolm, but we ended up agreeing on it. Not sure how that worked.
Thoughts?
Nora - About six months along I fell in love with this name. I tried very hard to talk my husband into using it, didn't work
Leah
Julia
Magda - he preferred Magdalene. This was a common issue - I like short, simple names and he liked frillier ones.
Gwen - again, he found it too short and guttural.
Jordan - it's still very common for boys in this area
Rosalind - with the roz pronunciation, not the rose one.
Eleanor
Naomi
On the flip side he liked:
Geneiveve
Cecilia
Violet
We ended up settled on Judith, Margaret, Katarina, and Miriam. He actually didn't like Miriam until I was pregnant. It was the same with our list of boys names. Julian, Peter, Raphael, and Malcolm. He didn't like Malcolm, but we ended up agreeing on it. Not sure how that worked.
Thoughts?
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I like all of your names except for Magda and Naomi. I would spell Norah with an 'h' because it looks incomplete to me, otherwise.
I like Cecilia NN CeCe or Lia, but I don't care for his other names. Sorry, Xander.
I have a soft spot for Judith for personal reasons, I'm lukewarm on Margaret (I like the nicknames better than the full name), I can tolerate Katarina if I can use Kat, and I'm so-so on Miriam. It's okay, not really my cup of tea, but fine. I do like Julian and Malcolm.
I like Cecilia NN CeCe or Lia, but I don't care for his other names. Sorry, Xander.
I have a soft spot for Judith for personal reasons, I'm lukewarm on Margaret (I like the nicknames better than the full name), I can tolerate Katarina if I can use Kat, and I'm so-so on Miriam. It's okay, not really my cup of tea, but fine. I do like Julian and Malcolm.
Kat was the nickname of choice.
I kinda wish we'd gone with the Mariam spelling.
I kinda wish we'd gone with the Mariam spelling.
Nope.
I knew a Miriam who went by Miri, it's what caused me to love the name. But Miriam is already too close to Mira, and she has an aunt named Mary.
I love the nn Mimi as well, but that's my mom's grandma name.
I knew a Miriam who went by Miri, it's what caused me to love the name. But Miriam is already too close to Mira, and she has an aunt named Mary.
I love the nn Mimi as well, but that's my mom's grandma name.
Nora: Much, much prefer Norah but Nora is sweet.
Leah: Also sweet. I feel like Nora, Leah, and Sadie have similar vibes.
Julia: Ehhhh. Prefer Juliana.
Magda: Spunky! I love it. Love Magdalene, too. I would've happily named her Magdalene and called her Magda on the daily.
Gwen: Love! It's so approachable.
Jordan: Vastly dislike, for both genders. Just sounds sporty like all they know about is basketball or something.
Rosalind: Respectable but far from my favorite rose- name.
Eleanor: Never could warm up to this name. Probably due to a wild RA I had in college. Yikes is all I can say.
Naomi: Every child goes through a phase of writing their name backwards - at least where I lived - and no one will let her live it down. Plus, it's just not a pleasant sound to me.
Genevieve: One of my most favorite names! Prefer the French pronunciation but I recognize I couldn't ask people where I live to use it correctly.
Cecilia: Slimy. Toads and earthworms and a girl with glasses and mossy teeth. Shudder.
Violet: I want to like it. It's got a V and I love that letter. But it's one letter from "violent" and that bothers me more than it should.
I like Katarina. At least, more than Katerina.
Raphael is fun.
Malcolm has a special place because of Firefly but it isn't a dear place so I can take it or leave it.
Leah: Also sweet. I feel like Nora, Leah, and Sadie have similar vibes.
Julia: Ehhhh. Prefer Juliana.
Magda: Spunky! I love it. Love Magdalene, too. I would've happily named her Magdalene and called her Magda on the daily.
Gwen: Love! It's so approachable.
Jordan: Vastly dislike, for both genders. Just sounds sporty like all they know about is basketball or something.
Rosalind: Respectable but far from my favorite rose- name.
Eleanor: Never could warm up to this name. Probably due to a wild RA I had in college. Yikes is all I can say.
Naomi: Every child goes through a phase of writing their name backwards - at least where I lived - and no one will let her live it down. Plus, it's just not a pleasant sound to me.
Genevieve: One of my most favorite names! Prefer the French pronunciation but I recognize I couldn't ask people where I live to use it correctly.
Cecilia: Slimy. Toads and earthworms and a girl with glasses and mossy teeth. Shudder.
Violet: I want to like it. It's got a V and I love that letter. But it's one letter from "violent" and that bothers me more than it should.
I like Katarina. At least, more than Katerina.
Raphael is fun.
Malcolm has a special place because of Firefly but it isn't a dear place so I can take it or leave it.
Love: Katarina & Julian
Like: Eleanor & Margaret
Neutral: Leah, Gwen & Rosalind
Like: Eleanor & Margaret
Neutral: Leah, Gwen & Rosalind
I like the names on your list especially Genevieve, Cecilia, Violet, Rosalind, Eleanor, Miriam & Naomi. Leah and Nora are ok. I'm not crazy about Jordan.
Julian, Peter and Raphael are fine names as is the name you picked Malcolm.
So you have Miriam and Malcolm. I'm curious...if you have any more children, do you think you'll continue with the "M" initial pattern or choose another letter?
Julian, Peter and Raphael are fine names as is the name you picked Malcolm.
So you have Miriam and Malcolm. I'm curious...if you have any more children, do you think you'll continue with the "M" initial pattern or choose another letter?
We would have used Malcom if we had a boy. We just have one child.
No more kids. I was just thinking about names we considered. We briefly tried for another, but it wasn't in the cards.
If we had ended up with another kid we wouldn't have used Malcolm. We'd probably have gone with Julian.
No more kids. I was just thinking about names we considered. We briefly tried for another, but it wasn't in the cards.
If we had ended up with another kid we wouldn't have used Malcolm. We'd probably have gone with Julian.
This message was edited 6/8/2024, 3:48 PM
That's a good question! I first thought the question would be about a name for another baby!
Not only M initial, but M ending too!
I share your husband’s taste for the most part, but I adore Julia and hate Cecilia.
This message was edited 6/8/2024, 2:26 PM
Those are nice. I like Magda.