thread: Changing my mind last minute - help!

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  1. #1
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    Jun 2009
    Geelong, Victoria
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    Sophia is a bit of a grown up name, but you'll probably end up calling her Soph or Sophie anyway and those are sweet little girls names that also work well for teenagers.

    I really like the name Emily and you could call her Em for short which is cute.

    I agree with your reasoning, I don't think Anna is right given the cousins name and the dogs name! Weird that you didn't think about it before though?

    Once she's born, you could get your husband to ditch the name Anna by looking at her and saying "she's just not an Anna" - how could he argue with that?

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    Nov 2005
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    Ha ha, DH is a little funny like that - he wants the baby's name picked BEFORE she is born. He doesn't like the idea of an unnamed baby.
    I should have clarified a little - Elyse, Marieke and Emily are the three girls that we already have. No going back on those.
    For the new bean I'm trying to find something better, and my current picks are Sophia, Charlotte, and something Rose-ish, if you know what I mean.
    Pass along the suggestions and ideas ladies - I need help!

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    I like Rosie.
    How about Rosalie, Roslyn, Rhosine, Rosemary, Rosa, Rosamund.

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    Rosalind? I used to know a gorgeous English girl with that name. Her sister was Imogen. I've always remembered them as lovely

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    Jan 2009
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    i maybe you could alter Anna a little or use it as a middle name. can Janelle be a first name or saved for another baby?
    Annabel
    Ana
    Annais

    as for Rosie i think its gorgeous by itself.
    longer names could be
    Rosabell
    Rosanna(h)
    Rosevear (like guinevere)
    Roisin

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    Feb 2006
    South Eastern Suburbs, Vic
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    Yeah, how about Rosanna? Then you get Rose and Anna. Both times I've contemplated names I've checked out a website called nymbler, and you can type in all the names you like and it gives you similar ones. You might come across a name that makes you go - oh yeah, I love that!
    Sweet middle name, by the way.

  7. #7
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    Jun 2009
    Orange
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    I'm with pippismum - lengthen the Anna to something like

    Anneliese
    Annabelle

    or, I am teacher and have taught an
    Anna-Sophia

    Or maybe Arabella.

    I could be way off but what about Lucinda?

    Lucy is a name that I would put in the same "family" as Anna.

    Hope this helps!

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    DH and I both love Anneliese, but with a daughter named Elyse already, that one's out.

    I love Anneka, but DH says it reminds him of Anikin Skywalker. ()

    Nelle - I've used Nymbler, and it's lots of fun, but I haven't come across anything stellar yet. Still trying though!

    Janelle is a combination of DH's grandmothers' names, and it's also my sisters name, so I'd rather use it for a second name than a first, just to save on confusion. I like my babies to have first names that are all their own, and second names that belong to the family.

    Lucy.... hmmm.... could think about that one. Another sister of mine has a friend named Lucia - it's a pretty name.

    Rosalyn seems pretty too. Although that really reminds me of the babysitter from the Calvin and Hobbes comic. (Do they have Calvin and Hobbes in AUS? Funniest comic strip of all time, IMO. Google it. )

    Rosanna is nice.... too close to Rosanne, maybe? Was that TV show on in AUS too? With Rosanne Barr? Hated that show. But it's been a while, maybe there wouldn't be that association anymore for most people.

    What I really need is some feedback from DH! Not getting anything from him. Got to work on that.

    Keep the ideas coming!

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    I know a 3 year old Sophia and it suits her perfectly. She gets Soph, Sophie or Sophia, they all seem to suit depending on the situation.