HELP!! Stuck on final name choice.....

**Dad Again!** · October 9th, 2008, 01:33 AM

Dear Everyone

After 4+ years of TTC my partner and and I are expecting our second baby in the next week or so

but are stuck on a final decision for a name! You'd think that after all we've been through this bit would be easy but there you go!

Our first (now 6 years old) is an amazing bright cheeky girl named Claudia and we had little trouble settling on that name or Ari if she was a boy. We're still happy with Ari if our second is a boy and are thinking about using Ari if she's a girl as well but for some reason I'm not 100% sure about that one. After a million hours of thinking about this

we've chosen Hillary as an option if she's a girl but because they're so different we can't decide.

So..... help! Any feedback on these names would be great. Ari for a boy and Ari/Hillary for a girl. What do you all reckon? We look forward to any comments or suggestions.

Dad Again! (Yippee!!!!)

*Zoe* · October 9th, 2008, 05:39 AM

I always loved Ari for a boy, but have never thought of it as a girls name - I actually really like it

But I don't think it meshes well with Claudia. Hillary gels with Claudia really well. If it was a girl, I would choose Hillary.

**[M]umma[M]ia** · October 9th, 2008, 06:16 AM

i like Ari but for a boy...

I know a little girl called Arilian and she gets called Ari for short.

Hillary.. yeh thats an ok name.. i guess

sorry.. im pretty picky

**Shellbelle** · October 9th, 2008, 06:30 AM

What about Arianna for a girl, and if you like Ari you can call her that for short???

**Mumma2three** · October 9th, 2008, 07:04 AM

You could use Ariel (that's our choice if we have a girl) Ariella, Arabella, Arianna etc and they can all be shortened to Ari. xo

**Mum2TJ** · October 9th, 2008, 07:37 AM

What about Arianna for a girl, and if you like Ari you can call her that for short???

That's a good idea! You could also spell it Ariahna to get the soft "a" sound. I like Ariahna better than Hillary. And Ari for a boy is great!

Congratulations on your second bub to be, you must be so excited!