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Help! We are expecting our baby girl this week and still haven't decided on a name. We have two boys, and choosing their names was so easy... now for a girl, we can't agree. Our boys are Ronan and Fletcher. So far our girls name is narrowed down to:
Darby
Ainsley
Temperance
Keely
Opinions? Ideas? Our surname has 2 "s" sounds, so names like Summer, Savannah etc don't sound that nice with it :(
oh dear, total pregnancy brain - the title of the thread was supposed to be the verification words to post my message :redface:
Ainsley is pretty but i think that she might get picked on at school later on in life with an*sly.
Darby is nice but sounds like a horse or horse racing as in Derby day
Temperance - never heard such a name. Too long
Keely is nice
Ronan, Fletcher and Keely
That's my opinion. But you can have an name you want of course.
GL.
Hey Lee_bee - I think Temperance is a really neat name. I love those old "virtue" names. :) That one is very unusual these days!
Try Nymbler, maybe, for some other ideas if you're running stuck. (google it ;) )
I like Ainsley and Keely the best. I hadn't thought of kids calling Ainsley Anusly though. I went to school with an Ainsly who wasn't called that.
LOL! I wondered what the deal was with your thread title... I thought, surely she can't call her kid that?!? PMSL!
I like Ainsley, Temperance and Keely. Not as fond of Darby.
[TB, I know an Ainsley too, and she never got teased either.]
Temperance is the name of the main character in Kathy Reichs' books - I LOVE those books, and love the character (the TV show is SO lame in comparison, LOL!) so that name's a winner for me. And I like the shortened form, Tempe, as well.
GL with making your decision!
I love Temperance - so beautiful!
After that Keely, then Ainsley, then Darby.
Good luck!
Yeah i agree with Snacks! - Love the Kathy Reichs' books and love the name Temperance ( and Tempe for short) :D:
Gl with you choice!
With Temperence you would have to be Ok with someone eventually calling her "Bones" like in the TV series of the Kathy Reichs books
I like Keely and Fletcher from your list.
lol I wondered what the title meant....thought it was some weird celebrity name :D
Oooh I love all your choices...good luck picking one.
I love Temperance, I think it's beautiful. Would Cadence also work for you?
I love Temperance!
I dont mind Ainsley or Keely
As for Darby - I prefer Darlie ;)
I really like Keely - I think it goes best with your boy's names.
yeah i'm really liking keely!
Ainsley & Keely are my faves.
I wanted to call DD2 Keely. I love it!! I know a Keely-Jai...liked it from the day I heard it about 13 years ago!
I like Keely. Very pretty and uncommon. Goes really nicely with your boys' names.
Personally, I doubt anyone will remember that by the time she even gets to school. Didn't even occur to me.:
I think they're all lovely names, no wonder you're having a hard time choosing.
What about the meanings behind the names? That's what we used when we were down to two and couldn't decide. Is there any particular meaning you like the best.
:loveshower: " KEELY " :loveshower:
... Wishing you the absolute very, very, & very BEST this week :hug: xOx
I like Temperance. What about Darcy?
Keely is nice too.
As for kids teasing kids because of their names. Kids will make something out of anything! So i wouldn't worry about that - unless you're naming them something totally cruel!
We have Jackson picked for a boy, and Dylan if we had a girl and the teasing names I could come up with made people think i was going nutters XD
I like Keely and Ainsley the best.
I know a boy named Darby, but haven't heard it used as a girls name ....yet ;)
As Teagz suggested - Darcy is a pretty name too.
Ainsley is also a suburb in Canberra I think? I don't know about Keely. ... I immediately think 'Really Keely"? Sorry, I'm not much help! good luck deciding.
Thank you so much for your responses :) And thank you to who changed the title of the post lol.
As for meanings, I love Keely because it means "beautiful", but Darby is a family name and also means "at liberty".
It's tough because we can't decide on a good middle name either. Today I like Darby Summer but DH likes Temperance Darby (which makes me think of Terence Trent Darby).
Why is it so hard to decide on a girls name? :wall:
Ainsley would be my first pick - then Keely. :lol:
I am not fond of Temperance. I know its only 3 syllables - but its a very long name for a child to have to spell - IYKWIM? Plus it has the word 'temper' in it - lol. I prefer the suggestion Cadence...
Darby also reminds me of Derby and the word Garb... (sorry:redface:) I think it looks more like a last name - not as feminine as your other choices. Perhaps this one would be good as a middle name? Especially as it has a family link.
Good luck deciding. Names are so hard....:doh:
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