Comments on: LOVE THAT NAME, but…

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:36:28 +0000

It’s been years since I named a baby but my advice is if you and your mate really love a name, use it. There will only be one of whatever name you choose in your eyes and there’s no better way to start your loving relationship with your child than with a name you also love! We did and at any one time our children only knew at the most one or two kids with the same name. Things like TV shows that use a name you like will be gone before too long or forgotten so don’t worry about your source of a name you love. If relatives (parents, sibs) balk at a name you mention, they’ll soon like it once they meet the baby – or at least adjust to it!

By: maria

maria — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:31:09 +0000

my name is maria anything interesting about it.

By: ADC

ADC — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:48:33 +0000

Have you thought of Alisa? That seems to suit your style. Pronounced UH-lees-ah.

By: JoElle

JoElle — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:28:47 +0000

Joelle is only modernly considered a French name (within the last 50 years). It’s actually Hebrew in origin: the feminine of the biblical Joel, which means “Jehovah is God”.

I’ve carried this name for 30 years and absolutely cherish it, even though I am neither Hebrew nor religious. Even though my father insisted on the stylized spelling with two capital letters to reduce confusion, the only problem I have had is frequent mispronunciations: anything from Jo-lee to Jo-el-ah. I guess people will find a way to screw up any name, though!

By: Rachael

Rachael — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:40:40 +0000

My four your old daughter is Adele. As a nickname she gets called ‘Del’ or ‘Della’. She is often called ‘Della Bella’ by family too. We LOVE her name (we are in Australia) and she regularly gets compliments on what a pretty and elegant name it is.
Her middle name is Georgia. I am yet to meet another Adele her age.

By: adele

adele — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:08:49 +0000

Ps I have never had any nicknames apart from del or delly but delly comes from very very close friends and family very sparingly

By: adele

adele — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:07:20 +0000

My name is Adele and I am 33 I used it for my daughters middle name. I personally really like it and feel its feminine and exotic but simple.

By: Emmy Jo

Emmy Jo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:36:32 +0000

I know exactly what you’re talking about. I have a good number of names on my absolute favorites list that just don’t seem quite right now that I’m actually expecting (and realizing the name needs to be applied to a live human being).

Good luck! I do love your discards, so I’m sure the one you settle on will be great.

By: kat

kat — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:32:31 +0000

Here’s one that definately hasn’t been heard much (or at all)- Melita..it’s the old name for the island of Malta and is sweet when you sound it

By: Tirzah

Tirzah — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:05:25 +0000

Maybe you were thinking of Leilani, not Lorelai.