Not yet on a first name basis
When we went in for an ultrasound a little over three weeks ago the doctor determined that I had a low-lying placenta, meaning it had formed at the lower half of the uterus. Excuse me while I slip into technical pregnancy talk for a moment: this can potentially be a problem if it doesn't eventually move upward during the pregnancy because it can cover all or part of the cervix, a condition known as placenta previa that can cause bleeding or symptoms of early labor. She also couldn't get the baby into a position that made it possible to inspect the end of her spine, so we scheduled another ultrasound to take a look at these concerns. That appointment was last Friday, and during that exam we got to meet the baby's feet:
She yawned four times while we were watching, a gesture that silenced both me and Jon. I've only recently been able to feel her kicking around in the womb, so in many ways the only physical manifestation of the pregnancy so far has been my increasingly immobile body. This baby moves much differently than Leta did, and where Leta's movements within felt like she was knocking down walls, this baby feels much more like she's tiptoeing through the room. Watching her stretch her mouth wide open crystallized the reality of all these symptoms— the swollen fingers and toes, the flesh-eating acne, the embarrassing, uncontrollable flatulence that I often try to pass off as a creaky wooden floorboard. There is a certain look I have perfected when out in public, and when Jon turns around suddenly because he cannot believe that my dignity would allow such a sound to happen, all I have to do is raise my right eyebrow. This is code for YOU DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING.
Friday it sort of hit us squarely in the face: holy shit, there's a human in there.
The placenta had moved upward significantly, and all the baby's parts looked well-formed and jutted into and out of all the right places. The doctor asked us if we had chosen a name yet, and my answer was probably a lot more detailed than she had planned for. Thing is, we had a name picked out for a boy. In fact, we've had a name picked out for a boy since the beginning of our relationship. A boy was always going to be named after Jon's grandfather, Truman, and then we'd only have to negotiate the middle name. Something short, precise, something I could yell easily and derisively when I discovered he had peed on the toilet seat.
But we cannot agree on a girl's name. And every time I suggest something lovely or something sweet he says, no way, absolutely not, he knew a girl in grade school with that name, and she used to eat her boogers.
Then how about this name? No, he once dated a this name, and not only was she a bad kisser, but she eventually became a polygamist.
What about this one? Hell no, he once worked with a this one, and her hair smelled like cat food.
This? Reminds him of moldy cheese.
That? Makes him want to shoot squirrels.
So no, doctor. We haven't yet chosen a name.
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301. Dayna said:
I had a friend in high school named "Indra." I was always so jealous her cool, bohemian name.
302. Dana said:
Eloise
Ever read the children's books with the main character of the same name? She's fun fun fun.
And the name is just beautiful.
303. jw said:
Warrenetta Bufett Armstrong
304. Saara said:
I'm due 6 weeks before you and am also having a little girl. Just had a follow-up ultrasound last week and saw her opening and closing her mouth, putting her thumb in and out of it, and she was actually blinking at us - it was so amazing!
We are naming our baby Rael (pronounced "rye-l" if that makes sense, it means Rachel in Estonian which is my background). My second choice is Isla....I think Isla sounds really nice with your last name.
Anyhow, had to give you my suggestion!
305. Ilyssa said:
My sisters name is Olivia Rose and I love it... I think Leta would love the whole "Rose" aspect, like Briar Rose. :)
306. Manic Mommy said:
Yeah, why not Truly. That's a great beautiful name, and goes well with Leta.
BTW, am devouring It Sucked and then I Cried.
Determined at page 10 that it is definitely the greatest pregnancy book I have ever read, and I have not been one of your blog followers forever.
Also, now, whenever I pee, I am thinking of, or doing the Ten and Two! And I'm not pregnant, so that is a scary thing! Loving the book! Can't wait to review it, and also meet you in Oak Brook!
307. Anonymous said:
I wasn't going to comment, just read. Then I came across the suggestion of Fay. I have completely fallen in love with that name. How beautiful would Faye (I like it better with an e) and Leta sound together? And it sounds so beautiful, and gentle and lovely and that's what I picture your little yawner being like.
I am so happy for you and your family, Heather. I'm sending you good thoughts everyday.
308. Hosoo said:
I love your picture in "About" section. You look different.
309. Melissa said:
I love Truman for a girl or boy. But Truman Capote is one of my favorite authors, especially for "A Christmas Memory," and I would slap the name Truman onto anything worth naming if I were allowed. I ended up with Juliet for my daughter--one of the few my husband and I agreed on.
But I will offer up some others of my favorites in case Truman for girl isn't your thing. Heavy on the literary references:
Harper (Can't love Truman Capote without loving Harper Lee)
Georgina
Clementine
Babette
Eloise
Penelope
Glad to see all is well in utero.
310. Lori said:
1. True
2. Lola
3. Tallulah
4. Esmay
5. Ruby
311. Lori Magno said:
Heather,
You come from a family of people with interesting names (September, Ranger, Coco come to mind) why not name the child Truman? Add a frilly middle name and you are golden. Kids always hate their names anyway - at least pick something that when shouted in a mall causes a kid to flinch on the spot.
Good luck!
312. Bluestem said:
Gee, "Beta" seems to fit. It's so obvious that I'm surprised no one has yet mentioned it.
Har!
313. Jean said:
You could go with Trumanella, but it sounds like a poultry disease. lol All kidding aside, you could go with the "what sounds good when I call the kids in for dinner" method of naming babies. lol I like London and Laura. "Leta, Laura, time to eat!" Sounds good!
314. SAHM: Surviving Assorted Home Mayhem said:
We had just the opposite problem; totally had a girl name, thought it might be a girl, then learned it was a boy and spent forever trying to come up with a good one AND agree. Good luck!
315. anonymouth said:
Studying episodes of Seinfeld for child names has worked wonders for us.
316. Siera said:
Dear God! Not the “that name reminds of X in elementary/middle/high school as s/he did X/Y/Z.” I hated that debate when we were doing the name game during my pregnancy. My fiancé did it all the time! I liked the name Caitlyn he didn't as any Katie's he knew were dumb, a bitch or something or another. He hated the name Jacob as cob reminded him of corn on the cob and he hated the name Jake as it reminded him of someone he hated. WTF? We ended up with HIS middle name as our son’s name, how original? Then again, I drove him nuts when I vetoed his boy name suggestions as the former whore in me slept or fooled around with some guy(s) name X/Y/Z. Yes Aaron your mother was whore. That's why you’re not named Mike.
317. chelsea said:
we're saving holly for when we have a girl.
you can use it if'n you want!
318. Kathy said:
I can completely relate to what you're going through. My husband and I argued for months on how to name our daughter but we finally decided on the name Lauryn Brooke. It's a hard decision to make but I think once you see the baby, you'll know the name. :)
319. suckit8008 said:
OK,OK heres the better names...
Bedd Spred
Margareene
Lanolin
Phan Blaid
Bambu Flor
Madison
Weegaim
Cardigann Sofa
and for a boy: Dusty Hutch
320. Kelly said:
It certainly sounds like you're open to suggestions. Truwoman? Didn't think so. Here are a few others that I love.
Willow
Eden
Shea
Hazel
Beatriu (it's the Catalan variation of Beatrix, Tru would be a cute nickname)
Helena
321. mj said:
I let my husband pick both names. When we had our twin girls, I was 35, he was 59, and these were his first kids (mine too). My dr. commended me on such a great leap of faith, but I felt it was the least I could do after he nearly had a coronary upon discovering I was not only preg., but having two. He's from glasgow, so they had to have Scots names. I remember some, for what it's worth
Kyla
Skye
Isla
Ailsa
Iona
annabel
tara
aileene
322. Ingrid said:
#216, glad to hear there are some fans of my name out there :)
-Ingrid
323. Valerie said:
I believe that that Leta is Leta Elise, isn't she? So I think Elise may be out, and probably Elsa and Eliza for the same reason- although I think Eliza would have been great.
How about Rosa or Cora?
324. Noelle said:
Here's a tip my cousin let me in on when my husband and I were negotiating our daughter's middle name: immediately after you give birth call the baby whatever name you want! Like he's going to argue with you right after you've been through labor?! LOL! Congrats!
325. Jen said:
I'm with everyone above and think that Tru is really cute. I do also love Sidney. It's very adorable, and every Sidney I have ever known has been sweet and gentle.
Good luck with the rest of the pregnancy! I <3 this blog.
326. Lori said:
We went through the same thing and eventually picked Elena. It's a lovely name, but unfortunately only rhymes with Macarena (at least the way we pronounce it with a long 'a' sound for the middle e).
I have to side with those that think Truman is too masculine and she will never forgive you.
327. micahmaranda said:
Name her Ozzy. Remember the Lita/Ozzy duet? When you get pissed you can go around the house screeching/singing "IF I CLOSE MY EYES FOREVER, WILL IT ALL REMAIN THE SAME??"
328. Emily S said:
WHAT IS IT with men and names?
My husband is the same way with boys names...they all have something to do with:
"no way, he knew a THISNAME, and he was a total asshole"
329. Ivy said:
I wonder if it works that way- you figure out a name for one sex, and you end up having the one you weren't name-planning for. My lovey and I have aggreed on Scarlett as a name for a girl...but we haven't even broached the subject of a boy. I think I'll peruse the Dooce comments for a cool boy name ;)
330. Cait said:
I'm 34 weeks pregnant and had the same issue with the placenta which resolved (90% of the time it does if it's noticed early on). AND, we're also having a girl- we had Lorelei picked out but with the last name Filipski we decided to be nice to her and go with Nora instead :) She's not even here yet but I can't imagine her being named anything else...GOOD LUCK!
331. Julie said:
I like old fashioned names on little girls.
Virginia
Mabel
Hazel
Ruth
Esther
Maureen
etc. etc.
332. Stephanie said:
I've always liked Danielle, partly because I like the nickname Danni. How about:
Riley
Shayna
Sierra
Jenna
Rusty (I know, it's weird, but I like it.)
Amelia (my middle name, actually)
I saw someone earlier who had a Dylan, and I think that is great too.
333. heatherb said:
If I ever have a baby girl, I'm naming her Twyla (twilight)
it's kind of old timey and sweet
334. Amy said:
Save Truman for when you have your boy. My maiden name is Cisco and regret using it only as a middle name for one of our boys.
Try your maiden name ......
Then again I have 3 girls names that we were not able to use (we have 1 girl and 3 boys)
meredith
annie michel ( pronounced Michael)
meryl
elizabeth
amy
335. Dana said:
We worked it this way...for girls, I get to pick the first name and he gets to pick the middle name, and vice versa for boys. We agreed to only discuss names once a week. We each got 3 absolute vetoes and everything else had to go down on a list where it sat for a week...and if the other person still hated the name at the end of the week, it came off the list.
We eventually got down to two name combinations and we held her up and said each name to her in the hospital...and then we went with the combination that she didn't fart at.
Seriously. My child was almost named Ruby Shannon...but she let out a ripper as soon as we said it...we took that as a no. So she ended up with Amelia Regan.
336. Anonymous said:
Anneli
Kaya
Mia
337. hanna said:
Oo! I'll join in on the unsolicited baby-naming advice! You left comments open, so you must want input, right?
I was gonna jokingly suggest girlifying Truman: Truwoman? Trumana? But as I was reading the comments it occurred to me that turning Truman into Trumyn makes it sound like a girl's name. It maybe looks kinda funny though, and makes use of that whole "turning vowels into y's" thing people don't like, but I really think in this case it kinda works.
I never would have suggested Nora myself, but seeing it here, it's pretty endearing. I also think Aurora is a perfectly fine name.
338. Shannon said:
We have the same dismembered stuffed tigers (and trunk full o'squirrels) on our living room floors! I have a boss who named her daughter Lyle, and even though it seems like a boy's name, it grows on you. As would Truman, I'm sure. I wouldn't cross it off the list just yet.
339. trisha said:
OK. A fellow Memphis girl's suggestions:
Klara (this is what my husband and I have picked for a daughter)
Allison
Aislin
Aquinnah
Caroline
Erin
Corin (CORE-in)
Corinna
Karena (Kar-EE-na)
340. Jessica said:
My husband and I can't agree on a name either, but at least he is smart enough to recognize (out loud even) that once I push the kid out, he'll probably give me whatever I want. So I am planning on taking full advantage of this weakness.
341. Dani said:
I read all the time but never comment. So I just had to. With all the awful names that people are picking for their kids now. I HAD to comment. I'll try to keep it short and sweet.
Helena (Hu leena)
Lena (and it goes with Leta)
Kennedy
Harper
Piper
Tatum
Okay I'll shut up now.
342. Anonymous said:
How about Paulina? Or Pauline?
343. Bea said:
We've had a name picked out for a girl for ages, and although we've had no luck with conceiving I'm not sure that we'll ever agree on a boy's name.
Wanna trade?!
344. Anonymous said:
We didn't know the sex ahead of time. We agreed on a girl name but not on a boy name. We went to the hospital with a baby name book in the bag and hoped that we would be able to agree at the time if in fact it was a boy. We even asked the doctor ahead of time if we would be able to leave if we didn't have a name (he said yes).
It was a girl! So no problems! Her name is Lorelei. No middle name. She doesn't need one.
345. Alison said:
How about June?
June Armstrong. I like it!
346. Colleen said:
Totally delurking to say: AVERY. Avery Armstrong. Love it!
347. Tess said:
My all time number one choice for a girl's name has always been: Pryne (Hester's last name from The Scarlet Letter)
May I also suggest:
Scarlet
Chloe
Adelaide
348. Gwen said:
Wouldn't you want to meet the baby before you name it? Maybe that's disingenuous of me; I don't have any kids myself. I just think that's what I would do.
I'd suggest checking the recent US census statistics for common names, and then NOT picking one of them.
My birth name was Jennifer, which was the most common girls' name in the United States FROM 1970 UNTIL 1983. I found it so oppressively common that I finally changed my name to something else.
Best of luck!
349. Maria said:
Imogen :o)
Pronounced Im-oh-jen)
Congratulations again. Your little one looks cuter than cute!
350. Anonymous said:
The name I love is Seren. Like Serenade. And, as the great granddaughter of Eliza Derbyshire, I vote for Eliza as the middle name.
Seren Eliza Armstrong. Fits so well, esp. the way the middle name echoes our beloved Leta Elise.
Plus, Seren sounds like it fits her personality so far.
Besides, what youngling wouldn't want S.E.A. as her initials. Dreamy.
Reminds me of Destin. And therin lies another name suggestion. But I'd save it for the middle name if you find another favorite first.
351. Cherie said:
You're a brave woman bringing up the topic of names with comments left open. Fawnzelle may not be the very worst yet. But I'm hearing you, I didn't mind having my suggestions being vetoed by beloved for flimsy and bizarre reasons, sitting through details of former lovers and renditions of bawdy pub tunes ("Charlotte the Harlot lay dying, a piss pot supported her head..." hmmm, OK Charlotte's off the list)...Funny at first but he never offered up any suggestions of his own. 53 names and many sordid tales later and no closer to a decision. The first name he said "I don't hate it" was the one...I went out and ordered a stack of personalised stuff with the name, thus ended the consultation.
352. Katie said:
Of course that's a human in there, has been since conception. What a miracle, right? That's what we pro life nuts have been saying all this time!!!
353. Kecia said:
Lilly (lilian) totally.
LETA....LILLY...GET THE HELL OVER HERE! COCO PUT THAT DOWN DAMMIT!
WHOA..my human detection device says Libby enthusiasm...Libby is good too.
354. Anonymous said:
I love how nobody seems to remember that Leta's middle name is Elise. Everyone loves it. The greatest baby name debacle I know of is a pair of twins named Hunter and Fisher. Individually, I love the names. Together, they are unbelievably twee.
355. Hilary said:
How about Laila? (or some related spelling)
Laila Brooke Armstrong...
356. Alicia said:
I think that's what husbands are here for. To veto our names. I swear. Some that he refuses to allow me to use and maybe Jon will be more forgiving of:
Carys
Delaney
Lila
Elena
Isla
Mila
Ayanna
Giselle
GL I can't wait to know!!!
357. Carolyn said:
Hey, how 'bout that, I just hollered, "Karl Josef get in here and clean up this toilet seat!" tonight...and he's nearly 15. Sigh. Ah, name choosing. Well, I don't envy you guys there. ;) So glad pieces are where they should be and the placenta is looking better. All the best for a continued healthy pregnancy.
358. shane said:
When we went to spy on our oldest chilling in the womb we had yet to pick out a name. But unlike your ultra-sound we didn't see feet- we saw his little man stem. My wife suggested the name "Oh My!", I suggested Hoss (Bonanza)- we compromised and named him Mackinley.
Here's to a healthy happy pregnancy. cheers
359. Nikmar said:
We have an Alice and a Tess and often get compliments on the names. They fit my criteria - #1, they are actual names spelled correctly (how retro of us!), #2, they are feminine without being overtly so and, #3 they are unusual enough to not be trendy. But I really wanted Beatrice or Louisa and couldn't sell them to the husband. We would be honored if you chose any of those.
360. Jodie Zoeller said:
I vote for JODIE ANN. My name is unique. Of course TRUDY is a nice name... sort of like TRUMAN. I have to agree TRUMAN would be an OK middle name for a girl. How about Elizabeth Truman Armstrong. Larissa Truman Armstrong. Winifred (Winnie for short after my great Aunt) Truman Armstrong. Jodie Truman Armstrong. Anne Truman Armstrong. Barbara Truman Armstrong. Olivia, Ava, Lillian.... pick a classic name. Margaret Truman Armstrong!!!!
Awful names include Cornelia, Cordelia, Arzela... all names of my women ancestors.
361. Cherie said:
...you may want to consider this You Tube clip "Cracking Down on Baby Names" before you make your final decision!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXTngYxm8Bs
362. Manda said:
I think Lola would be a good name to go with Leta. Except I can see you mixing up their names all the time like my mom did. She would end up Letola or something. I will tell you my favorite girl names, but you can't take them without asking. Scarlett and Alexandria.
363. Geri said:
I had placenta previa. These things boggle my mind -- that something I never heard of is going on inside me and can be so scary to me. The placenta grew up the side wall, and she turned out perfect.
I ended up with a C section anyways -- she was too big and too tall on the due date and they took her! I didn't like the idea, but relented when my insurance would pay for it. Before this risky moment, I was on a CASH birth basis. (Employer had not paid for maternity care insurance to save money! Yeah, it was the early 90s -- our last recession period.)
364. Katie said:
My 3 boys all have the same personality they showed in utero. Crazy active? Yup, still. So laid back and quiet I had to stop and count the movements? Still that laid back. Sounds like you have a low key daughter coming.
Truman would be a cool middle name for a girl!
365. L. said:
Trudy/Tru makes me think of the "Pru and Trude" characters from Kath & Kim. Truman reminds me of Truman Capote, definitely not a girls name. But it could be nice as a middle name for her maybe.
When my cousin named her son Axel, our grandmother said "everyone is going to call him greasy!"... Like axle grease, I guess? Old person logic, heh. But so far no one else has made that connection.
My surname is made up of an unusual combination of two normal words (I won't write it, but think like "Smithroad" or "Steergrass") and people still found a way to make fun of it in school...
366. Anonymous said:
I knew a little girl named Truman and she was as cute as could be. I love that name for a girl.
We're in the opposite situation. We have a girl name but no boy name. We're still waiting to see what this one is.
When I was pregnant with my son I took care of a 4 year old little girl. After a kid tooted in her preschool class, she told the whole class and teachers with a very serious face that they shouldn't laugh because "Sometimes you can't help it. My nanny farts all the time and she can't help it because of the baby." Um, thanks kid.
367. Avery said:
I've always been partial to my name (Avery), which a lot of people can't always say. My five month-old is named Ruby (although at one point we were thinking of Imogen, but my sister said it reminded her of a prescription drug... sigh).
368. Lindsley said:
I found out last week after my 20 week ultrasound that I have a low lying placenta...go back in 6 weeks for a re-check..and hoping it's moved. I spent 12 weeks in bed with my first baby...not for that, but still! And we're playing the name game for our kid on the way too! Tricky stuff picking a name! I love Leta's name though!
369. Emily said:
I love the name Leah (pronounced the Jewish/Israeli way of Lay-uh). I also love Naomi, Ava, Maya, and Elia (Eliya). Chaya is one of my favorites (pronounced like Maya and the ch is a guttural sound like the 'j' in Spanish). It's a variation of the word 'life' in Hebrew.
370. Julie said:
Well, you hit it out of the park with Leta, so I'm sure you'll come up with something awesome. In the meantime, here's a link to my favorite SNL sketch dealing with baby names. I wish I could find a video of it, but alas, YouTube sucks for SNL skits. It was freaking hilarious though. Enjoy.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/92/92ababynames.phtml
I love your blog, btw. Just love it. Thanks for the constant entertainment.
371. Anonymous said:
#45... if kids in my class were smart enough to call someone "arianna areola," they'll definately make the ainsley-anus connection. really, have a heart.
372. SpartanFan said:
Never did I see you asking for name ass-vice, but I couldn't resist. I am a high school teacher, so I pretty much see it all. The following are names of female students that I've had that I think are unusual and rather like (I wouldn't give you anything I thought was awful) along with some of my own faves and my daughter's name(s) thrown in for good measure:
Logan (girl)
Dallas (girl)
Charis (rhymes with Paris)
Millie (just Millie or short for Millicent)
Maura (rhymes with Laura)
Shea (pronounced Shay)
Molly
Evan (girl)
373. Mari said:
I forgot to mention in my earlier post, my neighbors have a daughter named Ellery. I really like that name!
374. Moltomom said:
I was cracking up by the end of your post...my husband had the SAME arguments when discussing girl names. It was so unbelievably frustrating! Luckily, we had a boy the first time around and are having another boy in a month. Not surprisingly, we've never had one argument about a boy name.
375. Fiona said:
I vote for old lady names like Hazel, Maude or Olive.
BTW, I was at Powells Books today and saw a large stand up display of your book cover in the window. Pretty cool.
376. Miff said:
How about Miffany?
She could then spend her life saying
"That's Tiffany with an M...",
Or She could be associated with a certain little white Bunny rabbit?
What were my parents thinking??
377. Emily said:
I have to comment again. Someone mentioned Fay and then another commenter followed it up with the spelling of Faye. My grandmother's name is Faye and my other grandmother's name was Felder. My grandfathers' names are Ernest and Clarence Anslem (in case you're in the market for boy names in the future). We're from the South (Alabama and Georgia) so strong names run in the family. I do love Faye and Leta together. Leah (pronounced Lay-uh--in my first suggestions) and Leta sound nice as well.
378. anna said:
i vote for anna.
only because i LOVE my name.
it's a palindrome.
otherwise, name her heather, and just call her junior.
junior armstrong.
how fucking bad ass is that shit?
(oh and my input words are schott lather, just in case you can't think of anything else. schott lather hamilton armstrong. ha!)
379. Melissa said:
i wish for someone to name a little girl Olivia Grace.
I also love love love the name Rose (it was my grandmother's name).
Not that i expect you to pick my choices...LOL
I can't wait to meet the new one!
380. Amy said:
Hubby wanted to name first born Truman. Instead we named one of the dogs that, heh. I am of the firm belief that for all the hell a woman goes through to produce a babe SHE should damned well name him or her!
381. erin said:
DOOCE! You already promised this kid's name, see here:
http://www.dooce.com/2008/05/05/nyc-book-signing-and-meet-and-greet
382. Natural said:
victoria ashley sounds like a good name to me.
383. Anonymous said:
what about Nina or Kyla? neither are too weird, but still original enough that not every kid in the class will have the same name.
384. Andrea said:
I have 2 boys Mitchell and Leland. Leland is 8 months old. We could not agree on a girl's name at all so we were thrilled to have another boy. But for a girl I wanted Nova and my husband wanted Birdie. Maybe that will help you!! Congratulations!! She has a beautiful little foot!!
385. Carolyn said:
Since I had three boys I never got to use my girl's name, Grace (my husband's grandmother's name). I still love it. Other choices:
Ruby
Zoe
Moira
Nicola
Jaqueline
Daria
Bronte--a girl in my son's class. It's even spelled with an umlaut over the "e" for extra Euro flair.
386. Anonymous said:
Just to throw in my two cents:
Kieran
Pauley
Ainsley
Peyton
Best of luck with the rest of your pregnancy
387. Jessica P said:
Truman would definitely work for a girl!
388. BellaSweet said:
Reagan Armstrong
389. Anonymous said:
I say Nora or Noelle, Heather. Cute, classic, and easily pronounced.
390. Anonymous said:
Mandy.
Ahahahaha! Just kidding. When I was in junior high, I loved that song by Barry Manilow, and would race to the kitchen (where our radio was) every time I heard the song, and I'd crank it up and sing along with it. And I desperately wanted to be named Mandy.
I think you should name the baby what you want, and I think you should ignore most of the names that are presented here. It seems that so many folks are so anxious to come up with names that are unique and unusual that the names just sound like they're trying too hard.
Relax. Just find a pretty name.
391. http://www.mikesmoonwalkrentals.com said:
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. I think the fetuses name is Carl.
392. Carly said:
How about Harper?
393. <a href="http://www.mikesmoonwalkrentals.com/">Bdizzle</a> said:
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy... but I think the ultrasound fetus is definitely a Carl. My girlfriend had some of the most whack names for our daughter. We ended up with Maya. B-E-A-Utiful !!!
394. Anonymous said:
Use what Leta suggested: Princess Aurora -- or just plainly Aurora. :)
Think about it....
Leta Armstrong and Aurora Armstrong.
395. Becca said:
How about Lisa? Just kidding.
You could name her Dora. Leta would totally look up to her.
396. Lori said:
Ida
Sasha
Olive
Poppy
India
Hazel
Tamar
May
Matilda
We named our daughter Stella, I love it but it's too popular now. Also, there are tons of Ella-Bella-Stella now, I would shy away from those. Lots of Mayas, Lucys, Rubys, and Olivias here in the pacific northwest.
Good luck....and I hope that you will get the name you want after you go through labor! Most guys cave.
397. Anonymous said:
What about Marley?
Marley Truman Armstrong. Marley and Leta.
Or Lennah? Lennah Armstrong sounds nice! But Lennah and Leta is a bit of a mouthful!
398. Anonymous2 said:
I like:
Lillyanne Elise Armstrong
Not quite Lillian, which sounds old to me.
My friends named their second girl LuLu. Just straight out LuLu. It really suits her.
Another couple I know used Ellewyn (ell-a-win), they call her Ella for short. And another named their girl Katherine but call her Katya (catch-ya)
My girl is named Allison but we call her Allie.
I also thought of your cousin GEORGE! and think Georgie is a cute name as long as the middle name is more feminine to offset Armstrong!
Good luck, I wish you all the best!!
399. kara said:
I know I've said it before, but I don't know if you even read this many comments, but anyway. My first little one was not *as* challenging as Leta, but pretty challenging. Colicky (screamy, all the time) until she was at least 5 months old, and continued to be very challenging from there. She's 3 now, and still a spit-fire. We had our second in November, another girl, and this one? Sleeps. Cries if she's hungry. Smiles like you're the one person in the whole world she's been waiting to see (and that's to everyone who glances her direction). But I digress. My point is, my first was fighting to make her presence known even in the womb: kicked and moved around all. the. time. I worried about the second one because she didn't move as much, and I'd have daily panics where I had to lay down to really pay attention and make sure there was movement. So I'm starting to figure that maybe "behavior" in the womb might tell us a lot about the baby's personality.
Which brings me to what I was really wanting to say:
Ooh ooh ooh!! Maybe you're going to have a nice, calm, easy-going child this time! Yay for you!
400. tatiana said:
How about She Who is Descended from the Being of Splendor and Light :-) Should you let Leta name her, though, heed the cautionary tale: my friend's daughter named her baby sister Lollipop. She doesn't answer to her real name anymore.
401. Anonymous said:
We've only got a girls name picked out (it's Sigrid!) and because of Murphy's Law, I bet we'd have a boy instead....
Also, you got a little shout out in Newsweek about bloggers living off their blogs! It's on page 19 (article titled "Time to Hang Up the Pajamas") in the newest issue; the one with 'We Are All Socialists Now' on the cover.
402. Erin said:
Me: What name would remind someone of moldy cheese?!
Him: Bree.
Me: ... Oh. Right.
Him: Just sayin.
Me: Well what name would make you want to shoot squirrels?
Him: Boris? Natasha?
403. Anonymous said:
Our sweet girl is named McKenna (after my mom...so it's our family name). We love it and you don't hear it too often. Can't wait to keep reading about and then finally "meeting" this baby! :)
404. Anonymous said:
Neroli
Summer
Bridie
Brooke
Briar
Esther
Indigo
Jett
Jasmine
Ruby
405. Anonymous said:
i vote for Tru!
406. sweatpantsmom said:
I can't believe no one's suggested Anastasia Beaverhausen
407. sweatpantsmom said:
(But I agree - Truman is a beautiful name for a girl, too.)
408. Anna said:
What about Auden? Noah Wyle has a daughter named Auden and I just fell in love with it the first time I heard it.
I also like these:
Harper
Stella
Louise
Clare
Amelia
My vote is still for Auden. Leta and Auden. They sound lovely together.
409. Danielle said:
Dakota!
Dakota is my secret favourite girls name - but we are having a boy..! (I am due around same time).
Dakota is reminiscent of the fading sunset over a big open plains desert and the coolest girl ever - on her wild horse or driving a black mustang thru the desert sands.
I am not sure about another reader's suggestion of Nora (reminds me a tiny bit of a name of a circus elephant with bells on, or something similar..)
410. arishell said:
I don't know if you will read all of these comments, but if you do....
I grew up an Ann, nothing more plain. My daughter is Juliette Sabine. Rather French, but it goes with our last name. She goes by her middle name, but is threatening to go by "Julie" for middle school! You are welcome to either.
Congrats.
411. mark said:
Sorry - off topic but have to say it. Coldplay? Really? And they won Best Song for a tune they blatantly ripped off? Thought you had better musical taste than to woo over a 3rd rate band whose most interesting song was 9 years ago.
412. Monica said:
I just have to say to all the people that are suggesting forms of Tru that my former step-sister's name was True, and she got teased mercilessly from everyone she met. "Is your other sister named False?" and "I bet you're really a liar, aren't you?" Not cool. :/
As for me, I was apparently named for my father's ex-girlfriend. Go figure.
413. Amy said:
Like you really need more random name suggestions from the internet, but we're probably done having kids and I could never get my husband to consider what I think is a lovely name for a girl. "Miel" (pronounced Mee-el) which is the French word for honey. I just think it sounds beautiful, and is certainly unique. It also goes nicely with Lena.
414. Emily said:
Why don't you just go ahead and call her Fart? HAHA. I really amused myself with that one.
But seriously, the listing of baby names from others is kind of strange to me. I can't imagine naming my kid after something somebody told me on the Internet. I mean, sure, sometimes suggestions might spark something in you, but people listing their own faves so you'll name them that kinda weirds me out. *shrugs* That's just me. No offense, anyone.
P.S. The two words I have to type in to make sure I am a human visitor is "Lamar arises." Apparently you need to name your baby Lamar. HAHA.
415. Lisa said:
It's becoming increasinly popular, but I love the name Ella.
How 'bout Emma Grace? Jaden Rose? Carol Burnett? Vida la Vida Loco?
416. Jess said:
Meagan. Or Megan. Or Meg.
Kate
Cloie
Aisling (Ash-Leen)
Tess
Nora
Aubrey
Audrey
Madeline
Emmeline
417. Lolo said:
You didn't ask ... but PEOPLE. Stop making up crazy ass names. There are plenty of names that you don't have to take a perfectly fine name and pronounce it wacky.
I'm loving Truman for a girl, although it makes quite a statement. There is nothing like a family name. It's strong. I'm also loving Moira.
418. Terri said:
Ella Tru
419. Anonymous said:
Georgia Truman Armstrong
Your welcome!
420. Anonymous said:
How about truwoman?? call her tru. and chris martin is hot. so dreamy
421. Keelie said:
How about Maren? I had a friend who named his daughter that BEFORE it popped up in "Something's Gotta Give". It goes well with a lot of last names, and is nice and short for screaming from one end of the house to the other. Of course, I'm also partial to my name (Keelie) because there are so few of us out there... if you're going for unique vs. traditional. The spelling is easily varied too. Good luck!
422. Anonymous said:
Since I'm WAYYYY down the list you'll probably never read this post and my unborn children and yours will never meet I'd like to make a suggestion from my list-o-names...
I think a great name for the tip-toey, delicate little girl would be: Lorelei
It's one of my faves! :o)
Just for fun, here is a great website that shows you the popularity of a name.
http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false
Glad everything is progressing nicely!
423. bonzai said:
Whatever you do, just pick something before too long. That way, when you're all woozy and drugged up after the delivery, Jon can't sneak "Mason Storm" or its female equivalent by you, the way one of my friend's husband did.
Really.
424. Dagmar Bleasdale said:
We always knew the girl name, Emerson (Emma). We both loved that so much. After I found out we were going to have a boy, I had to tell my husband (who did not want to know the sex) because I didn't want to have to make up a name on the fly after he was born (and I also wanted to have THAT discussion about his appendage - to snip or not to snip. No, we didn't).
So Landon it is, after Donald played around with his own name. I gave in. The next boy will be Finnley.
425. Heather said:
How did you come up with Leta? Can you replicate the process and come up with a similarly unique name?
426. Amber said:
If you like a name, and you repeat it constantly and consistently enough throughout your pregnancy--Jon will have no choice but to agree in the end. That is what I did with my husband regarding our son (Caleb Michael) so that by the time he was born, my husband remarked that the only name he could think of was...tada...Caleb Michael!
I also had low-lying placenta and non-viewable spine issues with my daughter--several ultrasounds later (thanks in part to a horrible ultrasound tech (who burped onions and was NOT pregnant) who I unlucky enough to get EVERY TIME), my placenta moved and my beautiful daughter was born without problem or concern, just as your will be--Congrats!!
427. alumamanda said:
My husband tried to say no, but I reminded him they all have his last name. So I would pick 5 I love and he got to narrow it down. Let's be honest, who is going to be saying it more?
428. Anonymous said:
ROSALIND. or
ROSALYN. or
ROSLYN.
or Talia.
or Adrienne.
429. Kim said:
I like the name Sahana (Hindu for tolerant and patient which she will need to be with Leta and Coco).
I also love the name Kumiko (I pronounce it Coo-meek-co).
I can't wait to meet your new girl!
430. Anonymous said:
I relate about the gas! :) When I was in the bed at the hospital and the epidural kicked in I couldn't feel them coming to stop them, and my husband's entire family (grandparents and all) were in there and I was farting away, totally humiliated.
431. Shannon H. said:
Penny Truman Armstrong
Sara Truman Armstrong
Truvy - if you want Truman for a girl.
432. Plano Mom said:
Elizabeth, then you can name her anything as a nickname. And when she's 13 and rejects you completely, she has a whole host of nicknames to switch to.
433. Alicia said:
Leandra, Rehannah, Alice, Lara, Ariah. :)
434. Joy said:
That sounds just like my husband when I was pregnant and we were picking out names. I'd come up with a great one and he'd hate it because he knew someone in high school that was named that and she was a whore (his words, I swear!) or something just as awful! Good luck! I can't wait to hear what ya'll come up with!
435. Ray said:
My cousin's girl had placenta previa and we thought that she would have to have a c-section. Luckily, the placenta moved and she'll be giving birth naturally, thank goodness. Glad to hear that the placenta moved. And I can't wait to hear the baby's name once you and Jon have agreed on something. ;o)
Take, care.
436. Buffy said:
VETO, VETO, VETO on using Truman for a girl. The nickname Tru is waaaaaay too trendy sounding. She sounds like the girl who smokes behind the high school and twilights as a stripper.
We had tons of issues naming our girls. With our first there was a process with color coded lists and charts. We had a LOT of time on our hands. With our second we knew what the name would be if it were a boy, but alas. She lived her first four hours as "Baby Girl Davis - breastfeeding." Through all of that we have Seraphim Kate and Lily Joy.
I'm sure you and Jon will come up with something amazing. Especially with us, the peanut gallery, giving our opinions so freely.
All that so say, I like:
Delilah/Lilah
Helena
Mae
Betty
Violet
Maggie
Remi
437. Shanna said:
Truman would be SO nice for a boy but it's a stretch for a girl. Kinda like Elliot for a girl. But you may be able to think of some feminine variation of Truman and make everybody happy.
We had the same problem with the names though. I was so sure that I was having a boy that when we went in for my first ultrasound and they told me it was a girl my jaw hit the floor. We hadn't thought of a single girl name. My husband and I could NOT agree on anything. This went on for months and I was afraid my daughter would be brought home nameless if we didn't come up with something. The name we finally did agree on: Eliza Katherine. The middle name came from my great-grandmother. Not that you were fishing for name suggestions, but if you want to steal that one I won't mind. If we ever have another girl she will be an Andie.
438. PEB said:
I had 3 boys and I am not having anymore! But If we had a girl in there somewhere these are the names that we liked...If you like any of them you may have them...
Dresden
Pilar
Piper
Hadley and...
Talullah (I know, I know I just really liked her name and then I could call her Tula, like the girl from My big fat Greek wedding.)
anyway good luck on naming the precious little squid!
439. Anonymous said:
Ok, "Trumanda" made me laugh out loud. Go you, previous commenter. Trumanda Fawnzelle - perfect.
440. Laura said:
Brooke Truman Armstrong or maybe
Page Truman Armstrong ??
Can you hear it? "Leta and Brooke are driving me crazy this morning!", or "Leta and Page are going to a birthday party later"...
Naming a human being is just so.... huge.
Much luck in the naming and all other aspects of growing her : )
441. Rebecca said:
This is comment section is so funny. Kudos! And I love the feet too. :-)
You did not ask, but here goes...
There is a reason I did not use old family names:
Mildred
Theresa
Myrtle
Margaret
Irene
Ellen
Minnie
Gertrude
Elaine
I like my mom's name though, Vernice (pronounced Ver nis, NOT Verr nice) Verni for short. LaVerne was her dad, Vern for short.
I started my own tradition: My Middle name, Joy, is also my #3 daughter's middle name, and neices middle name and my grand daughter's middle name is a Polish form of Joy - Wesalea.
Heard a name for the first time today Aina. Pretty,huh?
442. su49san said:
Margaret is the name of (Harry S) Truman's daughter. Good name, too.
Actually, Aurora isn't that bad as names go, but trying to pronounce Aurora Armstrong kind of made me swallow my tongue a little.
Grace
Johanna
Patrice
Anabel
443. Cassie said:
Truman would be a great name for a girl. Unique, for sure.
Me? I'm partial to the name Dorothy...
444. Ulyana said:
Reading your entries always gives me goosebumps... the good kind :)
445. Jennifer said:
Congrats on the healthy pregnancy! Do not despair about the swollen bits, the placenta brain, or the wind. My feet looked like the girl in "Shallow Hal", I once got out of the van and left the driver's side door open. (It rained that night) I made the most god-awful stinks... Your body is not yours anymore. You are busy gestating.
Our name criteria was dignity, and not likely to produce a stupid nickname. We named our twin girls Claire, (because we both loved the name)and Aeron, (for a Celtic battle goddess - during an ultrasound, "Baby B" was kicking her sister in the face with both feet) They are healthy, beautiful girls and I cannot imagine life without them.
I'm really enjoying your pregnancy posts. Makes me want to have more babies!
446. Megan said:
How about a rhyming scheme...Pita? Nah...she'll be mistaken for a Greek entree or tormented for wearing faux fur.
Megan is good.
Meg
Meggie Pie
Megster
Meegan
Meaghan if you want to get all fancy.
When I was in fifth grade, my teacher told me my name sounded like some kind of iguana. Bitch. Her name was Pam. That was 1984. I wish I could call her up and tell her that her name sounds like damn. That's what I cried into my pillow wishing I could have said that night.
You and Jon will come up with something. How about Iguana?
Girls rule.
Megan Putman
447. Helen said:
How about Celina? It is such a pretty name!
448. Anonymous said:
--- sadie ---
449. Haley said:
286. Trudy, Ohio said: Chaney
No offense to Trudy, but I would stay away from the name "Chaney"(maybe I'm pronouncing it wrong, but it sounds like Cheney to me) until people are less pissed about the Bush presidency...
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I like Truman for a girl. Or you could do, like, Trumaniya (jk).
450. Anonymous said:
I like the name True for a girl.
Heather and Jon
Leta and True
Coco and Chuck
True's middle name could be Princess which would foster sisterly affection, dontcha think?
451. Jennine said:
How about "Runs With Scissors"?
452. Whitney said:
I can't resist but throw in some suggestions. But I'm sure you're going to choose an amazing name. Can't wait to find out what it is!
-Josephine (call her Jo or Josie)
-Aurora (Rory)
-Lura
-Wren
-Harper
-Olive
-Kahlo
-Jillian
-Ferne
-Adelaide
-Aster
-Emerson
-Greta
-Celia
Someone mentioned Coraline earlier and asked if it was lame to name someone after a movie, but it was a book first, making it less lame. I think its a cute name...
Okay this is too much fun.
453. Caroline Wright said:
Oh my god. Did the internets just name your daughter Truman?
Not that there's anything wrong with that! I kinda love it, actually. Did you have any idea that so many people would be supportive of Truman for a girl's name?
If I had a baby tomorrow, I would name her Friday. I know a woman named Friday, and she's the shit, just 32 flavors of fun. Everybody is always glad to see her. I think she has developed a spectacularly delightful life philosophy over the years, largely because of the way the world responds to her... always with a little joy: 'It's FRIIIIIDAAAAAY!!!' I mean, how can one resist?
454. Anonymous said:
Please, please don't name her Truman. Tru is a pretty nickname, but Truman sounds too masculine for a girl. Also, it would be too easy for other children to tease her. Children could call her Tru-man, Tru-woman, Two-woman, Two-man, and many more. Save her from this humiliation.
455. Sara said:
Our second baby is due June 22nd and we just had our level 2 ultrasound at the perinatologist's office a week ago. We've got the opposite problem - tons of girl names, always thought we'd have two girls and it turns we're having a boy. My 5 year old was initially gutted until she realized this means she'll never have to share her princess dresses or dress up clothes, or any of her dolls. Then she was so stoked, she actually picked out a name and she keeps referring to him by it. Haha.
456. J said:
I have a suggestion for your baby girl,
Romina Armstrong
Sounds powerful :) Congrats for your baby Heather. :)
457. Kristi said:
So I threw my girl's names out at you before, but I'll give them to you again. My husband and I could NEVER agree on names. We had trouble all 3 times. Our second daughter didn't have a name for a day and a half, because the one we originally picked out for her we decided it just wasn't her. So here is what we ended up with: Sonya, Lana and Georgia. Simple pretty names that aren't off the wall, but not the most popular today. Kinda like Leta's name. I think any one would go well with her name and your last name. Feel free to use any of them. Or here are the ones we almost named each of them: Veronica, Holly, and Kara. The first set fit them all much better!
458. Kristi said:
So I threw my girl's names out at you before, but I'll give them to you again. My husband and I could NEVER agree on names. We had trouble all 3 times. Our second daughter didn't have a name for a day and a half, because the one we originally picked out for her we decided it just wasn't her. So here is what we ended up with: Sonya, Lana and Georgia. Simple pretty names that aren't off the wall, but not the most popular today. Kinda like Leta's name. I think any one would go well with her name and your last name. Feel free to use any of them. Or here are the ones we almost named each of them: Veronica, Holly, and Kara. The first set fit them all much better!
459. Kristi said:
So I threw my girl's names out at you before, but I'll give them to you again. My husband and I could NEVER agree on names. We had trouble all 3 times. Our second daughter didn't have a name for a day and a half, because the one we originally picked out for her we decided it just wasn't her. So here is what we ended up with: Sonya, Lana and Georgia. Simple pretty names that aren't off the wall, but not the most popular today. Kinda like Leta's name. I think any one would go well with her name and your last name. Feel free to use any of them. Or here are the ones we almost named each of them: Veronica, Holly, and Kara. The first set fit them all much better!
460. Kristi said:
So I threw my girl's names out at you before, but I'll give them to you again. My husband and I could NEVER agree on names. We had trouble all 3 times. Our second daughter didn't have a name for a day and a half, because the one we originally picked out for her we decided it just wasn't her. So here is what we ended up with: Sonya, Lana and Georgia. Simple pretty names that aren't off the wall, but not the most popular today. Kinda like Leta's name. I think any one would go well with her name and your last name. Feel free to use any of them. Or here are the ones we almost named each of them: Veronica, Holly, and Kara. The first set fit them all much better!
461. thejunebug said:
Woman, are you a Utah ex-mormon or not?? Just give up and name her Truman.
Alternatively you can pick a name from the Utah Baby Namer:
http://wesclark.com/ubn/
Both my first AND middle names are on that list. I am ashamed. :P
462. Kristi said:
So sorry! My computer was doing wacky things and you got my post 4 times. I didn't mean to, but I really do like my girls names, so perhaps they'll stick in your head more!
463. Maiken said:
My parents couldn't agree on my name until they found some Swedish family history. I have loved a name that is linked to family and tradition. I was lucky to know absolutely what to name my daughter, Lucia.
I wish you all the best. Your blog has meant so much to me as a mom and a woman in the balance of daily life. Thank you for sharing!
464. Anonymous said:
Esha, Neha, Tanvi, Riya, Shweta. Indian names.... search for the meanings on the net. They are lot deeper...
465. kami said:
Mine is kami sue, you could go with kami tru! LOL!
466. b said:
I think the name Alena is both beautiful and goes great with Leta and Armstrong.
467. Heather-in-Australia said:
She looks so beautiful :).
My 7 1/2 month old is named Josephine Jane, a name I adore. It has family significance, I like that Josephine isn't a very common name here. My husband always loved it, I initially had a couple of other names in mind.
Me: Amelia?
My husband (ell bent on seeing what rhymed with every name I thought of to save her from potential school yard taunting) Nope, "Amelia-I-feelie-ya"
Me: Hmph. Okay. Charlotte?
Husband: Harlot.
Me: Quinn?
Ian: Quim.
Me (verging on tears ;): HA! Bet you can't make anything awful rhyme with Emily!
Ian: Nope. But I went to school with an Emily who licked her own dried snot rings.
Me: Josephine it is.
Good luck :).
468. Heather-in-Australia said:
PS: Ian is my husband, obviously, heh.
Lateral thinking from other comments here (in the ooh, it's fun to say I like those too sense, not in the here are my suggestions sense): my best friend's little girl is named Harper after Harper Lee. I also love the name Bronte, but can't use it if we have another little girl because it's my dog's name :).
469. Doc in France said:
Two of our three kids found names on the way to the hospital. You have time.
And our second one was like Leta--bulldozer in the womb and outside she screamed nonstop for four months. The third child however I rarely felt move (and was often terrified she was dead), and has been a dream since birth. Here's hoping the same is true for you!
470. Alicia said:
"Makes him want to shoot squirrels..." made me spit liquid through my nose.
You're freaking hilarious.
471. Megan in Munich said:
Kids are just a thought on the horizon for me, but I'm always on the lookout for good names that sound the same in German and English - we both want our parents to be able to call the kid properly. Problem is, every time we've thought of a name that would work someone gets pregnant and somehow takes it (Oscar, Max...). If we ever get into baby making we're probably screwed anyway because all our good names are boy names and my husband is obsessed with Lily (thanks to the Pink Martini song) and won't even consider other names and I think it's waaay too girly.
Our cat is named Fergus and I think that is a pretty awesome name.
Goood luck!
472. Sarah Kathryn said:
Name her Stella.
But if you can't...
Grace, Sophie, Opal, Victoria, Molly, Fiona, Sadie, Charlotte, Lucy, Piper.
473. Kate said:
Truman automatically makes me think of Jim Carrey - can't help it.
I do love, love the name Harper for a girl :)
474. Sachin said:
Oh man I got so many new and useful names for my daughter in the comments itself.
475. sarah said:
Macall.
476. Anonymous said:
Enid. Astrid.
477. mama speak said:
Like you're even going to read this it's so far back, but here's my 2cents for what it's worth:
Our girls are:
Hannah James
Fiona Thomas
I think it's cool cause they have "boy" names for middle names, (also family names) but very, very girl names as their firsts.
I also like Truman for a middle name, and you could call her Tru or Trudy. And for some reason the name:
Trixie
popped into my head when I was reading your post. (But not Trixie Truman, that sounds like a stripper. Unless, of course, that's what you're going for. ;-)
478. tasha said:
I only read two blogs on the net, yours and http://turabiannights.blogspot.com/. The second is a Bad Baby Name Blog (it constantly has me in tears laughing at the awfullness of those names). PLEASE PICK ANY NAME FROM THERE!!!
479. melissa said:
Find a name you like, fake a relative and tell him that you really really really LOVED this old relative that is now dead and you always admired her name and would love for your daughter to have this beautiful name.... he may catch you out in the end, but you would get an A for effort!
www.MiniHipster.com
480. campbell said:
John is almost as bad as me. I am a teacher and it is hard to pick a name that we both liked because so many little snots had this name or that over the years. My dd's middle name is one that I don't like because I know too many queen bees with the same name, but I figure I am only going to use it when I am angry so the residual feeling from a former student is going to give me that extra edge.
481. ruby said:
Louise. or Sophia. Erica. something simple.
482. Cric said:
I really like Emma as a girl's name, short and simple yet very sweet!
483. Erica said:
Please, for the love of God, do not name your DAUGHTER ... TRUMAN.
"MAN" is in Truman, FOR A REASON! :P
I've always been partial to Samantha, which yes, I realize has "man" in it as well, but it's such a pretty name and much better than Truman.
484. Suzanne said:
I love the Irish name Niamh. (It is the Anglicized form of the name Neve.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niamh
485. Mary said:
My favorite, favorite, favorite girls name is one I made up years ago: Sarabella.
I bet he hasn't met a Sarabella. I worked it out so I could use the nickname Bella.
But recently I've also liked the name Gracie. Or Grace and Gracie is the nickname. Not sure if I'd like it when she's a teenager but as of right now I do not need to worry since there are no children happening right now.
Hope your search goes well - tell Jon to stuff it when he gets orny about it.
486. Barbara Smith said:
aww, a what a sweet little fetus!! I am looking forward to what you name her, it will be awesome charming and unique, I'm sure. Good luck, and happy gassing??
487. Claire said:
Well, I've recently gotten to know a girl called Arielle - gorgeous name!
We're planning to call our second Sophia Rose, if that's any help.
Good luck guys!
488. Sarah said:
I'm sure whatever you decide on will be just beautiful and will have its own story to go with it.
Looking forward to seeing your newest masthead idea.
Keep writing! and thanks for sharing :)
489. Kate said:
Here are a few...
Isabelle(Izzy, Isa, or Bella), Camelia(Cammi), Gretta, Solange(Sola), Adeline (Addy)
490. @wz@m said:
Heather,
My wife and I had a tense few weeks with the placenta previa thing as well. Our baby was a big mover during ultrasounds and had a few long appointments waiting for the right "shot" from the technician. We had chosen a name for both a boy and a girl way before we got pregnant but we wanted to be surprised and when our little girl was finally born, we had to be reminded to check to see if we had a Bernard or a Rita because we were all excited just to have our baby in our arms.
@wz@m
PS
We had a RITA!
491. LJ said:
The internet is not wise. Don't name the girl Truman.
492. Julia Kelly said:
Some beautiful girl-babies of my acquaintance are named...
Amelia
Grace
Lulu
Alia
Mia
Isabella.
493. Anonymous said:
I always thought Oletha was really pretty.
494. Anonymous said:
If not Truman, then how about Harper
495. CraezieLady said:
Well, since everybody has already suggested pretty much every baby name in the book (and then some), I won't bother, and anyway I wouldn't possibly know what type of name you might actually like enough to consider!
All I can say is, have fun with the automatic name-veto machine! I DO know what that's like, that's all my husband and I did when I was pregnant with my youngest! And we ended up with a name that's kinda "eh" in my opinion, but hey, I'm just happy the kid has a name at all! She could have ended up being called Baby or The Baby for the rest of her life (which is what my stepson's name was until he was damn near 3 years old - how hard is it to call a kid by his name? Granted, it's easier if said kid actually has a name...) Ok, now I'm just rambling! Good luck with the name game (magic 8 ball, anyone?)! I can't wait to find out the final selection!
(hey look, my captcha words are "medicine" and "helen", how hilarious!)
496. John said:
Yes, I like Alena too. It sounds very nice.
497. Nicole said:
Please dont name the kid Truman...its a girl...she will get teased. Leta is a beautiful name Truman will always live in her shadow.
498. krismom said:
The yawning is way cute! :) that is really neat that the baby is already noticeably different than Leta was, I love getting those little hints of what they will be like once they are born.
My daughter's name is Harmony and I have found it to be a really great name. Unique yet easy to spell.
good luck making a choice! I hope you eventually stumble upon something Jon can live with!
499. American Wife said:
Can we win a prize for choosing the winning name???
The baby is due in June, right? Why not call her June?
My 4 year old daughter is named Violet Jane, you live far enough away to borrow that.
Our son is 9 months, he's Lincoln, but if he had been a girl he would have been Eva Louise or Autumn Lane.
I really, really wanted to have 2 girls, you are SO lucky!
500. Laura June said:
I second June!
501. Stacey said:
Ha! My husband did the same exact thing to me as we have been thinking about baby girl names. He was even stricter though - if anyone he knows has a proposed name as a first or middle name then we can't use it. So frustrating! We settled on one name that ended up moving into the Top 10 girl names last year. No way I wanted to have my child be one of a million in her class. So we're on to another name. Not sure I like it yet but I'm saying it a lot to prepare myself. I have +/- 7 weeks to get used to it...
502. Dawn said:
Trudy. It's almost Truman.
503. Lauren said:
According to nymbler.com, if you like the name Leta you will also like: Neta, Rhea, Ova, Reta, Thea, Lyla, Elta, Vena, and Fae.
Which brings me to my point: THE INTERNET SHOULD NOT NAME BABIES.
Good luck :-)
504. Candice said:
First time commenting... I loved the description of the new baby tiptoeing around the room compared to Leta's "knocking down walls" :) i love this blog more everyday.
505. Anonymous said:
Gwennan.
506. Boots said:
I like Truman for a girl.
My parents named me Sheena, which I'm still not fond of.
507. lkarelee said:
My daughters name is Nia - suits her.....you will find the name that suits your baby .... it will come to you.
I can't make heads or tails out of the sonogram....like looking at that picture of the old woman - then you shift your eyes and it's really a young woman - am I the only one?
508. Janet said:
Accidently hit the wrong key.
Just keep in mind the potential nicknames.
509. Anonymous said:
Jonica - (Like Monica....)
510. kellincatty said:
For what it's worth, I'm throwing my two cents in... I like the following names: Valerie, Page, and Phoebe. In homage to your daughter's rocker name (which is a great name!) - You could also consider Stevie, Madonna, Cyndi, Emma, and Ginger Spice.
Or you could go with the American Idolaters: Kelly, Fantasia, Jordin, Kathryn, ... or my favorite... Frenchie.
511. Janet said:
I have been meaning to mention that your new bio pic looks very nice.
512. Gypsy said:
You know, my husband and I have the same problem. Either he knew a "that name" and she's a stripper now, or the names I like sound like an old lady. We are also limited because our last name is Stuke (pronounced STOOKEEE) so I don't want anything that ends in an EEE sound.
My suggestions (all vetoed):
Nora
Cora
Clara
Georgia
Helen
His suggestions:
Anne
Mary
Uhm, I mean, there's nothing wrong with Anne or Mary, but, uhm, BORING.
513. Mandy said:
I love having three daughters but with my second one I wanted a boy so badly I was in denial when they told me it was a girl. Really...I kept ignoring the ultrasound tech when she said "she".
Then I named her Cori. It fits her and she is a total tomboy but soft and fuzzy as girls can be.
I think Tru is lovely.
514. Tiana said:
I am a name addict. I collect them. I have a list that I feel like sharing with you. :)
Essie
Brilee (Brylie, Briley)
Lonnah
Doodle
Bryte
Arley
Brynley
Evalee
Evanlee (Pronounced like Heavenly without the H)
Kennedy (Kenadee)
Skye
Brilynn
Trenity
Arabella
Harley
Bia (Pronounced Bee-Ah)
Marlow
Harlem
Jazzy
Roslynn
Addison
Nella
Airee
Caridee
Winterleah (Winterlee, Wynterlie, Wynterleah, Wynterlee, Winterlie)
Zahra
Xoe (Zoe)
Raine
Shalena
Adalyn
Brenna
Zenna
Keeley
Rhiannon
Raya (Ray- Ah)
Raina
Tamsin
Tannis
Makynzi (Mah-Kin-Zee)
Silver
Summer
Indigo
Elektra
Harmony
Panna
Zoya
Rayelle (Ray-Elle)
Felicity
Evynne (Evan)
Wynter
Topaz
Taleena
Parker
Syrie (See-Ree)
Dasha
Xylea (Zie-Lee-Ah)
Brielle (Bree-Elle)
Faya (Faye-Ah)
I have a few too many, I know. But I love them all.
515. JennG said:
Just don't pick Debbie! (article here: http://www.more.ca/attitude/view-from-her/what-s-in-a-name/a/187)
I like Chloe Truman
516. gaga said:
Heather, Jon, Leta and Leighton (like that chick in gossip girl) love the name.
517. Katrina said:
My parents named me Katrina used Katie for short. I liked Katrina a lot more and by the time I was out of high school and on to college, I went straight back to Katrina. And I had a whole 6 years of being able to use that name until Hurricane Katrina rolled through. I still get jokes about it, 3 years after the fact.
The moral of the story? Pick a name you love, and cross your fingers that the National Hurricane Center won't love it, too! :)
518. Bridget said:
If it's a girl, just name her Jon.
519. Nikol said:
I hate to sound like a broken record, but I vote for Truman. I think it would suit a little girl perfectly. Of course, I am a big fan of giving children asexual names...it keeps people guessing and there will never be any gender bias when applying for a job!
Good luck!
520. Lauren said:
I know I might be biased, as it's my daughter's name, but I felt the same tiptoe-ing that you describe when pregnant with her...and I named her Fiona. Seems ethereal and fairy-like. Might work!
Congrats again, for the millionth time. I'm so excited to "meet" the new addition!
521. Anonymous said:
How about Regan? Then when you have a boy you can go with Truman Carter! (Kidding....but my name is Regan and I do have a cousin named Truman.)
522. Tina said:
Oh, please not Truman. Not for a boy, not for a girl.
I vote Deirdre.
Or Esme, which, if I have a girl, is her name.
523. Kelly said:
I'm right there with ya but the opposite. I would have bet money I was having a baby girl and her name would either be Olivia Dianne or Nova Dianne. Dianne after my deceased mother-in-law. Imagine my surprise when a few weeks ago we were told it's a boy!! Yep - that's right - NO BOY NAMES!!! My husband wants to name him Jedi....nope! I will be 22 weeks Friday and have started feeling him move this week. How exciting!
524. Molly Chase said:
Somebody else said Margot, which I love. We've got the same problem: we finally got together on a boy's name, but we're nowhere on a girl's name yet. I also like Maggie, but I'm worried about people asking all the time what it's a nickname for. Not a nickname for anything--just Maggie. I ran into that problem with the name Molly all the time. Seriously, what could Molly possibly be short for? Mollifer? Mollerbeth? Mollicious?
525. StuffMomsWant said:
My husband and I couldn't agree on names either...thank God, or one of my boys would be named Rocko. Wish I was joking.
We got one of those huge sheets of paper with sticky on the back...like they use for presentations...and stuck it on the wall. Each of us would write suggestions on the paper and we could cross off as many as we wanted. In the end there was only one name left. That's how we named both of our boys. I still have the papers.
We had a blast making fun of each other's name choices, and in the end, came up with names that worked for both of us.
Good luck with the whole "name game!"
Lisa
526. Rachel D. said:
My parents granted me naming rights when my baby sister was born. At 5-years old, I thought it was an honor and, after days of deep deliberation, delivered my choice via an epic poem. Tragically, Mom and Dad then took it upon themselves to edit "Katie Strawberry" into "Katherine Marie", a betrayal that neither my sister or I have forgiven.
Sooo...give me closure and name your little bean "Katie Strawberry"? Or ask Leta what her top five choices are - (allowing room for the requisite Princesses) - and give the kiddo a fun story to tell when she's 29?
527. dharmafrog said:
You'll know when the right name comes. It feels like a lot of pressure, but it will come to you and you'll both love it.
528. Noodlestein said:
I agree with commenter numero uno, and think that you could go with Truman for a girl. I have a friend named Carson, and she couldn't love her name more. She says that she loves that her name is so unique; everyone I know agrees that her name does kick total ass. I say go for it.
Congrats on healthy fingers, toes and placenta. :)
529. ChristinaTE said:
My husband is exactly like Jon on the name thing. My sister and I sat and read every girl name from the Bazillions of Names Baby Book and he came up with something terrible about every name.
"I knew a girl named that, she was retarded."
"There's a girl named that in Metal Gear Solid and she's a whore, I don't want our daughter to be a whore."
"My ex-girlfriend was named that... when I was 4."
"I had an ex named that too."
"Your mother will not be able to pronounce that name correctly." (This one is fair. My mom is from the south and Naomi would never be pronounced the same way twice. This is nothing against the south, just the truth about my mom.)
We had exactly one name that we had talked about for ages that both of us agreed to - Elliott. It is a nontraditional name for a girl but we both like it. If we ever have another child and have to go through this naming process again I know I will end up hospitalized for attempting to bludgeon him to death with that damned baby name book.
530. chickia said:
Funny how things parallel -- I am at 25 weeks, and also had to do a 2nd ultrasound because of partial placenta previa (luckily it resolved). We are also still negotiating on names as well -- he says no ex-girlfriends which seems reasonable right? Well, apparently the girl he kissed in kindergarten counts as an ex . . . really? I had NO IDEA he was such a player and now the name pool is looking pretty limited. Good luck, the baby will let you know when you find the right name!
531. alison said:
I trust that you'll come up with something special.
But just to help you avoid the most common ones out there for girls right now:
(and some of them are pretty, I'm just sayin)
Emily, Hannah, Emma, Olivia, Ella, Isabella, Lily, Madison. Any first name that sounds like a last name (parker, peyton, etc).
Excited to internet meet her!
532. Elizabeth said:
Um... I'm sure I'm not the first one to suggest this, but how about Truman for a girl. I think it's great.
If you don't like that you can borrow my daughter's name - Mercy. Which I love. Obviously, since that's what I named my daughter...
--Elizabeth
533. Me2 said:
Haven't read all the comments so I apologize if this is already suggested. Looks like your middle name is Brooke, that's wonderful, especially with Armstrong. Also love Truman for a girl, our neighbor's daughter is Elliott and it suits her, strong, confident and beautiful.
534. PB Rippey/sleepless mama said:
A girl!!! Congratulations!!! I relate to your naming conversations. We finally settled on ONE name and ONE only, there were no alternatives, having gone through the alphabet, books, the Internet, and prayed to the gods for help. Fortunately it's a name we both love. But all HIS suggestions were my ex-boyfriends and MY suggestions were just--I think my husband said "crap" and made a face like I'd just asked him to eat poop. But the name was out there! And it came. And it's perfect for our little being.
535. Con said:
#1 Keep it to yourself. People very opinionated as you may have noticed.
#2 If you are still not in agreement by mid-June, tell him in the middle of labor what the name is and he WILL AGREE.
#3 Keep it simple. The world needs more Mary, Anna, and Elizabeth. It does not need more Madison, Savanah or Dakota. (see #1 re: opinionated)
536. Alyia said:
I think I see the Hamilton chin already...
537. WickedStepMom said:
Suddenly, I am very happy that I never had to name a child...
538. hotpants said:
Somebody suggested Mallory Truman Armstrong. I have to say that I quite like it.
539. MariF said:
I think she definitely should have a strong Scottish name:
Vika Armstrong, perhaps?
http://www.babyzone.com/babynames/Scottish
540. Anonymous said:
If you choose Norah, please spell it correctly - that would be with the H ;o)
541. shoebad said:
I'm one of your loyal readers, but this is my first time commenting.. hope you don't mind. :)
I suggest Lore! (could be short for Laural or Lorelai if you think Lore's too abrupt)
542. Jessi said:
We had the exact same issue. My husband shot down every name of every person he had ever met, seen or heard of. We could not name either of our children after anyone who had ever acted, sung a song, gone to school with him or was a friend of his mother. Ex-girlfriends, family, pets of friends or names that sounded like names of people he knew were also right out.
As a result, we have the world's weirdest baby names. My daughter Brynna is routinely called Brianna or Brine-nah. And my daughter Maren is also known at the drs. office as Marine and Maven.
I do like Truman as the middle name and use Tru. (Of course my husband would kick that out because of the show Tru Calling.)
Good luck, Dooce!
543. Anonymous said:
calla
adrienne
annette
celia
camille
corrinne
rebecca
darcy
544. Anonymous said:
sadie
sophie
545. TED said:
I think you should hand Jon the baby names book and have him make a list of all the names that are acceptable to him. Then you get to pick one.
Alternately, you can list all the names that are acceptable to you and have him pick one.
If that doesn't work, might I suggest "Cthulhu"? No one will mess with her.
546. Anonymous said:
Congrats to you, Heather! She's beautiful!
I'm just going to throw the name Shayla out there. It's my name, and I love it. (Thanks, mom!)
547. Allison Nazarian said:
I remember when I was pregnant with my first child, my son who is now 11, I sat in the Lamaze class as the teacher/nurse told us to remember what it felt like to have a baby move inside of you and that, even years later, when she had stomach upset or gas, she would be reminded of that feeling, as the gassy movement is eerily similar (sorry if this is Too Much Information...). I laughed inside and thought "this woman is kind of wacky," but you know what? she was right! And no one but the women who have experienced this first-hand know what it's like. It's amazing...and kind of gassy too :-)
Allison Nazarian
WorkingMomLifeline.com
www.WorkingMomLifeline.com/blog
548. Jen said:
How about trying Zara out on him? (Pronounced zahr-uh) I think it's very pretty,and doubt he'd know anyone by that name. Best of luck! Choosing a name is torture!
549. Anonymous said:
I don't mind boys' names for girls, but I wouldn't choose Truman myself, because, hello, it's got the word "man" in it. It's not a crossover name IMO. I also don't like the idea of giving one girl a very feminine name like Leta and another a very masculine name like Truman.
OTOH, I think Trudy is adorable, but I love old-fashioned kinda nerdy names. For about a decade before I had children, I intended to name a girl Phoebe, but then I had two boys.
I was thinking about Leta's Latin origins and so as the wife of a Latin teacher, I will suggest some other Latin names: Clara, Claudia, Sabina, April, Camilla, Cecilia, Margaret, Stella.
550. Darlene said:
I have to suggest the name Shayla.
551. Daiquiri Fouch said:
If I were to have another girl,she'd be Sophie. I think. I always changed my mind at the last minute.
BUT THEN I saw someone had suggested Trudy...totally plays on the family name thing. That's a GREAT idea!
552. Rachel said:
My parents decided on my first fairly easily (I'm named after both my Nan and Great-grandmother) but my middle name was not so easy. They went through the entire book of babies names and the ONLY name my Dad would agree to out however many hundreds they discussed was Ann. So good luck picking a name for your baby girl, you'll find one eventually, and I hope your husband finds picking a name a little less difficult and time-consuming than my Dad did.
553. Molly said:
To comment #206: As a fellow Molly, I'm so with you! Molly is a great name but not for a DOG!
554. Anonymous said:
I LOVE this blog and your reader's comments too. They are as entertaining as the blog.
I just want to share my family names: Neva, Thelma, Gladys (need I continue?)
555. dodim said:
OK, the funniest SNL skit I ever saw was with Nicholas Cage and Julia Sweeney trying to name their unborn child. I was unable to find it on youtube, but here is a link to the transcript for the skit. It was so funny to watch, and Jon reminds me of the dad...
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/92/92ababynames.phtml
556. Anonymous said:
I knew an old, wise woman named Vada and always loved the name.
557. Undomestic Diva said:
Piper
558. Sabrina said:
My friends had that exact same conversation the other day! It probably sux for you and Jon, but for onlookers, it is very amusing! haha! good luck:)
559. Rebecca said:
Layla
Vivian
Victoria
560. MB said:
Happily surprised to see that you had considered Truman for a boy.
signed,
Mother of Truman Daniel (born 2/2/05)
561. Rachel said:
My husband had a girl with his first wife and they named her Seraphim (Sera for short) because they wanted to name all their kids "angel names." I am now pregnant with our first child and he wants to continue with the theme. If we have a boy it will be Gabriel. That one was easy. I refused to name a girl Angel or Angelina. ABSOLUTELY NOT! So after way too much time looking up angel info on Wikipedia, I came up with Ambriel. (Bri for short) So moral of this story: my husband's a pain in the ass!
562. Britt said:
Willow is a beautiful name in my book. My vote's for Willow too.
563. LadyLadyLady said:
I'd suggest checking out the book "The Baby Name Wizard" by Laura Wattenberg. It's cool because it shows you both the popularity of the name PLUS other names that are 'related' for various reasons. So if you like Annie, for instance, but Jon doesn't, maybe you two can agree on one of the suggestions.
564. Jenn said:
I alawys liked the long girly names with cute nicknames - Veronica (Ronnie), Elizabeth (Liza, Beth, Betsy etc), but then I went with short Celtic names due to Irish hubby. You could always go Memphisian - Betty Sue, Peggy Jo etc...
565. Maura said:
Hi there!
Ill give you my future baby girl name (to which I have not given to ANYONE else in fear that they will steal it...but im in chicago, I think im safe)
Grace. I love it. Kind of old school but you can call her Gracie when shes little and hello!!! Grace Kelly! Oh how I love her.
good luck!
566. Janie said:
I'm with Leta...Aurora is pretty. That was my babysitter's name a million years ago. I also like Janie. Odd, because I've NEVER liked my name but Janie and Leta Armstrong sounds cute.
567. Viv said:
just found your blog. Congrats on your pregnancy. I had a low lying placenta when I was pregnant and by the time I was 6 months along the placenta had moved it. That is the case with the majority of low lying placentas they move up later on in the pregnancy.
568. Brandi said:
I'm partial to Sadie, myself.
But not Brandi. Never Brandi
569. Meghan said:
TWM (#1) already said this, but I think you should still name her Truman, or Tru. I think it would be super cute!
570. Wallydraigle said:
Was this post a request for suggestions? If so, might I suggest Grace? It's simple, pretty, has a nice meaning and isn't ridiculously overused. It's old-fashioned without sounding like Crazy Cat Lady. That's what we named our daughter ("Grace", not "Crazy Cat Lady", though that would be a cool name if your name were Frank Zappa), and we love it. We also get a lot of compliments.
It's versatile, too. Gracie is cute and sweet without sounding stupid. Grace is pretty and somewhat serious. That way it works for whatever kind of person she turns into.
The only bad thing is if she turns out to be a complete klutz. Or completely tactless. Then the "Graceless" jokes will start. I should know; my middle name is Hope.
571. KidKate said:
Ha! My husband was exactly the same way. He had an objection to almost every name on my list but offered no alternatives of his own. We ended up naming her after a family member--a nice solution we are both happy with but took us AGES to arrive at. Of course, we had a boy's name all picked out (also a family name). If we have another girl, we're screwed, as we are out of old relatives we can borrow from.
He's exactly the same way about renting movies, by the way.
572. Meara said:
Karen.
Yeah, we couldn't use it because apparently there was a girl in my husband's second grade class who occasionally ate egg salad for lunch....and that was HER name.
love your blog!
573. Beth said:
Names are so hard, hubby keeps saying "We have lots of time" yeah right...
574. sara said:
You said if it was a boy it was gonna be Truman.
How 'bout Trulee for a girl.
Just a thought..
575. Melissa said:
Truman Hamilton Armstrong.
Or girlie it a little - Trumynn, except then it will get pronounced trummin. Or Truvvie like in Steel Magnolias.
Or just match it with a very feminine middle name. Leta Elise and Truman Elizabeth.
My #1 DD has a traditional (i.e. old fashioned) man's first name with a girlie middle name and it suits her. She also fits in with the legions of Kennedy, Mackenzie, etc in her class.
Best wishes for a healthy pregnancy!
576. deb m. said:
i do registration and scheduling for a series of clinics so... for the LOVE OF GAWD do NOT use:
Kaylee/Kayleigh/Kiley/Kayle
Riley
Haley
Dakota
Nevaeh
these are way overused already. trust me on this.
favorites of mine:
Adeline (my grandma, may she RIP)
Violet (or if you wanted to be, like, sooo 2010: Vylet)
Marygold (seriously, wouldn't that be cute?)
Deborah (my name. yay!)
i remember hearing that if you're going to name a child, you should practice standing at the bottom of your stairs and shouting the full name to see how you like it. since that's what you'll be doing eventually anyway.
so... Adeline Armstrong. or Addie? Addy?
Violet Armstrong? Vi? Vy?
Marygold Armstrong? Mary? Goldie?
and the best of wishes to you, John and Leta. whatever you name the newest person in your life, it will be something hella cool. :-)
577. Rebecca said:
Our daughter's name is Elsie Marie after her grandmother.
Seems to be received well...and it's meaningful.
I'm all about the meaningful names.
578. Anonymous said:
The whole child-naming thing is very personal -- choose a name that you and Jon love and Leta doesn't hate. Ignore everyone else.
When my husband and I decided to name our second child Nathan, my MIL said, "If you name hime that, I will call him 'the little wiener' because of Nathan's famous hotdogs." My response? "Fine. Then you will never ever see him again in your life." She now loves the name.
579. Anonymous said:
Natalia
Silvia
Julia
Katia
580. Anonymous said:
Jama Dee - pronounced Jaim-a
581. Jen said:
Ugh... names. My husband and I went the rounds with names as well, although we had the hardest time with boy names. When I was pregnant with my first child we decided not to find out the sex and every boy name I threw out for discussion my husband hated. Men. Luckily I knew what I wanted to name a girl and he liked the names. We now have two daughters so we averted the drama. Avery is three and Hadleigh is five months. Good luck on the decision making!
582. Kine said:
Scary to realize that I find it kind of exiting to follow your pregnancy some place on the other side of the world.
583. teetotaled said:
Yey for meeting the baby's feet. We just had an ultrasound yesterday and also got to meet the baby's feet and finally find out that we are having a girl! Double yey!
We did decide on a name but in our case I was the one saying no so and so reminded me of a girl who pulled my hair once, slept with my boyfriend, etc.
I think you should print out the list of the Duggar's kid's names and start mentioning those, one at a time, to see if Jon catches on :)
584. Amanda said:
My new grandaughter is Chloe I just love it Chloe Elizabeth
585. Tobamom said:
In my heart, I knew our first child was a girl (Antonia, she likes Toni) so I went along with Joseph if it was a boy. With the second, I thought it was another girl and had convinced my husband that Juliana (Jules or Juli for short) was perfect. The day of the ultrasound, I almost fell off the table when the doctor told us it was a boy. When my husband said, "Looks like it's Joseph, not Juliana" I told him "we have to talk -- I never did like that name." Being the darling he is, he got over it and we agreed on the "right" name for our boy. (BTW, they both have my maiden name as their middle names, as do I.)
Best of luck with the name thing and now that you are feeling better, enjoy the miracle of being part of the creation of this miracle who will be your daughter.
586. Lynn said:
OK Heather,
As a girl who has gone through life with an androgenous name don't do it. Especially if you have any intention of cutting her hair short in 2nd grade because she refuses to let you brush it. Because then she'll have a boy's name and look like a boy. And about halfway through the year, she'll walk into the girl's bathroom and the girls will squeal "Oooh! There's a boy in here!" and she'll be so traumatized that when she's a teenager she'll do everything she can to prove to everyone that she is ALL GIRL.
My birthmother sensibly gave me a girly name, Heather same as yours, and I wish my adoptive parents would have had the sense to keep it.
Lynn (a girl)
587. Anonymous said:
I love the name Charlotte. It's also a good'un because it has Charlie and Lottie as possible shortened versions; I love the name Lottie too, 'Leta and Lottie' sounds good but crucially they won't both get mail addressed to L Armstrong if Lottie's official name was Charlotte!
588. Michelle said:
My daughter is Chloe Elisabeth. If I'd had another girl someday, I wanted to name her Avery Clementine. I think Clementine is so lovely and old-fashioned.
589. Lauren said:
I love baby names! The one thing we can control about our kids...until they grow up spiting us and changing their names legally!
My daughter-to-be will be named Aoife (ee-fah) Roisin (roh-sheen) because my family is crazy Irish and I think Gaelic names are wonderful. No one will be able to spell it or pronounce it, but I don't care!
590. Peggy said:
I know just what you are going through with the name thing. When we found out we were having a girl, I started listing all the names that I liked. No, no, no was all I got from my husband. When I said I wanted to name her Megan my husband said, "no, Megan reminded him of a red haired, freckle faced, bad tempered irish brat". I found this funny because he is a ginger haired, freckle faced, bad tempered english snot!
We finally settled on Emily because it was as close as I could get to Amelia which was my grandmother's name.
591. sonya said:
When I moved to the netherlands a year and a half ago, I met some awesomely named women, whose names are utterly unpronouncable unless you are dutch. So, for fun:
Klasien
Regien
Anouk
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592. Domestic Goddess (in training) said:
Yeah, I am not down with Truman for a girl. My girl name was Olivia Eleanor, but with Olivia the Pig and the fact that every third girl is named Olivia, I thank god I had a boy.
593. Steve said:
Even when you have agreed upon names it comes down to the moment. With our last two girls it was in the delivery room after the birth that twice a dark horse name emerged from the pack and became our daughters chosen name. We both agreed to put it on the list but it had not won the first ballet so it sat further down waiting. I think it's hard to pick that right name till you've met and then you just know it becomes instant.
That's how we wound up with Agnes and Doris.....
Ok that's just a goof we actually picked Emeilia and Samantha and we couldn't be happier.
594. Diana said:
Someone on here (I'm sorry, I don't remember who!) suggested Aura. I think that is really feminine, sweet, and similar to Aurora which Leta liked so much. Plus, it goes really nice with Leta.
Please don't use Truman for a girl!!! Tru is a nice nickname, but can't you find something else for it to stand for?
For the name delimna... my hubby and I each took a couple weeks and seperately compiled a list of names that we each liked, from whatever sources or imagination we wanted. When we were done, we compared the lists, and we had 6 that were the same (or were different spellings of each other.) That list of 6 became the name list we told everyone. We didn't tell anyone at all her name until she was born, even though we knew it month ahead. It was a nice secret to have. :) And we ended up naming our daughter Danica (prn. like the racecar driver), and it suits her perfectly.
Good luck!
595. Andi said:
I checked out the nymbler site and it IS pure and total genius. I adored every name it came up with & also it came up with a lot of names I've considered. Chances are no more babies for me, boo hiss. Hubs is happy with 3 and so are our bank account and home. (; Can't wait to hear what you name your newest addition.
596. Anonymous said:
I vote for the following:
Leah
Rachel
Kinley
Just a thought!
597. Mommy X said:
Since I didn't have a girl...you can have my fave girl name...Kira. Kira and Leta sounds terrific don't you think..."I'm Heather...and these are my girls...Leta and Kira"
My sister had low lying placenta as well...it moved!! Yay for moving placentas!!!
598. Tori said:
People are choosing names that are more and more individual these days. I was the only Tori when I was going to school. Every other Victoria got the nickname Vicky and I was happy not to be confused with the other girls.
Truman is an awesome name for a little girl. If she doesn't like it later she can take on her middle name.
I plan on naming my first boy Jeffrey after my boyfriends father but calling him Free because Jeff is such a common name. I'm sure my boyfriends mom will crap herself over my choice but I've come to believe that's my lot in life; to piss off my mother in law.
As for a girl if neither of you are happy with Truman take a look at your family tree. Some of the old Mormon names are pretty cool. I've got Eliza (Noble) and Luna Pearle (my choice for my own future daughter).
Maybe it will take the little one being born before you come up with the right name. Many of my friends have named their children after meeting them for the first time. They said names until the baby reacted by looking at them or smiling and that's what stuck.
Just don't let it get the best of you. Once you stop thinking about it, it will come to you.
599. Anonymous said:
for baby names and statistics (like origin, popularity and rankings), you should check out www.nymbler.com --that's where i found our son's name. it's a fun website. good luck with the pregnancy!
600. Traca said:
My name is unusual, Traca, with a soft c. Pronounced like Trace-uh. But if I was allowed to have a little girl I would name her Alanna, pronounced like Atlanta with no t's.