Ok...I"m only 11 weeks along(we just heard the heartbeat this morning!!!), but I LOVE talking about baby stuff! I'm driving my poor hubby crazy! We have a daughter and it took us the full 9 months to agree on a name. I like unique, he does too, but thinks mine are a little too crazy! And he doesn't want to talk about girl names until we know what we are having!!! He says why rack our brains if we don't even have to! Ahhh...because I want to talk about it!! So, I thought this was the perfect place to come and talk about it! Can you give me some unique girls names that aren't too crazy?
Here are some examples of the names I like that my hubby isn't crazy about...Dalton(my fave), Braelyn, Karsyn, Kayman, Wylie, Harper.
I like Harper! My girlfriend just had her first girl (after having 3 boys) and named her Kennedy. If my last had been a girl, it would have been Willow or Meadow. I love Hunter for a girl. Another girlfriend says if she ever has another girl, she will be Fallon. Have fun and be excited!! :)
Remember that there is a difference b/w "unique" and "totally made-up and likely to result in a lifetime of correcting people"!
Just my thoughts... Dalton sounds harsh and masculine, but would be a great "unique" name for a boy b/c you don't hear it often. "Kayman" is an island that you misspelled. "Wylie" is a coyote, "Harper" is a beer. Seriously, you kind of need to look at what other kids are going to do to the name.
Consider alternate forms of more traditional names if you want something a little unexpected. My niece's name is Bryelle and I think that it's beautiful. I have only met one other person with that being their "whole name" and not "short" for something else.
Creativity is a wonderful thing, but your child will have to go through school and life with the name. If people can't pronounce or spell it, it's going to be tough. Out of curiosity, what is your older daughter's name?
Sorry don't like any of them! Dalton sounds like a boy and reminds of the used to be Dalton Bookstore, Braelyn sounds like Brail...Karysn Pirie Scott, Grand Kayman Islands or Kayman alligators...Wylie total boys name and Harper Magaizne or Harper's Bazzare...
I am with your hubby on this one..pick something unique but tasteful
Dalton is my least favorite, sorry. It is a last name or a boy name. The others I'm not crazy about either. Personally, every child I ever knew who had a weird name, turned out to be weird. (Not sure why people do this to their children).
If I HAD to choose from your likes, it would be Karsyn, only spelled correctly, Carson.
Keep thinking! And congratulations on your baby!
Added: I'm not here to insult people or make something sting! I am allowed an opinion, and I think that people who name their children weird names or try to pull a weird spelling out of their ass are asking for it! And I am speaking the truth from my own experiences.
I read somewhere of the name Isla and i thought it was beautiful (ee-la, or eye-la) Ive always liked these other names too. Lucille, Chase, Chance, Grace, Cadence, Lilliana or Lillian, Gwenevere, Gwynyth, Ella, Vivian
Out of your names i do like the name Harper, Harper Lee is a great author.
My brother came up with an awesome girls name and now he decided not to use it, it was Nixon, i just lovvvvved it, but they changed the name they had picked out to be Sue, which is quaint and unused.
**edited, id like to add a comment on the weird names makes people weird comment....maybe this is true but i much prefer my children to be weird than normal, but thats just me
ps i agree dalton is more of a boys name my son is coalton. my other son is storm and aboutthe wierd names making them wierd i love my "wierd kids with thier wierd names. but as far as dalton being a boys name everyone thinks storm is a girls name. but it does fit him so well. and I thought it was masculine when we picked it. pick a name you like and who cares if kids with wierd names are wierd maybe they are wierd for saying that :)
Harper is the best but getting more common! I think Dalton is cute, or Carson. I grew up with an often misspelled or mispronounced name (tiara) so not a fan of messing with traditional spellings. Sounds like you like boyish names for girls, which will be unique enough without changing the spelling. I like Amelia, brynn, Dalton, Grayson/Greyson, Hadley, Avery, Bailey/baylie, camryn/Cameron, drew, Emerson, Finley, kendall, kinley, payton/Peyton, Quinn, Reagan/regan, reese, Taylor. Congrats!
HB: will you please stop saying people with weird names turn out weird? That really hurts peoples feelings, I never liked my name growing up and still struggle with it, every time you post this under a names post, it stings! I'm unique like my name, not weird. This is such an unnecssary and judgmental thing to keep saying! :(
When I hear Kayman I think of caiman the crocodilian species. Dalton and Wylie would be unique for a girl but I personally do not like them. Harper makes me think of Harper Lee and it is become wildly popular for little girls (I know three). Hmmm....unique names....Caledonia, Hansine, Kalliope, Nedda, Winsome. My friend recently had a boy but her girl name was Killian.
Dalton was on our list for our youngest son b/c I love it but....... to me it is a very "boy" name.
I do see that you like boy names for girls and I went to college with a girl named Bryonny (brian - y) and it fit her very well.
While I love boy names for girls- shortened versions of girl names....Alex(Alexandra), Joey(Josephine or Joanna), Sam (Samantha)...I think Dalton is just so...boy. That's just my opinion. Dalton seems to be a newer popular name for boys, so it's not like anyone would even consider a girl for it, like some of the others. I do like Wylie and Harper - really like Harper! :)
I have to say that I wouldn't want to name my child a name that's super popular like Olivia, Sophia, Abby, Emma, etc. Love those names, just way too popular! When we knew my 4th was a girl, we narrowed the names down to Vivian and Quin. These names are not popular, but still classy and unique. Sure, there are others in the world, but there is not one other Vivan I know of personally. We didn't go with Quin, because my oldest son has a friend (boy) with that name. I love it for a girl, though!
By posting this question, I assume you are looking for opinions. You will definitely get them, here! LOL! A lot of people don't like super unique names. I think it's because kids get picked on for so many things, these days. It seems hard to take when a name is given that may add to that. I guess I think that kids will find something to make fun of someone for, regardless of the name. That seems harsh, but it's true- if they want to be mean, they find a way :( That being said, imagine yourself calling your child's name to come in to eat. Yell it, like you are calling them. Sometimes, saying it out loud, makes it sound different. :) Also, imagine yourself introducing your child to someone new. Are you prepared for the confused looks and questions? Some ADULTS can be mean. What will you say if they make a comment in front of your child? It's stuff like this, that is real world. I honestly don't think Braelyn, Karsyn or Kayman will illecit too much teasing, but maybe Dalton? Wylie will be Wylie Coyote (although kids today don't know Wylie Coyote so much!! :)
It's a lot of fun coming up with baby names!! I don't have much for the really unique names, but think Harper is awesome! Congratulations and good luck!
I like harper the best. there are a ton of baby girls named braelyn in my area. and recently briley also. my daughter i had named braleigh before this trend came up. i've never heard of anyone with her name before. i also like cooper for a girl. i have a cousin in law that named her girl Isis. i think that's cool. i agree with dalton being a tad too masculine. i worked in a daycare where there was a little boy named dalton and that's the first thing i thought of.