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11-11-2012 at 4:50 PM
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34 weeks... reconsidering girl's name (*long-ish*)

I could use some help! DH and I are Team Green.  We have completely settled on a boy's name.  My problem is the girl's name.  My husband proposed a mashup of our two first names, and technically, it works, as it's a common name in English: Ashley.  We would spell it slightly differently to better match the Arabic transliteration of the name.

However, I'm wavering.  I grew up with a ton of girls named Ashley, and I'm not overly fond of all of them.  For my husband, the name is unique and interesting because the name is unheard of in Arabic.  So we're sorta-kinda going back to the drawing board for a girl's name because of my ambivalence.  :-S

Care to suggest some names???

 - I like slightly unique names; I also like ethnic names.

 - I especially like names that begin with the letters A, C, J, K, and L, but am open to other names.

 - We're looking for a shorter FN, as our LN has 5 syllables--LN also starts with A.

 - Middle name is Ann (family name).

Thanks for any help you can offer! 


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11-11-2012 at 4:59 PM
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I did the same thing about our girl's name...at 37 weeks (also team green, so it might have been for nothing)!

Here are some ideas, though I'm not quite sure what style you prefer...

Amelie

Aurelia

Larissa

Jade

June

Ashlyn

Ainsley

Avery

Chloe

Calla

Lilou

Lise

Liza

Kyla

 
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11-11-2012 at 5:00 PM
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What's the boy's name?

 

I'll give you a few for each of your letters and will try to stick with "short and slightly unique":

A: Audra, Alize

C: Cosette, Chantale

J: Jade, Jayma

K: Kiera, Kyla

L: Lelia, Lena
 
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11-11-2012 at 5:45 PM
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Ainsley
Aislynn
Carys
Cadence
Junia
Jessa
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11-11-2012 at 6:10 PM
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Aleah, Aria, Colette, Cara, Clara, Jocelyn, Lena, Luna, Kate.  Good Luck
 
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11-11-2012 at 6:10 PM
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What spelling are you using? I like that Ashley has a significance to you and your DH. 

Arden Ann

Celie Ann

Jenna Ann

Lauren Ann 
 
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11-11-2012 at 6:53 PM
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What spelling are you using? I like that Ashley has a significance to you and your DH. 

Ash.li (obviously no period!)  I also like the significance, but am struggling with the name's popularity and the "adult" factor of the name.  To me, (and no offense to any Ashleys!), the name is very "young" sounding.

 

Crys1925:

What's the boy's name?

 

Jor.dan Jo.hn (MN is a family name)

 

I've liked several of the suggestions so far, ladies!  A few were on my "alternate" list already!  Thanks for your help with this! 


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11-11-2012 at 6:56 PM
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Devi is a great Indian name
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11-11-2012 at 7:16 PM
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How about Ayla (pronounced eye-la)? It's Turkish and I think it's beautiful.
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11-11-2012 at 7:40 PM
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A: Aurelia, Annalise, Ava, Astrid

C: Clarise, Clara, Carissa

J: Julissa, Jane, Jemma

K: Kirsten, Kelsey, Katherine 

L: Lana, Laura, Lotte 
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11-12-2012 at 12:28 AM
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Amelia, Abigail

Casey, Cameron, Camille

Jordan, Jaci, Justine

Kelly

Laura, Lindsay, Lake
 
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11-12-2012 at 7:45 AM
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I like that Ashli is a significant name for you and DH.  I think I would go with it.  It is a pretty name and I actually know 3 adult Ashleys and the name works on all 3 of them even though they are all completely different personality wise. 

I usually do not like alternate spellings but I really like this one btw.

 
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11-12-2012 at 8:44 AM
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I think Ashli is cute - there's a 7 month old girl in our baby group named Ashley, and I thought it was unique for her age. That said, Im not a huge fan of how the name ages. 
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11-12-2012 at 12:09 PM
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Thanks for all the suggestions!  Hubby and I have a lot to think about!


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11-12-2012 at 1:18 PM
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Ashli seems really juvenile to me. What about Asha?

 
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11-12-2012 at 1:21 PM
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Not a fan of the spelling Ash.li. I also feel like it's a name from the 80's & 90's.

I put your names in Nymbler, and came up with some suggestions. What about Eden, Delilah, Sadie, Alice, Eliza, Keira, Dahlia, Elena, Danica, Bianca, Vivian,  Iris, Clara, Mayra, Lucia, or Daphne?

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11-12-2012 at 1:50 PM
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What about Asha?nbsp;


I was just going to mention this name. I work with a girl who just named her baby Asha... love it!
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