Name the Baby!!

[Railroad]

I don't like either Scarlett or Courtney for names; what do you call her "for short?" Scar? Court? Lettie? Ney? My first fiancee's name was "Vanessa."
What did we call her for short? Nessa.

It's hard to beat some of the more conventional names in the "for short" category. How about Cynthia (Cindy)? Elizabeth (Liz, Lizzy or Beth)? Diane (Diane or Di)? Mary Lou (Mary or Lou)? Suzanne (Sue)?

I dunno - I wouldn't want my kid to hate me for the name I gave her. Names can be dreadful ammunition on the playground.

Two-syllable first names seem to sound well with two-syllable last names. Leanne Crandall sounds nice.

And one of our posters dealt well with the question of a middle name.

If you're gonna have a middle name it needs to have some family significance or something, I was once told. Last names like "Murphy" and "Turkmenian" don't work well in that spot, though.

Guess I haven't been of much help - but I tried! Good luck with your little one!

 

[morganj614]

Sorry JJ, but when I see that name, I think of Captain Crandall of Teamo Supremo. I think you should name her Ropegirl Crandall.
http://psc.disney.go.com/abcnetworks/toondisney/shows/teamo_supremo/

She'll have to tell the story of her subconscious picking that particular last name
I'd tell but I have to jump in the shower.

 

[Nickel]

I don't like either Scarlett or Courtney for names; what do you call her "for short?" Scar? Court? Lettie? Ney? My first fiancee's name was "Vanessa."

Not everyone needs a "for short" name. My name is Nicole, and everyone calls me Nicole. A two syllable name needs no abbreviation.

 

[Christy]

Not everyone needs a "for short" name. My name is Nicole, and everyone calls me Nicole. A two syllable name needs no abbreviation.

I've always preferred the longer name anyway. My ex's name was Anthony. I called him Anthony, when most other's called him Tony. My nephews are named William and Thomas. We call them William and Thomas. It just flows nicer. :shrug:

I LOVE the name Scarlett. Please please please go with that one.

 

[mAlice]

I dunno - I wouldn't want my kid to hate me for the name I gave her. Names can be dreadful ammunition on the playground.

Most kids hate their parents for the names they've been given for a while. They get over it, or change it like I did.

 

[mAlice]

I made a typo in another thread. Maybre. How's that for a little girlie name?

 

[vraiblonde]

Most kids hate their parents for the names they've been given for a while. They get over it, or change it like I did.

Does your daughter like her name or did she want to be Kimmy or Jenny when she was a kid?

 

[JabbaJawz]

I don't like either Scarlett or Courtney for names; what do you call her "for short?" Scar? Court? Lettie? Ney? My first fiancee's name was "Vanessa."
What did we call her for short? Nessa.

I don't know...I sort of like names that require no nickname. Our 2nd daughter has a no-nickname kind of name. Our 1st daughter's name has a nickname, but we knew that going in and it was part of the charm. A lot of names I like lose their likeable-ness after I think of the nickname. For instance, I like Sheridan a ton, but fear that she'd get called Sherry - which is a bit too old school for me. This is so hard!

 

[JabbaJawz]

She'll have to tell the story of her subconscious picking that particular last name
I'd tell but I have to jump in the shower.

I'm still laughing about that! Honestly, it didn't even occur to me whose real last name it was until I saw you there and bam!

 

[crabcake]

I like Sheridan a ton, but fear that she'd get called Sherry - which is a bit too old school for me. This is so hard!

Not if you establish her nickname as "Dani" early on.

 

[Nickel]

Not if you establish her nickname as "Dani" early on.

That just makes people try even harder to call the kid something else. My mom made it very clear that my name was NICOLE, not NIKKI. Didn't stop my dad's family. They still call me Nikki and I HATE it. I did the same when Joshua was born. He was Joshua, not Josh. But I'm the one who breaks that rule, I call him Josh fairly often.

 

[crabcake]

That just makes people try even harder to call the kid something else. My mom made it very clear that my name was NICOLE, not NIKKI. Didn't stop my dad's family. They still call me Nikki and I HATE it. I did the same when Joshua was born. He was Joshua, not Josh. But I'm the one who breaks that rule, I call him Josh fairly often.

Dear Nic,

I'm sorry I always call you 'Nic'.

Love,
Crabcake5124930627541.30

 

[mAlice]

Does your daughter like her name or did she want to be Kimmy or Jenny when she was a kid?

She wanted something ordinary...started warming up to it about a year ago or so.

 

[OldHillcrestGuy]

Kendall Marie

 

[watercolor]

Kendall Marie

Kendall is her 2nd piglets name!

 

[Ken King]

Your daughter, geneticly it should be obvious, why not Wendy? If she is anything like her Mom she will be.

 

[JabbaJawz]

Your daughter, geneticly it should be obvious, why not Wendy? If she is anything like her Mom she will be.

You turd!! I knew you'd chime in with something like this!

 

[RoseRed]

You turd!! I knew you'd chime in with something like this!

I guess you didn't like Collette...

 

[Ken King]

You turd!! I knew you'd chime in with something like this!

Okay, how about Mariah, as in "They call the wind ..."

 

[BS Gal]

That just makes people try even harder to call the kid something else. My mom made it very clear that my name was NICOLE, not NIKKI. Didn't stop my dad's family. They still call me Nikki and I HATE it. I did the same when Joshua was born. He was Joshua, not Josh. But I'm the one who breaks that rule, I call him Josh fairly often.

My Michael will always be called Mikey. Poor child. He's 22 and I still call him that.