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www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com (Warning, she will make fun of about every name you come up with).
What sort of name do you like. Biblical, historical, old fashioned, unique, ethnic? Is there a special sound you are attracted to (E names - Emily, Emma, Eleanor, Elina, Elizabeth, Ella).....Do you want a long name that can be shortened, or are you a fan of short names?
I generally like traditional names, names that start with vowels, think everyone should be able to get two nicknames from their first name, think spellings should be fairly traditional (i.e. Jane and Jayne are both ok with me. But Jaine is just asking for needing to have her name spelled every time she says it for the rest of her life with "huh?" Jayne needs to have her name spelled, but its a historical alternate spelling).
Have fun choosing. My candidates were Katherine (Kitty or Kit), Collette (Lottie), Eleanor (Nell), Alexandra (Sasha), Cecilia, Elizabeth (Eliza), Jane. I have a preference for the odder nicknames. Most my husband shot down. Chosing a girls name was hard.
(As long as I'm going on - is there a family name you like, a fictional character? - I've loved Anne of Green Gables since I was a kid and tried to talk my husband into Anne Shirley - he shot it down. A historical person you are attracted to? )
Her name will be Heidi Marie
, now that I think about it thank God he talked me out of it!!! Good luck with the search!!
Capt Jack
