I am 15 wks pregnant with my 2nd child. My first was a boy. We named him after my husband's grandfather. Jon Thomas (first name) Trent (middle name--my hubbies name).

It is THE perfect name for him. He goes by Jon and even though it is an "old" name it totally fits him. And it honors my husband's grandpa.

This baby is a girl--and I am thrilled beyond measure! I feel like I will have my comlete "set"!

My trouble is, I like a handful of names--but I know people named this or another friend named their baby the same name. I like unique but not off-the-wall names, and not too crazy on wild spellings.

The names we like:

Lily--just met a girl named Lily, and it does NOT suit her...so that name is tainted to me. haha
Scarlett--just had a friend have a baby. She named her Scarlett Rose (LOVE LOVE LOVE that name!)
Ella--My grandmother's middle name and SO common I cannot bear to use it--unless combined with another name or at the end of a created name.

My middle name and this baby's middle name is Marie.

So, baby's first name MUST go with Marie.

We also had Isabella picked out--but that was for the last pregnancy--I miscarried at 11 wks, and now feel like that name is already used--even though I had no idea if I was carrying a boy or girl.

So far, Scarlett is in the lead...but I'd feel like a copy-cat using it.

Oh...and I did have a love affair with the name Lola for a long while--not sure if it is a suitable name though.

I'd like GIRLY girly name. (No, Madison, McKenna, Kennedy, etc.) No unisex names.

Any suggestions?

PS: First time to the forums and I've enjoyed reading all the creative ideas and baby names--you guys are good!

Gloria
Rosalia
Natali
Nicole
Rebecca
Sienna

I think that pretty much anything goes with Marie. These are just a couple of my favorites, the rest of them aren't real girly.

I love Scarlett Marie but I can see why you wouldnt feel comfortable using it. But then again are you really close too that friend?

And I have too say that I know most people wouldnt use Lola but I like and if you do as well then go for it.

why not combine thenaes to make something prety that no 1 elsehas, thats what i did with my daughter, her name is Ashka


how about
Leila ((lilly & ella))
Kellar ((scarlett && ella))
Letti ((short form of scarlett))
Lotti ((short form of scarlett & lola))

or something



but i like Lola Scarlett, that sounds very pretty to me..

I think Lola Marie is very pretty! Use it if you feel it's right.

I also like Isabella, but I can understand why you would not want to use it. But if you do, Isabella Marie sounds nice to me

Some other suggestions:

Layla Marie
Anna Marie
Willa Marie
Ellen Marie
Lena Marie
Elina Marie
Nora Marie

I know exactly what you mean-I can think of lots of boys names I like, but can't use them cause I know too many people who already use those names!! My second favorite boys name, that I wanted to use for a second son-Noah Alexander. But one of my close friends named their son Noah when he was born last July!!! I like it so much, I'm tempted to use it anyway!!! Because I had told her before a long time ago that we'd like to use that for a second son! But we're not going to do that, we'll just pick something else.

But our girls' name if we have a girl, is Caroline, which means "little and womanly" I think that's a girly girl name! She will be named after my sister, so it is a family name.