Thursday, December 18, 2008

what we will NOT be naming baby girl #3

It has been brought to my attention by several people (my dad included- how does he know these things?!) that Angie Harmon (of Law and Order fame) and her NFL player husband Jason Sehorn have 2 girls- Finley and Avery- just like we do?! Yes, I am VERY aware of this. This was not done intentionally- in my defense, we had an Avery and a Finley before their Avery was born.... I am just saying. When I heard they were expecting again (which was also brought to my attention over and over again) I was bound and determined to wait to see what they named their new addition before we got too set on a name of our own. I just saw HERE that they welcomed baby girl #3 into the world today and her name is Emery Hope. So, just to clarify- we will NOT be naming our baby girl #3 Emery. It is a cute name, but we will be going with something else- I don't know what yet, but rest assured Emery is off our list. I was thinking seriously about Emerson, but I think that might be too close?!

Now, the serious contemplation and discussion can begin- suggestions welcome! I just have a few requirements- it can't start with the letters P, M, A, or F, I would prefer a name that doesn't end in y, and I would like to use Bailey (my maiden name) as her middle name. Any ideas?

10 comments:

Fleming Family said...

Katherine (but a nick name would end in a "y" sound), I love the name Katherine...it's very proper sounding and it should belong to beautiful women, your girls fit in that description! :)

Elisa said...

i love the name emerson! i also love the quinn for a girl. i could never use it though, because it's the name of a boy i dated up at Ricks College, even though it is such a neat name! i love that you have requirements already in place...someday i have to hear the reasons. :) p.s. christmas card is on it's way...we got yours and i love the layout!

SLO Rober said...

Paul, how 'bout Rowan?

melissa said...

Thanks Kate! Any plugs for MY first name of choice (Rowan) may be in vain, but it is worth a shot! I have not convinced Paul yet, but we still have a few months!

Brooke said...

I have a niece named Quinn, and I think that's pretty cute...I do like Rowan too. Paul will come around to it. :)

melissa said...

I do like Quinn- as Elisa and Brooke both mentioned, but we call Finley "Finn" a lot, and that might be a little too confusing. Thanks for the suggestions! Keep them coming! I will continue to petition for "Rowan."

The Scotts said...

That's funny, I saw that exact article about Angie Harmon and thought of you. I like Rowan too!
Good luck on the name, it's always so hard to decide.

Unknown said...

Mary and I are still thinking but what about Kaitlin Bailey White?

Anonymous said...

Melissa,

The girl's name Tatum \t(a)-tum\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "Tata's homestead". Also possibly "light-hearted". Surname sometimes used as a girl's name, due to actress Tatum O'Neil.

Tatum is an uncommon female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).

Just an idea!

Love, David and Mary

Anonymous said...

you have such nice names already. unique but not totally crazy. i like kerridan, hadley, emmalynn and rowan is adorable. good luck! My husband wanted to name my youngest (4 1/2) Merlin. The only other name we could agree on was Eli which unfortunately sounds a whole lot like my oldest Levi. I always say that it's better than merlin.
Jennifer