Names, names, names
This is where I am at... and completely STUCK. I need a name. I need a girl name. I am having a rather difficult time with this task. And, honestly, I am not sure why?! There are plenty of girl names available... I only have six taken (three first and three middle -- including mine).
Recently, I purchased a new baby-namer book. Because this one touted "60,000" names! And surely, I hadn't heard them all yet. There has to be ONE in there that will jump out at me and say "PICK ME". Let's divide gender in half -- leaving me with "30,000" available names. Minus our home, our siblings, our nieces and nephews, our first cousins, our second cousins, our exes -- 76. Times two for the middle names = 152. I now have "29,848" names to peruse.
Possibly, I am making this task way too difficult.
1. Just select a name you LOVE.
My preferences are odd, I admit, but this is a baby's name we are talking about.
1. three syllables
2. ends in -a
3. non-ethnic
4. not overused
5. does not begin with ch- or d- or v- or p-
6. no more than 5000 already named women in the social security database
7. not a common name in our state
8. no more than 5 already named girls in my girls' school directory
9. does not end in -ina (-eena)
10. no provoked nicknames as a result
11. no shortened agendas
12. flowing
13. sentimental
14. meaningful
15. could be a place name, hotel name, church name, cigarette brand, etc...
16. a Saint's name is a plus
17. a name day in Eastern European culture
18. able to pronounce name in many languages, specifically Japanese
19. my husband must like the name
20. must be able to pronounce the name
ARGHHH!
Good Luck!
