Okay folks, I need your help. Here I am at 35.5 weeks of pregnancy and this third baby girl remains nameless beyond the fond nickname Baby Egg White, III. I thought about naming her Tertia, given she is the third girl, but I think I prefer something more traditional. So here’s your chance to offer your input. Please vote in the poll!
My general criteria (although not all the names I put in the poll meet this criteria and I reserve the right to ignore these guidelines completely in the final selection!):
1. Must go well with last name “White.” That means no “Lily White,” “Ebony White” etc.
2. Easy to spell, with very few if any alternate spellings.
3. Not in the current top 10, or even 50.
4. Doesn’t make anything funny with the initials.
5. Doesn’t “run into” the “wh” sound in “white.” For example, names that end in “o” like, I dunno, Caro, sound like “carowhite” all one word; same with names that end in “th” like “Elizabeth” (beautiful name, but to me it makes the last name sound like “Thwhite.” Maybe that one can be reconsidered).
ETA:
6. Does not mean “spawn of the devil” or the like.
ETA again (apparently I’m very picky):
7. Also very easy to pronounce, which eliminates perfectly lovely names like “Caroline” which can be pronounced Carol-lyn or Carol-line.
ETA again again (for heaven sakes, it’s a wonder my first two children even have names):
8. Must also have acceptable (if any) shortened names/nicknames; for example, Megan White is nice, but Meg White is not (sounds like Egg White and has terrible teasing potential).
You may also suggest a different name in the comments section, but please do so anonymously (choose the name Anon and put in a fake email like anon@anon.com) because I can guarantee that I will reject any name that will always remind me of the person who suggested it (that’s why I don’t ask, say, my dry cleaner, for input).
Yes, I can report that “kelli/kelly” is an AWESoME name. Not that I am prejudiced. hee.
Anyway, I voted for Rebecca. If we had gone with Anglo names instead of South Indian ones, I would named our girl Rebecca.
While my husband thinks the first name should be Snow (I hit him for you)… I like all the names, have you thought about Kennedy? Kennedy White sounds regal
I love the name and think Rebecca sounds the best!
Loopy, good point! I was thinking “Hel-lean.”
If you’re going for easy to pronounce, I have to say that _I_ don’t know how to pronounce “Helene”… “ha-LAIN” or “hey-LEAN” or “hey-LEN” or something else? (And without wanting to be immodest, I’m an educated, widely-read person with a passing knowledge of French, so I’m probably not alone in this.)
Re Kelly — I think that’s a lovely name too although it might violate rule #1 — Kelly White makes me think of Kelly Green, and although we have some Irish in our blood that might be a little much for me
Re Delaney — I forgot I had a dream very early on that that is what we named the baby!
Re Treble — oh no, not another lawyer in the family!! LOL
Re Lindsay – also pretty but I think it violates rule #2 with the Lindsay/Lindsey dilemma
@Kendra – thanks for the suggestions!
Re Erica – like that name a lot too!
@Geli – I agree with that criterium. Having a single syllable last name does complicate things. Plus no one understands the darn name on the telephone and I always have to say, “White, like the color” and then people think I’m mocking them or something. Seriously though, people think I’m saying Wyatt or other variations. Which is why I’d prefer a name where the child will not have to spell her first name AND explain her last name all the time!
@Karen and Carol — I love to hear people chime in when they’re happy with their own names. That’s a good sign!! Also a good sign that no one has jumped in to say they’ve hated having a particular name….
had to vote for carol… not at all popular now…
otherwise i like janine or rebecca. i always wanted to name my daughter rebecca but it really doesn’t go with our last name….
Had to go with Karen. I think it’s a lovely name.
I’ll add another critierium to your list: Since you last name is one syllable, I think that it doesn’t flow as well with a first name that has its emphasis on the last syllable.
Voted for Rebecca. My SIL’s name is Becca and she’s the strongest woman I ever met. Great name!
I suggest Erica.
I like Olivia and Alexandra “Ali” also like Grace and Sydney. Love Audrey as well!
Lindsay. Very pretty, and I don’t believe it’s very common.
I’d go with Treble over Tertia. Much more lawyerly.
Delaney
What about Kelley/Kelly?
Otherwise, I’m voting for Eleanor.
Kate, thanks for your input!
Liberty, I’ve posted pictures of my girls in the past and never felt comfortable posting their names. I think any of these 15 names compliment their names.
Karen, LOL! Thanks for your vote!
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Had to choose Karen … of course … plus Karen White is almost as versatile and easy to spell as Karen Lynch (if not moreso!).
I gotta know…what are your other two girls’ names??
I think Karen goes nicely with daughters one and two.
I love your name… Angela White why not repeat it