So, you helped us name our son. Now help us name our daughter...

[SKKY]

We think it's a girl, although not 100% confirmed. My wife and I have narrowed the potential names down to
these. What do you think?

[joneschick]

1. Isobel and Olivia though quite lovely

are really gaining in popularity. ugg. don't want to go there. Vega was a car I drove in the late 70's---how do you pronounce Paola? Does it work with the surname? with a middle name does the whole name have a pleasing cadence? I'm really picky on the whole thing. Good luck! :hi:

[DawgHouse]

2. I like Isabel or Olivia, preferably Olivia.

Vega - a car.

Paola, is that pronounced Pay-ola?

[Deja Q]

4. And, 'Vega' sounds similar to 'Viagra'. That would not be good.

:wow:

[SKKY]

25. Paola. Put an icecube in your mouth and say Paula. Kinda like that....

...Vega is also Spanish for Meadow, but I guess that's beside the point.

[RetroLounge]

3. Have to go with Vega

one of my friends is named Vega Andromeda... really...

RL

[philosophie_en_rose]

5. How about "Colberta Truthy LiberalSailor"?

Actually, Paola is a lovely and unique name. I also like Isabel and Olivia, but both (especially Olivia) are increasingly common. Paola is unique, but also easy to pronounce. Vega is a nice name too.

What's the last letter of your last name? If it's an "A," I would suggest Isabel.

[MoseyWalker]

6. good names all, but

I would go for Paloma

[XemaSab]

13. Polenta is my pick

:9

[SKKY]

32. Paloma is like "Michelle" or "Jennifer" here in Spain...

...Nice, not but quite unique enough.

[Lyric]

7. *votes for Corrina*

Just because :)

[bigwillq]

8. Olivia (nt)

[Arugula Latte]

9. Not Olivia.

She'll be one of a brazillion Olivias. She'll probably have to use the initial of her last name to distinguish herself from Olivia Y. and Olivia Z.

[SKKY]

29. Yea, my Aunt, who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah asked if I've converted...

...she said, "For Girls it's Regan and Olivia, and for boys it's Berkley and Chase. Those are 4 very popular Mormon names."

[Momgonepostal]

37. That might be a regional thing, because

I'm a Mormon in CA and have known only one LDS Chase, and one Regan, but the Regan is now about 40 years old and is a convert to the church.

[DawgHouse]

10. Anne Bonney.

A good "sailor" name. :)

[Kerrytravelers]

11. I'm a bit of a name nerd myself.

I like to know the meaning of names and their orgins. Popularity doesn't matter to me, as I really loved the name Emily, and have for years. I also want to know if there is anything of importance connected to the name, olike if it's a place or a tragic event that somehow connects to the name. I ran the names through my regular checks.



PAOLA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: POW-lah (Italian), pah-O-lah (Spanish)
Italian and Spanish feminine form of PAUL
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Paola&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paola
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paola,_Malta
http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi


ISABEL
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, German
Pronounced: ee-sah-BEL (Spanish), ee-za-BEL (French), IZ-a-bel (English), ee-zah-BEL (German)
Most likely a medieval Spanish form of ELIZABETH, although some theories state that Isabel actually derives from an old Semitic name meaning "daughter of BA'AL". Queens of Castile and Portugal and a queen of England have borne this name.
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Isabel&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or
http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi


VEGA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Astronomy
The name of a star in the constellation Lyra. Its name is from Arabic الواقع (al-Waqi') meaning "the swooping (eagle)".
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Vega&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vega
http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi


OLIVIA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish
Pronounced: o-LIV-ee-a (English), o-LEE-vee-ah (German)
Created by Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night'. He may have based it on the name OLIVER or on Latin oliva "olive". In the play Olivia is a noblewoman who is wooed by Duke Orsino but instead falls in love with his messenger Cesario.

OLÍVIA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Portuguese form of OLIVIA
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Olivia&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or
http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi



I would not spend too much time on baby naming sites. The ones with all the glittery, sparkly junk will tell anyone that everything sounds "cute" and that "it's your baby, name your twins Adolph and Eva, no one will notice." I'd also steer clear of Baby's Nameed a Bad Things. They are unbelievable crude and snarky.



I actually really like three of the names. In order, they are:
Paola
Olivia
Isabel
Vega





Edited to add: My only hang up is spelling. While some creativity is nice, too much begins to look silly. The spellings you have here look very nice.

[RedCloud]

12. Yeah I broke the tie!

Isabel.

Sounds like a queen.

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. Vega makes me think of the Chevolet introduced about 1971....

It was a piece of crap. They rusted out quickly. I did not have one, but my sister did.

Good luck with your daughter.

[SKKY]

15. Ok, this is rather surprising...

...I thought Vega would gain more votes. I suppose I just let slip which way I'm leaning.

[idgiehkt]

23. I think she would be teased about it.

I like Paola.

[SeattleGirl]

16. I'm with some of the others here: I like Olivia AND Isabel.

So, how about this: Name here Olivia Isabel. Call me crazy, but I think the two names go well together.

[Kali]

17. Paola

Vega was a POS car from the 70's anyone alive then will associate the name with that car.

On the other hand I live near the Vega-Bray Observatory. Heh.

[datasuspect]

18. violet may

that was my grandmother's name.

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. I can only speak in honesty - I don't like any of them.

Vega sounds like a made up California name for parents with a collective IQ of 98 and blond hair, who only eat raw food and surf a lot in between their occasional weekends selling bead jewelery and space-based mobiles at grateful dead tribute band concerts.

Isabel is just old and boring and not very inspiring.

Paola sounds like a misguided white American leftist trying to be hip-by-giving-their-kid-a-foriegn-name and, sadly, misunderstanding that Pollo is not a name, but the word for "chicken", and then misspelling it thinking it's a boy's name being creatively and gender-benderingly applied to a girl, and thus instead of ending in 'o' you've changed the ending to the feminine 'a'. Or, variously, it just looks like one of those modern moronic "respellings" of perfectly good names (Paula to Paola) in some vain and uncreative attempt to redeem one's empty life by seeming "creative" with a name spelling change, but instead coming across like a clueless drip who impresses no one but the incompetent and vapid. (And yes, I do realize that paolo is a legitimate Spanish name - it still doesn't make it a good name, unless you are, in fact, Spanish)

Olivia - not so bad a name, but not one of my favorite names, either. Of the four, this is the best.


Just being honest.

Not to say that you can't use the names, and name your child whatever you want. Just offering, because you asked, what I think of the names.

[nickinSTL]

53. "Paola sounds like a misguided white American leftist trying to be..."

:wtf:

Paola is the Italian version of Paula.

What is with that rant about chicken and o's and a's?

[Rabrrrrrr]

59. What is it with not reading?

Did I not say it was a legitimate name? (though I misspelled it Paolo, I see).

Oh, wait - yes I did.

:shrug:

[nickinSTL]

61. yes...at the end of a long rant

that I just didn't get the point of.

So, you don't like the name Paola...:shrug:

I'm not a big fan of it, either, but...I sure wouldn't bother with a long attack on it (or even names I dislike much more) - I guess I just don't get the point :shrug:

[begin_within]

20. Isabella is much better than Isabel

[SKKY]

30. Isabella strikes me as being a bit, I don't know, pretentious.

[MiniMandaRuth]

21. OLIVIA. THAT'S MY NAME!

[sweetheart]

22. Pinto

Don't use vega.

[SKKY]

24. I need some more votes, so I'm going to kick this.

More input people! My future child's potential mental health is at stake here!

[huskerlaw]

26. Honestly...

I'm not a huge fan of any of them.

Vega really does remind me of the car, and I wasn't even alive when it was around.

Isobel is my grandmother's name, and she hates it so much (because it makes her sound OLD) that she goes by her middle name...and would slap you if you ever called her Isobel.

Paola...seriously, I started singing "We Didn't Start the Fire" in my head. You know, the verse that goes "payola and Kennedy..."? Perhaps I'm pronouncing it wrong, but I've got to say, most other people will too.

Olivia, I kind of like, but as other people have pointed out, she'll be sharing that name with quite a few other kids in her preschool class.

[ganeshji]

27. I think Paola is lovely.

And it's different which can be a good thing.

[SKKY]

28. I like it to. Of the 4, it's my 2nd favorite, depending on the day...

...Although some have eluded to the fact that it is difficult to pronounce? Pa-Oh-la. Seems obvious enough to me.

[MassLiberal]

39. actually, I know someone named Paola

and she pronounces it "Pow-la." Very pretty. I voted for Isabel (it's my grand-niece's name), but I love Paola, too. Olivia is too common nowadays.

[judaspriestess]

31. I love the name Paola

Vega sounds like "verga" and that is Spanish slang for "pp" (don't want to sound so harsh)

[Xipe Totec]

33. Isabella

nickname - Chabela.

It just melts my butter.

:loveya:

[SKKY]

35. Actualy, if we name her Isabel, her nickname would probably be "Isa"...

[Karenca]

65. Isa?

like IZZA???

Bella sounds so much prettier.

[SKKY]

34. There are 429 views to this tread, yet less than 75 votes...

...Why would you view a thread, and not participate?

[sarge43]

36. Either Isabel or Olivia

Feminine, dignified and good for a lifetime.

[BarenakedLady]

38. Bryn

I may be a bit partial to that though.

[crim son]

40. I love Paola and Isabel is my second choice.

But I wanted to name my daughter "Thursday" so what do I know? :shrug:

[LaraMN]

41. There's a new baby ALS forthcoming?!

Congratulations! Little dude will love being a big brother, and having a sibling will be so great for him! Oh, and I voted for Paola- although I think you've got some other gorgeous names on your list!

:bounce:

[SKKY]

45. Yes! We're both quite excited.

I think Sergio will love having someone else around. Sergio is very social, as I'm sure Jack is.

[LaraMN]

54. Oh definitely!

I think it's been especially beneficial for Jack, having siblings. He is very social and he LOVES babies! He likes to push around Sophie's doll stroller more than she does. He's really good about touching babies carefully, too. I bet Sergio is going to be in LOVE with his baby sister! I'm excited for you guys!:bounce:

[borlis]

42. I just love Olivia!

I am all done having kids and got all boys. So, when we got our female kitten, I named her Olivia. It's such a pretty name.

[Skittles]

43. sorry, I think Vega is friggin' hideous

sorry but you did ask for opinions

wasn't that the name of a lemon car in the 70's?

[SKKY]

46. Well, I wasn't thinking of the lemon of the 70's, but yes, it's the same...

...hideous? I think something like Gretchen or Velma would be hideous. Vega seems "unique" and "hip" to me.

[Skittles]

51. HEY!

WE HAVE A VELMA ON THIS BOARD! :D

[Rabrrrrrr]

60. I love the name Gretchen.

I've never met a Gretchen who wasn't geeky beautiful and geeky cool.

:loveya:

[LeahD]

44. Isabel....partially because I like "Isa" for a nickname.

[Lex]

52. 'Bella as a nickname works too

and a friend uses that for his daughter who is named Isabel.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

47. From the list you provided -Isabel

I personally find it to be a beautiful name with a ring of dignity and grace to it.

[SKKY]

50. thanks for the input. That's what it sounds like to me as well

[ScreamingMeemie]

48. I went with Olivia... There are currently 3 new baby girls with the name Isabel on

our street alone. I also like the name Violet.

[SKKY]

49. Violet is a name that keeps popping up. I'm thinking about it...

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

78. I voted for Paola

but I love :loveya: :loveya: Violet. Flower names are so beautiful. My suggestion: Violet Rose :)

[Truebrit71sbruv]

55. Olivia without a doubt...

... both my daughters were very nearly named Olivia, but for some reason it never happened....

:shrug:

But go for it - it's a beautiful name...

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

56. If I have a daughter, I'm naming her Isabel.

So there, I'm biased. :-)

[Karenca]

57. Paola = Pay-OH-La

That's what the kids in school are going to call her.

[ironflange]

58. What's wrong with Madison?!?!

Just kidding! I like Isabel.

[Deep13]

62. Paola looks too much like "pay-o-la" like a slot machine jackpot.

I like anything astronomical, but I have to say that Vega reminds me of the cheap '70s car, not the bright star in Lyra.

Possible astronomical names:
Cassiopia
Carina
Aurora
Artemis (Greek lunar goddess)
Diana (Roman lunar goddess)
Europa (moon of Jupiter)
Miranda (moon of Uranus-heh, heh)
Callisto (moon of Jupiter)

[Karenca]

63. that's what I said about Payola---and I also think you're right about

Vega.

Besides for the fact that it's the name of a car,
parents should always stop to think about the stupid nicknames kids give to their peers.

Vega conjures up too many strange interpretations.

[SKKY]

64. Ok, I'm about to let you guys know her soon-to-be name, but I want to kick...

...this a bit and get some more feedback.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

66. Did you say you were living in Spain?

Then the kids wouldn't call her "Payola," would they? Wasn't there a Spanish princess by that name who married a Belgian prince? (My late great-grandmother used to read German celebrity gossip magazines and they were full of the doings of European royalty.) If you're not in Spain, how about spelling it "Paula?"

Isabel. Also okay for Spain, but I think of it as a "granny" name.

Olivia. No way! It's a lovely name, but it's the name of the moment, and there will be six of them in her kindergarten class, just as there were six of (Lydia Leftcoast's real name) living on the hallway in my freshman dorm.

Vega. YUCK, for the reasons mentioned above.

There are lots of beautiful Spanish names, if that's what you want.

[SKKY]

67. Yes, I do currently live in Spain...

Why does everyone hate Vega so much? Interesting.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

68. Aside from being the name of a crappy car, it means

"plain" (as in "Great Plains") in Spanish. Do you want Spaniards thinking of your daughter as a flat piece of land?

[SKKY]

70. Well, it is also synonymous with "Fertile Valley", and "Meadow"...

...On 2nd thought, I'm not sure I'd want people thinking of my daughter as a "Fertile Valley" either. But, the Vega thing actually began with the show
"Who wants to be a Millionaire?" There was a question that read, "What does Las Vegas mean in Spanish". The answer was "The Meadows". And, being
a sopranos fan, I've always liked the name Meadow. So, that's where that started.

[Karenca]

73. Also, some are going to pronounce it as VEE-guh.

which is pretty icky.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

74. Especially if they associate the name with "vegan"

:-)

Don't be surprised if Spanish people stare or giggle when you tell them your daughter's name.

[Karenca]

75. I was thinking of that too.

And y'know, the kids in school are going to call her "vegetable".

You always have to think SO carefully about your baby's name---not just what sounds pleasing to
YOUR ears now, but how the name might affect the child's life.

So many names are beautiful, but it's usually
wiser to stay with a classic.

[Burma Jones]

69. Isabel is very nice

one of my daughters is named Annabel, so I like those "bell" names.....


It's a lot harder to be 100% sure it's a girl than it is a boy....when we found out our son's gender in utero...the technician entered "scud missile" and put an arrow in to point out the boy's protrusion..... Our daughters were harder to figure out....and they still are.

[SKKY]

71. Ok folks, the numbers are in, and you've shared your opinions...

...And my wife and I have enjoyed reading your posts. I have to say, the results have been surprising. We've made a decision, and have
chosen...

[SKKY]

72. Vega Danielle...

There's something about it. It rolls, and it has a flow. I really like it, and so does Mrs. ALiberalSailor. Thanks much for all your input.

[LeahD]

79. Guess you knew which name you really wanted, but it was

still enjoyable to see all of the posts, eh? And, you still have time to change your minds before the documents have to be signed! I still vote for Isabel!

[Richard Steele]

76. If you name her Isabel, she's gonna be called "Izzie". I'd go with Olivia.

Just my 2¢.

[warrens]

77. Knuckles

There just aren't enough people named Knuckles these days.

[Writer]

80. Esteban Colberita n/t