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Help choosing a name for my baby girl

32 replies

KGM311 · 21/09/2021 18:43

My husband and I have been working on names since we found out we’ll be having a little girl. At first we realized we had VERY different taste in baby names, but have since agreed on two options that we both like and need help choosing between the two. Do you prefer:

Lottie Wren
Wren Lorelei

For context, Wren is the only name that we both came up with independently. My husband LOVES the name Lottie. He is a very realistic, in the moment person and rarely has very strong opinions about anything. Months before we were even trying to conceive, we watched a show and there was a girl named Lottie and he said “that’s a great name. If we have a little girl one day, we should consider Lottie.” If we go with Lottie, that will be here name. It won’t be a nickname for anything. We threw around the idea of having it be a nickname but decided 1) we should just name our kid what we will call them and 2) her last name will be hyphenated and we don’t want to make things more complicated. Lastly, Lorelei is another name we both decided we really liked, but worried it would be too long with a hyphenated last name. Anyway, sorry for the novel. Any input would be appreciated!

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AnyaMoondial · 21/09/2021 19:07

Lottie Wren is great.

mairiflowers · 21/09/2021 19:03

I think Lottie Wren is much nicer.

user1493494961 · 21/09/2021 19:00

Lottie.

Alfxn · 21/09/2021 18:56

If you are really between the two, whereas your husband has one he greatly prefers, I would go with that one for sure.

I think it's quite sweet that he had a name in mind before you were ever even pregnant!

mathanxiety · 21/09/2021 18:53

Both are very nice.

I would go with Lorelei Wren, and my second choice would be Lottie Wren.

I don't see a problem with a three syllable first name followed by a longer surname - I actually think a shower, soft name like Wren would be lost with a longer surname. I think you need a longer first name to balance the long surnames.

StevieNix · 21/09/2021 18:52

I love Lorelei so I would pick that as the first name - Lorelei Wren is gorgeous
The other two options are also nice, slightly prefer Lottie Wren as it flows a bit better

Pretendingtosmile · 21/09/2021 18:45

The first one seems to flow that bit better, but both are nice x