Found 'the one' - and it's not Beauden [grin]

[arizonagirl]

Hi everyone,

Well, after a few days of constant name games, me and dh are sorted. Thanks to everyone's help we have decided not to go with Beauden after the BAD reaction on here. Or Indigo or Lyric or Soren. Lots of you still will hate our choices but I think you know when you have decided because you don't care less anymore what others think (in a nice way).

Soooo. our final choices are:

Girl: Sonnet Melody
Boy: Winter Beau Alexander.

See, I still have my Beau in there .

I think these fit in really well with our other dc. The only big problem is that we have an Autumn so it may well sound contrived. But they aren't going to be joined at the hip and will have their own identities.

One last favour!!!

Can anyone suggest a nice third name to go with Sonnet Melody? (Our other three have all got two middle names so I want to do the same).

Was thinking perhaps:

Sonnet Melody Grace
Sonnet Melody Eve
Sonnet Melody Erin

Want a classic name she can fall back on if she hates her other two names.

Anyway, thank you for all your help. I think I can almost leave these boards in peace now

Thanks BonzoDooDah - still waiting. No change on the name front so I guess that means we are pretty happy with them. Keep thinking I should put a third name in which reflects a successful outcome if the birth goes well - eg. True, Hope etc etc but won't get started on that.

Will let you know when baby Sonnet or Skyler is here with us safely. Trying to keep calm but keep thinking bad things. Shame because I usually love the whole birth experience (even though it has always ended up in ecs) but when you are told how dangerous the birth is and you might not come out the other side - it is not so easy. Anyhow, that is another thread.

Lola19, how are you?

Arizona - you definitely got me, thought you had gone for Beauden after all :)

I really wanted to wish you all the very best for the birth, at least everyone medical should be ready to deal with any emergency as they are forewarned?
Best of luck :)

Thanks for the sweet comment JustKeepSwimming. Will keep you posted and let everyone know on the name....

Lurcher: I bow to your greater academic wisdom but how on earth can you say (i I have interpreted your comment correctly) that "Sonnet Melody" has THREE key syllables? As a phrase, it has two key syllables, AFAICT, which are SONnet MELody.

Saying "MEL-o-DY" is forced and unnatural pronunciation IMHO, in the manner of street slang. Melody is a typical three syllable word/name with the emphasis heavily on the first syllable, ie NATalie, CARoline, OLiver, in contrast to those three syllable names with emphasis on the second syllable ie NaTASHa or FranCESca. "Melody" just doesn't have any emphasis in particular on the third "dy" of the name.

I have to disagree with you Girlsworld. I have the same emphasis for Melody as Lurcher.

Oh no, what have I started now???

Still, at least no-one is giving me an ear bashing anymore

This has to have been the most entertaining name thread ever, and I love your final choices, Arizonagirl. Good luck.

Hi Arizona, just dropped in to see of your baby had made an appearance yet, and to keep up with the naming decisions!

Had my little girl 10 days late last Wednesday. Decided on Sonnet Melody..... Whaddya think????

Joking . She is plain old Erin Lily, but anyway, good luck, I'll be watching! Please let us know

Girlsworld: interesting! I would agree that if I was saying Melody as a name I would do it stress-unstress-unstress (which is a dactyl in poetic rhythm). But try to turn it into a line of poetry and I think it works better as trochaic trimeter, which would put a stress on the final syllable too.

God, I need to give birth soon! Something needs to distract me!!

YAY!!!! CONGRATULATIONS Bagpusstree - that is fantastic news So so pleased all is well and love the name Erin Lily. Hope it all went smoothly and you are getting lots of baby cuddles in.

We are still waiting - any time now. Thanks for the sweet comment Rafi. Will let everyone know when we have our trochaic trimeter or our Schuyler/Skyler/Skylar bundle.

Think we must be finally happy with our name choices as there has been no further debate between me and dh. So glad we didn't go for Beauden - THANK YOU!!! Still like it mind, but much prefer Skyler (Sky).

Come on, baby! I can't wait to find out if it's Sonnet or Skyler. Like both, though have my pouty pants on about Indigo and Peregrine, nn Hawk, not being chosen. [hgrin]

Good luck! And congrats bag!

I have enjoyed reading your names, your choices (like my own) are unusual but not in a 'wrong' way.

I love Wynn or Winter for a boy - much more original then choosing a name like Jack or Harry - there are literally far to many of these already!!

Good for you for not letting people put you off your choices - unlike you, i am weak and tend to let people's opinions scare me off my name choices!!!

I also love Beau but want to use it for a girl... i am now texting OH with the suggestion of 'Beauden' for our LO (if its a girl - i know its not meant to be a girl name but i just love it!!!)

OH NO!!!! Don't have Beauden - I would be green with envy. I still love that name but everyone has put me off. Now you have me wondering!!!!!!

Skyler or Beauden??????

Don't start on Beauden again. Skyler,definitely Skyler.

I love beauden/boden! I do like skylar though!

Do you think you'd regret not using beauden?

Oh ladystitt, you are in so much trouble! We've now come full circle and are back to Beauden

Sykler arizona, Skyler!

Sorry for typo, one handed typing!

Don't worry - it's still Skyler - but yes, ladystitt, you are in trouble and banned from using Beauden .

Lola0109 - you have been missed. Do you have your little one yet???? Been wondering about you.

Arizona, my little one is 6mo! I've not been waiting.

I'm going to get flamed here but I've been browsing the name threads as my SIL is expecting and planning on stealing our boys name! so just trying to come up with alternatives!

Hopefully maybe next year I'll be looking for myself again, but I too had a risky delivery so DP against it!

Any news Arizona? :)

No!!! Still waiting for little Beauden's arrival . Lola0109 - I think I was mixing you up with Bagpusstree. I don't blame you for lurking on here - I am going to miss you lot so much once our bundle arrives.

Will keep you all posted and thanks again. Oh and Bagpusstree: What a great suggestion 'Skyler Arizona' .

Still keep wondering whether Skyler Beau Alexander is as nice as Skyler Beau Winter. but dh thinks we should put one masculine name in there just to clarify any question of gender. Let me know if you think I am right - time to change

SBA is much nicer than SBW.

I agree with SBA too :)

It has a sort of 'rhythm' to it.
(Plus if he wants a 'boring' name later he can use that.)

Awful awful awful names.

I really do feel sorry for your children.

This is random but there was an Autumn on Hells Kitchen this year. Made me think of you, Arizona.

I've been lurking on this thread for ages checking if you've had your baby and what name you chose for it.