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

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arizonagirl · 02/10/2010 23:13

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 Grin.

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 Grin

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arizonagirl · 25/10/2010 23:56

Thanks for your preferences - I think I agree, so SBA it is. CrazyPlateLady - not everybody's cup of tea (or plate of cake Wink) but we get lots of nice comments and they love their names.

FairyAmradillo - yes, still here and patiently waiting. Suspect it will be anytime in the next few days. Will keep you posted although I think we are finally decided (although there was a brief discussion of Indigo earlier!!)

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lowrib · 26/10/2010 00:46

FWIW I think like Beauden .

If you can forget the association with the company Boden (and I know it's a Mnet thing, but it's not exactly high street is it? Loads of people have probably never heard of it) then I think it's actually a nice, strong sounding name.

Sorry Grin

(I like Sky too if that helps!)

FairyArmadillo · 26/10/2010 10:25

Was a fan of Indigo Sky on your other thread!

I think unusual or far out names don't sound too bad once they're in use. I like "strange names" (even if I gave DS the most common name on my eclectic shortlist) but even I laughed in private when my friend gave her son a really far out and double barrelled Old Testament name. That was years ago, and it just sounds normal now. People get over it!

TheSmallClanger · 26/10/2010 15:32

This is all over the internet now.

Sonnet Melody sounds like the make and model name of an ugly, cheaply-produced hybrid-fuel city car made in a former communist state in southeast Asia.

Either that, or the make and model name of a cheap, plasticky mobile phone that you get free with a basic contract, also manufactured in a former communist state in southeast Asia.

DitaVonCheese · 26/10/2010 23:17

Love this thread and your attitude OP :)

Just marking my place really, I'm desperate to know what you end up with!

Is Skylar pronounced to rhyme with Tyler or is it more as though you were going to say skylark but stopped before you were finished? I do like Cloud btw ...

BonzoDooDah · 27/10/2010 11:26

SmallClanger what do you mean this is all over the internet? Have the journalists been lurking? Any links?

arizona how are you doing? Any twinges? Must be time now surely?

DitaVonCheese · 27/10/2010 11:44

I've just googled Beauden and found mention of this thread except this one.

Though ... Beauden may be to some ladies' tastes Wink

lola0109 · 28/10/2010 10:47

Ooh [hopes that arizona is now reconsidering beauden] :)

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arizonagirl · 28/10/2010 11:07

Hey, stop getting me back onto Beauden!!!! No, I am still waiting - getting a bit fed up now. Time to think of some more names Wink.

DitaVonCheese - Skyler is pronounced to rhyme with Tyler (although I don't really like that name!) BonzoDooDah - someone has been slating me for my name choices on another very geeky forum - no names mentioned. May feel tempted to ask for this thread to be removed once baby exists as I don't want his/her name being slated everywhere over the internet (especially as I have mentioned the other names). But I would never do that yet (and don't know if you can anyway) because you have all been absolutely wonderful and have helped me enormously.

I promise to let you all know when little one has arrived safely. Thanks everyone - you have been fantastic and helped so much in our name choice. Grin

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Thegraveyardshoshe · 28/10/2010 11:38

Halwn - Salt Arthurian legend name of the father of Huarwar the Hungry.

Aicken - Variant of Anglo-Saxon Aiken, meaning made of oak

Wine - Anglo-Saxon name meaning friend (should go down well on here Grin)

lola0109 · 28/10/2010 13:27

I love how you don't let it bother you.

Apparently 1 in 5 parents regret their name choice but the most common regret is the ones who go for Oliver/Jack/Olivia/Ruby etc.

My aunt had 5 kids and all had "unusual" names at the time, youngest is 16, but 4 out of the 5 names are quite popular now, Pascal being the only one I've not heard of since.

FWIW I love your name choices but I think its great you've considered giving them "normal" middles names in case they want to change!

Although, I do think when Baby Arizona arrives you're going to come on here and announce a name that wasn't even on your radar! :)

DanceOnTheDarkSide · 28/10/2010 13:33

was just wondering if there was any news.

And you got me further up the thread too you meany!

ChessyEvans · 28/10/2010 16:30

Loved reading through all this! Has made me think twice as am going for very 'sensible' names! Poor DH will think it's the hormones when I go home tonight and start suggesting Aspen, Cedar, etc...

So Arizona I think today is your due date, will be checking back for further news! I really like Peregrine although think Sky would be a very cool name for a boy as well. With the names of your other 3 you can hardly go for Jack can you!

Looking forward to seeing what you decide Smile

Mitchymum · 28/10/2010 21:31

I like Soren for a boy (I know one man with this name and he is a big strong man, like his name) and I liked Torryn (BBC has a Torryn Douglas).

For a girl Melody is the best from your list.

However, if I was picking 'out there' names at the moment I would go for Finn for a boy aand Mirrin for a girl.

theretheyare · 28/10/2010 23:27

My goodness, I've just read this whole thread from start to finish tonight to find out you haven't had your baby yet! So, first, good luck! I can't wait to hear what name you pick (but my money is on a girl anyway!).

And I know it's mean but I can't help chuckling at you choosing your very unusual name on Mumsnet! How is that conversation going to go when your little one says "Why did you call me Skyler Mum?".... oh because the lovely ladies on Mumsnet vetoed everything else...!

But all the best all the same!

DinahRod · 28/10/2010 23:35

[We are impatiently waiting for a BA of Skyler/Sonnet and not a TTC aren't we, otherwise could be in for a long wait!]

Agree with Mitchy about Soren, Torryn and Mirrin, they're offbeat fab.

Mitchymum · 28/10/2010 23:48

What about Jupitus?

Mitchymum · 28/10/2010 23:48

Oh, and given you like nature, what about Sol?

Mitchymum · 29/10/2010 00:03

My final suggestion, given your Arizona and nature links, is Boulder.

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arizonagirl · 29/10/2010 12:16

Hi all, still waiting - and DinahRod - yes there is a baby about to arrive - not a ttc scenario. Theretheyare - I know what you mean - I didn't intend to get so involved with my name on mumsnet - baby was definitely going to be Beauden. But it just ended up in a huge thread on how awful all my names were. Other names would have probably stuck - Winter, Indigo eg, although I agree that Winter would have been a huge mistake. And I doubt I would have found out about the funeral connotations of Cypress without mumsnetters. Anyhow, it will be something to talk about and at the end of the day we have found a name we really like - and are going with it despite lots of criticism. So it doesn't feel like our name isn't ours and just a contrived one if you see what I mean.

Hey, I still like Soren but decision is made. And Jupiter is good too but probably just a bit too 'out there'. You are all going to laugh at that now, aren't you. Right, speak to you later. And let you kow any exciting news.

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Mitchymum · 29/10/2010 18:13

All the best Arizonagirl, hope you have a lovely labour, and I'm looking forward to hearing your name, which I am sure will be just perfect for your little one.

CheerfulYank · 29/10/2010 18:31

AAAAHHHH I can't wait, I really can't. C'mon, Little Arizona!

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arizonagirl · 29/10/2010 21:00

I'm going to miss you guys Sad. You have been wonderful and made a really hard task so enjoyable. Thank you.

No news yet. Any day now. Refusing to get too worked up but pretty scared.

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AppleHEAD · 29/10/2010 21:29

Oh please please don't do this to them please!

DinahRod · 29/10/2010 23:44

Too late Apple, we're all going to raise a glass to the arrival of Skyler or Sonnet. Arizonagirl's been very patient with us.

[quietly chants Soren, Soren, Soren Grin]

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