Hi everyone, we had our little bundle of joy on Saturday and we really hoped that upon seeing her one of our names would jump out at us (they didn't- we both still just like what we like). Any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated!
Just for a little background, baby is mixed race (white British and HK Chinese) and her surname is Ross. It would be nice to have a name that's 'not too white' if that makes sense. She has a big bro named Arlo James so hoping the name will fit in with his too. Here are a list of the names we had in mind including some of the dynamics and politics around them:
- Isla Maeve (this one is my gf's favourite, I also like it but don't think it fully suits her as it doesn't seem mixed race and it's a bit over popular atm).
- Mayda (this is my personal favourite, it just needs a nice middle name to go with. I thought Lucy but gf does not like it. Any ideas?)
- Leila Maeve (she does suit this name and we both like it, however it's my grandma's name and people are constantly mispronouncing it [it's "Lee-luh" but she often gets "lay-luh"] and I don't want a name that people always get wrong [although I can certainly see why they do.])
Other names further down our list include:
- Ada (why not Mayda, I say)
- Ida (maybe a bit too severe sounding and short)
- Josie (maybe a good middle name because its more of a shortened name than a full name in its own right)
- Jade (my gf thinks this is chavvy)
- Jodie (gf also thinks this is chavvy)
Let me know your ideas guys, we can't wait to sort her name :)
Ps. I'm also going to add a little poll for mine and my gf top choice, just for fun. Thanks everyone!