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We have a lot of international folks here so maybe you can help! Hubby and I are trying to decide on a name for our new daughter- we have found several we like but none of them seem to be THE ONE. Our oldest daughter is named Misha so we want something that is also unique but not out there. Any ideas for us?
how about Charity? that's a pretty name. :)
Any theme or ethnicity you're going for?
From my Swedish branch of the family tree:
Anna, (Annalise, Annalina)
Carolina
Eva
Sophia
hmmm lets see...
Yvette
Yessenia (means Jessica in Spanish)
Mayeya (pronounced ma-yeh-yah) also can be short for May
well those are some i can think of
Evana
Gianna or Giavana
West
Daysha
umm I'll see if I can think of anymore.
http://www.behindthename.com/
There might be something on here. You can search by origin, and it has a ton of names complete with meanings! Sometimes I look on here thinking of names for future pets. :p
What happened to Anika? I thought Bryan liked that one?
Okay, you have "Misha"
My late sister was named for the Slavic side of the family..."Dasha" became "Darcia". Like "MARcia" accent on the first syllable.
Just a thought. "Misha and Dasha". Hm! :)
If you want something really different, a Maori NZ name is AROHA meaning love, pronounced arrow ha, for a more convential name i love Brianna,Mikayla,Charlize,Angelina,katelynn. :)
Freyja
Lillith
Morrigan
Iris
Rota (She Who Causes Turmoil)
Valkyrie
Freya, or Aneka!! Or Pearl?
I like Ava or Varia.
There are some pretty names suggested :D My favorite is Aneka with the spelling Lut used. "Aneka Joy" :D It is a Dutch name I think? That spelling might also keep folks from pronouncing it like "Anne" - but rather the "ah" :D
Misha Grace and Aneka Joy - I love it.
Any other names? This grandma really enjoys the suggestions. ;)
Rita
Mya
Mia
Trisha?
Hmmm, Misha and Trisha. Misha and Mya?? ;)
Karen, I was thinking Eva too. I watched a movie with a character named Eva last night -- such a pretty girly name, but strong too. It was pronounced A-va, not E-va
I LOVE the name Zazou (I heard this for the first time when Lut named her kitty......and have loved it ever since)
I like the name Myah. Misha and Myah, the two "M Girls!" :)
Just a notation about all kids having the saem first initial....... I went to school with Cathy, Carol and Chrissy. They HATED all being "C" because they were always mixed up. And if mail came addresses C. Lastname, they had no idea who it was for. ;)
I forgat all about that: yes Jen it no fun having the same initials! My sister Lieve, 7 years older than me has same initials: LL , even if we both use our married name: LG ( I am Lut Gabriels, she is Lieve Goesaert)Quote:
Originally Posted by jenluckenbach
Lilyana Joy.
Lily.
Mya.
Oh yes, Lilyana is also WONDERFUL!
Abba
Aubree
Amya
Rosalyn
Kiara ;)
Landon
Beatrice
Marla
Khara
Kruti
INÉS
Top of my list for Cali were:
Kiera Jade
Raewyn Jade (pronounced ray-win)
(We had to compromise as W didn't like my top picks!!
Thanks for all the ideas! Hubby took a look and we found a couple that we liked. We have some more names to talk about and play around with now! :D
We've decided on a name! We are going to go with the dutch spelling and call our newest one Aneka Joy! It's a name hubby had heard before and really liked since we found out it was a girl. I chose the spelling! :D Thanks for all the ideas!
That is a pretty name, and it goes well with Misha.
YIPPIE!!!! ANEKA JOY!!!! I love that name :) ;)
Awww what a pretty name!! :D
Oops, looks like I'm too late. I was going to suggest Anastasia. My mother-in-law's name was Magdelina Anastasia. She was called Sia (See-a) for short.
I just saw your ticker!!! I LOVE that name. LOVE it!!!
Wonderful choice. :)
If you really want the Dutch spelling, this is how we write it: Anneke or Anneka . But that extra "n" might be to confusing for English speaking people!I love Aneka Joy VERY much!!Quote:
Originally Posted by chrangharris
ps. My sis has a daughter Anneke and one cousin is married to an Anneke!!
I'll speak to hubby about that spelling! He might go for it! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Maya & Inka's mommy
Pretty name and I agree about the spelling. Plus, only having one N in it may make more people think the E is long and pronounce her name as "ah-NEE-ka". Just a thought!
My sister and brother had decided when they started having kids that girls would have HER initials and boys would have HIS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maya & Inka's mommy
So there are 3 JWC's in the family!