Hey guys, Im struggling trying to name my baby girl due April 23rd. I would love some creative suggestions.

So far, were stuck on Emily Jaymes Schmidt (Jaymes is in honor of my grandfather,stepfather and her brothers middle name)

I dont want something too common, but not to weird either. This is my first child, so be gentle haha

Thanks in advance!

Jeremy

How about NewPowerToadina

Emily Jaymes Schmidt doesn't sound bad.
It's not too common; especially the Jaymes for a female.
It's nice.

I named my daughter Carnasia Ivana-Núr Shabazz.
I'm in no position to name anyone else's kids.

Acrylic said:

I like the name Emily, and I love how you added Jaymes for different family members. I would so go with it.

My daughter named her kids:

Seyhan Olivia Christine (Seyhan for my daughter's grandmother, Olivia because she liked it, and Christine for her husband's Mother)

Zoey Cirilo Jaylee (Zoey because she liked it, Cirilo is my Father's name, and Jaylee, in memory of her husband's Father who recently passed away.)

MoniGram said:

Olivia isn't after ME?!

try this

http://babynames.com/Names/rename.php

it comes up with many interesting names.

I like Lola and Lucy. I wanted to call my little girl one of those but people put me off with comments like 'Lucy-lastic' and said that Lola sounded like a stripper (sorry if any of you are called Lola)

In the end we went with Cody. It was the only name we could agree on. It's not common at all in England. Her middle name is May.

How about something with the accent not on the first syllable (so it has a more interesting rhythm). Something like Amanda or Miranda or Elizabeth or Rebecca or Olivia or Patricia or Teresa or Renee or...you get the picture.

NewPowerToad said:

What about Emilie or Amelie instead of the usual Emily?

I think Emily is kinda prim and old-fashioned, personally. And cuz it's three-syllable people are gonna end up calling her "Em", which isn't the most charming nickname.

Emma, maybe?

JustErin said:

"Emilie" sounds the same and just presents a lifetime of spelling nightmares.

"Amelie", however, is cool.

tackam said:

Our nieces name is Amelie.

Personally, I like the name Erin for a girl. Though we had a girls name picked just in case. Samaya would have been her first name, we never got a far as a middle name before we had our sexing scan and found out it was a boy.

Genesia said:

Olivia Jaymes would be a very pretty name.

MrsMdiver said:

I like "Erin" too. And "Samaya", who would have ended up being called "Sam", which I've always found charming for girls.

Genesia said:

That would have been my first choice of a name for a girl as I love the meaning of it. But pronounced in German.

tackam said:

Yes, we liked that too for a couple reasons. My moms name is Sandy but her sister always called (calls) her Sam.
Since we were married in Sri Lanka, we picked a Sinhalese name meaning peace.
I guess Samaya was not meant to be.

MrsMdiver said:

I really like the name Amelie, now that I think about it it may be my new favourite name for a girl . But it's a French name, no? Do English speaking people know how to pronounce it?

Serious said:

I had never heard the name until being with an Englishman.

Serious said:

Yes, because of the movie.

It's definitely not a common name in the states. In an urban area, I don't think people would blink, but if she grows up in a corn state people are gonna think it's weird.

tackam said:

Emilie is just French. I know more Emilies than Emilys.

Some not very common female names (at least were you live, I think):

-Rhianne
-Nadine
-Valerie

JoeTyler said:

or Valory (hehehe that is my name)

JustErin said:

Ahhh, right, you're Canadian. I think you're average unilingual podunk American would try to pronounce "Emilie" as "Uh-meel".

tackam said:

Yeah...if there's any chance of folks saying "Emily" or "Amily," rather than Ah-meh-lie, you don't want to go there.

After reading your post I realized you may have already chosen a name. Ever consider naming her "Babygirl" (insert last name her). It's different but not too far out there.

MrsMdiver said:

I never heard it before the movie came out.

tackam said:

Is the movie really so popular in the States? It's a wonderful movie BTW .

tackam said:

I live in Indiana haha

NewPowerToad said:

Joni! (That's my name -- I used to HATE it when I was younger, but I don't mind it now. It's uncommon but not *weird*. I do, however, hate it when people misspell it as Joanie or shorten it to Joan, which is an old lady's name.)