I am due with my first baby January 20th, my name is Kate and my husband is Daniel, we don't know the gender but we are pretty decided on a boys name: Hudson James Clancy (Clancy being our last name). Our alternate boys names if Hudson doesn't feel right are: Riel James or Maxwell James (I also like the names Leif and Finley)
BUT: we are totally undecided on a baby girl names, I like names that are easy to spell and have been heard of before but aren't SUPER common. We are thinking of Eleanor as the middle name (as it is a family name and we think it is lovely)
Harper Eleanor (I can't decide if I think Harper is too common, does it sound "classic" or just "trendy")
Hazel Eleanor (I like the old style of this name)
Scarlett Eleanor
Nelle (NN Nelly - middle name would have to be something other than Eleanor - maybe Kathryn?)
Beatrix Eleanor (I like the spunky sound but I am not sure it is classic enough for me.)
Violet Eleanor (I love how girly it is, but I am afraid of it's popularity)
I love classic English or Irish names, but I just can't seem to find one that I love as much as I love Hudson for the boy. Also, I quite like the idea of it being a "girly" but classic sounding name.
Name update! Kate writes:
We had our baby girl on January 20, 2011. We named her Lily Eleanor. When she was born she didn't look like any of the names we had chosen, she has such delicate features, she needed a delicate name. A couple of days before she was born, my husband and I remembered a name that we had chosen for our "future babies" when we first met (at age 16!), that name was Lily. We had forgotten all about it and it was perfect, she just looked like a Lily Eleanor. She is now three months old and it is perfect for her. If I could offer one piece of advice, don't worry about how popular a name is, if you love it, that is all that matters. Thanks for all of the lovely suggestions!
