Needed: Good Resume names for baby girl

[Snoozan]

I love my neices names - Jenna and Laura. They're in their 20's and their names are still contemporary, but can grow with them.

 

[DSNY4ever]

Elaine, Marie, Katherine, Laurie, Alice, Elizabeth, Helen, Eileen

Test them all with your last name, I don't think anyone even knows my middle name and I never use it other than when I fill out important documents that require me to put it down. I totally know what you mean about a resume name, but don't worry so much about the middle name.

 

[NewDCLGuy]

Georgia

 

[SaraJayne]

Julia Ruth (DD is Julia)
Hannah Ruth
Charlotte Ruth
Addison Ruth
Carolyn Ruth
Nora Ruth

 

[Traveliz]

I would stay away from the top 25 girls names myself:
http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

My DD's name is in the mid-700's .

My daughter's name was in the 700s when she was born - 24 years ago - now its in the top 10.

Liz

 

[jbcheerchick93]

Georgia

Love this.

 

[palavra]

Anna Ruth
Hannah Ruth
Grace Ruth
Sophia Ruth
Caroline Ruth
Olivia Ruth
Virginia Ruth
Laurel Ruth
Marissa Ruth

 

[koolaidmoms]

I love Georgia Ruth too.

I also like slightly off old fashioned names too like:

Camille Ruth
Margaret Ruth
Genevive Ruth
Victoria Ruth

I love regal sounding names. That's why mine are Catherine and George. A queen and a king.

 

[punkin]

What's wrong with plain Ruth? I think it's a lovely name all by itself. If that name is a favorite of yours, OP, why not just use it as a first name?

 

[AKL_Megs]

If I end up having a baby girl, she will be Ava. But I don't like how Ava Ruth sounds...

I like...

Anna Ruth
Emily Ruth
Mary Ruth

 

[Liberty Belle]

Our taste is probably different, but here's what I like (and I like nicknames, so I'll put my faves in parentheses, if I like nicknames for that name) :

Eleanora Ruth (Nellie, Nora)
Penelope Ruth (Nellie, Penny)
Annabel Ruth (Annie)
Alice Ruth
Amelia Ruth (Millie, Mia)
Cecilia Ruth (Celie)
Daphne Ruth
Elodie Ruth
Genevieve Ruth (love the way the French say it, but it would feel contrived here)
Isadora Ruth (Sadie)
Katherine Ruth (Kate, Kat)
Lilias Ruth (Lily)
Margaret Ruth (Meg, Maisy)
Noemi Ruth
Susannah Ruth (Susie, Sukey)
Sylvia Ruth (Sylvie)

 

[Liberty Belle]

Ruth was my grandmother's name, but I don't like it for a first name in USA, people pronounce it too harsh. Rue-tha

My grandmother was from Sweden where it was pronounced "Ru-ta" which is more appealing to my ears--so it will only be a middle name since we live in USA.

Will you be pronouncing it the Swedish way? I think that's prettier, too.

 

[akcire]

Will you be pronouncing it the Swedish way? I think that's prettier, too.

Well I pretty much pronounce every thing the Swedish way, the problem comes in with teachers, classmates, etc. That is why we have decided on Ruth as a middle name only.

If we were in Sweden. I would probably name my daughter Asa, which is pronounced "Or-sa" or Solveig "Sole-vway"; but I have had a bunch of English speakers read the names to me and it frankly hurts my ears. Plus, I don't want my kid to have to spell their first name and last name--I have to do that and it is a pain.

Here is another thing to add to the mix. We don't want the initials KRP. We too liked the name Katherine, but then we realized the initials were the same as a family member whom we often refer to by his initials (and not in a flattering way) we decided we would have to let that name go.

I too, have seen some "interesting" names on my pregnancy board due date group. The worst name I ever saw was a secretary at my husband's old office--she named her daughter Abc and pronounced it "Ah-be-C-ah". All I could think of was the amount of therapy that poor kid would need, and how many times she would be spelling her name. Apologies, if anyone here has named their child Abc.

 

[GoodFairies]

Here is another thing to add to the mix. We don't want the initials KRP. We too liked the name Katherine, but then we realized the initials were the same as a family member whom we often refer to by his initials (and not in a flattering way) we decided we would have to let that name go.

Pardon me for stating the obvious, but if it's that big of an issue, why don't you just go with Catherine? It's a perfectly legitimate spelling of the name.

 

[robinb]

Ruth was my grandmother's name, but I don't like it for a first name in USA, people pronounce it too harsh. Rue-tha

My grandmother was from Sweden where it was pronounced "Ru-ta" which is more appealing to my ears--so it will only be a middle name since we live in USA.

What about a Swedish name then?

Annika Ruth (my DD swims with a girl named Annika)
Cecilia Ruth (very close to my DD's name )
Emilia Ruth
Ingrid Ruth
Johanna Ruth
Lydia Ruth
Margreta Ruth (my DD's best swim buddy's name)
Vivien Ruth

 

[Hoodie]

Well I pretty much pronounce every thing the Swedish way, the problem comes in with teachers, classmates, etc. That is why we have decided on Ruth as a middle name only.

If we were in Sweden. I would probably name my daughter Asa, which is pronounced "Or-sa" or Solveig "Sole-vway"; but I have had a bunch of English speakers read the names to me and it frankly hurts my ears. Plus, I don't want my kid to have to spell their first name and last name--I have to do that and it is a pain.

Here is another thing to add to the mix. We don't want the initials KRP. We too liked the name Katherine, but then we realized the initials were the same as a family member whom we often refer to by his initials (and not in a flattering way) we decided we would have to let that name go.

I too, have seen some "interesting" names on my pregnancy board due date group. The worst name I ever saw was a secretary at my husband's old office--she named her daughter Abc and pronounced it "Ah-be-C-ah". All I could think of was the amount of therapy that poor kid would need, and how many times she would be spelling her name. Apologies, if anyone here has named their child Abc.

Initials are important. And really, with the upcoming royal wedding, I expect many Katherines will enter the world in the next year or so!

 

[Liberty Belle]

Initials are important. And really, with the upcoming royal wedding, I expect many Katherines will enter the world in the next year or so!

Oh yeah, that's true. Hadn't thought of that. And it's already so popular.

 

[akcire]

Pardon me for stating the obvious, but if it's that big of an issue, why don't you just go with Catherine? It's a perfectly legitimate spelling of the name.

I can't remember what "crazy" reason we had for discounting Catherine with a "C", but we did.

Honestly, this kid is destined to be unnamed.

I have seen a few I like--I am going to print off the thread and see if my husband likes any too. Sadly, he is just as picky. The other day I asked him what his paternal grandmother's name was (she always went by the nickname Lottie or Grandma) and he said it was so bad he didn't even want to tell me. I will have to ask his dad.

We are just happy we are having a girl. He hated my boy name (he pretty much accused me of having suffered a traumatic brain injury), and started asking everyone their opinion--of course they all agreed with him; including our eye doctor? Who's eye doctor has an opinion on an unborn patients name (I guess it really was that bad)? So when we found out it was a girl, it was almost immediate relief.

 

[akcire]

Initials are important. And really, with the upcoming royal wedding, I expect many Katherines will enter the world in the next year or so!

Same with Victoria, she is the crown princess of Sweden and was just married this past June.

 

[GoodFairies]

I like Helena, Joanna, or Lena then.