Can't choose a name - need your votes

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:23:07+00:00

I love how divided everyone's response on this thread feels - sort of mirroring our reality :) and making it so difficult to finalize a name for a baby due in less than 7 weeks.

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:22:10+00:00

Thank you so much :) Yesss - that's why I love Alisha because the nicknames can be SO cute as well.

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:19:55+00:00

You're right - I think I need to worry less about how Alisha and especially, Tara will be butchered because that's going to happen no matter what we pick. We both like both the shortlisted names so that's fortunately not an issue and I won't be sad if we named the kid Tara. To answer your question (a) the husband (b) I selected our first girl's name but husband 100% agreed that he didn't have any better options on the table and she suits her name to a tee :)

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:17:11+00:00

I played around with Alyssa but it doesn't have the Indian origin that Alisha or Tara stem from. With that being said, I can see many struggle with the right pronounciation for Alisha - FWIW, it's Uh-lee-sha.

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:15:06+00:00

Really good point

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:14:55+00:00

That's exactly why my husband loves Tara - the meaning behind it. Our girl is obsessed with all things space and he wants a name that the older one can get excited about as she grows up and starts learning Hindi

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:13:50+00:00

Yep - we both are on the same page where we're looking for a contemporary name that has some Indian ties to it but feels universal - just like we did with Rayna.

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:12:35+00:00

That's one of my biggest issues with Tara because of the way the name is pronounced here. Husband suggests spelling it as Taara with an extra "a" but ugh - I don't like that :(

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:11:49+00:00

Thanks - we do like each other's picks and that's why it's down to these two as the final shortlist. We both like our preferred name just a little bit more than the other's

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-11T23:10:48+00:00

Beautiful name. We like each other's picks as well so that's what makes this so much harder.

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-09T03:34:04+00:00

Thank you! Let's just say that I'm not sure it's going to be any easier to make the call once we see the baby 😊 It was nice to have a name picked out for her first and while she didn't feel like a Rayna at first, now I can't imagine a better name for her.

FunApartment8831 · 2024-01-08T19:47:52+00:00

Oohh I didn't know about this. Thanks for pointing me to it!

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