Baby name Poll

Hannah!

 I wouldn't name my kid Brittney right now LOL. 

I like Hannah, too.

As the owner of an odd name, I would lean more towards a name like Sara, Lisa, Jenifer.....the more common names so that there ARE six of the same named kid in the classroom.  The only worse name than mine when I was in elementary school was Roxanne!

Well Brittneys abound, and it does have a rather negative connation these days.  Breanna seems made up to me, and I bet she'd have to explain the name a lot.  Carlyn likewise seems made up, and like it would need explanation all the time.

I like Hannah, but it is very popular and has been for a long time.  I suggest OTHER, other being a name that's not too common and not to unusual or made up.  This site http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ should help.  I say stay out of the top 100.  Good luck, what fun!

I would go with either Breanna or Hannah.

I like both =]

I agree... no Brittany.....

glenmar

As the owner of an odd name, I would lean more towards a name like Sara, Lisa, Jenifer.....the more common names so that there ARE six of the same named kid in the classroom.  The only worse name than mine when I was in elementary school was Roxanne!

My best friends daughter is named Brianna. 

I hated growing up with an oddball name.  That's my personal experience.    Take it for what it's worth.  And as a woman of 50 plus, I still don't like my name much.

glenmar

I hated growing up with an oddball name. 

Never in my life have I met another Glenda.  I think I did talk to one on the phone once.

I can't speak for anyone else.  I can simply say how I have felt about my name growing up and being "different".  These are my feelings and no one can say that they are right or wrong.  They just are.  I would be reluctant to give a child a really unusual name simply because I was never comfortable with MY unusual name.

Glenda, you do not have the market on being comfortable with your name, BTW I know several Glenda's but I know only one other woman with my name here in town. When I went to grade school I was the ONLY Dawn out of k-8, it was not until 5th grade did I ever meet another.

But I love my name and the uniqueness (<---is that a word??) of it.

I love the meaning behind my name and being named for my dad.  I have never enjoyed carrying the name around though.

I just shared my feelings about unusual names based on my having one.  The OP is perfectly free to disregard me as an old grouch.  Or, perhaps think about selecting a name that a child might not find to be cumbersome or a burden.

I had an unusual name, too.  My mom used it because she hated her m-i-l, who I was named after.  I didn't find out till I was 16, and went to get a driver's license (which required me to produce my birth certificate) that my mom had switched my first to my middle name.  I promptly switched it back, and have never used the hated name again.  (And, no, I will NOT divulge!)  My life became infinitely easier when I no longer had to "explain" my name.  I have never regretted the anonymity of the name Anne.  I'm with ya, Glenda.  If it bothers you, it bothers you.

BTW, I worked for a guy once who had a sister named Merry Christmas *****.  Now, that's hanging a weird name on a kid, eh?   

 As a person who had a very common name and made the choice to change it later in life I have to add my vote to the more unusual side of things. There were 6 and 7 kids with my name in school growing up (my birth name) and the first time I tried to get people to call me something different I was 12 years old. That did NOT go over well at all! The kids made horrible fun of me. After 3 years of deliberation I did finally change my name to what it is now in my very early 20's. I love my name now although I tend to get questioned about it a lot. That I was not prepared for when I changed it. It honestly never dawned on me that people would have that many questions, after all no one ever questioned my name before! The one thing that annoys me the most now is that people don't respect me when I tell them that I no longer tell people what my birth name was. They take it personal, which is interesting. Because I am named after a rock I get asked often if my parents are geologists (I say no, my parents are pissed).

 I would suggest meeting your child face to face before naming her. I believe that the perfect "her" name will come to you when you meet! Having some ideas in mind is helpful. And despite what the hospital may try to push you into, you do not need to name her right away if you do not want to. She will carry it for the rest of her life, it is a decision worth putting energy into, including hers :)
 

Best wishes for you and your family. How exciting!

Obsidian