Giveaway: What’s in a Name?
It took me a full 9 months to come up with my baby’s name. With 18 pages of fantasic wooden wall letter options by Pink Taffy Designs, it could take me just as long to to decide on just the perfect application for his wall!
From old school metal ( & personalized!) lunch boxes to some serious binky bling, Pink Taffy Designs has it all. Every time I log on, I stumble upon something new and fabulous! Check out our friends at www.pinktaffydesigns.com and if your looking to keep up with the latest trends, visit Posh Baby Blog. Now here’s the good stuff…
WIN your own hand painted wall letters to spell out your child’s name! (An approximate $100 value unless your kid’s name is “Wilhelmina” and then it’s more!). Here’s how to win:
1. Visit Pink Taffy Designs and shop their selection of great gifts and nursery decor.
2. Comment on this post by sharing with us your child’s name! Yes, we want to hear who you named your child after or why? There’s always a reason or story as to how it came to be, itsn’t there?
3. A winner will be selected by Random.org and emailed directly. Make sure we can get in touch with you or check back with Project Nursery frequently.
Tags: Gifts, Giveaways, Wall Letters
July 18th, 2008 at 6:14 am
I named my daughter Josephine, after Joey Potter from Dawson’s Creek (Katie Holmes character). Funny enough, her middle name is Cate (although I spell it with a C instead of K like Katie Holmes). Very cute and fun give-away!
July 18th, 2008 at 6:15 am
My youngest daughter is named Amelia for Amelia Island, Florida. We love the beach, but we are currently landlocked.
We had already chosen her middle name but couldn’t decide on a first name until one day my husband came home from work and said, “How about Amelia?”
Great giveaway!
July 18th, 2008 at 6:19 am
Kaelynne Esther: Her gma’s name is Lynne Ester, her ggma’s name is Evalyn Esther, Her other ggma’s name was Esther & her gggma’s name was Christina Esther!!! It seemed ony right!!!
July 18th, 2008 at 6:33 am
My daughter’s name is Savannah- she was just born and my husband and I just decided that it was perfect!
July 18th, 2008 at 6:35 am
We were having twins so we wanted nice, non rhyming names. We decided on Riley for our daughter because it was Irish, sounded really pretty and different!
July 18th, 2008 at 6:46 am
My son’s name is Hunter for no reason other than we liked the name.
July 18th, 2008 at 6:46 am
I do have 3 kids BUT I’d like to win this for the new baby I will soon be having that we are naming Jillian. We picked Jillian because it isn’t super common (like our first born Ethan!) and not so unique that its weird! Plus we have a daughter Jamie and the names seem to go well together.
July 18th, 2008 at 6:53 am
My daughter’s name is Abigail. We chose that because we both liked the name and the meaning of it which is “Father’s joy”.
Hubby doesn’t like the nickname, Abby, though.
July 18th, 2008 at 6:54 am
My daughter’s name is Ja’Naya. Because both my and my husband’s names begin with J, as well as my stepsons, who are older than my daughter, we wanted keep up the “J” trend. We scoured dozens of websites for J names, and finally found “Jania”, which means God has answered in Swahili, I believe. We changed the spelling to match my stepsons names, and we love it!
July 18th, 2008 at 7:22 am
We picked Eleanor because we both loved it.
July 18th, 2008 at 7:25 am
My son’s name is Xavier. He wasn’treally named after anyone. It was one of the few names my husband and I could agree upon.
July 18th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Well, I’m due in October with a little boy and we have our name already picked out. It’s actually kind of weird how it happened because I had never even thought of this name before…But one night I had a dream that I was holding my little baby boy and his name was Maxwell. Ever since that dream the name has stuck with me and I can’t get it out of my head. I guess it was meant to be!
July 18th, 2008 at 7:42 am
My daughter’s name is Anastacia. She was named after my paternal grandmother, who was more of a mother to me than a grandmother. Her middle name is Grace, after my husband’s paternal grandmother, who was very dear to him.
jceko77@yahoo.com
July 18th, 2008 at 7:44 am
I would love to win these for my 4 month old son, Dexter’s room! We named him after Michael C. Hall’s Showtime character, Dexter. I love the show and the name is unique!
July 18th, 2008 at 7:44 am
We named our daughter Hailey after Hailey Duff. Just kidding. We wanted something a little different, yet not too overly trendy…and came up with Hailey!
July 18th, 2008 at 7:49 am
We named out daughter ‘Morgan’, because it is a name that I always liked and we named our son “Blake”, because that’s the only name my husband and I could agree on for a boy. Their middle names are after family-my daughter’s is “Elizabeth”, which is from both sides of the family and my son’s is “Douglas” after his Uncle who passed away.
July 18th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Katharina Charlotte- named after Grandmother, GGmthr, GGGmthr on my side and Charlotte after my MIL.
Sophia Grace - my Great Aunt and we just liked Grace
Davis Charles - like the name Davis and Charles after my DH.
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July 18th, 2008 at 7:54 am
My daughter’s name is Kristen, and she loves anything red, orange, or aqua.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:02 am
I know it sounds horrible, but we didn’t have a name picked out for our daughter when she was born! We had to fill out her birth certificate and sat for about an hour just throwing out names that we could not agree on. When we realized the t.v. was on and stopped to watch for a moment there was a program with Kelsey Grammer on it. We decided that would be her name!! We spell it Kelsie….
July 18th, 2008 at 8:10 am
My daughter’s name is Paige Charlotte. I had narrowed it down to 60 (yes! 60) names while waiting for my little girl to arrive. Finally when she arrived, we couldn’t decide! After a day and a half, we decided on Paige for the first name and just looking at her, she looked like a little Charlotte. It fits her rather well because we’ve shortened Paige to Pea. She’s a tiny little thing, so Pea suits her just fine!
Thanks for this fantastic giveaway!
seeryusfam@msn.com
July 18th, 2008 at 8:13 am
My daughters name is Zoey. She isnt named after anyone, we chose the name because we loved it and it fits her.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Zoe Belle - after the stuntwoman/actress from Death Proof. Before we were even pregnant, we were watching that movie and during that amazing car chase where Zoe’s strapped to the hood of a car the entire time, I turned to my hubby and said “If we have a girl, we should name her Zoe Belle because then she’d have to be a pretty amazing kid!” I was half kidding, but he latched on to the idea and it was the only girl’s name we ever discussed!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Our daughter’s name is going to be Audrey! Our last name is Scottish in origin, so we combed through Scottish/Gaelic/English first names until we found something that represented a quality we wanted for her — Nobel Strength!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Our son’s name is Warren. We wanted a name that you couldn’t shorten…like Matthew to Matt for example. He isn’t named after anyone, we just liked it ALOT!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:26 am
My son’s name is Kristian Leon. I picked Kristian beacuse it sounds cool and Leon is my brother’s name.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Our daughter’s name is Asha. Honestly, I don’t think there’s any cute story or reason for why we chose the name, we just heard it and thought it was beautiful! I’m so happy we picked the name, too, as it suits her well and I still love it.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:31 am
My son’s name is Easton James. Easton was my maiden name and my dad is thrilled beyond belief that he now has another little Easton to carry on his name. (He had all girls and now we’re all married with different last names.) His middle name came from several family memebers. My grandpa’s middle name, my hubby’s dad’s first name, my hubby’s grandpa’s middle name.
So, Easton James it is!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:34 am
This is so cool,I was just thinking this morning that I need to hurry up and get the baby’s name up on his walls so they aren’t so bare looking. We have a baby that turned 5 months on the 12th we named him Brody ,it was just a cute name you don’t hear much and my hubby liked it for years ever since he heard some football player named that. I would love to win since I still haven’t bought his letters yet!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Growing up, there was a girl in my neighborhood who always fascinated me. She was adventurous, artistic, and confident. I was always in awe of her fearlessness. She is the namesake of my daughter, Julianne.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:46 am
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July 18th, 2008 at 8:50 am
No children for me, but friends of mine just had their first baby and I’d love to win for them. They named him Frank Nicholas and are calling him Frankie. He is named after his dad, grandfather & great-grandfather. He is absolutely precious!!! Thanks for the chance to win!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:53 am
I’m expecting in September - I’ve loved reading the name comments! Right now for a girl we’re thinking Elaine. Such a hard decision to make though! Thanks for the giveaway!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:55 am
I have 3 boys. The oldest was named after his uncle, who was tragically killed at age 12; Antonio, but I love the name because I’m Italian. My middle was named after the angels, Gabriel Michael, and my baby was given a name that we realized was just so cool:) Not common, but not uncommon, :dominic!!! I love all three of my boy’s names!!!!!! If I ever had a girl, her name was to be Adria.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:59 am
We named our only daughter Jadyn,because it was the only name that thre four of us loved and it fits her Perfect!
July 18th, 2008 at 9:02 am
We adopted our son and we wanted him to have a family name. My son’s name is Robert Glen. Robert is my dad and grampa’s name and Glen is my husband’s grampa’s name. We call him Robby. While we were waiting to adopt my husband and I would toss names around and NEVER agree. He liked Charlie and I liked Levi. After we got the call that a birthmom chose us, I had my heart set on Robert Glen. I was so excited to learn that was exactly what my husband was thinking! It was a done deal!
July 18th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Funny that i just asked my mother in law to get my daughter her letters for her first birthday next month. How perfect!
We named her Fallon. My name is Ashley, so very plain and boring. After growing up with at least one other Ashley in every class/sport/activity I participated in, I knew i wanted my children to have names that you didn’t hear every day. I’m an avid reader and came across her name in one of my novels. The character was described to be breathtakingly beautiful. . Now I have my own breathtakingly beautiful girl.
Thanks so much for the oportunity!
anavarre1331@bellsouth.net
July 18th, 2008 at 9:17 am
We will be naming our daughter who is arriving in a couple weeks Sloane. My husband has always liked the name and pretty much insisted on it with girl #2 since I picked our first daughter’s name. It didn’t come from any family member’s or anything, but means “warrior.”
July 18th, 2008 at 9:20 am
My daughter Sage - because I thought it was pretty
My son Maximus - named after Roman soldier
My daughter Harlow - named after Jean Harlow
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July 18th, 2008 at 9:23 am
MY duaghter is named Sami Jo and her Dad named her. She isn;t named after anyobe but everybody thought we must have watched dynasty because there was a Sami jo on the show.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:25 am
My daughter’s name is Ellen Joy. Ellen was my Grandmother’s name, she was a big inspiration in my life. Joy is my sister’s middle name. She and I had always said that we would give our daughters each others middle name. I hope the tribute of naming my daughter after these strong and inspirational women will give her a great sense of pride.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:26 am
We have four children but I would love to win this for our youngest, her name is Ivy Elizabeth. We were looking for something short, feminine and fun.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Leah Dianne. . .1st name after a Biblical person and 2nd name after my sister (that’s her 2nd name too).
Thanks very much!
July 18th, 2008 at 9:47 am
My daughter’s name is Eliza Ellen. We chose Eliza because we liked the name, but her middle name is a family name. My mother, grandmother, and two great-grandmother’s have been named Ellen. It is a family tradition to name the first-born daughter in each generation Ellen.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:47 am
My son’s name is Dante William, after my father and my husband’s father. We wanted a name that wasn’t popular, but wasn’t too odd either. I think it suits him perfectly.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:48 am
With six kids, I had to be creative with names.
#1) Was named after a warrior princess in the movie, Barbarians (Kara)
#2) Was named after someone on a BBS. (Ashlyn)
#3) Was named after my father (Joseph)
#4) I had to chose between Faith and Grace. (Faith won)
#5) Is named after my hero, (Jacqueline)Bouvier Kennedy Onassis AKA: Jackie O
#6) Is named after me (Suzanne)
July 18th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Our first was a name I saw in a book - it’s actually a last name, but it sounded regal and distinguished.
Our second was just a name we’d heard and liked - and the name of the fine arts building on the campus of the college I attended.
Thanks!
Megret
musesofmegret@gmail.com
July 18th, 2008 at 9:55 am
My daughter is Kaylee Michele. Kaylee was a name we found in a name book, and we both instantly liked it. We had a list of others that we liked too, but we were both really drawn to Kaylee. I found it in the book, because we really like the names with a K sound, and we have a friend who named her daughter Kaitlyn, and a neice named Calli. So I was a t a book store, and randomly opened up a name book to the “K’s” and there it was. I told my husband when he got home from work, and he loved it too! For middle names my family usually uses a name from someone else in the family. Michelle is my sister-in-law’s middle name, and we thought it went great with Kaylee, so we used Michele, only we changed it to only one l, because we liked the look of it. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
July 18th, 2008 at 9:59 am
We first talked seriously about having a baby on our trip to Scotland, where there are many glens on the map. When our son was conceived 2 months later, we knew he should be named Glen, in honor of my Scottish roots, our trip to the UK and a childhood friend of my husband’s.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:01 am
My first daughter’s name is Ekaterina because my husband lived in Russia for 2 years and wanted a child with a Russian name and her middle name is Colleen after a wonderful friend. Our second daughter’s name is Cali. We couldn’t find any name we liked and my sister suggested Cali and it stuck. Her middle name is Beverly after my fabulous great aunt. I’d really like the Chocolate Bubbles for Cali since her sister already has some.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Both of my boys have middle names that honor someone from our families. When we found out we were having a girl, we were SO happy. Then my grandma passed away right after we found out. So we named our daughter Katherine (Kate) after her and made her middle name MaryJane after both of our mothers.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:06 am
I have 5 children the last ones are twin girls and would like something on their wall to establish individuality- they are fraternal twins.
Shannon & Lexus-I picked Shannon after a Casting Director called with good news that my husband got a speaking part in “Instinct” her name was Shannon. Lexus I did not pick until I delivered it just came to my mind. I did not think about the car. I do like hawaiian names so her name is Lexus Leilani and Shannon Simone. My other children are Aja-named after the Steely Dan song & Album
Justin-Liked the way it sound- his middle name is unique Kace
Brandon-Had a dream that I said this name when my brother-in-law asked :Whats the babys name?
July 18th, 2008 at 10:13 am
We named our last daughter Mallory. I picked the name because it wasn’t one that we heard much around here. As well as my husband hated every other name that I picked out. LOL
July 18th, 2008 at 10:14 am
My son’s name is Brendon Layne. It is actually just a random name I always wanted to name my child since I was a little girl. Then when I grew up and married it worked out perfectly beacuse my husbands middle name happened to be Wayne. So their middle names rhyme and are spelled similar. Its wierd how things like this work out! We also have a daughter named Jaicey Makayla Rayne to match my husband and son’s middle name. Her ifrst name Jaicey comes from a friend who was fatally killed at 16.
Thank you & I love your letters! So Cute!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:15 am
My daughters name is Shylee Rose, it’s a name I wrote in a book that I made up when I was little. Rose is her middle name, named after my grandma. But once I knew I was having a girl, I remembered the name I wrote down, and it was it!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:21 am
My husband had a vasectomy reversal and during the waiting time I had been praying about if we would have another child. One day during church I ended up reading t he story of Hannah and her Samuel. My desire was nearly as great as hers. So on the way home from church I asked my husband what he thought of the name if we did have a reversal baby. He had to pull the car over and pick his chin up off his chest! Every time he would pray, not at all related to the reversal, he kept having the name Samuel pop into his head to the point of annoyance!
So, Samuel it was! We felt he was a promised child to us, and we got him.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:22 am
My youngest daughter’s name is Abby. We are the “A” family, so we had to come up with an A name and Abby just sounds cute. She totally fits her name. BTW, she is not Abigail, just Abby:)
July 18th, 2008 at 10:28 am
My son’s name is Daniel. We named him after my Great Grandfather (at least, that’s what we tell everyone). To be honest, we named him Daniel because we couldn’t agree on a boy’s name, and “Danny’s Song” by Kenny Logins came on the radio, and Hubby and began singing. Then he mentioned that the song was his parents’ favorite song. And suddenly, we had a name!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Well we couldn’t decided on a name for our daughter. So when she was born we somehow came up with Aubrey. I guess she just looked like an Aubrey.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:35 am
We wanted a really unique name that not many people have or would think to name their child. We named our daughter, “Paris Allegra”. We named her after the most romantic city in Europe “Paris” and “Allegra” because it sounded exotic when put together. We get a lot of compliments on her name and most importantly, we love it!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:37 am
My daughter’s name is Mariisa. It’s a mix of her paternal Irish grandmother Mary and her maternal Finnish grandmother Liisa. It’s gotten shortened to “Riisa” but it fits her very well.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:44 am
I named my daughter (she’s two months old now) Jaedyn Emma. I was having the hardest time trying to decide but Jaedyn is a strong female name, is Celtic, and it jumped out at me on my list of potential names. I think it’s beautiful. I love the name Emma, too, and wanted to have that as an option so I gave her that middle name. I call her Jaedyn and my grandma calls her Jade.
Thanks for the opportunity, I would love to have letters spelling out her name for the nursery and these are brilliant and unique!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:45 am
My daughter’s name is Sarah Eva. I chose Sarah after a woman who I admired. Eva is my husband’s mother’s name. Our last name begins with an A so her initials are SEA.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:54 am
We have one on the way, and though we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, we know the name if it is a girl — Delaina Joy. We’ll call her “Laney”. Delaina is my husband’s great-grandmother’s name (and she passed her red hair on to our children), and joy is such a perfect sentiment for how we feel about having this baby!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:00 am
I named him Jayden ~ a combination of my two favorite names: Jason and Aiden!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:02 am
We named our little baby doll “Karlee Sue”! Being our 3rd girl, we thought we’d stick with the ‘K’ names because we already had a Kenadee Jean and Kalli Ann. Our Karlee Sue is now 10 days old and is the most precious baby girl. We love her! Her middle name ‘Sue’ is after her grandmother Suzanne. We’ve named all the middle names after close family members. Hope I get to see some cute wall letters for Karlee Sue up in her bedroom soon:)
July 18th, 2008 at 11:04 am
My daughter’s name is Maggie LeeAnn.
Her first name was chosen by myself because I adore that name. It is sweet and simple and pure. It fits her perfectly, She is a Maggie.
Her middle name is a combination of my husband and my middle name. Lee is her daddy’s middle name and Ann is mine = LeeAnn, perfect isn’t it?
Her initials are the same as her fathers, MLF. They are very much alike. I often wonder if the name similarities have anything to do with that!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:11 am
We decided on Faye for our 1st daughter. We wanted something more old fashioned; that you don’t hear alot. When we became preg. with our 2nd daughter we could not agree on a name and when we finally did it was Mae (which was way to rhyme, although I love the name). So we reached a compromise and named her Macy, which fits her perfectly!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:12 am
My son’s name is Aidan. My husband is from GB and wanted a European sounding name. There is also a Saint Aidan.
July 18th, 2008 at 11:16 am
My daughter’s name is Amparo. It was my mom’s name. She had passed away 2 years before little Amparo was born. There’s nobody I’d rather have my daughter named after…. they are both so special to me…
July 18th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Coleman Day is our baby boy’s name. His father is Oliver Day the 5th. The family wanted us to continue the tradition, but we thought 5 was enough. Coleman was my husbands grandmothers maiden name and his brother’s middle name. We did keep the middle name of Day though. We call hime Cole.
We broke the tradition, but we did keep family names!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:23 am
We have 2 children, 3 year old Brandon and 1 year old Madeline. I am currently prego with our 3rd….I am thinking of Emma Grace for a girl and Rayder for a boy.
July 18th, 2008 at 11:36 am
My daughter’s name is Ryan. No true meaning behind it, I just loved it whether we were having a girl or a boy!
i love the wooden letters….The Paris design is my favorite!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:49 am
My grandaughter’s name is Emily, this would be so lovely.
thanks
July 18th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Our first daughter is Gabriella Imani. I loved the name Gabriella and the nickname Ella and her middle name is Swahili for faith - I minored in African studies in college and wanted her to have a piece of Africa with her. I would like to win the letters for our second daughter, Adeline Amani. Amani is Swahili for peace and we decided on her first name because a musician my husband and I both love had a song named Sweet Adeline.
July 18th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
My youngest daughter is named Elizabeth but we call her Ellie. When I was about 3 months pregnant, my then 2 year old decided she was having a baby sister named Ellie. Thank goodness it was another girl
It grew on us so now we have our little Ellie Belly!
July 18th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
We named our son Jared. One day while I was pregnant I just started calling him Jared and it felt right. My husband kept asking me to use “Chase” because he liked it better but after he was born I couldn’t do it. Jared just worked. We named him Jared Joseph (my husband is Joe) and Jared means “descending from” which is Biblical - but fitting - since he is “descended” from his dad, too. But, please - refrain from the JJ - that makes me squirm.
July 18th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Veronica Roo got her middle name from the wallaroo at the zoo. The Maggie letters are perfect for her!
The Noah letters would be great for Jasper Atom. He’s named for Jasper Johns, my best friend’s cat, or Astro Boy, depending on who you ask…
July 18th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
We named our son Noah b/c it means “rest of comfort” Too bad he has given me everything but REST!!! We sure do love him though!
July 18th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
My youngest son is named Nolan Robert. Robert after his grandfather and we liked Nolan because it was in keeping with the Irish names we had chosen for our older boys. I love the letter, my older boys have their names on the wall, but so far nothing for Nolan, so these would be perfect!
July 18th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
My oldest daughter is named Salina. I read the book, A Patch of Blue when I was 14 years old and decided then that my first daughter would be named Salina, after a character in the book.
July 18th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Our son is named Bodhi. I originally found it in the movie Point Break, but love the meaning behind it in Buddhism.
July 18th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
My daughter’s name is Millie Marie Rose. I wanted to name her after my grandmother, Mildred, but knew we would never call her by that name so we chose Millie. We chose Marie Rose after our church community and Mother Mary. We were blessed to have so much support during a very difficult pregnancy
July 18th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
We picked Cole because we both loved it. It was very hard to agree on a name.
July 18th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Thank you so much for this wonderful giveaway. I would really love to win this. I would want my youngest son’s name, “Jake”. We came up with this name last minute. We really couldn’t decide upon a suitable name and a few days before he was born, we decided on “Jake” because we both loved the name. Now, the name really seems to fit him.
I really love your site. I also adore the Prince Charming Original Painting wall decoration. Really cute!
Thank you again and please enter me.
July 18th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Ok first of all… could these be any cuter!? The letters are darling! I would love to win this giveaway!!!! My son’s name is Zachary. My husband and I had been talking about so many other names and I am such a short name person. I like Luke not Lukas or Ben rather than Benjamin. One night while I was still pregnant, I had a dream that we named the baby Zachary. I woke up the next morning and rolled over to my husband and said what do you think about Zachary and that was it. We wanted to see him before we told everyone the name but as soon as I saw him I knew he Zachary!
July 18th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
We named our daughter Kiley Jo after my granmda who passed away while I was prego with her-we thought the name fit perfectly. I love the burp cloth sets, esp. Animal Cracker-cute.
July 18th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
derek hockey player derek sanderson
July 18th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
My daughter is named Elliot Grace. Grace is her grandma’s name and Elliot we just liked. Something just a little different. She loves her name!
July 18th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
We chose the name Emily for our daughter even though it is extremely popular and she would probably have to share it with other girls. She just looked like an Emily when she was born, very tiny and petitie features.
July 18th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
my little ones name is : mckyla and well shes named after her dad and grand pa and here name means like god and i love to try and win this so sh may have some thing nice for her room
July 18th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I have two sons, Cameron and Brendan. There’s really no story behind why we named them that, but we just liked how they sounded and how they went with our last name. I like to animal letters. Thanks
July 18th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
My daughter is Sage.
We loved the simple, feminine sound of it.
New jellybean’s name is TBD.
I love these letters-i like the Jungle Animals!
July 18th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
My youngest child is Abigail. I’ve always loved named with history and this one is beautiful to me. It fits her well.
July 18th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Lily came in May, a flawless flower in time for Spring! We love the Patchwork Frogs Wooden Wall Letters..they already have Lilys name on them!
July 18th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Wow, there are so many great items at Pink Taffy Designs! My nephew Travis was named after his grandpa.
July 18th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Lexi Kate
Alexine is a family name, and Kathryn after Katharina von Bora.
July 18th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
My daughters name is Dejanera (Deja for short) my mom was watching a nighttime game show and saw that name and told me about it, and even though I had to wait a bit to get my little girl I still named her that same name my mom had heard years before.
July 18th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
I’d love the Cole design (love those polka dots!) for my daughter Lennon. She was named after John Lennon, of course!
July 18th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
My daughter’s name is Lauren — it seems like a name that would suit a little girl and an adult.
July 18th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
My daughter’s name is also Lauren. It is a family name.
July 18th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I loved reading all the comments. What a great place to get ideas for names! My daughter is named Ava - she didn’t have a name for about 24 hours because my husband and I were deciding between are final three. I loved Ava because it was so “unique”…LOL…a year later it is one of the most popular girl names out there! Figures! She will always be the one and only in our eyes!
July 18th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Well, it isn’t too original. Her name is Kaylee. My middle name is Kay and my aunt’s middle name is Lee thus you get Kay-Lee. Original and well thought out huh?
July 18th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
My husband and I named our daughter Olivia after the children’s book Olivia The Pig by Ian Falconer. Thanks for this fun giveaway!
July 18th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
My daughter’s name is Jillian - she is named after my Aunt Jill, who died of cancer at the age of 31 when I was 8 years old. Growing up, I heard so many stories of how sweet and bubbly Jill was, and how much she loved children (in fact, she moved to Paraguay to teach kindergarten). Anyway, everyone would also compare me to Jill - personality, looks, likes, dislikes, etc. While this kind of thing could easily bother a person, I found it extremely flattering. In high school, I decided that if I ever had a girl, I would gladly honor my Aunt Jill by naming her “Jillian.” Jillian’s middle name, “Marie,” is my MIL’s middle name, as well as Jillian’s godmother’s middle name.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
i named my daughter Sarah, after 2 of my great grandmothers, and her middle name is Suzanne, which was one of the gg’s middle name also, and is also my younger sister’s name. I love the history behind her name and it just makes it more special. And of course, Sarah means princess, and as my only daughter, after 2 sons, she certainly is!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Tilen - really there is no inspiration or story behind his name. I just came up with the name at the last minute.
July 18th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Love their Sweet Strawberry Bean Bag. My daughter’s name is Kiersten. In college I had a friend named Kirsten, but I always pronounced it Kier-sten pronounced like PIER. It was different and being a school teacher I thought if I spelled it like you pronounce it people would get it right! UGH! NOT!!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
My daughter’s name is Sarina for no good reason other than that my mother and her father both came up with it separately, and I thought that had to mean something!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
WE NAMEE OUR BABY GIRL LILIANNA, BECAUSE HER LOER BROTHER LOVES FLOWERS AND HE THOUGHT SHE WAS AS BEAUTIFAL AS A LILY FLOWER. I WANTED HER NAME TO BE ALITTLE BIT LONGER SO WE CHOSE LILIANNA BUT WE CALL HER LILY MOST OF THE TIME AND CONSTANTLY TELL HER THAT WE NAMED HER AFTER THE LILY FLOWER. THANKS, ELLEN
July 18th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
My daughter’s name is Hailey. We debated between Ashley and Hailey until I was in the hospital ready to deliver. Then we realized it was time to just make a decision and we picked Hailey.
Thanks for a great giveaway!!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Our daughters name is Cheyenne….I liked it because I thought Chey would be a cute nick name…my husband went to school in Wyoming and fell in love with the name many years ago
July 18th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
We named our first son Samuel, but we call him Sam. I really wanted the name Jackson, but it just didn’t fit. With our second son I got Jackson. Both our sons were nameless for about four days before we named them. We are just indecisive.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
My nephew is named after his father…yep, the full name…he is not a jr…he is the II.
The wooden letter names are great!
July 18th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
We knew we were having one baby and had been collecting names for several years. I saw ‘Caden’ in a magazine and really liked it. Before he was born, we each rated all of the baby names (gender was a surprise), and Caden came out on top of both our lists.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
jahir
he was named my best friend’s name.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
My son to-be’s name wil be Jake Colin. I really like the name Jake. Hubby came up with the name Colin.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
My son’s name is Jaeden…and the Hebrew meaning is God has heard. This was one name that both my husband & I agreed on and we both loved the meaning as he is truly and blessing and an answer to our prayers. My sister suggested the name and we knew if we were having a boy it would be Jaeden. Thanks!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Annika, my daughter, received her name after my husband had written it down several years before we were pregnant. We both have very common names so we wanted something a little different AND we are both teachers so it was difficult to chose a name we didn’t associate with another child. She shares my middle name, Lynne, which I share with others in my family. Annika is also Swedish in heritage (as is Annika Sorenstam, the ladies golf pro) and our last name is Erickson, which is also Swedish. PLUS “Annika Erickson” just sounds so lyrical!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
My daughter’s name is Abby. It wasn’t until after she was born that my husband realized that the first and last letters of her name are the first and last letters of my name (Amy) and that the middle two letters of her name are the first and last letter of his name (Bob). Not sure how we managed that one without realizing it!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Our 3rd child and 1st daughter is Gianna Giselle. Her first name was chosen by my husband who knew a little girl with that name and we both really thought it was a pretty and feminine name. Her middle name is my best friend’s name and we thought it would be fun to have a 2nd “G” name since our last name starts with a “G”!
July 19th, 2008 at 1:55 am
Wow there are a lot of really interesting names posted so far. My daughters name is Kennedy and my sons name is Tucker. I don’t know where I came up with either of them but once they came to me, I never once considered another name. Even to this day I think, how could I call them anything else?!
July 19th, 2008 at 4:29 am
Kayla…my wonderful mother in law’s name is Katherine and we wanted to name her a name similar to hers…so Kayla is was…loved it the minute we heard it. THANKS
July 19th, 2008 at 4:39 am
My son is Jonathon Taylor. A couple of weeks before he was born I couldn’t sleep so I was watching movies on the couch. Jonathon Taylor Thomas was on. I really like the name.
July 19th, 2008 at 4:51 am
I love the mod frogs for my son Wyatt (my husband picked his name, he likes the western sound. I was a little skeptical, but after he was born with red hair I knew he was a Wyatt!) The Under the Sea would be my pick for my daughter Andie (we just loved the name. I hope I haven’t doomed her to spelling out her name whenever asked…:) )
Thanks for the very fun giveaway!! amguely(at)gmail.com
July 19th, 2008 at 5:16 am
We named our son Jonah because we really like that book in the Bible and the story of redemption.
thanks for the giveaway.
July 19th, 2008 at 5:23 am
Oúr little girls name will be Sadie Marie. I have always loved the name Sadie since I was a teenager. Once I met and married Marco I told him, if we ever have a girl she will be Sadie. Luckily he loved the name too. Then after looking up the meaning it was even more special because Sadie happens to be a nickname for Sarah (my name!) which I never knew! Marie will be her middle name as it’s a family name given to all first born girls on my side of the family. Only 2 more days until her due date and we just can’t wait to meet little Sadie Marie!
July 19th, 2008 at 6:18 am
My daughters name is Katherine. She was 2 days old before we named her, I just couldn’t decide. I liked the name Katherine because I am a big fan of Katherine Hepburn.
July 19th, 2008 at 6:22 am
Alida. We read it in a book and loved it, then we looked up the meaning and it’s “little winged one.” Loved that too!
July 19th, 2008 at 6:54 am
My sons name is Tristan. He is named after the movie Tristan and Isolde, the one romance movie me and his daddy loved and agreed we liked that name alot.
July 19th, 2008 at 7:00 am
One evening, my husband got on a baby name website, he went directly to “S”. Sebastien was the first name we both wrote down. Baby #2, on her way, will be named for my grandmother. Grandma had five daughters and five grand-daughters. None of us carry her name. She had one son and two grandsons. They were all named after my grandfather. We will soon welcome Vivian Masako to our lives.
July 19th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Our youngest daughter is Isabella Ryann. We picked Isabella because it went nicely with our older daughters name and it was a name we both loved. For her middle name, we went back to Irish/Gaelic roots and picked out a name that both went well with Isabella and had a good meaning.
Our oldest daughter is Caitlyn Elizabeth. You can see we kinda went backwards on Isabella’s name and the old name came first with Irish/Gaelic second on hers.
kris.noellej at gmail dot com
July 19th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Our son’s name is Killian, after the Irish actor Cillian Murphy. We changed the spelling to try and stave off some confusion. Everyone we know, however, seems to think we named him after Killian’s Irish Red beer.
July 19th, 2008 at 8:01 am
We named our daughter Haleigh Moriah. According to the baby book that we had, Moriah meant God is my teacher and we thought that was a perfect statement.
July 19th, 2008 at 8:12 am
Carlo Joseph: We named our son after relatives that have passed away. Car