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.
I love the Sweet Roses wall letters – so pretty. My daughter is named after my grandfather, Kelsy. He spelled his name without the second E and so does she which makes it very difficult to buy pre-personalized name items!
Kathy Conley(Quote) (Reply)
I named my daughter Hallie, means thinking of the sea.
anissa(Quote) (Reply)
Names are a big thing for my husband and I! We named our second son Orion MacKay. Orion is the son of Posiedon, who is the king of the sea, and we LOVE to surf! And we love the stars and are always looking for Orion’s belt. Plus, it is made of 3 stars, my favorite number and how many sons we have! And his middle name MacKay, is my brothers middle name, who was my husbands best friend since childhood and the reason we met! So there ya go! Our other boys are Conner and Merrick, and they have great stories of thier own! By the way, LOVE this Project Nursery and wall letters! Hope I win!
Heather(Quote) (Reply)
My younger son’s name Zachary. That was the only name my husband and I both liked!!!
connie s.(Quote) (Reply)
My son’s middle name is Russell, after his father and grandfather. My daughter’s middle name is Elizabeth, after my great grandmother, and my youngest daughter’s middle name is Carter, which was my mother’s maiden name.
Tobye(Quote) (Reply)
We named our little girl Abby cause when she was born that was the name that suited her the best! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Ann(Quote) (Reply)
My son’s name is Jacob. I’ve always loved that name for as long as I could remember. Of course before we actually agreed on that name we had to try out Caden, Dylan, Michael etc. By time he came I won :) I’m now pregnant with Mia. That was easy because we both loved that name long before I got pregnant again.
kimberly(Quote) (Reply)
I named my child trish because my mother has always wanted to name another one of her children Trish but did not have another girl! I Love the name and the english full translation.
Alka(Quote) (Reply)
My oldest is Alyssa, I just always liked that name. My youngest is Cammie & my hubby picked it out of a baby book. He wanted something different.
Ginny(Quote) (Reply)
I have a daughter named Alexia, but if I win this will be for my daughter due in 9 weeks. Her name is Caylee. We spent about 6 months trying to decide and agree on a name for a girl. We finally came up with Caylee and stuck with it! The middle name gave us just as many problems though!
Jes(Quote) (Reply)
We hadn’t even started looking at names yet when our son was unexpectedly born 2 months early! With his health issues uppermost in our minds, it took us almost a week to name him! We really wanted a family name, but decided on “Charles” – an endearing, classic name. We were surprised to find out later that was my grandfather’s middle name – a family name after all!
Sherry R(Quote) (Reply)
SCOTT – it is my maiden name!
carol drury(Quote) (Reply)
Hello, Thanks for introducing me to their site. They have a wide variety of wonderful goods. The mommy jewelry is really adorable. I would want to win these letters for my niece whose name is “Caitlin!” They spelled it the old Irish spelling. My niece’s mother-in-law is Catherine and her mom, my sister is named Carol Ann. Thus, Caitlin Ann was named. Thanks, Cindi
Cindi(Quote) (Reply)
Hello! I do not have kids, but would love to win it for my lil sis if that is possible. Her name is Zen. I am sure we can pretty much guess how my parents got that name. Zen stands for peace and harmony. =)
Thanks =D
Lyn(Quote) (Reply)
My daughter is Olivia Grace. It’s the only name my husband and I could agree on. We just liked the name.
Christine(Quote) (Reply)
When I was pregnant I had a pregnancy calendar that had interesting facts each day about where I was in my pregnancy. One day it said the baby was about the size of a blackberry. My husband and I were talking and we decided to call him “Loganberry” in utero because my grandparents and mom grew up picking on their loganberry farm. Anyhoo, we ended up calling him Logan!
Jessica(Quote) (Reply)
My 3-year old son’s name is Tommy (Thomas Andrew), after my father, grandfather, as well as my husband’s father who passed away when we were in college. My daughter’s name is Kate (Kate Madison), and my husband and I always love the simplicity of Kate. So….we have a TomKat!
Kim(Quote) (Reply)
I named my Daughter Kaylee Ann. Kaylee because as a little girl I always dreamed that would be my little girls name. I gave her the middle name of ann after myself and thought that it goes perfect with kaylee.
Melissa Miller(Quote) (Reply)
My daughter’s name is Shelby and she was named after Julia Robert’s character in Steel Magnolias. Her father and I watched the movie and decided that’s what we wanted to name our girl. However, if I win, I’d like to get them for my brother who’s expecting his first daughter in a couple of months. Her name is going to be Gia.
Terra Heck(Quote) (Reply)
I named my daughter, Erilynn. Erin was after my sister, and Lynn is me and my mother’s middle names. So I combine Erin and Lynn to get Erilynn! Thanks for the entry!
Jennifer Rippett(Quote) (Reply)
We named our son Noah Christopher. We love the name Noah and the meaning of the name. We chose Christopher after my husband.
Amy(Quote) (Reply)
My baby boy’s name is Blake, mainly because we liked the sound of it. His middle name is Nelson, which is my dad and grandfather’s middle name. All my kids have family middle names–my other kids’ middle names are the maiden names of my grandmother and my husband’s mother. I thought it was nice to honor both of our families.
Alison(Quote) (Reply)
Our daughter’s name is Ginger. We went back and forth for months and months and couldn’t find a name we could both agree upon. About two weeks before our baby was born, I asked my husband what he thought of “Ginger” expecting him to nix it instantly, but much to my shock and amazement, my husband loved it. And it seems to fit our daughter perfectly. :-)
Stephanie(Quote) (Reply)
When my 27 year old son was born he was so chubby with a head of blond hair and blue eyes, we all took one look at him at said his nickname is going to be pooh.
So we did his room in winnie the pooh. Now he’s expecting his first child, a son. They are doing the baby’s room in winnie the pooh, and can you believe my son ask if I still had his first winnie the pooh stuffed animal which is 27 years old sure enough I dug it out and gave it to him. I ask if his son was going to be named after him and he remarked that his whole life he hasn’t been called by his real name all his family and friends still to this day call him pooh. So after a few names they are naming my new grandson Aydan which some don’t like but if they use my son’s middle name Allen, the name Aydan Allen has a sort of nice ring to it.
So if I win I would choose the name Aydan for my grandsons room. Thank you for giving me a chance to win something that could become a family keepsake to be handed down for years to come.
Tammy Kennedy(Quote) (Reply)
We names our son Logan. I had a cabbage patch doll when I was little named Logan and always loved that name. Not sure I will tell my son that story lol
Vanessa(Quote) (Reply)
My daughters’ names are Elena and Grace. We chose Elena because I always like the name Alaina, but we wanted to have a bit of hispanic there because my husband is Mexican. I chose Grace because of the Grace of God!
Tricia Moreno(Quote) (Reply)
We named our third son Jackson because we had liked it with our first two sons, but at the end always went with something else. His middle name is August to honot my Grandpa who’s name was Urban August.
Carrie Z(Quote) (Reply)
MY son’s first and middle name is Logan Hendrix. My husband and I are big fans of Wolverine and Jimi Hendrix!! The Carson Wooden letters would be wonderful!!
Kim M(Quote) (Reply)
My daughter is Keana Lanae, which means moon godess and since I was pregnant with her during the winter months in Alaska we thought it was very fitting!
shawna(Quote) (Reply)
I named my daughter Maria after my sister who passed away as an infant . . . and also after the mother of God. :)
Valerie(Quote) (Reply)
I would actually love to win this for my niece who is expecting soon. They are naming their son Tyler. It is a old family name on her side, and they love the thought of using it as a first name for their son.
Jodi(Quote) (Reply)
My husband and I had a lot of trouble coming up with a name for our daughter. Everything I liked, he HATED. And everything he liked, I HATED. We finally decided to go with a “M” name to go with our son Mason. Cheesy, I know. We settled on Mackenzie which neither of us really loved but now seems to suit her perfectly.
Layla(Quote) (Reply)
Growing up I always loved Princess Belle so I named my daughter Isabelle because I know she Is A Belle “Isabelle.”
Jennifer(Quote) (Reply)
My daughter’s name is Lola. I don’t have any fantastic reason as to why it is; I just really liked the name. I had no idea that Kelly Ripa (I think?) had recently had a daughter and named her the same thing until I took her into the pediatrician’s office and one of the nurses mentioned it. The other names I liked–Vivian, Genevieve, Stella, Judith–either didn’t sound right with her last name or my husband didn’t care for.
Somewhat ironically, my mother suggested my mother-in-law’s name, and my mother-in-law suggested my mother’s name–with neither of them knowing the other’s name as they hadn’t yet met.
In any event, my girl is SUCH a Lola. It’s no wonder hubby rejected all those other names, they were never even close to right! :)
Kathleen(Quote) (Reply)
my sweetie is Maggie. I have always loved that name even has a child. Her middle name is Holland, which is my maiden name. When my husband and I saw from the ultrasound that it was a girl, he looked at me and said, “Well, I guess we got our Maggie.” We had a ton of names picked out for a boy, but none for a girl. My hubby knew that I loved that name. It really meant a lot to me.
Alison Harris(Quote) (Reply)
My daughters name is Kendall Savannah. My husband loved the name Kendall and we used to babysit a girl named Savannah so it kinda just stuck everytime we talked about names.
tiffany lane(Quote) (Reply)
My husband and I had a different name picked out for a girl, but when we were selected for adoption, we learned that the birthmom is very athletic, and the birthfather is Hispanic. We both imagined the name we’d chosen for a blond girl, so we went back to the drawing board. We chose the name Riley, because it seemed like a good name for an athletic girl, in case she takes after her birthmom in that respect. Her middle name is Sophia, which she can use if she wants something more feminine.
Becca(Quote) (Reply)
Love the contest!
We are expecting and have several names in mind… Would really love to win this!
Thanks!
Noelle(Quote) (Reply)
We are naming our son Maxwell Robert. I have wanted to name my son Max since I was a child. My parents read “Where the Wild Things Are” to me every night and they would act out the “wild thing” noises. We chose Robert for the middle name after my husband’s grandfather and my father.
simone(Quote) (Reply)
My oldest son is named Cameron. We chose that because it is the Scottish clan that my husband identifies with.
Julie(Quote) (Reply)
Since I have 1 girl and 3 boys I will have to go with my daughter Sarah,she is the 4th one born and I always wanted a girl. Sarah is my princess and I always loved that name.
Peggy Gorman(Quote) (Reply)
We named our daughter Leila. I met a Leila during my university days and loved her name. Then later found out it was a Finnish name which is where my dad’s family is from!
Heather(Quote) (Reply)
My son’s name is Justin. It is the only name that we agreed on and we both loved.
Dawn Sollitto(Quote) (Reply)
Abby is my baby’s name. I didn’t name her after anyone. She just looked Abby-ish and I couldn’t leave the hospital until I named her.
Paula Harmon(Quote) (Reply)
My daughter’s name is Avery. We were looking for something that was not too common, but that also would not be so different as to be constantly misspelled, mispronounced or laughed at. While looking through a magazine I read where Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn had named their baby girl Avery. My husband immediately liked it and that was it!
Heather(Quote) (Reply)
Olivia was suggested by my son and it took
Pamela White(Quote) (Reply)
My sons’ names are Ezekiel and Isaiah. We really just liked the name Ezekiel and then when Isaiah came along we figured we’d pick another old testament name to match. My husband tells people we are ‘maximizing our prophets.’
Rachel Watts(Quote) (Reply)
My children’s names are Skyler and Katelynn not named after anyone just liked the names
Heather B(Quote) (Reply)
We named our first Maryam out of tradition from both sides of the family. We still can’t decide on the second one’s name (due around December 1st). My daughter is 2 and loves to see her name everywhere….she would adore this
Emily(Quote) (Reply)
We picked for our son Cade we wanted something unique but not weird but now there are tons of Cade’s ugh! lol But he LOVES animals and would love to see his name in animal prints!!
Millie(Quote) (Reply)