https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:38:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318422 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:00:42 +0000 MrsSCB 2318422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like it! Unique, but still pronounceable. And as someone whose name is misspelled more often than spelled correctly, spelling doesn't really concern me. It's never bothered me :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318417 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:58:45 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2318417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: @rattles: @Cole: yah! Real life Hollidays/ Holidays. That's good to know.</p> <p>Thanks everyone for weighing in whether you love it for the first name or would firmly put it in the middle!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318404 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:47:02 +0000 Cole 2318404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew a Holiday, she's lovely and a bit quirky in a good way. I like the option for Holli as a nickname. Personally, I think I prefer it as a middle name but in your shoes I would likely put it first too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318378 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:33:36 +0000 rattles 2318378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a sucker for family names, so I love it. It reads feminine to me because it reminds me of Audrey Hepburn and Breakfast at Tiffany's (Holly Golightly's full name was Holiday). I hope you use it!</p> <p>ETA: I don't think the admissions thing is an issue. Names are diverse these days, and surname names are so popular. It doesn't strike me as a frivolous name, and I'm usually pretty sensitive to that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318375 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:30:27 +0000 Anya 2318375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love it. Also it don't think she'd have to change it for the resume unless she wanted to but it's always good to have options. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318370 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:26:21 +0000 nana87 2318370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the idea of using a family name, but the double L is throwing me, even though I know it's the family spelling... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318362 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:20:27 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2318362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's a pretty name. It makes me think of the actress Holliday Grainger. I'm also from a place where a lot of people use surnames as first names so I like the family connection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318336 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:10:35 +0000 Foodnerd81 2318336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like it as a middle name for boy or girl. Not really a fan of it as a first name. </p> <p>Fwiw we are having a December baby and I turned down Holly because I feel like it would be too corny so close to the holidays (plus it's REALLY alliterative with our last name, like way too much). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318330 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:02:04 +0000 littlejoy 2318330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Haha ... I have a WEIRD NAME! Both my first and last names are actual words in the dictionary, and both are spelled differently than the actual words. It's super-super uncommon ... I'm the only one in the world, or else I would share! </p> <p>The family name I was talking about before is "Solliday" (it's my huband's mom's maiden name). </p> <p>It's seriously not a big deal to have a name that people don't always understand. And "August" is perfect. I'm weird and would probably just pick "August Holliday" for a girl or a boy. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318324 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:56:46 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2318324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sera_87: @yoursilverlining: @Mamasig: until my great uncle (my grandma's bro) died recently I had been spelling it with one name. Then, when I saw his obit I realized there was a double L. It took me a few weeks to quietly get over the spelling.</p> <p>@yoursilverlining: I'd think a Christmas Holly/ Holli or Noel/ Noelle would be a bit weird, but not one born in the Spring.</p> <p>@littlejoy: @Mrs.KMM: I have a common first name that is creatively spelled and have always just spelled out my name for people when it matters. Not a huge deal. </p> <p>@littlejoy: For the life of me I am still trying to figure out your surname!</p> <p>@misolee: ha ha, our pick for a boy's name is August. Looks like I'll be giving my kid a lifetime of questions regarding their name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318313 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:44:58 +0000 rachiecakes 2318313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVE it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318305 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:41:15 +0000 NavyRN2012 2318305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love it! I am from the South, the land of surnames for first names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318294 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:33:51 +0000 littlejoy 2318294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a name that sounds one way, but is spelled another ... I guess people have misspelled it, and still do from time to time, but it's never bothered me. </p> <p>What did bother me is that people would mispronounce it a lot when I was younger. I don't think you'll have that issue. </p> <p>Further, my name is kind of like Holliday, where it correlates to something else it sounds like ... again, maybe kids made fun of me when I was younger, but it really wasn't a big deal at all. *I'd share my name, but it's so rare, and I'm a crazy-person about privacy.</p> <p>If you love it, and it's meaningful, I think you should go with your heart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318285 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:28:33 +0000 Mamasig 2318285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The thought is nice, but it just looks misspelled to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318259 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:11:33 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2318259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't use it for a first name because I think it will be misspelled constantly and that gets really old really fast. But I think it would be fine for a middle name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318254 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:09:16 +0000 yoursilverlining 2318254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the family meaning, but I think it will be a lifetime of misspellings, everywhere your LO goes. </p> <p>I'm also not a fan of giving a name with the expectation your LO will change it for resumes. What if they don't want to go by their middle name? </p> <p>I also wouldn't give a baby the name or nn Holli unless they were born right around Christmas. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318244 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 17:59:23 +0000 misolee 2318244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Random comment but my friends name is April and everyone asks her if she was born in April. She hates it. Hopefully, ppl won't ask if she was born near a holiday? </p> <p>Another friend has a name of Georgia. It's an old family name for her. We live in Georgia and growing up she got teased a lot. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318242 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 17:55:26 +0000 sera_87 2318242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVE it but I think people are going to misspell it "holiday" ALL the time. Which totally sucks. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318159 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:35:06 +0000 Autumnmama79 2318159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Ah I see, meaningful is always good :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318158 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:33:57 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2318158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Autumnmama79: because we are not on the same page for girls names at all. My husband is a "Kiera" guy and I'm a "Samantha" gal. What's the middle ground? With Holliday at least the name will be meaningful.</p> <p>ETA: if we can agree on a first name where we both like the name Holliday can easily slide in as middle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318155 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:31:47 +0000 youboots 2318155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's a lovely name for a girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318154 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:31:00 +0000 Autumnmama79 2318154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Why couldn't Holliday be a girls middle name too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318152 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:29:32 +0000 littlejoy 2318152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's a really special, fun name! I love the full name, but I know *personally* I'd probably call her "Holli" most of the time. I'm a NN user! :) I would totally support "Holliday" on applications. It's so fancy! ;) </p> <p>Soooorrrryyyy for the long comment ... My husband's family's name rhymes with Holliday (spelled the same, too, with a different first letter), and his poor mom had a custom holiday sign made that says, "Happy Hollidays!" -- she won't ever live it down. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/holliday#post-2318151 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:26:28 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2318151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Weigh in!! If we have a boy Holliday will be his middle name. If we have a girl, well she has no name at the moment. Holliday is a family surname and I want to use it on my first born. What do you think of Holliday as a girl's name? Most likely we/ people would call her Holli. With our last name her name would have an alliteration ring to it similar to January Jones which I love. As far as college admission applications and resumes go I imagine her using Holli Last or H. Middle Last. </p>