https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 14:16:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2074660 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:13:50 +0000 katsupgirl 2074660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@badwolf: I like either name with Rose as the middle name. Marlow in the middle is a mouthful. </p> <p>Since he was hoping for a boy is he really vested in picking a girl's name? Maybe there's something else you can compromise on? I imagine you've been dreaming of girl names longer than he has so I think you get dibs. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2074327 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:12:28 +0000 Anya 2074327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you should go with Eleanor since that's the one that's been on your heart for years, and whatever your hubby's top pick for the middle name is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2074311 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:03:30 +0000 badwolf 2074311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: You would not be wrong ;)</p> <p>@loki: I actually can't use Marlow as a first name because it's my maiden name, and I hyphenated my last name with my husband's...so if I named her Marlow Lastname, she'd have my legal last name for her whole name! That would get confusing, I think. As for the other part, thank you!! So glad someone gets the issue! I feel like I shot down so many of hubby's ideas when we were still just throwing out ideas for various reasons, and I don't want to be an ass and him feel like he didn't have any say. It's a difficult spot.</p> <p>General reply: I am definitely aware that I am sensitive to perceived criticism/disapproval/whatever you want to call it. It's a thing, I'm working on it :P I appreciate the responses, even if I get defensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073816 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:16:38 +0000 Meowkers 2073816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the name Eleanor Marlow. I even love Marlow for a first name. </p> <p>I'm not a fan of Kaylee at all. It doesn't pass the artist/senator test in my book. Senator Kaylee? Nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073702 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:28:55 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2073702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not at all a fan of Kaylee, but I do like Eleanor and Marlow. I might even like Marlow Eleanor the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073616 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:46:42 +0000 MenagerieMama 2073616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@badwolf: love Kaylee and I'm guessing you picked it based on a certain Joss Wedon series :) we would have seriously considered it but we had a dog we fostered for 6 mo we named Kaylee (ended up not keeping her since she am had aggression issues, long story) and felt funny using for an LO! One of our other dogs is named Malcolm Reynolds (his tag reads Cpt Malcolm). And if that's not why you like Kaylee then I've outed myself as a giant nerd... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073557 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:22:15 +0000 loki 2073557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would you use Marlow as a first name? </p> <p>As pp mentioned Kaylee &amp; Eleanor are just tooootally different styles. Kaylee feels very trendy to me whereas Eleanor is more classic... I think it depends on what style you're leaning towards. I personally prefer Eleanor but I like classic names much more and think it would age better. That's just my personal preference but Kaylee is fine too! </p> <p>I'm in a bit of a similar predicament as you - my husband looooves one name and I kinda want to give it to him but i just don't love it as much as he does and have another one in mind. But I'm really struggling with that so I totally get where you're coming from. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073402 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:22:57 +0000 Pancakes 2073402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@badwolf: Kaylee and Eleanor are very different styles. Kaylee is personally not my style. Eleanor seems much more classic and versatile. But this feedback is valuable--if you feel very defensive about the name Kaylee, maybe you like it more than you realized!</p> <p>I would also consider sibling names if you might have more than one child. Do you tend to like names that are more like Kaylee or that are more like Eleanor? Perhaps one is a stylistic outlier for you, and that should be taken into consideration. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073307 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:38:18 +0000 littlejoy 2073307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha. Amen to not sharing names until the birth!! At least here, you're getting unbiased responses. I'm not sure if anyone here knows you IRL, so they're just responding to the name itself. </p> <p>Personally, I LOVE Eleanor Rose! I imagine a feisty nickname of Ellie or E, even Rosie when she's younger. As an adult, Ellie, Elle, or Eleanor. It's a classic, and beautiful name. To me, Kaylee is trendy, and that's not our style. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073290 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:31:16 +0000 whenoceansrise 2073290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My opinion: Eleanor Rose </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073194 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:52:16 +0000 littlebug 2073194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@badwolf: I think your child's name is your child's name and you shouldn't let anyone make that decision for you. I think Kaylee is a fine name. I prefer Eleanor, but that's just MY preference. You're the one who has to say her name for the rest of your life, not us. But you did come to an open forum and ask for opinions, and you know what they say about opinions.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073124 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:23:29 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2073124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer Eleanor to Kaylee. There were lots of girls named Kaylee (spelled many ways) in my schools, so to me it seems more like a trendy name. I prefer classic names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073093 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:12:15 +0000 lawbee11 2073093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely Eleanor. I really like Eleanor Rose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073081 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:04:18 +0000 travellingbee 2073081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here Eleanor is much more popular than Kaylee. I know three Eleanors born in the past 2 years and I don't know any Kaylees. And I'm a teacher! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2073073 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:57:39 +0000 badwolf 2073073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm surprised at all the hate for Kaylee. And someone saying it sounds like a made up name? Ok.......you realize all names were made up at some point, right? And that Kaylee, however you spell it, is not a new name? I can't just throw it out of contention because I'm not making the name decision solo, and I don't hate it - just don't like it as much as Eleanor. Thanks for the feedback, and for the reminder of why we aren't telling friends/family our picks until she's actually born!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072870 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 06:43:22 +0000 buttermilk 2072870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eleanor Rose! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072866 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 06:31:03 +0000 ElbieKay 2072866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eleanor for the win. Kaylee sounds like a made up name to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072830 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 03:00:37 +0000 Boogs 2072830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eleanor Rose...I've always loved Ellie as a nickname for a little girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072825 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 02:30:41 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2072825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eleanor Rose.</p> <p>Not a fan of Kaylee at all! It's really trendy and young sounding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072785 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:55:17 +0000 lemondrop 2072785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd go with Eleanor or Cailey instead of the K, I'm not big on the popularity of K's. My cousin is a badass adult Cailey and we just met a nurse with the same name today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072656 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:38:04 +0000 badwolf 2072656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually love the combo of Eleanor Rose, but I wasn't sure about ending a name in -r and starting the next one with R. I also hear what some people are saying about Kaylee being a cute name for a little girl, but I've met adult Kaylee/Kailey/Kaeli's before and never thought it a childish name on a grown woman. As far as the spelling goes, we would probably stick with Kaylee as I wrote it. I'm not a huge fan of the Kailey spelling, and I have a relative with the middle name Leigh, but we have a complicated relationship and would rather not have that reminder when saying/spelling my kid's name 100x a day.</p> <p>For those who already have kids, did you have a sense of what name fit your baby best before he/she was born? Little girl is very active and feisty, which makes me sometimes lean more toward Kaylee as fitting the spirit of what I know of her so far, but that might be totally silly given that all I know is that she kicks a lot and was moving constantly during her anatomy scan. I think hubby is also really hoping to name her Kaylee, since he was not-so-secretly hoping for a boy and was a tad bit disappointed to learn she's a girl....guess I feel a little bad if I get the gender I was kind of hoping for and the name I want more. Does that make any sense? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072653 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:36:36 +0000 mrschickpea 2072653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a fan of Kaylee, but love Eleanor! Eleanor Marlow and Eleanor Rose sound great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072650 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:36:08 +0000 mfa_lady 2072650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted Eleanor...but that's my DD's name so I'm biased! :)</p> <p>ETA: I second pp with Eleanor Rose. Love that combo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072626 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:20:47 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2072626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Kaylee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072583 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:56:05 +0000 lady grey 2072583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Keep Eleanor since you love it and compromise on the middle name. Does you SO have a family named he'd want to use? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072582 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:55:18 +0000 Skadi 2072582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eleanor Rose! :heart: :heart: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072579 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:51:03 +0000 coopsmama 2072579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Eleanor Rose, personally. I love Eleanor and Marlow separately but not as much together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072575 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:48:46 +0000 simplyfelicity 2072575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about Eleanor Rose? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072569 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:44:08 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2072569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eleanor seems much more classic. Kaylee is cute for a little girl, but imagine a 45 year old lawyer named Kaylee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-game-2#post-2072564 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:38:44 +0000 dolphin 2072564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer the spelling Kaylie. </p>