The last couple weeks I've been caught up in a name that's a little unusual for me- kind of trendy, kind of gangster, but entirely lovely: "Mahalia." Mahalia is Hebrew (hence the trendiness- Hebrew names are quite popular right now) and means "Tenderness," which is very sweet. I can't imagine using the name myself, but someone should, because it would make me happy. If you happen to already have a daughter named, say, Kale'a, for example (ahem, Laura), "Mahalia" would make a very appropriate sibling name!
Other names on my radar:
"Laurel-" A lovely, feminine name suggested by a friend as an alternative to the very popular "Lauren."
"Gage/Gauge-" I have a weakness for manly, old west names. Blake trained in Phoenix last week with a Gage from Texas (figures)- named for the shotgun, of course!
"William-" It's my granddad's birthday today. He's a "Bill," and though I'm more partial to "Will" as a nickname for "William," it's a name you can't go wrong with. Unless your last name is Williams or something. Or the baby is a girl.
Brittany! Mahalia was at the top of my last list and I love it... except Caleb doesn't like it at all... oh well.
ReplyDeleteI have a cousin named Gage who was named after a Stephen King character.
ReplyDeleteYay!!! I'm glad you like it, anyway :) I think Mahalia Lanting is such a beautiful name!
ReplyDeleteI could ask Cooper if he likes it. :-) I think it's very pretty.
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