Baby Name

[Walker]

All right nerds, the wife and I are stressing about what to name our baby if it's a girl (we aren't finding out gender before birth but are solid on a boy's name).

We are keeping the name a secret but have mutually agreed that people who we don't know in real life don't count.

Congrats! You don't count! Help me name my baby.

Our top three options, as a pasty white American couple from Maryland, are as follows:

Esmeralda (or Esme)
Eleanor
Amelia/Emilia

Thoughts? Is Esmeralda too heavy of a name for a little baby girl in this day and age? Is it too cultural appropriation-y for us to use it? How much will the kid get roasted in kindergarten?

 

[Quistrix]

I love Esmeralda. It’s unusual and I reckon kids will love the Disney affiliation. We named our daughter after a Final Fantasy character and we have no regrets.

Eleanor is nice too.

As for Amelia - as pretty as it is - my kid has 2 Amelias in her class. It’s a very common name nowadays. Double points if their middle name is Rose. But maybe that doesn’t bother you, IDK.

 

[Walker]

Before I trust your judgment I have to ask which Final Fantasy character you named your kid for.

 

[Quistrix]

Before I trust your judgment I have to ask which Final Fantasy character you named your kid for.

 

[Walker]

Nope my lack of FF knowledge makes that gif useless!

 

[Quistrix]

Nope my lack of FF knowledge makes that gif useless!

 

[Walker]

Oh I know that one! Your baby is named Adele?

I used Google lens and it says your first gif was "Yuna."

Does your daughter like being a Yuna?

 

[Quistrix]

Oh I know that one! Your baby is named Adele?

I used Google lens and it says your first gif was "Yuna."

Does your daughter like being a Yuna?

She loves it, and loves the character she's named after. Always get excited when she sees her. She also loves that its origin is Japanese because she's getting into things like anime now.

She's also unlikely to come across anyone with her name which adds to her uniqueness. Her name is also not that outlandish when you compare to other stuff which helps. Una is a common name over here and it's not far off from that.

 

[Walker]

Good to know. Esmeralda isn't all that common, nor is Esme. But I have met a couple of Maes.

My secret backup nickname is Elda. Doesn't match the spelling it does match the pronunciation.

This is just messed up cause originally I had to talk my wife into Esmeralda (and out of Esme) and now I am waffling.

AND we're finding out gender when the kid is born so this could all be moot.

Interestingly, when I compare "Una" and "Esmeralda" on Behindthename.com; Esmeralda is more popular in the US than Una is in England and Wales but less popular than it is in Ireland. (I think. The way these graphs work confuses me.)