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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeyDragon" data-source="post: 2187242" data-attributes="member: 23929"><a href="http://pregnancy.parenthood.com/babynames.html" target="_blank">http://pregnancy.parenthood.com/babynames.html</a>This is my favorite babyname reference.&nbsp; It has tons of cultural names that sound very exotic, including names from arthurian ledgend.&nbsp; I use this site and fiddle with the spellings to make fantasy sounding names for all kinds of characters.&nbsp; My best friend's sister had a baby last week.&nbsp; They've named her Kateri (Ka-TEER-ee) and are calling her Kate.&nbsp; Another friend named his daughter Aria.&nbsp; I'll definitely echo what other people have said.&nbsp; don't name her something that will be an ordeal to spell or pronounce, or that will make recess a nightmare.&nbsp; A name should always pass the following tests:How does it look?&nbsp; You should be able to read the name and know what it says.&nbsp; How does it sound?&nbsp; Pronounce it on its own and with the middle name and surname.&nbsp; A general rule of thumb is that names sound better when the first and last name have different numbers of syllables.&nbsp; What does it look/sound like?&nbsp; The name shouldn't look or sound similar to words you wouldn't want associated with your kid.&nbsp; Prime example?&nbsp; My mom is a nurse and a kid came in to her clinic who's name was pronounced &quot;shi-THEED.&quot;&nbsp; It was spelled S-H-!!-T-H-E-A-D.I rest my case.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MonkeyDragon, post: 2187242, member: 23929"] [url]http://pregnancy.parenthood.com/babynames.html[/url] This is my favorite babyname reference. It has tons of cultural names that sound very exotic, including names from arthurian ledgend. I use this site and fiddle with the spellings to make fantasy sounding names for all kinds of characters. My best friend's sister had a baby last week. They've named her Kateri (Ka-TEER-ee) and are calling her Kate. Another friend named his daughter Aria. I'll definitely echo what other people have said. don't name her something that will be an ordeal to spell or pronounce, or that will make recess a nightmare. A name should always pass the following tests: How does it look? You should be able to read the name and know what it says. How does it sound? Pronounce it on its own and with the middle name and surname. A general rule of thumb is that names sound better when the first and last name have different numbers of syllables. What does it look/sound like? The name shouldn't look or sound similar to words you wouldn't want associated with your kid. Prime example? My mom is a nurse and a kid came in to her clinic who's name was pronounced "shi-THEED." It was spelled S-H-!!-T-H-E-A-D. I rest my case. [/QUOTE]

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