Picking Names ~~

Isn't it difficult to pick a name for your new doll? I've found it better to pick a name when the doll is not home yet. It kinda sticks better with the doll if it is chosen before the doll comes home. I had huge difficulties with Tia, she had like three names until I settled in for Tia (Tiana). Her name didn't want to stick what ever I did. :P I've kinda grown to call her Tia for now.

Usually I just surf around behindthenames.com and try to bump into something interestin. When I chose name for Tobias, I had three or four interesting names to choose from. First I think it should be easy to pronounce for me, finnish is completely different from any other languages and when I have that background, I wish all the names should be easy for people who speak other languages too. Kaisla is propably one name that is one of the most difficult ones. Kaisla = reed. I still didn't want to call her Reed, since Kaisla is more feminine in finnish. Maybe I'll list them all here, just for fun. :P

Tobias - was one of the three. Easy to pronounce, tastes good when you say it. I loved it immidiately when I decided his name. ^^
Kaisla - I've always liked this name, wanted to keep the finnish form of reed.
Sylvia - comes from a finnish Christmas song "Sylvian Joululaulu".
Jaya - I think I didn't have any spesific reason for this name. Just sounded exiting and exotic.
Maya - She just looked like Maija, but I wanted to make it in international form.
Lukas - for the sake of Jonathan Brandis' character in a tv series. (I was so sad when he died).
Áron - with that thing on top. I heard how Éomer said the name of the horses, Hasufel and Arod. Well, I was interested about how the last horses name was pronounced [ae]=[ä] so the name is actually pronounced a bit like Äron.
Tia - well.. her name was Catalina, then Cate and what ever. Tiana = Tia sticked the longest.
Emma - what a pretty name, soft and lovely. And international too. ^^
Miio - I thought Mio was cute name, but I wanted to finnish it a little. Miio is the finnish form, I think. Didn't do any research on this.
Chloe - just sounded right. ^^
Noah - I actually wanted to name him Niilo, after my late grandpa. I chose Noah since it sounds really nice and is as soft as Niilo is.
Natalia - I've always liked this name. I even want to make it long like Nataaalia, like one friend's mother who's a russian would say. I think it is really cute said like that.
Mimosa - this name was suggested by Elina. ^^ Really nice, fit perfect for the doll. Thanks! :D (She's suggested great names for dolls, I've picked at least two of her suggestions!).
Nikolas - Also, kinda a variation of my granpa's name, Niilo. Someone I know has a kid named Nikolas, I thought it's a cute name.
Ofelia - Pocketfairy Yoko. Just.. was really nice name. :D
Angus - Something Special Louis Valentine. Partly, becouse I do like scottish names, and partly becouse it is MacGyver's first name. ^^ I did love the series when I was a kid in 80's and 90's.

So, I've named all the dolls that will come home in the beginning of next year. ^^ I'm really happy about that.