I'm in the process of adopting a baby girl from China. Need help with name selection.?

Adoption from China is a long, hard involved process, especially for a single gay man. However, I am beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, and I may have my little girl by February.





I have 3 ideas in mind for names for my little girl, and I would like for you all to vote on these names, or suggest a few others. In no particular preference, these are the names that I like:





1) Madeleine Rose ("Rose" is my mother's name)


2) Eden Chantal


3) Lana Victoria





Please vote on these names. Thank you!

I'm in the process of adopting a baby girl from China. Need help with name selection.?
I did believe you prefered Siobhan ! That's why I chose your answer as best answer


Well, I was joking. To answer seriously to your question, I prefer Madeleine Rose. I think that the two other names are cute but they could be more influenced by fashion effects. Madeleine Rose sounds French, I think. The two names are not usally put together but it sounds beautiful. Moreover, it will make a link between the girl and your mother. It's important for an adopted child to feel that there is such a link.
Reply:2. but i like eden victoria together better.
Reply:Wow, I agree. How can a single gay man adopt a little girl from China? She will have no connection to her homeland and be confused when she is older. Can she find her family in the future?? Children need to know thier past. What do you know about raising a chinese girl? or China? How much time have you spent there? This is very selfish like a pet.
Reply:Among your choices, I would go for "Lana Victoria". For some reason, I can easilly associate Lana with asian girls as well. Probably because of watching too much Smallville (Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang).





If I were to give other suggestions, you may try these:


1) Crystelle


2) Chi Chi


3) Mei Li (Chinese for "cute") or an english variation -- May Lee


4) Ling Ling





** Chinese names are so cute :)
Reply:I think Madeleine rose is nice and so is Lana Victoria.. but how bout something that represents were she is from ??





congratulations.. on the bub
Reply:i like madeleine rose. i think that is pretty just make sure it goes with your last name on whatever name you pick


CONGRATS GOOD LUCK.
Reply:Jaden, MaKenna, Katelyn, Emma, Haley, Jaida
Reply:1. Try "Meilee" or "Meilie" or "Meily" - "Mei" means beautiful, pretty. "Lee" has several cooresponding characters in Chinese, depends on which one you pick, it can mean "gift" , "inside", "beauty", "pear"..... I can send you the writing/calligraphy once you make the decision.


2. Or "Tienlee" - "Tien" means from God/someone above %26amp; "Lee" is the same as #1.
Reply:1


Madeleine ______


I think 'Rose' isnt such a good idea given that is your mother's name. I think using her family birth name as her middle name rather would be highly appropriate.
Reply:Wow, congratulations! You must be so excited, you'll be a dad soon!


I like all your name choices, but especially Chantal and Lana. My daughter's name is Mayah, and of course I have a preferential bias towards that one ;). Just thought I'd suggest it.





Another idea might be to look into traditional Chinese names that might sound nice as a middle name, along with your first pick. That way she could always have a name to tie her with her ethnicity, and her "roots", so to speak. It might not be important to her as a child, but maybe later in life she might be interested in reconnecting with her past.
Reply:Congratulations ......I am going to adopt from China too But i have to wait until i am 30 years old .........Another 5 years ...But it will be worth it





Vida is one of my favorite names


So Is


Mina....Or Mia/Maya/Mya





Good luck with names
Reply:uh, no offense, i don't think a kid would want to be called any of those - they are pretty embarrassing. pick something that is timeless, rather than your mother's name, or the name of a little tiny town in NSW. how about something traditional, like,





Phillippa, Anna (not Anne, mega embarrassing), Teresa, Libby, Sigrid, Emily, Louiza etc.
Reply:I to have always thought of adopting a little girl from China (my husband too). I don't know if it will ever happen or not. Right now my husband wants to have a couple kids of his own.





I like:


Lana Li (depending on where you go it seem Li means gift, it can also mean "strength" or "plum" or "black" or "sharp" )


Lana Jia (Jia means beautiful in Chinese)


Madeleine Mei (Rose or Beautiful in Chinese)





Chinese words and their meanings really seem to vary by the region.





Congratulations on your upcoming adoption!
Reply:congrats!!!


lana victoria sounds good...


let me know if you need help in getting a chinese name (moniker) for her too :)
Reply:I think the name China Rose would be very pretty.


Maybe Chyna with a Y... Good luck...


Congratulations!!!
Reply:Those are nice names. Of the 3 I like Eden the best. Other names I like for a girl are:


Logan


Isabella


Gabriella


Danielle





Good luck with your new little girl! I'm sure she'll have a wonderful name!
Reply:Lana Victoria.





It just rings nice to me. Kinda edgy in a way too. How about one name is English and the other one Chinese?
Reply:I like the sound of Victoria Rose
Reply:Madeleine Rose is a good name why not also try melanie rose?
Reply:From an auditory standpoint, Madeleine Rose has a nice syncopation, but I think Madeleine is a little antiquated. I would pick Eden Chantal.





I also am fond of this hybrid: Eden Rose. Like a flower plucked from the Lost Garden itself.
Reply:i like Lana Rose it sounds so precious sorry it's not what you choose but i like these name together and i know you mom will like the rose part,Madeleine is to strong and i don't like Eden Chantal.i have to say you have a heart of gold to adopt a child god bless you.
Reply:Chantal for a first name is the nicest, a Chinese middle name would be nice also, maybe the translation for Rose?? Good luck would love to do same but am far to selfish and immature at the moment
Reply:I vote for Number 1. What a great way to honor your mother, plus you can buy her the entire Madeline book series!!!





And for others and what they think about you adopting--they need to get lives. This world needs more people like you.
Reply:I vote for number one.





what about naming her China?





China Rose





I like that. if she doesnt like it you can call her Rose or Rosie
Reply:I like Madeleine Rose. Might go with a simpler spelling of Madeline though. I had some friends that adopted from china a year or so ago. It is a long drawn out process. I didnt think a single person male or female regardless of sexual orientation could adopt form china. I guess its the agency you go through.
Reply:Lana Victoria is a cute name. By the way congratulations on adopting a baby girl from China. I have read many articles about how baby girls are discarded because of the one child policy and how parents prefer to have boys. You seem like a great guy - well done.
Reply:If you want a kid. It is a contradiction of what you believe.