baby names that mean 'surprise' or really welcomed, god-given surprise

[Anonymous]

Grace
Joy
Faith
Milagros
Sarah

[Anonymous]

What about Evie, meaning life? It was our runner up name for #1
http://nameberry.com/babyname/Evie

And this might sound nutty, but I like the name Clover. Considered it as a middle name for #2
http://nameberry.com/babyname/Clover

I also like the name Tanith, like the ice dancer. It is the goddess of the moon a fertility figure.
http://nameberry.com/babyname/Tanith

Here's a list for you: http://nameberry.com/list/489/Baby-Names-That-Mean-Luck

[Anonymous]

Mathew= gift from God

[Anonymous]

Nathaniel means "given by God"

[Anonymous]

I've joked that I would use the name Hope if I got pregnant with a girl at this stage in life after having a handful of boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dorothy means gift from God. Dottie as a nickname is cute.

Dorothea, etc. There are a lot of variations.

Also Theodora!

[Anonymous]

Eliana. Gift from God

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love mirelle. But, what about Isaac, no baby is really more of a g-d given surprise than that!

Not great for a girl though.

Hahaha, oops! Probably not!

[Anonymous]

we also considered Elaine, which means "bright, shining light"
http://nameberry.com/babyname/Elaine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've joked that I would use the name Hope if I got pregnant with a girl at this stage in life after having a handful of boys.

My middle name is Hope. I like it better than my first name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a girl named Miracle.

She was a surprise after parents told they could not conceive.

Also know a Jennifer, born after parents adopted two children. Yeah, Jennifer. Her parents were equally thrilled as Miracle's but didn't feel like coming up with a cutesy symbolic or made up name to validate their fertility.

Could you be more rude?

[Anonymous]

Right? People choose names for any number of reasons. We looked for names that meant lucky or gift or something like that - we didn't wind up using any of them in the end.

My first child's name means "cheerful" and I absolutely cared about the meaning. I had hoped it might be a part of her personality.

People aren't being cutesy when they think about these things. Frankly, it's no less valid than "honoring" someone with a baby name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right? People choose names for any number of reasons. We looked for names that meant lucky or gift or something like that - we didn't wind up using any of them in the end.

My first child's name means "cheerful" and I absolutely cared about the meaning. I had hoped it might be a part of her personality.

People aren't being cutesy when they think about these things. Frankly, it's no less valid than "honoring" someone with a baby name.

Agreed. And the term "validating their fertility" is about as offensive as it gets. Forget that they are accusing someone of doing this in a cutesy way with their own child. Shame on you PP. May 2015 see you become a nicer person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eliana. Gift from God

Eliana is beautiful but it means "G-d answered"

[Anonymous]

Here's another possibility-

Danica, meaning "morning star"
http://nameberry.com/babyname/Danica