Anonymous wrote:I like Stacie, too. I think the "give them a formal name" argument is ridiculous. Kids born and named in this country (or not, and just eventually seeking jobs here) represent any number of languages, cultures, and heritages. To imply that giving your child a name that's not a formal, traditionally English name is somehow depriving them of being taken seriously in a future professional setting is narrow-minded and frankly, elitist.

This is DCUM; what do you expect?

Anonymous wrote:If she's Stacie and hates her name, she's stuck, because there's no nickname.

If she's Anastasia, nn Stacie, and hates either, she's got options.

Presumably, she’ll have a middle name. To that end, OP, I might opt for a pretty unobjectionable middle just to be safe. I’m not sure you have to go with Jane but maybe something like Elizabeth, Madeleine, Claire, etc.

Anonymous wrote:If she's Stacie and hates her name, she's stuck, because there's no nickname.

If she's Anastasia, nn Stacie, and hates either, she's got options.

Aren't people named Karen, Lynn, Rachel, Scott, etc. "stuck" with their names too? They all live despite that.

Stacie's Mom Has Got It Going On

Is this why you're naming your child Stacie? So you can be Rachel Hunter?

If she's Stacie and hates her name, she's stuck, because there's no nickname.

If she's Anastasia, nn Stacie, and hates either, she's got options.

Anonymous wrote:This is an extremely dated name.

Yep, we're okay with that. We considered a lot of late 70's and early 80's names.

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Anonymous wrote:Stacy is terrible. Lower class airhead name. Like Tracy, Tammy, and Kelsey.

I went to a fancy-pants university with people named Tracy, Tammy, Kelsey, and Stacie.

Money doesn't buy taste.

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Anonymous wrote:Stacy is terrible. Lower class airhead name. Like Tracy, Tammy, and Kelsey.

I went to a fancy-pants university with people named Tracy, Tammy, Kelsey, and Stacie.

Money doesn't buy taste.

Anonymous wrote:Stacy is terrible. Lower class airhead name. Like Tracy, Tammy, and Kelsey.

I went to a fancy-pants university with people named Tracy, Tammy, Kelsey, and Stacie.

I like Stacie, too. I think the "give them a formal name" argument is ridiculous. Kids born and named in this country (or not, and just eventually seeking jobs here) represent any number of languages, cultures, and heritages. To imply that giving your child a name that's not a formal, traditionally English name is somehow depriving them of being taken seriously in a future professional setting is narrow-minded and frankly, elitist.

This is an extremely dated name.

Danielle, Joelle, Taylor

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Anonymous wrote:OP, why Stacie? Would you consider Anastasia or Stasia?

I’d go with a longer name for the middle like Elizabeth or Eleanor or Rebecca or Amelia... something more old fashioned to strengthen the first name.

NP. I agree with this. Choose the longer, "formal" version of the name and use Stacie as a nickname. It will make your future daughter seem more professional and less cutesy when she grows up, and people are more likely to take "Anastasia" more seriously than "Stacie."

We considered the same things when naming my DD, and I hate that we have to do this. No one thinks of making sure that their son is taken seriously when naming him.

Uh, yeah they do. That's why they name their son Robert instead of Bobby.

EXACTLY! His full name is Samuel or Charles so that he doesn't have to be Skipper or Chip forever.

Anonymous wrote:Stacy is terrible. Lower class airhead name. Like Tracy, Tammy, and Kelsey.

Okay Josephine, thanks for that.

Stacy is terrible. Lower class airhead name. Like Tracy, Tammy, and Kelsey.