the name sheba?

Question

my new baby sisters arrived...wev decided she lookz like a sheba... and that shold be her name...will it suit an exotic looking baby girl? she looks like a white baby at the moment but...were person so...sheba:a Kingdom in Arabia, woman of Sheba, From Bathsheba, seventh daughter, morning, Born in the morning. bright ...any other suggestions for names id like...we also like celina but thats propbably gunna be the middle name

Answer 1

Sheba is a lovely exotic name. I would only caution against it because it's also the name of an expensive moist cat food, and I don't know whether it's a large enough chain to get her made fun of in school.

You can find more exotic names @ Baby Names.com, by searching just under names from a specific area, just for girls, under advanced search. You can choose from Arabic, Armenian, Persian, etc -- lots of unique options. Here's a link:

http://babynames.com/Names/search.php

Answer 2

While Sheba is a beautiful name, it could prove to be detrimental in the future, i.e., Queen of Sheba or the cat food commercial. Remember, kids can be cruel and you don't want a name that will make the child feel hurt or embarrassed. You want to make sure it is a name they will be proud of.

Studies show people are more likely to succeed if they have a name that is easy to pronounce and sounds pleasing to the ear. I believe you can still come up with an exotic name and a name that sticks with your family history and culture that would also be 'more forgiving' in society.

Malika in Swahili means queen - you could even do a dirivitive of this such as Malina, which according to babynames.com means Tower and Soothing.

I like Liliana - pronounced Lily-ah-na and means from the lily. Liliana Celina?

I also like the African name Marali - pronounced Mar-ah-lee and it means essence. How beautiful is that!

Her name could be Celina Sheba since not many people go by their middle names. Sheba could be the name her family calls her. When she's in school and later in her work life, she would go by Celina. Just some thoughts...

Congratulations on your baby sister! ;-)

Answer 3

Wasn't Sheba that cat in the cat food comercial from the 1980's?

Answer 4

I knew a neighbor's cat named Sheba once.

Answer 5

Sheba was my sister's dog's name

Poor kid is going to get picked on in school.

Answer 6

i would go with Celina i know to many people who named there dogs Sheba.

Answer 7

I think the parents should pick the name not a bunch of strangers. A child's name is one of the few things that a parent gives that a child usually keeps for ever.

Answer 8

it is a gr8 name,but i know soooo many people who named their cat,sheba.it might be a pain for the kid to tell people her name,and lots of people reply"i used to have a cat named sheba!" i know a guy called herbie,and he's sick of people saying" i have a goldfish named herbie!"