
Hi everyone, after a long process (8 months, 3 weeks) we have finally chosen a name for our little girl. It was actually our first name and has been on our shortlist all the way.
So meet our Daughter: Lykke Alexandra Cartmell!.
Lykke is a very Scandinavian name and it is feminine but strong. It is a little unusual as a first name and means "happiness" in Norwegian. The pronunciation is a bit tricky in English (the Y sound is pronounced differently in the Scandinavian languages) but here is the phonetic version: Lee-ka (the 'ee' is pronounced softly).
Her middle name comes from Lee's family and is inspired by Lee's Great Great Grandfather, Alexander Sandell (sounds very Swedish). Alexander was a sailor on the old Square Rigged sailing ships and sailed all over the world as a merchant seaman.
Thanks for all your input but when we finally got to know her there was only one choice :-)
PS: We only know of one other Lykke (a Swedish singer), check out her video below.