Baby Names You Love [Archive] - Page 2

Sue

01-12-2006, 08:59 PM

Boys:

Christopher John (nicknames: C.J. or Jack?)
Aiden
Ryan

Girls:

Nicole Annalise
Jillian Rose

Since DH thinks it is pointless to discuss names of children who don't exist, I've given up on asking him what he thinks of certain names. But I'll bet that when the time comes he will have some very strong opinions!! :rolleyes:

We picked Christopher John also :) Ainslie Madison for a girl.

Etoile

01-12-2006, 11:50 PM

For our future child we have picked
Magnolia May
or
Guthrie James

(yeah we're big hippies at heart :p )

But I also love

Esther
Lily
Violet
Mary
Grace
ETA Olivia, Zoey and Evelyn

and

Aiden
Henry
Zachary

Lil_Mrs_0702

01-13-2006, 11:26 AM

I have been on a C kick for boys names lately. I like

Cole
Collin
Connor
Cameron

I don't know where it came from. I think that if I find out that we are having a boy, I might change the name. Not sure how DH will feel about it.

Also I have been on the old names for girls like
Alison
Katherine
Sabrina
Madeline

I still love the name Phoebe but those are just other names that have been popping into my head lately.

If we change anything we are keeping it a secret until after the baby is born. I am not having the same arguments about baby names with my family again.

QueenofCA

01-13-2006, 12:06 PM

For girl names I love:

Pearl (this is my #1 pick because I think it is classically beautiful and it is my grandmother's name)
Anastasia (pronounced Ah-nah-sta-SEE-ya, which is the Russian way to say it). I'll probably never use this because no one would pronounce it the right way and it would just cause a lot of grief for my daughter!)
Annabella
Katharina
Zhanna

Boy names:

Noah
Benjamin

dionysia

01-13-2006, 12:28 PM

Jaylyn Kyrie (Kyrie, pronounced Key-ree-ah, Means "Lord") (Kyrie Eleison)It's pronounced "Key-ree-ay."

Di

BlackMagicRose

01-15-2006, 12:50 AM

bnaseelen2 Tristan Alexander is my best friend's son's name. :) It is very nice

What do you think about the name Dominic for a boy? It has really grown on me. Does it sound nice with the middle name Carl or does it run together? Dominic Carl.

Baby Lust

01-15-2006, 12:59 PM

Black, I love the name Dominic! If my friend's brother wasn't named that, it would definitely be on my list! I think the C's run together with Carl as a middle name... Just my opinion! :)

charliezangel

01-15-2006, 02:21 PM

YAY, now i can actually share my names since we are TTC!!!

Peter Marshall
Parker Marshall

Peter was DH's grandfather, Marshall was mine. Parker was just another P name i was thining of, but it will probably be Peter.

Avalon Grace (my fave)
Patricia Grace

If we name a girl Patricia Grace, we'll probably call her Grace (for DHs grandma). Avalon is by far my fave, but DH does not like the Ava as a nickname, and I wouldn't want to cut out Avalon and call her Grace. So we'll probably stick with Patricia Grace.

sublime311

01-15-2006, 05:07 PM

I recently fell in love with the name of the famous (infamous?) skier, Bode (pronounced boh-dee). An alternate spelling is Bodey or Bodie. Another variation is Boden (a Scandinavian word meaning "shelter" apparently).

BlackMagicRose

01-15-2006, 09:58 PM

Amanda, yeah I think so to. I need to use Carl though. It has special meaning to us. We are going to have two middle name though because my FH has three names and so do others in his family. It is a tradition, so maybe I can find a good name to fit between Dominic and Carl. Does Dominic sound good with Evelyn Christine (also need to find another name for this one) as a sibling set?

Baby Lust

01-15-2006, 10:20 PM

3 names would work perfect then! Just put something without a hard C sound in between! Go you! :D

Evelyn Christine would sound adorable! Dominic and Evelyn. :) Very cute!!

sarahncraig

01-21-2006, 02:02 PM

My friend has two kids with cool names - Alexander Roald and Katherine Lark.

sarahncraig

03-21-2006, 06:17 PM

*bump*

mia's mama

03-21-2006, 08:52 PM

My current favorite for a boy is Gavin. DH has nixed it though (along with all others I have mentioned), and won't budge...baby #2 is therefor still nameless and will be until he's about 5 it seems ..:rolleyes:

My current favs for a girl are:
Brynn
Tess

Baby Lust

03-21-2006, 09:07 PM

Mia, DH's friend's sister named her daughter Brynlie (not sure on the spelling but it sounds like Brynn Lee) and it is such a cute name!

maybebaby

03-21-2006, 10:12 PM

Annabel
Madeleine
Lucy
Molly
Talia
Charlotte

Samuel
Teddy

teacher_jessica

04-07-2006, 03:31 PM

Here are some of my favorites (currently):

Girl Names:
Josephine
Gabriella
Stella
Abigail
Hailey
Mia
Lola
Lucille
Kendall
Lillian
Claire
Chloe
Julianna
Ava

Boy Names:
Kai
Oliver
Duncan
Lucas
Jacob
Wyatt

PLNUBRIDE

04-07-2006, 09:19 PM

I have read through this eontire thread and it has helped me out tremendously. I do have a question though (actually 2) and I didn't want to create a whole new thread.

1st - My 3 yr old Beagle is named Kylie (pronoucned Ki-lee). I have ALWAYS loved the name Kayla for a girl. Now that I am 5 months pregnant I am still stuck on the name. Everyone says it is too close to my dogs name.....do you think they are right?

2nd - If we use Kayla we are having a heck of a timr coming up with middle names. Our last name starts with a J and is 2 syllables (it is not johnson).
Can anyone suggest middle names to go with Kayla. We have come up with Mashea and that is about it.

Before I forget...I will add my favorite names as of the moment:

Girls
Ashley
Morgan
Kayla
Mackenzie
Abigail
Ryann

Boys
Ryan
Conner
Nathan

kmmommy

04-08-2006, 07:56 AM

PLNU ~ I don't think Kayla is too close to Kylie at all. What about using Ryann or Morgan as her middle name? I think Kayla Ryann is adorable! You have great taste. Our DD will be Mackenzie Morgan!

MichelleRenee

04-08-2006, 08:11 AM

Well apparantly the names you agree on before getting pregnant just aren't good enough when you are pregnant!

We are still pretty solid on our boy choice: Tristan Michael

We've gotten a few comments on how it is a girl's name and all that. Apparantly some people have never heard of the knight's of the round table.

Our girl choice is very much up in the air. Our original choice was Isabella. I still love it but I just feel like there are so many other options out there that I like just as much. Here are a few others we are debating:

Arabella
Aurora
Melanie
Macey

Decisions, decisions!!

I have made two decisions though:

1. We won't tell anyone our choice until after the baby is born. I think people might hesitate to make rude comments once it is already the name of our baby.

2. I'm not going to stress over names until I know if it is a boy or a girl!

Esq.

04-08-2006, 09:55 AM

BlackMagicRose is your DH Italian? I see the name Dominic as a choice, and that he has 2 middle names, and I think that he is Italian bc it is also a tradition in my family to have 2 middle names, and we are Italian.

PLNUBRIDE

04-09-2006, 12:04 AM

Kaedens mommy ~ Thanks for the reply, It does appear that we have very similiar taste:)
Matter of fact...I talked to DH today (he is out of town) and it appears that at the moment we have narrowed down our name list to 3:

Ashley Morgan
Kayla Morgan
Kayla Mashea

Michelle Renee ~ I LOVE all the girl names you have listed....I think Arabella is so cute. Close to Isabella, but still different. We noticed that our name choices have changes quite a bit over the last 5 months, but somehow we have gone back to our original 2....kind of strange. About Tristen....I have heard it both for girls and boys..I say if you like it, don't worry about others.

My DH and I have also decided to keep our names to ourselves for basically the same reason you are. So many people have opinions and preferences and in the end we have decided to NOT make it a consensus. Once the baby is here I would hope that people would hold their tongue alittle bit...at leaat around us:).

MichelleRenee

04-09-2006, 04:57 PM

PLNUBRIDE, thanks! It is a funny story how we came up with the name Arabella. It is actually the name of a street I pass by a couple times a week for work. I thought it was so pretty so I mentioned it to Mike and he loved it. The only problem is that our families are against any name that is even the slightest bit unusual. They expect every baby to be named John, Katie, Jessica...etc.

Let's hope that people do hold their tongue once the baby is born. I have "threatened" my mom by saying:

"Do you want me to have to explain to my daughter someday that you hate her name?"

Wrighty26

04-09-2006, 06:40 PM

After much indecisiveness we have decided on our lil' guy's name: Braeden Michael. We'll probably call him "Brady." (I was actually hoping to spell it "Bradyn" - but DH thought it was too "feminine" :rolleyes: )

However, there were several names on my list (both boy and girl) that were nixed:

Jackson
Liam
Hayden
Nolan
Finnley
Nicholas
Logan
Brennan
Brendan
Zander
Isabella (nickname "Bella")
Alexis
Alexa
Mackenzie
Ella
Sydney
Ariadna

JayJay

04-09-2006, 06:58 PM

Boys

Maxwell
Logan
Joshua
Chase
Simon
Seth
Samuel

Girls

Riley
Macey
Megan
Mia

Cookie777

04-09-2006, 07:38 PM

After much indecisiveness we have decided on our lil' guy's name: Braeden Michael. We'll probably call him "Brady." (I was actually hoping to spell it "Bradyn" - but DH thought it was too "feminine" :rolleyes: )

I have to agree w/ your husband on this. I think Y's in boys name are way too feminine. I think Bryan is not that bad..but I still prefer it w/o it.

Our friends have a Braydon Michael. I feel bad admitting this but I REALLY don't like their spelling. (I happen to have a Brandon Michael..but he's a JR..)

I like the name & I think the spelling you're going w/ is much better than the Bradyn personally. But again, I'm really picky when it comes to feminine things & boys.

Rose

04-09-2006, 08:17 PM

BlackMagicRose

04-09-2006, 08:23 PM

krysten I am sorry I did not see your post until now. My FH is actually Austrian :)

Wrighty26

04-10-2006, 05:56 AM

Cookie and Rose- In the end, I could see my hubby's point. I'm sure people will spell it wrong all the time (they'll drop the "e"- since that's the more popular form), but I get that all the time with my name (I often get "Michele"). I don't like the spelling of "Braydon" either--it seems wrong!

I have been really surprised because I was expecting a lot more: "Braeden? What kind of name is that?" from friends and family--since it's not very traditional (everyone is my family - with the exception of my brothers- are Michaels or Johns). Most reactions have been positive though :)

Cookie - I like Brandon too-- I think it's a great boy's name-- for some reason DH couldn't get "Brandon Walsh" out of his head though! :o

Rose

04-10-2006, 10:55 AM

I have been really surprised because I was expecting a lot more: "Braeden? What kind of name is that?" from friends and family--since it's not very traditional (everyone is my family - with the exception of my brothers- are Michaels or Johns). Most reactions have been positive though

My nephew is 5, and I only know of one other Braden *personally* it it still seems to be a very likeable name.

dionysia

04-10-2006, 11:18 AM

Braden/Braeden/Brayden makes me think of the noise a donkey makes. :-/

Di

Aimee

04-10-2006, 11:31 AM

Braden/Braeden/Brayden makes me think of the noise a donkey makes. :-/

Di

Oh, I'm so glad you said that. I'm not the only one that pictures a donkey when I hear that name!

//back to lurking

Ade

04-10-2006, 01:14 PM

Am I the only one that now that I am expecting, there is something wrong with EVERY name?

Jonah - Negative conotation from the bible
Iona - "I Own A"
Liliana - My DH has a client name Ileana and he hates her
Eoin - Celtic for John, pronounced between Owen and Ewan - kid will have to tell EVERYONE how to pronounce it
Rocco - Madonna kind of ruined this for me, plus, my name is Adrienne, just a little to close to Rocky for me
Caden- Combination of my and DH's names. My nephew is Aidan and DH's cousin just named his son this
Kieran - While a beautiful Celtic name, it's also a Japanese beer. Our dogs are Guinness and Sierra and our cat is Stella; all named after beers. Everyone has teased us that we would continue it with kids too, just can't do it!
Zara - FIL had a dog named Zar that was total meathead
Roan - I'm rowing my boat
Sergei - I could not torture my son by putting the word "gay" in his name, it's just begging for teasing.

Our last name ends in "son", so that rules out any "son" names (Madison, Carson, etc.). Also, it is a 1 syllable, very english name, so that rules out many very exotic sounding names (just doesn't flow right).

The only consolation I have is that we have decided to just use my maiden name as the middle name. I really don't like the concept of middle names, seems kind of like a silly American thing to me, considering most countries don't have them, or just use the mother's maiden name if they do. You never hear most people's middle name and a lot people end up dropping it when they get married. So, I feel like I shouldn't stress out about trying to come up with 2 when I can't even figure out one!

AlisonCO

04-10-2006, 02:19 PM

Braden/Braeden/Brayden makes me think of the noise a donkey makes. :-/

Di

Gosh, I thought that this thread was called "Baby names that you love" not "Let's rip on other members favorite names" :rolleyes:

kmmommy

04-10-2006, 02:25 PM

Gosh, I thought that this thread was called "Baby names that you love" not "Let's rip on other members favorite names" :rolleyes:

I second that.

sarahncraig

04-10-2006, 02:36 PM

Gosh, I thought that this thread was called "Baby names that you love" not "Let's rip on other members favorite names" :rolleyes:

I came in here to post the very same thing.

Esq.

04-10-2006, 02:36 PM

Not to be creepy, but this has really intrigued me. How can a last name end in "son" and be only one syllable?

Ade

04-10-2006, 02:45 PM

Sorry Krysten, total pregnancy brain fart, it is a short 2 syllables, d'oh! I thought for sure I would get flamed on the middle name rant first, completely blanked on the syllables in the last name :o

Esq.

04-10-2006, 02:48 PM

OMG, Ade, I am so happy to find out that I am not a moron. I kept thinking..."x-son, 2 syllables, x-son, 2 syllables. What on earth has one syllable when 'son' itself is one syllable!" It was like a freakin' puzzle to me!

Thanks for clearing that up!

Wrighty26

04-10-2006, 02:58 PM

Gosh, I thought that this thread was called "Baby names that you love" not "Let's rip on other members favorite names" :rolleyes:

I think that it was a rip on me for saying that all of my feedback on the name had been positive. I opened that can of worms myself....

AlisonCO

04-10-2006, 03:04 PM

I don't know...you certainly didn't ask anyone here for their opinion. I would expect all of the comments to be positive in this thread and that if someone did not have a positive comment, that they would keep it to themselves.

ps - I love the name:)

Heidi9771

04-10-2006, 03:12 PM

Girls
Lola
Sophia
Ava
Adrienne

Boys
Aiden
Alexander
Adrian

dionysia

04-10-2006, 03:53 PM

Gosh, I thought that this thread was called "Baby names that you love" not "Let's rip on other members favorite names" :rolleyes:It wasn't a rip, it was an honest opinion.

I think it's important to consider a lot of things when deciding what to name one's child:
- etymology
- spelling
- potential for teasing
- word association

C'mon, my first name has the word "Die" in it. :p

Di

AlisonCO

04-10-2006, 03:59 PM

It wasn't a rip, it was an honest opinion.

I just don't think that this thread is about opinions - when someone wants the groups opinion, they usually ask or start a thread with a poll.

I think it's important to consider a lot of things when deciding what to name one's child:
- etymology
- spelling
- potential for teasing
- word association

Yes - that is what YOU think is important when choosing a name - not everyone uses that same list.

Wrighty26

04-10-2006, 04:00 PM

It wasn't a rip, it was an honest opinion.

I think it's important to consider a lot of things when deciding what to name one's child:
- etymology
- spelling
- potential for teasing
- word association

C'mon, my first name has the word "Die" in it. :p

Di

I think it would be different if this thread was called "Opinions on Baby Names." I really wasn't sharing to get an opinion.

That said, I honestly don't care what people think-- you don't have to like it and it's not your child :) I don't doubt that I will be criticized up the wazoo on everything when it comes to my baby!

ruby

04-13-2006, 02:22 PM

Braeden was my name of choice too but DH vetoed it. I love it!:)

ruby

04-13-2006, 02:22 PM

Braeden was my name of choice too but DH vetoed it. I love it!:)

ManteoChik

04-13-2006, 03:22 PM

One of my best friends in high school was named Braeden (spelled Braden) and I've always loved the name.

NJMom

04-14-2006, 09:27 AM

Wrighty26- I love your name choice. I have 14 month old twin boys and one of my DS's is named Brayden Matthew. My other son is Jacob Michael. We ALWAYS get compliments on Brayden's name. We don't use nicknames for our boys but I'm sure in school they may call him Brady.

It's hard enough to pick a name for your child so go with what you and your DH both like. I think you made a great choice! :)

Wrighty26

04-14-2006, 09:34 AM

Thanks for the compliments guys :)

I think that we will definitely be nicknaming him "Brady" as well. For some reason my mom can't get the name down-- but she's good with Brady. I gave her the greenlight to call him that-- I think it's a great nickname!

NJMom - Wow-- twin boys, you must be one busy mamma :D

2Jacks&Me

04-15-2006, 08:11 PM

Donkey thoughts about Braedan
Funny that a few of you said that, if you are 30ish, you may remember a Muppet movie on HBo as a kid called " musicians on Brennan" There was a donkey as the main character. I wonder if this is where we get it from?

manda_kate

04-15-2006, 08:37 PM

I have a new one to add to the list...Kaisey. Love it for a girl.

Lili26

04-15-2006, 09:54 PM

I like classic sounding ones:

Audrey
Adelyn
Kate
Grace
Liana
Liliana
Ana

Those are all girls...boys names don't strike me that often.

dionysia

04-17-2006, 10:46 AM

PLNUBRIDE

06-05-2006, 09:52 PM

I didn't want to create a whole new thread for this, but I need some input.

It appears that we are currently on a new train of thought with our names. My DH REALLY LOVES the name Lilly. Although I like it alot I can't say that I want it as a first name. I have never been fond of naming a child then immediately calling them by a nickname, but it appears we might be doing such that.

Anyway, here are my questions:

1) It is totally absurd to name our DD with a first name and middle name, then immediately call her by her middle name as her nickname? (we figure sometime in the future she can lose the nn Lilly and go by her first name).

2) If our idea works, I need help with a first name.

SO far we have the following names on the list as our first name:

Morgan - 1st choise (does this sound OK with Lilly?)
Ashley - Don't think it goes with Lilly
Kayla - Don't think it goes with Lilly
Madison
Hayden
Kayden
Kaylen
Kendra

other than that I have no idea what would work with Lilly as a middle name. I know all of you are so good at names...I was hoping you could help me with other first names that go with Lilly
If it helps, our last name is 2 syllables and starts with a J and ends in "YS"

lelee17

06-06-2006, 01:40 AM

PLNU - I don't think its absurd at all. It's actually common amongst my family/relatives. For example, we call my cousins all by their middle names and no one thinks anything of it. That's just how its always been.

Alan Rex - we call him Rex
Micheal Ryan - we call him Ryan
Patrick Raynier- we call him Raynier

you get the picture. ;) In school though, they go by their first names.

Morgan Lilly sounds pretty...as does Madison Lilly.

Esq.

06-06-2006, 03:46 AM

plnubride- i have gone by my middle name my entire life. My dad did not like my first name , so the compromise was that I would go by middle name until I went to school. The result is that my extended family...particularly my cousins, did not know my real name unless we went to high school together. I answer to both, and have never minded answering to both names.

As for first name options...I will have to think on that. Lilly is a hard name to make fit as a middle name. As a first name, I know people with daughter's named Lily Grace and Lily Rae.

chefker

06-06-2006, 04:14 AM

Wrighty26 - I honestly didn't think of a donkey when I hear the name 'Braeden/Braden'. I actually know a little boy named Braeden, it's becoming a popular alternative to Brandon/Brendan, it seems.

What I DO think of when I hear the name, is the actor Eric Braeden, who plays Victor on Young & the Restless! :)

Ericka_Jarett

06-06-2006, 05:19 AM

My husband has been going by his middle name all his life. (Don't know why my IL's even bothered with his first name, since no one really liked it anyway) When he signs things he just puts them as R. Jarett. His parents were staying with a trend of J's for the kids. He has a brother Jeremy and sister Jennifer.

His dad is called by his family Wayne (middle), while the rest of the world calls him Dennis (first name)

I think Morgan Lilly sounds good together.

dionysia

06-06-2006, 10:22 AM

Why not use Lily as a first name or Lillian/Liliana?

Di

MichelleRenee

06-06-2006, 12:20 PM

Honestly, I think it is wierd to name a babyone things with the intention of calling them another. While I love nicknames, I have never understood why some people are called by their middle name. I guess the exception to that is if a child is named after his father and goes by his middle name.

If you are just going to call her Lily anyways you should just name her Lily. I know people who have called their baby by a name other than their first name saying the child could then "choose" later which name they want to go by, but I don't personally see someone choosing to go by any name other than that which they grew up with, unless they grew up being called Bertha or something.

But if you do choose to use Lily as her middle name, I think Morgan Lily sounds great!

PLNUBRIDE

06-06-2006, 12:56 PM

Thanks so far for the responses.

My top two right now are:
Morgan Lilly - Although I wasn't sure how good it sounded, but you guys have convinced me:)

Madison Lilly (although I know Madison is VERY popular right now and was hoping to for a first name that was a little less common)

Dionysia - For some reason I just don't like Lilly (or the formal version of it) as a first name. Not sure why, I just can't picture our DD in HS, college or the work force using it. It think it works great for a baby and an older woman, just not in between. Again, this is just my personal opinion. However, since my DH LOVES Lilly (not Lilliann/lillianna), we compromised with using it as a middle name.

MichelleRenee - I have always thought what you posted...that is why the whole Nickname thing is an idea that I am not wild about

Both he and I are not set on calling her by the nickname of Lilly....I think DH just wanted the option to do so if we felt the need. And making it the middle name seemd to be the way to do it.

Hope that makes sense. Please keep the feedback coming...I am soaking it all in:)

dionysia

06-06-2006, 02:04 PM

I would also say that if the middle name will just be Lily (instead of Lillian/Lillianna and you'll call her Lilly), then leave off the extra 'l.'

Di

AlisonCO

06-06-2006, 02:47 PM

I really like Morgan Lilly - it flows and is very feminine!

kmmommy

06-06-2006, 02:56 PM

I agree that Morgan Lily is a very pretty name.

My dad and little brother both go by there middle name. I don't think it's a big deal at all.

PLNUBRIDE

06-15-2006, 11:07 PM

hello everyone....it has been awhile since I posted, but I wanted to come back and give an update.

First...I think that both my DH and I are becoming VERY open to the idea of the formal name of Lilian as a first name and using Morgan as a middle name. After thinking about it for some time and contemplating it for some time I think I am liking it alot more. Now, my only thing is the speliing. We are about 90% sure about this (although as yhou know things can change).

DI - I know you had made some suggestions as far as spelling - just curious if it was a personal prefence, or if there is a phonetic reason for it.

I am thinking of either : Lillian, Liliann or lilian

Does anyonw have any thoughts on the spelling? We will be calling her Lily for short...if that helps

Thanks again everyone:)

MMK

06-16-2006, 07:03 AM

I know I'm coming very late to this conversation but I'm so perplexed I can't help but post...am I the only one who thinks donkey's make a "he-haw" noise? I know I'm sort of a city girl but I've never heard of a donkey making a "bray" noise! The thought never ever would have crossed my mind.

As for a more on-topic issue, do you all feel that Bailey is a girl's name? Can all you think is "Party of 5" when you see it? I'm due in 3 weeks and still have no name for my son. From past comments I'm guessing the "y" spells doom for this being considered boyish. Ironic that the word boy is spelled witha "y."

kmmommy

06-16-2006, 09:58 AM

PLNU ~ I would spell it Lilian since you plan to call her Lily. To me Lillian with 2 "l's" would be Lilly and Lilliann may be mispronounced as Lily-Anne.

MMK ~ I know a little boy named Bailey and it fits him perfectly. I think it's one of those names that goes either way.

bluebunny

06-16-2006, 10:13 AM

I know I'm coming very late to this conversation but I'm so perplexed I can't help but post...am I the only one who thinks donkey's make a "he-haw" noise? I know I'm sort of a city girl but I've never heard of a donkey making a "bray" noise! The thought never ever would have crossed my mind.

MMK, I think you're just a city girl. ;) I've always thought of donkeys making a "bray" sound. Horses "neigh", donkeys "bray." Ha, ha, ha!! :D

I know of more than one little girl named Bailey. I don't really like it for a boy or girl to tell you the truth because it makes me think of liquor. But I do think it sounds more boyish than feminine.

I like Lillian with 2 Ls and Lily with 1 L. Guess that doesn't help!

dionysia

06-16-2006, 10:34 AM

[QUOTE=MMK]I know I'm coming very late to this conversation but I'm so perplexed I can't help but post...am I the only one who thinks donkey's make a "he-haw" noise? I know I'm sort of a city girl but I've never heard of a donkey making a "bray" noise! The thought never ever would have crossed my mind.[QUOTE]The 'hee-haw' noise is called a bray. It's not an onomotopeia animal sound, like a caw (crow).

Di

Rancid13

06-16-2006, 12:06 PM

Girls:
Genevieve
Isabelle
Jessica
Natalie
Sabrina
Sarah
Summer

Boys:
Adrian
Brandon
Dylan
Jared
Nathan/Nathaniel
Zach/Zachary

KiewiStyles

07-16-2006, 08:50 PM

BOYS

Jacob
Evan
Joshua
Logan
Benjamin
Adam
Nicholas
John

GIRLS

Kate
Lauren
Breanna
Olivia
Arianna
Hannah
Jenna
Rachael
Kayliana

polkadot

07-17-2006, 07:02 AM

Ellis Joseph **Eli**
Benjamin Henry
Ethan Joseph
Dominic Anthony

Ainslie Claire
Cate Elizabeth
Sophia Claire
Riley Jane

heather1029

07-17-2006, 08:59 AM

I'm having a terrible time coming up with girl names. Good thing we're not pregnant yet!

Here's what we had, but then shot them down for the reasons listed:

Serena: only knew sluts with this name
Rose: too old fashioned
Violet: too old fashioned
Victoria: don't like the inevitable nicknames (vic, vicky, tori...)
Grace: far too common now, but a beautiful meaning
Angel: too new age-y
Faith: DH doesn't like it, I LOVE it
Hope: DH doesn't like it
Naomi: my childhood best friend's name, would be too weird
We have a huge, glorious boys list, but are too selfish to share it! I think we have our first son's name down pat.

Ade

07-17-2006, 10:28 AM

Finally settled on the girl's name Annica

Still struggling with boy's names, but the following haven't been totally ruled out yet:
Grant
Trent
Truitt
Soren (although DH's ex-GF's last name was Sorenson, so I think this would be too weird)

There hasn't been a boy's name that's really grabbed us like Annica did and knowing our luck we're probably having a boy! Oh well, 3 more months to decide!

Monty

08-14-2006, 05:08 AM

subscribe! :)

ellidew

08-14-2006, 09:09 AM

I'm partial to Miles and Charles... obviously, since that's what dh and i have chosen to name our ds :D

If Miles ends up being a girl we are going to name her Millie.

The running joke in the family since we aren't 100% sure it's a boy is that if it's not a Miles then it's a Millie. One day MIL just said 'What are you going to do if Miles is a Millie? It just sort of stuck.

Other girls names on our list are: Gretchen, Gianna, Isabella.

lawphil

08-14-2006, 09:35 AM

I'll play...not even pregnant yet but I like to think about the some day names...

Girls:

Annabella "Anna"
Maeve
Cecily
Catherine "Cate"

Boys:
John Francis "Jack"
Declan
Keegan
Charles Edward "Charlie"

chefker

08-14-2006, 11:38 AM

We *might* be TTC #2 next year (or more likely the year after!)

With that in mind, I have 'new' names that I like. Funny how my ideas of what I used to like in a name have changed, since DS arrived. :)

DS's name is Ian James, so that one's obviously not going to be repeated!

Boys:

Sean
Nicholas
Jason

Girls:

Ella (after my favorite aunt)
Stephanie/Stefania (after my grandmother)
Maya

Two girl names I had always liked were Kayleigh and Christany. I worry that they might be too 'trendy', Kayleigh especially. Anyway, I have plenty of time to think about this, as I won't be PG for another 1-2 years. :)

pg_jess

08-14-2006, 11:19 PM

We're only about 7 weeks into pg #1 and all we've been able to talk about is names. I had several picked out as possibilities and DH didn't like any of them. Of course. But we've managed to agree on a couple of options...

For a girl, we like Avery as a first name but are having trouble coming up with a suitable middle name. DH likes Nicole, but I'm not sold. This is not my original choice for a girl's name (that was Abigail), so I really have to find a good middle name. Any suggestions?

For a boy, we like Ethan Zachary. I lovelovelove the name Parker but it doesn't go with our last name at all, which is so frustrating! :)

schmeevee

08-14-2006, 11:20 PM

GIRLS:
Isabella (after my dad - his name was isauro)
Mia (three intials for my aunt (Minda), dad (Isauro), and mom (Agnes))
Tea (accent over e, pronounced TAY-uh - after dh's mom - Teodora)
Ava (just cuz it's pretty, and i like that it's a palindrome)

BOYS:
Mateo (after dh's dad, that was his middle name)
Isaiah (after my dad)

Janey

08-15-2006, 01:29 AM

subscribe! :)
Monty, I see you're new. You can Subscribe without informing the rest of the thread that you are doing so. Click on "Thread Tools." A drop-down menu will pop up. One of the options will be "Subscribe to thread."

Stephanie/Stefania (after my grandmother)
An antecdote: My cousin was named Stefanie by her mother, after our great-grandmother, Stefania (Stef-ahn-ya, not Stef-ah-nee-ah). Her mother named her Stefanie thinking that Stefania might be "too weird" and that she might resent being given a weird name. Upon turning 18, Stefanie legally changed her name to Stefania. The name has served her well, even though we all just call her Stess/Stessie. :)

Monty

08-15-2006, 06:43 AM

MrsHill....Thanks!!!

Great thread!!!! What do you guys think of Payten Celeste ? Don't know yet if it's a girl or a boy but I really like that for a girl!!

dionysia

08-15-2006, 07:38 AM

Payton/Peyton is very popular these days. It makes me think of football players or the scandalous novel/movie Peyton Place.

I'm not a fan.

I do like Celeste, though.

Di

coquelicot

08-15-2006, 07:54 AM

There are a lot of names with Ls in them that I'd like, but with our last name, they'd sound too sing-songy.

So here's the list from which we'll probably pick when we have children.

Girls:
Carina
Raina
Stacia
Brianna (probably won't pick this one; DH's friend has a little girl named this)

Boys:
Tyler
Garrett
Nicholas
Ethan (DH's pick)

Monty

08-15-2006, 10:44 AM

Dionysia: Good point, didn't know it was that popular? Huh....that ruins that!!!

Does anyone know a good web site that has baby names with a phonetic spelling also? I can't seem to find one. I'm having trouble knowing if I'm saying the names correctly?! Any ideas?

Sunshine

11-21-2006, 11:31 AM

:DBump:D

We can not agree on a girls name for the life of us:( I LOVE Aleeya, but he hates it:(
And everything else just doesnt work for one of us.
We both loved Brooklyn for a girl, but we both HATE Brook and Lynn for nicknames, so we both vetoed it!
LOL!

Just wondering if anyone else wants to share some names?

DelSol

11-21-2006, 11:55 AM

Sunshine ~ even though I'm not pregnant, I love the following girl names:
Olivia
Danielle
Addison (this one is my new favorite)
Sophia
Vanessa
Gabriella

I tend to look for names that no one in my family has named their children, they have to tendency to repeat names. I think DH's cousin named her daughter Olivia.

Good Luck picking out a name. I know my DH & I will not agree on much.

polkadot

11-21-2006, 01:54 PM

Well we are 5 weeks pg with #1 and we have a boy name Ellis Joseph ( Eli)

but we are at a total loss with a girls name...this thread may come in handy...I know once before in this thread someone listed the whole alphabet and had a name for each letter that they liked...that might help you...Good luck..and just for fun...here's my list...

A~ Aiden or Abigail
B~ Benjamin or Bryn
C~ Cohen or Cate
D~ Dominic or ?
E~ Ellis or Ella
F~ ? or Francesca
G~ Gavin or Gia
H~ Henry or ?
I~ Ian or Isabella
J~ James or Julia
K~ Kade or Kate
L~ Logan or Laurel
M~ Michael or Madeline
N~ Nicholas or Natalie
O~ Owen or Olivia
P~ Peyton or Penelope
Q~ Quinn or Quinn
R~ Ryan or Reese
S~ Samuel or Savannah
T~ Thomas or Talia
U~ none
V~ Vincent or ?
W~ Wyatt or ?
X~ ?
Y~?
Z~Zachary or Zoe

ruledbymercury

11-21-2006, 02:52 PM

These are just my "someday" names. I just plain love names and I've kept a list of favorites for a few years now. DH and I are looking to start TTC in the next year or two.

GIRLS:
Cecile
Claire
Delaney
Greta
Juliet
Maren
Roslin
Salem
Sylvan
Tamsen
Vera

BOYS:
Alden
Beren
Declan
Greyson
Henrik
Lachlan
Locke (DH absolutely LOVES this name)
Roland
Sennett
Teague
Trace
Tristan
Vincent
Xavier

Ade

11-21-2006, 03:39 PM

Just have to add in ours

Boy - Gillan
Girl - Sloane

We had a boy, but DH loves Sloane so much he wants to use it if we end up having a second and it's a girl.

Some other contenders that we ditched last minute:

Boy:
Greyson (becoming too common for us)
Greydon
Greylan
Galen
Corbin
Molan
Gresham

Girl:
Annica
Amalie
Layne

LeslieandPaul

11-21-2006, 03:41 PM

I'm not TTC yet (hopefully next year!) but I have a list of names i like.

Girl:
Sophie
Mia (short for Maria-kind of named after Paul's aunts and cousin-Maria, Mary-Jane, Marie{who will most likely be godmother})
Charlotte
Audrey
Amelie
Natalie or Natalia
Courtney

Boys:
Evan
Vincent
Cole
Sebastien
Gianfranco (after FIL. Shortened to Johnny or Franco)
Antonio
Nico or Nicholas

stevesbabygirl

01-08-2007, 12:07 AM

*bump*

Looks like DH and I have settled on names, but I'd love to hear more!

jimmysgirl424

01-08-2007, 07:43 AM

The girls name that I love (that we will use if we have a girl) is Kristianna Marie. We are going with James Patrick for a boy and may call him Patrick.

KaliLily

01-08-2007, 07:48 AM

I finally came up with a name I love for a son: Jacob Henry.
Jacob was my maternal grandmother's father's name and DH's maternal grandmother's name was Henriette. If I do manage to talk DH into this name, our future son will be named in honor of our maternal grandmothers.

Girl's names have always been easier for us. Right now my #1 name is Kaitlyn Lorraine.
Kaitlyn is a name I've always loved and Lorraine was my paternal grandmother's middle name. She passed away when my dad was 16, so I never got a chance to know her. I think naming a daughter after her would give me that "connection" with her that I've wanted.

Kanga

01-08-2007, 12:19 PM

Bailey as a boy's name - This is my dd's middle name, so I automatically think girl. If it were spelled differently, it might make me think 'boy' but I don't know what that spelling would be.

"Do you want me to have to explain to my daughter someday that you hate her name?"

LMAO!! Too funny you mention this. We are not telling anybody the name (and probably won't even decide til she's born at this rate) but Cameron is at the top of our list. Dh slipped and MIL overheard. We played it off as nothing so MIL still wouldn't have any idea what the name is going to be. MIL then says "Cameron!? What? No, don't pick anything wierd this time. You pick the name this time Liz, it's your turn." Not sure where that came from since I first mentioned Dd1's name to dh and we picked it. Dh then tells her "I'm telling Daytona (dd1) that you don't like her name!" She quickly realized how rude it was and hasn't mentioned anything since.

I know I'm coming very late to this conversation but I'm so perplexed I can't help but post...am I the only one who thinks donkey's make a "he-haw" noise? I know I'm sort of a city girl but I've never heard of a donkey making a "bray" noise! The thought never ever would have crossed my mind.

I'm definitely not a city girl and my first thought was "Where are people finding all these donkeys that say 'bray', the ones around here always say 'hee-haw'." And then trying envision how they got 'bray' out of a donkey noise. Now that Dionysia mentions it, I think I've heard the term bray before.

Girl

First or Middle names
Kaia
Kyra
Kyla
Cameron
Carmen
Camden/Camdyn
Rylan/Rylyn - I think the first one looks more boyish, but I don't want her spelling it every dang time either

Middle names
Natalie
Mia
Gia
Aliaya
Naomi
Daniella
Kyrie

Boys names - haven't thought much about these since we've only had girls

Tristan
Damien
Dominic

KaliLily

01-08-2007, 01:36 PM

Girl

First or Middle names

Camden/Camdyn

That's the first name of my friend's daughter, spelled the 2nd way. :D

KaliLily

01-08-2007, 01:43 PM

For a girl, we like Avery as a first name but are having trouble coming up with a suitable middle name. DH likes Nicole, but I'm not sold. This is not my original choice for a girl's name (that was Abigail), so I really have to find a good middle name. Any suggestions?

I've toyed around with the name Avery since it's a family name (Avery was a great-great grandmother's maiden name and my great-grandfather's and grandfather's middle name). For a girl, I like the name Avery Grace. I most likely won't use it, so if you like it take it. ;)

Wrighty26

01-08-2007, 06:22 PM

I'm definitely not a city girl and my first thought was "Where are people finding all these donkeys that say 'bray', the ones around here always say 'hee-haw'." And then trying envision how they got 'bray' out of a donkey noise. Now that Dionysia mentions it, I think I've heard the term bray before.

Donkey's do go "hee-haw" but that act is calling "braying" -- actually the definition of braying is "Making a harsh noise; blaring." It's fitting for a donkey!

Of course, all of this did not change my mind from naming my son Braeden. He is definitely a Braeden too, no doubt about it!

glensgirl

01-08-2007, 06:38 PM

Donkey's do go "hee-haw" but that act is calling "braying" -- actually the definition of braying is "Making a harsh noise; blaring." It's fitting for a donkey!

Of course, all of this did not change my mind from naming my son Braeden. He is definitely a Braeden too, no doubt about it!

So I think one of the animals in the "Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear" book brays. Now I know how to make the sound for DS! Thanks!:D

Wrighty26

01-08-2007, 06:40 PM

No problem glensgirl! I've heard that's a great book, btw!

brandonsbride

01-18-2007, 06:24 PM

I have come across so many great names in this thread!!

Does anyone have any suggestions that are close to the following names?
Debra
Julie ....I LOVE the name Julia
Todd
William

(((These are the names of our parents. I'm trying to see if I can come up with any cute names that are close to it, even if it's for a middle name)))

Joyce
Richard
Harlan
Dianne

(((Grandparent's names...trying to do the same thing w/ any of those!)))

Thanks in advance!!!

Jess71903

01-18-2007, 07:16 PM

I have come across so many great names in this thread!!
I am just throwing these out there.
Does anyone have any suggestions that are close to the following names?

Debra (no good ones came up on the translator)
Julie ....I LOVE the name Julia-JILLIAN(girl), JULIAN(boy)
Todd- no translations and no good ideas:rolleyes:
William-liam (irish)

(((These are the names of our parents. I'm trying to see if I can come up with any cute names that are close to it, even if it's for a middle name)))

Joyce- Josie
Richard-Rice, DIXON, HUDSON
Harlan-I like this one all by itself! I know a little girl named Harley
Dianne- something Anne might work...ooh, how about Julianna or Julianne you cover 2 relatives in one! DEANNA, DEENA

(((Grandparent's names...trying to do the same thing w/ any of those!)))

I went to this site translator (http://www.behindthename.com/translate.php)
to translate the English names into another language or other forms of the English name.

Feisty

01-18-2007, 07:42 PM

brandonsbride - My mom's name is Deborah. It's not a name I love, so when thinking of ways to honor her it thought of the names meaning, which is "bee." Honey comes from bees, so I also thought of any names with the meaning "honey." Also, Debra/Deborah was a judge in the bible, so any names meaning judge would work too.

Beckett ... "Beehive or bee cottage." ...
Devora ... "Bee." ...
Melissa ... "Bee; honey." ...
Melina ... "Honey." ...
Melita ... "Honey-sweet." ...
Pamela ... "Honey; all sweetness." ...
Acima ... "God will judge." ...
Danielle ... "God is my Judge." ...

stevesbabygirl

01-18-2007, 09:05 PM

For Todd, maybe you could use Thaddeus, and call him Tadd for short.

Niobe

01-19-2007, 02:49 AM

So looking way in the future... I'm sure I'll change my mind many times, but my current favorites are

GIRLS
Phaedra Rose (favorite)
Helena
Genevieve
Annalise
Katya

BOYS
Benedicte Thierry (favorite)
Barrett
Lucian
Milos
Dominic

There are a lot of other names I like - Connor, Lily, Isabella - that are just *really* popular at the moment. FH and I both have fairly common names, and I just don't want my child to be one of 3 kids in his/her class with the same name. Conversely, I read a lot of fantasy novels and have to be stopped from wanting to name our kids things like Cerelinde, Domaris, Gaius, or Accolon. :D

brandonsbride

01-19-2007, 04:42 PM

I am just throwing these out there.
Does anyone have any suggestions that are close to the following names?

Debra (no good ones came up on the translator)
Julie ....I LOVE the name Julia-JILLIAN(girl), JULIAN(boy)
Todd- no translations and no good ideas:rolleyes:
William-liam (irish)

(((These are the names of our parents. I'm trying to see if I can come up with any cute names that are close to it, even if it's for a middle name)))

Joyce- Josie
Richard-Rice, DIXON, HUDSON
Harlan-I like this one all by itself! I know a little girl named Harley
Dianne- something Anne might work...ooh, how about Julianna or Julianne you cover 2 relatives in one! DEANNA, DEENA

(((Grandparent's names...trying to do the same thing w/ any of those!)))

I went to this site translator (http://www.behindthename.com/translate.php)
to translate the English names into another language or other forms of the English name.

I LOVE the name Julian for a boy. I just have to get DH to like it! So far I'm not having much luck (good thing we have lots of time...)

I also like Liam for a boy, but our last name is Lamp. Doesn't quite work! Thank you so much for that link. I'm on my way now!!

dollface

01-20-2007, 10:15 AM

Here are some we loved but didn't use...

Zoey
Fiona
Lisette
Ivy
Valetta
Adrina

Aydin
Braxton
Noah
Ronan
Milo

We actually found our boy's name the night we found out what we were having. We really liked it and put it in the running with the above names and then found ourselves going back to it over and over.

BusyBee

01-23-2007, 12:19 PM

If we have another girl, I would really like to use my mother's name for her middle name, but Barbara is a tough sell. Any ideas for a first name to go with it? I'm stumped.

vancouvergirl

01-24-2007, 11:35 AM

Does anyone have any suggestions that are close to the following names?
Julie: Julia, Juliana
Harlan: Harrison, nickname Harry?
Dianne: Diana is absolutely stunning.

vancouvergirl

01-24-2007, 11:40 AM

A few of my favorites girls' names:

Lydia (Lydie)
Sophia (Sophie)
Helena
Genevieve
Naomi
Anneliese (Elise)

Girls' names are easier for me. Maybe I'll post my boys' list later.

curlyjr

01-24-2007, 02:41 PM

BusyBee-my middle name is Barbara:) and 2 of my good friends have the same middle name. I think it is one of those names that basically anything goes with except a name that starts with B.

BlackMagicRose

01-25-2007, 06:05 AM

Is Anneliese pronounced "Ann-uh-leese"?

My favorite girl name right now is Aurora and my favorite boy name is Griffin :)

vancouvergirl

01-25-2007, 12:20 PM

Is Anneliese pronounced "Ann-uh-leese"?

My best description is: Ahn-uh-leese. It's a soft "ah" sound up front as opposed to "ann". This is the Dutch spelling and pronounciation. It is also a German name.

LILRTL

02-01-2007, 06:54 PM

*bump* We are desperately looking for boys names! I have looked through this thread twice, and need new inspiration!!! HEEEEEELP! :D

vancouvergirl

02-01-2007, 09:33 PM

*bump* We are desperately looking for boys names! I have looked through this thread twice, and need new inspiration!!! HEEEEEELP! :D

What types of names do you gravitate toward? Classical? Popular? What are your deal breakers? Any letters you do not want the name to start with? Do you have a list of names you like but can't use for some reason or another? What are some of your favourite girls' names?

LILRTL

02-02-2007, 05:45 AM

Our sort-of/kinda/iffy list is:
Logan
Mason
Maddox
Harrison
Weston
Owen
Evan
Elijah/Eli

DS' name is Zachary, but we call him Zach. We like traditional, but not. Nothing too out there. We've also been through Aiden, Jacob, Nathan... Braden, Brady, Brody... lol I feel like we've been through every name out there! Jack is out - Jackson is out - too many Jack's in our family (3).

Fireside Girl

02-02-2007, 06:28 AM

LILRTL

We had most of the same names on our list. Braeden and Cole made the short list. DS didn't get a name until day 3 after he was born!:eek:

LILRTL

02-02-2007, 06:31 AM

Fireside Girl At least I know I'm not the only one that can't make a decision!! :p

Oh - vancouvergirl - we have seen the Baby Name Wizard suggestions and weren't crazy about any of them. They're almost too traditional.

Wrighty26

02-02-2007, 06:41 AM

LILRTL - I love the name Harrison - and I'm really pushing for it if we have another boy (someday), but DH is against it for some reason. Boo!

dionysia

02-02-2007, 06:47 AM

Lora,

Your short list contains a lot of names that are very popular right now. Are you OK with the idea that your child may have to go by Logan LASTINITIAL?

In addition, you seem to favor names ending in -vowel n. Any particular reason why?

Di

LILRTL

02-02-2007, 07:40 AM

Wrighty Harrison is my favorite, and it's also a family name. But DH is terrified he would be called Harry, and neither of us are a fan of that name.

dionysia Yes and no. :p Those names are not very common around here. At least, not that we have seen or heard. We don't know one single person with any of the names except Owen... and Harrison (which was DH's late grandfather's middle name). I'm not really sure why I prefer names that end in a consonant... just the ones I gravitate to, I suppose!

dionysia

02-02-2007, 07:56 AM

I can almost guarantee that Harrison will be called Harry. Then again, your Zach might be too, since Harry's a nickname for Zachary. ;)

Maddox makes me think you'd be naming him after Angelina Jolie's kid. It means "son of Madoc."

Weston reminds me of a rich town of the same name outside Boston. Either that or the hotel chain (though it's spelled Westin). :(

From your list, I like Eli and Logan the best. I know little boys named Eli & Logan here in the Boston area. :D

Di

LILRTL

02-02-2007, 07:57 AM

lol Thanks for the input! Unfortunately, DH isn't going for any of those names. He likes Gavin (my 1st cousin's new baby's name - and we would be using the same middle name - Wyatt - family name) and Austin - which is his nephew's middle name. BLAH. It was so easy to come up with Zachary Daniel. We both adored the name. Why couldn't I be having a girl?! LOL

lawphil

02-02-2007, 08:03 AM

I didn't look at the first post but names I love...

Girl: Maeve, Bridget, Cecily, Siobhan, Catherine ("Cate")

Boy: John, Declan, Edward ('teddy'), Kieran, Charles, Brady, Dillon, Teegan

LITLR -- I love Harrison and Owen. Both are so cute!

amew

02-02-2007, 09:25 AM

Our current list for the baby we are expecting in August:

Jane, Claire, Anne, Alison

James, Edward, William, Henry

Other names I like that DH has rejected:

Eleanor, Caroline, Margot, Maren

Thomas, Nathan/Nathaniel

Honestly, I am just thrilled that there are a handful of names for each gender that both of us like.

LILRTL -- I think Elijah is a cool name and sounds great with Zachary. Owen if very nice, although it is popular. I also like Harrison (especially since it's a family name), though I would probably avoid it if you hate Harry. I like your list better than Gavin and Austin.

DelSol

02-02-2007, 10:27 AM

LILRTL ~ out of your list the following are my favorites:
Logan
Mason
Owen
Evan

I also like Noah, DH doesn't like it so I have to cross it off my list, when my time comes. :)

mindy75

02-02-2007, 11:15 AM

LILRTL, from your list my favorite is Elijah.

My current favorites, even though I have no plans to have more children...

GIRLS:

Anneliese
Aidan
Claire Elizabeth (I just love Claire--it's already my dd's mn so I absolutely would not use this, but I still love it)
Avery

BOYS:

John Thomas
Elijah
Nathaniel
William
Jonah

Red'sGirl

02-02-2007, 11:22 AM

FWIW, my g.f. has a son named Harrison, and we've never considered calling him Harry. People will call your child what you tell them to. I have a name that's almost impossible to shorten or nickname from, but people still tried on occasion. They quickly learned that, if they wanted me to respond, they should call me by my name.

That, and, whatever your name your child, kids will find a way to make it dirty or silly. In that case, Harry isn't so bad. (I always liked the French name, Henri - pronounced Onree - but, aside from not being French so it's pretentious, no one would every know how to promounce it.) :)

Chelsea524

02-02-2007, 11:33 AM

LILRTL Harrison is on the top of my boy list too, I hate the name Harry but figure I would just keep correcting people until they got it in their head not to call him that.

Not pg yet but...

Girls (middle name would be Mae)
Amelia
Clara (I like Claire better but doesn't sound right with Mae)
Cassidy
Logan
Chloe
Zoe

Boys
Harrison (no Harry)
Gavin
Garrett

LittleStar

02-02-2007, 11:36 AM

Chiming in to say that my son's name is Harrison (also a family name), and I've yet to hear anyone call him Harry. Which is good b/c I'm not a fan of Harry :)

vancouvergirl

02-02-2007, 11:37 AM

LILRTL, Sorry for any repeats and also sorry if I misunderstood that Wyatt will be the middle name! What are your impressions of these:

Elijah Wyatt (Eli)
Nathaniel Wyatt (Nate)
Jonah Wyatt
Evan Wyatt
Adam Wyatt
Phinneas Wyatt (Finn)
Gabriel Wyatt (Gabe)
Jacob Wyatt
Maxwell Wyatt (Max)

Maybe you should start a new thread.

dionysia

02-02-2007, 12:38 PM

GIRLS:
Aidan

Speaking of boys' names on girls... ;)

While I like the name Aidan, I know 3 Aidans and 1 Aiden under the age of 3.

It's the Jason of the 00s.

Di

dionysia

02-02-2007, 12:38 PM

Maybe you should start a new thread.

There is a sticky at the top of this forum for baby naming. :)

Di

mindy75

02-02-2007, 01:01 PM

Speaking of boys' names on girls... ;)

While I like the name Aidan, I know 3 Aidans and 1 Aiden under the age of 3.

It's the Jason of the 00s.

Di

I know, I know. And I agree it's waay too common, thus I would never use it...But. I tried desperately to convince my friend who is of Irish descent to use this name for her DD. Both the mother and her DD have red hair. Aidan also means "fire." I love that for a little girl. Oh, well. She named her Kathleen, which is very pretty.

mkvh

02-02-2007, 01:53 PM

Girls (middle name would be Mae)
Amelia
Clara (I like Claire better but doesn't sound right with Mae)

IMHO, Clara is a nice alternative to Claire because it's less common these days. It's my DD's name as well, so I'm partial! :D We chose it because it was a family name.

LILRTL

02-02-2007, 02:52 PM

Last question - our last name is 1 syllable and starts with an L. Most people say Logan sounds good with it. My husband thinks otherwise. ??

dionysia

02-02-2007, 03:04 PM

Hmmm... if it's something like Lane, I think Logan Lane might sound too 'cutesy.'

Di

LILRTL

02-02-2007, 04:07 PM

It's not Lane. Ends in -ch.

EJH

02-02-2007, 05:04 PM

I like Logan, Owen, Mason and Harrison.

For fave it's a tie between Logan and Mason, I think.

Other boy names I like...

Beckett
Maximillian (Max)
Sam
Grant
Nicholas (Niko)
Connor
Cooper
Charles (Charlie)
Tanner

No clue if any would be of interest, but it's fun to think about!!

Erin

LexyLou

02-02-2007, 08:50 PM

Speaking of boys' names on girls... ;)

While I like the name Aidan, I know 3 Aidans and 1 Aiden under the age of 3.

It's the Jason of the 00s.

Di

You're not kidding. In our playgroup (12-24 month olds) there are 16 kids total and 4 or 5 of them are either Aiden or Aidan.

Girls

Amelia (but DH hates it-JERK)
Sofia
Maya
Mia

Boys
Benjamin
Joaquin (love this name, especially with our Mexican last name-but people will always butcher it..not fair to him)

LexyLou

02-02-2007, 08:51 PM

Last question - our last name is 1 syllable and starts with an L. Most people say Logan sounds good with it. My husband thinks otherwise. ??

I think it sounds great.

Fireside Girl

02-03-2007, 02:37 AM

Maddox makes me think you'd be naming him after Angelina Jolie's kid. It means "son of Madoc."

Di

Meaning of the name MADDOX
Every baby name has a name meaning. Some names with multiple origins have more than one meaning. Look below to see the meaning of the name MADDOX.

English meaning of the boy´s name Maddox:
child of the Lord

Irish meaning of the boy´s name Maddox:
beneficent

Welsh meaning of the boy´s name Maddox:
benefactor?s son

English meaning of the girl´s name Maddox:
child of the Lord

Wrighty26

02-03-2007, 06:40 AM

LexyLou -

Mia is often a nickname for Amelia...maybe you could "convince" your DH that way (if it came down to it!)?? :D

Regarding popular names -- When I was pregnant I kept asking myself, "Why does it really matter"? If the name is fitting then why does "how popular" it is really matter? I have a pretty popular name... there was always one or two other Michelle's in my classes -- there is always one or two Michelle's that I have worked with, and it doesn't bother me! I remember when I was schoolage we thought it was pretty darn cool to have the same name. Just my 2 cents - nothing more :)

EmilyZA

02-03-2007, 07:58 AM

LexyLou

02-03-2007, 06:49 PM

I'm due in August, and my DH and I will probably never agree on a name. Right now my favorites are:

Girls:
- Ella (which is growing on him, and is probably our #1 right now.)
- Mia (he likes it but isn't crazy about it.)
- Lola (which I LOVE, but he hates)
- Stella (which he doesn't like and thinks everyone will make fun of her for the whole "Streetcar Named Desire" thing)

Boys:
- Nicholas (which is our #1)
- Anthony

Well. I personally love Ella and think it's a great choice. :p (seeing as DD #1 is Ella-Well Gabriella but 99% of the time is called Ella)

I didn't realize Mia is short for Amelia...might have to work on that, but our good friends and neighbors DD is Mia so it's probably out.

lauren f s

02-04-2007, 09:32 AM

Lexy: I love the name Amelia! Would you be willing to use it as a middle name? My DH hated the name Ava but I insisted that was what we were using for DD's name (it was my grandmother's and special to me) and I let him pick the middle name. For this baby, he claimed naming rights and gave me the middle name. I was deciding between Elise and Amelia when we learned we were having a boy!

BlackMagicRose

02-04-2007, 09:51 AM

Though I am not pregnant or TTC yet, I still love talking about baby names! My Dh and I are pretty much decided on our boy name (doesn't that mean we will probably have a girl :P). We need two middle names because it is traditional in DH's family.

Boy name:

Griffin Carl Elliot

Our girl name is a little more complicated and I would love someone to help! We LOVE the name Aurora but need some ideas for two middle names. I really want to use either the name Vivian (in honor of my grandmother) OR some version of the name Anne (mine and my mom's middle name). Can you please help me with some ideas??

bensgirl1222

02-04-2007, 10:03 AM

Grace Elizabeth--(If we have a girl, this will be her name)
Brooke
Madelyn
Gabrielle

Benjamin James--(If we have a boy, this will be his name)
Nicholas
Joshua
Samuel

Damian- I like but Ben thinks it sounds like the devil...lol

bensgirl1222

02-04-2007, 10:05 AM

BlackMagic How about Aurora Vivian Anne or Aurora Anne Vivian I mean, I'm probably not much help as you hve probably already though of this (LOL) but I think they sound nice together. I guess it would depend on your last name too.

TerpsFan

02-05-2007, 10:25 AM

Coming out of lurkdom in this thread to tell LexyLou that my sister's name is Amelia and she goes by Emmy..so if Mia's out there's other nickname options.

Sophia

02-05-2007, 11:06 AM

I love Amelia, too, and like LexyLou's DH, my DH shot it down. :confused: He was never able to explain why he didn't like it. I'd have used the NN Lia.

dionysia

02-05-2007, 11:20 AM

Meaning of the name MADDOX
Every baby name has a name meaning. Some names with multiple origins have more than one meaning. Look below to see the meaning of the name MADDOX.

English meaning of the boy´s name Maddox:
child of the Lord

Irish meaning of the boy´s name Maddox:
beneficent

Welsh meaning of the boy´s name Maddox:
benefactor?s son

English meaning of the girl´s name Maddox:
child of the Lord
Fireside girl, what site were you going to? A lot of babynaming sites online are, well, totally bogus.

I use www.behindthename.com which actually traces etymology.

Maddox
From a Welsh surname meaning "son of MADOC".

Madoc:
Possibly means "fortunate" in Welsh.

So, 'benefactor's son' is probably the closest. I think that child of the lord would be close if it were lord as in master, not Lord as in God.

Di

LILRTL

02-06-2007, 07:23 AM

Just wanted to come back and post that we have tentatively decided on Evan Wyatt. We are testing the waters with it right now. ;)

Wrighty26

02-06-2007, 07:50 AM

Just wanted to come back and post that we have tentatively decided on Evan Wyatt. We are testing the waters with it right now. ;)

Yay! How exciting :) Evan is a nice name - and it goes really well with Zach :)

vancouvergirl

02-06-2007, 09:58 AM

:) Very nice!

jimmysgirl424

02-06-2007, 10:35 AM

I really love the first name that we have chosen if we have a girl: Kristianna (prounouced Kristi-Ah-Naa) For the middle name, DH wants to go with Marie as he says it should be something short and simple because of the length of the first name. I guess Marie is okay, but I'm not wild about it. Does anyone have any other middle names that would go well with Kristianna?

For a boy, we are carrying on my DH's family name; so it will be James Patrick III.

beevo12

02-06-2007, 10:41 AM

kmmommy

02-06-2007, 10:43 AM

Lil ~ I love the name Evan!

Kym ~ Here are some thoughts:

Kristianna Claire
Kristianna Morgan
Kristianna Kate
Kristianna Bailey
Kristianna Elle
Kristianna Rose
Kristianna Grace
Kristianna Brooke
Kristianna Faith
Kristianna Lauren
Kristianna Hope
Kristianna Paige

HTH!

DanaLand

02-06-2007, 10:46 AM

KYM - Yeah, short and sweet will sound best. How about?

Grace
Nicole
Belle
Faith
Paige
Elise
Lauren

pride&prejudice

02-06-2007, 10:46 AM

For a girl - Annastasia Mary-Louise (This is what we chose if it is a girl)
Sophia
Josaphine
Alexandria

For a boy - Paul Robert (This is what we chose if it is a boy)
Marcus
Michael
Gary

It actually wasn't too hard for us to choose. Hardest part for me was that Sophia and Josaphine were the two girl names I liked best but DH and his mom didn't like them, too old fashioned.

beevo12

03-16-2007, 10:39 AM

Sunshine

03-16-2007, 10:41 AM

WOW! I REALLY like it!
I've never heard that name before!

DanaLand

03-16-2007, 10:41 AM

Bee, BRIELLE is seriously cute! I found it when I was PG with LC I think, and I liked it the minute I said it outloud! LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT! You can't go wrong either way, because if you use Gabrielle, I will still call her Brielle! ;) Although she might get Gabby too.

ETA: I've even though of using it as a middle name, Alisia Brielle, but I think I will go with Danielle or another family name. Anywho, I like it. :D

vancouvergirl

03-16-2007, 10:46 AM

Lisa

03-16-2007, 11:36 AM

It's a good nickname for Gabrielle.

ITA, cute name!

QueenofCA

03-16-2007, 11:43 AM

I really love the first name that we have chosen if we have a girl: Kristianna (prounouced Kristi-Ah-Naa) For the middle name, DH wants to go with Marie as he says it should be something short and simple because of the length of the first name. I guess Marie is okay, but I'm not wild about it. Does anyone have any other middle names that would go well with Kristianna?

This is also the name we might use for a girl, but we're spelling it Christianna. We're going with the middle name Pearl, for my grandmother. I agree that the middle name should be short because the first name is both long and flowy (and absolutely beautiful, IMHO!)

Lisa

03-16-2007, 12:02 PM

Lil ~ I love the name Evan!

Kym ~ Here are some thoughts:

Kristianna Rose
Kristianna Grace
Kristianna Faith
Kristianna Lauren
Kristianna Hope
Kristianna Paige

HTH!

I love these~

Tenny

03-16-2007, 12:09 PM

So what do you think about the name Brielle? I've been pushing Gabrielle on DH and he likes it, and then I find this name and I think he likes it even better. I like both names but want to get your opinion.

beevo12 Love the name Brielle! Not a fan of Gabrielle, but that is because I know someone with that name and I just would always associate the baby with that person. Don't you hate when people you know ruin a good name!

LexyLou Amelia was on our list if this baby was a gril! I love it!

If this baby was a girl most likely her name would have been

Kate Michelle

we also really liked

Amelia

Our name list for this little guy is..

Noah (My #1 choice at the moment)
Charlie
Evan
Eric

(I'm hoping to use the middle name Patrick since it is a family name)

DS's name is Andy Cole.

kmmommy

03-16-2007, 12:43 PM

So what do you think about the name Brielle? I've been pushing Gabrielle on DH and he likes it, and then I find this name and I think he likes it even better. I like both names but want to get your opinion.:D

This is too crazy not to comment on! My DS's name is Kaeden (you PM'd me about it way back when you were still pg with your little guy) and Brielle was a major contender for our DD. She ended up as Mackenzie Morgan because we have to many "Bri's" in our family/friend circle.

stevesbabygirl

03-16-2007, 02:07 PM

I think Brielle is seriously cute!

wendalah

03-18-2007, 02:22 PM

I really like family names for a baby. If we have a boy it will be named after my father, James. If we have a girl I quite like Stephanie Charlotte (MIL and mom's name). I actually love my mother's name and would pull for Charlotte Stephanie, but Charlotte has become so popular nowadays. You barely run into Stephanies anymore--too 1970-80s.

Jess71903

03-18-2007, 02:38 PM

I really like family names too. For ours, a girl will be Gracie Evelyn (for my grandmothers Grace and Jessie Evelyn). A son will have DH's middle name (Gage Anthony) because we couldn't agree on family names for first and middle that we both liked.

Sol

03-18-2007, 03:21 PM

Ok, I'm not even remotely pregnant, but I think of baby names every other day. It seems that the only name we keep going back to is Anita, since it seems to be the only real name both in Spanish (my culture) and Tamil/India (DH's culture) and not hard to recognize/spell in English (although the "t" is actually a hard t). Plus my mom's name is "Ana" and she's the sweetest thing.

Still, somehow I'm not convinced. I grew up dreaming of naming my kids things like Amy, Gwendolyn and at least Celeste, and now that I want to find culturally-meaningful names for us, it's hard. There's also Lakshmi which I liked even before knowing my DH, and Uma, although I took that name as my Indian name already, but somehow I can't find a name that really feels right. Thankfully we still have about three years to go.

I love having a three-letter name with nice imagery (Sol, sun in Spanish), and I'd like to pass that onto my kids, but avoiding the mess of having a formal first name that I don't use, plus a middle name, a nickname you go by plus a Hindu name. Maybe I shouldn't have used Uma for myself.

BlackMagicRose

04-29-2007, 04:40 PM

Bumping up this thread!

I like thinking about baby names. We are not ready to TTC until (hopefully) next summer. Recently Myra is on my mind (pronounced MY-ra). What does everyone think??

dionysia

04-30-2007, 07:30 AM

BlackMagicRose:
You may have better luck in the 'Name My Baby!' thread that's a sticky at the top of this forum. :)

Di

KiewiStyles

07-05-2007, 10:20 AM

BOYS:
Evan
Cameron
Joshua
Jacob
Benjamin
Nicholas
Austin
Logan
Connor

GIRLS:

Abigail/Abby
Kaylee
Lauren
Olivia
Madison
Kate
Rachel
Breanna
Hailey

Sashi

07-05-2007, 03:49 PM

My short list for now.........

Boys:
Oliver
Micah
Jacob (my DH's absolute favorite but the #1 name in 2006)

Girls:
Lucy
Millie
Olivia (Liv)
Prue (my DH hates it) short for Prudence

Chelsea524

07-06-2007, 01:04 PM

Girls:
Amelia
Alyssa
Logan

Boys:
Garrett
Gavin

lauren f s

07-06-2007, 02:18 PM

No more for us for a while, but I would love to have a third in 5 or so years. No boy name jumps out at me, but for a girl I love Audrey.

tracer

07-06-2007, 03:04 PM

Girls:
Ava
MaKenzie
Kayla
Brielle
Lindsay
Holly
Brynn
Kendall
Alana - lanie for short

Boys:
Nathan
Nicholas
Lucas
Andrew

ABirney

07-06-2007, 08:15 PM

We're not pg yet but we've been trying for 20 months, and have had names picked out for about that long as well! Now hopefully someday we'll have 2 girls and a boy.. lol

Girls
Hannah Jo (Jo is mom's middle name)
Alyssa Yvonne (Yvonne is MIL's name)

Boy
Jayden Anthony (Anthony is DH's middle name)

LeslieR

07-07-2007, 07:31 AM

We're TTC#2 this cycle. Right now I'm loving

Girls
Noelle (this was my girl name when I was pregnant with DS)
Eden
Kendall (Tracy, your post reminded me that I love this name-DH is not a fan, of course)

Boys
Blake
Kyle
Nate

LILRTL

07-07-2007, 10:26 AM

Some days, I think I might want a 3rd in 3-4 years. Probably not, though. Anyway, my favorite names...

Girls:
Claire (was going to name DS #2)
Mia (was going to name DS #1)
Ella (horrible with our last name)

Boys:
Blake
Kyle
Aiden (wanted to name both boys, but DH hates it)

tracer

07-16-2007, 07:17 PM

What do you think of when you hear Rylee/Riley, does that remind you of a boy or girl?

We love Rylee Marie for a girl...thoughts?

manda_kate

07-16-2007, 07:21 PM

Personally, I think of a girl with the name Rylee. Especially with that spelling. I think it's a beautiful name.

Walton

07-16-2007, 07:32 PM

My good friend's 3-year-old daughter is Rylee, so I think of a girl.

sea74

07-16-2007, 07:36 PM

I've had a girl named picked out since I was in high school. And as luck would have it, DH loves it too! It's Catalina Ashley. Catalina is one letter off from my maiden name and Ashley is very close to my mom's maiden name.

For a boy DH and I are thinking of the name Bennett.

Ilovemysoldier812

07-16-2007, 07:56 PM

Were not trying but i like the names
Girls
Bailey (Dh's favorite)
Aniston
Emma
Ella
Annika

Boys
Aidan
Henry
Owen
Alexander
Nicholas(Dh's middle name)

polkadot

07-16-2007, 09:05 PM

I think girl when I hear Riley...I love it...My sister wants to name her daughter Riley Jane

I love Bennett too Sea! Catalina is very pretty

JennZ

07-16-2007, 09:41 PM

Hey Sea!

Bennett is DS1's name!! :D

I knew there were a lot of reasons I liked you!! Good taste in boys names being one of them!! LOL :)

BTW, I love, love Catalina!! How pretty!!

summerbride2005

07-16-2007, 10:41 PM

Rylee (different spelling) Marie was our top pick for a few years. BIL's ex girlfriend named her dog it after she found out we liked it so we had to boot it off the list. I still love the name. I definitely think of a girl when I hear it.

duke's flygirl

07-17-2007, 03:37 AM

tracer: My DD's name is Ryleigh Jane, so I think girl when I hear it, and with the Rylee spelling, it is girl to me also. I LOVE the name obviously!

Rylee Marie is beautiful!

ginadc

07-17-2007, 07:35 AM

We are all set with a boy's name--Ian Michael. But girls' names are stumping us. We totally agreed on Annika for our first DD, but can't seem to find one we love as much for a second girl. We adore Gabrielle, but very close friends, whom we see a lot, have a 6-year-old daughter named Gabrielle who's a very strong personality, and our daughter would always be "the other Gabrielle."

The current list, in no particular order, is:

Genevieve (probably nn Vivi or Evie)
Miranda
Isabel/la (love it but it's so common)
Katia (I know it's technically a nickname, but we like it on its own)
Lucia
Elise

tracer

07-17-2007, 07:40 AM

tracer: My DD's name is Ryleigh Jane, so I think girl when I hear it, and with the Rylee spelling, it is girl to me also. I LOVE the name obviously!

Rylee Marie is beautiful!

I love your daughters name! :) A friend of mine that moved to another state named her daughter Briley Jane, I totally forgot until you mentioned the Jane part. Precious!

tracer

07-17-2007, 07:41 AM

tracer

07-17-2007, 07:43 AM

Ginadc - I love Elise, it's so pretty. My niece is due in Sept and her name will be Lauren Elise.

sea74

07-17-2007, 02:36 PM

Aw, thank for the compliments Polkdot and JennZ :D
Jenn, I didn't know that was the name of you little boy!!!

scout

07-17-2007, 03:07 PM

We love Rylee Marie for a girl...thoughts? If this baby is a girl, we're naming her Riley Cait.

Sophia

07-17-2007, 05:57 PM

A few years ago I'd have said Riley sounded like a boy, but now I hear it and think it could be either.

Since I'm in here and you're all twisting my arm... ;)

If we ever happened to have a boy he'd be:

Nicholas Daniel

and if we ever happened to have a girl these are the names we like:

Aida
Alisa
Amalia
Amelia
Arabella
Ariana
Belinda
Bianca
Catalina
Catarina
Cecilia
Dalia
Helena
Liana
Lucia
Luciana
Mariela
Melina
Melinda
Natalia
Olivia
Silvia
Valeria
Viviana

I'm really liking the sound of Silvia Jane.

Already have Alexander Michael, Isabella Faye, and Lilia Kate.

PinkMartini

07-17-2007, 06:16 PM

Need some opinions on a possible girls name:

Taylor Belle

Our last name is swedish, starts with a hard "O" and is 3 syllables long.

Thoughts?

kmmommy

07-17-2007, 06:20 PM

PinkMartini ~ I love the name Taylor Belle! Taylor is one of my favorite names and I think Belle is so cute and girly!

tracer

07-17-2007, 09:09 PM

Need some opinions on a possible girls name:

Taylor Belle

Our last name is swedish, starts with a hard "O" and is 3 syllables long.

Thoughts?

Love it!

dionysia

07-17-2007, 09:22 PM

Pink: I replied in the 'stickied' name thread. :)

Ilovemysoldier: Aniston? As in Jennifer's surname? Um... I'd have to nix that one, sorry.

Gina: I love Genevieve and Elise.

Di

summerbride2005

07-17-2007, 11:57 PM

Pink - I love that name! DH's favorite name is Taylor.

ginadc

07-18-2007, 08:23 AM

Oh wow, Sophia, I love your whole list! (And your kids' names already.) I really like Bianca and wish we could put it on our list for a girl (I adore Shakespearean names), but DH says it reminds him too much of Binaca. Hmph.

MichelleRenee

07-20-2007, 12:43 PM

Pink: I love it!

tracer

08-07-2007, 04:05 PM

A new one we love is Alea, Aleah, Aleya...not sure if I like the spelling on any of them but I love the name.

firefly

08-07-2007, 04:25 PM

our current girls are named
Sophia Eden Nicolette
Megan Ariel Charlotte

other girls names we like are
Lucille
Penelope
Clare/Clara
Elizabeth

for boys I like
Ethan
Owen
Oliver
Nicholas

Sashi

08-08-2007, 07:55 AM

Firefly - My boys name is on your list, I love the name Oliver. A friend just named her baby, Owen and I really like Ethan too.

For my girls I was thinking Lucy or Luciana (a friend of a friend is named Luciana but we call her Lu and I like that). I really like Penelope as well but DH is indifferent.

Great taste IMO!

Kanga

08-08-2007, 09:18 AM

tracer - I love Alea/Aleah/Aleya too, but it just doesn't go with our last name. I've also seen Aaliyah and Aleigha for other spellings. Aaliyah is personal favorite, followed by Aleya.

Pink - I think Taylor Belle O... flows very nicely. Usually I'm not too found of belle, bella, ella, etc, but I really like it with Taylor.

LeslieR

09-06-2007, 07:43 PM

Don't mind me-not pregnant yet, just really, really bored.

I'm afraid we've set a trend that we can't get away from. DS has my first initial and DH's 2nd initial. We did not do this on purpose-it was more of a coincidence than anything. Now it's almost like we have to give the second kid the reverse. I go back and forth. It's so annoying. On the days I say yeah, I can't come up with any good SJ combinations that fit all of my criteria...

Shane Joseph
Seth James

Sofia Janelle
Sara Jane (too boring? I like the sound of it and the song with the same name by Genesis with our without the 'h' on the end)

blah. If anyone has any better suggestions-I'm totally up for them. FWIW, our last name is very Italian, starts with an 'r' and ends in '_ro'. So, basically any first names with an 'r' in them probably will not work (like one of my faves, Carter-waaaay to many r's).

All of that aside, I want another short, one syllable, nickname proof name if possible (if it's a boy)....

Shane
Mark
Blake
Nate
Kyle
Josh (would it be weird if we didn't go with the full name Joshua?)

For girls, I still like Noelle as my number one, I think. That was my girl name when I was pregnant with DS. I really want another boy-maybe that's why I can't come up with any girl names?:p

NotDesperate

09-06-2007, 07:48 PM

DH and I will TTC starting in December so baby names I have thought of already are:

Genevieve
Noelle
Isabelle (Gramma's middle name and also my neice is Annabelle)

Ethan
Corbin
Dylan

bluebunny

09-06-2007, 09:05 PM

LeslieR, possibilities:

Scott
Stan (Stanley/Stanton)
Steven
Stuart
Samuel (or just Sam)
Sergio

Jacob
Jonathan
John
Jesse

I like Sara Jane and Sofia Janelle! :)

Or:
Sabina
Samantha
Silvia/Sylvia

jesseybell

09-07-2007, 08:03 AM

We are trying for #2

Our DD's initials are EKG. Her names are from the 2 grandmothers, so we feel it only "fair" to have DC #2's name from the 2 grandfathers.

If we have a boy, it will definitely be Jack after FIL, which leaves the middle name to be from my dad's family. Nothing sounds good with Jack and our last name. Maybe I can convince DH to go with Jackson, which is also from my dad's side, and then more middle names would flow better. A contender would be Jackson Edward.

If we have another girl I am thinking Emily Frances. We had agreed on Emily, which is a name from my dad's family and I didn't even know that it was DH's grandmother (whom he barely knew) name. My dad's grandmother was Emily Frances (and she had a twin named Frances Emily). And I couldn't help but have the initials be EFG.

emmjay

09-07-2007, 10:36 AM

jesseybell - DH's grandmother was named Frances and we have thought about using it as a first name (nickname Francie) if we have a girl for #2. I think Emily Frances sounds really nice! Oh, and Jack was my grandfather's name and I love it too. I like family names. :)

We are still leaning toward Cecilia for a girl, but BIL/SIL are having a baby a month before we are and they said they were considering it as well! We can't find a name we both really love. Any more suggestions (Ii posted earlier in this thread)? Nothing too Gaelic sounding, but we like Irish names.