Baby names

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  • rossi02
    rossi02 Posts: 549 Member
    .. and I thought of a few more. Love talking about baby names!

    Girl: Geneva, Elise and Ellen

    Boy: Blaine, Blake and Silas
  • carriem73
    carriem73 Posts: 333 Member
    Giving Your Kids a Creative Name

    You'd Think...
    You want your kid to be special. There are a few million Daves, Bobs and Johns running around NOT being totally awesome and obviously it's all because of their boring-*kitten* names. So you decide to name your son something original, like Malcolm, Ivan or ****smash McIroncock.

    But in Reality...
    You have just sent your flesh and blood straight into the middle of a massive man-rape in the prison shower. According to a study at the Shippensburg University, kids growing up with ordinary, popular names have a higher chance to become law abiding citizens, while all the unusually named ones should start deciding what state they want to commit their first felony in (friendly tip, skip Texas). The study lists the top 10 bad boy names in America as: Alec, Ernest, Garland, Ivan, Kareem, Luke, Malcolm, Preston, Tyrell and Walter, which we must point out are not the names of any serial killer or presidential assassin that has ever existed, so we're assuming the research is skewed in a certain direction.

    Although, Steve Buscemi played a serial killer named Garland in Con Air, so we guess that's maybe half a point?
    The theory is that the additional attention garnered by odd and unusual names can cause peer ridicule and discrimination in the workforce, which tends to result in a few thousand Alecs and Prestons stealing toilet paper from the gas station. So do your kid a favor and give him a typical law-abiding, mentally stable name, like Michael.


    Read more: 7 Things 'Good Parents' Do (That Screw Up Kids For Life) | Cracked.com http://www.cracked.com/article/195_7-things-good-parents-do-that-screw-up-kids-life/#ixzz1uCu2TFfR

    Just tried to follow that link here at the office... my work web filter blocked it... the category? "Tasteless".... too funny!!! now I am really curious!!!
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    I'm just glad none of my children's names have been mentioned so far.

    Me too.

    Still good thru 5 pages.
  • OSU_Sarah
    OSU_Sarah Posts: 107 Member
    I have a Drake and Brooklyn. It is so hard to choose names!!
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    Oy...I should't have said anything.

    1 of 4 now.
  • plagirl227
    plagirl227 Posts: 134
    My wife likes a name that someone has suggested, and i do like it but it was an old girlfriend and she doesn't know that, i just say i don't like that name. I can imagine all my friends saying he name her that cause he still is in love the the old girlfriend.... i dated this girl over 15 years ago BTW...

    Tell her. She will abandon the name real quick! You sooo cannot name your child the same as an ex. Your wife would kill you if she ever found out...
  • jkrim941
    jkrim941 Posts: 226 Member
    Grace, Claire, Larissa, Audrey

    Nolan, Bradley, Glen, Scott
  • tuffytuffy1
    tuffytuffy1 Posts: 920 Member
    I'm partial to Nicholas for a boy - my 7 year old son's name:heart: Congrats to you and your wife!
  • ctlinj7
    ctlinj7 Posts: 151 Member
    Boys - Luke, Tyson, Wyatt, Jayson
    Girls - Audrey, Kinleigh, Alexis

    I'm a Caitlin and it is one of the hardest names for people to grasp when I'm calling for appointments, etc. since there are 100 ways to spell it..but like all names, sometimes you just have to see the little guy/gal and the name will come perfectly! :)
  • LoreeBelle
    LoreeBelle Posts: 196 Member
    I love baby names! My own girls are Hope Isabelle (9) and Grace BellaRae (5 AND A HALF!).

    A few other girl names we considered (and I still love)
    Delaney Danielle
    Lillie Rae,
    Katie Rae
    Pyper Lorene

    Only two boys names we ever had picked out were
    Beau Matthew (1st time)/Beau Michael (2nd time) and
    Jack Patrick both times.

    Other favorites:
    Sadie Mae
    Bailey Marie
    Walker Joe
    Moxie Doodle Lou

    (Okay, the "other favorites" have been names of our cats/dogs, but I still really like them!)

    Blessings to you and your new little one!
    Loree
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    Congrats! I'm a July baby too :-)
  • jbug5j
    jbug5j Posts: 277 Member
    first i want to say... my name is julia :)

    boy - xander james or xander steven
    girl - hailey kay :)

    when i have children these will be the names we pick from
  • JamCubeChi
    JamCubeChi Posts: 378 Member
    Congrats to you and your wife! Julia is a beautiful name. My son is a Patrick, two daughers are: Tania & Kirsten. Like for boys: Jayden, Julian, Mark, Donovan; Anthony, Adrian ( can be male or female). For girls: Kai; Kaley, Sophia, Lisa, Susan, Raquel, Alana, Marie, Patricia. Good luck with choosing a name-you have a lot to choose from. :drinker:
  • LadyKatieBug
    LadyKatieBug Posts: 178 Member
    Boys names: Daniel, Jordan, Jacob, Justin, Matthew, Andrew, Joshua, Alex

    Girl names: Hannah, Heather, Rebecca, Miranda, Jessica, Christina
  • braves20111
    braves20111 Posts: 48 Member
    First Name: Beau Middle: Hunter


    Get it hahahaha
  • Jmstill300
    Jmstill300 Posts: 239 Member
    Our son's name is Maxim. My wife and I decided that if we have a girl, we decided on Guinivere Rose (at least, I think so! LOL)
  • xHelloQuincyx
    xHelloQuincyx Posts: 884 Member
    my name is Quincy, thats pretty fun haha. my brothers names are Paul and Joe (boringgg)

    if I was having a child we would name them

    Girl: Mary-Jane Gailene. or Effy
    Boy: Cook. (cookie for a nickname) or Aaron Joseph. or Bentley.

    they all have meaning behind them, people who have past (SO's brother, my brother), my parents names, etc.

    I work with small children and lately i have noticed a few unique names : Holden, Luka, Gavin, Tess, Addyson
  • Chrystibel
    Chrystibel Posts: 116 Member
    I love the names Hattie or Irene for a girl, and Ian and Oliver for a boy. My kids are Chloe Margaret and Benjamin Ian :)
  • hillary124
    hillary124 Posts: 112
    Boys: Noah, Jordan, Andrew, Alexander
    Girls: Hadley, Sophia, Alexa, Mackenzie, Mikaela, Sydney.


    Those are my favorites! Good luck with your choice!
  • weighlossforbaby
    weighlossforbaby Posts: 847 Member
    Boys: Noah, Samuel, Nathan, Paul, Michael, Gabriel, David, Scott, Jerome, Glenn, Quinn.

    Girls: Michaela, Sophia, Rose, Aiyanna, Bethany, Bianca, Maggie, Caroline, Lauren, megan, Tessa.
  • Changing__Christina
    Changing__Christina Posts: 245 Member
    Girl:
    CALISTA (my first daughter's name, not common at all)
    ELLA (my second daughter's name, very common)
    MONROE (as in Marilyn Monroe...its what I would have named another girl if I had one)
    NICOLETTE
    VICTORIA

    Boy:
    ELI
    BLAKE
    CHARLIE (not charles)
    any traditional name that you wont shorten Daniel, Michael, David, ect.
  • AdAstra47
    AdAstra47 Posts: 823 Member
    What ethnicity is your family? Mine is Irish & German, so I suggested a lot of Celtic and Germanic names for my sister's son. We have a Kerry, Kelly, Moira, and Greta among my cousins.

    Does your family have any traditions you can commemorate with the name? Since my family were farmers for many generations, and still really enjoy gardening, we tend to have a lot of plant & tree names. In my family we have a Lily, Holly, Willow, Aspen, Ash, Lee (which is an old word for "meadow") and Rose.

    I also like names that mean something. I went to school with a girl named "Liberty." Then there's Grace, Serenity, Destiny or Joy.

    And it you get completely stumped, you can always just go with birth month. I have grandmothers with middle names "June" and "May," and a cousin named August (he goes by Gus).
  • Mia, Olivia, Regan, Rylee, Chloe, Eva for a girl

    Oliver, Jaxon, Noah, Abel, Jacob, for boys
  • JulieH3art
    JulieH3art Posts: 293 Member
    I've thought and re-thought baby names probably a million times.

    Girl names I like: Senna, Amanda, Ingeborg (Norwegian), Elizabeth (Lizzy for short), Ellinor (a family name), Emelia (another family name), Linnea (too common in Norway now, but this is my sister's name), Emely, Freya, Elsa (family name again), Sophie (my niece <3), Liv (means life).. agghhh too many.

    Boys names I like: David.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    William is a good one. It's traditional but can be shortened in many different ways. Andrew is another one that can have multiple nicknames.
  • markyz30
    markyz30 Posts: 3
    *Boys*
    Nathan
    Ryan
    Mason
    Austin
    Blake


    *Girls*
    Rachel
    Ava
    Marissa

    For name meaning visit website Babynology.com
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  • clairyfairy247
    clairyfairy247 Posts: 425 Member
    Girl: flowery names like, Daisy, Rose, Lily, Poppy
    Boys: Biblical names like, Isaac, Noah, Jacob, Luke
  • PShep17
    PShep17 Posts: 221 Member
    Congratulations on the new baby coming your way!

    I'm not one for names that are out there. I like Daniel for a boy and Katie for a girl.
  • steadk
    steadk Posts: 334 Member
    Love Ian.. :)
    our girl's name is jacqueline. We love the traditional names too.
    another girl name could be Michaela