Team Green List o' Names - wanna give me your opinions?

Chan4dra04

We are currently at a stand-still for boy names and we have several girl names we will keep on 'the list' until B-day, but looking for some outside advice. Maybe it will give me a push/second wind with new ideas.  Any help is so appreciated!

Ps.  I know some people are nn'ers, but I am and while it's not necessarily important to me to call this kid something other than what it was named, I would still like to hear an opinion on some of these names if you'd could share. 

Boys:

Jagger - Really, it's not meant to be trendy.  It's an Old English name, and I thought it was a nice compromise between DH who loves Jack and I want something more than just Jack for a FN.  Jackson is on the list but it's sooo trendy right now. 

Sebastian - Would the nn Bo/Beau work for this?  DH likes Sebastian, and while I do, too, I love the name Beau/Bo and was wondering if that would work.  WDYT?

Girls:

Sabine - (Sa-been) DH loves this name for a girl.  Our DD is Sofia, and while I loved this name the first go-round, not sure how I feel about having one classy/old name and one unique name.

Gemma - I love the flow of having daughters named Sofia and Gemma.  I really like the nn Emmie and Gigi for this.  Would Emmie work in your opinion?  I've googled it and have seen comments that it's been a nn for some. 

evaazalea

Jagger is ok... Not really my style but not totally out there either. I don't see Bo as a NN for Sebastian, but it's a nice enough name. I like both the girls names, with the edge to Gemma, NN GiGi, Emmi works for me but is a popular NN.

jburdet1

I love Gemma! I have a friend with a baby girl Gemma and they call her Gigi. I think Emmie would work, but if you are worried about trendy I would avoid this very common nn.

I like Sabine; not really my style. However, I think it's too close with DD's name. Gemma and Sofia make a better sibset.

Jagger is just awful to me. I like Sebastian in theory, but I don't like it in real life. I heard it on a boy at the playground and it seemed very strange. I, too, love the name Beau, but I think it's a stretch for Sebastian.

NerdyLucy

I prefer Gemma and Sebastian. Jagger is not appealing to me. Not because it could be trendy, but it sounds painful or something. Just NMS. Sabine is also NMS. I'm not sure I like the way it sounds.

Empireceo

I love Gemma and Sebastian.  Really, you can go with whatever nickname you want.  My husband's name is Scott and literally everyone calls him Bean.  My son's name is Waylon and the family all call him Kiki.  Nicknames don't have to come directly from the name, imo.

Manderlin923

Jagger- NO
Sebastian- like!
Sabine- love this.
Gemma- like it best with your dd, but I dislike the nn Emmie/Emma with that- if you like those why not just name her Emma?

lifeonthehill

Sebastian and Gemma! 

mh89

Jagger - nms. Reminds me of Jagermeister alcohol. 

Sebastian - I like this! The only Sebastian I've ever known was a cat and we called him Batty. I like the name though. 

Gemma - I like it and don't think it needs a nickname, but Emmie works if you want a nn.

Sabine - it's okay, but it reminds me of Moulin Rouge. (Ok, that character was Satine, but I still make the connection). 

JuniperGaze

I really dislike Jagger. Sebastian is a great name! I like Bo too. I really like Sabine. It was on my long list. Gemma is our definite girls name and we plan on simply using Gem for a nn. Great list!

Kmommy91

Sebastian is great. I can't get on board with Jagger.
Gemma is alright. It's nms but I think it would be cute on a little girl, having said that I'm not sure that it ages all that well. Sabine is very pretty.

fish000

Sebastian is nice. Rather grand. I think of Sibby or Sabby as a nn, rather than Bo.
Jagger. It's just going to be Mick Jagger in people's heads.
Sabine. NMS. I would prefer to meet a Sabrina.
Gemma is nice.

dreemkin84

Another Sebastian and Gemma vote. Love Gemma!

neverblushed

Gemma isn't too bad.

Sebastian is my BIL's name.  I don't see Bo coming naturally from that.  People sometimes call him Seb, but mostly they just use Sebastian.

Scarlett&Gatsby

Jagger is NMS. It seems impossible to separate from Mick Jagger. I would assume Jagger's parents were HUGE 'Stones fans. I like Jack, though I would definitely not use Jackson. It's really, really overdone.

I looove Sebastian, but unless you're pronouncing it drastically different from me (due to an uncommon accent or something...), I don't see how you could make the NN Beau work. If you like Beau, you could do Beauregard, Beaumont, Boaz, or just plain Beau. I've heard the NNs Bastian, Bash, and Sea-Bass for Sebastian.

Sabine is pretty and I like it with Sofia. I like Gemma slightly better, though I don't see using Emmie as a NN. It works and all, but Gem/Gemmie is way more intuitive, for one thing, and for another thing, there are already sooo many Emmies and Ellies running around.

ktpaladino

I like Gemma but I hear it often. Sabine is really unique and pretty. I prefer Sebastian over Jagger.

RedCardinal

I love all of your names except Jagger. All I can think of is :

"All the moves like Jagger, I've got the moves like Jagger, I've got the moves like Jagger."

BTW I love just Jack.

Chan4dra04

Holy cow...THANK YOU all for your opinions!   

The Jagger thing...I know.  It does sound like I'd be trying way too hard to be super cool and trendy.  But, ironically, just the opposite.  Hmpf.  Ah well.  Maybe I'll keep it on the list for leverage to get Sebastian. lol!

I do love Sebastian, but DH is not completely on board.  He just loves the name Jack, but is going for the FN Jackson.  I'm not sold, yet.  So popular.  I grew up with such a unique name, Chandra, and here I am naming my kids cookie-cutter names.  Though the most important thing is that I like them. 

Also, for Sebastian, I was google-ing it all over the place last night and read that some go by Sam.  WDYT?  Sebastian is such a long name to me, I am just a nn'ing kinda gal. 

Gemma, I never heard of before Sons of Anarchy (which premiers tonight - SQUEEEE!!!) and I love it.  I also read that some go by Gia. 

My H reminded me that he does love Sabine still, and that we have Everly on the list (Evie). 

Also, if anyone has any suggestions on how to take Jack to the next level for a FN, I'm all ears.  Same as with mn help with Sebastian.  

Thank you so much. You all have been extremely helpful.

Lynnja616

Sebastian and Sabine! 

Helenahhandbasket

I really dislike Jagger.  I know people hate this comment, but it falls under the "trying too hard" umbrella for me.

I like Sebastian.  It's been on and off my boy list for years.  It's currently off, as I am a huge NN person and this name doesn't seem to have any natural NNs.  I love Beau, but I don't think it works for Sebastian.  I think if you are just going to call your kid "Sebastian" it's a good pick.

I super love Gemma.  It's just gorgeous.  It's one of my co-worker's names and she goes a lot by Gem, which I also think is lovely.

Sabine is just OK for me.