Is it too cliché to talk about baby names?

feliciaw86

I didn't see any boards on here about baby names people are throwing around, so I thought I'd start one. For a girl, we have always loved Alivia, it's feminine and unique enough that not every other girl in her class will have it. And Griffin for a boy, I love the hard G sound because it just sounds masculine to me, I have alway been in love with Logan, but my DH doesn't really think much of it. I tried to think of names that are impossible to make fun of, because kids are SO mean. Any other good ones?

nesenotes

It's never too early. I already have a boy name set in stone. Girl names are up in the air again. Griffin is cute! Youneek names are NMS but to each their own

BankerBSN

I think I found a board you will like...it's called "Baby Names"

Duckie419

@SpankingShank‌ it's pronounced the same but the spelling is different

MessyMommy

My husband hates every single name that isn't his own name …  lol so basically this child will forever be nameless ..

our toddler was named for a very important person in my life … and we were in the car one day and I said "how about Holleigh" (Holly) and it was as easy as that ..

If this baby is a girl *crossing my fingers haha* then right now I am really attracted to "V" names like Veronica and Vivian. 

I have ZERO boy names - just like last time.

Ktcam88

Messymommy my fiancé is in love with his name and has shot down all others in the past. If we have a boy he won't have a name either lol

I have a Marina and love unique names. I have to get him on board with things that are beautiful but not so common. As a Kaitlin I hated sharing my name with so many people!

MessyMommy

haha men are so fickle!!!!

I like names that are older classic names that basically aren't really around too much anymore - sure I know a few people named Holly but not too many kids - so I am content with that being my toddlers name.

This new baby will be a challenge - 

My daughter was also born in December so people always assumed we named her Holleigh because it was seasonally appropriate … 

HannaBabe

We too have already started talking baby names. My 4 year old is Gianna. I have no clue where it came from but as soon as we heard it we knew that was the name we wanted. This time around I'm panicking that something won't hit us like Gianna did. I'm also still "secretly" against having a boy so none of the boy names we've come across are grabbing me. For a girl we are liking Savanna or Elianna, since I'm Hanna and we have Gianna we would like to keep the "anna".

kelnyc

We have our boy name from the first time around, Simon Nicholas. If we have another girl, I am petitioning for Juliet Irene.

lovelovelove09

We've had names since the get-go. Maxwell Kevin for a boy and Charlotte Adalyn for a girl.

feliciaw86

SpankingShank said:

Alivia? Is that supposed to be Olivia?

I work in retail, and a customer came in with this name and I fell in love with it, including the spelling. It's a unique way of spelling it, and I feel like the A adds a little more femininity to the look of it. I text my husband, "We have to name our daughter Alivia." He simply replied, "YES!"

And my bad BankerBSN, I didn't go through with a fine tooth comb.

feliciaw86

Also, I thought a discussion about names specifically for December 14 EDDs would be nice.

rhodrnr

@ Messymommy - My husband is that same way! He is dead set on "Rodrick" and I HATE that name... hes even calling the bump "baby Roddy" and I dunno if he's serious or what! Every other name I suggest isn't catching him... except Ryan. His own name. Ugh. 

Meether

For a girl, we are going with Neha (pronounced Nayha or Neeha), or Hemma (love but too close to Emma). DD's name is Anjali (pronounced like Angela with an i instead of a at the end). They are Hindi names (East Indian). Anyways, for a boy, we will go with a jr, he will be jonathan the third actually. We are deciding what his nick name will be, I suggest Joey, joe and DH suggest Jonah, Johnny. Lol

elli-m-f

I think Alivia is a lovely name and if you love it and that's the way you want to spell it, then go for it!!! No matter what anyone else says. Be it family, friends, random people on the street, or random people on a forum like this. Besides, I think it is fairly straight forward. I immediately read it as being pronounced like  "Olivia." There are plenty of non-uniquely spelled names out there that people butcher the pronunciation of anyway. My name is Elizabeth and I've had people spell and say my name wrong. So I wouldn't worry about your child being embarrassed every time there is a substitute teacher. Most people will not pronounce it wrong. She might have to correct people once in a while by saying "Sorry, it's an A not an O" when it is being spelled out. But again, so many different variations of all these names nowadays, people just usually ask you to spell your name out for them anyway. Personally, I find the term "youneek" really rude. I will admit there are some very interesting names out there, and there are some names I would try to talk a friend out of using definitely and in a few cases "youneek" is a rather accurate thing to call these names, but a single letter change is not a big deal and not in my mind "youneek." It's not hurting anyone, least of all, the child, so why the heck not?

Anyway, Alivia is beautiful. 

My favourite name is Aven (original spelling Aoibheann in Irish). If we have a girl she will be Aven Mary Elizabeth, the middle name is a family one. My favourite boy name is Tristan, but of course, that is DS's name. We are currently leaning toward Liam if we have another boy. 

DivaMom19

If we have a boy the name is set he'll be named after my husband. But if it's a girl we are so not agreeing! It has to start with a T. Our oldest daughter is a T after me and our youngest daughter is an R after him so it's only right that I get another T if it's a girl.

valeriec80

If we have a girl, she will be Aella Rhiannon. (Yeah, that's a weird spelling of Ella, but... well, I like it, so sod off. ) And if it's a boy: Miles Isaac.

EmuTavi

As of right now I THINK we are settled on Tessa if it's a girl (no middle name yet, maybe Ann) and I need all of your opinion on the boys.

Hubby is the Richard the 3rd.  He thinks Richard it too old school and he doesn't want the kid to feel weird because no one else has his name.  He is struggling between Richard and Jacob (the number 1 boys name multiple years). 

Opinions on Jacob (Jake) vs. Richard (Ricky/Rick/Rich) anyone?

gsalyer06

@ZoeyH14 I like both Jacob and Jake. 

I like the name Jocelyn for a girl, but I'm not sure I can get DH to agree. 

aeseager

I love Alivia and Aella! But my name is Amy so I have always wanted to give my kids something more interesting.

Boy: Damon, Westley, Lucian, or Maximus

Girl: Crysta, Arabella, Arya, or Amelia

EmuTavi

gsalyer06 said:

@ZoeyH14 I like both Jacob and Jake. 

Thank you for the feedback!

YellowTulips521

bunattack said:

Our favorite names are Logan Michael and Addison Lee (or Leigh).

If this one is a boy, Logan Michael is my #1 pick! My H keeps shooting Logan down for no real reason. Michael is his middle name. I can't think of any other boy names because this is what I've loved for 2 years!

Flowr4246

We already have names picked out for this baby.  My fiance wastes no time.  SO much easier than when I was trying to pick names with XH for DD.  Yikes!

A boy will be Connor (middle name up in the air - most likely either Robert or Ennis).  A girl will be Erin Marie.

candlequeen

These poor little children lol.

kelnyc

valeriec80 said:

If we have a girl, she will be Aella Rhiannon. (Yeah, that's a weird spelling of Ella, but... well, I like it, so sod off. ) And if it's a boy: Miles Isaac.

Are you ok with people calling her "eye-ella" her whole life? Because this is never going to naturally be pronounced Ella. Not trying to be rude, it just doesn't make any sense to add a "silent A" to the front of Ella. It sounds pretentious and/or juvenile.

jlskaden

We definitely don't have any names narrowed down and we are still looking at other options, but for a boy we like, Declan, Oliver (Ollie), or Charles (Charlie). For a girl we like Chloe, Lillian (Lilly), or Olivia. 

I like the idea of having a distinguished first name that they can use when they grow up and become professionals, but when they are younger they can use the cute nickname or shortened version. Ex. Oliver and Ollie for a nickname. 

lhoweth

For a boy we like Gram Malachi and for a girl we are kind of liking, Magdalene Grey and calling her Maggie. 

Gram is a proper spelling, just not the most common. 

longcat07

oh, names.  i have a spreadsheet of names that i've been "collecting" for years even before DS was born.  i've also kept a running list of names that really shouldn't be used for whatever reason, even though i like them.  FI has added/approved a few of them.  we're not going to get serious about narrowing anything down till we find out girl/boy, and maybe not even until the 3T.  LH was a real foot-dragger when it came to picking names, so when he passed i was 32w along and only had a "short list" of names that i liked but he felt varying degrees between lukewarm and "ew" about.  i wound up just naming DS after him 5w later when he was born, which in retrospect i kind of regret because i feel like he may later resent me for it, but at the time i didn't know what else to do.  so yeah, i'll probably hound FI about it a lot until we have definite short lists down.  we're both fans of making the final selection after meeting baby.

longcat07

i'm not a big fan of altered spellings either, mostly because my name (carly) was never misspelled until the last decade or so, and now it gets butchered routinely.

MessyMommy

My toddler's name is Holly (but spelled Holleigh) it gets mis pronounced as "holl-leah" all the time but I could care less. I just correct them and move on.

If it's not your kid. You shouldn't care.

valeriec80

kelnyc said:

valeriec80 said:

If we have a girl, she will be Aella Rhiannon. (Yeah, that's a weird spelling of Ella, but... well, I like it, so sod off. ) And if it's a boy: Miles Isaac.

Are you ok with people calling her "eye-ella" her whole life? Because this is never going to naturally be pronounced Ella. Not trying to be rude, it just doesn't make any sense to add a "silent A" to the front of Ella. It sounds pretentious and/or juvenile.

Seriously. SOD OFF. (Please picture Spike from Buffy saying this and then flicking his cigarette on the floor of his crypt.)

The internet is so weird with people saying things to you that they would never say to your face. Or maybe if they did do it, you'd be able to discern their tone or something and it would be less offensive??? *shrug*

This name is a daddy pick, and he's not budging on it. When I was single, I always thought I'd give my child a nice practical name that would have zero chance of giving her any trouble. But then I realized there is no such name. People want to be mean or give you a hard time, it's gonna happen, and there's nothing I'm going to be able to do about it. The world is a big, scary place, and I'm not going to be able to protect little Aella-of-the-strange-name from all of its horrors. If I'm lucky, I'll teach her to be strong enough to navigate it. That's my goal, anyway. Plus, my boyfriend really wants this name. It's important to him. So, I'm sorry you don't like it. Please name your child something staid and practical for single me. I suggest Margo.

Anyway, I figure this is one of the relatively harmless things one can do wrong as a parent. Give a child a funky name. I can just see her now at thirteen, eye rolling about it. "Ugh, Mom. Why's the 'A' there, anyway?" I'm only hoping that's the worst parenting mistake I ever make.

feliciaw86

Wow, that "ignore" button sure came in handy! And I've only been on the site a few days. My environment is happy again. Alivia it is!

irishtriplets

We had already settled on the boy name with #2 so, if this one is a boy, he'll be Henry Robert.  My dad just died in January and his name is Robert so I am non-negotiable about his name being in there somewhere.

Girl will be Veronica Legare.  Veronica was my grandma's name (dad's mom) and Legare is my husband's family name.  It's pronounced Lahgree. 

candlequeen

SpankingShank said:

A couple of things-
This is not a "support site".
Youneek names don't usually go over well.
If you (general you) want to name your kid something stupid, go for it. But be prepared for the opinions.
If one of my friends IRL suggested a youneek name you bet your ass I would say something about it.

My friend asked on fb when she was naming her daughter if people thought the spelling Madisun was weird. I flat out told her it looked uneducated. She thanked me for my opinion and they still spelled it that way despite the negativity that they got from it. We are still friends and she never acted hurt about my comment. I still think it looks dumb. Lol

bowlwoman

gsalyer06 said:

I like the name Jocelyn for a girl, but I'm not sure I can get DH to agree. 

@gsalyer06 DD2 is Jocelyn, and we've called her JoJo from the start. When she started Kindergarten this year, though, she informed us that she wanted to be Jocelyn at school. Now, when the teachers talk about Jocelyn or we mention JoJo to them, everyone is all confused.

bowlwoman

We never could figure out a boy's name during my other two pregnancies, but since we had girls, it wasn't a big issue.

This one? I'm focusing on boys' names. I don't know if it's my ESPN kicking in or if we really just want a boy this time, but thinking about girls' names just isn't in my wheelhouse right now.

So far we've kicked around Nicholas (my bestie is Nikki and DH's good friend is Nick), but I'm wondering if that might work better for a middle name. We also have kicked around Lucas/Luke, but then DH will spend the kid's entire life saying (in his best Darth Vader voice), "Luke, I am your fah-thah!"

LaxMOM44

Not really a fan of unique spellings because I have a first name IRL that is awkward for people to say and it's always been a frustration for me. 

If it's a girl H has requested Zoe. We had a hard time coming up with a boys name before when I was pregnant with DD so we'll see if this time around is more successful.

bowlwoman

SpankingShank said:

We never could figure out a boy's name during my other two pregnancies, but since we had girls, it wasn't a big issue.

This one? I'm focusing on boys' names. I don't know if it's my ESPN kicking in or if we really just want a boy this time, but thinking about girls' names just isn't in my wheelhouse right now.

So far we've kicked around Nicholas (my bestie is Nikki and DH's good friend is Nick), but I'm wondering if that might work better for a middle name. We also have kicked around Lucas/Luke, but then DH will spend the kid's entire life saying (in his best Darth Vader voice), "Luke, I am your fah-thah!"

I have to ask- ESPN as in the sports channel or ESP?

Since I'm thinking "boy", both!

valeriec80

Soo.... after I got all huffy and defendy of Aella, what does my baby daddy say today but, "I've been thinking about Lydia. Or maybe Laurel."

Ha!

Maybe we won't be youneek after all, lol. :P

LaxMOM44

SpankingShank said:

bowlwoman said:

We never could figure out a boy's name during my other two pregnancies, but since we had girls, it wasn't a big issue.

This one? I'm focusing on boys' names. I don't know if it's my ESPN kicking in or if we really just want a boy this time, but thinking about girls' names just isn't in my wheelhouse right now.

So far we've kicked around Nicholas (my bestie is Nikki and DH's good friend is Nick), but I'm wondering if that might work better for a middle name. We also have kicked around Lucas/Luke, but then DH will spend the kid's entire life saying (in his best Darth Vader voice), "Luke, I am your fah-thah!"

I have to ask- ESPN as in the sports channel or ESP?

I think she's making a mean girls reference

kelnyc

valeriec80 said:

kelnyc said:

valeriec80 said:

If we have a girl, she will be Aella Rhiannon. (Yeah, that's a weird spelling of Ella, but... well, I like it, so sod off. ) And if it's a boy: Miles Isaac.

Are you ok with people calling her "eye-ella" her whole life? Because this is never going to naturally be pronounced Ella. Not trying to be rude, it just doesn't make any sense to add a "silent A" to the front of Ella. It sounds pretentious and/or juvenile.

Seriously. SOD OFF. (Please picture Spike from Buffy saying this and then flicking his cigarette on the floor of his crypt.)

The internet is so weird with people saying things to you that they would never say to your face. Or maybe if they did do it, you'd be able to discern their tone or something and it would be less offensive??? *shrug*

This name is a daddy pick, and he's not budging on it. When I was single, I always thought I'd give my child a nice practical name that would have zero chance of giving her any trouble. But then I realized there is no such name. People want to be mean or give you a hard time, it's gonna happen, and there's nothing I'm going to be able to do about it. The world is a big, scary place, and I'm not going to be able to protect little Aella-of-the-strange-name from all of its horrors. If I'm lucky, I'll teach her to be strong enough to navigate it. That's my goal, anyway. Plus, my boyfriend really wants this name. It's important to him. So, I'm sorry you don't like it. Please name your child something staid and practical for single me. I suggest Margo.

Anyway, I figure this is one of the relatively harmless things one can do wrong as a parent. Give a child a funky name. I can just see her now at thirteen, eye rolling about it. "Ugh, Mom. Why's the 'A' there, anyway?" I'm only hoping that's the worst parenting mistake I ever make.


Wow. If you react this poorly to just one person's honest opinion, just because you don't like what I have I say about your precious baby name IN A THREAD ABOUT BABY NAMES, you should DEFINITELY not go with an unusual choice. Lord knows what a lifetime of getting all huffy about it will do for your blood pressure! Also, I would sincerely hope that if I was about to make such a decision, my IRL friends would say something to me, so you should be thanking me.