Just for fun: what's your baby naming style?

ClaireBear90

I realize this isn't the official name board, but I'm curious what kind of namers (is that even a word?) we have amongst our October mommies. Pick the statement that best applies to you based off of what you have named previous kids, what you plan to name this baby, or what your favorite names are.

And if you have names picked out already, feel free to share!

babymazzei

" I will name my child after a fruit or a color because I'm a celebrity" 

This made me giggle lol

aah1013

So I'm one of the unique and unusual "namers". All the many others that voted this too, what are your girl names? We are stuck! We have a Jovie already, so we want something that matches the sweet, girlie nature of her name. Help!
So far we have 3 names:
1. Poppy (my pick)
2. Pepper (hubby's pick)
3. Callaway and nickname Callie (my grandmother's maiden name).

I'd love suggestions (not meaning to hijack this post!)

Ree0123

@aah1013 I love pepper and callaway

smlowe9311

We currently have a zoey Renee. For a girl Dh loves Leilani Marie which I think is gorgeous but not my favorite. I love Isabella Marie. For a boy we are fairly settled on Jonathan Daniel.

CaitLewis15

"I'm a special snowflake" I lol'd.

aah1013 said:

So I'm one of the unique and unusual "namers". All the many others that voted this too, what are your girl names? We are stuck! We have a Jovie already, so we want something that matches the sweet, girlie nature of her name. Help!
So far we have 3 names:
1. Poppy (my pick)
2. Pepper (hubby's pick)
3. Callaway and nickname Callie (my grandmother's maiden name).

I'd love suggestions (not meaning to hijack this post!)

My grandmother is a Callaway too. From Georgia. And we were talking about Callie too

ClaireBear90

@aah1013 hijack away! I like Poppy best out of your list. I didn't know people used Pepper as a name! That's a little too unusual for my personal tastes. Maybe Ginger or Piper? I'm not good with unusual and unique names haha, but those struck me as being similar in feel to Pepper without being quite as extreme I guess.

doe2813

We are going unique and unusual but a legitament name. We have 4 girls between us, my daughters names are Jeovanah and Amyah while his daughters are a little more comman, April and Madison. For a boy we are settled on Brady Thomas and for a girl it's between Bradi Lynn or Cambri Lynn.

aah1013

ClaireBear90 said:

@aah1013 hijack away! I like Poppy best out of your list. I didn't know people used Pepper as a name! That's a little too unusual for my personal tastes. Maybe Ginger or Piper? I'm not good with unusual and unique names haha, but those struck me as being similar in feel to Pepper without being quite as extreme I guess.

Yeah, Pepper is ok, but not my first pick. I honestly think my husband likes it because of Pepper Potts from Iron Man! He thinks he's being sneaky. Haha! I love Poppy. In my mind it's a flower name just like Lily or Rose. My husband doesn't like it because he thinks we'll call her Pops as a nickname and that sounds like someone's grandpa. Only time will tell...

And I have a niece Ginny (Virginia), so Ginger won't work, but I do like Piper!

nsaid4u

We already have 3 children:
Isaiah (B)
Suraiya (G)
Amani (B)

For this baby we have Leylah picked out for a girl, and Cairo (KY-RO, capital of Egypt) for a boy.

dajeume

We have Jehan if it's a boy(that's the French spelling for john. My husband first language is French.)
Then we have Carole or Adelheid for a girl.( Adelheid is just an older way to spell Adaline.)

alhittner

I love Pepper or Piper

JaqiDec04

We're definitely traditional/classic names.

DD is Alisha.

New baby will be an Audrey or Alexander.

Livvyloo87

I'm definitely classical with either Amelia Grace or Jack Oliver depending on sex!

on_the_move

We are very traditional and classic. We haven't discussed this LO's name much yet, but my other kids are Jason Roy and Elizabeth Ann

TjandCaitlin

Were going with Aurora Grace for a girl and Jayce Cooper for a boy

curfam4

aah1013 said:

So I'm one of the unique and unusual "namers". All the many others that voted this too, what are your girl names? We are stuck! We have a Jovie already, so we want something that matches the sweet, girlie nature of her name. Help!
So far we have 3 names:
1. Poppy (my pick)
2. Pepper (hubby's pick)
3. Callaway and nickname Callie (my grandmother's maiden name).

I'd love suggestions (not meaning to hijack this post!)

What about Juniper?  Or Clover?

We've picked Piper Zoe Marigold for a girl and Griffin Wentworth Isaac for a boy.

kmwl

doe2813 said:

We are going unique and unusual but a legitament name. We have 4 girls between us, my daughters names are Jeovanah and Amyah while his daughters are a little more comman, April and Madison. For a boy we are settled on Brady Thomas and for a girl it's between Bradi Lynn or Cambri Lynn.

I just love Cambi!!!

We're doing fairly normal names. And middle names are family. Keenan Allen for a boy. Allen is my husbands middle name and goes back 3 generations. Kyla Davis for a girl. Davis is my great grandmothers maiden name.

ClaireBear90

FINALLY! We have two celebrities on our board! Which fruits/colors will you be honoring your kids with?

ETA: And I'm just teasing. No offense intended at all if you are serious about using a color/fruit. If you think about it, colors and fruits aren't really any more strange than flowers . . . and look how many Roses there are! But I want to know those names, you trendsetters!

ohjaime

I voted Celebrity cause I thought it was hysterical. I have no idea what we will name this little chickadee. I've tossed around everything from Ivy to Nicole, possibly Cossette and then I like Alianna too. I'm all over the board.

ClaireBear90

ohjaime said:

I voted Celebrity cause I thought it was hysterical. I have no idea what we will name this little chickadee. I've tossed around everything from Ivy to Nicole, possibly Cossette and then I like Alianna too. I'm all over the board.

Haha! I wondered if that might be the case. I love Ivy. I read Cossette as Cassette lol, so perhaps Cosette would be a safer spelling. Ivy Cosette sounds so pretty!

eat111315

@aah1013 If you want to turn your husband off from "Pepper" casually start watching the movie Annie. The mean orphan is named Pepper. Way less attractive than the Iron Man Pepper. That's the first thing that came to mind when I heard it.

kstitt0830

My daughters name is Adalyn Elizabeth, when I named her Adalyn I had never heard the name before, now I'm starting to hear it more and more.
This baby will be Lennon Audrey if it's a girl, not sure about a boys name my husband like classic strong names for a boy and I do too but I don't like 90s boys name because I know someone named that having been a 90s child!
My favorite boy name is Toby and always has been but my husband refuses

Krysta6

I really loved the name Arrow for a boy, but my husband said we are not celebrities

aah1013

@eat111315, I might keep that secret weapon tucked away for later if he keeps it up! Thanks for the tip!

karlimeliss

I had a cat named pepper growing up. We used to call him Pepsi as a nickname which is cute. As we got older we called him pecker head, which is awful and as I write this wonder why my parents never yelled at us for it!

margies2010

I have a Noah Alexander.

So far, we have only decided on a girl name, Emma Abigail. If we end up with a boy, we are SCREWED because we cannot seem to agree!

valerierose15

Krysta6 said:

I really loved the name Arrow for a boy, but my husband said we are not celebrities

Aww. Either way, it's awesome!!

Sweet Sadie Mae

I have a sadie which I like because it sounds like an old vintage name but its cute/pretty. So stuck on names for this one though.

Girl: Dylan, Landry (a form of a family name), Adelia are a few possibilities

Boy: Emerson, Rhys *although I would prefer Reese, Reid (which my husband just shot down because apparently that's a name on duck dynasty and "stupid people" are going to name their kids that, Jackson

We are at war with names. I'm birthing and breastfeeding it so...

SMGoodlett

I chose classic names. We have a boy name, easy peasy.

Boy: Terrence Jacob

Girl: Avery Renee
Emerson Renee
Emery Renee

caschlientz

We are at odds too. For girls I love Emmalyn but we have an Emeri in our family so too similar. We loved Eleanor but best friend used Ellie. We like Maxine (calling her Max) as well. I love Charlie but my husband doesn't like it.

For boys he wants Kent after his dad but I don't know about having two Kents at every family function. We have also talked about Gabriel.

MerVer

We like unusual but legit names. For boy we like Atticus, Caspian, Everett. For a girl we like Florence and maybe Juniper.

ClaireBear90

Sweet Sadie Mae said:

I have a sadie which I like because it sounds like an old vintage name but its cute/pretty. So stuck on names for this one though.

Girl: Dylan, Landry (a form of a family name), Adelia are a few possibilities

Boy: Emerson, Rhys *although I would prefer Reese, Reid (which my husband just shot down because apparently that's a name on duck dynasty and "stupid people" are going to name their kids that, Jackson

We are at war with names. I'm birthing and breastfeeding it so...

I find your husband's comment ironic because there's a Sadie on Duck Dynasty and she appears far more often. If you already have a Sadie, a Reid can't hurt! I do love Rhys too though.

CaitLewis15

I'm loving Lachlan right now for a girl. I even think DH likes it. But I know it's a super masculine name, and even though gender-neutral is right on trend, is it a little too gender bending?

ClaireBear90

CaitLewis15 said:

I'm loving Lachlan right now for a girl. I even think DH likes it. But I know it's a super masculine name, and even though gender-neutral is right on trend, is it a little too gender bending?

I've never met a girl or a boy named Lachlan, but there's a thread on the baby names board ("Recent names" or something like that) where someone mentioned a female Lachlan and it was poorly received. Not surprising though, since male names used for girls are never well-received on that board.

Personally, if you're going to go for a masculine name, I would rather see it be Lachlan than something like James, Ryan or Elliott. At least with Lachlan it's not a common name, so it's not as if your little Lachlan will be surrounded by a bunch of boys named Lachlan. To me, naming a girl Ryan or James is like naming a boy Elizabeth or Annabelle. I never understand it lol. To each their own. Just please give her a really feminine middle name if you do use Lachlan so that she can use that when she's older if she doesn't like it!

Sweet Sadie Mae

ClaireBear90 said:

Sweet Sadie Mae said:

I have a sadie which I like because it sounds like an old vintage name but its cute/pretty. So stuck on names for this one though.

Girl: Dylan, Landry (a form of a family name), Adelia are a few possibilities

Boy: Emerson, Rhys *although I would prefer Reese, Reid (which my husband just shot down because apparently that's a name on duck dynasty and "stupid people" are going to name their kids that, Jackson

We are at war with names. I'm birthing and breastfeeding it so...

I find your husband's comment ironic because there's a Sadie on Duck Dynasty and she appears far more often. If you already have a Sadie, a Reid can't hurt! I do love Rhys too though.

Really?! That is hilarious! I've never seen the show. Wait until I tell him. He'll be at the social security office Monday morning to change it.

CaitLewis15

@ClaireBear90 thanks for the heads up! I won't be poking me head up over on that name board any time soon, ha!

I'm not that into gender neutral usually, in fact, most of the names I've really liked have been pretty feminine. I think if we do go with that her middle name will have to be a flower or something ultra fem. Good suggestion. We will keep tossing it around and see what sticks over the next 5+ months

sunflower1986

Lol love this post!
I'd we have. Boy, he will be Nicholas Joseph.
If we have another girl, she will be Violet Danielle. (Both middle names come from dh name)
Soooo, is violet counting as a flower or color? I might have voted wrong.... ;;)

allyx1029

We agreed on Layla Brooklyn for a girl but SO wants it spelled Leila & I dont. For a boy we previously agreed on Kendrick Zaire but I'm having second thoughts.
Good thing we have a while to decide completely.

swickham7

For a girl we are naming her Phoebe, and her middle name will be Mae. For a boy we have to decide between Graham and Gannon and the middle name will be Louis.

DeeGreer

My friend named her daughter Jubilee which I LOVE! we've got. Lot of reasons for the name we picked for our son, Justus (justice) we were also torn between that or Phoenix.