Opinion on names

jimart

We are team green and due in less then 2 months. We were team green with our first and easily agreed on a girls name and struggled with a boy name. Our first was a girl and we named her Charlotte, which I love. I didn't realize how popular it was becoming but I still think it's beautiful. 

Our current name options are:
Girl- Elizabeth or Genevieve

Boy- Alexander or Truman

My husband likes common names, I like names that aren't too out there but not so common. What do you think of these choices?

bbiutmcph

Don't like Truman but the rest are solid

kristyn831

I like them all except for Truman.

tmk0325

Why don't you use both Truman and Alexander. I think either way Truman Alexander or Alexander Truman has a nice ring to it.  I prefer Genevieve for the girls name but Elizabeth is always a solid choice! I think they all go together also. 

jimart

Thanks for your opinions ladies. We don't want to share our names with family/friends so it's good to hear some opinions.

penelope4612

I agree, I like all except Truman (although for a middle name it would be fine).  

gonetothesea

Loooove Truman! It's on my guilty pleasure name list.

lizhurt

Love both your girl names a lot!! Alexander is NMS, but it is a classic for sure and pairs nicely with Charlotte. I think Truman is too surname-y and sounds a little pretentious.

F47

I love Truman. I have a nephew Truman and I loved his name from the start. We call him Tru sometimes, and it's just such a great name. So, had to add my two cents.

BabyBoyH92016

Genevieve and Alexander are my votes

magsugar13

All great except Truman...yuck

jimart

I think I may have to keep truman as a guilty pleasure. I had never considered Truman before so I can't guarantee it's not just a pregnancy side effect.

MWoodside

I love Genevieve! It's been on our girl list for years

JMU_Bride09

Elizabeth is pretty but overused, IMO.  
I love Genevieve.  
Alexander is a fantastic name.  
Truman is odd at best.  I immediately think of President Truman, and unless he, or someone else with that name, holds special meaning to you and your family, I'd find it a very strange choice.

CaboBride2015

JMU_Bride09 said:

Elizabeth is pretty but overused, IMO.  
I love Genevieve.  
Alexander is a fantastic name.  
Truman is odd at best.  I immediately think of President Truman, and unless he, or someone else with that name, holds special meaning to you and your family, I'd find it a very strange choice.

Agreed

doodleoodle

I love your girl names, Elizabeth is more popular than Genevieve, but it's timeless like Charlotte. So I don't think you could go wrong there. I really want to like Truman, but it makes me think of the movie The Truman Show

groovylocks

I'm going to assume Truman is a nod to Truman Capote and if so, I'm nodding. With understanding. That being said, not really a fan of the name as a stand alone entitiy. The reference is solid but the name isn't fantastic. 

All your other choices are great. Any of them would do. I'm an Elizabeth so I vote for that - mostly because it can literally be shortened to about half the names in the English language and some in other languages too.

little_bren

I'm not usually a fan of last names first but Truman is pretty adorable.