Natalie Gail I have always loved the name Natalie since I was a little girl. I think it is because I loved old movies from the 50's. Audrey is a close second. Gail is a family name.
Me: 31 DH:35 TTC #1: March 2011 Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued) dx: Endometriosis and Fibroids 2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy 6 rounds of clomid 5 rounds of iui IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide ER 12/1/2016:Retrieved 22 eggs 12 fertilized, developed moderate OHSS 4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls FET 1/10/2017 Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017 FET 2/2 BFP 2/7/17 Beta#1: 594!!! Beta#2 1630!!! Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
If it's a girl, she will be Riley Jane. If it's a boy, we have no idea. Our son is Ronan James and that took nearly 400 names to decide. My husband is super picky on boy names.
@sdarling2010 Liam makes complete sense and it is a great name! 4 is not good in any language. we agonized over it. there are great nicknames for III and V but nothing for IV. we just came to the conclusion that you can call you kid whatever you want! a nickname with meaning is a great thing
Well, DH and I haven't talked yet (I told him I don't want to until we know the sex), but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a note going on my phone with names I like...and I've had this note going for the last year or so
All that being said, me, DH and DD are all J names. Yeah yeah, I know I know. It's a little corny but we've talked about doing this since we were dating. Trust me, I've heard all the dugger references. Keep your comments to yourself lol and at this point it would be a little weird to pick a different letter for this kid (but my weird sense of humor also would find it a little funny). But we won't go there. So my top 3 are:
Girl Joelle Josephine (or just Josie) - this was our other option for DD but I just don't seem to like it as much now. We will see. Jocelyn - I love it but DH vetoed it the first time around. I'm still going to push for it if this is a girl.
Boy Jacob Jameson Jasper (we have had said Jaden on our list since like 2008 but I don't think I can do it now)
I'm in love with jasper but I like it for a girl. I'm the whole any name can go for any gender. My name is Bailey so I have a non gender specific name lol. But when I told my boyfriend I like jasper aliviah Louise for a girl, I have two middle names and so does his son and my son so I love the idea, he wasn't into it so I was heart broken.
Well, DH has not participated in names yet except to shoot down every single one I suggest. I told him if he doesn't start participating by 20 weeks that I get to name the baby by default.
I have some weird requirements when it comes to names. They have to be unique, said like they're spelled, and I don't want to use an initial we've already used (so no B, C, H, J, or P names). They also have to go with DS 1 Beckett Asher and DS 2 Hendrix Xavier.
So, I am in love with the name Merrick for a boy. I also like Grafton, Oakley, Ramsey, and Madden. I have about 10 other names that I like too. I would really like to use Bliss as a middle name as that's my grandfather who just passed and one if my brother's middle names but we were careful in the past to NOT use family names so I'm not sure how that will fly. Would also like Rowan as a middle name.
I am having a helluva time with a girl name. We had Everly Isla picked out since I was pregnant with DS 1 5 years ago but it has gained so much popularity since then and I just don't think I can use it anymore. My top picks now would be to put a twist on Everly and make it Everlise or I do really like Waverly and Oaklyn too. Aisley and Evany are also in the running.
@mrs_fogue I find boys sooooo easy, even with already having 2! Girl names are going to be the death of me though.
@carries2018 I love what you're doing with the girls' middle names! So pretty!
I like the vowel trend, @asickles98, maybe consider using a Y name, cause that kinda still fits. And my husband is set on Maximus, which I'm not sure I like. But I think I can get on board. And for middle name, we are going to use DH's dad's name and my mom's name for a girl. And for a girl, I really like Monica and my husband likes Portia.
We have pretty much decided. I've pretty much been thinking about this nonstop ha ha.
Boy - will most likely be Sullivan Edward (nn Sully) I love so many boys names but this name continually still sits at the top of the list and if this is my last child I feel like I just can't not use this fantastic name :-)
Other contenders - Sawyer, Quinn, Tate, Hunter, Simon
DH is stuck on Frederick Bernard (both family names) and I am getting warmer to calling him Freddy B or Bernie...however, we have some other contenders, including Cameron or Spencer...
DH is stuck on Frederick Bernard (both family names) and I am getting warmer to calling him Freddy B or Bernie...however, we have some other contenders, including Cameron or Spencer...
Love the name Cameron! there are a lot of little spencers out there I think already and Cameron seems under used.
@callababy17 I love the name Cameron! I think Cam from Modern Family makes me love it that much more. He is just the best!
Me: 31 DH:35 TTC #1: March 2011 Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued) dx: Endometriosis and Fibroids 2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy 6 rounds of clomid 5 rounds of iui IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide ER 12/1/2016:Retrieved 22 eggs 12 fertilized, developed moderate OHSS 4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls FET 1/10/2017 Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017 FET 2/2 BFP 2/7/17 Beta#1: 594!!! Beta#2 1630!!! Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
if we have a boy his name will be Rippert Paul IV. The 4th Rippert could be pretty cool, especially since all 4 generations would be alive together. All 3 current Ripperts go by Rip. Yes all of them. Very confusing sometimes. So I've made the executive decision to call our son Paul ( or Pauly).
If we have a girl She'll be Eleanor Wade. All first born girls on my mom's side are E. Wade's, including myself (Emily Wade) She'll be named after my great aunt Eleanor (Lanore for short), she also went by Ricky. My grandmother (Elizabeth) and her were identical twins, and were performers/ models in 1930'S/1940's. Their Stage Names were Betty & Ricky Wade. Not going with Elizabeth b/c we have 3 Elizabeth's named after her already.
For Eleanor nick names i really like Nori, and Ellie (which is standard i feel like) or I'm also inclined to throw Ricky around to see how it fits her
Thats all we got right now. A very short list. I kind of like that. Makes things easy. I don't know what the sex is, but I'm pretty sure its a boy. Although who really knows right?!
Boy: Todd Joseph. H is totally set on this, i am open to Mark or John but i think i like Todd the best. Girl: Nora Hope. I love this name, but Nora is a little too popular for me so Victoria/Tori is on the table but i don't love it as i love Nora.
DD1 - Leah Grace DD2 - Cara Faith
Our DD is Victoria Marie. I didn't like it at first, but it definitely fits her now. We thought we might call her Tori. Yeah, not so much lol. But it's a good name!
I really like Rachel Lynn for a girl. No other options for me (so far) and DH seems to like it too which is nice. Boy names were tricky last time. We had Charles Edward picked out if DD were a boy. I don't love it now. Definitely Edward for MN for my brother who died 6 yrs ago. I like Lucas, Jacob, Ryan and Nicholas. Hopefully DH will agree to one of those if this LO is a boy.
DS is Sylas. I really like Saylor for a girls name...but my mom says she'll get made fun her whole life. Other girls names I'm liking are Charlotte, Scarlett, Violet, Lily, Madeline, Kinsey, Ella, Lila, Alice, and Ember. I have absolutely nothing that is appealing to me as a boys name right now..so hopefully I'm having a girl. And DH definitely doesn't get to decide alone...he wanted to name DS Twiggy...uhh NO lol
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We always had a deal that DH would get to pick the boys & I would get to pick the girls. He held to this deal every time. Haha I got to have imput of course but I let him have the bulk of the decision...well now I finally get my turn since we're getting a sister, DH knows he's not getting much of a say. Haha
Our girl will likely be named Olive Finley - I've had this name picked out for ages and love the uniqueness of it.
We've had our girls name for years and didn't get to use it when DS was born, for obvious reasons. So if this one is a girl she'll be Atessa Josephine (nn Tess).
But no where near decided on a boy. And I've gone off all my favourite back ups from when pregnant with DS. Need to start regular visits to nameberry again.
DS is Sylas. I really like Saylor for a girls name...but my mom says she'll get made fun her whole life. Other girls names I'm liking are Charlotte, Scarlett, Violet, Lily, Madeline, Kinsey, Ella, Lila, Alice, and Ember. I have absolutely nothing that is appealing to me as a boys name right now..so hopefully I'm having a girl. And DH definitely doesn't get to decide alone...he wanted to name DS Twiggy...uhh NO lol
There are a lot of interesting names out there right now. Some of them are really old-fashioned. If there are going to be little Olives and Birdies running around in a couple of years I don't see why Saylor would get made fun of more than the rest .I would go for it if I were you. It had a lovely feminine sound to it actually. In my personal experience, my mother would be the last person that I would ask opinions on names ha ha!
@laeberge3 my daughter's name is Marin :-) so I say yes to it!
If we have a daughter, we will name her Maeve Jane. Jane is DH grandma. If we have a son, I'm thinking it'll be Maxwell James. They're both family names. But I am really not attached to the name Max at all. Looking for another M name contender for a boy!
@laeberge3 my daughter's name is Marin :-) so I say yes to it!
If we have a daughter, we will name her Maeve Jane. Jane is DH grandma. If we have a son, I'm thinking it'll be Maxwell James. They're both family names. But I am really not attached to the name Max at all. Looking for another M name contender for a boy!
Thanks for sharing, everyone!
Martin (nn Marty) Milo Miles Micah Miller (personal fave) Marcus Monroe
@yenrec What about Micah for a boy? I love that name but can't get my husband on board, haha. We do already have an Elijah though, so I see his point about getting too Old Testament-y
Okay, I need some help! What are your honest opinions on the names Easton or Colton for a boy? My husband thought of them both, and I like them in theory but not sure if they go with our last name — it's fairly common, three syllables, ends in -son. Sorry if that's a little vague!
Okay, I need some help! What are your honest opinions on the names Easton or Colton for a boy? My husband thought of them both, and I like them in theory but not sure if they go with our last name — it's fairly common, three syllables, ends in -son. Sorry if that's a little vague!
Holy guacamole, I actually got my husband to agree to names! It look so much pestering lol. I think we have narrowed it down to Elena Claire and Kobe Miles! I was starting to think we would never agree on names this time! I do think that our decision to stop at two kids is justified by the fact that it would be next to impossible for us to agree on names for anymore lol. We are both picky, apparently!
@yasandson Yes, it's three syllables! I feel like that extra syllable MIGHT give us the cover to give our baby a first name with a similar ending (-ton -son), haha.
@keriflores Really cute names — Elena Claire is beautiful!
@yasandson Yes, it's three syllables! I feel like that extra syllable MIGHT give us the cover to give our baby a first name with a similar ending (-ton -son), haha.
@keriflores Really cute names — Elena Claire is beautiful!
@Knottie1447173547 thanks for those!!! Gives me some names to think about! @lemonlyman Micah is a good one thanks! By the way, I LOVE the name Colton, but Easton is nice too! :-) @keriflores I am loving the name Kobe! Very unique and sweet!!
I'm talking to a friend right now about this (she's due in june) and realizing we have no idea!!!!!!!!
DS is William Adam Richard (he goes by Adam). He's 5th generation William and Richard is my dad's middle name.
Our girl name when we had DS was Lydia Grace. But now I don't know. I kind of want my kids to be A names now. So Anna, April, Amelia, and Adria are all options. Middle name we still love Grace or Mae.
Boy we are leaning towards Nicholas. Except I really don't like the name Nick and I'm sure that's bound to happen. No idea on middle name yet!
If its a boy we are probably going to go with Cole Colin, he would be the 4th in a row with the middle name Colin on my husbands side. If its a girl we are leaning toward either Morgan or Keegan and no middle name. The agreement we have is if we have a girl then we will follow my family's tradition (girls don't have middle names), if its a boy we will follow DH family tradition (Colin). Our daughters name is Quinn, we like simple but a little unique and we have a VERY Irish last name.
We did the voicemail test when we picked DD's name... What would a voicemail message sound like using the prospective name for an adult in a corporate/professional setting and would it be someone you would take seriously if you didn't know them?
@MrsCFB Great choices! Personally I think Louis and Wyatt sound the best with a one-syllable last name — or at least with all the hypothetical last names I tried, haha.
Alexander Louis (pronounced like Lewis) Jack (it's actually a last name on my husband's side) Wyatt
Thoughts? Our last name is one syllable.
Love Alexander but it's pretty common. Love Louis! But I much prefer the spelling Lewis. I like the way it looks much better plus with Louis people will never really be sure and will have to always ask how to pronounce.... Lewis or Lou-we?
Re: The Official Name Thread
TTC #1: March 2011
Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued)
dx: Endometriosis and Fibroids
2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy
6 rounds of clomid
5 rounds of iui
IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide
ER 12/1/2016:Retrieved 22 eggs 12 fertilized, developed moderate OHSS
4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls
FET 1/10/2017
Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017
FET 2/2
BFP 2/7/17
Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
Girl: Sloan Rosalie
Boy: Hank Charles
Both the middle names are family names
I have some weird requirements when it comes to names. They have to be unique, said like they're spelled, and I don't want to use an initial we've already used (so no B, C, H, J, or P names). They also have to go with DS 1 Beckett Asher and DS 2 Hendrix Xavier.
So, I am in love with the name Merrick for a boy. I also like Grafton, Oakley, Ramsey, and Madden. I have about 10 other names that I like too. I would really like to use Bliss as a middle name as that's my grandfather who just passed and one if my brother's middle names but we were careful in the past to NOT use family names so I'm not sure how that will fly. Would also like Rowan as a middle name.
I am having a helluva time with a girl name. We had Everly Isla picked out since I was pregnant with DS 1 5 years ago but it has gained so much popularity since then and I just don't think I can use it anymore. My top picks now would be to put a twist on Everly and make it Everlise or I do really like Waverly and Oaklyn too. Aisley and Evany are also in the running.
@mrs_fogue I find boys sooooo easy, even with already having 2! Girl names are going to be the death of me though.
@carries2018 I love what you're doing with the girls' middle names! So pretty!
And my husband is set on Maximus, which I'm not sure I like. But I think I can get on board. And for middle name, we are going to use DH's dad's name and my mom's name for a girl. And for a girl, I really like Monica and my husband likes Portia.
Boy - will most likely be Sullivan Edward (nn Sully) I love so many boys names but this name continually still sits at the top of the list and if this is my last child I feel like I just can't not use this fantastic name :-)
Other contenders - Sawyer, Quinn, Tate, Hunter, Simon
Girl - 99 percent set on Caroline Evelyn
Heavily debating Claire, Hunter, June, Georgia, Cece
TTC #1: March 2011
Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued)
dx: Endometriosis and Fibroids
2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy
6 rounds of clomid
5 rounds of iui
IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide
ER 12/1/2016:Retrieved 22 eggs 12 fertilized, developed moderate OHSS
4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls
FET 1/10/2017
Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017
FET 2/2
BFP 2/7/17
Having a girl! EDD 10/21/17
Boy: Rhys, Cedric, Kyan, Nigel, or Niles (personally, I am leaning towards Cedric)
Girl: Maris, Leiliana, and Spencer (we both love Maris so I have a feeling that is what we will decide on)
if we have a boy his name will be Rippert Paul IV. The 4th Rippert could be pretty cool, especially since all 4 generations would be alive together. All 3 current Ripperts go by Rip. Yes all of them. Very confusing sometimes. So I've made the executive decision to call our son Paul ( or Pauly).
If we have a girl She'll be Eleanor Wade. All first born girls on my mom's side are E. Wade's, including myself (Emily Wade) She'll be named after my great aunt Eleanor (Lanore for short), she also went by Ricky. My grandmother (Elizabeth) and her were identical twins, and were performers/ models in 1930'S/1940's. Their Stage Names were Betty & Ricky Wade. Not going with Elizabeth b/c we have 3 Elizabeth's named after her already.
For Eleanor nick names i really like Nori, and Ellie (which is standard i feel like) or I'm also inclined to throw Ricky around to see how it fits her
Thats all we got right now. A very short list. I kind of like that. Makes things easy. I don't know what the sex is, but I'm pretty sure its a boy. Although who really knows right?!
Other girls names I'm liking are Charlotte, Scarlett, Violet, Lily, Madeline, Kinsey, Ella, Lila, Alice, and Ember.
I have absolutely nothing that is appealing to me as a boys name right now..so hopefully I'm having a girl. And DH definitely doesn't get to decide alone...he wanted to name DS Twiggy...uhh NO lol
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Our girl will likely be named Olive Finley - I've had this name picked out for ages and love the uniqueness of it.
Big Brothers are:
Ethan
Hunter
Beckett
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But no where near decided on a boy. And I've gone off all my favourite back ups from when pregnant with DS. Need to start regular visits to nameberry again.
If we have a daughter, we will name her Maeve Jane. Jane is DH grandma.
If we have a son, I'm thinking it'll be Maxwell James. They're both family names. But I am really not attached to the name Max at all. Looking for another M name contender for a boy!
Thanks for sharing, everyone!
Milo
Miles
Micah
Miller (personal fave)
Marcus
Monroe
@keriflores love both choices!
@keriflores Really cute names — Elena Claire is beautiful!
@lemonlyman Micah is a good one thanks! By the way, I LOVE the name Colton, but Easton is nice too! :-)
@keriflores I am loving the name Kobe! Very unique and sweet!!
Alexander
Louis (pronounced like Lewis)
Jack (it's actually a last name on my husband's side)
Wyatt
Thoughts? Our last name is one syllable.
DS is William Adam Richard (he goes by Adam). He's 5th generation William and Richard is my dad's middle name.
Our girl name when we had DS was Lydia Grace. But now I don't know. I kind of want my kids to be A names now. So Anna, April, Amelia, and Adria are all options. Middle name we still love Grace or Mae.
Boy we are leaning towards Nicholas. Except I really don't like the name Nick and I'm sure that's bound to happen. No idea on middle name yet!
We did the voicemail test when we picked DD's name... What would a voicemail message sound like using the prospective name for an adult in a corporate/professional setting and would it be someone you would take seriously if you didn't know them?