So I was having a sudden panic about baby names because DF requested we wait until the baby's born to settle on a name from our list, since we're team green, and there's literally only one name on our girl list that I like compared to our entire boy list which I adore. So I made DF talk names with me and we finally settled on a girl name that we both love and that gives me the same warm fuzzy feeling that the boy names give me.
It's Amelia / Emilia but we can't agree which spelling we prefer. Amelia would have the nickname Amy, Emilia would be Emmy or Emma.
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@mytruelove I love the name and @knottieamusements idea of leaving those two for a short list for birth. Seems to be a great combo of DH’s request to wait and your desire to work on the list now. Then you can decide at that time which nickname suits her better, if it’s a girl, and select spelling accordingly.
We took a small pivot and Ellery may now be a middle name. I woke up yesterday morning at 3:30 and the name Margot popped into my head from seemingly absolutely nowhere, and we both really like it. So, hopefully sticking with Margot Ellery.
Thanks for the opinions everyone! I agree, I think it'd be best to decide which spelling at birth. @chopchop25 I think Margot Ellery is beautiful!
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So I don’t really like out original boy name. Now we are strongly considering Jaxson/Jaxon if it’s a boy. I love it but I always said I would never name my child something they would have to spell for everyone or it would be misspelled a lot. But I’m reconsidering. How big of a deal is it? I have a very common name but still have to spell it all the time because there are multiple spellings... I guess at least it wouldn’t be mispronounced which annoys me even more than being misspelled. This naming thing is hard! Edt because words are hard too
I think the spelling Jaxon has been around for a while now, and you guys won’t have anymore pushback than any other name with multiple spellings (except from people who object to new-fangled spellings, which I put as much stock in as what random person named their dog).
Had a dream last night that we found out #3 was another boy and coming NOW. I woke up in a panic because we still didn't have his name picked out. Lol. I couldn't care less the sex, but man a girl would be easier so I could be done with thinking about names!!
I find out what babe #2 is on May26th. We have chosen Malachi Kendrick for a boy and Sasha Elise for a girl *Edited to say 2yr old big sister's name is Nala (:
So we found out Baby #2 is a boy so we're going with Liam. So far no middle name, because DH doesn't have one but the name is so common I really want him to not be one of 15,000,000 in the social security database. But we'll see
So I don’t really like out original boy name. Now we are strongly considering Jaxson/Jaxon if it’s a boy. I love it but I always said I would never name my child something they would have to spell for everyone or it would be misspelled a lot. But I’m reconsidering. How big of a deal is it? I have a very common name but still have to spell it all the time because there are multiple spellings... I guess at least it wouldn’t be mispronounced which annoys me even more than being misspelled. This naming thing is hard! Edt because words are hard too
My personal opinion on this is not necessarily about needing to spell a name for people because like you said that happens all the time, but using traditional spellings @jynjer91 which is just my style.
I think Jaxson would be pronounced "jacks-son" so lots of emphasis on that sound. Jackson "jack-son" takes out that extra emphasis. Jaxon does the same but i much prefer the more traditional spelling. If you go with Jaxon and someone asked he could at least have the simplicity of saying "jaxon with an x"
Jaxson is on DH's short list because our last name sounds like Five-e so he thinks its funny to be called Jaxson Five-e. I am trying to shoot it down, but he is pretty adamant that it would be hilarious!
ETA: I like the name Jaxson but not for his reasons!
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So, since giving Ds the middle name Echo (it's his 2nd middle name), we decided that any future kids would also have one more original name as middle name. I'm really liking River for a boy. I don't know that DH is sold. Last we talked he had said melody for a girl (because it goes with Echo, as far as being sound words) but I'm not sold. I like Aurora (for aurora borealis. We like space stuff. So maybe I can think of other cool space related words/names). So I guess we are still no closer to anything, and my hunt continues. Lol
@jomama1618 if you guys like space and stuff what about Andromeda?? I literally just saw it on the baby names board and thought it was super neat so I figured I'd mention it here(: I also love Aurora! My first thought on it is sleeping beauty then i think of the polar lights!
We tabled the naming discussion until we found out the sex too but I think DH and I finally settled on Aurelia Mae this weekend. We're going to start calling bump Aurelia and see if it sticks
Also I wanted to say I love reading this thread! I have not been able to discuss baby names with anyone since we decided to keep it a secret until she is born and it's been so fun reading everyone's ideas and spellings. I love all of the traditional and unique names everyone is thinking of! Even though I was just lurking and liking all the comments (I never felt it was appropriate to give my opinion on other people's baby names) it helped me out and made the baby name process a little less stressful.
@mytrueloves I love both Amelia/Emilia. I was totally set on naming this baby Amelia Jean if we were having a girl. Oddly enough my sister was set on Emilia Jean if she had a girl (Jean is a family name). Funny thing is we are both having/had boys
@chopchop25 looooove the name pairing of Margot Ellery! It sounds so classy and sophisticated.
@jomama1618I love River (hence my screen name) but never thought of it for a boy! Very nice! I think we just scrapped Echo and I'm a little sad because I love that it's so unusual.
So after weeks and weeks of scouring for an E name, I finally realized that I was either going to have to settle for an E one that I had to warm up to (Everrett/Echo/Eden) or go with something else. With Z, I heard his name (Enzo) and immediately fell in love/knew in my gut that was the name. I *really* wanted that with #3 if he turns out to be a boy, but couldn't get over the three Es.
But we were watching Peaky Blinders last night and I heard the name Isaiah. Boom. There was that feeling again. H likes it, but he's weird about committing, so he won't give me a definite answer yet. But it's likely that if #3 is a boy, he'll be Isaiah Michael.
And because I *finally* have a boy name I love, #3 is probably a girl.
I’m getting more and more stressed with this name stuff. We had a girl name picked out weeks ago and yup... another boy. I think I’ve literally seen every name possible and I only REALLY like 1, but DH hates it. No other name is really popping out as a decent possibility. How can I hate every boy name out there?
@Lisa3379 What is the name you love? Maybe we could suggest some that are similar and your H may like more?
Julian. See, the problem is that I’m stuck on German names - we started that with DS. DH’s last name is hella German, so it’s kinda cool. It just rolls off the tongue so nicely with the last name... wahh.
@Lisa3379 SS's name is Otto and I love how unique it is in America, but it's totally German. I like Julian too.
We are set on Griffin, and I do love it. However, there's some days I start to 2nd guess it. Killian was a close second. We went more Celtic with our inspiration.
I'm also stuck on the Amelia/Emilia thing. I like Emilia better, BF likes Amelia. Middle name will be Rose either way.
My stepdaughter wants to give her name to the baby so she can take Amelia Rose. I had to explain it doesn't really work like that... plus, Keira River suits her very well!
Dh and I haven't really discussed names that much since we're team green this time. We always give our kids names common in his culture. One of our challenges is that there are several letters in his native language that don't exist in the English language. So trying to find names we love and will be equally fitting in both countries is tricky. My youngest daughter has one of those letters in her name but there's an easy English pronunciation that sounds fairly close to her real name, so we just roll with that with most people. This little bean probably won't have a name until we leave the hospital lol.
Damn. Emilia has been our girls name we’ve had picked out for a while. Sounds like it’s popular on here. Good thing none of our kids will be in the same class!
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It's Amelia / Emilia but we can't agree which spelling we prefer. Amelia would have the nickname Amy, Emilia would be Emmy or Emma.
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@chopchop25 I think Margot Ellery is beautiful!
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Edt because words are hard too
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I think the spelling Jaxon has been around for a while now, and you guys won’t have anymore pushback than any other name with multiple spellings (except from people who object to new-fangled spellings, which I put as much stock in as what random person named their dog).
@jynjer91 Jackson? I think that’s probably the spelling that would be everyone’s first guess, and it’s still somewhat unusual.
Had a dream last night that we found out #3 was another boy and coming NOW. I woke up in a panic because we still didn't have his name picked out. Lol. I couldn't care less the sex, but man a girl would be easier so I could be done with thinking about names!!
*Edited to say 2yr old big sister's name is Nala (:
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I think Jaxson would be pronounced "jacks-son" so lots of emphasis on that sound. Jackson "jack-son" takes out that extra emphasis. Jaxon does the same but i much prefer the more traditional spelling. If you go with Jaxon and someone asked he could at least have the simplicity of saying "jaxon with an x"
ETA: I like the name Jaxson but not for his reasons!
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I also love Aurora! My first thought on it is sleeping beauty then i think of the polar lights!
@chopchop25 looooove the name pairing of Margot Ellery! It sounds so classy and sophisticated.
@jomama1618I love River (hence my screen name) but never thought of it for a boy! Very nice! I think we just scrapped Echo and I'm a little sad because I love that it's so unusual.
So after weeks and weeks of scouring for an E name, I finally realized that I was either going to have to settle for an E one that I had to warm up to (Everrett/Echo/Eden) or go with something else. With Z, I heard his name (Enzo) and immediately fell in love/knew in my gut that was the name. I *really* wanted that with #3 if he turns out to be a boy, but couldn't get over the three Es.
But we were watching Peaky Blinders last night and I heard the name Isaiah. Boom. There was that feeling again. H likes it, but he's weird about committing, so he won't give me a definite answer yet. But it's likely that if #3 is a boy, he'll be Isaiah Michael.
And because I *finally* have a boy name I love, #3 is probably a girl.
1) There is less creativity used in boy names, so every name we hear, we think of someone with that name.
2) The creative names sometimes don’t sound masculine enough because we don’t associate them with anyone of that name.
It isn’t a good theory, but it seems to fit why I am having a hard time with coming up with a short list for boys.
(But who am I kidding- if it is a boy, the name will be Tyrannosaurus Rex. I should just accept it and move on.)
We are set on Griffin, and I do love it. However, there's some days I start to 2nd guess it. Killian was a close second. We went more Celtic with our inspiration.
My stepdaughter wants to give her name to the baby so she can take Amelia Rose. I had to explain it doesn't really work like that... plus, Keira River suits her very well!