My great grandmother's were Catherine and Katherine, so that makes the selection for a girl fairly easy. I just have to decide upon which spelling to use.
We just found out from our test results that we are expecting a boy!
We had a name we both liked for a girl... but we had zero names for a boy. I talked to hubby about it last night. He, his brother, and my brother all have names that start with "J"--for some reason I prefer continuing that trend with naming our son a name that starts with "J."
I like the name Jeremy, but not the nickname Jerry. Hubby does not like either.
We both like the name Jake, but not the traditional full name Jacob. Would it be odd for our son's given name to be Jake instead of Jacob?
Deviating from a "J" name, we also both like the name Zachary, as well as the shortened name Zach.
We have no ideas regarding a middle name a this time. Suggestions are welcome, for both Jake and Zachary!
Thank you in advance!
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@serabjorn - all of my brothers have J names. My older brother is Jeremy and his middle name is Kawehi. I guess because I've known that name my whole life I really like it. We call him Kawehi or his friends call him Wahiawa (the name of the town we grew up in). Sorry if this was absolutely not helpful, I doubt there are a lot of hawaiian names that get used where you're from. As an actual suggestion, I always liked Jacob Bryan or Jake Bryan. It will be fun to see what others suggest
@serabjorn I have a cousin Jake who is not jacob. I don't think that is weird at all. Justin, Jason, Jack, and Jake round out the boys in that immediate family. They stuck with J's as well!
I think Jake is great as well but honestly prefer Zachary. I like Zachary Connor but it's hard to come up with middle names without a last name for me.
@serabjorn my godbrother is Jeremy, and he has never been Jerry. I've always called him Jemmy, Jerms or Jems. If you like the name but don't want people to use a disliked nickname, speak up. My DH and I were very vocal our son is Benjamin, Ben or Benny, NEVER Benji. I like Jake, and I've known people who have given "nicknames" as names. An ex's sister named her son Bobby (not Robert), and my grandfather was Fred, not Frederick.
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@serabjorn I agree with @phoenix870509. If you don’t like a nickname someone is calling your child, then just tell them! My father would call my DD a shortened version of her name all the time, and I just hated it for some reason (still do). Every time he said it I’d (nicely) correct him. He eventually got tired of me nagging him
We're team green this time so we'll have to come up with both! We definitely haven't settled on anything but I like way more girl names than DH does...although I haven't even thought about middle names yet!
Girls: Mary Violet Elise Ruby Poppy Amelia Rose Jane Lucy Lola Gwen (or Gwyneth - we like Winnie for short) Hazel Alice Dahlia Kate Eve Wren (DH hates this one) Poppy Lydia Hattie (although I don't like the full name Harriet even though it was DH's grandma's name) Ruth Margaret
Boys: Max (I like Maximilian but DH hates the long version, I think he liked Maximus though) Grant Chase Reed Gage Oliver Colt Cash Levi Carter Ace Walker Henry Luke Maverick (DH hates this one) Knox Jake
The other day DH threw out Rocket for a boy and I kind of don't hate it...like I think I actually really like it but I'm pretty sure our families would lost their minds lol.
I had a friend named Brad, not Bradley, just Brad. And not that this will happen especially if you have a bad memory/connection with a certain name/nickname but it is interesting that once LO gets here you might completely change your mind on it. My first name is Elisabeth (yes, with an S not a Z lol). Personally I love it, although I've always had to correct people on it. But that being said, my mom intentionally picked Elisabeth because 1) she hates the nickname Liz and refused to let me be called Lizzy Lizard and 2) she intended on nicknaming me Lisa (Lis-ah not Lee-sah) but immediately nicknamed me Beth (not that is what I go by now) lol
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I wouldn't choose a name based on would-be could-be's. I worried so much about that with my DD1, Daphne. I thought of people spelling her name wrong, calling her Stephanie by mistake, or calling her Daffy Duck. None of that has come up, and we love her name. And one of her nn became "Daffodil" somehow. DD2 is Whitney and nobody has nn her 'Whit' or 'Whitty' or whatever yet. I call her "Whitney Joy" quite often, which is her first&middle name. Long story short, don't harp on what you think will happen. If you like a name, go with it. Others will follow whatever YOU tend to call them.
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We have just recently started talking names. Our son's name is Maddox so we are thinking of sticking with another M if its a boy. I like Miles and we both like Maverick.
So, the last few days I have been rethinking our boy name. We still want Max but unsure what the full name should be. Right now, we have Maximus, Maddox, or Maxim. The middle name would be Edward. What do you ladies think? Any other suggestions welcome too!
@bfpafter4years we are thinking Maddox with the nickname Max too! I love Maxim as well.
My struggle is that we are thinking a middle name of Jon. I like Maddox Jon but Max Jon is too short. Jon is a family name so we want to use it but I just don’t know! Our other boy name is Lucas.
Girl names are still narrowed to Brynn Isabel or Sloane Isabel. DH likes Quinn but I don’t...we loved Evelyn Mae but after seeing a thousand Evelyns lately that one is now off the list.
I have no clue how we are going to pick a boy's name. All the ones I had on my list now sound not so great. We are team green, but given DH's family history, I'm guessing we have another boy on our hands. I like a lot of my girl names still. And DH has zero input. I know it is early to stress, but the names were what kept us in the hospital with our first two. It was the last thing we filled in before we were officially able to leave. Poor DS was nameless for about 36 hours!
@wannaflickone - that is one big disadvantage to being team green I'm learning... having to try and pick names for each sex. Girl names are harder for us. DH's family has mostly boys so I expect this baby to be a boy as well. I think we have a boy name although there is still a lot of time to change our minds!
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I agree 200000000% girl names are easier to find! We have decided on spencer Alan for our little man. So we will have a Brighton Lee, Lennox James and Spencer Alan
I want to stab H in the face. For years, we've said we'd name a boy Michael Knox and call him Knox (Michael's a family name), but now that we're actually having a boy, he doesn't want that name anymore. In fact, he doesn't want ANY name... except Lincoln. DD's name is Reagan, and while we pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag and all, I'm not naming my kids Reagan and Lincoln. This child just won't have a name. That's cool, right? Maybe just a symbol... or an emoji. FML.
@CopperBoom86 DH was the same way with DS. We agreed on William Edward, until he learned we were actually having a boy and then he changed it and would not budge. I gave in but I got 80% naming rights for the next one.
@CopperBoom86 Ugh, yeah, I side with you on this one. Stay strong friend!
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@middleschoolmommy My husband wanted a name I disliked for our first and I caved but only for 100% naming rights on all future children! He thinks he still gets a veto on this one but he’s wrong - Hahah! So glad someone else made a similar deal bc I get major side eye from people whenever I tell them about our naming deal.
@CopperBoom86 I really like Knox! That sounds like a really frustrating situation. Stay strong!
My husband is also reallllllly picky with names so we're having trouble finding one we agree on. The only name from my list that he is open to is Emily, so that will probably be her name, but I really want Eden or Aris! Silver lining: when I asked my almost 17-month-old if she likes the name Emily for her baby sister she said "Emy!!" and it was extremely cute.
@middleschoolmommy NOT a stripper name lol it's so cute!! I play bagpipes so, my pipe major went by Piper. It's a unisex name and I, for one, vote for that!
DH seems to think he has veto rights to every single middle name I've presented him with. So, I told him I'm putting my foot down and giving her my dad's middle name. He can't argue with it because ds has FILs middle name as his middle name.
He agreed... But now I'm wondering if Everly Blaine is really the right way to go?
Middle names he said no to previously: Claire Rose Marie Quinn Nicole Jean
*side note, using Blaine will give her same initials as myself. Which is sort of a tradition. I shared my dad's and grandpa's initials before marriage.
@CopperBoom86 I was in the same boat since finding out we are having a boy. We had a girl name but my husband hated all boy names. The I suggested why not just use the girl name for a boy since it’s unisex but he was so stuck on it for a girl he didn’t like it. Turns out my parents really loved it for either and talked to him on Thursday, so he came home and told me we can use it. I’m pretty excited since I just love the name and it makes me happy that my parents love it so much too! But I was really thinking we were gonna have a name less boy. We are huge got fans, I had found this and sent it to my husband lol
Re: What's in a name?
For a boy, I'm letting DH choose.
We had a name we both liked for a girl... but we had zero names for a boy. I talked to hubby about it last night. He, his brother, and my brother all have names that start with "J"--for some reason I prefer continuing that trend with naming our son a name that starts with "J."
- I like the name Jeremy, but not the nickname Jerry. Hubby does not like either.
- We both like the name Jake, but not the traditional full name Jacob. Would it be odd for our son's given name to be Jake instead of Jacob?
- Deviating from a "J" name, we also both like the name Zachary, as well as the shortened name Zach.
- We have no ideas regarding a middle name a this time. Suggestions are welcome, for both Jake and Zachary!
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BFP 4/10/16 - DS born 12/16/2016
SURPRISE! BFP 3/8/18
Girls:
Mary
Violet
Elise
Ruby
Poppy
Amelia
Rose
Jane
Lucy
Lola
Gwen (or Gwyneth - we like Winnie for short)
Hazel
Alice
Dahlia
Kate
Eve
Wren (DH hates this one)
Poppy
Lydia
Hattie (although I don't like the full name Harriet even though it was DH's grandma's name)
Ruth
Margaret
Boys:
Max (I like Maximilian but DH hates the long version, I think he liked Maximus though)
Grant
Chase
Reed
Gage
Oliver
Colt
Cash
Levi
Carter
Ace
Walker
Henry
Luke
Maverick (DH hates this one)
Knox
Jake
The other day DH threw out Rocket for a boy and I kind of don't hate it...like I think I actually really like it but I'm pretty sure our families would lost their minds lol.
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Married: March 2016
TTC #1/IUD out January 2017
PCOS dx January 2018
Medicated cycle 2.5mg Letrozole CD3-7 February 2018
BFP 3/10/2018!
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DD1 February 2014
DD2 February 2016
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Have not agreed on any girl names though.
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BFP 12/18/2017 | CP 12/28
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DD2: 10/2018
@lostarz14 those are all so great!!
Hausten Edward is our boy name.
My struggle is that we are thinking a middle name of Jon. I like Maddox Jon but Max Jon is too short. Jon is a family name so we want to use it but I just don’t know! Our other boy name is Lucas.
Girl names are still narrowed to Brynn Isabel or Sloane Isabel. DH likes Quinn but I don’t...we loved Evelyn Mae but after seeing a thousand Evelyns lately that one is now off the list.
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I love Knox.
1. Sylvia
2. Karina
3. Josephine (although it seems like Josephine is gaining popularity fast).
I also really like Estelle, but not as much as the other three. Love Celeste, but hubs isn’t a fan.
My husband is also reallllllly picky with names so we're having trouble finding one we agree on. The only name from my list that he is open to is Emily, so that will probably be her name, but I really want Eden or Aris! Silver lining: when I asked my almost 17-month-old if she likes the name Emily for her baby sister she said "Emy!!" and it was extremely cute.
NOT a stripper name lol it's so cute!! I play bagpipes so, my pipe major went by Piper. It's a unisex name and I, for one, vote for that!
He agreed... But now I'm wondering if Everly Blaine is really the right way to go?
Middle names he said no to previously:
Claire
Rose
Marie
Quinn
Nicole
Jean
*side note, using Blaine will give her same initials as myself. Which is sort of a tradition. I shared my dad's and grandpa's initials before marriage.