Baby Names

farm_mama

A place for all things name! Care to share? What are your top contenders? Looking for suggestions?

ceclarlinetlo

We have been using an app where you both choose names you like and it only shows you names you both like. It’s sort of like tinder, you swipe right for names you like and swipe left for names you don’t. 

Our matches so far are:

Max
Owen
Levi
Milo 
Luca 

Our 6 year old is really rooting for Max. 

kmw611

Which app are you using @ceclarlinetlo? I’m having a hard time with my girl name. It’s always been Ellen for my aunt since my first pregnancy with DS1 but after my loses I feel like its not the right fit anymore. We didn’t know the gender for those babies but I can’t help think what if one was a girl? She’d have been Ellen and it seems wrong to use that name again. Also my brother and SIL named their 9/1 daughter Evelyn and it feels basically the same to me.

The only other girl name that has stood out for me is Sophie but idk. 

ceclarlinetlo

Here is a link to the app for iOS. Not sure if it’s available for android though. 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/babyname-find-it-together/id950562312

SpartanCat

I like Helen or Eleanor for a girl. I'm stuck on boy names but I know I want the middle to be Alan because that's my dad and brother's middle

hedgepig

We had sooooo many favorite girls games, so of course we're having 2 boys and are at a loss for names. We like old fashioned/vintage names that have a soft feel. We're pretty sure one baby will be Robin, but are open to suggestions for the second. Names we are considering include - Orson, Lucien, Bernard, Neil, Cary, Julian, Graham. 

micaelwatson

Certainly! When it comes to naming, consider the following top contenders:

Classic Choices: Names that have stood the test of time, like Emma, William, or Sophia.

Nature-Inspired: Go for names like Lily, River, or Sky if you love the outdoors.

Unique Gems: Opt for distinctive names like Zephyr, Seraphina, or Orion for a touch of uniqueness.

Cultural Picks: Explore names from different cultures, such as Aria, Kai, or Lucia.

Family Tributes: Consider names that honor loved ones, ensuring a special connection.

Ultimately, the perfect name should resonate with you and have personal significance. Good luck with your naming journey :)

mrosek91

Our whole naming process is really complicated, this is super long, so feel free to skip... We always use very traditional names that are named after someone meaningful to us, but we don't name after living relatives. With DS#1 I kept trying to get DH to discuss names, and he kept saying we have time there's no need to discuss this until your 7th month. So finally when I hit 7 months I made him have a discussion and we picked a name. Then 2 days before DS was born an important Rabbi who was close with DH's family passed away. So while we kept the original middle name we picked we replaced the first name with this Rabbi's name. So now DH refuses to discuss names until it's practically my due date. I always tell him that if he won't give me input I'm going to pick the name without him, at which point he reminds me that for our baby naming ceremonies it's always the father who tells the name to the person saying the prayer.

Anyway, we're running out of boy names, so if this one is a boy he will probably get the name that has been our runner up for each of the last boys. Named for two of my great-uncles who were killed in the holocaust, and don't have any living decedents.
If it's a girl it's going to be a little more complicated. DH's grandmother passed away 2 years ago, (10 days after DD was born) so there is some pressure (and desire) to name after her, but I don't like her first name, and we can't use her second name as it's the same name as my mother. Her first name is Yiddish, so we'll probably use a Hebrew translation as the first name, and then use the Yiddish as the second name. (It's actually surprisingly common to have two names that mean the same thing, one Hebrew and one Yiddish)

k_simmons

We have a

harper Lace (g)
river Laine (G)
waylon Luke (b)
wyatt Logan (b) 

for this babe we are between paisley Grace and Lily Grace 

just feel like this has been a season of me digging into grace. Giving it, receiving it, and just trying to find God in the chaos of it all. 

Paisley means place of worship and Grace means undeserved gift, blessing / virtue of God. Lily means pure or flower. 

Pure grace, blooming grace. 

Just sweet to me. 

We’re still not fully sure.

we’re obviously into those different names haha! 

kimplaints_nyc

Same! We only thought of girl names. And of course it's a boy ,Boys names feel impossible right now. I hate them all lol

hedgepig

@k_sims Grace is a beautiful name 💜

night_nurse

Solidly on team i-have-no-clue-what-to-name-this-baby. The 5yo has chosen the name “lightbulb” and refuses to budge, so right now that’s all we have to work with 😆

We already have a Gavin and a Gemma. Both kids have family middle names. Looking to hopefully stay with the 2 syllable theme, not married to another “G” name but also not opposed. Prefer english, irish, celtic, welsh origin names.

So far a few I like are:

Boy: August, Gentry, Flynn, Scout
Girl: Imogene, Gwyneth, Ruby (Bee), Frankie

night_nurse

@hedgepig love Robin for a boy. I know a Robin that goes by Rocky. Also love how other names sound with it that also end with the “-en” sound. Robin and Julian sound especially sweet together.

night_nurse

I’ve had a lot of fun playing around on Nameberry.com

You make a profile and take a style quiz and it then gives you endless suggestions which you can use to make a favorites list.

With my second I had fun learning about phonetics and what makes a name sound good. One rule of thumb to go by is to try and incorporate a syllable/sound from the last name into the first name. The repeating sound in first and last names tends to make for a good flow. For example “Millie Smith” has a repeating “mi-“ sound. Or “Carter Clark” has both a hard C repeating and the “-ar” sound. 

Anyway- prob way more info than anyone asked for but I though it was pretty interesting.

hedgepig

@night_nurse Thanks for the input! MH really likes Lucien (nn Lucky), which also shares that -en sound. Two things - 1) I'm really worried that people will think we named him after the character in the ACOTAR books, and 2) Our last name also ends with the -en sound - I saw your post about how similar sounds in the first and last names can sound really good, I'm a bit worried that having both first names and last name all ending in the same name will be too cutesy? 
P.S. I like the phonetics/name theory stuff 😊

farm_mama

@night-nurse that is interesting. Only one of my three follows that particular rule, but I think I agree it works!

ceclarlinetlo

@night_nurse I am laughing about lightbulb. My 6 year old keeps suggesting “unspeakable” no clue why lol 

night_nurse

@ceclarlinetlo omg “unspeakable” 😆😆😆 makes me think of a thread I saw once about everyday words that would make good names if they didn’t mean what they do. My fave was “Vulva” 😆😆😆

night_nurse

@hedgepig as someone who has never read the books I would have no idea that was a name in it. And Lucky is the cutest nickname ever!

k_simmons

@night_nurse ok I’m obsessed with Gentry!! 😍

night_nurse

@k_sims ugh me toooooo. Has been on my short list for every kid but has also been vetoed by DH every time. Still hoping to wear him down as this is likely our last baby 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

farm_mama

I have been out of the game for a while! What apps or website are you all using for names?

SpartanCat

What do y'all think of Simon Alan?

ceclarlinetlo

@SpartanCat I wouldn’t say that it rolls off the tongue easily but it’s not a bad pairing. Does your last name have more than one syllable? 

SpartanCat

@ceclarlinetlo no it's one syllable. Simon ticks a lot of our boxes, it's two or more syllables, initials are fine, not automatically nicknamed (like James/Jim for example) and it's pretty close to my maiden name as a bit of a tribute to my side of the family (all girls from my brother so we're the end of the name). Plus the guys on my side all have Alan as the middle name. 

ceclarlinetlo

@SpartanCat I think a 1 syllable last name would give a nice cadence for his full name. I love the name Simon, it was on my list but my husband wasn’t sold on it. Sounds like you have a great contender for your name! 

SpartanCat

Thanks @ceclarlinetlo! It's growing on me the more I think on it. I really like Helen Virginia for a girl. Both are grandmothers' first names

hedgepig

@SpartanCat I agree that Simon Alan with a one syllable last name sounds good!

cioccolata16

Hi all, we're really struggling on the name front, and would like to get some thoughts on likely candidates. Baby girl (really hoping that NIPS was correct, haha) is getting my last name, so we're trying to incorporate some aspect of my husband's family. Right now that is looking more like using his mum's or grandma's middle names (Leigh or Anne), but if anyone has bright ideas for making Stanley work for a girl...

Our faves:

Julie
Sally (DH's grandma, feels a bit dated but we like the name)
Gabriella (I like more than DH)
Tara (we haven't agreed on how to pronounce this!)
Daniela (I like more than DH)
Fiona (DH likes more than I do)
Lucy
Sylvia
Sonia
Daphne
Elise
Kaia
Ada

farm_mama

@cioccolata16

I really like Anne as a middle name.

My favorites from your list are
Sylvia Anne
Elise Anne

I also like Daphne, although I am not sure I love it with either of those middle name options.

Don't worry! It will come! I like to look at different forms or variations of meaningful names and sometimes find inspiration that way. The interwebs offered me Stella and Stacie/Stacey as female names related to Stanley.

ceclarlinetlo

@cioccolata16 what about Ansley? It used most of the same letters. 

hedgepig

@cioccolata16 I actually really like Sally - simple and sweet and due for a comeback. I also like Daphne and Lucy. Lucy could be Lucy Anne, but also Lucianne or Anna Lucia are beautiful as well and can have the nn Lucy.

bdc2024

@cioccolata16 Sally Leighanne is cute and has all the names!  

ceclarlinetlo

I think we have landed on Maxwell (calling him Max) for the first name. Still tossing around middle names. Right now we have Miles, Theodore, Asher as contenders but we are also still suggesting options to one another. 

SpartanCat

My husband said he didn't love Simon but came up with zero alternatives so I'm kind of already calling him that in my head lol

ceclarlinetlo

@spartancat I can’t stand it when my husband vetos all my names but doesn’t offer any suggestions 🙃

kmw611

That’s so frustrating @SpartanCat

My husband and I haven’t talked any real names yet. Im still having a hard time with using  Ellen or not. I feel like we’re going to get to the birth with no name at this point. 

I mentioned to my dad I was thinking a name with a v in it because
my boys have names with v’s and he immediately said Vana (my last name is White). My mom then very helpfully suggested she could be the next Betty White and now I’ve been calling her Betty in my head😬 

Any V name suggestions aside from Evelyn (she’s my niece so that’s a no go) 

lilmamabat

We decided to give our child 2 middle names as a nod towards my husband's ancestry. I wound up with 2 first names and fixed all my documents as an adult to have my second name as a middle name. And my husband's first and middle name were accidentally switched when paperwork was filled out wrong on his birth certificate. We don't want our son to have any trouble, but we love the traditional naming with 2 middle names. I've been looking up how to fill all the paperwork out properly for him. I would love if anyone has any tips.
 We're giving him a name of his own, "Orion", for his first name and naming him after an uncle on each side for his middle names (still a secret 🤭). We've only told my mom bc she's embroidering his name on a blanket. She likes to make things for each grandkid.

lilmamabat

@kmw611 Veronica, Violet, Verona, Victoria, Violetta, Vivian

hedgepig

@kmw611 Vada, Vera, Guinevere, Raven

farm_mama

@kmw611
Vera
Vivian
Ivy
Olive
Eva
Ava