Need some help...

MommyStemple

Ok ladies, my husband and I are 13 weeks pregnant and loving every minute of it!  We've decided to not find out the sex of the baby and going to let it be a huge surprise!  So we want to make sure we have both a boy and a girl name ready.  We're pretty set on the name Jessa for a little girl and she'll take my middle name of LouAnn.  We're stuck on a boys name though...

 

Here's what we're thinking either Nolan or Leighton (pronounced lay-tin).  Either would have the middle name of Jaymes.  Which one do you guys like better and what, if any, pros and cons can you think for either name?  I appreciate all you input!! Thanks!

MrsCFB

i love nolan!  why not james as opposed to jaymes?  nolan james sounds nice together

sbrown86

I like Nolan too...

I've always seen Leighton as a girl's name.... but maybe that's my area.

losmitty

sbrown86:

I like Nolan too...

I've always seen Leighton as a girl's name.... but maybe that's my area.

Same here.

erinms

Not a fan of Jaymes unless there is some family significance.

James is great.  I would go with Nolan because I think of Leighton as a girl's name. 

ttmccoot

i think your girl's name is adorable, and i agree with PPs in that leighton seems very feminine (perhaps due to the popularity of leighton meester?).

nolan jaymes is just fine. (i'm assuming your 'jaymes' spelling is a family thing.)

h+h 9 months!

NewMama2010

Jessa is not my style, but not horrible. Leighton I can only see as a girls name. It just looks and sounds extremely feminine to me. I would feel bad for a boy with that name. I do like Nolan James though (but only with James spelled correctly). Good for you for going Team Green. We tried but didn't last very long. haha...Congrats!

BelleBaby

Nolan James (please don't put in the random "y").  I'm not a fan of Leighton.  It looks more like a girls name to me.

J+R

Cute.  But I would do JAMES for a boy, and JAYMES for a girl.  the "Y" makes it look a little to feminime...

MSC03

James is fine. Jaymes is ridic.

Yep. Ridic.

mgrulke

I like leighton spelled Layton and jaymas spelled james. 

nestinginjapan

Unless it's a family name, I would definitely spell Jaymes "James."

Either of your boy names sound fine with James. I don't know any girl Leightons. I only know it as a last name, so I don't think it's necessarily a girl name.

j_luvs_r

MrsSummitCounty:

James is fine. Jaymes is ridic.

Yep. Ridic.

MSC - You always make me smile.  

j_luvs_r

I like Lleyton for a boy (as in the the professional tennis player, Lleyton Hewitt). 

 

Mrsalt027

I absolutely adore the name Leighton for a boy!! I also love the name Nolan but it is my mother's MN so I might be a little biased there.