My sad, pathetic name list

Banana_Pancakes09

So DH and I took a break from discussing names since we were getting nowhere.  Neither of us could find a name we really liked, only ones we were so-so on and none that we agreed on.  This weekend is when we would exchange our lists and the more I am looking at mine the less I like it     DD is Josephine nn Josie.  We are team green and here is what I have:

Girl:  Louise, Eleanor

Boy:  Henry, Theodore

The more I look at my list the more I feel these are not the right names.  I tend to like not overly popular names and don't want a really common name, which DH does not care about.  Here is what I am anticipating to be on his list: Emma, Jessica, May, June, Mary and William, Samuel.

I would love to hear thoughts and additions to my list!  I know the right name is out there.  I seem to like girl names that can also have a nn where as I don't care as much for a nn for a boy.  Thanks and Happy Friday 

annieravensfan528

You have good taste.

I love love love Eleanor. Plus it has options for cute nicknames. Nora and Josie? Ellie and Josie? Very pretty. Louise is NMS.

I love both of your boy names. Theodore is my favorite though, I've been hearing Henry everywhere. 

FakeFinn

Let me start off by saying that I love all four names on your list. From what you expect to be on your husband's list I like June, Mary, William and Samuel. 

Some suggestions

Girl:

Beatrice

Camilla/Camille 

Cassandra

Helena

Hazel

Selma

Sybil

 

Boy:

Silas

Thaddeus

Asher

Charles

George

Francis

Linus 

aessary03

Sounds like you like more classic names?

 Margaret with nn Maggie

Madeleine with nn Maddie

 Molly

 Alessandra nn Allie, Alice

 Tessa nn Tess

 Abraham nn Abe

 Leonard nn Leo

 James

 David 

MrsJ723

I love Louise and Theodore! Eleanor and Henry are nice names, but seem to be very popular right now, which makes me not like them as much.

Love the previous suggestions of Beatrice, Camille (nn Millie?), and Helena (nn Lanie?) for girls and Silas and Thaddeus (nn Thad) for boys.  Other suggestions:

Girls: 

Alice

Thea/Theodora

Wilhelmina/Willa

Cordelia

Clara

Boys:

Arthur

August/Augustus

Walter

Hugh

Edmund

Mochadoodle

Love: Eleanor, Henry, Theodore

Like: Louise

Suggestions...

Girls

Ada

Helen

Cecily

Cora

Edith

Imogen

Louisa

Boys

Asher

August

Leo

magpie1127

Can I just put in a vote for Mary? Sisters Josephine and Mary would be such a lovely thing to come across. The sound of Mary is so pleasant, and it's very uncommon nowadays. It's feminine, has a lot of history, sounds lovely, and has a cute nickname (Mamie) that would be perfect with Josie!!

 Okay, now that that's over - I like your other girl names too. Have you considered Louisa instead of Louise? I like Louise, but I prefer it in the mn spot because of its cadence. Eleanor is pretty, but definitely more popular than Louise/a or Mary.

Other suggestions:

Margaret (plenty of cute nicknames here: Meg, Margot, Maggie, Greta, etc.)

Aurelia

Jane

Matilda (nn could be Tillie)

 

As for boys, I love the name Theodore  - and love the nn Theo! Other classic but uncommon boy names:

Francis

Eli

Leland

Oliver (pretty common now, though)

August (nn Gus?)

 

magpie1127

Also OP - I see you are in Chicago! Me too!! I just posted on our local board with a question ... but that board is pretty dead so it has gone unanswered so far. Do you live in the city or the burbs? Good luck!

kayjay10

First, I love Josephine nn Josie.

I also love Eleanor and think it pairs well with DD1.  Nora/Josie or Ellie/Josie make a great sibset.

Other suggestions:

Penelope nn Penny

Margaret nn Maggie

Katherine nn Kate

Annabelle nn Anna

Charlotte nn Lottie

Evelyn nn Evie

I also like Theodore (nn Theo or Teddy), William (nn Will or Liam) and Samuel (nn Sam) and love Henry.

Other suggestions:

Benjamin nn Ben

Matthew nn Matt

Andrew nn Drew

Lucas nn Luke

Elijah nn Eli

Nathaniel nn Nate

Phillip

elle980

If DH and I ever have a boy again (currently prego with a girl), his name will be Henry.

bsinno

Eleanor + Louise = Eloise

adorable.  

queenbone

I really love your list so I won't be much help. My only suggestion would be Emmeline instead of Eleanor; then it is a bit of a compromise if your DH has Emma.

TripMomma

Eleanor is really growing on me, may be due to the nn Nora...but I like it. I also like Emma but it is so popular.

Henry is a great name, I'm loving it lately. I also have always been a fan of Samuel.

My suggestions...names that I like.

Eliza, Ruby, Willa and Scarlett.

Marshall, Leo, Maxwell and Oliver.

[Deleted User]

I like all of your names

Other names that you might like: Clara, Cora, Hazel, Eloise, Simon, Oliver, Felix

mmdd20

I love Theodore. LOVE it.

913mom

Mae Louise is a super cute name.    I like how Josie and Mae sound together.

Banana_Pancakes09

Thank you everybody!!  I appreciate the comments and suggestions.  I had one more question about the name May/Mae - the baby will be born in May.  Would that be too weird to have May/Mae as the name and also their birth month??

FrecklesInside

magpie1127:

 you considered Louisa instead of Louise? I like Louise, but I prefer it in the mn spot because of its cadence. Eleanor is pretty, but definitely more popular than Louise/a or Mary.

On the 2011 list, Eleanor is at 150 and Mary is at 112. So Eleanor is not more popular than Mary, it just seems to come up on this board more often (it IS more popular with certain populations - like in DC it is number 20 or something, and those populations might be more likely to use this board). If you're going for least popular, Louise is at 1698 and Louisa is second least popular at 1225. 

I love Eleanor. It is a top contender for this LO.  If you feel your list just isn't right, I'd consider waiting and seeing LO at birth. While we're pretty set on a name, we aren't feeling 100% sure and will wait and see. 

danabsd

annieravensfan528:

You have good taste.

I love love love Eleanor. Plus it has options for cute nicknames. Nora and Josie? Ellie and Josie? Very pretty. Louise is NMS.

I love both of your boy names. Theodore is my favorite though, I've been hearing Henry everywhere. 

 All of the bolded!