What do you think?

mrstengallonhat1

We are officially TTC #1, and after looking at the SSA list for 2012, our list has expanded.  Please tell me your thoughts on these!  The middle names are: Louise, Marilyn and Seavey for girls and Richard or Davis for boys - all are family names. 

 We have a three syllable Italian last name beginning with T and ending in the "yuh" sound.  While DH is italian, I am irish - so our name choices are all over the place.

We are definitely open to suggestions!!

Girls:

Isla

Serafina (DH isn't 100% sure on this one)

Estella (nn Stella)

Georgia

Saoirse

Olive

Reese

Luna

Lola

Winter

January (more of a GP for me)

Boys:

Finnegan (nn Finn)

Luca

Maxwell (nn Max)

Xander

Rhys

Henry

Evan

Everett (nn Rhett)

 

Feel free to be brutally honest!  I won't get my feelings hurt.  Thanks!

plunderb

Girls:

Isla: Fine.Super trendy, but pretty.

Serafina: Very pretty, a little on the frilly side.

Estella (nn Stella): From your description of your last name, I would be concerned about this being sing-songy.

Georgia: lovely

Saoirse: I have real problems with this name. I cannot get over the association it has to terrorist organizations in Ireland like the RSF. Unless you speak Irish and are committed to the political causes that use this name prominently in their publications, I would be very careful about it. To me, it is similar to naming a kid Jihad ? very positive connotations for some people, very negative for others.

Olive: spunky and cute

Reese: meh, too androgynous for my taste

Luna: Love! Luna was on our short list for a girl.

Lola: I can see the appeal of Lola, but it is a bit on the sexxxy side for me.

Winter: sweet

January: I could get behind it.

 

Boys:

Finnegan (nn Finn): Cute

Luca: Love!

Maxwell (nn Max): I like just Max.

Xander: I can only think of Xander on Buffy. It seems like a name that is trying really hard to be cool ? just like poor Xander.

Rhys: not a fan, but it gets good reviews around here

Henry: strong

Evan: kind of boring

Everett (nn Rhett): I like Everett, don't like Rhett. I really hate Gone With the Wind.

bobcee

MrsKTen:

 Isla - Love, however I feel it's getting a bit trendy now.

Serafina (DH isn't 100% sure on this one) - Love!  Couldn't get my DH on board with it either though.

Estella (nn Stella) - Sounds too old ladyish - prefer just Stella

Georgia - It's starting to grow on me, but not my favorite.  I typically am not a fan of place names.

Saoirse - I think this one is still uncommon enough to get mispronounced often

Olive - Cute

Reese - Eh, it's ok

Luna - Cute, but reminds me of Harry Potter

Lola - Just reminds me of the song about the transvestite

Winter - This one's a GP name for me.  Love it, but I personally wouldn't use it.

January (more of a GP for me) - Not a fan

Boys:

Finnegan (nn Finn) - OK

Luca - Cute

Maxwell (nn Max) - Like

Xander - Ok

Rhys - Love

Henry - Like, but I feel like I'm hearing it a lot lately

Evan - just ok for me

Everett (nn Rhett) - Love Rhett, not a fan of Everett as it just reminds me of a nearby city

 

Feel free to be brutally honest!  I won't get my feelings hurt.  Thanks!

Helenahhandbasket

Girls:

Isla- Over it-- think it will sound dated in 10 years

Serafina (DH isn't 100% sure on this one)- like, but maybe a little clunky?

Estella (nn Stella)- gorgeous

Georgia- gorgeous

Saoirse- want to like it, but I don't

Olive- Like

Reese- dislike

Luna- It's only OK for me

Lola- all NN for me.  Do you like Lourdes or Delores?

Winter- Love this, actually

January (more of a GP for me)- Also on my GP list.

Boys:

Finnegan (nn Finn) Like

Luca- Love

Maxwell (nn Max)- Like

Xander- Too NN-y for me

Rhys- Dislike

Henry- LOVE-- it's our #1 for a boy

Evan- Like

Everett (nn Rhett)- Like

 

Mrs.G123

Love Isla, Georgia and love love love Olive!

caittozer

My favorites from you list

Estella Seavey and Evan Richard

I'd get rid of

Isla, over the popularity of it
Saorise, I don't like combined with Italian last name
Lola, Winter and January

I like Serafina, Olive, Georgia and Reese

I like Henry, Rhys, Maxwell, Xander and Everett and Luca.

I don't like Finnegan paired with an Italian last name.

CeCe8579

For girls, I love Georgia Louise but it sounds very country which I don't mind since I'm a southern country girl. I also like Lola Marilyn and Winter Marilyn. The rest are NMS but there's nothing wrong with any of them.

For boys, I love Maxwell Richard and Luca Davis. I like Henry Davis, Evan Richard and Everett Davis. The rest are NMS but again there's nothing wrong with any of them.

So with all that said, my favorites are Georgia Louise and Maxwell Richard!

alohamora

Isla - never been a fan, but it's not a bad name
Serafina - like, but it's definitely froo-froo
Estella - it's okay
Georgia - like a lot
Saoirse - never understood the love for this name
Olive - hipster
Reese - not a fan
Luna - like
Lola - not a fan, has more of a seductive vibe to me
Winter - not a fan, a little too out there for me

Finnegan - not a fan of Finn
Luca - like
Maxwell - like a lot (this is our LO's name ;o)
Xander - seems trendy to me
Rhys - not a fan
Henry - love
Evan - like, but very popular
Everett - like a lot (this is LO's mn) 

Mochadoodle

Great list! Love these names...

Isla, Seraphina (this spelling), Stella (not Estella), Georgia, Saoirse, Olive, Lola

Finn (not Finnegan), Luca, Max (not Maxwell), Rhys, Henry, Evan, Everett (not Rhett)

wainbow

Winter Louise

Evan Richard

(We also have the 3 syllable Italian last name ending in "ah" and decided AGAINST having a very Italian sounding first name for that reason, but that was us.  We were just a little worried about her sounding like a mob wife..."Antonella Sophia DeLuca" was not in the cards for us.)

WashingtonQueen

Girls:

Isla - It's a pretty name, I just can't get passed how much it will be mispronounced.

Serafina (DH isn't 100% sure on this one) - I LOVE Seraphina! Beautiful!

Estella (nn Stella) - It's ok, NMS

Georgia - I like Georgina better

Saoirse- The pronunciation on this one is impossible to get unless you already know the name. Big turn off for me.

Olive - Very cute and sweet

Reese - No matter how it is spelled, it is still a boy name to me.

Luna - Also very sweet

Lola - I don't like it as a whole name

Winter - Like

January (more of a GP for me) - Not a fan

Boys:

Finnegan (nn Finn) - Not a fan

Luca - Like

Maxwell (nn Max) - Ok

Xander - LOVE this! It's my DS's name

Rhys - LOVE! If this LO would have been a boy Rhys would have been his middle name.

Henry - Like

Evan - Ok

Everett (nn Rhett) - LOVE! If this LO would have been a boy his first name would have been Everett. We had chosen Everett Rhys.