So have you named your phantom babies?

JalapenoMel · November 2009

Did you find it easier to pick a name for a boy? girl?

What are the names (if you want to share)?

MrsG NC · November 2009

DH and I rattle off names we like every once in awhile. We won't settle on anything until I am KU though.

jteneback · November 2009

Well, I would want to see the baby before 100% deciding on the name, but we are leaning towards Hannah Victoria for a girl. Boy names have been much harder, the best we have come up with is Simon Elliott. Both middle names are family names from DH's side.

emsrdh03 · November 2009

I always had more boy names picked than girls, but since DH veto's all of them I don't have many left. Haha. In all fairness I veto a lot of his too.

So far we've decided on Brooke for a girl. If I had my way we'd name our son James and call him Jamie but DH isn't wild about it. Unless I let him have Danica for a girl...I better get back to the drawing board on boys names.

bone2595 · November 2009

Both were fairly easy..but once our baby is real and not phantom..it may change. LOL.

Boy - Layton Henry (Henry is on both mine and Dh's sides of the family)

Girl - Hallie Jo or Kinley Jo (I wanted the middle name Marie but DH insists on Jo, which was my second fave anyway)

Jalepeno, you didn't post yours??

gymnst1013 · November 2009

No, although I have more potential names picked out than DH. I don't think he even gives it a second thought. I find it much harder to come up with boy names.

gymnst1013 · November 2009

And also, we are never going to agree on one! Every name I mention, DH shoots down and on the few occasions where he mentions one, I usually hate it.

Mrs.Johns · November 2009

I think girl names are easier. Mostly because of our last name though. So many of the boys names that I like end with N and so does our last name, so it sounds too rhymed.

For a girl, I like Laila a lot, that's my go to. Laila Sue (Sue after this lady who watched us when we were little, I loved her so much. She died of brain cancer a few years ago). I also like Gabriella, Grace and Audrey. I love the name Charlotte but I can't name my daughter that because I wouldn't be able to handle the Boston accent with the R in that name. It would make me insane.

For a boy, my fave is Bradley. DH likes Brady. I like Brody too.

Teach84 · November 2009

We've thought about names a little bit, we've come up with some names but it will probably change when the time comes. Right now we like Amelia Jean for a girl (It is MIL and my mom's middle names) and Elijah (Eli) for a boy... a boy will probably not have a middle name because DH doesn't have one and wants to carry on the "tradition"

Estellankase · November 2009

Yes. I find it easier to pick names for a boy for some reason.

First boy: Patrick William

Second boy: Robert Max

First girl: Abigail Jean

MixiePixie · November 2009

Oh no - cart before horse. We have names picked out that we like, but we don't really talk about it anymore.

One big debate we have is using a Russian naming convention for our kids. I want to, he doesn't. The tradition is that the child is given the father's first name as a middle name, with a masculine or feminine ending. I would like to use this, but he said no way. It will be quite the struggle.

JalapenoMel · November 2009

You may flame me for my names, but DH and I really like traditional Irish (and Scottish names). Girls were much easier then boys.

Girl: Moira Kathleen or Aisling Joan (I also like the name Nuala)

Boy: Declan Laurence

shanmoyer · November 2009

JalapenoMel:

You may flame me for my names, but DH and I really like traditional Irish (and Scottish names). Girls were much easier then boys.

Girl: Moira Kathleen or Aisling Joan (I also like the name Nuala)

Boy: Declan Laurence

Moira is my nana's name - it's beautiful and barely used!

gymnst1013 · November 2009

MixiePixie:

Oh no - cart before horse. We have names picked out that we like, but we don't really talk about it anymore.

One big debate we have is using a Russian naming convention for our kids. I want to, he doesn't. The tradition is that the child is given the father's first name as a middle name, with a masculine or feminine ending. I would like to use this, but he said no way. It will be quite the struggle.

I didn't know this was a Russian thing. That's what DH's family does but it's the first boy gets the dad's first name as his middle name. They don't do it with girls. So I guess we have our first boy's middle name picked out.

Funnily enough, DH's family is Sicilian!

mdluv21 · November 2009

No idea for a girl...we don't really seem to agree on any girl names for some reason.

Boy: Owen Bradley

mchupie · November 2009

We think about names a lot, just for fun. We don't agree on much though. He likes really traditional names, whereas I like more modern ones. I think we may have settled on a couple, though.

Stephen Robert

Carina Shannyn

gymnst1013 · November 2009

JalapenoMel:

You may flame me for my names, but DH and I really like traditional Irish (and Scottish names). Girls were much easier then boys.

Girl: Moira Kathleen or Aisling Joan (I also like the name Nuala)

Boy: Declan Laurence

I would never flame you for Irish names! I love them! DH, not so much. Crying

Teach84 · November 2009

I like how a couple people like Bradley... that is DH's name. I also like Brady but I think it is a little too close to Brad

LilacStar11 · November 2009

Not really. DH really likes the name Makayla. The only name I am set on is Patrick. It was my Pop's name. It is also my dad's and my brother's name. It can be a middle name or a first. Just want it involved if we have a boy.

Jen10702 · November 2009

I think it is easier for me to pick girl names... I just can't pick a boy name I like..

girl- Ava, Addie, Brooke, Haley

boy-.....

TheBenonas · November 2009

I think its easier to pick out girl names. Its been such a struggle to pick out boy names that both my DH and I love.

Boy: Eric / Erik / Erick

Girl: Evelyn

2nd girl: Isabelle

Temp305315937507972 · November 2009

MrsG NC:
DH and I rattle off names we like every once in awhile. We won't settle on anything until I am KU though.

This. We change names so much. Right now we like Mia for a girl, still undecided on the middle name. I kinda like Aven as a middle name so Mia Aven W. and for boys we like Liam, Dax, Sebastian, Aiden so we won't know until for sure until I'm pg.

MixiePixie · November 2009

gymnst1013:
MixiePixie:

Oh no - cart before horse. We have names picked out that we like, but we don't really talk about it anymore.

One big debate we have is using a Russian naming convention for our kids. I want to, he doesn't. The tradition is that the child is given the father's first name as a middle name, with a masculine or feminine ending. I would like to use this, but he said no way. It will be quite the struggle.

I didn't know this was a Russian thing. That's what DH's family does but it's the first boy gets the dad's first name as his middle name. They don't do it with girls. So I guess we have our first boy's middle name picked out.

Funnily enough, DH's family is Sicilian!

Yup. Boys and girls both get the father's name as a middle name, and it is the same for all children. So if I can talk him into this, all daughters would be Sergeevna, and all sons would be Sergeevich. He's really not into it, so I'm trying to at least talk him into a second middle name that would only appear on the birth certificate, but the kid would never actually use it.

JalapenoMel · November 2009

gymnst1013:
JalapenoMel:

You may flame me for my names, but DH and I really like traditional Irish (and Scottish names). Girls were much easier then boys.
Girl: Moira Kathleen or Aisling Joan (I also like the name Nuala)
Boy: Declan Laurence
I would never flame you for Irish names! I love them! DH, not so much.

Ok, ready for some cheese??

DH and I went to Ireland for our honeymoon in the middle of January. While we were there, he was so inspired by the culture, he decided to explore it in his schooling. He then completely changed his whole field based on it, and is now focusing on modern british writings, with a specialty in Irish writings after the Celtic Tiger. And to AW him, he is damn good at what he does (he just had a publication in a very prestigious journal). So to make a long story even longer, this is why the Irish names are so important to us.

tracydoodles · November 2009

gymnst1013:
MixiePixie:

Oh no - cart before horse. We have names picked out that we like, but we don't really talk about it anymore.

One big debate we have is using a Russian naming convention for our kids. I want to, he doesn't. The tradition is that the child is given the father's first name as a middle name, with a masculine or feminine ending. I would like to use this, but he said no way. It will be quite the struggle.

I didn't know this was a Russian thing. That's what DH's family does but it's the first boy gets the dad's first name as his middle name. They don't do it with girls. So I guess we have our first boy's middle name picked out.

Funnily enough, DH's family is Sicilian!

this is how it is oon my side but his side the 1st boy is named after the father. Osiel (Oh-seal) is too hard to figure out how to say, I already have an Osiel and IMO i hate when you name a child something and call them by their middle name. Thats why we have 1st names...

For a girl I like Kaydence Leigh (Leigh is my middle) and for a boy its hard to find something that goes with Osiel for a middle name, right now it is Peyton Osiel

CityGirl07 · November 2009

gymnst1013:
MixiePixie:

Oh no - cart before horse. We have names picked out that we like, but we don't really talk about it anymore.

One big debate we have is using a Russian naming convention for our kids. I want to, he doesn't. The tradition is that the child is given the father's first name as a middle name, with a masculine or feminine ending. I would like to use this, but he said no way. It will be quite the struggle.

I didn't know this was a Russian thing. That's what DH's family does but it's the first boy gets the dad's first name as his middle name. They don't do it with girls. So I guess we have our first boy's middle name picked out.

Funnily enough, DH's family is Sicilian!

Same here! DH's family is Italian. I like DH's name but I don't want to continue the tradition...mainly because my maiden name can also be a boy's name so I'd like to use that for a MN. Selfish, perhaps...I don't know. The baby is already getting DH's last name so I'd like him to have something from my family as well!

DH would name the baby after an athlete if I would let him.

We have lots of girls names but few boys names. For a girl I always wanted an Ella, but now our last name rhymes with it so it's out. DH has always wanted a Chloe, which is so popular now that I'm not sure if I want to use it. But if we do I think she would be Chloe Esther.

klyann · November 2009

I find it much easier to come up with girl names that I love than boy names. I'm pretty sure that DH and I will be disagreeing up until the very end (i.e. on our way out of the hospital) If we do have names picked out ahead of time, I think I'd like to keep them a secret from everyone until he/she is born. I'd rather not hear everyone's opinion.

future_mrs.lambdin · November 2009

We have some girls names picked out but we can't find any really good boys names we agree on. Girls names are so much easier to find/pick IMO.

renafaith · November 2009

Girl name is settled...Olivia Hope. Hard to come up with any more, though. Boys...more names but harder to choose. Right now the front runners are Isaac, Harley and Gideon. (Middle name Wayne)

Alison5437 · November 2009

we have two for each that we like

Girls- Anna Leigh, Isabella Quinn

Boys- Owen Daniel, and Jaron or Jace Forrest

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ah&gg08 · November 2009

We talk about names every once in a while. Whe have thought of some boy names we like but can't really come up with anything for a girl. For a boy we like the name Damian Isaiah

pook1105 · November 2009

We have picked names already. We came on these names rather quickly.

Boy: Asher

Girl: Nevaeh

Pink22_83 · November 2009

Points to siggy

Was def easier coming up with girl names!

rebelina1 · November 2009

When we were naming DD we thought it was so much easier to find a girl name. Our girl name list was twice as long as our boy name list.

We often bounce around ideas for our next baby. Here are my favorites at the moment:

Girl: Greta Cathlen (middle name is DH's mom)

Boy: Caver Vernon (middle name is DH's dad)

DD's middle name is my mom's name so the nexy baby will be named after DH's family.

ibot4291 · November 2009

DH had a dream that I got pregnant with a girl and her name was Mia. So, if I get KU and have a girl I probably will name her Mia Noelle.

Girls: Noa Kathryn

Boy-Evan James

That's all I have for now.

DaniLovesPink · November 2009

We have it narrowed down.

Boys: Hunter Lee, Case Lee or Jax James. Remington has also been thrown out there a couple times.

Girls: Anniston RaeLee, Lake Raeleeann, Lakann (pronounced Lake-in) RaeLee.

MelCfromMN · November 2009

gymnst1013:
MixiePixie:

Oh no - cart before horse. We have names picked out that we like, but we don't really talk about it anymore.

One big debate we have is using a Russian naming convention for our kids. I want to, he doesn't. The tradition is that the child is given the father's first name as a middle name, with a masculine or feminine ending. I would like to use this, but he said no way. It will be quite the struggle.

I didn't know this was a Russian thing. That's what DH's family does but it's the first boy gets the dad's first name as his middle name. They don't do it with girls. So I guess we have our first boy's middle name picked out.

Funnily enough, DH's family is Sicilian!

My DH is also Italian, and this is his family tradition as well. I have so many I like, I would like to go classic Italian since our last name is very Italian, but we live by a bunch of Scandinavians so they might sound a bit odd.

Right now my fav girl names are Allegra, Sophia, Isabella, Alivia; middle name probably Ann after Grandma. Boys: Lucas, Luca, Rocco, Antonio/Anthony, Gian; middle name will be Michael. I love Matteo, but my bro's name is Matthew.

mrs.g_6708 · November 2009

DH and I have had Caroline Louise picked out for years. Caroline just because we like it, and Louise after my Mimi.

MaybeBaby2 · November 2009

Nope. DH and I throw names around, but can't agree on anything. We had a list for boys and we had one girl name from when we were dating. Kind of like...if we ever get married, get pregnant AND have a girl, her name will be ______________. Turned out, we did get married, I did get pregnant and we did have a girl...so as soon as we found out, we knew her name. DD was named after both of our grandmothers.

But this go around...no clue!

mellymel12 · November 2009

Ive definitely come up with more boys names than girls.

Boy: Most likely Nolan...not too sure about middle names though, there are many that I like! if we dont go with Nolan then maybe Casey.

Girl: Kacey and Allie are the only 2 that I have thought of so far that I like!

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