-This baby is NEVER going to have a name-

Stacyc625 · July 2010

DH and I have disagreed about boys names since we have dated. He has some serious hang-ups about names- he REFUSES to name our child anything that can be shortened. DH's name is Tony. Not Anthony- TONY. lol.

Every name I suggests he shoots down- every name he suggests is just blah.

HELP!

Our short list- which we both don't HATE is Chase, Logan, and Jack. Honestly- i don't love any of them. Any other suggestions?

It's weird because Gisele was Gisele from the second we knew it was a girl- we agreed upon that before we even started TTC. (after his mom). It sounds silly but I feel that it is harder to bond because this child is nameless-

He refuses to name the baby after the only boys name that i really love which is Ryan (which can't be shortened)--- because he had a stinky roommate in college by that name. I told him- I am sure the dude doesn't smell any more- get over it. blah.

Dr.Loretta · July 2010

Oooh, I get name diarrhea with these types of posts.

Grant

Paul

Rex

Aidan (though I think it's overused these days)

Brendan

Brennan

Leo

Mark

Avery

Brian

Bryce

Cole

Ciaran

Declan

Felix

Ian/Iain

Kevin

Keagan

Kyle

Oscar

Quinn

Sam

jenifairies · July 2010

Bryan maybe? Kinda like Ryan but not - lol

We'll probably use Miles if we ever have a boy. I love Logan though.

Umm, Nolan, Isaac, Paul, Blake

susanmosley · July 2010

Collin

Cole

Jay

Will

Beck

Bert (I am kidding about this one - no offense to anyone named Bert - I am just entertaining myself on a Friday night! Weeee!)

Ian

Elliot

Quinn

Reid

Reilly

but I really like Ryan

GL!

Stacyc625 · July 2010

DH nixed most of them- and we have a lot of nephews with some of the same names in Dr.L's reply and a neice Kylie so Kyle is kinda out.

I don't mind Bryan/Brian. DH said no. Miles is on the fence with me. Why do boys names have to be so darn hard?>

MamatoJackson · July 2010

I LOVE Ryan but can't stand Bryan/Brian. Yuck!

It's funny how just knowing someone in first grade who looked funny can ruin a name forever.

DH and I can come up with a hundred boy's names we agree on, but not-a-one girl name.

Good luck!!

susanmosley · July 2010

What are his top 3/5?

Stacyc625 · July 2010

chase

logan

jack

connor

justin

MAprincess · July 2010

You know that guys just call each other by their last names, right? ;-)

I know boys names are hard! Before we knew DD was a girl we were so concerned with finding another boy name. We did come up with one but it took some work.

Is Tony completely opposed to choosing a name that could, in theory, be shortened but just use the full name? Or is he concerned with what might happen come school time?

Are there any family names you can delve into? A grandfather? Great-Grandfather? Or else, you might have to do the ol' coin flip in the delivery room;-)

tabi_ja · July 2010

We had a hard time deciding on a boy's name, too. I seriously sat down with a used copy of a baby names book (something about "Classic Baby Names" or "Baby Names from Literature" or similar) and flipped through it whenever I had a spare moment. Eventually, the page landed on Miles, and it just . . . felt right. It sounds cheesy, but that's what worked for us. Boy's names are hard.

Good luck!

EveryNameIWantIsTaken · July 2010

While Elliot can't get shortened, I do get worried he'll get called smelliot. Not that he will smell, and because of this I will make sure he has impeccable hygiene, but kids are kids.

Let's see...James, Brad, Brent, Skylar, Sylas, Eli, Luke. I'm bad at this. Elliot was the one name we knew from the start for a boy.

susanmosley · July 2010

Luke. yeah. Luke is good.

MrsRebecca · July 2010

If we have another boy he will likely be Ben. Not Benjamin.

babypuplove · July 2010

I feel your pain. Baby will be here in 6 days, and we haven't a clue on a boy or girl name. I'm STRESSED!

twh2006 · July 2010

I love Silas and Isaiah. I wanted Lennon to be Lennon Isaiah. But much like you Stacy, my Dh freaked out because I had a hairdresser who was flaming gay named Isaiah. Men are so wacky sometimes.

I love, love, love Jack. For some reason it's just classic boy. Our friends recently had a baby boy Jack Riley.

MainelyFoolish · July 2010

Jason

Keith

Scott

Clark

Blake

Cameron

ariel06 · July 2010

We're naming baby boy Jackson (Jack), but our second choice was Logan.

Some others that were used by family or close friends:

Ethan

Nathan

Tyler

Connor

Ben

Aidan

Eli

Cole

Micah

lilmissmuffin12 · July 2010

in DH's family all the boys initials are GEW. So the only two names i like for boys with GE are Gavin Elliot and Gabriel Ethan. I don't know what i'd do if i didnt have limitations lol....theres just too many names. It was so hard for us to come up with a girl name because of that

mandymack · July 2010

Names are so hard!!! I love a lot of the suggestions, here are some on our short-list:

Emmitt

Patrick

Sebastian

Eric

Lucas

Owen

Wyatt

Henry

eris1995 · July 2010

Mason

Logan

Miles

Hunter

Liam

heatherglen814 · July 2010

Stacyc625:
chase
logan
jack
connor
justin

What about something similar to each of those names? Like Logan... Landon, Justin... Justus/Justice, Chase... Jace, Ace, Trace.

Personally, I love the names Landon and Chase. Justus was DH's BFF's name (he passed away a few years ago) and Logan is my younger brother's name. I don't have any suggestions for similar names to Jack or Connor. Hope you find the right one soon!

Notwifezilla7 · July 2010

Dr.Loretta:

Oooh, I get name diarrhea with these types of posts.

Grant

Paul

Rex

Aidan (though I think it's overused these days)

Brendan

Brennan

Leo

Mark

Avery

Brian

Bryce

Cole

Ciaran

Declan

Felix

Ian/Iain

Kevin

Keagan

Kyle

Oscar

Quinn

Sam

Dr.Loreetta and I must be cut from the same cloth! I love most of those names too! We also love Max, Owen, & Cormac!

caprisunn22 · July 2010

Well, I don't post on here very much at all. My husband and I had the same problem. Some how we came up the name Gage. Sounds like Gauge. Don't know it that's your style but we get lots of compliments on such a "cool" name. :-)

brightning · July 2010

What about Bryan/Brian, to avoid the stinky roommate connection?

tmrtink · July 2010

Oh I totally one hundred percent feel your pain. As the contractions continue here, we STILL haven't decided on a name! Totally agree that it's making it hard to bond-I don't even have a nickname for him like I did with Jackson. I think I've finally surrendered to the fact that I'm going to have to wait until he's here to finally decide. Good luck though-it's so hard!

heatherglen814 · July 2010

caprisunn22:
Well, I don't post on here very much at all. My husband and I had the same problem. Some how we came up the name Gage. Sounds like Gauge. Don't know it that's your style but we get lots of compliments on such a "cool" name. :-)

Awe, Gage is our LO's Godparent's son's name. Love it!

Notwifezilla7 · July 2010

I'm partial for to Bryan! That's DH's name

cepcep · July 2010

heatherglen814:
caprisunn22:
Well, I don't post on here very much at all. My husband and I had the same problem. Some how we came up the name Gage. Sounds like Gauge. Don't know it that's your style but we get lots of compliments on such a "cool" name. :-)
Awe, Gage is our LO's Godparent's son's name. Love it!

I was going to recommend Gage, Grant and Grey since they are all G name like Giselle. We loved the name Grant but I think Logan was in our top 3 too. Its so hard to agree on a name!

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