new to the board.. Unique names that match our personalities.

folkfemme · October 2010

Hi!

I have 2 very long lists of names... We are looking for something unique, beautiful and reflective of us as a couple and our lifestyle. I know my name choices are not everyones first choice, but just let me know what you love, and what you hate... I'm totally open to comments/criticism/ideas.

Okay...

GIRLS!

Adah, Alba, Milli, Veda, Everly, Ruby, Gemma, Byrd (MN), Bellamy, Holli, Pippa, Verity, Luna, Monet, Vie, Honor, Harlow.

BOYS!

Finn, Ari, Sonny, Royal (MN), Fox (MN), Slade, Bennett, Burton, Max, Roman, Major, Grayson, Grayer, Beau, Storm (MN), Hunter.

Thanks!

sleepingbeauty825 · October 2010

Gemma and Ari get my vote.

mlatiolais · October 2010

I'm not really a fan of any of the girls names. Monet would be the only one that is 'okay' to me.

Finn, Grayson, and Beau I like for boys.

missesru · October 2010

Girls - Monet is my favourite. Harlow is nice, but I wouldn't go there since Nicole Richie recently named her daughter this.

Boys - Ari, and maybe Bennett.

CourtneyRDH · October 2010

Max and Ruby...isn't that a children's show? Stick out tongue

Those are my faves.

alliejo725 · October 2010

I love....Ada (spelled this way), Ruby, Holly (spelled this way), Harlow, Finn, Max, Roman, and Beau.

All very cool, off-beat names. I love them all, and I'd use them all.

I like....Millie (spelled this way, as a NN for something else), Veda, Gemma, Bellamy, Pippa, Verity, Sonny (as a NN for something else) and Bennett.

Still very fun and cool, just nothing I would "steal" for my own list.

I'm "eh" on....Alba, Luna, Monet, Vie, Honor, Ari, and Grayer.

Not bad, nothing that threatens your child's future---just nothing as good as the above listed names.

I despise....Slade, Major, Grayson, and Hunter.

Because I think Slade sounds like a campy B-movie villain, Major sounds like he's got an ego complex, Grayson sounds like a p.ussy and I have a bad personal assocation with Hunter.

(I consider MNs a free-for-all).

I think you have a fun list. I like it. It's not the norm, but it's by no means made-up, trendiegh, or bad. The only things I don't like are the misspelled names, and I think Millie and Sonny should be short for something (Amelia and Santino come immediately to mind, though the latter is 100% taken from The Godfather).

lifesaboutmusic · October 2010

Ruby Harlow or Veda Ruby

Roman Bennett or Bennett Roman

elephant307 · October 2010

I love Gemma and Harlow. Like Ruby and Veda.

Holly is ok, I do not like the Holli spelling.

Adah, Alba, Pippa, Luna, Honor are NMS, but ok.

Pippa, Verity, Monet, Vie would be better suited as MNs.

Hate Milli, Everly, Byrd, and Bellamy.

Love Finn (wish this wasn't so popular).

I love Grey but personally don't like any of the longer versions or the spelling using an 'a'.

Fox, Roman, Max, and Hunter are nice.

Actually like Storm as a MN.

Ari and Bennett are meh.

Hate Sonny, Royal (MN), Slade, Burton, Major, and Beau.

folkfemme · October 2010

Thank you everyone!

I didn't expect such a great and quick response! I think I am in love with this site...

Thanks again for all of the ideas, and suggestions.

SassyRedhead · October 2010

Girls - Veda, Holli (but spelled Holly)

Our boy name is Bennett so that gets my vote.

mommydale · October 2010

Ruby or Veda.

Ari or Max.

Emiliana7 · October 2010

Adah- I don't like- reminds me of "A, duh" like when someone says something dumb and you reply 'duh'

Alba, reminds me of Jessica Alba and of Alma which is very old lady like- not ness. a bad thing.

Milli, Vanilli?? def. NMS

Veda, reminds me a charactor in a movie- can't think of the name, but the girl's dad was a mortician, it was set like in the '60s and her little male BFF died.

Everly, not bad but NMS

Ruby, reminds me of the drunk girl from the real world from MTV- and mind you I didn't watch MTV/real world

Gemma, My fav on your list I know a few ladies with this name- it is growing in popularity (don't think it will ever be in the Emma ranks though)

Byrd (MN), No, def. not.

Bellamy, reminds me of Bill Bellamy

Holli, if use Holly go with the normal y on the end- too cutsey and strippery with the i

Pippa, reminds me of Pippi longstocking- not good

Verity,reminds me of Variety.

Luna, If kid is at all a unique person or 'spacy' will be nicknames Looney Luna (kinda like girl in Harry Potter)

Monet, like in the artist? then, as a teen, she may get made fun of for being "such a Monet" (as in pretty from far away but a hot mess close up), esp. not good if indeed she is a Monet!

Vie, maybe as a nn for Vivanne (or the variants therein)

Honor, nice, old-timey feel (throwing back to puritan times)

Harlow. too trendy- if want unique wouldn't really go with this.

Finn, reminds me of Glee

Ari, nice but trendy

Sonny, reminds me of Sonny Bono- not good thing

Royal (MN), maybe good- as long as last name isn't Blue

Fox (MN), NMS- maybe if you have some Native American in your ancestry

Slade, liek the old band??? bleh

Bennett, NMS sounds too stuffy

Burton, reminds me of Tim Burton- nn maybe would be Burt and that sounds gross to me

Max, eh, ok, nothing great about it though- common enough

Roman, reminds me of Polanski (not a good thing) or of Polygamy (I watch Big Love)

Major, NMS what if kid goes into military (Major, Major?)

Grayson, nice but folloing to be trendy

Grayer, bleh

Beau, nice, I like- reminds me of the old south

Storm (MN) reminds me of the X-men

Hunter- eh, nothing speical- not bad

strangebird · October 2010

Adah--if this is the name Aida (ay-dah) I like it, but the spelling is awful. If you mean for it to be pronounce add-ah, as it reads, it's awful all-around.

Alba--fine, if you don't mind people asking if you're an Audrey Niffeneggar fan (that's not necessarily a bad thing, but it might get annoying).

Milli--only if you spell it right: Millie

Everly--I like it.

Ruby--love it.

Gemma--I really like it.

Byrd--hmm, Gemma and Byrd, big fan of Bleubird Vintage, are you? If you're going to go with this word name, spell it right. The name is Bird.

Bellamy--blech.

Holli--spell it right: Holly

Pippa--if she's a sock monkey, sure.

Verity--I like it.

Luna--not my style, but I have nothing bad to say about it, really. Kids are going to be familiar with Harry Potter though, so she might be called Looney and Looney Lovegood her whole life long.

Monet--Love it as a middle name.

Vie--not sure if you wanted "V" or Vye . . . either way I don't really consider it a real name. It would be a great nickname, though.

Honor--I like it, but it may seem dated.

Harlow--too trendy.

Finn--trendy.

Ari--if you're pronouncing it ahr-ee.

Sonny--and Cher. NO!

Royal--isn't this a liquor brand? Not the best association, even if it is a word name and a surname, too.

Fox--as a middle name only. Fox Mulder is a pretty well-known association.

Slade--sounds like a vampire. Please don't do that to your child.

Bennett--trendy. Blech.

Burton--don't like the root Burt- anything.

Max--trendy and uber-popular, but a nice name.

Roman--not my style, but okay.

Major--no. Just no. It's a child, not an English Mastiff.

Grayson--I like it.

Grayer--yuck. I think of the Nanny Diaries immediately.

Beau--love it.

Storm--if it's a horse or a dog.

Hunter--if you are a hunter.

jsillyfun · October 2010

Adah: Love, but only spelled Ada

Alba: No likey, sounds like albino to me

Milli: Love

Veda: Love

Everly: Love

Ruby: love

Gemma: so/so

Byrd: like for mn, not for first

Bellamy: sounds like a disease to me

Holli: Love, but only spelled Holly

Pippa: Meh, a little too much like Pippi

Verity: love

Luna: nms

Monet: dislike

Vie: I really don't like it. I don't even know how to say it

Honor: Like it

Harlow: meh, makes me think Harlot

Finn: like, but as a nn

Ari: like

Sonny: Really don't like

Royal: no, not even for a mn

Fox: love for a mn, not a fn

Slade: Hate

Bennett: meh

Burton: hate

Max: cute

Roman: Love

Major: hate

Grayson: hate

Grayer: hate

Beau: hate

Storm: hate, even for a mn

Hunter: hate

still_a_bride · October 2010

My favorite of your girl names: Alba, Milli (although I like it spelled Millie), Ruby, Holly (spelled with a Y), and Everly. I think Everly sounds best with the mn Byrd.

Boys: Finn, Bennett, Max, Roman, Grayson `

zettas1 · October 2010

Girls-LOVE Luna & like Veda

Boys- Like Hunter; the other are nms-you may also like Blaine and Blake

ValentineBB · October 2010

Girls: I like Ruby, Gemma and Luna

Boys: I like Finn, Max & Ari

folkfemme · October 2010

Thanks to everyones input and suggestions and "takes" on my name ideas I was able to shed new light on some of them, and revise my list.

kizz11 · October 2010

everly and harlow are okay.

i like ari and roman.

i dislike all of the other names. oh, i guess holli is okay too, but i prefer it spelled holly.

KeriMichaelMarie · October 2010

I love Milli, Veda, Luna, Honor, Harlow, Sonny, Bennett, Burton and Roman.

Roman Bennett sounds famous! And Monet would be a great MN.

Good luck!

KatjaJoy · October 2010

Gemma is our top girl name right now.

I love Luna and Everly too.

For your boys name, my favorites are Roman and Ari.

elyshaswedding · October 2010

Have you considered Honora for a girl? It seems like your "style" and it's really pretty and uncommon.

stephanie_shoe · October 2010

My nephew is Hunter, so I'm partial to that one.

Also like Bennett and oddly, Grayer. Love Alba and Bellamy for girls.

stahlop · October 2010

I like:

Ada (this spelling)

Millie (this spelling)

Ruby

Bennett

Grayson

magsugar13 · October 2010

Gemma would get my vote. Most of them are too out there for me...Pippa, Bellamy, Verity Ick!

Max or Finn for boys. Royal, Storm, Major Ick!

starlight8323 · October 2010

lovelovelovelovelove:

Thanks to everyones input and suggestions and "takes" on my name ideas I was able to shed new light on some of them, and revise my list.

Yay! Would you mind sharing the revised list with us? I'm curious to see which ones didn't make the cut. Big Smile

Ceridwen21 · October 2010

Love Pippa, Ruby, Gemma, Ari, Max, Roman and Beau.

alohamora · October 2010

I vote for Gemma and Max. Really like Gemma.

rsquaredr · October 2010

I love Luna. I wanted to save it for a girl one day but DH hated it as a person's name...so we named our dog Luna!

As for the boys I like Grayson best. Spelled Greyson.

msmerymac · October 2010

I like Veda and Honor for girls and Ari, Max and Beau for boys.

scoutkate · October 2010

Honor is NMS at all but I am really digging it for some reason!

Beau is my favorite of your boy names.

jc51723 · October 2010

The only name I like out of all of those is Bennett.

hjk5000 · October 2010

I like Veda and Gemma from your girls list. Ari is my favorite from the boys.

macchiatto · October 2010

I like Gemma and Max.

karebear428 · October 2010

Girls-Everly, Luna, Harlow...love, love, love. They were all on my list and we chose Harlow for our DD.

Boys-Finn, Major (if you have the last name that will work with it), Grayson...love, like, love.

Whodunit · October 2010

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HarperM · October 2010

GIRLS!

Adah- Like it, but like it better spelt Ada

Milli- Prefer Mila

Everly- Love it

The rest, not so much.

BOYS!

Finn-Don't mind this one.

Bennett- Don't love, but I love Beckett

Grayson- Love the name Gray. Grayson sounds a little girly to me.

amatistajoy · October 2010

How about Bethany?

Puppylove*85 · October 2010

I like Millie and Pippa as nicknames, perhaps for Camille and Piper. I love the name Max. Roman is cool and I like the nickname Ro. Finn is nice but I would probaby use it as a nickname for Finley or Griffin.