Names! What are your names?

xnbride · November 2011

So have you narrowed down your name choices? If so, please share.

xnbride · November 2011

If it is a girl, her name will be Evangeline Elaine (Elaine is both Grandma's middle names)

If it is a boy, his name will be Alexander Joseph (there is a bit of a comic book nerd reference in this choice and DH is really proud of his ingenuity LOL).

joshandpanda · November 2011

Boy: Kyler David

Girl: Kylie Elizabeth

annerz22 · November 2011

Boy: Levi Shaw

Girl: Not sure yet. Baila/Bayla Elisabeth or Lorelei Shaw is what we like right now.

KayteandRob · November 2011

We have narrowed down our lists, but nothing is set in stone.

Boys:

Simon, George, Andrew, Jacob

Girls:

Hannah, Sarah, Talia, Eliza

ErinR2012 · November 2011

Girl: Charlotte Olivia

Boy: Jacob David

All but Charlotte are family-based names

xnbride · November 2011

theresat858:

Girl - no idea whatsoever! DH and I can't agree on anything.

Boy - We're leaning towards Austin James (James is a family name). The MN will be either Alan (my dad's name) or James (family MN for generations). First name still open to debate.

I love your name picks. I had a student named Austin and he was the best. I think it is a great name especially combined with James.

emeraldJ17 · November 2011

theresat858:

Girl - no idea whatsoever! DH and I can't agree on anything.

Boy - We're leaning towards Austin James (James is a family name). The MN will be either Alan (my dad's name) or James (family MN for generations). First name still open to debate.

My step son is Austin Lee. He's adorable

Girl potentially Julianna Laura

Boy no clue. We have a list but neither of us are set on any of the names.

returning_bump_member · November 2011

Girl: Coralyn Elizabeth

Boy: Owen Michael

saenastarsley · November 2011

None of our names have any familial significance; just names we like. We also didn't want to deal with the drama of "why did you name the baby after them and not..." We have first and second choices for both sex.

Boy-

1st choice: Milo Sebastian

2nd choice: Oliver Nathaniel

Girl-

1st choice: Aurelia Jane

2nd choice: Lydia Rose

fyziksgirl · November 2011

Boy: We're leaning towards Nikolai as a first name, but also considering Isaac and still looking around. Haven't decided on a middle name.

Girl: We're talking...so far the hubby LOVES Eleanor. I'm OK with it. We also like Annika (is it bad I liked this one more when I remembered the Star Trek reference?) and Katerina, and possibly Eliana. Middle name will likely be Susanne or Susanna, depending on which goes better with the the first name we pick. My mom's name is Sue and his mom's name is Mary Anne, so we'd like to honor them both.

I do love me some names, so this discussion will continue until the baby is here!

Middlesnpoddles · November 2011

Amelia Claire

or

Claire Amelia

we are still deciding which order.........lol

Middlesnpoddles · November 2011

fyziksgirl:

Boy: We're leaning towards Nikolai as a first name, but also considering Isaac and still looking around. Haven't decided on a middle name.

Girl: We're talking...so far the hubby LOVES Eleanor. I'm OK with it. We also like Annika (is it bad I liked this one more when I remembered the Star Trek reference?) and Katerina, and possibly Eliana. Middle name will likely be Susanne or Susanna, depending on which goes better with the the first name we pick. My mom's name is Sue and his mom's name is Mary Anne, so we'd like to honor them both.

I do love me some names, so this discussion will continue until the baby is here!

I WISH my husband loved Eleanor.. he doesn't It's my favorite and top pick..

sunflowergrl · November 2011

girl: Vivian Leigh

Boy: Colton Philip or Philip Carl (but we're team pink so this is a moot point lol)

andreaventola · November 2011

Boy: Liam Orland (Orland family name on hubby's side)

Girl: Laina Jo (pronounced Lay-na but with we're using Irish spelling) (Jo is for my grandmother Josephine and my mother Joanne who passed away 8 weeks ago) Still trying to figure out how to do all of this without her

pc150805 · November 2011

Boy: Kiel (pronounced Keel) Christian H

Girl: Cora Jane H

annerz22 · November 2011

AutLuke:
fyziksgirl:

Boy: We're leaning towards Nikolai as a first name, but also considering Isaac and still looking around. Haven't decided on a middle name.

Girl: We're talking...so far the hubby LOVES Eleanor. I'm OK with it. We also like Annika (is it bad I liked this one more when I remembered the Star Trek reference?) and Katerina, and possibly Eliana. Middle name will likely be Susanne or Susanna, depending on which goes better with the the first name we pick. My mom's name is Sue and his mom's name is Mary Anne, so we'd like to honor them both.

I do love me some names, so this discussion will continue until the baby is here!

I WISH my husband loved Eleanor.. he doesn't It's my favorite and top pick..

Eleanor was our top pick even before getting pregnant. But in the past 4 months alone, I know 7 people(close friends and aquantances) who have named their daughters Eleanor/Ella/Ellie. For me, the names are just too close and although I LOVE the name I see it as getting very trendy.

Jess & Drew · November 2011

Girl: Evelyn Ruth

(Ruth is my great-grandmother's name. She passed away last year at 94. I was really hoping she would be able to meet a great great grandchild.)

Boy: Abel Drew

(I'm not in-love with the "flow", but DH's name is Drew and he really likes the name. So I'm going to let him have this one.)

elviebird · November 2011

Our current top choices are Edmond and Persephone.

Linz1233 · November 2011

Girl: Layla or Kennedy

Boy: We still can't decide.

Guess what? We found out it's a boy. So now we need to decide soon!!

mikeswife2010 · November 2011

Girl - Brooklyn Suzanne

Boy - Kaleb Marshall

noycela · November 2011

Boy: Colton, Tyson, Evan

Girl: Hayden, Jordan, Brynn

Just noticed all our names end with "n" - funny

Under.the.Rose · November 2011

Everett Lincoln / Claire Elisabeth

pamis626 · November 2011

saenastarsley:
None of our names have any familial significance; just names we like. We also didn't want to deal with the drama of "why did you name the baby after them and not..." We have first and second choices for both sex.
Boy-
1st choice: Milo Sebastian
2nd choice: Oliver Nathaniel
Girl-
1st choice: Aurelia Jane
2nd choice: Lydia Rose

I AM SO JEALOUS OF YOU RIGHT NOW!!

I want the name Milo if ours is a boy and H really liked it at first too, then I told him the meaning and we both feel in Love with the name.

Well after telling people about the name all he kept hearing was that sounds like a dogs name. blah blah blah blah... And now he absolutely hates the name bc he does'nt want his son to have a "dogs" name. UGH!!! Yea we will not be sharing names any more with anyone! Until baby is here!

chellsii · November 2011

Boy: Breydon Edward

Girl: Brooklyn (not sure of the middle name but thinking Kathleen)

fyziksgirl · November 2011

annerz22:
AutLuke:
fyziksgirl:

Boy: We're leaning towards Nikolai as a first name, but also considering Isaac and still looking around. Haven't decided on a middle name.

Girl: We're talking...so far the hubby LOVES Eleanor. I'm OK with it. We also like Annika (is it bad I liked this one more when I remembered the Star Trek reference?) and Katerina, and possibly Eliana. Middle name will likely be Susanne or Susanna, depending on which goes better with the the first name we pick. My mom's name is Sue and his mom's name is Mary Anne, so we'd like to honor them both.

I do love me some names, so this discussion will continue until the baby is here!

I WISH my husband loved Eleanor.. he doesn't It's my favorite and top pick..

Eleanor was our top pick even before getting pregnant. But in the past 4 months alone, I know 7 people(close friends and aquantances) who have named their daughters Eleanor/Ella/Ellie. For me, the names are just too close and although I LOVE the name I see it as getting very trendy.

See??? This is one of my biggest hesitations with Eleanor...it is skyrocketing in popularity. I am waiting to see what it did in 2011, but it went from (roughly) position 225 in 2009 to 165 in 2010...that name is spiking! I am anti-popular-name, but my hubby could not care less, and if I'm telling him I'm blackballing the first name he's loved because it's becoming popular he might strangle me :P We'll see...

okayestmom12 · November 2011

Paige Victoria/ Reid James

jessicabrennan21 · November 2011

BOY:

Colton Patrick

*Reason why we chose Colt was because there was a quarterback who used to play for the University of Hawaii. My husband being a very big sports fan took notice to it because we share the same last name and he loved the way it sounded and flowed. Thankfully....he ended up not being a great quarterback so we can now steal the name for ourselves and no one will know!

Girl:

Olivia *Something* need help deciding on middle name

sda6485 · November 2011

Girl -- Gia Rosalie

Boy -- Liam Anthony

redheadinlove · November 2011

Skylar Rae or Phoebe Dawn for girl

Gavin Allen for a boy

saenastarsley · November 2011

pamis626:
saenastarsley:
None of our names have any familial significance; just names we like. We also didn't want to deal with the drama of "why did you name the baby after them and not..." We have first and second choices for both sex.
Boy-
1st choice: Milo Sebastian
2nd choice: Oliver Nathaniel
Girl-
1st choice: Aurelia Jane
2nd choice: Lydia Rose

I AM SO JEALOUS OF YOU RIGHT NOW!!
I want the name Milo if ours is a boy and H really liked it at first too, then I told him the meaning and we both feel in Love with the name.
Well after telling people about the name all he kept hearing was that sounds like a dogs name. blah blah blah blah... And now he absolutely hates the name bc he does'nt want his son to have a "dogs" name. UGH!!! Yea we will not be sharing names any more with anyone! Until baby is here!

Haha! That's why we're not telling family or friends. I think the dog connection with the name Milo wouldn't have happened if they hadn't started playing that Milo's Kitchen dog food commercial all the time.

meeko1985 · November 2011

Wow! All of the names are so cool and unique! I am really impressed May board.

Our top names are Vivian and Henry, but we definately will be waiting until the baby is born to finalize the names. I don't want to pop out a "Henry" who is totally an "Emmett".

roxygulrjax · November 2011

Boy: Jackson Wayne (First name is my mom's maiden name, middle name is the BF's middle name)

Girl: Emma Leigh (First name is Rachel from FRIENDS daughters name, middle name is a version of my dad and sisters middle name -- Lee, Lea)

I love the show FRIENDS and thought it was a beautiful name, plus my mom named me (born in 1982) after the woman who shot J.R. in Dallas...cool little connection. :-)

ke19 · November 2011

Boy: Preston Charles (Charles after both our grandfathers)

Girl: No idea! Some names I like are Amelia, Cameron and Madeline. DH likes Jane. The mn will be Elizabeth, after DH's grandmother who passed away earlier this year. We still have a lot of discussion over the girl names.

We also won't be sharing the names IRL with anyone until the baby is born and named. It's crazy how many people have opinions and I really don't want to hear them!

melrrr · November 2011

We haven't decided yet, but I am pleased to see that no one has mentioned my favorites. Our daughter's first name, which happens to be a family name, was popular in the 70s and 80s but isn't in the top 1000 now. I'm hoping for something similar this time around

jpcvet · November 2011

Boy: Charles Robert

Girl: Addison Frances

hurdalyson · November 2011

Boy: Alexander Lane (DH has always been adamant on this. Alexander "as in the great", and Lane because all first born boy's in his family have this middle name.) Fortunately I like it.

Girl: We're somewhat undecided. No matter what, Grace will be the middle name. We both LOVE this name, and it seems to go nicely with almost anything as a middle name. I might use it as a first name if I could find a middle name I like to go with it, but I'm not sure I'm sold on it as a first name.

My absolute hands-down favorite girl's name is Natalie. DH is just so-so on it though, so I'm being reasonable and entertaining other options. So far the one I like the best that he's come up with is Cassandra. In the end, I get ultimate decision though since I didn't get much of a say on the boy's name! I think I'll probably wait and see which name seems to fit best once I meet her.