I have so many names picked out and in an attempt to start narrowing them down, I am trying to make my top 5 lists. My husband doesn't have opinions on the names much as of yet (he wants to wait until we find out in 4 weeks as to what we are having), but I just have to be thinking about it
Our last name is Schnell and middle name for a boy is mostly likely going to be Donald (family name). A middle name for a girl will be Janet, June, Corrine, or Rae.
Boys: Jonah, Rowan, Graham, Heath, Gideon
Girls: Marina, Peyton, Hattie, Piper, and Marin
**By the way, I don't want any names that are up and coming or too common so I have any in my list, please let me know.**
Thanks!
Re: Top five boy and girls names (as of today)
love love love Gideon
not a fan of the girl names, but Marina would be the best one to me
The boy names I like Graham, Rowan, and LOVE Gideon.
The only name I like from the girl list is Maren spelled this way. Marin is a masculine name.
Jonah - very nice name, but if you're looking for something that's less popular, I'd stay away from it. Not only is Jonah itself relatively popular, all those nice-sounding Biblical names are trending right now (Noah, Judah, Levi, Liam, etc.)
Rowan - sounds like a very good choice for you
Graham - LOVE! My fave of your boys names
Heath - also a great choice, just NMS
Gideon - nice name, seems like it's up your alley
Girls:
Marina - okay. Too 'fishy' for me
Peyton - really pretty
Hattie - LOVE! My fave of your girls (Hattie June would be soooo cute)
Piper - also love!...Piper June
Marin - eh. NMS
In this order: Gideon, Graham, Heath, Jonah, Rowan and Marin Rae, Piper Rae, Hattie June, Peyton June, Marina June.
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Jonah- a little more popular, classic
Rowan - becoming gender neutral as more girls are being named this
Graham- Nice,
Heath- NMS
Gideon - my favorite of your choices
Marina- Sorry, this name was killed for me thanks to the Fresh Beat Band
Peyton- Eh. Gender neutral and so many 'better' names out there IMHO
Hattie- cute, but I wonder if it's too cutesy.
Piper- NMS, trendy
Marin- My favorite but spelled Maren. Marin is the county in California.
This for me, except Graham. Really dislike Gideon for some reason...
Love Hattie for the girls!
Jonah is my fave, but I don't like it with Donald; so Graham
Marina June is my girl fave
Boys - Graham is cute, the others are nms
Girls - I like Peyton, Hattie and Piper. I have heard Piper used more lately, but don't think it's too overdone.
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I pretty much like all your boy names except Jonah, not that it is a bad name just NMS.
Your girl list is a lot more hit or miss for me though and I don't love any of them. Hattie is growing on me in appreciation and Peyton is just OK. The rest are totally NMS
Boys: Jonah, Rowan, Graham, Heath, Gideon
Girls: Marina, Peyton, Hattie, Piper, and Marin
I think you should avoid Rowan if you don't want popular.
I like Heath & Marin.
You have a really great list! For boys I LOVE Graham (I have always loved this name), and Rowan. I really like Heath and Gideon, Jonah has never really appealed to me, but I know a lot of people who like it.
For girls I LOVE Hattie, Piper, and Marin. I like Peyton, and Marina is the only one that is NMS. I have to say that June and Rae are two of my favorite MN's (DD is Emma June and my MN is Rae). I think June would work great with any of those names, Rae with all except Piper.
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For the boys, I really like Jonah, Graham, and Gideon. Heath is different (in a good way).
For the girls, I really like Marina and Maren (spelled this way). Hattie is cute, but I prefer it as a nn for something else. I hate Peyton so much. Piper is NMS.