Unused names

rp-chicago-mom · June 2013

What names do you love that you know you'll never use whether it's because your family is complete or you just know it can't happen?

Mine are:

Girls:
Pearl
Enid
Mae [this may still be a middle name though]
Alice
Philipa [Pippa]
Fiona
Astrid

Boys:
Gideon
Jonah
Jude
Elliot
Kai
Harry

JessiP613 · June 2013

I can only think of a few off the top of my head right now but I know I have more!

Girls:

Audrey (possible mn if we have another girl)

Ariadne (DH HATES this name)

Boys:

Conner/ Connor

lady_tytah · June 2013

Girls: Isis, I have a thing about Egypt Gaia
Boys: Carmen, if up to my hubs Amir would have been, Elijah [Eli for short]

Rhomonk · June 2013

Girls: Scarlett, Lucia, Valentina and Antonia

Boys: Derek, Enzo (Lorenzo), Leo

ETA: A few girl names I forgot

austenfan919 · June 2013

lady_tytah:
Girls: Isis, I have a thing about Egypt Gaia Boys: Carmen, if up to my hubs Amir would have been, Elijah [Eli for short]

Isis was on my name list in high school! Smile

I love Eleanor and Andrew, but DH doesn't. Right now, the plan would be Andrew as a MN if we have another boy.

rp-chicago-mom · June 2013

LiliDragon:
Girls: Ava [sooooo overdone] Madeleine [see above] Aibhlin [Galic pronounced like Avelyn...too hard to read] Hannelore Leisel Naomi Boys: Everton Massimo Elliot Yves Tierry Emile Basically all my boys names sound like total ahole names. Haha!

The Welsh spelling of Howell is Hywel, pronounced hugh-ELLE. We went with the Anglo version to save him a lot of headaches. My name has always been a problem with stupid questions.H's name is the Welsh version of Aidan and he always has to explain too. He will have to explain since it's not common in the US too but not as much.

ETA: I love Yves. I wonder if I could swing it...

Ms. Lisi · June 2013

Ophelia, Emily, Mary for girls

Jeremy, Jack, Oliver for boys

(This is all because DH and I reserve "veto power" for names we just flat out don't like... these were on the Veto list.)

Cheerilee · June 2013

I wasn't partial to any boy names. We had decided on Ian Michael if DD had been a DS.

For a girl, I would have loved to use Coraline - Cora for short. DH still likes Pepper and Tuesday.

Megispreg · June 2013

Jack, Julian

Mabel, Frances, Camille, Charlotte

rp-chicago-mom · June 2013

BPaws, Astrid and Heinrich would make a wonderful sibset! H vetoed it last time and he probably will continue to do so.

rp-chicago-mom · June 2013

Megispreg:
Jack, Julian

Mabel, Frances, Camille, Charlotte

I love Frances. But we used Fransis for Howell's mn and H vetoed Fransis as a first name.

Tula214 · June 2013

Isabella, Zoe I've always loved that name, but it's SOs sisters nn. Elena.

Connor. Adonisnn donny. Xander.

CLeigh03 · June 2013

Love the name Maybel if I were ever to have a girl but DH hates it.

rp-chicago-mom · June 2013

Thought of another.

Malachi. I would love a naughty little boy [nothing serious. Just coming home inexplicably covered in mud, talking too much at school, that kind of thing] and call him Mal, which I'm sure many of you know is Spanish for bad. I'd mean it lovingly so don't think I'm a terrible person. H doesn't like most Old Testament names.

I also love Ruth.

Edited. Why does iPhone make me omit words?
Oh and Malcolm was ruined for me because of a kid I had. He was terrible.

rp-chicago-mom · June 2013

BPaws:
Baker_Bride:
BPaws, Astrid and Heinrich would make a wonderful sibset! H vetoed it last time and he probably will continue to do so.

I would love Astrid... I love the name and I love the fact that it would honour my cousin....

If I could ever get DF to stop pronouncing it AsssTurd then we'd be set!

If your next delivery is even close to as difficult as your last [God willing it will be better], I think you can name our baby whatever ou want!

aimee1899 · June 2013

We think we are complete...

Names I would use:

Girls: Margo, Romy, Clementine, Thora, Daphne

Boys: Finn, Wolfgang, Julian, Ivor, Bram

lady_tytah · June 2013

BPaws:
Baker_Bride:
BPaws, Astrid and Heinrich would make a wonderful sibset! H vetoed it last time and he probably will continue to do so.
I would love Astrid... I love the name and I love the fact that it would honour my cousin.... If I could ever get DF to stop pronouncing it AsssTurd then we'd be set!

Convince hi!!! That sibsetis too adorable ;)I

poppyseed1017 · June 2013

Girl:

Abbigail

Emerson

Piper (shut up)

Adelaide

Amelia (I really wanted to name M Amelia, but H just hated it)

Anna Claire

Boy:

Elliott

Casen

Alexander

Oliver

Max

JessiP613 · June 2013

mlynne37wiu:
JessiP613:
Ariadne (DH HATES this name)
My husband kept pushing for Ariadne because we both love Inception so much!!

I had no clue that name was in Inception! It's from a short play I really like. DH says no one could ever pronounce it. He's probably right but I still love it!!!

VeniVidiScripsi · June 2013

Baker_Bride:
BPaws, Astrid and Heinrich would make a wonderful sibset! H vetoed it last time and he probably will continue to do so.

I totally agree here! I love the name Astrid but DH vetoed it too.

JessiP613 · June 2013

Tula214:
Isabella, Zoe I've always loved that name, but it's SOs sisters nn. Elena.

Connor. Adonisnn donny. Xander.

Oh, Adonis is one I forgot on my list! We apparently have similar taste in boy names!

JessiP613 · June 2013

BPaws:
JessiP613:
mlynne37wiu:
JessiP613:
Ariadne (DH HATES this name)
My husband kept pushing for Ariadne because we both love Inception so much!!

I had no clue that name was in Inception! It's from a short play I really like. DH says no one could ever pronounce it. He's probably right but I still love it!!!

How is it pronounced?

I have a niece named Arianne and my mind wants to say it that way

It's pronounced are ee odd knee
Eta: bump mobile ate my hyphens!

LissaLynn0682 · June 2013

These were all on my list but DH vetoed:

Caroline and Eliza

Andrew and Ryan (DH thought it was too weird if I had a boy Ryan and a cousin Ryan)

VeniVidiScripsi · June 2013

BlueDevilLady:
Sloan for a girl. Rooney for a boy.

Ferris Bueller much? Sorry couldn't help thinking about it.

halvorsonl00 · June 2013

Boys:

Henry

Liam (this will most likely be the name of a ds if we have one)

Jack

James

Edward (Twilight ruined that)

Franklin (but they could never, never, go by the name Frank)

Thor

Finnigan

Girls:

Athena

Amelia

Corine

Nadia

Quinn

And I wish we would have named Cali, Callista, so she could have a long name with a nn. Thought DH wanted to name her California, and I flat out refused.

JayandEmm · June 2013

Georgia is my all time favorite name, and I'll never be able to use it; we're not having another child, and H hates the name.

gollywollypog · June 2013

Baker_Bride:
BPaws, Astrid and Heinrich would make a wonderful sibset! H vetoed it last time and he probably will continue to do so.

I love Astrid too. The problem is the nn.

rp-chicago-mom · June 2013

KLilley:
Baker_Bride:
BPaws, Astrid and Heinrich would make a wonderful sibset! H vetoed it last time and he probably will continue to do so.
I love Astrid too. The problem is the nn.

What's the nn?

gollywollypog · June 2013

We are done but if I was a baby factory and I had full naming rights here's my list:

girls:

Clementine-love but vetoed
Gillian (with a hard G sound) Em may have had this name if he was a girl.
Olive- This was almost Avalins name but DH vetoed
Imogen- Another in the running for Em if he'd been a girl.

boys:

Omri- Could never because it's too close to Emery.

gollywollypog · June 2013

Baker_Bride:
KLilley:
Baker_Bride:
BPaws, Astrid and Heinrich would make a wonderful sibset! H vetoed it last time and he probably will continue to do so.
I love Astrid too. The problem is the nn.
What's the nn?

My mind always goes right to A ss. Or Azz, depending on how you pronounce the S. I guess you could do Ast. I tend to shorten my kids names though sometimes in day to day conversation with them and others.

Av, Em and Keen are their shortened nns, you know? So that's why.

Jessica Swanlake · June 2013

Maisie and Maeve, Henry and Graham.

Ugh. Thinking about it almost makes me want to have more babies.....

piphigirl · June 2013

We are one and done, so we have a few unused names. Our boy name (Paul Steven, after DH's friend who passed away and DH's dad) likely will not get used. Our other girl name is Lucy Grace. I'm kind of sad about not using that one. (Grace is my grandma's name.)

If DH hadn't said, "It's a Charlotte!" when she was born, I might have hemmed and hawed between that and Lucy for a day or two.

JulieMarie21 · June 2013

Imogene

Lucy (it is my dog's name and in my very stable pregnant state I wanted to name dd Lucy and change the dog's name to freckles, H vetoed thank god)

Minnie

Penelope

Elena

bigbootyjudi · June 2013

SO hates every name I like.

Girls: Lucia, Calliope, Isobel, Giuliana, Rosa

Boys: Diego, Joaquin, Hugo, Simon (with an accent over the i), Julian, Miguel

Oh and if my kid wasn't 1/2 Mexican

Girls: Evelyn, Madeline, Alexandra (no NN)

Boys: Remington, Everett

JessiP613 · June 2013

BPaws:
KLilley:
Baker_Bride:
KLilley:
Baker_Bride:
BPaws, Astrid and Heinrich would make a wonderful sibset! H vetoed it last time and he probably will continue to do so.
  I love Astrid too.  The problem is the nn.
What's the nn? 
  My mind always goes right to A ss.  Or Azz, depending on how you pronounce the S.  I guess you could do Ast.  I tend to shorten my kids names though sometimes in day to day conversation with them and others. 
Av, Em and Keen are their shortened nns, you know?  So that's why.

My cousin used to be called "Assi" which, in Germany doesn't mean "assy" it's just a random word. Asty would probably be the nn we'd go for, if we needed one. If we were in Germany, no problems! Darn you English language! I really do love the name, I just think I'd feel guilty that the asss part would lead to jokes.

I know an Astrid who had the non Ati pronounced aw tee.

MommyMelRN · June 2013

poppyseed1017:
Girl:
Abbigail
Emerson
Piper (shut up)
Adelaide
Amelia (I really wanted to name M Amelia, but H just hated it)
Anna Claire

Boy:
Elliott
Casen
Alexander
Oliver
Max

Adelaide Emerson was my grandmother's name! If Gabriel had been a Girl, he would have been Adelaide :-) I wanted Emerson as a boys name BUT, that's the name of the company my husband works for, so it's a no go.

Rhomonk · June 2013

bigbootyjudi:
SO hates every name I like.
Girls: Lucia, Calliope, Isobel, Giuliana, Rosa
Boys: Diego, Joaquin, Hugo, Simon (with an accent over the i), Julian, Miguel
Oh and if my kid wasn't 1/2 Mexican
Girls: Evelyn, Madeline, Alexandra (no NN)
Boys: Remington, Everett

I forgot Lucia in my list. DH didn't like the nickname Lucy. I loved Lucia because it was both Hispanic and Italian.

I also like Joaquin, but not with our last name.

JessiP613 · June 2013

bigbootyjudi:
SO hates every name I like.Girls: Lucia, Calliope, Isobel, Giuliana, RosaBoys: Diego, Joaquin, Hugo, Simon with an accent over the i, Julian, MiguelOh and if my kid wasn't 1/2 MexicanGirls: Evelyn, Madeline, Alexandra no NNBoys: Remington, Everett

I just have to say as a total Spanish language nerd, please don't put an accent over the i in Simon. The accent goes over the o and if you change the placement you're also changing the pronunciation KWIM? So instead of being "see MOAN" it would be "SEE moan" which would be completely unnatural to say for Spanish speakers. I like the name, but only if it's pronounced correctly!

Andreabks · June 2013

we're one and done so no use for Jamison Andrew William, Pearl or Rose Mari

alake · June 2013

We are done, no more.

Girl:

Aubrey

Kathleen

Florence (family name as middle name)

Boy:

Eric (DH's grandpa's name)

Connor

Keith (DH and my deceased grandpa's name)

Luceine (Other grandpa's first name)

Whittyone12 · June 2013

Boys.
Silas: DH hates it.
Case: We plan on naming our first little girl Jaycee so that would be too close to rhyming for me.
Ridge: DH hates it.

Girls
Lilly: DH is not a fan.
Ella: there are far too many Ella's.

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