Will someone name my kid?

Saraevh · August 2013

DH and I cannot agree on a name and the last time we sat down and tried to seriously discuss it it ended in a shouting match

Boy names are SO HARD for us.

So throw some at me ....

BUT there are a few rules: 1) it can't end with an N. Our last name ends with an N and I feel like the nnnnn sound is too much. 2) I like "old-fashioned" names (think Benjamin - which doesn't work b/c it has the nnn sound, William - which doesn't work because we already have 3 Will's in the family, etc) 3) Our other kids' names are Ella and Jack if that helps (so names like Elijah (Eli), Jacob (Jake), etc won't work because they sound too similar.

I wanted Samuel (Sam), my husband says no way. He wanted Phineas (Finn), but Finn doesn't work with our last name. The only name that we both like is Noah, but I'm not positive it is THEE name for him, ya know?

ELF4321 · August 2013

We were strongly considering Xander if it was a boy. I'm generally not a huge fan of the nickname-as-first-name phenomenon, but I really like Xander (yes, Buffy fan here, for anybody wondering) and was afraid if we went with Alexander, everyone would call him Alex (which is my nephew's name).

Another strong contender was Riley (another Buffy reference), but it's being used so much for girls now that we crossed it off. If that doesn't bother you, I really like the way Ella, Jack and Riley sound together.

The other name we liked was Owen, but obviously that violates the "n" at the end guideline for you.

pinkmickey24 · August 2013

Patrick

Andrew

Matthew

Michael

Issac

Joshua

Caleb

Parker

Wesley

Saraevh · August 2013

The no "N" thing DOES make it tough! So many great names end with an N ha. My husband likes Lucas ... I'm undecided about it thus far. It's not a "no" for me, but it's not quite a "maybe" yet either.

I have tried sites like Nymbler. Sometimes I find myself feeling so overwhelmed by those websites. There are just so many to choose from!

Mrs.AmyDylan · August 2013

What about:

Ian

Joseph

Jesse

Robert

Paul

Good luck! We had such a hard time with names.

PennyLane26 · August 2013

Charlie, Christopher, mark, Liam, Connor, Henry, Daniel, Rory, Theodore/Teddy, Thomas, Peter, Travis, James, Abe, Nate

This is fun!

ccam · August 2013

I like Matthew, Nicolas, Dominic, Max, Gabriel and, of course, Luca (DS's name

). Boys are really hard, girls names were much easier for us.

Saraevh · August 2013

LOVE MAX ccam. But my husband nixed it because his aunt had a dog named Max

*sigh*

ccam · August 2013

@saraevh I could see my DH saying that! What about a form of Max and use Max as a nickname? Or will that not work either?

ccam · August 2013

What about Thomas and call him Tommy?

ETA: Liam, Leo, Nate (Nathaniel), Henry

MoFree · August 2013

Alexander
Charles
David
Daniel
Gabriel
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Joshua
Michael
Nathaniel
Patrick
Thomas
Trevor
Zachary

Dragonfly1226 · August 2013

I love the name Noah! What about Jonah? DSis friends with a little boy named Jonah, and I have always loved his name.

The other name that was on our list when DS was born that fits your N rule was Oliver.

imoverit · August 2013

I love Noah. How about Kyle or James? Christopher?

Ruthie04 · August 2013

Both of my boys' names are on MoFree's list! We also have a "n" ending last name and Samuel is DS1's MN. I also adored Jonah, but DH was never on board.

I feel you on the boy name drama. When the u/s tech told us it was 2 boys at the 20w ultrasound (we had been told B/G at 16w) my first words were, "Now we have to think of TWO boy names!!" It's so hard.

CarrieB. · August 2013

Boy names are really hard, especially if it can't end in an N.

I like PP's suggestion Oliver. And I always think Riley is better as a boy's name.

Saraevh · August 2013

Another thing I'm sure everyone deals with is names being taken ... ex: Oliver, Charlie, Henry and a few others some of you suggested that I also like have already been used by close friends.

I'm thinking maybe Noah as a first name and Thomas as a middle name. I thought of that a few days ago and I think Noah Thomas flows well, but I've been wondering if I'm just settling because this is kinda turning out to be stressful when it should be fun and it's the only name DH and I both have on our list of maybes! I keep searching thinking maybe a different one will just hit me like, "that's it!" Though the more I say Noah over and over again, the more it's kinda growing on me

It was also in the running before we decided on Jack for our other baby boy.

Maybe I'll give the name hunt a little break and come back to it. Hopefully this little guy will give me at least another 13 weeks or more before I have to decide

Saraevh · August 2013

@ccam I totally tried to be "slick" and suggest Maxwell as a first name so I could scam Max as a nickname ... didn't work

CarrieB. · August 2013

Saraevh said:
Another thing I'm sure everyone deals with is names being taken ... ex: Oliver, Charlie, Henry and a few others some of you suggested that I also like have already been used by close friends.

I'm thinking maybe Noah as a first name and Thomas as a middle name. I thought of that a few days ago and I think Noah Thomas flows well, but I've been wondering if I'm just settling because this is kinda turning out to be stressful when it should be fun and it's the only name DH and I both have on our list of maybes! I keep searching thinking maybe a different one will just hit me like, "that's it!" Though the more I say Noah over and over again, the more it's kinda growing on me It was also in the running before we decided on Jack for our other baby boy.

Maybe I'll give the name hunt a little break and come back to it. Hopefully this little guy will give me at least another 13 weeks or more before I have to decide

I like Noah Thomas. My DH and I are also having a lot of problems w names. Every time I suggest something he's just like "hmmm" and all his suggestions are weird and not always even real names. Ugh!

CallMeAl · August 2013

Dylan! I also vote Caleb, Luke, or Reid. I like those options. Jared? Parker?

itsmevkb · August 2013

I have an uncle named Reid so that makes me think of my other uncles, Bradley and Barry. I like all of those, along with loving Joseph as it is just a great, classic name (and Sully's first name). Noah Thomas I could see as well.

You guys need to do what we did, I just told Chris I was naming our last two as he had sort of decided on names for the first two. I stuck to Irish names but didn't give too much consideration to other people having certain names. If I really love a name I would name my child that even if a close friend had given their child the same name.

TJ1979 · August 2013

I love Noah Thomas! I also love Wyatt.

Cwhitaker27 · August 2013

I'm partial to Luke! But love Noah Thomas.

IBackBevo · August 2013

What abput William and calling him Liam? My LO's name is Wyatt so I obviously love that. I also like Dane (although n sound), isaac, Luca...I also like Wayland but I know some don't.

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