Intro & WDYT

SeyLan · April 2014

Hello all :-)

Brief intro: baby number 4 due in sept. 3rd boy. We aren't totally traditional but not OUT THERE in terms of naming.. Soooo what are your honest opinions of these names. (If you don't mind).

* Orion

* West

* Brooks

* Reeve

* Quade

* Maverick (nms at all but dh loves it :-/ )

Thoughts?

oliversbear · April 2014

Orion -- not bad, but I'm not seeing it as a name for a human
West -- if it's a name, it's a surname or middle name only
Brooks -- seems like a girl's name or a surname/middle name, but it's the best of the bunch
Reeve -- surname or middle name
Quade -- did you misspell Wade?
Maverick -- guilty pleasure name

They all seem a bit "out there" to me as far as names go.
Some alternatives:
Marion
Westley
Bryce
Kevin
Wade
Merrick

SeyLan · April 2014

Thanks for the input! There are some nice alternatives...I like Merrick in place of Maverick!

They were all options for a first name...and I accidently left out Leo. That should have been on there too. We haven't even thought of middle names. Usually we use our 2nd fave for the middle, providing it flows well enough.

Sam Buttons · April 2014

I really like Brooks. Contrary to the PP, I think it sounds like a manly name and it flows nicely from child to adulthood.

BKD1386 · April 2014

I like Brooks and Leo... and obviously Orion (though not for a first name... which is what DH wanted) I "compromised", LOL

KayP79@msn.com · April 2014

I Love Leo! DH shot it down for our little guy: (

NerdyLucy · April 2014

Even though I hate the name Brooke, I kind of like Brooks.

catahoulatte · April 2014

* Orion-Not a fan. IDK, it's not even that it sounds bad. It just seems kind of cheesy. I know it's got old Greek roots, but I just think of the constellation. I want to like it.
* West-Seems incomplete...and like you're giving directions. I really like Wesley.
* Brooks-fine, not my style but I have nothing against it.
* Reeve-Unless it's a family name, it seems like a randomly-used surname as a first name, which is very trendy right now.
* Quade-Dislike. Same reason as above.
* Maverick (nms at all but dh loves it :-/ )-Really dislike.

I love love love Leo. Leo would be my top pick for sure.

Jags8 · April 2014

The only one I like is Leo.

emmy236 · April 2014

I really like Brooks and it's totally a masculine name. Most guys associate it with the baseball player Brooks Robinson (I know two guys with this name and both named after the baseball player). It's on our short list for names because I'm married to a baseball player. I like Leo if you have a last name that can support it. Leo Jones doesn't work. Same with Brooks, if you have a one syllable LN I don't think it will flow well. The rest are NMS but other suggestions

Reed/Reid instead of Reeve
Quinn instead of Quade
Flynn
Sullivan
Murphy instead of Maverick
Theo/Theodore