If you had to name your baby rightthissecond, what would it be?

highbornhunter · May 2014

@Kristy774 - Thanks, I love to read the boards, but I'm relatively new to this. I'm bad at noticing nicknames and when the previous post was. I didn't realize this was 5 pages long already when I started reading it. So I don't know who's active, inactive, etc. $:\$ ">

DH wants to keep our name choices very close to the chest. We have a boy's name, but not a girl's yet (everyone keeps telling us it's a boy). My family didn't do a great job of keeping the fact that I was pregnant a secret early on (we love to share good news, it was well meant) and DH would have preferred that only immediate family knew until I got to 12 weeks at least. So awhile back he said nobody gets to know the name until the kiddo is here. Which will be hard for me. I love sharing! And I think our boy's name is awesome.

For fun, girls names I love that we probably won't use, just so I can join in

Persephone

Penelope

Astrid

Evelyn

Kristy774 · May 2014

highbornhunter said:
@Kristy774 - Thanks, I love to read the boards, but I'm relatively new to this. I'm bad at noticing nicknames and when the previous post was. I didn't realize this was 5 pages long already when I started reading it. So I don't know who's active, inactive, etc. $:\$ ">

DH wants to keep our name choices very close to the chest. We have a boy's name, but not a girl's yet (everyone keeps telling us it's a boy). My family didn't do a great job of keeping the fact that I was pregnant a secret early on (we love to share good news, it was well meant) and DH would have preferred that only immediate family knew until I got to 12 weeks at least. So awhile back he said nobody gets to know the name until the kiddo is here. Which will be hard for me. I love sharing! And I think our boy's name is awesome.

For fun, girls names I love that we probably won't use, just so I can join in

Persephone

Penelope
Astrid
Evelyn

No worries

JustJainey · May 2014

@highbornhunter - Love the name Astrid and it fits so well with my Scandinavian roots (my dad was a Dane) however for some reason DH doesn't like any of the girl options. He's totally into our boy name of Magnus Axel though (Axel after my grandfather)

Ineedmorecoffee · May 2014

Today I think baby is a boy and i want to name him Emmett. See...changes daily. lol

shindylahoe · May 2014

mb314 said:
Girl - Evelyn Marie (my grandmother's name). I hate that Evelyn is super popular, but it is a name that means a lot to me since I lost my grandma 20 years ago this year, and I really miss her.

Boy - That's hard. Maybe Jacques. I just don't want him to be called Jack. It's the French form of James (not Jack or John). DH is French and will want a French name, and my dad is James. I am at a loss when it comes to boy names.

ETA - I don't know why this is in blue font. Must mean I am having a boy

Ugh! I hate that old fashioned names are getting popular too.

When I choose DD name 6 years ago (Elenore) everyone hated it. Then when I names my other DD Rosalie I had never even heard the name before and now I see so many people choosing that name.

Same with the name we have picked out for this baby (Addison) I've loved for 8 years but only now got dh to agree to it and it's super popular.

End rant. Fwiw, I love the name Evelyn!

Ineedmorecoffee · May 2014

shindylahoe said:

Girl - Evelyn Marie (my grandmother's name). I hate that Evelyn is super popular, but it is a name that means a lot to me since I lost my grandma 20 years ago this year, and I really miss her.

Boy - That's hard. Maybe Jacques. I just don't want him to be called Jack. It's the French form of James (not Jack or John). DH is French and will want a French name, and my dad is James. I am at a loss when it comes to boy names.

ETA - I don't know why this is in blue font. Must mean I am having a boy

Ugh! I hate that old fashioned names are getting popular too. When I choose DD name 6 years ago (Elenore) everyone hated it. Then when I names my other DD Rosalie I had never even heard the name before and now I see so many people choosing that name. Same with the name we have picked out for this baby (Addison) I've loved for 8 years but only now got dh to agree to it and it's super popular. End rant. Fwiw, I love the name Evelyn!

MEEE TOO!!!!!! My favorite names have always been 'old fashioned names" that people didn't use. For years and years before I had kids. (Ruby, Hazel, Violet, Matilda, Vera etc) Now it seems like old lady names are coming in style and so everyone thinks im on a trend. Annoying.

Rhall2088 · May 2014

Selby Lee for a girl not Shelby. After my grandpa and my dad.

Navy Adler for a boy

JustJainey · May 2014

I'm very fond of Marilla (Rilla for short) but DH just looked at me like I was crazy. I love all the older names too.

KitKat099 · May 2014

Girl: Adelaide Morgan Boy: Robert Grant (DH wants to call him Grant. I want to call him Robert.)

MrsLillyG · May 2014

Ineedmorecoffee said:

shindylahoe said:

Girl - Evelyn Marie (my grandmother's name). I hate that Evelyn is super popular, but it is a name that means a lot to me since I lost my grandma 20 years ago this year, and I really miss her.

Boy - That's hard. Maybe Jacques. I just don't want him to be called Jack. It's the French form of James (not Jack or John). DH is French and will want a French name, and my dad is James. I am at a loss when it comes to boy names.

ETA - I don't know why this is in blue font. Must mean I am having a boy

Ugh! I hate that old fashioned names are getting popular too. When I choose DD name 6 years ago (Elenore) everyone hated it. Then when I names my other DD Rosalie I had never even heard the name before and now I see so many people choosing that name. Same with the name we have picked out for this baby (Addison) I've loved for 8 years but only now got dh to agree to it and it's super popular. End rant. Fwiw, I love the name Evelyn!

MEEE TOO!!!!!! My favorite names have always been 'old fashioned names" that people didn't use. For years and years before I had kids. (Ruby, Hazel, Violet, Matilda, Vera etc) Now it seems like old lady names are coming in style and so everyone thinks im on a trend. Annoying.

I actually read an article not too long ago that this happens all the time. People don't normally name their kids that are popular in their parents generation bc it seems old or too close for comfort to them. they will however give names that are popular in their grandparents generation.

laheath28 · May 2014

Raegan for a girl and Graham for a boy.

Kreynolds02000 · May 2014

We've selected Liam Kirk

mamaluzi · May 2014

dr_pr said:

mongre101 said:

Kenneth William or Gabrielle or Mariah

I like your style (points to siggie) :P

Since we know we're having a boy, I like William, Samuel, Edward, or Victor. H requested the middle name be Carl after his father.

If I had to name a girl, I really like Eleanor, Adelaide, or Regina. I'm all about English names, apparently.

Regina is my momma's name (and my middle name!) Good pick

I love your boys names! So classic

pennyandandy · May 2014

Girl: Elise or Charlotte Jean Boy: I think we are set on Samuel Robert, Luke Robert is our second

runningmama14 · May 2014

Kristy774 said:
@highbornhunter‌ don't hold your breathe waiting for a response from iheartscraps....

No one has said our name yet.... I'm hesitant to put it on here, I think I'm going to wait a little longer

Same here! We're not telling anyone our name choices IRL. So far we can get away with just saying we haven't talked about it yet (not true at all). Soon I'll probably switch to telling people that we waiting to meet them to decide. We're team green, so that makes some sense...

Terrapantz · May 2014

Aria Michaela for a girl and Jase Dean for a boy.

fh4life3 · May 2014

Samuel Joseph
Camryn Jo
Middle names are family names

Knottie1454621357 · May 2014

@Nfranco973‌ I love that name but I spell it Leilani.

Girl... I have so many names picked out but I LOVE Leilani, Emery and Nile.

For a boy we decided Everett

lizgrace03 · May 2014

mireland89 said:
@Nfranco973‌ I love that name but I spell it Leilani.

Girl... I have so many names picked out but I LOVE Leilani, Emery and Nile.

For a boy we decided Everett

Everett was our 2nd choice for a boy. Love that name!

Knottie1454621357 · May 2014

@lizgrace03‌ it's such a nice name! You don't hear it very often and we like unique names. We decided we are waiting to find out the sex so our baby will be names once we meet him or her!!

Sarahbeth612 · May 2014

Alright guys, here's my issue. The girl name we both like is Ava. Aside from being popular, I'm worried its too rhymey with DD's name, Jayla. For a boy, DH has agreed his name could be used as middle name instead of first (yay!) But there is still an issue. His name is an adjective, which I'm hoping would be easier in the middle but its still tough. His name is Golden. I seriously can't think of any boy names I like to go with Golden. And last name ends with "on" which makes it hard to get a full name to flow.....halp

emoxymoose · May 2014

Sarahbeth612 said:

Alright guys, here's my issue. The girl name we both like is Ava. Aside from being popular, I'm worried its too rhymey with DD's name, Jayla. For a boy, DH has agreed his name could be used as middle name instead of first (yay!) But there is still an issue. His name is an adjective, which I'm hoping would be easier in the middle but its still tough. His name is Golden. I seriously can't think of any boy names I like to go with Golden. And last name ends with "on" which makes it hard to get a full name to flow.....halp

People really stress about name flow, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Once LO is here whatever you name him/her will seem natural anyways so worry more about a name you love rather than how it rolls off the tongue.

I have the same issue because our last name is only one syllable, so a lot of names seem awkward and wonky, but I'm over it now because I'm not throwing out names I love just because it seems a little odd with our last name.

SarahHeck · May 2014

Sarahbeth612 said:
Alright guys, here's my issue. The girl name we both like is Ava. Aside from being popular, I'm worried its too rhymey with DD's name, Jayla.

For a boy, DH has agreed his name could be used as middle name instead of first (yay!) But there is still an issue. His name is an adjective, which I'm hoping would be easier in the middle but its still tough.

His name is Golden. I seriously can't think of any boy names I like to go with Golden. And last name ends with "on" which makes it hard to get a full name to flow.....halp

My DD is Ava so I may be a little bias... I wasn't happy that it is such a popular name either, but I grew up with a popular name and it wasn't a big deal to me. we went for it and turns out although it is a popular name as a whole it really isn't that popular where we live. Her best friend's name is Ayla and I thought it would be hard to keep their names straight, but it's been surprisingly easy!

absolutelymaybe · May 2014

Sarahbeth612 said:

Alright guys, here's my issue. The girl name we both like is Ava. Aside from being popular, I'm worried its too rhymey with DD's name, Jayla. For a boy, DH has agreed his name could be used as middle name instead of first (yay!) But there is still an issue. His name is an adjective, which I'm hoping would be easier in the middle but its still tough. His name is Golden. I seriously can't think of any boy names I like to go with Golden. And last name ends with "on" which makes it hard to get a full name to flow.....halp

I wouldn't worry about it if you really like the name. It is not a huge deal. If I knew someone who had kids with those names I probably wouldn't even notice they are too similar. It's really just the "ah" sound.

kimberly_ann81 · May 2014

@highbornhunter I love the name Astrid; almost decided to use it for a middle name.

sparklingwhit · May 2014

Boy: Kellan David

Girl: Riley Quinn

Girl's name is pretty set in stone. I'm still wishy washy on my boy's name though.

mamaluzi · May 2014

If I had to name RIGHTNOW it'd be:

Boy: Harrison Tiberio or Harrison Francis

FN after my grandpa (Harry), and MN1 and 2 after either of hubby's grandpas

Girl: Harriet Palmeda or Harriet Theresa

FN my grandpa again, MN1 was hubby's grandma's name and MN2 was his other grandma's name and my grandma's MN

We have a list THIIIIIIIS long though for all the names we like, and it changes daily, so who knows!!

cgreen917 · May 2014

We are pretty set with:

Hadley Marie or Kate
Orrin Steve

DH wants Marie because it's his gma's mn but I like Kate and it was my gma's mn

torontokim · May 2014

Nathan or Joshua for a boy. Charlotte or Emily for a girl. DH is on board with all options!

Strosha · May 2014

Charlotte Joan or Charlotte Ann Finnian O'Hara (my maiden name)

Strosha · May 2014

Finnian is our boy option! Ha! That looks like one long name the way it is posted;)

emoxymoose · May 2014

torontokim said:

Nathan or Joshua for a boy. Charlotte or Emily for a girl. DH is on board with all options!

That's awesome, I feel like I'm going to have to drug DH when it comes time to fill out the birth certificate so I can get the names I love. (which are better!)

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