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Opinions- Non Traditional Boy Names

MommalawyerMommalawyer member
edited September 2014 in Baby Names
Howdy. Over here from F15. Its a boy. Going with nontraditional names. Thoughts, comments, welcomed, no matter how brutal!
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Opinions- Non Traditional Boy Names 240 votes

Gannon Loche
15% 37 votes
Ethan Loche
66% 159 votes
Ballard Loche
0% 2 votes
Porter Loche
17% 42 votes
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    DawnJM25DawnJM25 member

    I like Ethan best, but I wouldn't consider Ethan a non-traditional name. Your others sound like last names.

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    ashiscuteashiscute member
    Ethan is the only option.  Ballard is really, really bad.  
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    MommalawyerMommalawyer member
    Ethan was kind of thrown in there as a last measure. I think it is too popular too, but DH likes it. Husband is Scottish, that is where the Gannon comes from. I have always liked the name Porter, but I think the middle name sucks with it. DH is set on the middle name. 
    Me: 38     DH: 36
    Married: July 21, 2013
    TTC#1 (between us): June/July 2013

    DX: MFI (low count and motility)
    Charting/OPK/CBFM July 2013-present
    1st RE Visit: January 2014
    Cycling: 
    March 2014- 75iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFN and OHSS
    (8 million post wash 47% motility, 18mm/17mm/16mm/16mm/14mm follies)
    April/May 2014- Benched due to cysts/enlarged ovaries
    June 2014- 50iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFP!!
    (10 million post wash 60% motility, 20mm/19mm follies)
    Beta 1- 85 Beta 2- 2,752 - EDD 2/27/2015


    Everyone welcome. Strength in numbers!


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    SidraJediSidraJedi member
    I voted Gannon. Ethan is okay, Porter is meh. Ballard is just too weird and I am one that is really okay with weird. GL!
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    vulpinivulpini member
    I like Ethan best, though I'm biased.  I wouldn't call it non-traditional.  It's a classic-ish sounding biblical name that's been fairly popular for the last decade.
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    macchiattomacchiatto member
    Porter makes me think of the job title, and of the word "portly."
    Ballard just sounds odd to me as a first name.
    Gannon is sort of OK.
    I love Ethan; it was one of our top choices when I was pregnant with our twin boys but we ruled it out because it was too popular. 
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    LadyXaverianLadyXaverian member
    As others have said, Ethan is pretty darn traditional. I do love it, though.

    However, I voted for Porter since you said you wanted a non-traditional name. It was my favorite of the 3 that fell into that category.
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    capuletcapulet member
    I knew a guy in college named Gannon and have a good association with it; if your DH is Scottish then that is a good option.  I love Ethan but it's not really unusual.  Porter makes me think of beer.  Ballard is a neighborhood in Seattle famous for lutefisk and bad drivers.
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    lifeonthehilllifeonthehill member
    I love Porter. Always have.

    Ethan is also nice but the other two are NMS.
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    SkrittensSkrittens member
    I really like Gannon. As pp said, Ethan is pretty mainstream and Ballard is just bad. Porter is Nms
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    4N6s4N6s member
    Ethan is extremely popular!!!
    I like everything but Ballard.
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    catwinecatwine member
    I like Gannon Loche the best.  It is different, but since your husband is Scottish it works.  
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    ashiscute said:

    Ethan is the only option.  Ballard is really, really bad.  

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    daystardreamsdaystardreams member

    I like Ethan but I wouldn't call it non-traditional. I also love Porter but only because I love Porter Wagoner! I voted for Porter.

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    divinemsbeedivinemsbee member
    Ethan by default. I don't even really like it, but, to me, it's better than the others. Honestly I'd get onto BTN or Nymbler and look for more Scottish names. Surely there are better ones out there (or look at Outlander).



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    Ballard? No
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    I love Porter. 
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    britgil89britgil89 member
    Don't like Ballard, or loche. I do like the other three names
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    Stegosaurus9Stegosaurus9 member
    I thought of Seattle's Ballard locks when I saw Ballard Loche. Not the best association.  If you're going for non-traditional, Ethan doesn't really fit that description. Gannon and Porter are last names to me, but if I had to choose I'd go with Gannon.
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    Jags8Jags8 member
    Gannon and Ballard are awful. Porter is okay-ish, and I know a baby Porter, but all I think is "porter house steak."

    So, Ethan.
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    MommalawyerMommalawyer member
    All fabulous criticisms! Seriously. Feed back is good. Griffin makes its way on and off the list, but it too is like Ethan, not so untraditional. It was NOT this hard to name DD. Although, most hated her name too (Maisey Noelle), then it grew on people, after she was born. :)
    Me: 38     DH: 36
    Married: July 21, 2013
    TTC#1 (between us): June/July 2013

    DX: MFI (low count and motility)
    Charting/OPK/CBFM July 2013-present
    1st RE Visit: January 2014
    Cycling: 
    March 2014- 75iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFN and OHSS
    (8 million post wash 47% motility, 18mm/17mm/16mm/16mm/14mm follies)
    April/May 2014- Benched due to cysts/enlarged ovaries
    June 2014- 50iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFP!!
    (10 million post wash 60% motility, 20mm/19mm follies)
    Beta 1- 85 Beta 2- 2,752 - EDD 2/27/2015


    Everyone welcome. Strength in numbers!


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    SidraJediSidraJedi member
    Griffin is awesome. It's on my short list. It may be somewhat popular (maybe bc of Griffin Dunne?). It's a known name in my southern town (maybe bc of Griffin, GA) but it is not a name for everyone. A lot of people on this board don't like it. I think it could fit your "non-traditional" criteria?

    I like it better than the other names you've mentioned so you can change my vote ;)
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    MommalawyerMommalawyer member
    Well, shit. I may just stick with Nacho, cause that is what he has been called for a while now...... :) (I hate cheese. Hate. Hate. Hate. Pregnant with him, I cannot get enough of it. With hot sauce)
    Me: 38     DH: 36
    Married: July 21, 2013
    TTC#1 (between us): June/July 2013

    DX: MFI (low count and motility)
    Charting/OPK/CBFM July 2013-present
    1st RE Visit: January 2014
    Cycling: 
    March 2014- 75iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFN and OHSS
    (8 million post wash 47% motility, 18mm/17mm/16mm/16mm/14mm follies)
    April/May 2014- Benched due to cysts/enlarged ovaries
    June 2014- 50iu follistim + trigger + progesterone + IUI = BFP!!
    (10 million post wash 60% motility, 20mm/19mm follies)
    Beta 1- 85 Beta 2- 2,752 - EDD 2/27/2015


    Everyone welcome. Strength in numbers!


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    SidraJediSidraJedi member
    Mommalawyer said:

    Well, shit. I may just stick with Nacho, cause that is what he has been called for a while now...... :) (I hate cheese. Hate. Hate. Hate. Pregnant with him, I cannot get enough of it. With hot sauce)

    Ha! I LOVE fish! LOOOOVE! When I was pregnant with DD I was NAUSEATED by it! Go fig. Also I was pescatarian for over 20 years , raised to feel very strongly about it ethically too... and I became a paleo-style omnivore mid-second tri.

    I'm glad I named DD Oona instead of Turkey though ;) You'll find something that you love by the time You have to fill out the birth certificate for sure.
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    janneann1127janneann1127 member
    I'm partial to Griffin as I have one. Ethan doesn't seem to fit your criteria at all, and to me it's a little boring. I love different names but I can't get behind Gannon or Ballard. What about Gunnar, Fletcher, or Flynn? Our 2nd boy is Deacon, which is different but my for everyone. :) other names we considered: Leo, Elliott, Rowan, Finn.
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