Final Name Decision?

be888 · November 2014

Now that a lot of people know the sex of their baby(ies), I thought it would be fun to share names. We did this earlier in pregnancy, but as far as I know not recently.

We were all set once again for a girl, but we are having another boy, and can't decide on a name for DS2. We still have plenty of time, but it would nice to refer to him by name, and just call him baby.

Have you made a final decision on a name already? Feel free to share names!

be888 · November 2014

KateRN08 said:

Hudson but don't post it on FB because it's top secret to family and friends :P

I love it, what a great name to go with your daughter's. I promise no posting on facebook

bowman958 · November 2014

KateRN08 said:
Hudson but don't post it on FB because it's top secret to family and friends :P

Going to your wall.....NOW!!!

bowman958 · November 2014

First name Baby, MN Sister. That's as far as we can get.

sleepeeps · November 2014

Ugh I've had a girl name set for years because I'm a crazy person but H wanted an Italian name for a boy. He wants Vincent which is fine but Vinny! With the Philly accent around here! *cringe*

Does he realize how difficult it is to find an Italian boy name that isn't as common as Anthony but isn't as ridiculous as Guido?! His dad's name is Giuseppe! Sorry all the Lorenzo's and Mario's and Giuseppe's of the world, but no thank you! Not for me. Too much like a pizza place or the cast of jersey shore.

bowman958 · November 2014

sleepeeps said:
Ugh I've had a girl name set for years because I'm a crazy person but H wanted an Italian name for a boy. He wants Vincent which is fine but Vinny! With the Philly accent around here! *cringe*

Does he realize how difficult it is to find an Italian boy name that isn't as common as Anthony but isn't as ridiculous as Guido?! His dad's name is Giuseppe! Sorry all the Lorenzo's and Mario's and Giuseppe's of the world, but no thank you! Not for me. Too much like a pizza place or the cast of jersey shore.

What about Alessandro? I have a friend with an Italian-born husband and her little guy is Alessandro, but goes by Alex.

I have also heard Nico.

knitfastdiewarm · November 2014

I like Nico as an Italian boy name!

We have it narrowed down to Ronan or Henry, but we will wait to make a final decision in delivery. We continue to call the baby Adergoole around my family to cause panic. It's hilarious.

redneckmomma25 · November 2014

Not final. We have a few but are still open. Hollis or Jedediah so far.

be888 · November 2014

@redneckmomma25 I love Hollis. I worked with one, and he was such a sweet old man.

prancercise · November 2014

We went out for burgers after our AS and brainstormed names. Henry as the first name and Donald as the middle name (after my late Dad). We kept saying we weren't committed and would look for other names, but have refered to the baby as Henry ever since. The decision is made!

redneckmomma25 · November 2014

be888 said:
@redneckmomma25 I love Hollis. I worked with one, and he was such a sweet old man.

My only draw back is no nickname. I like nicknames and I kind regret that with my daughter Grace. There's only Gracie.

lilann2011 · November 2014

Easton Michael for DS#2

We wait until we are 100% sure before telling family so I don't have to hear opinions haha

Stephmichellep · November 2014

We've got two picked out that we can't decide between: Ivy Marie and Austen Michelle. We boh like them equally as much. I guess we'll just have to see what she looks like!

@lovemymuttzillas‌ I love the name Amelia, it's so pretty. I put that one out there for us but DH said no bc he thought I was suggesting it bc of a Doctor Who character. Which wasn't the case... I just liked the name

twinklepits · November 2014

We've had ours picked out for a while. Baby girl's name is Amelia Evabelle ("eevah-bell") (my grandmother's name is Eva.) My mother has already told me she HATES baby Mia's middle name and should just have it be Belle. I told her I appreciate her opinion but it wasn't changing anything. She was shocked, as I've never not taken advice from her and pretty much done what she's wanted... I figure it's time to put my foot down, since this is my kid and all...

sleepeeps · November 2014

trollsniper said:

sleepeeps said:
Ugh I've had a girl name set for years because I'm a crazy person but H wanted an Italian name for a boy. He wants Vincent which is fine but Vinny! With the Philly accent around here! *cringe*

Does he realize how difficult it is to find an Italian boy name that isn't as common as Anthony but isn't as ridiculous as Guido?! His dad's name is Giuseppe! Sorry all the Lorenzo's and Mario's and Giuseppe's of the world, but no thank you! Not for me. Too much like a pizza place or the cast of jersey shore.
Mmm....now I'm in the mood for some Boardwalk pizza..... Haha

Did you find out you're having a boy? Or are you just having trouble agreeing on a boy name if it turns out to be a boy?

I want boardwalk pizza all the time always and already eat way too much junk ): there's a pizza grill on every corner here ):

There's already an Alex AND and Nick in my family. The problem may be my enormous family taking all the good names already. We are thinking maybe Lucca? Or Dante, which everyone is gonna think is weird but I don't care :x

I have my a/s December 9. Every single person in my life believes I'm having a boy based on no scientific evidence whatsoever. My aunt said my ultrasound pictures from 15 weeks looks like a boy, whatever that means.

It'll probably be a girl (which no one will believe until delivery day) who we've already decided will be Eden Ann. Then there'll be no problem with names until maybe next time.

It feels weird to tell anyone my names because I've been superstitious and told NOBODY except H.

purple_2012 · November 2014

Yes, to the boy name (Michael). The girl name we have narrowed down to two names.

We still haven't decided if we are going to announce our names before the birth of the baby.

Cliffhaven · November 2014

Love the two Amelias. That's our DDs name and she also goes by "Mia"

Naming this baby is proving way more challenging than last time as I had already "chosen" Amelia back in high school.

Currently we have a short list of:
Adelaide, Briar or Molly. I really like Claire as a middle name for all 3.

be888 · November 2014

We are debating between 2 names at the moment, August and James. I like them, but I'm just not ready to commit. I was the same with DS1's names (Charles). We never announced a name before he was born.

ETA: We have so many different "rules" that we need to fit to find a name. Be easy to pronounce in both English and French, not too long, not too many syllables (our last name has 4), not too popular, not already used by very closed friends or family, etc.

bowman958 · November 2014

Cliffhaven said:
Love the two Amelias. That's our DDs name and she also goes by "Mia"

Naming this baby is proving way more challenging than last time as I had already "chosen" Amelia back in high school.

Currently we have a short list of:
Adelaide, Briar or Molly. I really like Claire as a middle name for all 3.

If you don't mind having two with an A name, I like Adelaide best of these three. It fits with Amelia best IMO.

sleepeeps · November 2014

knitfastdiewarm said:
I like Nico as an Italian boy name!

We have it narrowed down to Ronan or Henry, but we will wait to make a final decision in delivery. We continue to call the baby Adergoole around my family to cause panic. It's hilarious.

I'm on my way to work and keep hysterically laughing to myself picturing your family's reaction to "Adergoole"

What a surprisingly pleasant work commute. I must find a name to scare them all with now.

babynica · November 2014

We have not finalized it. So far Avery has stuck the longest. I had started with Aria but the more I say it, the less I like it.

Obviously, we can't get past the As on baby name lists haha

ETA: Don't even get me started on a mn.

nikitaparchem · November 2014

We found out yesterday we are having a boy so we are 100% on the first name - David after my husbands father and for a middle name we are between Cameron and Jackson... Just can't decide yet but may go with Cameron bc I like the option of using Jackson as a first name if we have another son in the future

bowman958 · November 2014

souptin said:

bowman958 said:

sleepeeps said:
Ugh I've had a girl name set for years because I'm a crazy person but H wanted an Italian name for a boy. He wants Vincent which is fine but Vinny! With the Philly accent around here! *cringe*

Does he realize how difficult it is to find an Italian boy name that isn't as common as Anthony but isn't as ridiculous as Guido?! His dad's name is Giuseppe! Sorry all the Lorenzo's and Mario's and Giuseppe's of the world, but no thank you! Not for me. Too much like a pizza place or the cast of jersey shore.
What about Alessandro? I have a friend with an Italian-born husband and her little guy is Alessandro, but goes by Alex.

I have also heard Nico.

To add to the Italian name help I work with a few Italians and and some of them have amazing names! one girl is named Natasia (which I think is beautiful) her brothers are Julian and Matthew ( her Dad is a Bruno) a few Michael's and yes I have a Vincenzo and a Rocco in the house as well.

I love all the frilly Italian girl names like Francesca, Guilianna, Christiana, Florencia.....total guilty pleasure.

epidemic · November 2014

Harper Leigh is our little girl. My mom's nickname is Lee (polish name Lidia is pronounced Lee-dia) and its DH's middle name, so we went for a feminine spelling and boom! Naming done!

KatyInNH · November 2014

We decided on a girl's name before we got pregnant, we were iffy on boys names. Luckily, we're having a girl! Her name will be Brynn Elise.

NoraMia · November 2014

So you guys are the first I am telling, so HUSH! lol.. We finally settled on Isaac Alexander. We love the meaning of Isaac (joy, laughter) and Alexander has been a family name. We considered Lucca and Hudson as well, but at the end we stayed with Isaac.

AFrye0726 · November 2014

We haven't told anyone yet either.. And we won't know sex til Dec 8th. But girl is Melaina Rose and boy is Everett Richard.

And like PP we keep calling the baby Eleanor because even though it's a name we love - everyone else hates it. So enjoying driving relatives nuts.

amystan · November 2014

@sleepeeps I LOVEEEEE the name Luca for a boy. I would have it on my list but we have a Lucas in the family already and it's just to similar.

sleepeeps · November 2014

be888 said:
We are debating between 2 names at the moment, August and James. I like them, but I'm just not ready to commit. I was the same with DS1's names (Charles). We never announced a name before he was born.

ETA: We have so many different "rules" that we need to fit to find a name. Be easy to pronounce in both English and French, not too long, not too many syllables (our last name has 4), not too popular, not already used by very closed friends or family, etc.

I LOVE August and James!

James is very popular though. It's a major family name for us. But if you want something unique and also simple, August is awesome!!

missab · November 2014

sleepeeps said:
Ugh I've had a girl name set for years because I'm a crazy person but H wanted an Italian name for a boy. He wants Vincent which is fine but Vinny! With the Philly accent around here! *cringe*

Does he realize how difficult it is to find an Italian boy name that isn't as common as Anthony but isn't as ridiculous as Guido?! His dad's name is Giuseppe! Sorry all the Lorenzo's and Mario's and Giuseppe's of the world, but no thank you! Not for me. Too much like a pizza place or the cast of jersey shore.

I have a friend whose son is Matteo; his italian family calls him that but at school, he's Matt.

lacey0482 · November 2014

We are having a girl. Her name is Laney Beth. No meaning behind it - we just like the name and it's done. I prefer non-nicknamable names and to call the kid by their actual legal first name. This stems from me being called by my middle name for my entire life (thanks mom and dad!) and having to correct the teacher on the first day of school every single year. I'd rather not put my kids through that whether it's just a nickname or being called by their middle names.

littlewest1 · November 2014

I think we have decided on Brianna for the first name but can't decide on a middle name. We won't tell anyone IRL until she's born. We both really like Arianne but have gotten bad feedback on it (it was in the running for my daughter as well) so I think we have ruled it out.

be888 · November 2014

AmyA401 said:

We are pretty sure we are using Avery for a boy. We have struggled a lot with this as many people are using it as a girl name these days but it's our favorite, dammit! Boy: Avery Lucas. Girl: Norah Noel. My 2 DDs are Allison (Allie) and Kathryn (Kate) so I guess I'm pretty traditional. A/S in 6 days!

It is a boy name, use it.

SunRae1 · November 2014

Traditionally we are supposed to name the first born son after the father, which is Julio. Neither of us like that name so we are breaking tradition. We are going with Isaiah Alexander.

littlewest1 · November 2014

redneckmomma25 said:

@redneckmomma25 I love Hollis. I worked with one, and he was such a sweet old man.
My only draw back is no nickname. I like nicknames and I kind regret that with my daughter Grace. There's only Gracie.

@redneckmomma25 my grandpa's name was Holland and his friends called him Holli. It never sounded femanine on him because he was such a strong man. Hollis with nn Holli might be cute.

tigerlily25 · November 2014

bowman958 said:

sleepeeps said:
Ugh I've had a girl name set for years because I'm a crazy person but H wanted an Italian name for a boy. He wants Vincent which is fine but Vinny! With the Philly accent around here! *cringe*

Haha my SO is all about the Italian names as well (we are both full Italian/American) and if its a boy we are going with Vincenzo. I absolutely love Vinny as a NM! If its a girl we are going with Sienna. We have our A/S next Friday and I can't wait!

Alicia_R1 · November 2014

We have had ours finalized for a long while. Hayley Marie. DH liked names that started with an H, for the longest time he wanted to name her Heidi Ann...While a pretty name, it sounded a bit too much like we were setting her up to be a future Maxim hometown hottie or something like that. Thankfully we both loved the name Hayley, and we went with my middle name (and my mom's)

dana1047 · November 2014

trollsniper said:
I voted yes, but we're not 100% sure. More like 95%, so I figured close enough! We are going with Tyler, possibly with a J middle name (Tyler James?) so that he has potential to be called TJ. I probably wouldn't call him that tho because I prefer Ty for short. I suggested MANY other names to my husband but he vetoed all of them. This is the first name we both liked, so we'll most likely stick with it!

My husband is James Tyler and often goes by Ty.

We are having a boy. So far the only name DH & I both like is Elijah - Eli. I always really liked Cooper. But that is not available for us as cooper with our last name is the name of a hospital near us.

I also love Luca for a boy with an Italian feel. Julian is also great and could be shortened to Ian.

ScarletOflaherty · November 2014

SS - We have a first name picked but are stumped on the middle name.

NoraMia · November 2014

SunRae1 said:

Traditionally we are supposed to name the first born son after the father, which is Julio. Neither of us like that name so we are breaking tradition. We are going with Isaiah Alexander.

Same here, we broke the tradition as well. I like Isaiah, good choice!

sleepeeps · November 2014

trollsniper said:

sleepeeps said:

trollsniper said:

sleepeeps said:
Ugh I've had a girl name set for years because I'm a crazy person but H wanted an Italian name for a boy. He wants Vincent which is fine but Vinny! With the Philly accent around here! *cringe*

Does he realize how difficult it is to find an Italian boy name that isn't as common as Anthony but isn't as ridiculous as Guido?! His dad's name is Giuseppe! Sorry all the Lorenzo's and Mario's and Giuseppe's of the world, but no thank you! Not for me. Too much like a pizza place or the cast of jersey shore.
Mmm....now I'm in the mood for some Boardwalk pizza..... Haha

Did you find out you're having a boy? Or are you just having trouble agreeing on a boy name if it turns out to be a boy?
I want boardwalk pizza all the time always and already eat way too much junk ): there's a pizza grill on every corner here ):

There's already an Alex AND and Nick in my family. The problem may be my enormous family taking all the good names already. We are thinking maybe Lucca? Or Dante, which everyone is gonna think is weird but I don't care :x

I have my a/s December 9. Every single person in my life believes I'm having a boy based on no scientific evidence whatsoever. My aunt said my ultrasound pictures from 15 weeks looks like a boy, whatever that means.

It'll probably be a girl (which no one will believe until delivery day) who we've already decided will be Eden Ann. Then there'll be no problem with names until maybe next time.

It feels weird to tell anyone my names because I've been superstitious and told NOBODY except H.

Yeah my mom is one of 10 kids and my dad is one of 5, and most of them have kids, and most of them have kids. There are many names I love that have been taken already, so I feel your pain!! I love the name Eden for a girl. So cute. And I like Dante and Lucca also. Good luck with your decision!

Thank you!!

I always loved Eden and then that pageant star came along and it made me nervous. But I'm happy you like it!

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