For a boy we are going with Quinn Kenneth Michael, for a girl Harley Quinn.
while they are pretty on their own, you might want to reconsider Harley Quinn for its closeness to "Harlequin"....
Me: 30 DH: 31 Married: 2012 BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016 | BFP #3 May 2017, MC July 2017 | BFP #4 Jan 2018, MC Feb 2018 | BFP #5 July 2018, fingers crossed
Question: we have wanted to name our daughter Bethany for a long time now. It's the only name dh actually really LOVES. Probably more than I do lol. I was brainstorming on middle names, and came up with Olivia. But then her initials will be BOL. Which might not be a big deal, just wondering what everyone thinks about that. Also, she can't have any monogrammed things because it will spell out blo
babybluu I don't think it's the biggest problem, unless she grows up to be really intense about monogramming but if you don't like the initials, any other MNs you like to change the initials?
I've had a 3 page name list since I was 15. Now that I am pregnant I pretty much hate everything I once loved. Recently I have narrowed down a few but who knows how long before I change my mind. Right now I like:
Isla Joan, Josephine Victoria, or Tate Catherine for a girl or
Elliott James, Wylie James or Simon Maxwell for a boy.
@babybluu I think the initials aren't that bad, I would just consider if you want your daughter to be named a top 3 name for the last 5 years. But if you love a name, you love it regardless of popularity.
Question: we have wanted to name our daughter Bethany for a long time now. It's the only name dh actually really LOVES. Probably more than I do lol. I was brainstorming on middle names, and came up with Olivia. But then her initials will be BOL. Which might not be a big deal, just wondering what everyone thinks about that. Also, she can't have any monogrammed things because it will spell out blo
You're not crazy! My sister wanted to name her daughter Elizabeth Paige but then then her initials would have been EPT and my sister couldn't get over the fact that she'd share initials with a pregnancy test, so instead we welcomed a Raelynn Elizabeth.
Totally NOT crazy. We really liked the name Bridget for our first but we were going to do Joanne for her middle name and I couldn't get over BJ so we have a Norah Joanne. Our last name rhymes with Easy and Sleazy so I think the last names going to be the easy tease name anyway. I didn't want my poor daughter to be BJ Easy in Jr High!!
Hahahahhaa you ladies are cracking me up lol. I only mentioned the monogram because I thought it would be cute to have one above her bed, but not if it says BLO lol. And I'm not concerned with the name Olivia being popular, just because it's a middle name. I wouldn't do it as. First name most likely. However, I think I might try and research other middle names to expand my options. The choices are limitless so here I go! I'm sure I'll be back with more options soon lol
We've been ttc for 3.5 years, and about 1 year into we started agreeing on names (took DH a good while to get over making noises and putting them together). Girl: Iris Katherine, iris flowers were my gmas favorite, Katherine is his great gmas name. Boy: Jude Richard, this is strange, but my grandma is Judy and has had THE biggest impact on our marriage, but I couldn't name a girl Judy and have her called big booty Judy in school, so we went this route, and Richard was both of his gpas names. We were originally set to have IVF and had 3 names picked for each sex! Can't wait to have more kiddos to get to use those names!
We have a girls name we agree on, but a boys name we are having trouble with! It's hard that we both come from such big families, because we don't want to name our kid after our aunts and uncles, because some of them are big headed. The names we do like are more traditional without being super trendy. Right now we're looking at my middle name for a girl's first name, with MIL's name as a middle, and possibly one of my brother's first names as a boys name, but we're not quite sure.
Wow you ladies are organised - so early on to have names picked out but good for you. I wish we did but hubby won't entertain the idea until I'm further along - probably nearer the 20 weeks like last time (basically when we find out the sex). That said I keep trying to get him to discuss it and we both love Oscar for a first name for a boy (had it picked out for our youngest but then she was a girl). I personally like Alexander for a middle name so: Oscar Alexander for a boy
Girl is far more tricky - so far we both sort of agree on Scarlett but it's at the stage where we could easily change that! I put the name Grace out there for a middle name so possibly Scarlett Grace but as I say hubby won't discuss it so I've been interpreting his grunts!
Our 2 other girls have flower names as first or second names (Jasmine and Rose) so it would be quite nice to find another flower name. I quite like iris and orchid but our surname starts with a C so I don't want SIC as her initials or SOC! Why is name choosing so hard!
My daughter and son both have 2 middle names. I was given 2 middle names and I kind of like it Natalie Deborah Jean Seth Steven Joseph As for baby #3 we only have 1 name chosen for a boy and we haven't decided if we will use it as the first name or a middle name...Paul (after my father who recently passed away). I like unique names and I don't hear the name Paul very often anymore so that's always a bonus . I do really love the name Paislee for a girl though!
For a boy I have Alexander (tried to talk DH into Alexei, but he vetoed it) Leroy. Leroy was both my Grandpa and Uncle's name. Girls are so much harder. I like Charlotte, Olivia, and Eleanor, but DH vetoed all.
Oliver Dean or Phoebe Grace. My husband isn't to keen on Phoebe because he thinks it's just my Friends obsession but I have truly loved that name forever!
Daniel will be either the first or middle name for a boy. SO loves Jackson. I do, too - but I feel like I know a couple people who named their son Jackson recently....so that's still up in the air for me. We like Logan and Mason for a boy, too.
And I'm REALLY happy that I finally had him come around to the name Elise for a girl. I'm just trying to figure out a middle. I really like Elise Mae. Ellie Mae has a cute ring to it. I don't think I'll do Mae though..so I'm just trying to think of what else would sound nice with two syllables at EACH end of the name. I also love Elise Brenna or if I can convince him Brenna Elise sounds wonderful to me too!
Wow you ladies are organised - so early on to have names picked out but good for you. I wish we did but hubby won't entertain the idea until I'm further along - probably nearer the 20 weeks like last time (basically when we find out the sex). That said I keep trying to get him to discuss it and we both love Oscar for a first name for a boy (had it picked out for our youngest but then she was a girl). I personally like Alexander for a middle name so: Oscar Alexander for a boy
Girl is far more tricky - so far we both sort of agree on Scarlett but it's at the stage where we could easily change that! I put the name Grace out there for a middle name so possibly Scarlett Grace but as I say hubby won't discuss it so I've been interpreting his grunts!
Our 2 other girls have flower names as first or second names (Jasmine and Rose) so it would be quite nice to find another flower name. I quite like iris and orchid but our surname starts with a C so I don't want SIC as her initials or SOC! Why is name choosing so hard!
I think Scarlett Lily is very pretty name if you were going to keep your flower theme going @Mumtobe+4
Middle names are passed down on each side of my family. Francis on my dad's side, Ann on my mom's side. So that's non-negotiable. My older brother already took William and Emma (the jerk haha).
We've gone through so many names, and I'm sure we'll go through a lot more since I'm only 10w4d. For now we've settled on Andrew Francis or Evelyn Ann (Evelyn was my dad's mom's middle name).
Either way, we're waiting to find out until the birth!! Am I the only one doing this?
We love Ellie Rose for a girl and Christian Michael for a boy. Long road ahead still but they are family names so I don't imagine they will change much.
Oliver Dean or Phoebe Grace. My husband isn't to keen on Phoebe because he thinks it's just my Friends obsession but I have truly loved that name forever!
"Phoebe, if it's a girl. And for a boy....Phoebo." ;-)
We only talked about it once so far. He shot down my favorite for a girl: Audrey. :-P We already decided no family names though. Right now we're only planning on one kid and people on both sides are waaaay too touchy.
It's amazing how many people you realize you don't like when trying to pick out a baby name.
Oliver Dean or Phoebe Grace. My husband isn't to keen on Phoebe because he thinks it's just my Friends obsession but I have truly loved that name forever!
Re: What names are on your short list?
Girls - Macie, Skylie, Brodie, Io (pronounced eye-oh, bit unusual but I love it)
Married: 2012
BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016
Caroline, Sylvia, Susanne, Whitney
Our boy name is a family name and set.
TeacherBAM I LOVE Felicity Violet- lovely!
babybluu I don't think it's the biggest problem, unless she grows up to be really intense about monogramming
but if you don't like the initials, any other MNs you like to change the initials?
Isla Joan, Josephine Victoria, or Tate Catherine for a girl or
Elliott James, Wylie James or Simon Maxwell for a boy.
Isla and Elliott are my no 1 for each.
Ezrie May
Ivy Jade
Charlette
Marcy
Dahlia
zarra
(Now that I'm reading. These sound like stripper names lol)
Boys:
Vladimir
Oliver
Marcelino
Damien
Cason
Hayden
Oscar Alexander for a boy
Girl is far more tricky - so far we both sort of agree on Scarlett but it's at the stage where we could easily change that! I put the name Grace out there for a middle name so possibly Scarlett Grace but as I say hubby won't discuss it so I've been interpreting his grunts!
Our 2 other girls have flower names as first or second names (Jasmine and Rose) so it would be quite nice to find another flower name. I quite like iris and orchid but our surname starts with a C so I don't want SIC as her initials or SOC! Why is name choosing so hard!
For a girl, we love Claire with Meave and Shannon close behind. I love Keira but can't get my husband behind it.
We had an extensive boy conversation already with #1, so the frontrunners are Patrick, Owen, and Liam.
Natalie Deborah Jean
Seth Steven Joseph
As for baby #3 we only have 1 name chosen for a boy and we haven't decided if we will use it as the first name or a middle name...Paul (after my father who recently passed away). I like unique names and I don't hear the name Paul very often anymore so that's always a bonus
Girls are so much harder. I like Charlotte, Olivia, and Eleanor, but DH vetoed all.
Daniel will be either the first or middle name for a boy. SO loves Jackson. I do, too - but I feel like I know a couple people who named their son Jackson recently....so that's still up in the air for me. We like Logan and Mason for a boy, too.
And I'm REALLY happy that I finally had him come around to the name Elise for a girl. I'm just trying to figure out a middle. I really like Elise Mae. Ellie Mae has a cute ring to it. I don't think I'll do Mae though..so I'm just trying to think of what else would sound nice with two syllables at EACH end of the name. I also love Elise Brenna or if I can convince him Brenna Elise sounds wonderful to me too!
Rough.
We've gone through so many names, and I'm sure we'll go through a lot more since I'm only 10w4d. For now we've settled on Andrew Francis or Evelyn Ann (Evelyn was my dad's mom's middle name).
Either way, we're waiting to find out until the birth!! Am I the only one doing this?
Boy - Liam Edwin
Girl - Leah Grace
We only talked about it once so far. He shot down my favorite for a girl: Audrey. :-P We already decided no family names though. Right now we're only planning on one kid and people on both sides are waaaay too touchy.
It's amazing how many people you realize you don't like when trying to pick out a baby name.
Girl: Delilah Anne