We chose Keira Lynn but haven't agreed on spelling yet: Keira or Kira?
Kiera. I before e.
Kiera reads 'Key-EH-ra' to me.
Growing up, I had a friend in school named Kira, so that was the only spelling. My niece is Keira though and I actually prefer that spelling now. (Key-ra) is the pronunciation for both.
We were stuck on Effy for our girls name, but i'm worried it sounds too much like the nickname already that I wouldn't know what to use as a nickname for her. And no, there are no full name versions I like to use effy as the nn instead.
We also like Teagan, and I would like to use my dads name "dale" as the middle name maybe spelled dayle but the hubby thinks it doesnt work.
I would just name her Teagan, and call her Effy as a nickname. Nicknames end up coming from anywhere, tell people one of her first words was an f-bomb and they'll be none the wiser
@kguitarchic18 I'm still on the Effie train, been considering longer names for it all day and I know you said you didn't like any but I'm giving you a list anyway because I'm crazy. -Euphemia (traditional) -Ephigenia (I think this has some classic charm like Genevieve) -Josephine -Persephone -Stephanie -Nefertiti (this is a joke, please don't really name your child this)
So we have really been struggling with names. Dh has a thing for names that begin with vowels bc he thinks they flow better with our last name. Dd is Olivia Anne. We are having a boy this time and he two names we seem to agree upon the most are Owen and Elliott so it will probably be a combo of the two. We had initially thought Owen would be the first name but the more I think about it I think I like Elliott better and I don't think it will be as popular. Thoughts on Owen Elliott vs Elliott Owen?
@kguitarchic18 I'm still on the Effie train, been considering longer names for it all day and I know you said you didn't like any but I'm giving you a list anyway because I'm crazy. -Euphemia (traditional) -Ephigenia (I think this has some classic charm like Genevieve) -Josephine -Persephone -Stephanie -Nefertiti (this is a joke, please don't really name your child this)
I knew someone with Nefertiti as her middle name. I think it's actually pretty cool, at least for a middle name.
We were stuck on Effy for our girls name, but i'm worried it sounds too much like the nickname already that I wouldn't know what to use as a nickname for her. And no, there are no full name versions I like to use effy as the nn instead.
We also like Teagan, and I would like to use my dads name "dale" as the middle name maybe spelled dayle but the hubby thinks it doesnt work.
IMO you could use Effie as a nn for any name with an F sound (Stephanie) or even that starts with F (Felicity, Fiona, etc). If you use Dale, just use Dale. No reason to throw a y in there.
We were stuck on Effy for our girls name, but i'm worried it sounds too much like the nickname already that I wouldn't know what to use as a nickname for her. And no, there are no full name versions I like to use effy as the nn instead.
We also like Teagan, and I would like to use my dads name "dale" as the middle name maybe spelled dayle but the hubby thinks it doesnt work.
Effy was one of my top choices but my husband thought it sounded like "f me" and couldn't get past that. We would have used it as a nickname for Elizabeth.
So we have really been struggling with names. Dh has a thing for names that begin with vowels bc he thinks they flow better with our last name. Dd is Olivia Anne. We are having a boy this time and he two names we seem to agree upon the most are Owen and Elliott so it will probably be a combo of the two. We had initially thought Owen would be the first name but the more I think about it I think I like Elliott better and I don't think it will be as popular. Thoughts on Owen Elliott vs Elliott Owen?
I like Elliott Owen better, too, but it may just be because I prefer Elliott. I think both work, though!
ok we're team green- no names for girls picked out really- in fact we
don't really have a handle on names at all... we want to meet the LO first I
think... but anyway I digress--- My family has a male name tradition in which the letters are R.V. but I don't really like any R names for boys....I love Vincent as the middle name (after my dad- DH doesn't like it at all but concedes to middle name). The only R name we really kind of like is Rosco (or Roscoe) but we're on the fence about it... It's Norse/English in heritage but some feedback I'm getting is that it sounds like a hilly billy name... I think it's adorable (yes perhaps "old mining" name but not necessarily redneck). What do you guys think? Does it read cute (maybe a little hipster) or is it back country red neck?
ok we're team green- no names for girls picked out really- in fact we
don't really have a handle on names at all... we want to meet the LO first I
think... but anyway I digress--- My family has a male name tradition in which the letters are R.V. but I don't really like any R names for boys....I love Vincent as the middle name (after my dad- DH doesn't like it at all but concedes to middle name). The only R name we really kind of like is Rosco (or Roscoe) but we're on the fence about it... It's Norse/English in heritage but some feedback I'm getting is that it sounds like a hilly billy name... I think it's adorable (yes perhaps "old mining" name but not necessarily redneck). What do you guys think? Does it read cute (maybe a little hipster) or is it back country red neck?
Honestly, "Roscoe" to me reads first as a dog name, and once I get past that impression it really strikes me as more of a snooty all boys prep school/boarding school sort of name (in the same general category as Sterling or Spencer or Hamilton or Finnegan... very Skull & Bones/Secret History/A Separate Peace). Not my style, but it might work for him if he runs for Senator someday. I definitely don't get hillbilly out of it, though I guess there's a character on Dukes of Hazzard named Rosco, which might be part of the reason you're getting that feedback.
If you go for it, I'd definitely stick with Roscoe over Rosco (which just looks misspelled).
I was thinking about how people take names and add random letter or whatever to make them more "unique", which I've never been a fan of. We are technically not using the most popular spelling for our daughter's name but it's because the way we want to spell it makes more sense to me. We are naming her Mazie. The more popular spelling of that name is Maisie. Vowels vowels vowels! And I really want to be clear that it makes a 'z' sound and not an 's'. Does it still come off as we are just like trying to be cool and different or does it make sense to stray away from the traditional spelling in this situation? This is for sure the name we are sticking with but I'm mostly just curious what you guys think because I know family/friends will always say they love it no matter what.
@katynnew I like the spelling- I also am not a huge fan a "unique" spellings but in your case- it's not like you're taking a super classic name and changing it just for the heck of it- I can totally see Maisie being spelling naturally with a Z. It's adorable by the way! It's nice that your family provides positive feedback- we haven't shared with our family at all because they would be quite vocal about ones they hated even if we loved them. It's such a personal choice- everyone has their opinion! "I knew a "blank" in high school and she was a witch"... blah blah blah... I say go for it!
@katynnew I actually prefer the spelling with a "Z"! Adorable name!
@jkffx7 now a days I think Roscoe sounds more hipster than redneck... but I also feels it sounds unprofessional - not that it needs to, but someone mentioned the resume test a while back, and I don't know how I feel about seeing the name Roscoe on a resume. Just my two cents.
@katynnew - I feel like that's a name that's far enough off the beaten path that you've got some spelling flexibility. I'm not super sold on Mazie as an alternate spelling, though; my gut feeling is that it's just far enough off that it looks less strategically different and more didn't-know-how-to-spell-it-so-we-sounded-it-out different. I feel like the ai is more important to keep than the ie, if that makes any sense? I'd probably go with Maizy or Maisy, if I were in your shoes.
ok we're team green- no names for girls picked out really- in fact we
don't really have a handle on names at all... we want to meet the LO first I
think... but anyway I digress--- My family has a male name tradition in which the letters are R.V. but I don't really like any R names for boys....I love Vincent as the middle name (after my dad- DH doesn't like it at all but concedes to middle name). The only R name we really kind of like is Rosco (or Roscoe) but we're on the fence about it... It's Norse/English in heritage but some feedback I'm getting is that it sounds like a hilly billy name... I think it's adorable (yes perhaps "old mining" name but not necessarily redneck). What do you guys think? Does it read cute (maybe a little hipster) or is it back country red neck?
Honestly, "Roscoe" to me reads first as a dog name, and once I get past that impression it really strikes me as more of a snooty all boys prep school/boarding school sort of name (in the same general category as Sterling or Spencer or Hamilton or Finnegan... very Skull & Bones/Secret History/A Separate Peace). Not my style, but it might work for him if he runs for Senator someday. I definitely don't get hillbilly out of it, though I guess there's a character on Dukes of Hazzard named Rosco, which might be part of the reason you're getting that feedback.
If you go for it, I'd definitely stick with Roscoe over Rosco (which just looks misspelled).
ok we're team green- no names for girls picked out really- in fact we don't really have a handle on names at all... we want to meet the LO first I think... but anyway I digress--- My family has a male name tradition in which the letters are R.V. but I don't really like any R names for boys....I love Vincent as the middle name (after my dad- DH doesn't like it at all but concedes to middle name). The only R name we really kind of like is Rosco (or Roscoe) but we're on the fence about it... It's Norse/English in heritage but some feedback I'm getting is that it sounds like a hilly billy name... I think it's adorable (yes perhaps "old mining" name but not necessarily redneck). What do you guys think? Does it read cute (maybe a little hipster) or is it back country red neck?
Honestly, "Roscoe" to me reads first as a dog name, and once I get past that impression it really strikes me as more of a snooty all boys prep school/boarding school sort of name (in the same general category as Sterling or Spencer or Hamilton or Finnegan... very Skull & Bones/Secret History/A Separate Peace). Not my style, but it might work for him if he runs for Senator someday. I definitely don't get hillbilly out of it, though I guess there's a character on Dukes of Hazzard named Rosco, which might be part of the reason you're getting that feedback.
If you go for it, I'd definitely stick with Roscoe over Rosco (which just looks misspelled).
It is a dog name in Oliver and Company!
I may have watched that movie last week after the children's discussion thread... And Jungle Book.
I was thinking about how people take names and add random letter or whatever to make them more "unique", which I've never been a fan of. We are technically not using the most popular spelling for our daughter's name but it's because the way we want to spell it makes more sense to me. We are naming her Mazie. The more popular spelling of that name is Maisie. Vowels vowels vowels! And I really want to be clear that it makes a 'z' sound and not an 's'. Does it still come off as we are just like trying to be cool and different or does it make sense to stray away from the traditional spelling in this situation? This is for sure the name we are sticking with but I'm mostly just curious what you guys think because I know family/friends will always say they love it no matter what.
I would just stick with the traditional spelling. Maisie, while not a super common name is increasing in popularity and with the popularity of Maisie Williams people already know how to pronounce it.
I was thinking about how people take names and add random letter or whatever to make them more "unique", which I've never been a fan of. We are technically not using the most popular spelling for our daughter's name but it's because the way we want to spell it makes more sense to me. We are naming her Mazie. The more popular spelling of that name is Maisie. Vowels vowels vowels! And I really want to be clear that it makes a 'z' sound and not an 's'.
Does it still come off as we are just like trying to be cool and different or does it make sense to stray away from the traditional spelling in this situation? This is for sure the name we are sticking with but I'm mostly just curious what you guys think because I know family/friends will always say they love it no matter what.
I would just stick with the traditional spelling. Maisie, while not a super common name is increasing in popularity and with the popularity of Maisie Williams people already know how to pronounce it.
This. I would side-eye Mazie. Maisie is not difficult to pronounce with the traditional spelling, and I think it looks prettier written out than Mazie, personally.
We chose Keira Lynn but haven't agreed on spelling yet: Keira or Kira?
Kiera. I before e.
Kiera reads 'Key-EH-ra' to me.
Growing up, I had a friend in school named Kira, so that was the only spelling. My niece is Keira though and I actually prefer that spelling now. (Key-ra) is the pronunciation for both.
I also knew a few Kira's growing up. I prefer that spelling. And I agree that Kiera is like key eh ra. Names don't always adhere to the I before e rule. Just like weird (have you ever heard of the comedian Bryan Reagan? He has a skit on this, it's one of my faves!) my name is a I before e after c
We chose Keira Lynn but haven't agreed on spelling yet: Keira or Kira?
Kiera. I before e.
Kiera reads 'Key-EH-ra' to me.
Growing up, I had a friend in school named Kira, so that was the only spelling. My niece is Keira though and I actually prefer that spelling now. (Key-ra) is the pronunciation for both.
I also knew a few Kira's growing up. I prefer that spelling. And I agree that Kiera is like key eh ra. Names don't always adhere to the I before e rule. Just like weird (have you ever heard of the comedian Bryan Reagan? He has a skit on this, it's one of my faves!) my name is a I before e after c
Keira as a spelling (and for that matter, as a name in the states) was popularized by Keira Knightley, who has said in multiple interviews that it's spelled wrong.
DH chose Ryker for our LO. No middle name yet but im thinking James. (DH middle name). Ryker isn't crazy popular but it's getting there around here...... My dad loves the Star Trek connection- even though that's not where DH got the name from.
The dh hates talking names. I did get him to say he *likes* Matilda and Henry. But nothing is set in stone, of course.
Yea mine doesn't have any suggestions, just vetoes. wth? Is that even allowed? I dunno. We've got baby's first name picked but still working on a middle name. We've half decided to use my sister's name as her mn but it's also the middle name of his ex from his most traumatic relationship, you know, "that" relationship? But I don't really care because it was like 20 years ago and whatever but I think he's a little apprehensive.
@katynnew I would assume the parent didn't know how to spell Maisie, and I think using the "z" makes it look like "maize." I say this in the spirit of honesty not unkindness! I think Maisie is super cute, and not so obscure that you need mispell it for the sake of pronunciation (I know two Maisies under three).
@katynnew I would assume the parent didn't know how to spell Maisie, and I think using the "z" makes it look like "maize." I say this in the spirit of honesty not unkindness! I think Maisie is super cute, and not so obscure that you need mispell it for the sake of pronunciation (I know two Maisies under three).
Someone on here actually wanted to name their kid maize! That name is a bit corny.
@katynnew I would assume the parent didn't know how to spell Maisie, and I think using the "z" makes it look like "maize." I say this in the spirit of honesty not unkindness! I think Maisie is super cute, and not so obscure that you need mispell it for the sake of pronunciation (I know two Maisies under three).
Someone on here actually wanted to name their kid maize! That name is a bit corny.
The dh hates talking names. I did get him to say he *likes* Matilda and Henry. But nothing is set in stone, of course.
Yea mine doesn't have any suggestions, just vetoes. wth? Is that even allowed? I dunno. We've got baby's first name picked but still working on a middle name. We've half decided to use my sister's name as her mn but it's also the middle name of his ex from his most traumatic relationship, you know, "that" relationship? But I don't really care because it was like 20 years ago and whatever but I think he's a little apprehensive.
I'm so happy DH and I pretty much picked out any and all potential children's names out on our honeymoon. I can't imagine fighting over a name for a kid that is due to show up in a set period of time.
The dh hates talking names. I did get him to say he *likes* Matilda and Henry. But nothing is set in stone, of course.
Yea mine doesn't have any suggestions, just vetoes. wth? Is that even allowed? I dunno. We've got baby's first name picked but still working on a middle name. We've half decided to use my sister's name as her mn but it's also the middle name of his ex from his most traumatic relationship, you know, "that" relationship? But I don't really care because it was like 20 years ago and whatever but I think he's a little apprehensive.
I'm so happy DH and I pretty much picked out any and all potential children's names out on our honeymoon. I can't imagine fighting over a name for a kid that is due to show up in a set period of time.
One of the newest babies in J16 is named Tho.rn Forr.est, so there's that..
Can you imagine being an l&d nurse, having to keep a straight face when you hear names like that? Or worse?!?
And I thought "La-a" was bad enough (pronounced Ladasha) One of these L&D nurses needs to write a book
We finally landed on Alessandra (DH likes Alex for short, I wrote about this a while ago.) But we're stuck on a middle name. A lot of people suggested we don't give her a middle name, but I'm not sure we want to go that route. I like that she has the option to use her middle name if she doesn't like her first.
We were thinking Alessandra Rae, Alessandra Paige, or something short with one syllable. Open to suggestions
@dancingsphinx22 - I like Rae. Just thinking about one syllable names over here.. Grace, Leigh, Brooke, May, June.. dang there aren't many one syllable girls names are there?
One of the newest babies in J16 is named Tho.rn Forr.est, so there's that..
Can you imagine being an l&d nurse, having to keep a straight face when you hear names like that? Or worse?!?
And I thought "La-a" was bad enough (pronounced Ladasha) One of these L&D nurses needs to write a book
We finally landed on Alessandra (DH likes Alex for short, I wrote about this a while ago.) But we're stuck on a middle name. A lot of people suggested we don't give her a middle name, but I'm not sure we want to go that route. I like that she has the option to use her middle name if she doesn't like her first.
We were thinking Alessandra Rae, Alessandra Paige, or something short with one syllable. Open to suggestions
La-a is a racist urban legend, though the name Ladasha had a good 20 year stretch of being recorded from 1986 through 2006.
I like Alessandra Paige, but recommend Maeve, Claire or Faye.
@katynnew My mom's dog is Maizy so I'm used to the spelling with a 'z'. I don't think Mazie is so "you-neek" though. I think it's fine. It's not like you're spelling it Mayzeigh or something.
Re: What are you going to name your little one?
Growing up, I had a friend in school named Kira, so that was the only spelling. My niece is Keira though and I actually prefer that spelling now. (Key-ra) is the pronunciation for both.
-Euphemia (traditional)
-Ephigenia (I think this has some classic charm like Genevieve)
-Josephine
-Persephone
-Stephanie
-Nefertiti (this is a joke, please don't really name your child this)
If you use Dale, just use Dale. No reason to throw a y in there.
My family has a male name tradition in which the letters are R.V. but I don't really like any R names for boys....I love Vincent as the middle name (after my dad- DH doesn't like it at all but concedes to middle name). The only R name we really kind of like is Rosco (or Roscoe) but we're on the fence about it... It's Norse/English in heritage but some feedback I'm getting is that it sounds like a hilly billy name... I think it's adorable (yes perhaps "old mining" name but not necessarily redneck). What do you guys think? Does it read cute (maybe a little hipster) or is it back country red neck?
If you go for it, I'd definitely stick with Roscoe over Rosco (which just looks misspelled).
Does it still come off as we are just like trying to be cool and different or does it make sense to stray away from the traditional spelling in this situation? This is for sure the name we are sticking with but I'm mostly just curious what you guys think because I know family/friends will always say they love it no matter what.
@jkffx7 now a days I think Roscoe sounds more hipster than redneck... but I also feels it sounds unprofessional - not that it needs to, but someone mentioned the resume test a while back, and I don't know how I feel about seeing the name Roscoe on a resume. Just my two cents.
I may have watched that movie last week after the children's discussion thread... And Jungle Book.
Boy - either Patrick (middle TBD) or Thomas Gately (family name for both) and would call him Gate.
I also knew a few Kira's growing up. I prefer that spelling. And I agree that Kiera is like key eh ra. Names don't always adhere to the I before e rule. Just like weird
Keira as a spelling (and for that matter, as a name in the states) was popularized by Keira Knightley, who has said in multiple interviews that it's spelled wrong.
My dad loves the Star Trek connection- even though that's not where DH got the name from.
We finally landed on Alessandra (DH likes Alex for short, I wrote about this a while ago.) But we're stuck on a middle name. A lot of people suggested we don't give her a middle name, but I'm not sure we want to go that route. I like that she has the option to use her middle name if she doesn't like her first.
We were thinking Alessandra Rae, Alessandra Paige, or something short with one syllable. Open to suggestions
I like Alessandra Paige, but recommend Maeve, Claire or Faye.