For a boy, DH wants to continue on a family naming tradition (same first name, middle name starts with same letter), so it will be John Alexander if a boy.
For a girl, we haven't really discussed yet, but I want the middle name to be Jean after my mom. Right now I'm liking Ava, Riley, Evie, and Avery...any opinions on what sounds best with Jean (pronounced just like a pair of jeans you wear)??
@verdouxkai- My middle name is Jean! So is my mother's and my grandmother's, and I will be continuing the tradition by giving my first daughter (if I end up with one) the awesome middle name Jean. So my daughter will be Evelyn Jean or Ev (like Ed but with a "v" sound instead of the "d") for short. I think all the names you picked out go well with Jean! Both me and my grandma have names that end in the "ey/ie/y" sound, and they both sound lovely with the MN.
If we have a son his name will be Walter (Wally for short) Jo(h)n or Joel. Not sure if the H will be included in John yet. DH's MN is John and my dad's is Jon. I kind of like the idea of giving him a name in common with my dad, but it also makes more sense to keep it in like with DH's family. Joel is DH's dad's name, so that is a possibility, too. And yes, I realize we could be potentially naming our kids Wally and Ev(e) like in the movie Wall-E, but I don't really care they are adorable names and I like what I like!
@PoodleDoodleOoo- Thanks for the feedback, I was thinking those would work well with Jean! Your names sound great, I love Walter/Wally, and of course am partial to John
We will not even start talking about names until we find out if baby is a boy or girl.
My brother in law (whom we were both very fond of) passed away in June. I am going to insist we somehow incorporate his name (Nicholas James). DH hates James, so we were thinking maybe Jamie. We'll have to wait for gender either way though
My girls both have "T" names, so it would be hard to not go with a "T" name if this baby is a girl. My SS is a "J", so if this baby is a boy, we may have to go with a "J" name. No guarantees though
Re: Names?
For a girl, we haven't really discussed yet, but I want the middle name to be Jean after my mom. Right now I'm liking Ava, Riley, Evie, and Avery...any opinions on what sounds best with Jean (pronounced just like a pair of jeans you wear)??
If we have a son his name will be Walter (Wally for short) Jo(h)n or Joel. Not sure if the H will be included in John yet. DH's MN is John and my dad's is Jon. I kind of like the idea of giving him a name in common with my dad, but it also makes more sense to keep it in like with DH's family. Joel is DH's dad's name, so that is a possibility, too. And yes, I realize we could be potentially naming our kids Wally and Ev(e) like in the movie Wall-E, but I don't really care they are adorable names and I like what I like!
My brother in law (whom we were both very fond of) passed away in June. I am going to insist we somehow incorporate his name (Nicholas James). DH hates James, so we were thinking maybe Jamie. We'll have to wait for gender either way though
My girls both have "T" names, so it would be hard to not go with a "T" name if this baby is a girl. My SS is a "J", so if this baby is a boy, we may have to go with a "J" name. No guarantees though