We picked a girl name before we even started trying ... Aria Jane. I had a friend named Aria as a child and I just thought she had the most amazing name. Now its more popular, but not too popular. Pretty sure DH only likes it because Game of Thrones, but I'm ok with that. Arya is a strong, brave, smart, badass girl! Jane is a family name for me and DH.
Boys names have been more difficult for DH and I to decide on. My favorite is Everett, but DH can't quite let go of knowing an Everett in college that he didn't like. We also like Wyatt and Jackson. Middle name would be Miller (my maiden name). What do you ladies think between those 3? BTDT moms... are there like a million Jacksons right now? Is it too popular?
This could be moot in a week when we get out Verifi testing back
For a boy it will be Thomas Frederick the 5th. My DH is the 4th.... It's a tradition. We will call our son Tommy. And for a girl we going with Tatum J. The J is for the grandmothers. Both our moms names start with J so we figured do something for them.
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We had no trouble picking a girl name - Ellen, which is a combination of our grandmothers' names (Ella and Helen), but we are STRUGGLING with boy names. I love this thread and already have some new ideas!
I fell in love with the name Leo a couple of years ago. DH's grandfather was Leon, so it would be nice to honor him in that way. Middle names are Hawaiian names in our family, but I haven't thought of one yet. Girls names are harder for me to pick out this time around- I'm really hoping for a boy!
My husband is now hesitant about the name we picked. I've spent so long worrying someone would take this name from me, and now we may not get to use it because he has second thoughts? Waaah!
I feel like the boring one in this thread. DDs name is Addison (had no idea that was a top 10 until the deed was done, but I love it because I am Allyson and she is Addison). DS is Jimmy Lee after my deceased brother-in-law, and if this LO is a boy, his name will be Johnny (yes, Johnny, not John, some say it sounds childish but whatever) and middle name we are leaning towards Tyler. If LO is a girl, we're thinking EmmaLee Genevieve. Emma after my aunt who raised me, Lee to sound like Emily, because I love that name. Genevieve is FIs grandmother's middle name and I think it's beautiful. Her first name is Joyce, he wanted to use that or Betty but I just can't work with those.
I'm beginning to think DH and I are some odd balls now with baby names after reading all these! I want something unique (but not stupid unique) and DH wants something "cool"...we've already managed to nix 80+ names because they were/are too popular, traditional, or just boring to us. We don't have many decent family names to pick from either (Lovell, Cecil, Donald, Theron, Linda) Girl name ideas have come easier to us by far!
@AllyTheKid my cousin's name is Gianni (pronounced Jah-nee). The Italian pronunciation makes it sound almost identical to Johnny but the name is a little different (at least in the US).
And I agree with Genevieve! That's what we would be naming our little girl.
We're having a hard time! I have a huge family, so a lot of great names are taken. Our ds is Simon, so any other disciple names (which I do tend to love) are out, lol.
With our first we went into the hospital with 2 names to choose between once we saw him, but with twins that means having a lot of names handy!
The baby name board (community>specialty>baby names) is a great place to check out, also.
DH a younger brother that died in infancy and so from very early on in our relationship (once we got to the point of talking about future children), he had said that it was pretty much non-negotiable that a boy be named Trevor. I wasn't crazy about the name at the time, but how could I possibly argue with a story like that? DH recently said he would like the middle name to be Gregory in honor of his best friend from high school who passed away a few years ago.
Since DH had pretty much figured out a boys name, he said that I could choose the girl's name. If we have a girl, I wanted to honor both my mom and my grandmother, but unfortunately those are two trending names right now. I had all but settled on Stella Rose (Stella for my grandmother and Rose for my mom) but someone at work recently had a baby and named her Stella Rose as well. I know in my heart that my choosing these two names is not because they are trendy and pretty but because they mean something to me, but the rest of the world doesn't know that. And I know I shouldn't care, and I try really hard not to, but it still bothers me. To make matters worse, DH isn't crazy about Stella - he recently asked me if I had thought more about girls names. He likes Sienna, which is a good name, but it means nothing to me. I know a name doesn't need to mean anything, really, but I feel shitty for setting Stella to the side for a name that has no meaning to me. Does that make sense?
Anyway, I'm sorry - I didn't mean to write a short novel. It's just that I thought we had this all figured out and now all these monkey wrenches keep getting thrown in.
I'm trying to find a way to honor my grandfather, who's name is Gerald. He's not going to be here much longer with us and won't be here when our newest arrives this fall. Any ideas on cute middle names, besides Geraldine?
Okay, so my discussion title might be optimistic, but...are we ready to talk baby names yet???
It's so hard to get good advice from people on names. I don't know why. Like, we're thinking about Peter for a boy, and everyone we talk to says "I love that!" But they can't all really love it. It's a synonym for penis, I know. Someone has to not like it. Plus, our last name starts with P, and I'm afraid "Petey P____" is too much like a cartoon character.
So, I need honest opinions. Also, I need suggestions for girl names. I love French names, but my husband is not on board with any of my many suggestions.
I think, ultimately, anyone will be able to find something wrong with any name. If you love Peter, then go with it. I think it's a great name and feel like no one really uses peter as a name for a penis these days (at least no one my age or younger).
I'm trying to find a way to honor my grandfather, who's name is Gerald. He's not going to be here much longer with us and won't be here when our newest arrives this fall. Any ideas on cute middle names, besides Geraldine?
Maybe an UO, but I actually kind of like Geraldine
@blonde1817- Of those three Everett is my favorite. I like Jackson, but it's very popular right now. One of my closest friends is due in June and they just decided on Jackson. I also know a girl from high school who just had a baby in January and named him Jackson. Wyatt is to country sounding for me personally, but it's a nice name.
DH and I have had the boy's name picked out since we started dating in high school basically. The girl's name has been harder but we picked one we both love.
Boy: James Robert III ( will go by James) Girl: Lilah Faye (Faye is after my aunt)
We actually do have some name options picked out but we are not telling anyone until the baby is actually here. We are more than willing to share fake names with people who ask though, so that list is going to keep growing.
We actually do have some name options picked out but we are not telling anyone until the baby is actually here. We are more than willing to share fake names with people who ask though, so that list is going to keep growing.
bahahaha.... you should tell folks some truly ridiculous names and see who lies and says they love it
@AllyTheKid We love the name Addison! That's our first choice for a girl. We're thinking of using Rae as her middle name. If you don't mind me asking, what middle name did you pick for your daughter?
If it's a boy, he will be a III. That's pretty much nonnegotiable.
Me {32} DH {34}
Married 05/2014
PCOS baby due October 09, 2016 Beta #1: 22.5 Beta #2: 74
And like I say when people want to use a family name or heritage honoring name that also happens to be trendy, if you love it, do it and any time someone mentions it's trendiness, drop your best side eye and go "oh no, we picked it because it has meaning to us."
@rebeccuh- that is a fantastic idea!! We're coming up with a couple names for a girl, couple for a boy, planning to decide once we meet them (yes, we're team green til the end!). But until then, all people keep asking is what names we're thinking - and I don't want to tell anyone!! 1. For fear of them stealing it, and 2. to avoid the response of "that's cute" while their face recoils in disdain. So, I hope you don't mind, but I'm totally stealing this plan and I'm going to start giving out fake names. I can just see my mother's face when I tell her Hortense or Walworth. I wonder how long I can get her to believe it...
Our top picks for a girl are Jolene and Austin. I'm pushing for Margot as the middle name after my mom (her name is Margaret and that is a bit too old fashioned for me).
Boy names are a whole other struggle. We just can't agree, I like Easton and Sawyer. Middle name will be Roscoe, don't judge me, it's after hubby's grandfather.
@PCOSbabyMy husband is a Jr. and thought about making our future son a III. In the end, he wasn't super committed to it because his dad bailed when he was a baby and he didn't know him at all. I told him if it was important to him we could do it and that it didn't have to be about honoring his father but about passing his own name down. I'm secretly glad it wasn't super important to him. I like H's name but it's a mouthful for a baby and I don't like the shortened nick name for it at all. I'm also not crazy about H's middle name because it reminds me of the creepy custodian from my elementary school. Big sigh of relief when he said it was cool to pick a different name!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
It was SO hard picking our DS's name.. we didn't officially pick the name until after he was born and we saw him. His name is Coleman Thomas and we call him Cole. I love his name, it will be hard to find another boy name we like ha!
We also don't really have any major options for a girl. I really like Hazel.. but DH doesn't love it (and it sounds like from this post it's getting popular!)
We find out the gender in the next week or so from the Harmony test so we won't start considering names until then... actually realistically prob not until much later haha.
And like I say when people want to use a family name or heritage honoring name that also happens to be trendy, if you love it, do it and any time someone mentions it's trendiness, drop your best side eye and go "oh no, we picked it because it has meaning to us."
get out of my head! I was just looking those variations up before you posted them
Truthfully, the trendiness doesn't bother me nearly as much as the fact that my husband is questioning the use of Stella. I know that's a conversation for us to have since I totally respected his choices for both Trevor and Gregory but yet he has issue with my choice of Stella.
Curious. Whats the reasoning behind giving a child a first and second name but then calling them by their second name? Wouldn't it make more sense to switch them around if you like the second one better?
Question for you all: Do you all steer away from names that give questionable initials? We have L as the last name.. so of course LOL and FML are possibilities. Would you stay away from names that can give those type of abbreviations? I'm thinking WTF, SMH, etc. etc..
We have several, but it depends on if we are having B/G, G/G, or B/B. Jack is our #1 boy name. Ruby is our #1 girl name. Other ones we like are Beckham, Scarlett, Sloane, Oliver, Asher, and Charlotte. We refuse to use family names because it causes too much drama. Haha.
@kmolleltz - I can't speak for everyone, but here's our reasoning. We love the first name Knox and we've always wanted the middle name Michael (after my dad), but to us, Knox Michael sounds silly and backwards. If you flip them, Michael Knox just sounds better, but we're still going to use Knox as his main name, because it's what we've always wanted to call our son.
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Curious. Whats the reasoning behind giving a child a first and second name but then calling them by their second name? Wouldn't it make more sense to switch them around if you like the second one better?
For me, it's because my MIL is BSC and will throw a fit that her fathers name is the middle name and not the first. If I didn't like the sound of John Watson better than Watson John, I would do it just to spite her.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
Question for you all: Do you all steer away from names that give questionable initials? We have L as the last name.. so of course LOL and FML are possibilities. Would you stay away from names that can give those type of abbreviations? I'm thinking WTF, SMH, etc. etc..
Personally I don't think FML is that bad. It doesn't seem quite as common/pervasive as something like WTF, which even my grandmother says now! I have been wondering the same thing though...
Our last name begins with G and we are using Ann as a middle name if we have a girl (family name). With her potential initials being _AG I find myself discounting girls names I like (for instance Violet) because of unfortunate or offensive initials.
And like I say when people want to use a family name or heritage honoring name that also happens to be trendy, if you love it, do it and any time someone mentions it's trendiness, drop your best side eye and go "oh no, we picked it because it has meaning to us."
get out of my head! I was just looking those variations up before you posted them
Truthfully, the trendiness doesn't bother me nearly as much as the fact that my husband is questioning the use of Stella. I know that's a conversation for us to have since I totally respected his choices for both Trevor and Gregory but yet he has issue with my choice of Stella.
@missteacherlady16 , OMG, same boat! My grandma's name is Estella, and so I told SO I really liked the name Stella. He's totally against it because of Elaine's Stella scene on Seinfeld. He can't get it out of his head... I don't think I'm gonna win this one, even though I'm super bummed about it because, I wanted to name the baby (if a girl) after my grandma.
We have lots of girl names, but very few boy names. I think we'll wait to know the sex before we really get serious about names... I feel like it should be a discussion between SO and I because as early as now family members and friends are already giving opinions on what we should and should not name the baby. Ridiculous.
I'm also thinking we'll have 3-4 names to pick from, wait for the baby to be born...and then decide which name suits him/her.
Re: Super Awesome Honest Giant Baby Names Thread
We picked a girl name before we even started trying ... Aria Jane. I had a friend named Aria as a child and I just thought she had the most amazing name. Now its more popular, but not too popular. Pretty sure DH only likes it because Game of Thrones, but I'm ok with that. Arya is a strong, brave, smart, badass girl! Jane is a family name for me and DH.
Boys names have been more difficult for DH and I to decide on. My favorite is Everett, but DH can't quite let go of knowing an Everett in college that he didn't like. We also like Wyatt and Jackson. Middle name would be Miller (my maiden name). What do you ladies think between those 3? BTDT moms... are there like a million Jacksons right now? Is it too popular?
This could be moot in a week when we get out Verifi testing back
It's a boy!
TTC only since Dec 2015. I had some weight to get off. Been working hard in the gym for over a year.
BFP 02-15-16 with our first
IT'S A BOY!!!
Boys: Aspen, Corbin, Axyl
Girls: Campbell, Parker, McKenzie Jaymes "MJ", Brooklyn, Larkyn
And I agree with Genevieve! That's what we would be naming our little girl.
With our first we went into the hospital with 2 names to choose between once we saw him, but with twins that means having a lot of names handy!
The baby name board (community>specialty>baby names) is a great place to check out, also.
Since DH had pretty much figured out a boys name, he said that I could choose the girl's name. If we have a girl, I wanted to honor both my mom and my grandmother, but unfortunately those are two trending names right now. I had all but settled on Stella Rose (Stella for my grandmother and Rose for my mom) but someone at work recently had a baby and named her Stella Rose as well. I know in my heart that my choosing these two names is not because they are trendy and pretty but because they mean something to me, but the rest of the world doesn't know that. And I know I shouldn't care, and I try really hard not to, but it still bothers me. To make matters worse, DH isn't crazy about Stella - he recently asked me if I had thought more about girls names. He likes Sienna, which is a good name, but it means nothing to me. I know a name doesn't need to mean anything, really, but I feel shitty for setting Stella to the side for a name that has no meaning to me. Does that make sense?
Anyway, I'm sorry - I didn't mean to write a short novel. It's just that I thought we had this all figured out and now all these monkey wrenches keep getting thrown in.
TTC #1 - Nov '14
DS born 10/18
@ecpdvm - your post made me think of an old SNL skit about baby names https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/baby-names/n10279
I think, ultimately, anyone will be able to find something wrong with any name. If you love Peter, then go with it. I think it's a great name and feel like no one really uses peter as a name for a penis these days (at least no one my age or younger).
TTC #1 - Nov '14
DS born 10/18
TTC #1 - Nov '14
DS born 10/18
Hortense Rosay
Carmelite Beyonkah
Helmsleigh Anissa
Burtonette Lee
Algoma Marionetta
Charleton Darth
Tartan Brick
Boscobel Hornet
Walworth Plover
Tuco Fletch
E born 6/2014
E born 6/2014
Boy: James Robert III ( will go by James)
Girl: Lilah Faye (Faye is after my aunt)
Dating: 10/3/08 | Married: 12/27/14
TTC #1: August 2015 | BFP: 2/3/16 | EDD: 10/7/16
DD: 10/5/16
TTC #2: September 2017 | BFP: 4/28/18 | EDD: 1/7/19
DS: 1/9/19
Boy would be Keegan Bryce
If it's a boy, he will be a III. That's pretty much nonnegotiable.
PCOS baby due October 09, 2016
Beta #1: 22.5
Beta #2: 74
Would a variant of their names work for you? Maybe Rosalie Stella or Estelle Rose?
Here's links to the names family trees
https://www.behindthename.com/name/stella/tree
https://www.behindthename.com/name/rose/tree
And like I say when people want to use a family name or heritage honoring name that also happens to be trendy, if you love it, do it and any time someone mentions it's trendiness, drop your best side eye and go "oh no, we picked it because it has meaning to us."
Boy names are a whole other struggle. We just can't agree, I like Easton and Sawyer. Middle name will be Roscoe, don't judge me, it's after hubby's grandfather.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
We also don't really have any major options for a girl. I really like Hazel.. but DH doesn't love it (and it sounds like from this post it's getting popular!)
We find out the gender in the next week or so from the Harmony test so we won't start considering names until then... actually realistically prob not until much later haha.
Truthfully, the trendiness doesn't bother me nearly as much as the fact that my husband is questioning the use of Stella. I know that's a conversation for us to have since I totally respected his choices for both Trevor and Gregory but yet he has issue with my choice of Stella.
TTC #1 - Nov '14
DS born 10/18
ETA: DD is Harper and we are big into sib sets.
Me: 28 DH: 27
Edited, like, a bazillion times because TB is being a turd today.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Our last name begins with G and we are using Ann as a middle name if we have a girl (family name). With her potential initials being _AG I find myself discounting girls names I like (for instance Violet) because of unfortunate or offensive initials.
We have lots of girl names, but very few boy names. I think we'll wait to know the sex before we really get serious about names... I feel like it should be a discussion between SO and I because as early as now family members and friends are already giving opinions on what we should and should not name the baby. Ridiculous.
I'm also thinking we'll have 3-4 names to pick from, wait for the baby to be born...and then decide which name suits him/her.