Names!

librarymom917 · August 2016

We're set on our names, as soon as we decided to try we came up with them. DH was so darng stubborn about DD's name it took 7 months for him to agree to my first pick which was Audrey.
A boy is Charley Wayne, Charley after DH's grandpa and Wayne after my dad. We don't like the name Charles though, but if he grows up and thinks thats too "nicknamish" he can go by Wayne.
A girl will be Charlotte Noelle, I've always loved the name Charlotte and it goes well with Audrey. Noelle was the only other name DH suggested so we went with it.

FierceEMT2014 · August 2016

We know baby is a girl and thankfully only had a girl named picked out. We are going with Kenna Marie. Kenna is a name a heard years ago and loved and as far as I know no one around has used it. And Marie is actually from the Aristocats, my all time favorite Disney movie. And as an added bonuses we will share the same initals. Mine growing up was almost the same ago my mom's and I ago sways lived that little extra bond, plus she will be the only girl with 2 older brothers.

Phil413 · August 2016

CanadianintheSouth said:

We are thinking Liam for a boy. William is a family name, but we like the name Liam. So question for all of you, (I know Liam is actually a nn of Uilliam but humor me because it works for William as well) do we name the kid William and then tell everyone the nickname we want? That way the kid has the potential to change his nn if he doesn't want to go by Liam when he is older. Or just name the kid Liam because that's what we would call him anyways?

I'm imagining the birth announcments to read: Welcome William "Liam" middle name last name

Maybe this baby will be a girl and then I don't have to worry about using the name William.

We are also going with Liam for a boy. It is a stand alone name and actually really common right now. My name is Meghan which I think was originally the short form of Margaret and I think it's evolving in the same way as Liam from William. If ours is a girl it's either going to be Eleanor or Madeline. DH won't talk about middle names until we find out the sex. Older sister is Sarah Faith.

jmacd22 · August 2016

@CanadianintheSouth I like Liam more than William

Liss_37 · September 2016

gosh i've loved reading this thread. there are some great names in here!! love love poppy and penelope. penelope was on our list but poppy wasn't.. it may need to make an appearance

so far we are at boys: Nicholas, Mason, Everett or Linus
girls: Alice, Amelia, Molly, Penelope, Casey, Evelyn

big brothers name is Silas

CanadianintheSouth · September 2016

@mcdonald-bailey I agree, I much prefer Liam! @Phil413 yes I've been hearing it a lot lately! I know people just use the name Liam, I'm now contemplating it because I would like to name (if it's a boy) him after my grandfather William, and I'm not sure Liam by itself really does that?

wintersong · September 2016

@CanadianintheSouth FWIW I really like William. (Liam would be a grea nn.) It's a really versatile name that your kid can really make his own if he needs/wants to.

Phil413 · September 2016

@CanadianintheSouth I think it totally honors the name William. https://www.behindthename.com/name/liam

We just like it because it's soft but also masculine and both of us have Scotch/Irish heritage. DH also has an Uncle Bill that just passed away. At first I was a little put off that it's ranked number 2 but since we like it so much I decided that I really don't care. DH doesn't at all. I have a rather common name and never cared.

kristinc01 · September 2016

I'm having a middle name dilemma if we have a girl. I gave DD1 my middle name. I really like that we share middle names. I just don't know what to do if we have another girl. I am leaning towards also giving her the same middle name so it can be a little bond between all of us girls, but I didn't know if that was odd or if I should maybe give her my first name as a middle name or a form of my husbands name (Like Andrea for Andrew) so the intention is similar but not the same. My middle name isn't after anyone in the family so its not a tradition or anything. Thoughts?

korpisar · September 2016

@kristinc01 my SIL gave all 3 of her girls her middle name. I thought it was fine and so did everyone else in the family

hippiemama-2 · September 2016

@dubcompanion I love the name Arya! So pretty.

catybug820 · September 2016

@kristenc01 I know a family where I am that had 2 girls and gave them the same muddle name. They adopted another little girl later in life, and that was the only part of her name they legally changed, so she would also have the same middle name. If my husband and I have more than one boy, they will all have my maiden name as a middle name.

wintersong · September 2016

The women and men in part of my mil's family all have the same middle name.

Gators&BoSox · September 2016

@Liss_37 I love Linus! How uncommon yet completely normal and recognizable...and it would be so cute on a little boy

Liss_37 · September 2016

thanks @ashannon3490 i love it too, it's at the top of my list for a boy

EnglishTeacherMama · September 2016

I think we are going to go with Sam if it's a boy. It's a nod to both the Bible and Lord of the Rings, and my husband and I are big fans of both, lol. I'm debating about the longer version "Samuel" and then nicknaming him Sam... DH wanted to go full-nerd and do "Samwise," but that is technically "simple" (stupid) in Old English so, no. Stuck on middle names for Sam... maybe Wolfgang for something spunky or Everett for something softer-sounding between a first and last name heavy on consonants.

If it's a girl, I used to really want either Lily or Evelyn. Now both seem so overdone!

I don't think I can do it. I'm leaning toward "Annabeth" since "Anna" is my middle name and from a long line of women in my family, "beth" is a nod to "Elizabeth" (like Bennet/Pride & Prejudice, and the queen, and lots of other cool ladies), and the Hermione-character in the "Percy Jackson" series is named Annabeth (so my husband and I will think of our daughter as a smarty-pants without giving her the full-nerd Hermione name). And she can be "Annie" for as long as she'll let me call her that (another subtle pop culture nod, because we both love "Father of the Bride" too). Our last name is 3 syllables, though, so Annabeth would probably have to be matched with a short name so she isn't loaded down in sounds. I like "Joan" a lot (family name on DH's side, plus Joan of Arc is a bamf) or "Hope."

I was afraid to post these earlier... didn't want to jinx it. DH and I have fought about names before. But last night he admitted that I should get a heavier say in naming dibs because I'm doing the hard part of growing and birthing the baby. Thanks, morning sickness barf and eventual scary labor! lol

EnglishTeacherMama · September 2016

@Mccolpitts Mccolpitts said:

Mine are pretty traditional but we're sticking with mostly family names. Patrick Christopher for a boy and Catherine Ann (used as a double name) for a girl. The last 3 generations of women in my family have all been Catherine so that was a non-negotiable.

Catherine Ann is beautiful! That name ages well, is classy, doesn't affect employment opportunities, has plenty of nickname potential ("Catherine the Great," for starters), and is all-around awesome. I may be very very biased as a Catherine Anna, though.

CanadianintheSouth · September 2016

thanks for the input @longliveregina and @Phil413! Something I definitely have to think about now that I know I'm having a boy

kjd291 · September 2016

@EnglishTeacherMama i like Samuel Everette! NI personally don't think Lily is "too" overdone. It's in the 50, but not a top name like the Emma, Olivia, Sophia group. But! I do think Annabeth is lovely!!

catybug820 · September 2016

We have had our names pinned down since before my first pregnancy. We planned ahead so we could just say, "these are our names, and we don't really want your opinion. DD is Catherine Lin (fn after my mom, mn for his mom).

Had she been a boy it would have been Asher Crosby, and we are sticking with this name if this baby is a boy. Asher is a family name on DHs side, and Crosby is my maiden name. Colette Ann was our second favorite name if we had a second girl last time around, so we will use it if we have a girl this time around. Part of the reason we are sticking with both names is because they are names I had shared with my mom last time I was pregnant, and with Colette, she had picked a nickname that we could (and will be) use. Ann is also the middle name that I share with my mom and her mother. My mom passed away unexpectedly when I was 22 weeks pregnant with my DD, so it's nice to have the names have a connection to my mom.

Spartanrd4 · September 2016

The middle name for our baby girl will be Evelyn for sure (named after my Grandmother) and so far for first names we have Kara or Leah. Nothing set it stone yet except for the middle name....my husband is Russian so I thought he would prefer Russian names but he doesn't so fine with me! Our last name is kind of complicated so I definitely want a shorter first name that is easy to pronounce.

Spartanrd4 · September 2016

@dubcompanion I like Arya too- I thought about it also but DH wasn't really on board. What if its a boy, any ideas? Jamie, Tyrion, Eddard, Jon, Sam....the options are endless in GOT world!

dubcompanion · September 2016

@Spartanrd4 We have our boy names set, but we're keeping those secret!

(They're REALLY traditional, lol. If I'm pressured enough, I'll share them. But most likely people will see them and be like "Cool story bro.")

Spartanrd4 · September 2016

Haha you have piqued my interest @dubcompanion but I won't pressure you to give up your secret

Cbeanz · September 2016

WHAT ARE THEY @dubcompanion ?!?!?!?!?!?!

Liss_37 · September 2016

@dubcompanion

dubcompanion · September 2016

Liss_37 · September 2016

aww come on, I have two babies to name and I need help by reading your names *guilt trip*

dubcompanion · September 2016

@Liss_37 I hear there's an awesome thread on the Baby Names board that have lists filled with "You-neek" ones!

EALasagna45 · September 2016

I read the "You-neek" baby name thread and was crying, literally tears pouring down my face at the suggestion of one name in particular. That thread was a riot. 10/10 would recommend reading.

dubcompanion · September 2016

@EALasagna45 My crying while reading the thread was a mixture of laughing too hard and weeping over the state of humanity. SO MANY EMOTIONS.

julievdm12 · September 2016

I read through the "you-neek" list too and started off laughing and ended almost crying.... What is WITH the periods in the middle of names?!?!? like a normal name like Oliver but spelled Oli.ver
If anyone can tell me a reason for that other than how it looks, I'd love to know. As far as I'm concerned, your just setting your kid up for a lifetime of puzzled looks when they have to correct people by saying, "oh, there is actually a period in the middle." Like, what?!?!?

dubcompanion · September 2016

@julievdm12 I believe the periods are so that if someone Googles the name, the thread won't show up and the unsuspecting parents/unfortunate child won't realize people are mocking them.

EALasagna45 · September 2016

@dubcompanion I agree, it was wild from start to finish! I lost it at the suggestion for EGGSAVIOR. WHAT?! I'm typically on "whatever floats your boat" team but that is where I draw the line.

julievdm12 · September 2016

dubcompanion said:

@julievdm12 I believe the periods are so that if someone Googles the name, the thread won't show up and the unsuspecting parents/unfortunate child won't realize people are mocking them.

OH ok! And here I thought the reason would be dumb....

Phil413 · September 2016

I LOVE that thread. Always good for a laugh when I need an emotional pick-me-up.

vprod · September 2016

Just went through that whole thread....some real gems in there!!!

BabyMoreland · September 2016

My husband's family has a tradition where the first boys name starts with the letters Ch- and the middle name LeRoy. Since everything from Chad Chuck Charlie Anne Chase has been taken and it's really important to him we came up with the name Chandler LeRoy Moreland for a boy. Our girl will be Alayna Rose Moreland.

What do you think of the names we chose?

wintersong · September 2016

--- said:

My husband's family has a tradition where the first boys name starts with the letters Ch- and the middle name LeRoy. Since everything from Chad Chuck Charlie Anne Chase has been taken and it's really important to him we came up with the name Chandler LeRoy --- for a boy. Our girl will be Alayna Rose ---.

What do you think of the names we chose?

I love your names! I will say you probably want to change your post and screen name to omit last name because of internet creepers.

kmleon83 · September 2016

If it's a girl, she will be Noelle Margaret. If it's a boy, no idea lol. We had a hard time with boys names first time around too and I would up literally just yelling out a name after my traumatic delivery and that's how we got a Jesse Bernard.

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