Names

kswiger06 · October 2016

@lfrank12 I like the names in the reverse order you gave, I really like Harlow and Everly

paigeed · October 2016

We need some boy name ideas up in here!

DH and I like Cole. I like Ryan, Jacob NN Jake possibly, Luke, and Jeremy. We will use David as a MN.

birdiejo · October 2016

@lfrank12 I love Harlowe and am now stealing it for a potential future daughter. Also like Everly... that's Channing Tatums kids name... And there's your useless piece of information for the day!

expandcontract · October 2016

@lfrank12 I really like Addison and then Addy for a nickname.

jennpearl007 · October 2016

@lfrank12 Harlow is such a cute name!

leslie1331 · October 2016

homemake said:

@lfrank12 I love Harlowe and am now stealing it for a potential future daughter. Also like Everly... that's Channing Tatums kids name... And there's your useless piece of information for the day!

Totally thought this too

Spicyweiner · October 2016

lfrank12 said:

I also need some name opinions! We had our boy name picked out so it was fate we are having a girl! Now we are starting from scratch. Last name is a two syllable German name.

Names we can agree upon so far...
Addison
Amelia
Everly
Harlow

I feel like those are all really trendy names, with the exception of Amelia which I think is classic and lovely.

lfrank12 · October 2016

@Spicyweiner yes H has been surprisingly picky about potential names. We only got to this list after going through about 100 others! If we go with a more trendy name I am hoping to bring in a more traditional name for the middle name

BumpasaurusRex · October 2016

@lfrank12 My favorite is Amelia. It's so beautiful and timeless! I'm very over the '-dison' trend.

@paigeed I love Jacob David or Jeremy David. But all are good choices! I'd probably use Lucas NN Luke just because it's flows better with David but they are all solid choices.

silvercamaro77 · October 2016

@lfrank12 Of the options you listed I like Amelia. We have a 2-syllable German last name too and I like the way Amelia flows with it the best. I also think it has a similar to feel to the name we gave DD #1- Abigail, so that could be part of why I prefer it too.

kswiger06 · October 2016

paigeed said:

We need some boy name ideas up in here!

DH and I like Cole. I like Ryan, Jacob NN Jake possibly, Luke, and Jeremy. We will use David as a MN.

I think Jeremy David sounds nice and Ryan David next... I for some reason insert that scolding tone when thinking of middle names. That's how I pick lol so I was thinking "Jeremy David!, don't you throw that toy car at me!." Lol that's how I do it

paigeed · October 2016

kswiger06 said:

paigeed said:

We need some boy name ideas up in here!

DH and I like Cole. I like Ryan, Jacob NN Jake possibly, Luke, and Jeremy. We will use David as a MN.

I think Jeremy David sounds nice and Ryan David next... I for some reason insert that scolding tone when thinking of middle names. That's how I pick lol so I was thinking "Jeremy David!, don't you throw that toy car at me!." Lol that's how I do it

I like where your head is at lol.

Gretchypoo · October 2016

If we had a boy we were gonna do Cooper or Clarkson :-)

scifichick09 · October 2016

FreshBakedBrownies said:

peachesnbean said:

Have you thought of Imogen? (Kind of sounds like Emma jean?)

I thought Imogen was pronounced like Im-oh-gin?
A friend's niece has that name and I thought that's how she said it.

I read this and said "Imhotep...Imhotep" in my head....like from The Mummy. Imogen is a cute name though, I like it!

MissMerciBeaucoup · October 2016

I love the name Cooper for a boy - so cute!

pennylucille-2 · October 2016

@scifichick09 I love that movie! DH teases me because I have the entire intro narration memorized, haha

peachesnbean · October 2016

scifichick09 said:

FreshBakedBrownies said:

peachesnbean said:

Have you thought of Imogen? (Kind of sounds like Emma jean?)

I thought Imogen was pronounced like Im-oh-gin?
A friend's niece has that name and I thought that's how she said it.

I read this and said "Imhotep...Imhotep" in my head....like from The Mummy. Imogen is a cute name though, I like it!

Something like that. I think it depends on the person speaking's inflections or accent. Kristen Wiig was in a movie (Girl Most Likely- awesome awesome flick) and that was her character's name. I liked it.

Spicyweiner · October 2016

I've always read it as Ih moh gin

Gretchypoo · October 2016

Ive heard both but I pronounced it Ih-mo-gene

tentacular · October 2016

I would also tend to pronounce it Ih moh gin. Pronunciation confusion is annoying, but might be worth it for such a pretty name.

We're having a hell of a time with boy names. Our first son is Luke. Our last name starts with S and ends with -"son", and it's a HARD last name to pair with boy names. I like a lot of names ending in "n" or "s" but they don't work well our last name. Harrison, Benjamin, Julian, Lincoln. Right now we're tossing around Jack or Grant, but aren't sold on either. Ugh. Girl names are so much easier.

Spicyweiner · October 2016

Jack is so cute.

MommaBean · October 2016

@tentacular we've got a similar problem - our LN ends with -er so we've eliminated all -er/-ar/-or names and are really leaning towards -n's! You can take the r's, though - Trevor, Connor, Tyler, Parker, Carter...

tentacular · October 2016

@MommaBean - Thanks, but... I don't want those ones!

All the -r names sound so... preppy. Or is that just me? Are you guys close to deciding on a name?

We want a strong, classic boy name that will work for a man as well as a boy. And Luke is such a good strong man name, that we don't want to saddle little brother with a "little brother" name that feels like an afterthought. Maybe we're overthinking...?

@Spicyweiner I actually really do like the name Jack... and it would make 15-year-old me very happy to know that adult-me would one day name a child after "the most beautiful and amazing tragic character ever written," Jack Dawson from Titanic. Oh man.

tishb · October 2016

We loved loved loved Micah, but we're having a girl and giving her a girly name.

MommaBean · October 2016

@tentacular lol. I can see "preppy." No, not really close... I've been digging Declan but H dislikes it so much he thought I was joking! I also like Mason, but I think it's too popular. H's fav is Derek, which is ok. DS suggested Bradley. It's definitely a maybe, but I like Bradley James and we're debating the "BJ" aspect...

paigeed · October 2016

tentacular said:

@MommaBean - Thanks, but... I don't want those ones! All the -r names sound so... preppy. Or is that just me? Are you guys close to deciding on a name?

We want a strong, classic boy name that will work for a man as well as a boy. And Luke is such a good strong man name, that we don't want to saddle little brother with a "little brother" name that feels like an afterthought. Maybe we're overthinking...?

@Spicyweiner I actually really do like the name Jack... and it would make 15-year-old me very happy to know that adult-me would one day name a child after "the most beautiful and amazing tragic character ever written," Jack Dawson from Titanic. Oh man.

There's a sibset in my school. All 4 are boys, Luke, Jack, Hank and Buck. Personally I don't like the name Buck, but I like the other 3.

br00kstar · October 2016

I think Isaac for a boy (after Isaac Asimov and Isaac Newton) or Juno Skye (Skye for the Scottish island - my partner is Scottish) for a girl.

JelliRob29 · October 2016

We've had our boy name picked out even before we got pregnant: Henry Sheridan (Henry was her grandfather's name and almost all of our nephews have Henry as a middle name; Sheridan was my maternal grandfather & Uncle's name--I didn't get to meet either, so I wanted to honor them since we kept my last name).

Girl's names have been harder. There really aren't any that we're super tied to, and would like to honor her family with one name since Sheridan could be the middle name for either sex. We came up with a few ideas we felt lackluster about. Luckily, it's no longer a concern

jlellis603 · October 2016

@lfrank12 I love love love Harlow!

I just told my fiancé that I had a gut feeling about the name we'd end up with. I had a strong gut feeling it was a boy and I was right. I told him Jackson and he does like it! We haven't agreed on many yet so that's good! The middle (and last obv) are already set so we just need the one.

FreshBakedBrownies · October 2016

@br00kstar my 3 year old's name is Isaac and it's been a good choice!

My husband was the one in love with the name to be honest. I agreed to it since he was so sure, and I find picking boys names really hard. But anyhow, it's easily recognizable, classic/biblical and we haven't run into very many other Isaac's in his classes and such.

br00kstar · October 2016

@FreshBakedBrownies - good to know that there aren't any regrets there, and that although its a classical name, there aren't a million Isaacs running around!

tentacular · October 2016

@br00kstar +1 for Isaac. It's a name I've always loved, but thought I'd never bring my husband around to. But as of this morning he's actually considering it! I love the nickname Izzy for a baby/toddler, too.

madamerwin · October 2016

+1 for Isaac! I have always loved that name. @tentacular Izzy is super cute for a nn!

foxrosy · October 2016

I think I've decided on Nyomi Rose.

Partyof6? · October 2016

We have not picked anything yet. On our actual contender boy list we have Henry (Hank?), Christopher, Nicholas, Andrew (Drew or AJ), John (Jack) and a couple others.

We are nickname people, all of us go by a nickname and have longer full names. My older son is Benjamin, and some of the names I kind of like do not go well with that. I can picture the, you named him Benjamin and I got Augustus? conversation when they are older, lol. Our last name is super common and he has a lot of family we are avoiding copying since everyone is local.

Partyof6? · October 2016

Oh and I saw a lot of love for Amelia, do it! We do know a couple others, but my Amelia Elizabeth goes by Mia, and it just suits her.

@kswiger06, I totally scold with full and middle names, so that's how I picture it too!

chef'swife · October 2016

With DD we had a boy and a girl name decided before the anatomy scan. With this baby we have been at an impass on names. We've narrowed our list since we now know baby is a boy, but can't decide on a name. DD is Aven, so we want something not too common, but DH is in love with the name Oliver. I'm liking Harrison and Augustus but he is still on the the fence with both names. So for now, my daughter refers to her brother as "poor nameless baby brother."

MommaBean · October 2016

foxrosy said:

I think I've decided on Nyomi Rose.

Is this pronounced how it's spelled? I.e. different from "Naomi"?

Spicyweiner · October 2016

MommaBean said:

foxrosy said:

I think I've decided on Nyomi Rose.

Is this pronounced how it's spelled? I.e. different from "Naomi"?

I think it's n eye ohmee

FreshBakedBrownies · October 2016

Spicyweiner said:

MommaBean said:

foxrosy said:

I think I've decided on Nyomi Rose.

Is this pronounced how it's spelled? I.e. different from "Naomi"?

I think it's n eye ohmee

Don't some people pronounce Naomi that way? Anyhow I love the name Naomi! (Not using it since team blue). I would vote for the traditional spelling and pronounce it however you like.

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