@LaceyRae25 I actually love the name Laikynn .. when we bought our house our buyer's agents name was Laiken it was the first time I heard it and she was super sweet so that probably didn't hurt either. I do prefer the spelling Laiken though.. simply because I always hated how double Ns or Ms looked in cursive... Weird I know.
@jennielynn+ I know we've talked about the Geoffrey thing but.. yes no one ever gets Geoffrey right. Ever.
@jennielynn+ That's how I feel about ds name, Douglas. I love partly since its a name from my side of the family but its so old I don't know anyone but grandpa aged men with it. @How funny! Dh loves the Laikynn spelling because he likes the way cursive y's look.
This may have been discussed already but I was wondering if anyone had opinions on the middle name starting with the same letter as the last letter of the first name. After what feels like a frustratingly long time filled with a lot of "eh's" and "no's" my husband and I finally agreed on Gabriel Liam. My mom started telling people and they started making comments to her saying they don't understand why people do that because it makes the names sound like one name instead of two. Which irritates me and is probably why we shouldn't have even told anyone.
@McFarKane I don't see a problem with it. When I got married my first name ended with the first letter of my married last name and while sometimes I don't like it, it doesn't bother me. Middle name is even less of an issue. I wouldn't worry about it. I think it's nice. And yeah--I'm not telling anyone the name we've kinda picked for that reason. Sorry people are being stupid about it.
@McFarKane I agree with @HGRich. I understand the "pressure" to come up with a perfect name, but for the life of me can not understand why people put so much stock into a middle name. Its rarely ever used IRL.
I always use my daughters first and middle name so I figured the same might end up happening with my son but I didn't think the double L mattered. It blows my mind how much other people who aren't even related and barely even know you seem to come out of the woodwork and feel the need to give their opinions about a name for a child that has nothing to do with them.
@McFarKane Growing up I had a first name ending with "e" and middle name starting with "e". I didn't really like my middle name but it had nothing to do with that. I mean, it did kinda flow into one long name when my mom used both names (only when she was pissed - ha!), but if it's the name you love I wouldn't let it stop you from using it. I have no idea why people have such strong opinions about this - I lived to tell the tale!
I don't mind first and middle names not "flowing". First and last are much more important together.
My current naming dilemma is my husband's continued failure to run our middle name choice past his dad. DS has my dad's name as a middle, so we want DS2 to have the other grandpa's name. However, that grandpa is named after his dad, who abandoned him to foster care. So...we just want to make sure he's ok with it. All DH has to do is pick up the phone.
@alliesb19 I guess it would depend on your last name, but Emerson Catherine is quite a mouthful and if your last name is longer as well, then I think it would just be too long, too many syllables. I actually really like how Emerson Kate flows together better.
@alliesb19 My niece is Micah Kathryn, but they call her Micah Kate. If you would prefer to go with Catherine for a specific reason, you can always just call her Emerson Kate.
@alliesb19 I agree that Emerson Kate flows better than Catherine. However, if you are using Catherine to honor someone, I wouldn't shorten it just for flow (meaning trumps flow, IMO). Even if it is a mouthful with your last name, full names aren't really used that often for it to be a huge issue.
FWIW, this little girl will probably be Maren Katherine. I don't love that the names are a little rhyme-y together, but I DO love the Katherine that I am naming her after, so it's not that big of a deal in the end.
DH and I haven't yet picked a first name. Our top picks are Benjamin, Ronen and Jacob. I like Benjamin and Ronen best. It's so hard! I guess we'll probably wait until he's born to decide on which one.
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We have stopped even talking about names a while ago. DDs suggestion of Walker is kind of growing on me..Not sure if I actually really like it or if we've referred to him as Walker so much that it just feels funny to call him anything else. Anyone have an opinion on the name.. especially those on the FB group that know my last name (since I'm not sure it sounds right with the er at the end of both)
@doozenberg I think I like Benjamin the best.. followed by Ronen there are so many Jacobs where I live (2 in my daughter's preschool and there are only like 12 boys!) Otherwise Jacob would be my favorite..
We have stopped even talking about names a while ago. DDs suggestion of Walker is kind of growing on me..Not sure if I actually really like it or if we've referred to him as Walker so much that it just feels funny to call him anything else. Anyone have an opinion on the name.. especially those on the FB group that know my last name (since I'm not sure it sounds right with the er at the end of both)
I never thought of it matched with your last name... Hmm... I say, if you like the name, go for it. There has to be people out in the world that have matchy rhymey names, and they get by just fine.
Hahaha!!!! Come to think of it my first name and maiden last name (that I had for the first 25 years of my life) both end in the "in" sound.
@HappyAnjel, thanks for the reply! It's hard to decide. I think I like it a bit better too as the short form ben is nice. I agree with the popularity of Jacob, that's why if fell to third. I kind of like Walker too. Not something that I would have thought of on my own, but now that I hear it, I like it.
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@happyanjel I spent the first 24 years of my life with -er and -er. First and last. I'm not sure I really thought about it. I think if anything it bothered me when I got older and got into fixed form poetry and I didn't like that they had the same meter. Haha. But I was weird about that.
OH HAHAHAHA Miles is our #2 on the list. We always joke about Miles/Kilometers. Especially since i'm from Europe LOL
I really don't understand why people think they need to voice their opinion on naming a child that is NOT theirs... My mom is also like that. We like the name Hayden and will probably go with it. But you should have seem my mom's face. "What, what kind of a name is that, I have never heard of it" blabalbal. Well we are not from here so there will be lots of names that she hasn't heard of. For some reason she thinks we should take her opinion in consideration. She had suggested some names and when I said I didnt like them, SHE got offended. LOL So to all of you struggling with the same bologna, don't let it bother you.
But I think we are most likely going to go with Hayden Andrew (Andrew for DHs cousin who tragically died in a car crash this past October) We said we'd wait until our boy is born and see which name fits him better until we officially announce it
I just can't wait to start seeing some birth and name announcements. We are so close!!
Thanks Ladies, I don't think I would have thought twice about them both ending in er if it wasn't for my husband mentioning it about another name when I was reading a list off to him (before we stopped talking about names) I really just can't think of ANYTHING, and we've had a lot more positive opinions of Walker than I ever would have imagined. As @doozenberg said it's totally not something I ever would have thought to use on my own. It's been growing on me since my daughter has been telling everyone that's his name since before we even knew it was a boy!
As you all know (since this is like my fourth time posting in this thread), we've had a tough time with names. I think we've finally settled on Natalie, but I'm doing that thing where I second guess myself. Am I just doing this to be annoying? I can't actually think of anything wrong with it except that it's more popular than DD's name is/was. Anyone have a visceral reaction to it? Because if I can't come up with a really, really good reason to change it, DH is going to ignore me at this point
I prefer Weston personally because I think Wes is a good nickname. Is there a meaning behind the directional nature of the names? Because if so, I'd take that into consideration of what means more to you.
@kcasset I have a Natalie and I still love the name! We usually call her "Nat" or "Na-Na." We know a lot of adults named Natalie but not kids so popularity is not a problem.
We are thinking about using Emerson for our baby girl's name but I know some people dislike it for a girl because they say it is too masculine and means "Emery's Son"...and I don't think we would change it to Emersyn. What do people think about this name for a girl?
@Linny40 I know someone due in the next couple of weeks naming her baby girl Emersyn. I like it! Emerson is actually on my short list for boys, but recently I have been questioning it because so many people now use it as a girl's name.
Re: Baby Names
@jennielynn+ I know we've talked about the Geoffrey thing but.. yes no one ever gets Geoffrey right. Ever.
Baby Boy due 04/07/17
@How funny! Dh loves the Laikynn spelling because he likes the way cursive y's look.
Baby Boy due 04/07/17
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
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DS #4: 4/21/17
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
My current naming dilemma is my husband's continued failure to run our middle name choice past his dad. DS has my dad's name as a middle, so we want DS2 to have the other grandpa's name. However, that grandpa is named after his dad, who abandoned him to foster care. So...we just want to make sure he's ok with it. All DH has to do is pick up the phone.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
FWIW, this little girl will probably be Maren Katherine. I don't love that the names are a little rhyme-y together, but I DO love the Katherine that I am naming her after, so it's not that big of a deal in the end.
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Hmm... I say, if you like the name, go for it. There has to be people out in the world that have matchy rhymey names, and they get by just fine.
Hahaha!!!! Come to think of it my first name and maiden last name (that I had for the first 25 years of my life) both end in the "in" sound.
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DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
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I really don't understand why people think they need to voice their opinion on naming a child that is NOT theirs... My mom is also like that. We like the name Hayden and will probably go with it. But you should have seem my mom's face. "What, what kind of a name is that, I have never heard of it" blabalbal. Well we are not from here so there will be lots of names that she hasn't heard of. For some reason she thinks we should take her opinion in consideration. She had suggested some names and when I said I didnt like them, SHE got offended. LOL
So to all of you struggling with the same bologna, don't let it bother you.
But I think we are most likely going to go with Hayden Andrew (Andrew for DHs cousin who tragically died in a car crash this past October)
We said we'd wait until our boy is born and see which name fits him better until we officially announce it
I just can't wait to start seeing some birth and name announcements. We are so close!!
Baby Boy due 04/07/17
Baby Boy due 04/07/17
This little Bean on the other hand... still doesn't have a name
My husband has definitely suggested a few Friends related names. He likes Chandler for a boy and Pheobe for a girl.
I vetoed those suggestions.