Names for LO?

bethk1993 · May 2017

I know I can't be the only one already trying to pick out possible names for LO(s)! I know with my boys it took me and exH forever to decide on names. Figured we could have this thread to throw out our ideas and try to get some assistance if we are stuck, or even just share our names and why we picked them.

What names are you considering?
Where are you getting the inspiration for those names?
What names is your SO thinking about?
Any names you love but won't/cant use for some reason?

This is one of my favorite parts when it comes to planning for baby!

bethk1993 · May 2017

What names are you considering?
Boy names: I am totally stuck... no ideas at all yet.
Girl names: We have picked the first name - Amara. I loooove it. But having a hard time choosing a middle name that flows! Last name will be Marton. Any ideas?

Where are you getting the inspiration for those names?
LOL it actually is the name of a character in Supernatural. No shame.

What names is your SO thinking about?
DF agrees with Amara, but is just as stuck as me on the rest.

Any names you love but won't/cant use for some reason?
I wanted the girl middle name to be Heather after my mom, but unfortunately DF's exW has the same name and she is completely crazy, she would assume it was after her and would find a way so start drama over it.

NME44 · May 2017

My baby is going to be George Valery or Valerie George, after the last two grandparents (the first two have their grandparents names as middles.) Its a tad disappointing bc I LOVE naming babies and I have so many names I still love. But oh well.

NME44 · May 2017

Here are a couple of my faves if others need inspiration:

Nicholas
Sebastian
Benjamin

Cecily
Rosalie
Colette
Laurel
Natalie

bethk1993 · May 2017

@NME44 those names are great! Both my boys have grandfather's names for middle names. exH and I couldn't agree on family first names though so we ended up just doing a baby name search.

NME44 · May 2017

@bethk1993, thank you. They are lovely names and I'm sure they will fit the baby just fine. It just takes some of the excitement out of the pregnancy for me. (We also aren't putting together a nursery for the first time since we've run out of rooms in the house. So I'll have to find something else to focus on this pregnancy that's special for the baby.)

NME44 · May 2017

@bethk1993, I would just find a meaningful family name for the middle. I'm not opposed to father's names as middle names for girls, or even your name or middle name to pass on. (If mine is a girl she will have her father's name for a middle, for reasons stated above.) that's being said, Amara is a longish sounding first name so I would keep it short and sweet for middle name (if you don't use family):

Amara Leigh
Amara Mae
Amara Rose

NME44 · May 2017

...and what about Dean or Sam for a boy?

katiegeminimoon · May 2017

What names are you considering?
Boy: Winston or Sebastian (nn Bash), Sawyer Girl: Quinn

Where are you getting the inspiration for those names?
Honestly they are mostly from tv characters, but I just love the names.

What names is your SO thinking about?
Those are all names we agree on. There's a whole other list of names he doesn't like, haha.

Any names you love but won't/cant use for some reason?
Boy: Arlo, Leland, Dax Girl: Aria, Brea, Everly,

Eta: did typo

splsmama2016 · May 2017

What names are you considering?
boy- something with a J or E for first/middle name
girl- Lindsey Jordan

Where are you getting the inspiration for those names?
boy- named after my grandfather (Jerome) and his grandfather (Erle)

What names is your SO thinking about?
same names. He picked Sydney Paige for our DD (woke me up at like 2am because he figured out the perfect name lol), and we both liked Lindsey Jordan.

Any names you love but won't/cant use for some reason?
I LOVE Leah (lee-uh), and Alani but DH doesn't care for them.

drablnd · May 2017

We are thinking Maverick Thomas and Elenor rose. It took us forever to pick the boys name but the girl came to us like a no brainer

jlemons-2 · May 2017

@ktcakes87 I love the nn Bash! And my DD is Quinn

acgonzalez22 · May 2017

No idea yet if it's a boy. DS is named Lucas Gabriel.

If it's a girl she will be Lucia Isabel or Isabel Lucia <--- we can't decide which.

jlemons-2 · May 2017

We aren't good at girl names but we are loving Skylar, Evelyn, and Elenor. I like Lenny for a nn for the last. For a boy we have Benjamin Albert already decided.

ohmickey331 · May 2017

Our boy name is Liam Parker or Liam Maddox
Our girl name is Ava Blair

our last name name starts with a C and our DS is ABC so if we have a girl we'd like to continue that. But for boys we aren't fond of any other A first names.

ohmickey331 · May 2017

Also adding names I love but won't be using because DH hates them or we like what we've picked better haha.
Harper, Harlow, Reagan (with our last name it sounds like a presidential candidate), Aviva, Hannah, Brynn, Maverick, and Paxton.

AMCsquared · May 2017

I'm interested to hear anyone's theory on selection compromising! My husband thinks he should pick if it's a boy and that I should pick if it's a girl.

I've had a girl name I've been set on for years and years and years (jade). Dh says he doesn't really like it but he'd go with it bc he knows it's important to me.
He suddenly had a dream a couple months ago about the name Abraham for a boy and said it was gods way of speaking to him so that it's absolutely non negotiable. I 100 percent no doubt hate that name.

Not going to really talk/decide about names this early but baffled at how to meet in the middle.

AMCsquared · May 2017

@sdLindenberg I love those 2 names that your Dh doesn't like

dkizz82 · May 2017

@ktcakes87 I love Quinn!

DD is Emmalyn Adell. She's named after the show Army Wives. Don't care. Haha. Her middle name was my grandmothers.

We are pretty set on Elliott for either sex. Elliott Cole for boy (family names) but not sure of a middle name for girl.

NME44 · May 2017

@AMCsquared, I disagree with your husband's method of naming children. You should both et a say and you should both get veto power. A good compromise might be to use names one or the other is passionate about as a middle name?

And dreams do not mean anything, sorry Mr. AMCsquared. I had a dream about a baby named Danielle Ella Belle. I assure you it was not a sign.

Disclaimer: both of those names (Jade and Abraham) are perfectly lovely names. But neither of you should have to name a kid something you hate.

NME44 · May 2017

Forgot to add: on the baby names board people often suggest printing out two copies of the top 1000 and each of you going through with a highlighter to highlight names you like. Then only discussing the names that overlap on both lists. Worth a shot, but I'd wait until you know the sex.

katiegeminimoon · May 2017

@ohmickey331 Harlowe and Raegan are both on my list! DH doesn't like Harlowe and **tw** we were pretty set on Raegan when I was pregnant before so I feel weird trying to use it now **tw**

carlialexis · May 2017

The names we have in mind are:

Boy: Alexander Jeffery (after both grandfathers)

Girl: Violet

any suggestions for a good middle name for Violet?

Jellybelly119 · May 2017

@acgonzalez22 I LOVE Lucia, but Lucas and Lucia would be a little much for me. Isabel is really pretty as well though!

Jellybelly119 · May 2017

DS is Zachary Stephen, and right now I'm thinking:

Boy: Nathan James
Girl: Eliza Marie

If it goes anything like last time, DH will have zero suggestions, keep putting off looking at or making a list, and just let me have my way!

Marley629 · May 2017

What names are you considering?
a girl is definitely "Mattingly"
a boy - ha, we have been discussing boy names for the past 2 years and came close to agreeing with "Jace"'but we just decided against that today so back to square one

Where are you getting the inspiration for those names?
Mattingly is because DH & I are big NY Yankee fans and love the name.

For a boy, I would like to stick to a name that starts with "J" but nothing is set in stone.

What names is your SO thinking about?
he loves Morrison for a boy. Just no.

Any names you love but won't/cant use for some reason?
I love Jagger and Jackson but DH knows someone with Jagger so he refuses to use it and my nephew is Jackson so there goes that.

kate0506 · May 2017

DH and I both already decided on Amarin Angelo for a boy. No real inspiration behind it, just sprung in to DH head, the first name that came out and we loved it.
My 2 yr old son is Orion Angelo so want to keep middle name the same which follows tradition of my DH's middle name which is also Angelo.

Haven't decided on a girls name, I do like Athena. But still looking

AMCsquared · May 2017

@NME44 sometimes I think he's insane with his dream/god methodology here

acgonzalez22 · May 2017

@Jellybelly119 I have the same issue with the names being so similar. My favorite Aunt that passed was Lucia. She was the epitome of grace and spirit. Isabel Lucia will most likely be the name if its a girl.

ETA @Marley629 My Dad has an entire room dedicated to the yankees with so much Don Mattingly stuff! Adorable for a girl!!

GraysonsMama · May 2017

Ds is Grayson Ezra and dd is Amelia Abigail. We have a tendency to wait until the end or after, dd wasn't named until she was 2 days old. Anywho...

For a girl were considering:
Phoebe
Delilah
Matilda

For a boy:
Sebastian
Wyatt
Spencer
Oliver

kater622 · May 2017

These are great! This has been a little issue for DH and I too.

What names are you considering?
Boy:
Crosby
Ziggy

Girl:
Zara
Lennon (nn Lenny or Lenni)
Siena
Isadora (nn Izzy)
Ruby

Where are you getting the inspiration for those names? We both like strong souding names that aren't too "out there". So Ziggy is kind of pushing it. We don't have many good ideas for a boy yet.

What names is your SO thinking about? He only knows what he DOESN'T like

Any names you love but won't/cant use for some reason? I loved the name Simone Noel (Noel because I've always loved Christmas and it's a Dec baby!!) for a girl and DH hates it. I've honestly loved the name Simone for a long time so I'm a little sad. However we can think of and agree on more girl names that we like than boys so who knows...

cait5413 · May 2017

@NME44 I love Rosalie, too. I almost named DD that.

NME44 · May 2017

@cait5413, it was a strong contender for our DD as well. Ultimately we didn't use it, but I love DD's name.

ETA: it's similar in style, but a bit more feisty, a little less sweet. Fits my girl.

kater622 · May 2017

@Marley629 ohh Jagger is cool!! DH and I like music/musician inspired names too (Lennon, Crosby, Ziggy..) and we have also tossed around the name Bowie. This is tough!

rubyrose_0919 · May 2017

@vauxthekate Crosby is a different kind of legend where I'm from! Pretty sure all Canadians would LOVE your DS!

https://youtu.be/WivPx9K_vvA

kater622 · May 2017

@barrbaby-2 Aww that's so cool! Thanks for sharing I'll have to show DH.

lijuan09 · May 2017

We've pretty much agreed on some names for now. We'll see if they last the whole 9 months, lol.

DS is Nathaniel Roy. Last name is one syllable and begins with B.
A boy would likely be Simon Marcus and a girl would likely be Sophie Laurelle. All of these middle names are family names.
For a boy we were also considering Theodore but then we realized we had picked two out of the three chipmunks (only missing Alvin!) and couldn't stop laughing about it.
For a girl I really like Naomi but DH isn't feeling it. He likes Mia but I feel like there are already 1,000 Mias in this age range.

Names I like but will never use for various reasons: Andrew, Mariah, Margaret

leighalou91 · May 2017

We have a couple names we love for both boy or girl but have settled with Marian (will go by Mary) for a girl. DH's mom, grandma and & great grandma are all named Mary. And his other grand mother's name was Marion and DH was very close to her.

leighalou91 · May 2017

@acgonzalez22 I think having a Lucas and a Lucia would be adorable! I think the spelling looks very similar but phonetically they sound different enough.

Mandayno · May 2017

I love this thread! We have been thinking about names since the first week! We are having a hard time though, especially with boy names! For a girl we are pretty sure we have decided on Kylie. For a boy, we are pretty stuck but the only one sticking out for now is Mason. I keep telling DH I am staying open minded though since we still have time.

On another note, my husband is Italian and I keep wanting to find a non-corny, won't get made fun of in school, Italian boy's name!

acgonzalez22 · May 2017

@Mandayno Coming from a big Italian family, here are what most are named in mine:
Anthony
Dominic
Guido
Guy
Antonio
Matteo
Victor

I think Anthony, Dominic, Victor and Matteo are the least likely to be made fun of. It really doesn't matter a child's name, kids will come up with something to mock fun. Unfortunately, it's what kids do sometimes.

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