Best Baby Name Site?

jcarr22 · June 2017

Really need to get the name search underway.

kalenp · June 2017

Well there are wealth of them! I like baby name wizard's name finding tools and the easy way you can find information on how popular they are. wwww.babynamewizard.com
If you are just searching for ideas www/nymbler.com is a really nice way to generate lists of ideas based on other names you like.
If you want some pro help from name bloggers (it's a thing!) check out https://www.swistle.com/babynames/ or https://appellationmountain.net/

MississippiCatfish · June 2017

I think it depends on what you're looking for exactly, but I really like the popularity lists on NameNerds. They compile various spellings of the same name so you can see how popular that name really is! I also like nameberry for suggestions.

kwaldy · June 2017

I wish I could remember the name of the site we used when thinking of names. If my husband vetoed something, you could find name that was in the same style without having to start searching from scratch

foxaírt · June 2017

I always liked www.behindthename.com for ethmology or correct spelling and have used it to search out a list of names we like .
Mostly we are sticking to Irish and gaulish names so the search is easier as its specific rather than looking through all names and pulling ones we like as you would in a book
We never talked about it much but when we got pregnant and once it sank in and no we had our 12 week we opened the name topic and it turned out we already had a couple names that seemed obvious to us and were the same so that kind of gave us a square one

We started there then looked the specific names up for further info and cross reference

ineedsixeggs · June 2017

Nameberry.com

liz4382 · June 2017

I like nameberry because if you make an account you can add favorites and create your own lists. It's also fun to browse all the different categories.

laura3+2 · June 2017

Nymbler is fun. Some of the names they come up with are kind of crazy, but keeps it interesting!

ShePersisted · June 2017

Anyone know any good sites for non American names?

DuchessOfCambridge · June 2017

@ShePersisted I've just been flat out googling "*insert-qualification-here* names" and had success.

ShePersisted · June 2017

@DuchessOfCambridge that's what I do pretty much but I seem to be at a loss as some of these sites can be pretty overwhelming. I guess I just have to start creating a shortlist of what I find appealing and go from there. That's how we arrived with DS's name lol.

DuchessOfCambridge · June 2017

@ShePersisted truth, they are for sure overwhelming. I've been having trouble myself with that.

foxaírt · June 2017

@ShePersisted i doubt there are a large percent of names out there that are American in origin given how relatively new the nation is (native aside)?

go with original spellings or look up specific etymology . most common western names are of Anglo Saxon, Hebrew, Greek, Norman or Scandinavian origin

maybe look up a few that you already like the sound of and see where they originate and look for names of the same etymology or even other names with the same origin as your sons?

ShePersisted · June 2017

Thanks @foxairt good advice.

MississippiCatfish · June 2017

laura3+2 said:

Nymbler is fun. Some of the names they come up with are kind of crazy, but keeps it interesting!

Nymbler! That's what I meant, not name berry. Whoops.

Knottie19640588 · July 2017

I really like https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names
@ShePersisted if you scroll down a bit on the page it has a great search tool where you can narrow names down based on origin, theme, popularity, and of course sex.

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