@aisy-daisy I love it. DH has an uncle and aunt with that as their last name and I for one am a fan of last names as first names. ((we're considering Anderson if this baby is a boy - big last name where I grew up)
Ok, so I need some opinions. The girl name I've been obsessed with is Allegra. It's a musical term. I held up hope that the stupid drug would go away by time I had kids, but it hasn't.
So before I consider it, I just need to know how strong the brand association is... Would it be closer to naming a baby Ford (acceptable) or more like naming a kid Kleenex.(not acceptable)??
Me-37, DH-38
Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understand, will guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7)
@mindaa to be honest as soon as I read the word Allegra, the thought medication came to mind. However, as hard as it is to picture your child in the future identifying with a name, they always seem to become that name. It's like how people say "I couldn't imagine that child being anyone else but Peter" or whatever. People are named after things all the time. Allegra has been really successful at marketing their product so I'd imagine many people will recognize the name as a med but that doesn't mean you should take it out of consideration. My advice is to get one of those books and make a list of names you like. You may change your mind or you may be reaffirmed.
@mindaa I've only heard it as a name once, an employee a costco, lol! I'll admit everytime I read it I think of the medication but that doesn't change the fact that I love it. I remember telling her once. She's super pretty and helpful and fits the name well. I like it!
@mindaa I named my first car Allegra (Integra) and called her Ally! Love the name. And had no idea about the drug until this conversation (honestly, I lived in Germany 2 of the last 4 years but must have my head in the ground or something). Keep in mind that Allegra the drug probably won't be around for 30 years. So, if you truly love it, I wouldn't let the drug stop you. I do not think it's like the Kleenex situation. There are definitely people named Allegra in history!
Hubby and I agree on almost nothing. I have a hunch baby might be a girl... He wants Kierra Eirlys for a girl, but insists on mispronouncing the Welsh name Eirlys. (It's like AIR-less, he says ear-LEASE.) I can't... Can't mangle a name like that. And I hate Kierra too.
I like the sort of dated musty old lady names. I wanted Joslyn after my grandmother Joyce or Tamryn after my favorite aunt who has the really unique name Tamela. I also like Valerie, Beverly, and Mallory, but he vetoed them all.
We'll have to wait and find out the gender, I guess. We did a little better with boy names, we both like Adrian and Morgan. We both love Locke, but it sounds awful with our last name which is very Celtic, and starts with Kin-... Locke Kin- sounds like someone is coughing up a hairball.
Thanks ladies! SUPER helpful. I know the Hitch character but I'm old, so I've never seen the cartoon, am going to have to check it out! We don't even know if it's a girl yet, but it's nice to be prepared
Me-37, DH-38
Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understand, will guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7)
Ok, I could really use some ideas for boy names. Something that sounds nice with the middle name Edward, and something that sounds nice with a sibling named Gavin. A lot of the names I like seem to sound rhymey with Gavin. (Owen, Jackson, Evan, Calvin) lol
DH and I have been talking about names for weeks and are finding that girls names are so much easier to come up with but boy names are a struggle! We've come up with a couple for each that we love but aren't totally sold on any yet
Boy: Jack Owen or Keagan Paul Girl: Kemper, Sage, or Sienna (middle name will be Marie since I dropped my middle name when we got married and my grandmother named me)
Pearson Worth named after both of our grandfathers!
Jaxon Mason is our sons name. Mason being my maiden name, and the intention of calling him Jax but completely fell in love with Jaxon the more I said it!
@crizz13 and @auntieraindrop i found that on www.babycenter.com/top-baby-names-2017.htm i was relieved to see mine isnt in the top 100 yet wooo because i strongly refuse to change Arabella which is 140 or Emmett which is 141
@mommaSG the Social Security Administration puts out the top 1000 names for the previous year in about April. You can't really have the official list until the year is over because people are still naming their 2017 babies! But the 2016 list is a pretty good place to start and BabyCenter has their list which is "so far" in 2017.
Also Nameberry keeps track of which names are rising in popularity on their site (which is mostly people who are name geeks) and that usually tracks fairly close to which names will probably be rising with the general public too.
@mommaSG - according to the babycenter list, DH and i are all over the board in terms of the popularity...our girl name is #4, but our boy name is #133!
@caseyw8784 with the boy name we did a random generator and looked the meaning up and ot stuck. The girl name i read in a book and fell in love however i also liked Ariella. I like the nicknames for the girls bc they go with disney theme. Plus it had to rhymes with Kayla, Aleah and my name Samantha so it makes me relieved that Arabella, Ariella and Emmett arent that popular
@mindaa I was aware of the name Allegra long before the allergy medicine came out. So when I hear it, I don't immediately think of the drug. It's a beautiful and not-overused name. I say go for it!
Since we are having complications with our pregnancy, we decided that our little guys needed a name so that people could pray for him by name. We named him Elijah, but cannot come up with a middle name. Any suggestions?
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@aimsforyou2014 it is difficult sometimes not knowing last names, however knowing you are having complications I think strong middle names would be awesome.
Finian: means handsome warrior Cayden: means fighter
Because Elijah is both a handsome warrior and a fighter! ❤️
@aimsforyou2014 I love the name Elijah for your little guy and think it's special you've already named him. Imho, a single syllable name would flow nicely.
Elijah Clay " Cole " Cade " Layne " Jay " Beau/Bo " Dane " Mark, etc.
However, I think naming based on meaning could be very special as @jaclyn0405 mentioned.
@aimsforyou2014 I think that is a great idea. Elijah is a wonderful name. I like Elijah James personally. Another idea would be to give him a family name for his middle name. Maybe his dad's name
Sooooo we picked a name for our baby girl, the problem is when I googled the name a serial killer popped up... lol Parker Ray- parker bc we love that name and Ray after my grandfather. Well there is a serial killer named David parker ray- a really sadistic sicko. If it was just one name I wouldn't care but two?? What would you do?
@koennia1217 could you change the spelling of Ray to be Rae? My friend has the middle name Rae. The upside is that it makes it more feminine. I wouldn't put too much stock into that google search, you are naming her after your grandfather, not some bad person online.
I thought about that but since we're naming her after him I want it to be the same spelling. Might just change it to Parker Mae. Name our second kid after grandfather lol.
Re: Names
So before I consider it, I just need to know how strong the brand association is... Would it be closer to naming a baby Ford (acceptable) or more like naming a kid Kleenex.(not acceptable)??
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@karcar14 My son is named Gavin. I love it so much! And it's not all that popular right now. I say go for it, although I'm a little biased lol
I like the sort of dated musty old lady names. I wanted Joslyn after my grandmother Joyce or Tamryn after my favorite aunt who has the really unique name Tamela. I also like Valerie, Beverly, and Mallory, but he vetoed them all.
We'll have to wait and find out the gender, I guess. We did a little better with boy names, we both like Adrian and Morgan. We both love Locke, but it sounds awful with our last name which is very Celtic, and starts with Kin-... Locke Kin- sounds like someone is coughing up a hairball.
I know the Hitch character but I'm old, so I've never seen the cartoon, am going to have to check it out!
We don't even know if it's a girl yet, but it's nice to be prepared
Boy: Jack Owen or Keagan Paul
Girl: Kemper, Sage, or Sienna
(middle name will be Marie since I dropped my middle name when we got married and my grandmother named me)
Jaxon Mason is our sons name. Mason being my maiden name, and the intention of calling him Jax but completely fell in love with Jaxon the more I said it!
Also Nameberry keeps track of which names are rising in popularity on their site (which is mostly people who are name geeks) and that usually tracks fairly close to which names will probably be rising with the general public too.
eta: words are hard.
BFP #1 Dec 2015 - CP Dec 2015
BFP #2 Jan 2016 - MC March 2016
BFP #3 May 2017 - Down Syndrome dx @ 12 wks - MC August 2016
BFP #4 November 2017
Finian: means handsome warrior
Cayden: means fighter
Because Elijah is both a handsome warrior and a fighter! ❤️
Elijah Clay
" Cole
" Cade
" Layne
" Jay
" Beau/Bo
" Dane
" Mark, etc.
However, I think naming based on meaning could be very special as @jaclyn0405 mentioned.
Elijah James
Elijah Thomas
Elijah Mark
Elijah Andrew