Hey, neat to see other people considering ‘Rose’ as a middle name. We’re planning to go with Lillian Rose for DD, likely shortened to Lilly Rose most of the time.
Also agree that Margot with a ‘T’ feels prettier somehow… Idk why lol
@Controlaltdelete I prefer Owen with your other two kiddos names over Jack.
Our list of names is still very long, and we're team green so it spans both genders. My mom's middle name is Lee, which I hate but am considering for a girl the middle name Leigh or even if a name ends with lee like "Kaylee". And I'm really loving the name Brooke lately. So my favorite girl names at the moment are: Brooke Leigh Brooke Adrienne Brooke Michelle (I've told DH with all previous pregnancies if something bad happens to me during delivery to make the babies middle name after me)
I really like the name Jeremiah for a boy, but I don't love the nickname Jeremy. Other boy names I like are Michael, James, Carter, Grant and Evan.
@michelle_bird my middle name is Brooke so I fully support your name choice! 😃 My mom thought of naming me Brooke Elaine but my dad was worried people would think my name was Brookie Lane. 🤪 Names are so hard.
@rachelredhead it's so funny to hear what went through our parents heads in naming us too! When I read your comment I also thought "Brook E. Lane" like "Wile E. Coyote".
@michelle_bird I LOVE the name "Grant". It was probably my first choice if I was having a boy, but it will be a girl so I won't be using it! I was also loving the name "Clark" or "Cary".... its always fun picking names when you're team green. I have always loved the name Brooke too for a girl but I couldn't have it because it's too close to my son's name.
@michelle_bird Another lover of the name Brooke. I always loved the names Brooke, Molly and Morgan growing up but my cousin's cousin's have these names so couod never use them (we have a close extended family).
I had such an easy time choosing our girl name for this baby, who turned out to be a boy 😅 I can not decide on a name for him at all. I think I'm gonna have to see him before I choose...I feel like, then I will know. I only have 2 that I partially like and know the middle name will be my fathers name, who I lost 3 years ago when I was pregnant with DD.
Our girl name was Amara June. I still love that name
I just opened this tread to get some (honest and opened opinions lolll) on the name June for a first name! Can’t believe I see it on the comment above @friends-fan 🥰 Amara is such a beautiful name too… are you getting any boy name inspo from this thread?
June would honour my late grandmother who I was very close to.
My top two girl names are June and Olivia.
My husband and I have a stronger connection to June… BUT the only reason I’m hesitant is the fact it’s a single syllable, and will be paired with a single syllable last name. Todd.
June Todd - too simple? Olivia Todd - less simple, but the name doesn’t have any meaning to us, just a name I think is so pretty!
.. my husband also worries Olivia is too popular. Doesn’t want her to have to be Olivia T in class 😂 we definitely won’t have that problem with June….
I personally think June Todd sounds beautiful 😍! I understand the significance to the name. My daughter was named closest after my father Kenneth>Kendall, that I could do as I lost him 3 months into my pregnancy with her. Her name has so much meaning to me and will to her.
I have seen a few names that I do like but nothing that "fits" baby boy if that makes sense. With DD I KNEW that her name was Kendall Rose. This boy name has been so tough. I like 3 different names, husband only likes 1 of them. I think we have our 3 names and we will know which one is him when we see him?! LOL
I second that June Todd is pretty. I’m a big fan of using names that have meaning to you.
My son is Alexander Davis for first and middle because Davis is DH’s middle name, but also because Alexander means ‘defender’ and Davis, derived from David, means ‘beloved’.
He was our rainbow baby and so to me his name meant he was the beloved defender of our dreams of being parents.
For this little girl, we’re going with Lillian Rose because there is meaning for us, particularly in the first name, but the combo came to me in a dream months ago and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head.
@mle_ I love June Todd ♥ My grandmother went by June (it wasn't her name, but her middle name was Junia so when she came to Canada everyone called her June), so I love the name June. I also think it sounds lovely with Todd. Both of our girls are named for family members. DD1 has the feminine version of FIL's name (he passed before she was born), and her middle name is my maternal grandmother's first name. DD2 has SO's uncle's name as her first (luckily it also works as a girl name) and her middle name is derived from my paternal grandmother. This little guy we are just using names we like this time.
@mle_ I think June Todd is pretty! Personally that’s the name I would use it, especially since it has meaning for you. Yes, it’s two 1 syllable names, but hey it works for Brad Pitt, soooo… Also, most people won’t just call her by her full name. She’ll be June, and that’s lovely imo!! Are you planning to have a middle name? You could use Olivia for her middle: June Olivia Todd.
Wow thank you everyone for sharing your stories and opinions!
@faithmovesmountains the name came to you in a dream? I love that!! Plus it’s an absolutely beautiful name - Talk about fait!
I’m definitely feeling more confident about June. Solid point about Brad Pit! …Also Jude Law can’t think of any girl examples, but I’m into it
Thank you all
@friends-fan that is so special, I’m sorry you had to go though such a hard loss during your first pregnancy! It’s never easy but that would be extra tough. So special to be able to carry the name forward. Happy to hear you have a top 3 for this boy on the way - let us know if you ever need a sounding board for them we’re here!!
@rachelredhead I love Penelope Jane! It rolls off the tongue so beautifully! I also really love Isabel Rose. Isabella and Jane were both in my top names if we were having a girl. But, alas, we had to find a boy's name. lol.
@Controlaltdelete I've always loved the name Jack. I have a close friend whose middle name is Jack and it's what he went by for years.
My H and I have decided on Holloway Michael for our boy. I've been shy about sharing (we don't want pushback from family) Michael is for his paternal grandfather and Holloway is actually a literary reference from my favorite book. But we wanted something that would be really unique and I think that this definitely qualifies.
@animator_mama Aw, I love how unique your boy’s name is. I feel you on fearing the pushback from family. We haven’t shared our baby girl name with them for similar reasons. Just stick to your guns. Once baby is born, they have no choice but to accept it.
@animator_mama Ooooh LOVE that name!!!! So cool!!! I love names that I don't see often. Also love that the name is from a book. My BFF named her 2nd for a literary character (she chose it back in high school after reading the book and 10 years later stuck to her guns:). And I totally understand about not sharing names. MIL called me the other day to ask if we had a name since SO wouldn't tell her. When I told her the first name she basically said we still had time to change our minds 🤣
@animator_mama I love your name pick!! It’s unique and strong. I understand your reluctance to share the name with family because of pushback.
@Panaceia I had a similar reaction from my MIL when we told her the name we’ve chosen: Caroline Annmarie. She said “Oh. Why?” DH explained about Caroline being for my grandmother, and she said “Shirley is a great name.” Shirley is her mom’s name. I just said “Yes. It is. Our daughters name is Caroline Annmarie.” And walked away. That was almost 3 months ago. This last Saturday she said “I woke up today thinking Charlie will be such a cute nickname for baby girl.” (She has yet to call her Caroline). I said “No. I’m going to have to veto that. Charlie is a nickname for Charlotte. Her name is Caroline. You can call her Caroline, Rory, or Annie.” Silence.
@achanceintime I'm laughing at her reaction!!! Why do people get so ridiculous about names??? Especially once they know you are naming a child for a specific person??? With DD2 my mom BEGGED to know the name and then once I told her (DD2 is named for SO's uncle) she said "Well, everyone doesn't have to like the name you chose" and then did the same thing about trying to come up with a nick name 🤣 I will say she has never used a nickname with her and always calls her by her full name, but the initial reaction was ridiculous. I love how you put your foot down with her. They got to name their own kids, they don't get a say in what we name ours!
@Panaceia I don’t get it either!! No one has to like the names we picked, except us. At least your mom seems to have come around on DD2’s name, or at least respects your decision. My MIL is a bull in a china shop when it comes to her opinions. She has them, she has them strongly, and she isn’t afraid to stuff them in anyone’s face. As for me: I am not exactly a quiet person, though I always try to be polite and not rock the boat too much with family. My MIL loved me to death until we had our son. Then she started with the parenting “advice”. That’s when I learned that while she isn’t afraid to shove her opinions down your throat, she isn’t accustomed to people actually standing their ground with her. Since then my rule with her is “Firm and polite as possible.” When our son was born, she kept calling him “Lukey” (his name is Lucas). It drove me nuts, because it sounded like “loogie”. I tried to joke it off, let her know it bothered me, but she just kept doing it. When he was 2 months old, I finally snapped at her, for the 1st time ever. I said “He is my baby, not a wad of phlegm. STOP calling him Lukey.” Needless to say, she was stunned and I learned how to manage her opinions and “advice” that day.
@mle_ My 2 children are both 1 syllable names. I love on syllable - it's strong and it can't be shortened into a nickname. June is beautiful. I am between "Evelyn" and "Rose" for a first name for baby #3 right now. I like Rose specifically because it's short. Evelyn is probably the frontrunner right now between me and my husband, but we will see. We may be able to use Rose for middle name...
@achanceintime, my husbands name is Luke and my MIL calls him "pukey lukey", which he hates and... So I LOL'd at your story about your MIL. I don't know about you guys, but a whole thread dedicated to MIL behaviour would be pretty cathartic and/or hilarious if you ask me....
@achanceintime Yikes! I'm sorry 😞 I'm lucky that at least it's my mom and not my MIL (MIL will usually not say anything and if she sees something bothered me she never does it/says it again) so I feel much more comfortable being firm about something if I have to. And Lukey would be a big no from me too!!! Hopefully she'll be a little better once DD gets here...and if not at least I'm glad you're not afraid to stand up to her! And hey, in a few years we'll get to be those nightmare MILs ourselves and get our turn at torturing our sons' girlfriends 😉
@realhousewife519 You should start that thread! I'm sure everyone has a parent or in-law that needs to be vented about...especially in these last few months...
@realhousewife519 oh my gosh, WHY would she call him that?!?! That’s terrible. Tough call on your name choices…Evelyn and Rose are both beautiful classic names! And I agree that a ‘(Pa)Rent Rant thread would probably be cathartic for everyone! @Panaceia My mom is the opposite of my MIL. If she had an opinion on our parenting choices, she keeps it to herself unless asked lol. She’s very supportive, and actually asks questions if she doesn’t get why we choose to do things a certain way. SO glad we have her so close!
@realhousewife519 Evelyn is a beautiful name! I favor Rose as well though. Its part of my name and DD middle name.
@animator_mama that is such a neat, unique name! I love it!
@achanceintime cringing over "Lukey" I would have definitely had to have said something too.
Thankfully my MIL doesn't try to offer her opinions or advice. We rarely hear from her to be honest. My mom is in constant contact and the only thing that she has said about the name we are leaning more towards is that its definitely unique.
Our top 3 boy names currently Ezra Duane Issac Duane Collin Duane
I've mentioned before but lost my father early in my pregnancy with DD, I told him, the last day that he was semi-concious that babys name would be Kendall Rose if a girl, and Ezra Duane if a boy. My brother named his daughter, born 6 months before mine Kennedy and my daughter is Kendall (both feminine versions of our fathers name). So I'm kinda feeling like I should use that name as thats what I told him 3 years ago before he passed. But also, that was the boy name for that particular pregnancy, and he doesn't "feel" like an Ezra. Maybe when I see him, my feelings will change on that. DH loves Ezra Duane and I've conveyed my feelings to him but he's not swaying. He is okay with Issac and thinks Collin is too similar to Cohen, my nephew who is just 6 months old. Thinks it will be as confusing at family functions as our "K" names with the girls. Ultimately it will be my decision, BUT I want something we both love
Sorry for the super long story!
I have looked at SO many names and nothing that jumps out at me
@friends-fan SO told FIL right before he passed that if we had a child we would name it after him also. Which is how DD1 got her name. I say wait until you see him to decide. All your names are gorgeous ❤
Re: The Great Name Thread!
We’re planning to go with Lillian Rose for DD, likely shortened to Lilly Rose most of the time.
Also agree that Margot with a ‘T’ feels prettier somehow… Idk why lol
Our list of names is still very long, and we're team green so it spans both genders. My mom's middle name is Lee, which I hate but am considering for a girl the middle name Leigh or even if a name ends with lee like "Kaylee". And I'm really loving the name Brooke lately. So my favorite girl names at the moment are:
Brooke Leigh
Brooke Adrienne
Brooke Michelle (I've told DH with all previous pregnancies if something bad happens to me during delivery to make the babies middle name after me)
I really like the name Jeremiah for a boy, but I don't love the nickname Jeremy. Other boy names I like are Michael, James, Carter, Grant and Evan.
I had such an easy time choosing our girl name for this baby, who turned out to be a boy 😅 I can not decide on a name for him at all. I think I'm gonna have to see him before I choose...I feel like, then I will know. I only have 2 that I partially like and know the middle name will be my fathers name, who I lost 3 years ago when I was pregnant with DD.
Our girl name was Amara June. I still love that name
June Todd - too simple?
Olivia Todd - less simple, but the name doesn’t have any meaning to us, just a name I think is so pretty!
Truly welcome your unbiased opinions!!
I have seen a few names that I do like but nothing that "fits" baby boy if that makes sense. With DD I KNEW that her name was Kendall Rose. This boy name has been so tough. I like 3 different names, husband only likes 1 of them. I think we have our 3 names and we will know which one is him when we see him?! LOL
I’m a big fan of using names that have meaning to you.
My son is Alexander Davis for first and middle because Davis is DH’s middle name, but also because Alexander means ‘defender’ and Davis, derived from David, means ‘beloved’.
For this little girl, we’re going with Lillian Rose because there is meaning for us, particularly in the first name, but the combo came to me in a dream months ago and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head.
I’m definitely feeling more confident about June. Solid point about Brad Pit! …Also Jude Law
@friends-fan that is so special, I’m sorry you had to go though such a hard loss during your first pregnancy! It’s never easy but that would be extra tough. So special to be able to carry the name forward. Happy to hear you have a top 3 for this boy on the way - let us know if you ever need a sounding board for them
@Controlaltdelete I've always loved the name Jack. I have a close friend whose middle name is Jack and it's what he went by for years.
My H and I have decided on Holloway Michael for our boy. I've been shy about sharing (we don't want pushback from family) Michael is for his paternal grandfather and Holloway is actually a literary reference from my favorite book. But we wanted something that would be really unique and I think that this definitely qualifies.
Aw, I love how unique your boy’s name is. I feel you on fearing the pushback from family. We haven’t shared our baby girl name with them for similar reasons.
Just stick to your guns.
Once baby is born, they have no choice but to accept it.
@achanceintime, my husbands name is Luke and my MIL calls him "pukey lukey", which he hates and... So I LOL'd at your story about your MIL. I don't know about you guys, but a whole thread dedicated to MIL behaviour would be pretty cathartic and/or hilarious if you ask me....
@realhousewife519 You should start that thread! I'm sure everyone has a parent or in-law that needs to be vented about...especially in these last few months...
@Panaceia My mom is the opposite of my MIL. If she had an opinion on our parenting choices, she keeps it to herself unless asked lol. She’s very supportive, and actually asks questions if she doesn’t get why we choose to do things a certain way. SO glad we have her so close!
@animator_mama that is such a neat, unique name! I love it!
@achanceintime cringing over "Lukey" I would have definitely had to have said something too.
Thankfully my MIL doesn't try to offer her opinions or advice. We rarely hear from her to be honest. My mom is in constant contact and the only thing that she has said about the name we are leaning more towards is that its definitely unique.
Our top 3 boy names currently
Ezra Duane
Issac Duane
Collin Duane
I've mentioned before but lost my father early in my pregnancy with DD, I told him, the last day that he was semi-concious that babys name would be Kendall Rose if a girl, and Ezra Duane if a boy. My brother named his daughter, born 6 months before mine Kennedy and my daughter is Kendall (both feminine versions of our fathers name). So I'm kinda feeling like I should use that name as thats what I told him 3 years ago before he passed. But also, that was the boy name for that particular pregnancy, and he doesn't "feel" like an Ezra. Maybe when I see him, my feelings will change on that. DH loves Ezra Duane and I've conveyed my feelings to him but he's not swaying. He is okay with Issac and thinks Collin is too similar to Cohen, my nephew who is just 6 months old. Thinks it will be as confusing at family functions as our "K" names with the girls. Ultimately it will be my decision, BUT I want something we both love
Sorry for the super long story!
I have looked at SO many names and nothing that jumps out at me