baby names, where to start.

[katiek]

zarapipe, Gilmore Girls is the show I was thinking of! After looking it up, it appears to have been a nickname for her. It's an Irish name, not very popular here, so it makes sense that you weren't sure. My list could have been clearer; the first 4 were girls and the rest were boys. I'm sorry!

[IndiaInk]

Mar 19, 2014 19:59:08 GMT -5 katiek said:

zarapipe, Gilmore Girls is the show I was thinking of! After looking it up, it appears to have been a nickname for her. It's an Irish name, not very popular here, so it makes sense that you weren't sure. My list could have been clearer; the first 4 were girls and the rest were boys. I'm sorry!

Could Rory be a nickname for Aurora? I love that name but it's my cousin's name so I can't use it. It's classic in the sense that it was Sleeping Beauty's name, but I don't think most people think of it as "classic". And Rory would be a terrific nickname.

[loira]

Mar 18, 2014 20:28:00 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

I started as soon as I delivered DD and realized we had "used up" our one and only absolutely favorite girl name! This was before I was even sure we wanted a second child.

I had pretty strict criteria, too (must sound good in Spanish and English, but can't be uber-popular like Sofia, Isabel and Camila; bonus points if it sounds good in additional languages; can't be the name of anyone in our family or any names of close friends; can't have accent marks...). About a month ago, DD ended up picking a girl name from the running list I've been keeping and jury is still out on boy name. I still love the boy name we had picked out last time (Team Green), but DD doesn't like it and DH is starting to second-guess it.

So, there's my scientific method. Good luck to you!

We have criteria like this, too. The name has to sound good in Spanish, English and French, but can't be a name you mainly hear in LatAm countries (no Guadalupe, Renata, Jesus, Alonso) as our surname is Mexican but neither of us is, and we don't want to overdo it. 

We've got two boy names that are frontrunners, but don't have any favourite girls names. We'll find out in 3 weeks what we're having though, so we'll see how much effort is required.

[Blue Moon]

H and I liked the name Rory too, but every time we pictured a little kid pronouncing the name, we started cracking up. Our last name ends in -y too, so it's not the best choice for us anymore.

[lilles]

Mar 18, 2014 20:28:00 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

I started as soon as I delivered DD and realized we had "used up" our one and only absolutely favorite girl name! This was before I was even sure we wanted a second child.

I had pretty strict criteria, too (must sound good in Spanish and English, but can't be uber-popular like Sofia, Isabel and Camila; bonus points if it sounds good in additional languages; can't be the name of anyone in our family or any names of close friends; can't have accent marks...). About a month ago, DD ended up picking a girl name from the running list I've been keeping and jury is still out on boy name. I still love the boy name we had picked out last time (Team Green), but DD doesn't like it and DH is starting to second-guess it.

So, there's my scientific method. Good luck to you!

Do you mind sharing some of the boy names you have considered? Our criteria is the same and we found out we are having a boy and can't come up with anything. Thanks!

[anna7602]

lilles, here are the boy names we're definitely not using but that I love. We went a little more Spanish-inclined on the boy names because it seemed like these names are common (but not popular) enough that most people won't mispronounce or misspell them.

Rodrigo
Orlando
Ernesto
Victor

DH and I both also really like the sound of Salvador, but can't get behind the meaning of "savior," especially since DH is Jewish.

Here are some names other bilingual friends of mine have used for their sons:

Emilio
Gabriel
Sebastian
Lucas
Alex
Antonio

[ringstrue]

I wouldn't worry about TV shows. Dd is Miranda and when she was born everyone thought I was a dang Sex in the City fan, which was soon annoying. 4+ years later I never here that comment and it's all but forgotten.

I'd see if you could prioritize your hard list of issues. Like, what if you love a name but it's 7 letters? And maybe also see if you can hammer down some positive rules. Yours seem like they are all "do nots" and there isn't any criteria to add names to even a starter pool, kwim?

[ringstrue]

What about going off of Taryn for a similar name? Similar ending or similar meaning?

[blushing]

I love the name Rory for a girl, but my surname is short and also starts with Ro, but a different sound so it would turn it into a tongue twister.

[zarapipe]

Mar 20, 2014 20:19:42 GMT -5 ringstrue said:

What about going off of Taryn for a similar name? Similar ending or similar meaning?

I must like "yn" names because I really love Merrin, but that's too similar  I think

[rbp]

Mar 19, 2014 8:42:43 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Oh! @myblue chiming in made me remember another source of good names besides a baby book- cemeteries. It sounds a little morbid, but cemeteries are great places to find names that are traditional but have fallen out of use. I already liked DD's name a lot (before we were even TTC), but seeing it quite a few times in a cemetery in my parents' home country confirmed that it was a solid, culturally-relevant name for us to use.

I like "old lady" names in general, though.

Great idea! Our girl name was Virginia, my grandma's name. This has been decided for years LOL. Now that we found out it's a boy, I can't come up with a boy name that I like as much. I really like Charles, but H is not on board. He suggested something that I'm fine with, but I don't *love* it.

[MrsDarcy]

Mar 21, 2014 6:51:09 GMT -5 zarapipe said:

Mar 20, 2014 20:19:42 GMT -5 ringstrue said:

What about going off of Taryn for a similar name? Similar ending or similar meaning?

I must like "yn" names because I really love Merrin, but that's too similar  I think

Maren was our girl name last time.

[zarapipe]

Mar 21, 2014 7:15:35 GMT -5 MrsDarcy said:

Mar 21, 2014 6:51:09 GMT -5 zarapipe said:

I must like "yn" names because I really love Merrin, but that's too similar  I think

Maren was our girl name last time.

Thanks for spelling it correctly, I knew it looked weird my way

[lilles]

Mar 20, 2014 20:05:52 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

lilles, here are the boy names we're definitely not using but that I love. We went a little more Spanish-inclined on the boy names because it seemed like these names are common (but not popular) enough that most people won't mispronounce or misspell them.

Rodrigo
Orlando
Ernesto
Victor

DH and I both also really like the sound of Salvador, but can't get behind the meaning of "savior," especially since DH is Jewish.

Here are some names other bilingual friends of mine have used for their sons:

Emilio
Gabriel
Sebastian
Lucas
Alex
Antonio

Thanks!

[hbear]

I know someone who has 2 girls named Quinlan (they call her Quinny) and Nola.