ndr: favorite baby names? help.

[sjh722]

We've got nothing settled and time keeps marching on, LOL.

Neither of us are a huge fan of trendy names. (ETA: I realize some of these are popular, I meant trendy like Kinley, Hadley, Aiden, Braeden, etc) We have some that are mutually agreeable but I'm not totally sold on any of them:

Girls: Alice, Amelia, Anneke (do you think people know this spelling? it's the Dutch way to spell it. I am Dutch and my last name is also), Anneliese, Charlotte, Cora, Eliza/Elizabeth, Greta, Lillian (I think this is too popular, H likes it), Magdalene, Molly, Penelope (I hate the nickname Penny), Violet

Boys: Alexander (FIL's name is Albert, which he dislikes, this would be similar and we both like the name), Elias, Everett (my gpa's name), Henry, Joseph, Maxwell, Samuel, Silas, Theodore

Other ideas or suggestions?

[mrs.jacinthe]

I think if I were going to do a dutch name, I'd go with Annika (which I really like but have absolutely NO heritage to justify it with). We've already decided on Elizabeth for a girl (although we're not even TTC until next year) so obviously I like that a lot.

I like everything on your boy list. My favorite is Silas. I like it a TON, but if you live in a farm area, people are going to nickname your poor kid Silo. (I went to school with a kid with this problem, LOL) Second favorite is Maxwell, I think.

[thewop]

I have a mild baby name obsession.

Off your lists I like: Cora, Elizabeth, Greta, Magdalene. Elizabeth and Magdalen (Maggie) are on our list for phantom DD#2. Also on our list: Colette and Audra. Love Alice!

I like Maxwell, but Jessica Simpson ruined it by naming her baby GIRL that. Gross. Alexander and Joseph are good too. What about Benjamin, Adam, Darren, Isaac, Isaiah?

[bunnymendelbaum]

We just finally picked a name and I'm almost 37weeks! How many are you? Are you finding out the baby's sex?

I like Annika, did not know other spelling. I'm going to do a brain dump if mostly girls names:
Maribel
Marisol
Elka
Isla
Bianca
Raina
Rosalind
Zara
Althea
Vivian
Paloma
Silvia
Fiona
Fia
Noelle

[sjh722]

Dec 13, 2012 15:37:22 GMT -5 thewop said:

I like Maxwell, but Jessica Simpson ruined it by naming her baby GIRL that. Gross. Alexander and Joseph are good too. What about Benjamin, Adam, Darren, Isaac, Isaiah?

I forgot about stupid Jessica Simpson!

H has vetoed Benjamin (which I love), Isaac, and Isaiah. I'm meh on Adam, Darren is my BIL's name.

[thewop]

Does your BIL work in the greenhouse business by any chance?

[thewop]

What about: Vincent, Kevin, Gavin, Evan, Miles?

[sjh722]

Dec 13, 2012 15:37:56 GMT -5 bunnymendelbaum said:

We just finally picked a name and I'm almost 37weeks! How many are you? Are you finding out the baby's sex?

28 tomorrow and sex is a surprise...which is fun, aside from needing 2 names, LOL!

What did you end up choosing? I remember you debating about this a few months ago.

[sjh722]

Dec 13, 2012 15:48:28 GMT -5 thewop said:

Does your BIL work in the greenhouse business by any chance?

No, other side of the family.

My parents do.

[thewop]

Dec 13, 2012 15:58:14 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Dec 13, 2012 15:48:28 GMT -5 thewop said:

Does your BIL work in the greenhouse business by any chance?

No, other side of the family.

My parents do.

Ah, I see.

[sailorgray]

Girls: Alice, Charlotte (Charlie), Alison, Catherine (Cate), Elisabeth, Jane

Boys: Campbell (Cam), Reid, Wyatt, Wyeth, Barrett, Colin, Galen, Adam

[roselis]

If my son was a girl, he would have been Morgainne Elizabeth. Instead he is Alexander Morgan.
I also like Nicholas for a boy, and Rosaline for a girl.

[thewop]

What about Gwyneth/Gwenyth? Eleanor?

[pickle123]

Annika I love. Carys? Cozette? Jillian is our top girl name.

[kristilynnmy]

For a girl I like Amelia, Charlotte or Greta
For a boy I like Everette, Henry, Maxwell and maybe even Silas

I'm sure you've already done this but make sure it sounds good paired up with your last name. Very nice list you have there!

[sjh722]

Dec 13, 2012 16:05:05 GMT -5 thewop said:

What about Gwyneth/Gwenyth? Eleanor?

H vetoed Gwen. We know a lot of Eleanor/Ellies.

[simpsongal]

For not being a fan of trendy name, some of those sound a little modern/trendy.

Honestly, I think it's hard to pick out a name without knowing the last name. I'm very sensitive about the cadence of a name. I guess it's less important for a girl if she takes another name one day.

I also assume a multi-syllabic first name will have a shortened version or nickname. So keep that in mind. If you hate "Penny" don't name your girl "Penelope."

I'm not sure how to pronoune "Anneke."

For girls, I like: Alice, I prefer Clara or Claire over Cora (seems trendy w/Downton Abbey), Elizabeth (Liz) is classic, and Violet.

Boys: Not a fan of Elias (are you a fan of Boardwalk Empire?), what's the nickname for Everett? (I like that it's a family name though). I like Henry (Hank), Joseph (Joe), Samuel (Sam), Theodore (Ted or Teddy).
Alexander and Maxwell sound like czars or rich names to me.

[thewop]

Hm....Where have you looked for names? SSA list? Babynames.com? Behind the name?

[sjh722]

Dec 13, 2012 16:25:05 GMT -5 thewop said:

Hm....Where have you looked for names? SSA list? Babynames.com? Behind the name?

yes
yes
yes

So far, it has been me reading off names and H vetoing them, or him suggesting ones that make me say, "Are you serious?" (For instance, naming a girl Elliot. No.)

[pickle123]

Aw man, one of my friends named her daughter Elliot. Super cute.

[thewop]

Lauren, Jocelyn, Stella, Kendall, Camille, Hazel, Whitney, Macy, Georgia, Phoebe, Athena, Eva, Ada, Mariah, Marina, Amara, Meredith, Clarissa, Danica, Raquel, Tabitha, Gemma

Rhys, Caleb, Shawn, Bryce, Brady, Craig, Garrett, Rowan, Dominic, Derek, Nolan, Cole, Harrison, Kenneth

[thewop]

Dec 13, 2012 16:29:21 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Dec 13, 2012 16:25:05 GMT -5 thewop said:

Hm....Where have you looked for names? SSA list? Babynames.com? Behind the name?

yes
yes
yes

So far, it has been me reading off names and H vetoing them, or him suggesting ones that make me say, "Are you serious?" (For instance, naming a girl Elliot. No.)

Have you looked beyond the top 1000 SSA names? I have an excel sheet from 2010 and 2011 if you want 'em. There are some good gems.

[sjh722]

Dec 13, 2012 16:30:51 GMT -5 pickle123 said:

Aw man, one of my friends named her daughter Elliot. Super cute.

Boys have so few names! Leave the boys names to them! (One of my major pet peeves, LOL).

Wop, I don't think you have FB. I am going to PM you my last name.

[emoflamingo]

I like Henry and Joseph. Samuel is definitely not bad either. I think I picked pretty traditional names.

Elizabeth was going to be their names if they had been girls.

[pickle123]

Dec 13, 2012 16:34:01 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Dec 13, 2012 16:30:51 GMT -5 pickle123 said:

Aw man, one of my friends named her daughter Elliot. Super cute.

Boys have so few names! Leave the boys names to them! (One of my major pet peeves, LOL).

Wop, I don't think you have FB. I am going to PM you my last name.

haha! This is true. Some can be cute...Maxwell..nooooo

[thewop]

Dec 13, 2012 16:34:01 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

Dec 13, 2012 16:30:51 GMT -5 pickle123 said:

Aw man, one of my friends named her daughter Elliot. Super cute.

Boys have so few names! Leave the boys names to them! (One of my major pet peeves, LOL).

Wop, I don't think you have FB. I am going to PM you my last name.

YGM!

[Deleted]

I like Eliza, Emmeline, Libby, Audrey, and Elyse.

DH is a Third so DS is a Fourth because DH wanted to name his son after his grandfather/father/self. I also liked Luke, Charles, Emmett, Patrick, Spencer, and Kyle for boys.

[abby]

We are also a team green family so I feel your pain about having to head to the hospital with 2 names. We went very traditional with Andrew and Katherine (Drew & Kate) but I think have a great short list. It will come to you.

[sjh722]

Dec 13, 2012 17:19:35 GMT -5 abby said:

We are also a team green family so I feel your pain about having to head to the hospital with 2 names. We went very traditional with Andrew and Katherine (Drew & Kate) but I think have a great short list. It will come to you.

I love both of those names - Andrew is my brother and his ex-wife was named Kathryn (Kate)....so, off the table. haha!

[Deleted]

I love your list! We have a pretty similiar style..a lot of those names are on my future list.

I also adore Anneke. Different but not out there. I do think Annika is more common but I grew up in prime Dutch country so Anneke is pretty normal to me.

Here's some that I love/H loved/got vetoed/still on the list we've considered:

Amy
Susannah
Erica
Julia
Meredith
Bethany
Elizabeth
Jean
Hazel
Johanna
Genevieve
Willa
Elise
Pearl
Lena
Shelby
Anna
Cordelia
Odelia
Natalie
Holly
Felicity

For Boys:

Ryan
Blake
Marshall
Jonah
Jude
Cameron
Isaiah
Micah

Some of those repeats, but the list is taped to my desk so I'm just typing.