Baby Names (No I am not knocked up)

CourtaniaLynn

FI and I know we want to have babies in a few years, and we've thought up a few names in advance as they come to us. The boy names were easy - I've always loved Mason, and my Nana's maiden name is West and she's the last in the line. So Mason West Lastname will be our first son. One night as we were driving back from the state fair, we were talking about names again and somehow I suggested Max - strong and simple. We wanted a middle name to honor all of the Jameses in our family - both my grandfathers, my brother, my dad, his uncle, etc. Lots of Jameses. So we came up with Max Jameson (subtle reference to my favorite whiskey, too).

The girl names have been hard though. I love Harper, Paige and Marina. FI is INSISTENT upon Roxanne. Seriously.

So what are your future baby names (or current ones if you haz teh baybehs)?

misshart00

I know our first boys name will be Hart Matthew. That's all I've got. I really love the name Dawn for a girl, but H isn't sold on it. I just really don't know what I want to name my kids. Edit: Plus, the baby name books overwhelm me.

kaos16

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[QUOTE]FI and I know we want to have babies in a few years, and we've thought up a few names in advance as they come to us. The boy names were easy - I've always loved Mason, and my Nana's maiden name is West and she's the last in the line. So Mason West Lastname will be our first son. One night as we were driving back from the state fair, we were talking about names again and somehow I suggested Max - strong and simple. We wanted a middle name to honor all of the Jameses in our family - both my grandfathers, my brother, my dad, his uncle, etc. Lots of Jameses. So we came up with Max Jameson (subtle reference to my favorite whiskey, too). The girl names have been hard though. I love Harper, Paige and Marina. FI is INSISTENT upon Roxanne. Seriously. So what are your future baby names (or current ones if you haz teh baybehs)?
Posted by CourtaniaLynn[/QUOTE]

Fun! I'm a firm believer in not sharing baby names while pregnant, but waiting until the baby arrives to share. It just seems like any name you say there are friends and family members who will dislike it or have some negative connection to it, etc. 

With that being said, since you are all internet strangers. . . I can share some that I like!

For girls my latest obsession is Peyton, followed closely by Emerson.  We like my husband's name as a middle name for a girl actually, which is Lane.

For boys, my latest has been Beau or Leo with Thomas as a middle name (for my dad).  Beau with our last name has a very cowboy ring to it which I love.  I think, and I know this is beyond random, that a blond haired baby would be a better Beau and a dark haired one a better Leo. 

KatWAG

My H's brother died so if we have a boy it would be named after him. Alexander. And we would use my Dad's name for the Middle name. Michael. So the initals would be AMC like the movie theatres.

Runner up names for boys are: Logan, Benjamin and Nathaniel

For a girl, I am obsessed with the name Grace. I told H and he said 'meh.' But we both like the name Isabelle. But we are struggling with middle names for girls.

Runner up girls names: Abigail, Charlotte, Brook, Lillian

So we are basically set in case we have 10 kids

kmbryant2413

In Response to Baby Names (No I am not knocked up):
[QUOTE]FI and I know we want to have babies in a few years, and we've thought up a few names in advance as they come to us. The boy names were easy - I've always loved Mason, and my Nana's maiden name is West and she's the last in the line. So Mason West Lastname will be our first son. One night as we were driving back from the state fair, we were talking about names again and somehow I suggested Max - strong and simple. We wanted a middle name to honor all of the Jameses in our family - both my grandfathers, my brother, my dad, his uncle, etc. Lots of Jameses. So we came up with Max Jameson (subtle reference to my favorite whiskey, too). The girl names have been hard though. I love Harper, Paige and Marina. FI is INSISTENT upon Roxanne. Seriously. So what are your future baby names (or current ones if you haz teh baybehs)?
Posted by CourtaniaLynn[/QUOTE]

AWW YES. I knew I seceretly loved you!

I love Harper, too. My first pregnancy I had Clark Everett (Everett is a family name) and Lylah Marie (Marie is also a family name). I think my tastes have changed to reflect more of my Irish side, and therefore I think I've settled on Saoirse Marie for my girl, and my boy will be left up to BF, when that time comes.

Allll that being said: 

Girls: Lylah, Saoirse, Madeline, Esther

Boys: Liam, Everett, Malcolm (nod to Firefly)

kmbryant2413

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[QUOTE]My H's brother died so if we have a boy it would be named after him. Alexander. And we would use my Dad's name for the Middle name. Michael. So the initals would be AMC like the movie theatres. Runner up names for boys are: Logan, Benjamin and Nathaniel For a girl, I am obsessed with the name Grace. I told H and he said 'meh.' But we both like the name Isabelle. But we are struggling with middle names for girls. Runner up girls names: Abigail, Charlotte, Brook, Lillian So we are basically set in case we have 10 kids
Posted by KatWAG[/QUOTE]

<div>I love Isabelle and Charlotte! Alexander is such a strong name to me, too. Good choices ;D</div>

rel1988

I love all your picks!! Well Roxanne, not so much.

I really want boys and maybe one girl. I love Liam Thomas--Thomas after FI's dad---but he hates Liam. We both like Corbin, Jack and Reid (FI's middle name). I've started liking Luca too and I like Elijah and Josiah and other old Biblical names.

Girls names...I have aways been obsessed with Gabriella Elizabeth, but I don't know if I love it as much as I used to. We also like Harper and Jocelyn.

Not sure why I always just spend a lot more time thinking about boys names. I've always joked too if we have a boy Reid and then a girl we have to name her Paige. I just love books haha

Knottie

It was a tough choice when I named my daughter. My heritage is mostly Scottish and Irish and I'm in love with the names. I was going between Rosalind, gracelyn and a few others I can't remember at the moment. I ended up choosing Rosalind but its spelled Rosalyn pronounced Rozlyn, we call her rose for short. For boys I was partial to Declan.

lplions

My FH figured out his first son's name long before he met me, so I'm going with it. So our first son will be named Griffin MyLastName OurLastName. (I am changing my name, but I like the idea of one of our kids having my maiden name as a middle name) He's set on our kids having 2 middle names (because he & all of his siblings have 4 names). Personally, I don't see the point. He also wants to name a boy Maxamillion, but I put my foot down on that. (He named his cactus Max. And wants to name our first dog Max. I like the name Max, but I'm not naming a kid after a plant or a dog.)

As for girls, I want to name one of our girls to have a name like Lillian Olivia or something along those lines... because I'm weird and then her initials would be LOL. Oh yes. I would be one of those moms. But at the same time, I don't have any "must have names" for either gender. 

Joy2611

I suppose I'm a reg on the Baby Names board on The Bump.  I hang out there entirely too much and have strong opinions on names :-)

Our top for a boy is Edmund.  Our top for a girl is Anastasia.

EDIT: I lurve Saoirse and Hart.

sydaries

For boys, I'd like to acknowledge my grandfather, so I'd like to throw his  first or middle name, Richard Russel, in there. I also really like the name Rider - I feel like it's a name that would be strong and commanding. BF's dad's name is William, and I've always found that to be a strong name too.

For girls I love Gemma and Aurora Lee, but if I have a girl and name her Aurora, with BF's last name it would sound like a mouth full of marbles (my friends would call him Name Frustrated- Frust are the first 5 letters of his last name and it's tricky to pronounce at first) AuRoRa FRus... So we'll just revisit that when the time comes.

I'm a big believer in not having a definite name until after the baby is born - you want a name to fit their personality. I was either Chelsea or Sydney or Eve and my brother was either Nicholas, Zachary, or Evan. When he came out he looked almost albino and was super mild; my mother claimed that Nicholas and Zachary where too dark and harsh names for him.

kmbryant2413

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[QUOTE]It was a tough choice when I named my daughter. My heritage is mostly Scottish and Irish and I'm in love with the names. I was going between Rosalind, gracelyn and a few others I can't remember at the moment. I ended up choosing Rosalind but its spelled Rosalyn pronounced Rozlyn, we call her rose for short. <strong>For boys I was partial to Declan.</strong>
Posted by Atlossforwords[/QUOTE]

<div>THAT'S the one I forgot. I LOVE Declan, and it might trump any other boys name for me. I like to stay true to heritage, especially with last names in our families like O'Shaughnessy, McGlohon, etc.</div>

PreDempsey

Our first son with be Joshua James, after FI and his father. I really like Jamie for a boy with maybe Peter for the middle name. 
 
For a girl I love Hannah Jolene. My grandma lived on Hannah Lane while I was growing up and I think it's a subtle but sweet tribute. I liked Lacey for the longest time but FI says it sounds like a stripper name so of course it ruined that.

daubachsgirl23

Our top name for a girl is Genevieve.  For a boy, we currently like Oliver, but we're having a really hard time coming up with a boy's name.

Joy2611

oh, I love Genevieve!!!  I'd nickname her Eve in a heartbeat.

daubachsgirl23

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[QUOTE]oh, I love Genevieve!!!  I'd nickname her Eve in a heartbeat.
Posted by Joy2611[/QUOTE]

Thanks! I plan to nickname her Eve or Evie if we have a girl!  I'm also obsessed with name meanings (so random) and Genevieve means "woman of the people" which I think is really beautiful :)

kaos16

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[QUOTE]Our top name for a girl is Genevieve.  For a boy, we currently like Oliver, but we're having a really hard time coming up with a boy's name.
Posted by daubachsgirl23[/QUOTE]

and you are in more of a time crunch then all of us dreamers!!!

misshart00

Y'all are awesome. I find out our baby's sex next month and I have no idea about names. All of these are great. I just texted H and said we should name a girl Inara. I was mostly kidding. He hasn't texted me back. Don't think he would be thrilled to name out baby after a prostitute, fiction or not. Edit: H just texted me back and said that sounds great. Lets name a boy Wash.

daubachsgirl23

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Baby Names (No I am not knocked up) : and you are in more of a time crunch then all of us dreamers!!!
Posted by kaos16[/QUOTE]

Haha, I know! H has a tendency to hate all my favorite boys' names.  If we have a boy, I don't think we'll have a name picked out until he's born, which is kind of stressful!

kmbryant2413

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[QUOTE]Y'all are awesome. I find out our baby's sex next month and I have no idea about names. All of these are great. I just texted H and said we should name a girl Inara. I was mostly kidding. He hasn't texted me back. Don't think he would be thrilled to name out baby after a prostitute, fiction or not. Edit: H just texted me back and said that sounds great. Lets name a boy Wash.
Posted by misshart00[/QUOTE]

<div>Please do this, you would be my favorite person ever. I really, REALLY want to name my boy Malcolm so I can call him Mal. The want is endless.</div>

daubachsgirl23

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[QUOTE]Y'all are awesome. I find out our baby's sex next month and I have no idea about names. All of these are great. I just texted H and said we should name a girl Inara. I was mostly kidding. He hasn't texted me back. Don't think he would be thrilled to name out baby after a prostitute, fiction or not. Edit: H just texted me back and said that sounds great. Lets name a boy Wash.
Posted by misshart00[/QUOTE]

Congrats on the baby and good luck at the u/s next month!!

H's best friend's fiancee is expecting a baby a few weeks after we are.  Before they found out they're having a boy, their top girl's name was "Elektra" which is totally stripper/prostitute-y to me (not to mention the mom is a psych grad student and fully aware of the Electra complex, eek!).  I have never been so relieved for a gender reveal in my life!

GoodLuckBear14

 When we were still thinking about kids we liked Jason for a boy and Paige for a girl.  He immediately vetoed my favorite girl's name: Eilish (eye-lish) which is Irish for Elizabeth.

CourtaniaLynn

My cousin is having a girl in July and she wanted to name her Madisyn. You know, so she'd stand out from all the other Madisons. I'm like "Yeah, only on paper. And then EVERY time she has to spell her name, she'll have to say "Madison... but with a Y".

CourtaniaLynn

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[QUOTE]In Response to Baby Names (No I am not knocked up) : AWW YES. I knew I seceretly loved you! I love Harper, too. My first pregnancy I had Clark Everett (Everett is a family name) and Lylah Marie (Marie is also a family name). I think my tastes have changed to reflect more of my Irish side, and therefore I think I've settled on Saoirse Marie for my girl, and my boy will be left up to BF, when that time comes. Allll that being said:  Girls: Lylah, Saoirse, Madeline, Esther Boys: Liam, Everett, Malcolm (nod to Firefly)
Posted by kmbryant2413[/QUOTE]

<div>Secret looooooooooooooovers, that's what we are!</div>

CourtaniaLynn

PS: Every time FI brings up Roxanne, I sing the song by The Police. And by "sing", I mean "screech" because that's the only way to do it. He gets so mad, it makes me giggle. i told him if he was so set on Roxanne, then she'd get a middle or first name of Hermione.

Hermione Roxanne Lastname. I think it's epic :P

kmbryant2413

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Baby Names (No I am not knocked up) : Secret looooooooooooooovers, that's what we are!
Posted by CourtaniaLynn[/QUOTE]

misshart00

In Response to Re:Baby Names No I am not knocked up:[QUOTE]In Response to Re:Baby Names No I am not knocked up:Y'all are awesome. I find out our baby's sex next month and I have no idea about names. All of these are great. I just texted H and said we should name a girl Inara. I was mostly kidding. He hasn't texted me back. Don't think he would be thrilled to name out baby after a prostitute, fiction or not. Edit: H just texted me back and said that sounds great. Lets name a boy Wash.Posted by misshart00The Baby Name board is very helpful and has tons of ideas.nbsp; I have a list that is quite long of names I really like for both boys and girls.There is a strong nontrendy vibe of the board.nbsp; They're also about as blunt as everyone is on here don't say you want to name your kid Dannylynnamarie or Mykylty but if you have thoughts of what you do like, then they'll come up with more.<a href="http://www.nymbler.com" rel="nofollow">www.nymbler.com</a> or <a href="http://www.behindthename.com" rel="nofollow">www.behindthename.com</a> are excellent resources.nbsp; On nymbler, you can type in any name you want and it will spit more out at you that are similar.nbsp; Behindthename has all kinds of historical name information meanings, language or origin, etc. Posted by Joy2611[/QUOTE]

Thanks. I'll check those out. I just feel so overwhelmed looking at the books. I don't want super trendy and I don't necessarily want something super common. H has like the second most common name in the US, both first and last name. He said he's pretty okay with whatever but we're never naming out child after food; nothing good comes from those names. Lol

PreDempsey

I'm sympathetic to a funky spelling. Alisa but said like Alyssa, so my kids will have nice easy names.

misshart00

In Response to Re:Baby Names No I am not knocked up:[QUOTE]My cousin is having a girl in July and she wanted to name her Madisyn. You know, so she'd stand out from all the other Madisons. I'm like quot;Yeah, only on paper. And then EVERY time she has to spell her name, she'll have to say quot;Madison... but with a Yquot;. Posted by CourtaniaLynn[/QUOTE]

Oh this. I have a cousin named Madisynn and her sister is Allisynn.

CA.Giraffe

My son is Damian Jaeger. No connection to Jagermiester. I wanted to name him Dominic, but he makes a good Damian. His friend at school is named Roman, and the kids call him Top Ramen. My son's school nickname is Macadamia Nut. My stepdaughter is Rachel Ashleen, born in 1995 and named after the Friends character, like many of her classmates. My other stepdaughter is MaryAnn Judith. DH's ex is LeAnn, her mom is Mary, and DH's mom is Judith. I'm not really a fan of this, but it wasn't my call and to each their own. DH and I aren't having any more, but if Damian had been a girl, his name would've been Vanessa or Jillian. Growing up, my parents always told me they each took a turn with the baby name book, wrote down the names they liked, and compared lists. Legend goes that Bonnie was the only name that was on both lists, so that's what they chose. However...three years ago SIL took a bunch of old family photos and made a digital album for my mom for Christmas. We were all there when my mom went through the album and pointed out her favorite family dog from her childhood, which was named...Bonnie. Yeah, I'm not the least bit bitter.

HobokenBride2012

Aidan John aka AJ. I wanted James but DH's name is John and my coteacher whom I've been teaching with is James and DH is scared people will think I named the baby after him.

Aurora Brooklyn aka Rory.

We refer to our future children by these names when we talk about them.