Baby Names (No I am not knocked up)

ROBINRENE5

I love baby names!  As a teacher, I've seen some very unique names - some that make me think the parents might have been crazy. 

We had a little girl names "Amazing-Grace"... and the mom insisted that she was called "Amazing" for short.  Odd duck!

For boy names, I like:  Kolt and Matthew (FI middle name) --- possibly Kolt Matthew LastName

For girls, I like: Delaney (Lane is my dad's middle name) and Finley.  Rene (my middle name) or RaeAnne for a middle name.

libby2483

As a teacher, picking names is hard because I associate so many names with certain students.  I have had a few really oddly named students, but the strangest was probably Sir Abraham.  "Sir" really was his first name.  When I was in high school, there was a student at a nearby school named Marijuana Pepsi.  I"m guessing her parents were hippies.  

When H and I try to come up with names, we can never agree because he likes the most ridiculous names.  He once said that if we ever have a boy and a girl, we should name them Angus and Agnes.  And he was serious.

misshart00

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[QUOTE]As a teacher, picking names is hard because I associate so many names with certain students.  I have had a few really oddly named students, but the strangest was probably Sir Abraham.  "Sir" really was his first name.  When I was in high school, there was a student at a nearby school named Marijuana Pepsi.  I"m guessing her parents were hippies.   When H and I try to come up with names, we can never agree because he likes the most ridiculous names.  He once said that if we ever have a boy and a girl, we should name them Angus and Agnes.  And he was serious.
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There's a new guy at work and his first name is Sir Lawrence. I never know what to call him. And it's really awkward because I say thank you sir/ ma'am and I try to avoid saying anything to him because I don't want him to think I'm making fun of him.

rsfan23

My son is Dominic James last name, he was either going to be Dominic or Oliver William. If we have a girl next, DH likes Madison. I don't. I like Rachel, Thea, Anna, Leona. Cara, etc. for boys I like Oliver, Gabriel (Gabe), Blake, Bryan, Dexter.

Knottie

Boys: J likes Travis I don't have any favorite boy names 

Girls: I like Anastasia  Ana or Stacy for a nickname or Genevieve Jenny for a nickname didnt even think about using eve. J likes Candice and would shorten it to candy for a nickname.

GinaMelody

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[QUOTE]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.
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I love that name!!! And congrats on your big day coming up very very soon!

megannie

When I was pregnant with my first, my grandfather was complaining that he had five great grandsons, and none with his name (Ray). I promised I would name my first child for him, and when SHE was born, lol, we named her Raychel. He always called her his little ray of sunshine. My son, Ryan's name was chosen before we even got engaged, and Joshua was named in the delivery room shortly before he was born.

Alaynajuliana

Names are very personal, and somebody will always love/hate what you name your kids.  My FI is Swiss, and with a common German last name, I thought we could go with something clearly appreciative of his background but also a little different-Liesel.  He immediately made a joke about her being chubby (like we were) when she's little, and how the other kids might call her Liesel the Diesel.  Seriously...I was mad at him for a while about that one.  

For boys, we like Wade Werner W., which has his grandfather's middle name, and an awesome nickname for sports.  "Trip dub!"  Also, Jakkob Ivan W., which is his other grandfather's name and the Swiss nickname is, phoenetically, something like "Colby."

For girl's I've tried to convince him of Madeleine, and Eleni (a gorgeous Greek name that is a derivitave of my name), and the only name we both like is Audrey.  

My pet peeve is people with the last name Smith naming their kid a top ten name.  I mean, even if you love Aiden, can't you save it for the boy you have in five years instead of the one you have now?  He will be one of thousands, and that's just sad.  Of course, I'm someone with a super strange Greek last name and mispelled first and middle name...