Baby Names
 

Hi Ladies,
I was visiting the Delta Sigma Theta forum and the ladies had a good topic going on that I decided to borrow. What do you all think are some cute names for children? I already have my future childrens names picked out:

Boys: Jaylen Khalil and Joshua Brandon
Girls: Nadia Chante and Taylor Shaniya (pronounced Nia with a Y)

Girls: Chandler (my niece's name)
Skylar
Chelsea (niece's name)
Morgan
Meagan
Micah

Boys: Chandler
Nicholas (nephew's name)
Jordan
Tyler
Cameron

Since it will be sometime before I become a mother...I guess I will let someone else use my names.

I have some great baby names for you.


Girls:

Ave' (Pronounced Ahhh-Vey)
India
Asia
Constance
Indira


Forgive me, I'm not really good with boys names...

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In complete darkness we are all the same... It is only our knowledge and wisdom that separates us... Don't let your eyes deceive you

Janet Jackson

Girls
Bria
Brionna
Kaitlin
Ciara
Kayla
Morgan
Brittany
Ariel (Ar-Re-el)

Boys
Kylan (pronounced Ki-lan not killin)
Brandon
Brendon
Jaylen
Jaden

Girls:

Hayle (niece)
Raven (niece)
Alyssa
Jerica (combination of me - Carol and my husband Jerry)***we think it's cute http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif
Jaylyn
Jordyn
Brianna
Mikahela

Boys:

Jordan
Anthony
Garrett (grandfather's name)
Micah

Hello All!

For a boy:
Elijah (such a pretty name)
Rahsaad (name of a musician)

For a girl:
Catherine (personal favorite)
Elisa or Eliza (different spelling)
Mariah (family name-DEFINITELY NOT for the singer)

Does anyone know of a website for baby names?

O.K. guys, I answered my own question.

Website for baby names (and meanings):
BabynamES.com

and another lovely name for a girl:
Hannah http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Celebrate life, in all its amazing glory!!!

Beverly Deja Navor Brown

Joshua Jordan
Joshua Emanuel
Emanual Jordan
I am going to stick all three names in somehow and as you see my daughter's name is all picked out ... Did I ever mention I am FAR in life from having kids.

P.S. I also like Tyler and Cameron (my god sons names) :-)

Well my favorite boy name is
William C. Joseph-Marion
(sorry that's my son...he had to be first http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif)

But the thing I love about his name is that ist has a meaning. He is named after his Maternal Grandmother Grandfather and Great-grandfather.

I just feel that it gives him a strong line of heritage wereever he goes...

Sorry, gotta stop now, before I start crying

Girls,

Venus
Bridgette
Mya
Nadia
Deja
Miracle


Boys:

Joshua
Samuel
Jeromy
Syeed

I love strong names for boys.

Greetings:

Ok, while I'm FAR away from the time I'll be having any Pokemons....I thought this was a cute topic that I would respond to.

Girls:
Caitlin Amanda
Taylor Michann' (my Mom & sister's name)
or
Taylor Elizabeth

Boys:
Jacob Benjamin (my Grandfather's name)
Caleb James (my father's name)

Take Care,
Cookee

Girls: Gabriella Marie
Sariya Armani
Layla Ashon
Jordana Marie


Boys: Rhoan Mishon; pronounced Meeshawn
Pierre Antwan
Davian Sonjay; pronounced SawnJay

As you can see I like unique and not so ordinary names.



[This message has been edited by SOPHISTICATED1 (edited July 31, 2000).]

Girls: Gabriella Marie
Sariya Armani
Layla Ashon
Jordana Marie


Boys: Rhoan Mishon; pronounced Meeshawn
Pierre Antwan
Davian Sonjay; pronounced SawnJay

As you can see I like unique and not so ordinary names.

Sorry for the double post.

Sophisticated1,
Please e-mail me. I have a comment about your names that I'd rather not post here.

Thanks

Girls:

Kellyn, Alyssa, Taylor, Lillian (after my mom)

Boys:

Jordan, Kieran, Michael, Willie (after my brother and dad)

girls:

crystal
tuesday
idallis
gionna


boys:
cameron
gavin
shammah
blake

Girls-
Nia Monet'
Diamond Monique
Jael (Jayell-from the bible)
Lizarah (Liserah)
Kimber Joshae

Boys-
Jalen Marquell
Marquese (markeese)
Joshua
Da'quan (daequan)

I posted some of the names i liked in another forum but here are some that I like and am thinking about for that day when I have children...

Girls
Morgan Talisa
Sheridan Nicole
Madison Danyell
Kristen Marie

Boys
Micah Donnell
Donovan Jeremiah
Chandler Josiah

and i like my newest cousin's name: Jayden Christopher

There are so many names that I like and I've noticed a few already listed. However, I just want to pick names that my children will be able to pronounce and spell.

Soror AKAtude you are so right we need names that our children can pronounce and spell.
There is nothing wrong with unique names (my daughter has one) but we need to think about the future.
I know a child named Yuhora pronounced U-ho-ra now, what kind of name is that? I would hate having to call her name everyday.

I've always been partial to
Sara Chenell (I like this name because Sara is a good Christian name and Chenell is my favorite cousin in the whole world).

Aja (pronounced Asia) Steely Dan had an album title of the same name and spelling and I've loved the name for over twenty years. If I ever do have children this will be the name I give her.

I would like to name my son Matthew (another good Christian name).

Mikaya Rene
and
Ryan Makel

Although my husband and I do not have any children yet here are some names I like...

Girls

Kameron
JaMari
CeYora
Alessa

Boys

Jaden
Rochard
Jailen

I have always liked Jasmine and Ophelia. My husband and I plan to start our family next year, so ya'll (I'm from Texas!) keep the baby names coming!

You haven't said anything but a word...I have a lot of baby names that I like.

You can also go to Baby Names

One on the way
 

We aren't finding out the sex so...

Girl: Kaitlyn Symone

Boy: Christopher Jaymes

Well since I am a mommie to be (about 9 weeks till baby day)(I know I posted this before but I am excited!!)

I thought I would throw in my baby's name:

The DR. says it's a girl so her name will be
Cydney Ari

Now just in case it happens to be a boy:
Jayce Quenton


;) :D

I'm prone to classic names. I just think that we must stop giving our kids names that could trigger a resume being thrown in the circular file when they get into the job market.

For females, I like:

Laurel
Sophie
Madeline
Celeste
Cecile
Alexandra
Heather
Carolina
Alison

Boys I really haven't given a lot of thought to.

Well...
 

I can tell you what's not cute:

1. Naming your child after a city, state, or country (with the exception of places that are named after people or based off of a real name...like Alexandria or Victoria).

*I have a personal biased against this because many porn stars have names that are also countries. Please don't ask how I came across that fact... :D

2. Naming your child after a body part.

3. Naming your child after drink (with the exception of 'Brandy').

4. Naming your child after a fabric or other material/substance.

5. Naming your child after a brand of clothing (even if it IS already a person's name like Ralph Lauren or Michael Kors)!

6. Naming your child after a car (with the exception of Porsche).

7. Naming your child after a day, time, or number.

8. Naming your child something that is associated with a negative person or occurrence.

9. Naming your child after a dance style.



Naming a child is difficult because their name might not suit them in adulthood. Plus, certain names are associated with certain types of people. Some names conjure certain thoughts and stereotypes in people's minds.


If you were looking for a lawyer and I recommended a woman named Chyna and a woman named Ruth, which woman would you call first?

Would you rather go on a blind date with a guy named Todd or a guy named Shemar?

What picture does the named 'Dawn' bring?

What about 'Greta'?

David and Sherman. Who's the wimp, who's the he-man?

Where does someone named Shakila come from? Some people think 'ghetto', others think 'Arab'.

Just a thought...

DISCLAIMER:


I don't mind to offend anyone with my comments, but you know how I am. And I didn't say there were no exceptions to each one of my comments. Ciao!

:p

THANK YOU!!! I agree COMPLETELY with you. I don't have a problem with people being creative with their child's name...it burns me when they do so THOUGHTLESSLY without considering the consequences. I don't have a problem with unusual names, as long as there is a reason, a thought process behind the selection that you can tell your kid why you picked the name you did. As someone with a unusual first name, I can tell you from experience that it's disappointing being told by your parents that your first name was just a whim of letters. (My middle name, Chanel, was from the French designer of the same name). I'd rather have a common name and be told that I was named for someone that was admired/loved/noteworthy than have a name that was just conjured up on a whim.

My first name is completely made-up. It's unusual, but not all that bad...at least in India, where it means "star." :D (my parents never knew that...I found that out when an Indian coworker told me last year) Some of my very good friends have confessed to me that when they first heard my first name, they immediately assumed I was ghetto. :rolleyes: Luckily, they got to find out the REAL Ladyjag, but I sometimes wonder about those folks with more unusual names than mine. It's hard enough to be black and discriminated against without giving people a reason to discriminate us BEFORE they even meet us.

A lot of the names mentioned on this thread sound beautiful, but is there a purpose to them? Are they names of people you admire/respect/love (relatives or not)? Do their names mean something significant to you or translate into something in another language? Is there a specific reason why you selected it? You need to be able to answer that question, but one day your children WILL ask where their names came from...please have something better than "I just liked the way the letters looked together." That worked in Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon" but I doubt your kids will see it that way. :)

Just my $19.13

These are the names I'm thinking of lately:


Morgan Kalani
Chaniya Monique
Coral Briatiyona
Lauren Jadiyah
Chare Makayla
Ryan Nathaniel
Christian Antonio
Aubrey Donovan
Joshua Mikel

I have had my children's names picked out since I was very young! Here they go:

Girls
Ashlin Blake
Marte Naki
Iyana Kristina (my mother and my middle name)
Devin Michael

Boys
First son will be a Jr.
Desmond Ishon

i just have a few:

for girls:
numa amarin (numa means strength)
muhlen (combination of my name and boyfriends)
sahar (his mom and sister's name)
for boys:
raja (boyfriend likes that)
but i have always liked: nathaniel gregory
musa ramadan (boyfriend's name)

i just think that your child's name should have some meaning: whether its a combination of you and your husband's names; a family member's name; or it has its own meaning, ie. characteristic that you hope your child grows up to have... just don't be creative and excessively long with a name just to be... i can't stand that. and dont be cruel.

it took me a long time to like my name: enjoli (rhymes with bonjovi)

Yep
 

Hey, I'm with you. My name is afro-arab and people always tell me it's soooo different. I know it's not because I have met other people with my name. Pretty maybe. But not unusual. :p

It was actually picked for it's meaning first, THEN it's sound. That means alot to me.

Perhaps I should have mentioned the fact that they names on my list were geared towards people that randomly name their baby something with no meaning or thought behind it.

Baby Names
 

I've always been fond of Chauncey for a boy or girl.:)

These are the names I've been feeling lately:

Girls:
Beautiful Maria-Annette (Meaning: Who wouldn't think their child is beautiful? Maria-Annette are the middle names of my mother and my guy's mother)

Thaienece Shantel

Rukia Shanee'(The first name is a combination of my sister and my guy's sister's names. The middle name is mine!)


Boys:

Jackson

Jason

Joshua
(See a pattern...?;) )

Baby Names
 

I like unique names too, but my children names are plain White collar American names

My children names are Terrence Terrell and Forrest Lee, IV

But in high school my friends and I used to pick out of the ordinary names like

Keundrick Keshon, Zachary Antionne, Breanna Brenshay Simone, Kenyana Kenshay--this is the name I name my cousin's daughter. She wanted her name to be similar to her dad's name (Kenneth Kente)

Aprylle Lechelle, Ayanna Voyya, Raven Nicole, Nisa Monique.

I usually don't tell people my baby names because they'll steal them. Like my sister, she took one of the names that I had for one of my future daughters and changed it around to name my nephew. It's different, but it's still too close for me to use it as well.

Boys:

Isaiah
Grant
Forrest
Ariahn
Parris

Girls:

Trinity
Ariant (pronounced ARE-i-ahnt)
Aviance (pronounced AY-vi-ahnce)
Indira
India

I met a lady who named her daughter Nevaeh (pronounced Na-VAY-ah). I thought it was cute, it's heaven spelled backwards.