BABY NAMES, what are your faves?

[AXi1257]

I named my daughter Grace Erin. Grace is after my grandmother who is still living. Erin was on a short list from my husband's favorite aunt- we couldn't name her Verneal "Vernie". That would have been cruel and Aunt Vernie said so!

My son is named Jadon Spencer. Jadon was the only boy name I liked. I ended up being only 26 weeks pregnant when I had him, so I didn't have a lot of time to choose. Spencer is his dad's first name. I was going to give him the middle name Daniel after my dad, but it just seemed right to name him after his dad.

I didn't know how popular Grace was until after naming my daughter, but I wouldn't change it since it has family meaning. I also didn't know any Jadon, but there are everywhere in his school!

I tend to lean on some of the older girly names too
Sophia
Olivia
Emma- I agree Friends ruined the name
Chloe

[AlwaysSAI]

Originally Posted by AXi1257

Sophia
Olivia

Those are the only options for the names of my first two daughters (if I'm blessed with children) and I'm only 22! I had no idea those were old names.

But, I have decided on one middle name--Olivia Christine.

[SWTXBelle]

Don't forget - you have to factor in the last name. As much as I wanted to use the family name Jackson, had I had a boy with my first husband, I couldn't have used it. Jackson Thompson just doesn't work!

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Don't forget - you have to factor in the last name. As much as I wanted to use the family name Jackson, had I had a boy with my first husband, I couldn't have used it. Jackson Thompson just doesn't work!

Yeah. I used to dig the name Bailey but it rhymes with my husband's last name. (I hyphenated my name when we got married and it drives me crazy enough having to constantly spell it and explain what a hyphen is that I would never saddle a kid with the hyphenated last name.)

For a boy I like:
Jonas
Graydon (family name but everybody is an -ayden nowadays)
John (Jack)
Michael as a middle name - every male in my husband's family has the middle name of Michael

Girls:
Evelyn
Kendall
Isla
I also like Grace, Kathleen or Elizabeth (family name) as middle names

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

(I hyphenated my name when we got married and it drives me crazy enough having to constantly spell it and explain what a hyphen is that I would never saddle a kid with the hyphenated last name.)

Maybe it shouldn't, but it really does surprise me how many people seem baffled by hyphenated last names. It's not like this a brand new concept ... My husband and I (we have the same last name, but hyphenated) will give people our driver's licenses so they can copy it down from there, and they STILL will get confused. Not that hard, people ...

[honeychile]

For those of you who like Grace, Patience, etc:

After years of interviewing people, running their background checks, and seeing how they work on the job, I am totally convinced that naming your child after a virture is somewhat guaranteeing that s/he will turn out the opposite!

We've had tactless Graces, a sneaky Honor, more miserable Joys than I care to think about, and don't even get me started on the Temperence!

All the names I like are family names - the downside of being a genealogist!

[sigmadiva]

I grew up with a girl across the street from me named Dixie Autum. It flowed well with her last name.

I was in grad school with a guy who was the 9th in his family name. He has an old traditional Hungarian name. When his son was born, his son's name was the 10th. I was impressed.

For some reason I have no problem thinking of girl names. I'm liking Amaryllis now. I just can never think of any good boy names.

[ADqtPiMel]

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

Maybe it shouldn't, but it really does surprise me how many people seem baffled by hyphenated last names. It's not like this a brand new concept ... My husband and I (we have the same last name, but hyphenated) will give people our driver's licenses so they can copy it down from there, and they STILL will get confused. Not that hard, people ...

I know. I really wish I had just kept my last name and not bothered with the hyphen.

[WinniBug]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

I know. I really wish I had just kept my last name and not bothered with the hyphen.

I kept my middle and last names...and added my husband's to the end of it, so I now have 2 middle names and didn't lose who I was for the first 25 years of my life.

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

I know. I really wish I had just kept my last name and not bothered with the hyphen.

I kept my name when I got married, and haven't regretted it for a day. It is so much easier- didn't have to change anything. And it doesn't make me any less married!

Oh, and no it doesn't confuse my kids. They learned (or will learn) that this is daddy's last name and this is mommy's. To them it's no big deal.

[nikki1920]

Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

I know. I really wish I had just kept my last name and not bothered with the hyphen.

My daughter's last name is hyphenated, because her father and I weren't married when she was born. When she lived with me, she went by lilnikki mommy'slastname. When she lived with her dad, she went by lilnikki daddy'slastname. She goes by his last name now.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

Maybe it shouldn't, but it really does surprise me how many people seem baffled by hyphenated last names. It's not like this a brand new concept ... My husband and I (we have the same last name, but hyphenated) will give people our driver's licenses so they can copy it down from there, and they STILL will get confused. Not that hard, people ...

If you and your husband have the same last name, what is the point in hyphenating it?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by epchick

If you and your husband have the same last name, what is the point in hyphenating it?

I think she meant that he changed his name, too: hisname-hername.