BABY NAMES, what are your faves?

[SilverTurtle]

Originally posted by valkyrie


for twins, a little cheesy, but:
Franny & Zooey

I think that's cute (I love Salinger, though), and it probably would go over a lot of people's heads anyway.

Originally posted by valkyrie

Jemima??? I have to agree with you that it would be a big NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That poor kid would be called Aunt Jemima her whole life, which would be very unfortunate for her.

And then could you imagine if she had neices & nephews? They would really have an Aunt Jemima!!

Here are a few off the top of my head:

BOYS (I'm better @ these)

• Damon
• Justin
• David
• Eric
• Van
• Andrew
• John (but not Jonathan)

GIRLS

• Annah
• Ashely
• Elizabeth (Beth for short)
• Jane

I'm not feeling real creative right now. I think it's really cool when people have names that have some type of meaning, whether it's a family name, there's a story about a literary character, etc.

I don't particularly like different spellings of names, because that has to be annoying going through life correcting it all the time. My sister's first name is Alyson & I really like that spelling, but no one ever gets it right.

[SilverTurtle]

Originally posted by valkyrie


for twins, a little cheesy, but:
Franny & Zooey

I think that's cute (I love Salinger, though), and it probably would go over a lot of people's heads anyway.

Originally posted by valkyrie

Jemima??? I have to agree with you that it would be a big NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That poor kid would be called Aunt Jemima her whole life, which would be very unfortunate for her.

And then could you imagine if she had neices & nephews? They would really have an Aunt Jemima!!

Here are a few off the top of my head:

BOYS (I'm better @ these)

• Damon
• Justin
• David
• Eric
• Van
• Andrew
• John (but not Jonathan)

GIRLS

• Annah
• Ashely
• Elizabeth (Beth for short)
• Jane

I'm not feeling real creative right now. I think it's really cool when people have names that have some type of meaning, whether it's a family name, there's a story about a literary character, etc.

I don't particularly like different spellings of names, because that has to be annoying going through life correcting it all the time. My sister's first name is Alyson & I really like that spelling, but no one ever gets it right.

What about names you would never name your kid(s)?

BOYS

• Kyle
• Joshua (Josh)
  (Both of those because boys with those names are ALWAYS in trouble).
• Todd
• Tad
• Shawn (w/ that spelling, I'm okay with Sean, although I doubt I would use it)

GIRLS

• Misty
• Crystal
• Lisa
• Amy
  (Lisa & Amy because there are just so many of them. Maybe the same with Jennifer?)

-If anyone has those names, childred with those names, etc. please don't take it personally. They're just names that have certain connotations to me so I would avoid. I actually really like the name Joshua.

[maggieaxid]

My fiance would like to keep his latino backround in his kids names, and iwould like to keep my irish background, so our kinds are going to have really strange names!

girls:
Isobel
Ana
Maile
Hannah
Caitherine (Cait)
Taelor
Alejandra (Aleje-- said like All- lay)
Millie (even though i don't like millicent or mildred)

boys:
John
Caleb (Cal)
Rafael (Rafe-- said Ray-f)
Hunter
Devin (my grandmom's maiden name)

oh, and i forgot, Daisy for a girl too...it''s the Puerto Rican nickname for Margaret (my real name, and a family name)

[swissmiss04]

For the girls I'd say

Maryam
Sarah
Laura
Anna
Eva

For boys
Isaac
Samuel
Abraham
Adam
Gabriel

[Peaches-n-Cream]

I grew up with someone named Tinkerbell as in Peter Pan.

[queequek]

How about "Halef" for a boy?
*that's my name, btw*

[APhiRattlerGal]

I've always liked the name Iliana

[carnation]

Originally posted by SilverTurtle



What about names you would never name your kid(s)?

BOYS[list][*]Kyle[*]Joshua (Josh)
(Both of those because boys with those names are ALWAYS in trouble).

LOL! I subbed in the local schools for about a year after BlazerCheer and Ballerina were born (ASLFRose was 2, even worse!) and all the subs decided that we would never name our kids Jason, Chad, or Shane for that reason!

[KSUViolet06]

Yes this thread is old, but whatever.

My good friend is having a baby and we were talking about names, so it got me thinking about the ones I liked.

My faves:

Boys

Collin Thomas
Ryan Christopher
Justin Michael
Adrian Connor


Girls

Victoria Elyse
Katelyn Michelle
Cameron Taylor
Taylor Grace
Megan Nicole
Morgan Michelle

[Thetagirl218]

I have always loved the name Abigail Katherine! Abby for short!

[LucyKKG]

I met this awesome couple last summer, and she was super pregnant. I don't remember what they were gonna name the kid, but it seemed so cool with their family. It was something mono-syllabic that you call a 50-yr old man, not a baby. Jack? Bob? No...it was cooler than that.

Ohohoh, I feel like everyone has an uncle with the same name as one of mine. Who else has an Uncle Bob, Tom, or Larry? Yeahhh!

[tld221]

i was having a Shayla moment until i saw someone has my "name." phooey.

Im a fan of McKenzie. And Chase (my "big's" name). so much for originality huh?

[tld221]

oh, i also like Mitchell, but for a girl's name. I was friends with a girl Mitchell freshman year and she was so awesome. I fear id set my child for a future of torment and an adulthood of sexual confusion.

[Scully]

Originally Posted by sororitygirl2

Here are a few...

Girl:

Chloe...

We just had an SDT legacy (at work) born last month named Chloe!

[stagebear]

here are some of my faves.

Boys:
Willam (no, it's not misspelled)
Jacob
Dylan
Logan
Milo
Andrew (Drew, not Andy)

Girls:
Amelia
Lillie
Rhia
Olivia
Lila
Margaret (as a middle name)
Raine
Arabella