Sarah CB Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My family is coming to visit in a few days and my sister is pg. We thought it would be fun to sit around and discuss names. My sister is having a hard time coming up with something. She wants it to be different. So far, her top names are Jace, Jaeger (pronounced jagger - all I think about is a certain tight jeaned rock star when I hear that), and Hugo. She also liked Cassimier, which is an old family name, but her bf didn't like that one. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) I can't think of any but wanted to pass on that the lead singer of the band Creed named his son Jagger, which I saw in a TV interview was after the liquor Jagermiester and not the tight jean wearing rock to which you referred, so you may want to pass that along. It's not the same, but our old Cat was named Bailey and my dog is named Rumples (which was a nickname because her given name is Scrumpleig which many had a hard time saying) and a few of my hubby's friends thought it odd that 2 non-drinkers would name their pets after Bailey's Irish Creme and Rumplimens peppermint schnapps :lol: My oldest is named Everett, which I've found many think is a 'Weird or Odd' name although I just don't see that.:confused: Edited June 30, 2009 by nukeswife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbean05 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My 2 year olds name is Atticus (and we got all sorts of compliments on his name) and we are thinking of naming our due-in-October son Ephraim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I dont think these are too different, but I love Hunter and Holden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I love thinking of baby names! For different: Nolan, Kenyan, Landon, Bryson, Silas, Pierce, Blaze, Grayson, Archer, Field, Remus, Prosper, Weston, Slate, Phoenix, Orion, Cobalt, Legend, Strider, Ryland, Memphis.... gotta go, be back with more later! I LOVE baby names! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) I thought that "Jaeger" was a surname. (e.g. Werner Jaeger, the historian) Casimir (spelled differently from what you posted) is a Polish man's name. Does your sister want the name to be "different" -- as in a "real" name, just one not often used. . . ? Edited June 30, 2009 by Orthodox6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumping In Puddles Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I love Callum. Out of her list, I like Hugo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I've got an Ezekiel. If we had another, my vote would be for Zechariah. I know a Lotan, a Caden, a Colton, a Carson, a Callum, a Tacker and a Slade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 If I saw the name Jaeger, I'd assume it was pronounced "Yayger", not "jagger". It's a cool name either way. Names to avoid: Anything rhyming with Aiden, because those names are extremely popular the last ten years or so Other possible places to look: Favorite works of fiction and literature--Anakin and Vanyel are both high on my list of names I'd give a boy, along with quite a few from Tolkien (which could readily become a theme). Surnames from maternal lines in your family Geography The natural world around you--common names of animals, plants, etc. (e.g., Rowan, Wolf, etc.) Also looking at names for such in other languages you've an affinity for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 This will provide HOURS of entertainment. I promise! Baby Name Nymbler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I always liked the boys names Jude Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Also: Baby Name Voyager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I am a fanatic for names - love this discussion! We are pregnant and if we have a boy his name will be Graeme (British spelling of Graham) but my true favorite boy's name is Sullivan. I don't know how "different" those are, but just wanted to share. My dh recently went to France on business, and on the flight home he sat next to a woman who turned out to be the wife of the lead singer of the band Korn. Anyway, they have two sons named Pirate and Zeppelin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Unusaual names of people we know - Jaxon, Sinjin, Xander (pronounced zander), and Fielding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Wow. This is so fun it's making me want another baby! So far out of what is posted I really like Atticus, Sullivan, Weston, and Fielding. I think the online databases will provide hours of fun :) And I think she's open to anything (established name or new name). Keep posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I liked Caedmon, or Griflet, but never got to use 'em. :) I have a friend who named her son "Olórin" (Gandalf's elvish name). Another friend recently named her youngest "Zen". I've known several Dantes, Romeos and Ashers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Cor Shasta Anakin (someone else mentioned this one first) Henry (one of our top five when we had ds) Ransom Ewan (not common in the U.S.) Samwise Pippin Bear That's all that come to mind. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I have a friend who named her son Rhett. I also like Colin, you don't hear it much in the US. Why not spend some time in the old family tree? There may be someone there with a name that is not common today that would be great for her son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetfeet Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I always liked the boys names Jude Julian Those are my 2 remaining favorite boy names. My 2 year old is Atticus, which rounds out my all time favorite boy's names list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I like the name Boaz. Such a great Bible story that goes with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtroad Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Got a friend who babysits a little boy named XANDER.... Don't forget Frank Zappas kids names: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen. Those are "different". Not sure how different you meant... but these popped into my head as being the most different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Toss the baby names book and pull out a good old atlas instead. Surely there will be all kinds of old town and city names that are terrific name possibilities. Then they can enjoy a family vacation! A friend of ours named her son after an old French town that her dh drove by often on his work commute. It's unusual and appreciated by those who hear it. Also, once she finds one that sounds good, she should look up the meaning of the name... wouldn't want a cool-sounding name to backfire because it has an undesirable meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 We didn't know the gender prior to the delivery (#1 we didn't want to know and #2 didn't cooperate). Our boy names were going to be: Samuel Adams (after the patriot, not the beer, however, it sure left things wide open for a GREAT baby announcement, huh?) William Oliver (after the grandparents) Sven Gunnar girls were so much easier for us to think up, and we didn't even decide until we saw their little faces looking back at us :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My son currently is on a bowling league with 3 boys named Canyon, 2 named Brace, and others named Stone, Glacier, Zeypher, Zay (I think it is short for Xavier though), Zayiff, Federal, and Hudson. And, they are all caucasian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My family is coming to visit in a few days and my sister is pg. We thought it would be fun to sit around and discuss names. My sister is having a hard time coming up with something. She wants it to be different. So far, her top names are Jace, Jaeger (pronounced jagger - all I think about is a certain tight jeaned rock star when I hear that), and Hugo. She also liked Cassimier, which is an old family name, but her bf didn't like that one. Any suggestions? You've gotten so many good suggestions - I just wanted to ditto someone else's post that Jaeger will almost certainly be pronounced Yay-ger. Which would get to be annoying as the child grows up (to him, at least, lol) having to correct every single person. I ♥ unusual boy names - but when we had a son? We named him James Matthew. :D Both are family names (his great-grandpa and my dh), but if we had another son (we're sort of out of family names that I love), I'd probably be a bit more imaginative. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I have a 6 yo grandson by the name of Jaxon (pronounced jackson). We call him Jax for short. Everyone LOVES, loves, loves his name. Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori C- Texas Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I love my husband's name. Harper. I have yet to meet another. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbean05 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 We love the name Harper, but since our son is Atticus (I posted this earlier) it just wouldn't be right...hahah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maeintx Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I recently heard the cutest boy's name.. Macklin and he went by Mac for short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Heather Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 We know a Kinson, Fletcher, Zane, Keenan, Dalton, Benett, a few Mason's, and a Micah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I love my husband's name. Harper. I have yet to meet another. :) We have a 12yo Harper across the street. He's a sweetheart, and it's a great name. (But I have a dd named Flannery, so Harper is probably out for us, boy *or* girl.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtroad Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Old Surnames make great boy names.... Flannigan, Hannity, Bailey, Kaylor, Mayner, Lee, Jackson, Smith, etc. Look at the names of families in the babies family tree & draw inspiration. I love Angus for a boy but was never brave enough to use it. Also love Duncan & Colin... but I have an ancestry that ties to Scotland. These aren't heard on every corner but aren't as "different" as Dwizzle. Oh, several nice young men in our area are named WILSON. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 We know a Kinson, Fletcher, Zane, Keenan, Dalton, Benett, a few Mason's, and a Micah. I have a Bennett, I've only met two others so far. My nephew is named with his mother's maiden name McCarty and they call him Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I always like the names Campbell (my mil's maiden name) and Oliver but couldn't get dh to go for either one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My son's name is Garon. We get so many compliments on it. It's an Old French name. The Everything Baby Names book has all kinds of different names in it - I'd pull some for you if I had it here, but a friend is borrowing it. Dh is more conservative so I was able to get Garon and Nolan for my boys. I've always loved Landon, Finn, Dayton, Dalton, and Ewen. But he wouldn't budge.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My son goes to school with a Bennett. I have a Bennett, I've only met two others so far. My nephew is named with his mother's maiden name McCarty and they call him Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I just met an elderly gentleman whose name is Sylvan. I've never heard this before and he says that he hasn't either. It is only used as an adjective in modern English, but about the mid-1500's it was being used to name one who lived in a wood. I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Clayton and Reynolds........courtesy of my SIL from South Carolina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I haven't read any of the replies, so sure I am repeating some and not sure how unusual they are, but a few of my favorite boy names are: Grayson (NN Gray) Tobias Rhys (Welsh spelling -- pronounced Reece) Adrian Leo Giovanni Sebastian Pascal Paxton Dallin Xavier Quinn Spencer Josiah Miguel Dane Noel (pronounced no-ull) Micah Sergio Wyatt Joel Finn or Finnian Tiernan Griffin Rory Asher Killian Fabian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Cassimier sounds Eastern European. How about Marek? That's Polish and is such a good name we called our son that :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Heather Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I have a Bennett, I've only met two others so far. My nephew is named with his mother's maiden name McCarty and they call him Mac. The Bennett we know was born in the town of Bennettsville, his brother Dalton, was born in Dalton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My 2 year olds name is Atticus (and we got all sorts of compliments on his name) and we are thinking of naming our due-in-October son Ephraim. Finally, someone else who likes the name Ephraim!!! We were going to use this with DD#1 had she been a boy (she's five now). Then our second child was a girl as well, so we havent been able to use it LOL. But we were going to spell it Ephram. Seems everyone I mention it to does not care for it, but I love it. We love "different" names too. Our daughters are Paisley and Sailor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmac Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My sons name is Corwin Cyrus. If we had another boy he would have been Zane Micheal but we had two girls. ;p Gage Grayson Kolby Kason Random Corbin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentancalann Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My son's name is Callum, we've only met one other- hiking up Stone Mountain of all places! We get a lot of "Kay-lum"s, but its pronounce just as written- "Cal-lum". I also have a friend who named her first son Ephraim, which we thought was going to be wierd. Its very normal and cute now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 The above poster's son's name is Gage, and that reminded me of another great boy's name: Garrett! I also remembered Zade, and Colm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanAR Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 My 27 yo ds's name is Braden. I love it and it fits him perfectly;) SusanAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 my oldest is called Hansjoerg. we call him Hansie, everyone else calls him Hans. it is the same name as my father-in-law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Have you thought of family last names as a first or middle. Not only is this a great way to pay your respects to the various family names, but you also get a different sound when using it as a first or middle. My step-brother's middle name for instance is Parks (his mother's maiden name) ....I love it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherLynn Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Love: Sylis, Branch (work with one), Granville (friend), Juaquin (wa-keen), Tatum, Channon, Channing, Riggin, Bailon, Brack, Ronson, Anson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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