newbie Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Dd likes Poe or Verne for boys. I would be thoroughly embarassed as a grandma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 For girls: Cherise and Noelle I really love those names! I am really partial to Amy and Laura, even though they are plain-ish. There are others that I think are lovely, too: Arianna, Isabelle, Claire and Grace... For boys: I got to use Joseph and Nathaniel, which I love. I would have liked to use Luke and Matthew, too. Even if these names are common, they each mean a lot to me... I would have like to have a Gabriel, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccabillington Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Roxanne Fiona Molly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Don't have time to read the replies, but here's mine: Kayla I did get him to agree to our DD's middle name being Kate, but that was the closest I could get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 William Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Mabon was to be my youngest son's name. We found out he was a boy on Mabon, had the first ultrasound then. It means "son of the mother." It was so perfect. Still, I look at him and think "Mabon." But the daddio was vehemently opposed. My next choice was Gaius, Gus for short, but nope, the daddio once again put the nix on it. He finally ended up a Terran. I don't even really like it, but at least it can be construed to mean "of the mother," if you think of Terra as Earth and Earth as Mother Earth. Every once in awhile it just sounds like aliens referring to our race, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianne-TX Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Girls:Bethany Kendall Boys: Jackson Michael (dh said absolutely, positively, no way) Cameron (we chose for our ds and changed it two days before he was born) Those are the same girl names on our list, but I don't know if we are done having babies, so we might actually get to use one. Ryan was our boy name that we thought we wouldn't use, but alas, he showed up last year! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flux Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Methuselah. For a girl. I couldn't find a single person who liked it, go figure. You could barely even say I'm even a religious person. I just like the way it rolls off of the tongue; like butter. I did have to concede though, its first syllable nickname would have been disastrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauranc Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Boys: August Elias Girls: Eilan Amelia :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Ahh, so many wonderful names... too few babies! :) DH buzz-killed many of my favorites. With ds, we had to go with family names because neither of us liked the same boy names! It was a good thing we had two girls first... Clara Gwyneth Genevieve Vivian Luke Owen August DH has a boy name (Castle) I wouldn't agree to. He still brings it up from time to time. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warriormom Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Love the names: Zion Micah Eva Gabrielle Isabel Gabriel Noah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineW Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) For girls: Charlotte and Natalie For a boy: Caleb, Daniel Andrew and David Christine ETA: Claire or Clara. Edited March 11, 2011 by ChristineW add Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 We're done having babies, but some of the names I didn't get to use were Natalie Piper Elise Bethany Cecelia (my dd's middle name, but I'd love it as a first name) Madeline Natalie Ainsley Mahala (a family name on dh's side) Mitchell Graham William (my son's middle name) Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 For a boy: Rhyder McClure For a girl: Sophia Grace Dh wouldn't even consider the boy name and we never got a girl. My granddaughter is named Sophie, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 A celebrity named her kid Harper during my pregnancy with #3, and I briefly considered it. Then I realized that was a really really really dumb idea. DH's last name is Harper, and therefore the kids' last name as well. I can't believe I even considered it. (No relation to the PM, as far as I know.) That's too funny! If it makes you feel any better, when I mentioned it to my husband he just about fell over because not only is it the last name of our PM, but *our* last name is the last name of another former PM. So he laughed at me, and I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of it before opening my mouth. (Good thing I have to tell him my ideas for baby names first. Ha!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Katherine Grace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msk Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Harriet. I love the name, but it sounds terrible with our last name. Also William (which we'd have used if we had a boy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Max We used it for our dog. I wish we had saved it for a child. :glare: I have a son named Max. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Girls: India Charlotte Cleo Boys: Kieran Israel Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Zechariah Paul Olivia & Helen won't ever be used, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 My husband has said a big fat no to my suggestions of Gaia, Lilith, Athena and Harper. I think Gaia is a charming name; I also like Linnea. (Perhaps I have a thing for names ending in -a!) In our extended family, we also have an Eve (aunt) and an Adam (nephew). Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Susannah Christiana Robert Peter (these are not all nixed by dh but will never be used) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Lyra, Jude, Julian, Calvin I won't be having any more kids and I really love these names. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Even before I was married I wanted to name a baby boy with my surname; it was occasionally used as a first name around the turn of the century, and was quite nice. But I was crushed when I realized that, combined with my married name, it sounds like "Failed Endeavor." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Azure Vesper Eden Unless baby#3 is a girl, and Dh no longer dislikes them. Azure is my all-time favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Girl: Lane, maybe Lana (said: "Lawn-ah") Boy: Kane (pronounced same as 'Cain'), maybe Ty I like single syllable -ane names :D we ended up giving the kids names names more accepted in my ethnic culture (which, Kane is, but he didn't like it because of the biblical association in his religious culture). I vetoed his choices of Liliana (nicknamed Lily) and Frank. The first was too popular in our area, the other too much a reminder of my annoying FIL. Did I say that last part out loud? Oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaMcC Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Dh and I have been pretty easy at naming our kids. But it isn't hard if you go with family tradition-LOL. First borns boy/girl are named after family members (Ds#1 is named after Dh, Dd is named after MIL and great-grandparents), and a saints name either for first or middle names (usually family member name is a saints name also). One name I have wanted to use is for a girl... Katelyn Marie. I just love that name. For a boy... I want to use Joseph Matthew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Through sheer force of will :tongue_smilie: we didn't have any boys. So we have our unused boy names. Nigel Simon Sebastian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Patrick. i really wanted a Patrick. In fact, I was a week OVERDUE with TWINS and thought we were settled on Joseph and Patrick...then hubby decides he does NOT like Patrick. Sigh. I have told my kids that I want a grandson named Patrick!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Having taught public school for five yearsm it is hard to find a name that doesn't have bad memories associated with some terrible student you taught :glare: That was my situation and I went with old, classic names before it became vogue. ;-) The names I'll never use-- Girls--love, love LOVE these girls names: Clara Jane Boiys--liked these both but my husband didn't, plus neither really fit well with our last name and the middle names we were considering Joel Thad Thanks for the fun thread. If I were still in the market ;) for baby names, I'd be gleaning for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildiris Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Names for babies: Boy- Valentine Jasper-Rose Girl- Mara Silvie Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I have told my kids that I want a grandson named Patrick!!! :lol: I've offered $1000 to the first child of mine that uses either my or DH's first name for a grandchild. (Lisa and Tedrick) They all say, no way. :confused: What's wrong with our names??? Gosh! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WistfulRidge Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I've always loved the name Edward, but I wouldn't use it now because everyone would assume it was Twilight induced. Both DH and I love the name Sidonie for a girl, but we'll probably never use it as a first name (we might sneak it in as a middle name) because I doubt anyone in my extended family would bother learning how to pronounce it :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Both DH and I love the name Sidonie for a girl, but we'll probably never use it as a first name (we might sneak it in as a middle name) because I doubt anyone in my extended family would bother learning how to pronounce it :glare: How do you pronounce it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 The first was too popular in our area, the other too much a reminder of my annoying FIL. Did I say that last part out loud? Oops. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Does anyone have a list like this? My husband is a total killjoy when it comes to my favorite names. I'm sure there are others out there with a list of great names that their spouse has nixed. Mine are: Diana Corinne Linnea Gareth Scott Julian Our girl name would have been Sophie Mireille (our last name is very French). But.... he was a boy instead! And, we were done at one. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker25 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I also wanted to say that ever since I was a little girl I had the names of all of my children picked out. So far God has not let me use any of those names. LOL My first four came with names already and for fun they helped me pick out their new middle names. My fifth though adopted I was allowed to name since I was bringing him home from the hospital to be mine. He should have been according to my childhood list: Paul Christopher or Caleb Michael Instead God placed the name Jonathan David on my heart two years before he was born. He reminded me of the name when we found out we were going to be getting the baby boy. My daughter was supposed to be named Mary Ruth after my grandmother. The day we found out we were having a girl I knew her name was Lily Grace. My list has changed totally from childhood. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Silas Adelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 For a boy: Asher Chavez For a girl: Stevie Catalina Ryan Ivy Jaden Dd12 has a gender neutral middle name but it is typically used for a girl. We used the masculine spelling on purpose. She has a very feminine, long first name so I wanted something to balance it if she wanted an alternate name. She goes by both names now. The 'boy' name at school and her 'girl' name everywhere else. I am glad we gave her the funky middle name as it fits her well. I wanted to name a little girl Jade/Jaden since I was in high school. It was immediately vetoed by dh when we had dd12. (Ahead of the trend, I don't really like trendy names) I never used it because dh thought Jade sounded like a stipper name and Jaden has a negative connotation to it. FFWD to dd4....her birth middle name is Jade. LOL We will eventually change her name, as we don't use her bio-name on anything except her legal paper work, but out of alll the millions of names, I thought it was quite the coincidence. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I love names and have played with them for years. Dh and I don't have very similar taste so here is my list of loved but never used names, Girls: Tess/Tessa Georgia Lucia Amara Eliana Elena Boys: Jackson/Jack Graham Joshua Daniel Ezra Griffin There are just so many great names out there I could go on and on. I'm done naming kids though so I'll have to wait for grandkids. To be fair, dh didn't get to use Beth, Caroline, Grace (rhymed with oldest son's name) or Samuel It's fun to see some of the names we considered like Anneliese, Ainsley, etc on people's list. Most friends and family thought those names so far out there at the time. (20+ years ago) when we first started trying to start our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieInWyoming Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 boy name: Callum (Scottish name). I have loved this name since I was around 10! My sister's SL named her son this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Staccato Mamba. Perfect for a boy or girl, but alas, I will never have another child. :lol::lol: Anyway... Girls: Harper Cora Lydia Zipporah Boys: Phillip Griffin Henry Zebulon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Staccato Mamba. LOL DO you know what Angela's name was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Avi. We had three boys. And my grandfather's name was Abraham (Avi is short for the Hebrew name for Abraham), no less. Avi would have been PERFECT, and I fought hard for it all three times. But, alas, DH just wouldn't hear of it. Our last name is Chinese, and he felt that Avi Wong* would be just "too much." Sigh. So I now feel that everyone else should name their baby boys Avi. *Not our real name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 LOL DO you know what Angela's name was? NO! Do you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giftof6 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I doubt we end up with any more... but for a girl I love Evangeline and for a boy, I like Thatcher. In my book the more unique, the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 NO! Do you?? I know her middle name is Pearly Gates but that is all I know, named for her father's (Billy Gibson) guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Genevieve after my great grandmother. I never had a daughter and there are no more children on the way. I am sad that it will never be used since she died long before I had children so they have no memories with which they would want to honor her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WistfulRidge Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) How do you pronounce it??? Everyone tries to pronounce it "Sid-oh-nee" or "Sigh-doe-nee", which wouldn't be too bad, but both DH and I prefer the more classical pronunciation of "Say-dah-niy". We've considered using it as a first and then just making sure all the family knows how to pronounce it... but I've got a couple of family members that would either refuse to pronounce it correctly or shorten it to "Sid" because they think the name is to "uppity". While we tend to prefer more obscure, exotic-ish type names for girls, that one was probably the "most out there" on our list so we'll end up compromising and using it as a middle name. Edited March 13, 2011 by theAmbitiousHousewife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Sigh. Unless God opens the door for adoption, we only have one child. Names I love, but never got to use: Amelia Emma Rose Christina/Christy Isabella/Bella Eowyn Natasha Helena Midori Cosette Jane Henry Alexander Peter Edmund Dietrich (for a middle name - after Dietrich Bonhoeffer) William Nikolai Marius (for a middle name) Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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