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What sort of names do you prefer? Do you and you SO agree?
What sort of names do you like the least?
Personally, I love classic names and one-step off classic (as in names that have been around but you may not hear them used as often).
Generally, I'm not a fan of the newer names. IMO they are too cutesy froo-froo and they sound like strictly childrens' names, not adult, too. Sometimes its hard to visualize kids with some of the names I've heard and seen in baby name books become adults in the working world, especially with some of the more creative spellings. Maybe I'm crazy.
I like to put a twist to names that already exist and push gender lines....sounds weird, but think "Charlie" for a girl, or "Sammy" :) That's the style of name my daughter has.
My SO has a classic name and wants a junior. I'm okay with it because 1) I love him and 2) his name kinda rhymes with my daughter's. Since I call him his nickname, we would call our son by his full name......if we have a boy someday LOL
Names that are simple, easy to pronounce and multi purpose. My daughters can grow up and be doctors, artists or athletes. Their names aren't so out there that people would have a hard time taking them seriously on a resume, but they aren't so common that they would get lost in a classroom with 10 other kids of the same name. I see so many names where they are spelled completely differently than how they sound and the parents get mad when people mispronounce it!
I totally agree with the cutsey froo-froo names! Sometimes I hear a kids name and think about where they wil work as adults. I personally love a specific girls name, but didn't name my daughter it for this reason. She has a "grown up" name with a cutsey froo-froo nickname :)
@katyelle that's my main issue with some of the more creative/newer names that surface - I can't take it seriously from an adult-aspect and I cant magine employers would, either.
DH and I are on the same page in that we like classic names that will look good on a resume. Whilst we'd like to think the world doesn't judge people based on names, we know that's not exactly the case - so every name we discussed had to pass the resume test before we would further discuss it. Our current list of names includes Matthew, Cameron (family name), Emily, and Olivia - we're team green so we're covering all bases here.
Just as a personal preference, I don't like names that are spelled in a manner that is phonetically incorrect. I also tend to dislike the 'cutesy', trendy names; whilst I know some of our names are very popular, I wouldn't consider any of them trendy as they have lasted the test of time and are what I consider to be classic names. And finally, I'm not a fan of the 'out there' names, currently popular amongst the celebrity crowd.
Yeah, I'm boring, what can I say? :-)
We do what we call the "Prime Minister Test". We figure the biggest, most public job that they can go for is that of Prime Minster. Certain names would almost automatically disqualify you from that job.
Beyond that, we like family names and classic/old names.
I've always been a fan of classic, old-fashioned names like Eleanor, Caroline, Virginia, Stella, Audrey, etc. We're naming our daughter Charlotte when she's born next month.
I do also like some random indie/hipster/hippie names and gender-neutral ones though. Stuff like Autumn, Sawyer, Willow, Rowan. I don't know that I ever seriously considered naming our child any of these though. Except Autumn, Autumn made it's way onto our short list.
Our naming strategy was thing:
1)Has to be something you don't hear all the time. DH and I both have really common names and we HATE it.
2)Nothing ridiculous, outlandish or spelled like we've never seen a dictionary. This includes names that sounds like strippers/adult actors.
3)It has to be a name that can fit a child AND an adult. The true test was if it sounded good with Dr., Prof., or President/Congressman in front of it. lol
My son's name is Seth Andrew. I wanted a 4 letter name, easy to spell, say and whatever else. Andrew is my brother's middle name (which he actually goes by his middle name, as his first name is my dad's and uncle's name) and was my great-grandpa's name as well.
My nephew's name is Michael Wesley, which is my uncle, dad, and brother's first name and Wesley was my great-uncle's middle name. We call him Wes.
For future we are thinking of Thomas for a boy (FH's uncle passed away and was his father figure...named Thomas) and Charlotte for a girl (my great-aunt's name, I love her).
I suppose my entire family and DH's go with family names!
We don't want something that you can't pronounce or spell or are scared to say. I don't like all that. My mom worked at a medical office for a while (she's a billing specialist) and one little boy's name was Shithead. No lie. and the parents had the gall to get offended if you mis-said his name which apparently was 'sha-thayd'. I mean REALLY.
No Destiny, Nevaeh, Diamond, Princess, Miracle names for me either. Not my style. I guess if I had a "style" it'd be somewhere between family names/culturally significant. I always think it's cool when kids are named after a favorite author or something (like Elliot or Bronte).
I like unusual names, because I have an unusual name.
ETA: I figure I should add in some examples of names I like... Some of these are from books, but I wouldn't hesitate to name a child any of them I think they are unusual without being weird.
Rowan
Damia
Tobias
Jaxom
Laria
Kiern
@KatyElle: I understand, I'm not into those names either--but I love the name Harper. FH and I both majored in English, and I think that's really where it comes from. I was probably one of the few that was excited to hear that the Beckham's named their daughter Harper, I think it's beautiful! One of the only off the beaten path names I could consider going with.
Classic/timeless combined with family.
Our future baby names are Benjamin Douglas, Charlotte Jean and Marshall Thomas
All names have at least some part of the name that has family significance
I like old-fashioned, uncommon for today names. Classic, but not common. Maybe one step off the beaten path, but I also love natural names! I just tend to dislike common names, because I meet so many people with the same name sometimes I can form associations, you know? I like uncommon, but classic.
I prefer uncommon names. Names that you don't hear often, so there's no chance of someone else having it, but not the cutesy-weird names that will make it hard for them to be taken seriously as an adult.
My daughter's name is Astrid. We loved that it's very uncommon but still a strong name. And it suits her. She really owns it :)
Of course, six months later, that chick from The Office named her baby Astrid, so when we introduce her to new people, they always ask me if that's where we got it. I then explain that, no, we had it first, actually!
Other names I liked were Bernadette and Madeleine. I still think they're beautiful names, but I was overruled, haha.
@KatyElle: "No Destiny, Nevaeh, Diamond, Princess, Miracle names for me either."
3 of those 5 names are names of some of the girls in the preschool class I teach. You can't imagine some of the names I hear. I always think that they have the potential to be "cute" now, but I wonder about a grown woman with those names.
I'm not sure what category my names fit in.
Hadley Paige (I love Hadley..heard it one day on a "Southern Belles" reality show...I know, I know. DH is a history teacher and "Handley Page" was a company in one of the wars, so he thought Paige would be a cute middle name)
Elley Katherine (really like Elley, Katherine is my sister's middle name)
Nathan Dean (Once again, we just like Nathan and Dean is a family name)
Trevor Michael (Both family names)
Names that don't sound stupid with "MD" "PhD" "DNS" "Eqsuire" ect after them or "General" "The honorable" ect before. :) Basically names that are easy to pronunce, not spelled crazy (sorry, there are WAAAY too many little kids with like 6 extra letters in their names, and no matter how trendy extra "y"s, "z" and " ' " in your kids name is, they will hate it when they grow up) and aren't extemely popular. I really want to use my grandparents names for our kids.
Haha I said exactly this in the other baby names thread! I am all for classic names. My SO loves old-timey French names, but I'm hoping to steer those to middle names as some are a bit funny. I do like less common names, though.I guess I also should vote culturally significant, as we'll be choosing names that are applicable to both our French and English-speaking sides of the family. Our daughter is Leah (Lea in French) and any names for future children have to be pronounceable (correctly) in both languages.
@MissPumpkinPie: This is us, as well. Our son's name is Marshall, which I think is both of those things.
SO's first name is James, his dad is James, my brother is James, my unlce is James, and my grandfather is James. Can you guess what my son will be? I love James Edward (family) for a boy and Harper Grace (for Harper Lee) for a girl. I also like Ruth and Virginia for girls names.
I think I am classic and old time-y!
Also, very picky. I have yet to find a suitable boy name (not that I'm pregnant so whatever) and can only think of 1 girl name that I love.
@Sputnik: Your first two names are from my alltime favorite author, and the Talent series I have read a million times.
I prefer unusual names like in the top 400 as opposed to the top 40. Both of my boys were named after a tv/movie character where I fell in love with the name.
I picked nature. I love names like Willow, Winter, August, Georgia, Bristol, Autumn, Reed, etc. Our last name is a natural word though so all of these are out of the picture unless we want a flower child name, lol.
But I also love names like Gemma, Paige, Harlow, Jillian, Zoe. I don't know how to classify names like that.
I picked Culturally Significant. We definitely want names that would sound pretty in both English and Spanish since our families don't speak English. Inside that margin, we leans towards Classic but a bit uncommon. I definitely do the "Running for President" test in my mind.
Me and FI have talked endlessly about baby names and have it narrowed down to:
Girls: Lorena Victoria We also like the names: Elena, Natasha, Valeria, Lauren,
Boys: Victor Lorenzo We also like the names: Lucas, Alejandro, Marcos, Nicolas
@Sputnik: Half of those names are characters in books by my favorite author.
I love the older, classic names, but they are getting really played out. I don't like crazy name either, or popular ones. I am going to try to pick names that aren't popular but are still nice.
@JennBug89: I work at a medical office, and some of the names I see have been "Miracle Unique" and "Myrykyl"
@andilene: FI just asked me the other day if i liked the name Harper for a girl! I said no, because i watch too much 2 1/2 men and it would always remind me of charlie sheen.
I like classic names that aren't too crazy popular. I want my kids to have a name that works for both a child and an adult, can be pronounced, and hopefully won't make them 1 of 10 kids in their class with the same name.
@zippylef: "Our naming strategy was thing:
1)Has to be something you don't hear all the time.
2)Nothing ridiculous, outlandish or spelled like we've never seen a dictionary. This includes names that sounds like strippers/adult actors.
3)It has to be a name that can fit a child AND an adult. The true test was if it sounded good with Dr., Prof., or President/Congressman in front of it."
This is basically my mentality too! :)
I like uncommon but not invented/trendy (Tamsin, Esmerelda, Ramona, June, for example, are some that I like). And yes, you'd have to be able to trust a professional with this first name! I can't STAND some things people are naming their kids these days. I can only imagine what my future children's classmates will be called.
@nutMeg13: No..... omg that spelling!
ETA - I also like names from other cultures (like Esmerelda, above, and Maria, and Diego for a boy).
I'm really sort of all over the place with names. I like classic, currently popular, old-timey, and family names.
Currently Popular- Mia (girl), Noelle (girl), Collin (boy or girl)
Classic- Malcolm (boy), Madison (I know this name is very popular now, but ultimately I feel like its a classic, and very cute for a little girl).
Old Timey- Estelle (girl), Xavier (boy)
Family Names- Conrad (boy), Andre (boy)
combination of classic/old-timey/family/culturally significant, which actually is a bit of overlap for us--the Jewish tradition is that you name children after loved ones who have passed away, so the names of our grandparents' generation kind of fit all those categories! though, I've thought of a sweet, significant girl name we both love (Rosalie, playing off 3 different family names), but boys' names are harder--I don't like any of our grandfathers' names!
Classic/Old-Timey and Family Significant.
Our girl name short list includes Madeline, Grace, Alice, Amelia and Eleanor. (I'm wishy-washy on Madeline because I hear it a lot, but both it and Grace are family names). Our boy name is pretty much set (at least his first name): Evan. Evans is DH's middle name, his dad's middle name, and was his maternal grandmother's maiden name.
I like culturally signicant (particularly book and/or author related) names, but DH isn't so hot. I dislike the super trendy names...or rather, wouldn't name my child one. I love names like Ava and Olivia, but as a Sarah born in the mid-80s I don't think want to do that to my child. And the made-up names make me crazy, especially the ones that take a normal name and spell it in the weirdest way possible.
@redheadem: June is going to be our little one's middle name. Charlotte June. It's DH's grandma's name. :)
@nutMeg13: I graduated with a girl whose baby sister's name was Miracle. Her mom had her later in life after being diagnosed as infertile, so she was her "miracle baby".
@AnneTossy: I LOVE Gemma and Jillian, but DH hated both. :\ He hated most of the names I like though.
I like classic/old-timey names - Margaret, Eleanor, Benjamin, Henry... but I feel like a lot of these older names are rapidly coming back into fashion and if we have a kid in a year or two, the babysphere will be oversaturated with these names and I won't want to use any of them anymore.
I'd want to give my child a name that's not too currently popular, is easy to spell and pronounce, and passes the Senator Test.
@zippylef: I love the name you've chosen for your baby girl! Charlotte is my mom's name and I've always loved it.
@sailor: Thanks! Charlotte is a family name on my side from WAAAY back.
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