Give me your wisdom (and ideas) please!

[ddojsioc]

We're about 5 minutes pregnant with our first. I'm trying to cool it on the all-baby-all-the-time talk with my husband, since we still have a long way to go. So, please humor me and give your thoughts on my top choices so far. I'd also love any suggestions you have for me!

Girls:
Juliet
Lena
Layla
Tessa
Jenna
Elena

Boys:
Elias
Mateo
Collin
Ryan
Sean
Everett
Graham
Spencer
Brooks
Kellen

All MNs will be cultural from my mom's side, but are undecided. LN sounds like Lend-Air.

[missycee]

I love Juliet (I'm biased because my DD is Juliette) and Elena.

Of the boy names Graham is my favorite, it's actually on my list for my LO due next month, though spelled Graeme.

[soultrane]

My son is Graham so I obviously think it's the best name in the world!

Tessa is my favorite name I'll never be able to use because it sounds ridiculous with our last name. I would add Julia and Anna to your girls list. Calvin is still on our boy list and seems to fit your style too.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Juliet- Love. The only name on the girls list that I would use for my own child.
Lena- I'm really not a fan.
Layla- NMS.
Tessa- NMS.
Jenna- Really NMS.
Elena- This one is really nice, and you should keep it on your list. It doesn't hold a candle to Juliet though.

Add: Alice, Clara, Elowen, Lyra, Violet, Willa


Elias- I like it a lot.
Mateo- Love.
Collin- Like, but prefer Colin.
Ryan- Meh, kind of boring.
Sean- Not a fan. This is the best spelling though.
Everett- Eh, it's ok.
Graham- LOVE. It would be on my boy short list if DH hadn't vetoed it.
Spencer- It's ok.
Brooks- Very much dislike.
Kellen- This is a made up name. The closest real name would be Caolan or Kelan. I prefer Caolan.

Add: Archer, Conall, Ciaran, Elliot, Ronan, Scott

[ddojsioc]

Feb 4, 2015 15:32:24 GMT -5 missycee said:

I love Juliet (I'm biased because my DD is Juliette) and Elena.

Of the boy names Graham is my favorite, it's actually on my list for my LO due next month, though spelled Graeme.

Wow. Similar taste! Mind sharing what else is/was on your lists?

[mags]

Girls:
Juliet- love so pretty
Lena- love an old Italian grandma
Layla- love the song
Tessa- one of my favorites
Jenna- porn star
Elena-eh

Boys:
Elias- no likey
Mateo-omg love love love
Collin- eh
Ryan-eh
Sean-eh
Everett-trendy and nms
Graham- I know people are loving this name lately but im not one of them
Spencer-pretentious
Brooks-old butler
Kellen-nope

[ddojsioc]

soultrane: Ooh, love Calvin!

dreadpiratebuttercup (Love your screen name, btw): I like Clara and Ronan, and I love Archer, but don't know that I'd have the guts to use it. We've got a niece named Violet and a dog named Elliott, so it's like you know our whole family tree! Also, this is totally silly, but Lyra always reminds me of Lira - the Turkish currency, which I learned from the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego in like 4th grade.

I'm a little sad that everyone likes Graham so much, because it's a front runner for our nephew who will be here in a few months. We might never get to use it, but I'm too attached to take it out of the running until he claims it for sure!

Thank you for all of the input, everyone!

[missycee]

Feb 4, 2015 16:01:21 GMT -5 ddojsioc said:

Feb 4, 2015 15:32:24 GMT -5 missycee said:

I love Juliet (I'm biased because my DD is Juliette) and Elena.

Of the boy names Graham is my favorite, it's actually on my list for my LO due next month, though spelled Graeme.

Wow. Similar taste! Mind sharing what else is/was on your lists?

For girls I had Juliette, Elena, Caroline, Cecelia, Margaret

For boys I have Graeme, Cillian, Cullen, Lochlan, Desmond (H and I are Irish so a lot of influence there)

[leahb12]

I love Juliet. I like Tessa and Elena. I'm not a fan of the others.

For boys, I really like Elias and Mateo. Collin, Ryan, Everett, and Graham are all nice. I'm not a fan of Brooks and Kellen

Suggestions:
Eloise, Clara, Maeve, Kiera, Eliza, Nora, Genevieve, Carys

Ezra, Rhys, Seamus, Louis, Edward, Quinn, Luca

[Idani]

Feb 4, 2015 15:18:19 GMT -5 ddojsioc said:

We're about 5 minutes pregnant with our first. I'm trying to cool it on the all-baby-all-the-time talk with my husband, since we still have a long way to go. So, please humor me and give your thoughts on my top choices so far. I'd also love any suggestions you have for me!

Girls:
Juliet just eh for me
Lena eh
Layla nice
Tessa prefer it as a nn for Theresa
Jenna It's a fact only awesome people are named Jenna
Elena Love although the different pronunciations would deter me from using personally

Boys:
Elias great
Mateo LOVE
Collin great
Ryan really like
Sean Like
Everett like
Graham love
Spencer love
Brooks really dislike
Kellen nice

All MNs will be cultural from my mom's side, but are undecided. LN sounds like Lend-Air.

[Deleted]

Girls:
Juliet - NMS
Lena - prefer as nn Magdalena
Layla - NMS
Tessa - LOVE as a nn for Theresa
Jenna - NMS, prefer Gemma
Elena

Add: Helena, Theresa (nn. Tessa), Magdalena (nn. Lena), Gemma

Boys:
Elias
Mateo
Collin - I agree with dreadpiratebuttercup and vote Colin, two Ls is a last name to me
Ryan - go with leahb12 's suggestion of Rhys instead
Sean
Everett
Graham - minority probably but I prefer Graeme (less cracker-y)
Spencer - LOVE
Brooks
Kellen- Not a name

Add: Elijah, Elisha, Evan

EDIT: I like to fix errors that only I can see anyway.

[ddojsioc]

See? This is why I came here! Thank you guys for the great suggestions and input! I don't know how I'll be able to try to slow my roll over the next few months!

[reginaphalange]

Juliet: love it
Lena: like
Layla: Not a fan
Tessa: My favourite of yours
Jenna: not a fan
Elena: I only like the El-en-uh pronunciation and not Ee-lay-nuh

Boys:
Elias: favourite of the list
Mateo: nice
Collin: nice
Ryan: ok
Sean: ok
Everett: nice
Graham: ok
Spencer: NMS
Brooks: dislike
Kellen: dislike

[jennby]

Love Juliet & Brooks

[Widget123]

Feb 4, 2015 15:18:19 GMT -5 ddojsioc said:

We're about 5 minutes pregnant with our first. I'm trying to cool it on the all-baby-all-the-time talk with my husband, since we still have a long way to go. So, please humor me and give your thoughts on my top choices so far. I'd also love any suggestions you have for me!

Girls:
Juliet KEEP
Lena KEEP
Layla TOSS
Tessa use Teresa, NN Tessa
Jenna TOSS, dated
Elena KEEP

Boys:
Elias  KEEP
Mateo  KEEP
Collin  KEEP
Ryan TOSS
Sean  TOSS
Everett KEEP, but I prefer as a MN
Graham  KEEP
Spencer TOSS
Brooks TOSS
Kellen TOSS

All MNs will be cultural from my mom's side, but are undecided. LN sounds like Lend-Air.

[brittneysandra]

Girls:
Juliet- Love
Lena -Toss
Layla -Keep
Tessa- Love
Jenna- Toss
Elena- Keep

Boys:
Elias - Keep
Mateo- Keep
Collin - Toss
Ryan- Keep
Sean-Toss
Everett- Toss
Graham-Toss
Spencer- Toss
Brooks- Toss
Kellen- Keep

[Stormtroopooper]

Juliet and Elena are your best girl choices.

I freaking love Elias, and I really like Graham off your boy list.

[ddojsioc]

Yay, a few of my favorites aren't getting eaten alive. But sadly, I do sense some repeat offenders in the "toss" category. So I guess so long, Brooks and Kellen!

[nutmeg8484]

My puppy's name is Brooks. I named him after Garth Brooks and I like it for a "who the hell knows what kind of hound mix" he is but I wouldn't give my child that name.

[bromios]

Juliet is the winner on your girl list, hands down, no contest, the others can take a seat (especially Jenna). Juliet is gorgeous and the rest are so dull in comparison. From your boy list, Mateo and Graham are by far the best. I really, really dislike Brooks and Kellen. Other suggestions:

Girl:

Alice

Anthea

Althea

Aurelia

Aurora

Bianca

Clara

Cosima

Corinna

Catriona

Emina

Iona

Isadora

Kira

Louisa

Livia

Lyra

Mira

Natalia

Octavia

Petra

Pyrrha

Raphaela

Rhea

Rowena

Sabina

Sabela

Thea

Violet

Willa

Boy:

Adrian

Arthur

Auberon

Anders

Bernard

Bertrand

Bram

Conall

Carlisle

Caius

Dane

Darius

Edward

Edmund

Edwin

Elliot

Eamonn

Frederick

Finnian

Faron

Godfrey

Harlan

Harold

Isaac

Justus

Julian

Laurence

Lorcan

Leo

Mortimer

Mark

Marcus

Myron

Magnus

Nicholas

Orson

Oscar

Orion

Orrin

Oren

Peter

Ronan

Raphael

Rhys

Sebastian

Scott

Seamus

Simon

Theron

Thaddeus

Theodore

Torin

Ulysses

Willem