Our second boy name was Everett Marshall and we'll probably use it if we have another boy. As for girl, I want to incorporate Rae (from my mom) and I've always loved Eve and Pearl. On the hand me down side....I have a great grandma whose name was Flossy Alene. Beat that.
I might be bias, but I love the name Everett! We get compliments on it all the time and I know it's gaining popularity because I've run into a handful of Everetts since E was born.
purple I pointed out the lack of William's in the Bible to H but since there's a Saint William, he said it still seems religious to him. Pretty sure there's a saint for most traditional names.
Does he know a lot about Saint William? Google tells me there are a few of them, but I had never even heard of any of them. William does not seem Catholic to me like at all.
Now, if you wanted to name him Maximilian Kolbe Carrots and go by Kolbe (saw this in a Facebook group)... that's a big no.
carrots we considered Sloan for this LO (it's my grandma's maiden name). Don't take that one to the BNB, they generally hate it;) I really liked it and hope to get to use it in the future though! Also loving Luke, I have Luca on my short list of boy names for the future:)
Are we cousins? I love the name Sloan, but I've already got a cousin named Sloan... and a cousin named Madison. So, we'll probably branch out next time around. Or pick from H's side.
carrots we considered Sloan for this LO (it's my grandma's maiden name). Don't take that one to the BNB, they generally hate it;) I really liked it and hope to get to use it in the future though! Also loving Luke, I have Luca on my short list of boy names for the future:)
Are we cousins? I love the name Sloan, but I've already got a cousin named Sloan... and a cousin named Madison. So, we'll probably branch out next time around. Or pick from H's side.
Lol, life would make so much sense if we were;) anything good on H's side? My H's grandma was Audrey and I really love it! He's not as crazy about it since MIL wasn't really crazy about her....
Are we cousins? I love the name Sloan, but I've already got a cousin named Sloan... and a cousin named Madison. So, we'll probably branch out next time around. Or pick from H's side.
Lol, life would make so much sense if we were;) anything good on H's side? My H's grandma was Audrey and I really love it! He's not as crazy about it since MIL wasn't really crazy about her....
Well actually both of his grandmothers are Mary, but there are so many Marys in our families (including my mom) we didn't really count that as naming for anyone. H and his dad both have Stephen in their name, so if we have a boy he'll probably have that as mn. Other than that... not a fan of any names on his side.
holliberry28 I also have always hated my name. I think the nickname Meg is so stupid and ppl just assume they can call me that as soon as they meet me. People say I look more like a Stephanie or a Rachael. Thanks, Mom! But then, she tried to name my youngest sister Heidi or Raina, so I guess I got off ok (our whole family vetoed those names...sis is Erin lol).
We're going to start TFAS this summer (yikes!) and we've pretty much settled on Sofia for a girl...middle name ideas? I know it's really trendy but I knew an adorable Sofia, so yeah. DH wants Jared Scott for a boy, which is fine except he wants to spell it Jaryd, which I think is stupid.
I'll play. We are probably going to TFAS sometime early to mid 2017.
For a girl, I like Fiona, Lillian, and Amelia.
For a boy, H loves Jason, but I hate it. I like Asher, Oliver, and Elliot.
I'm just now catching up here.
Oliver and Elliot(t) were both on our list for this LO. I've mentioned this before but had LO been a girl he would have been Petra. Most people turn their nose up to that one, but we loved it.
I know there is a discussion going on about not naming your kid something and calling them something else. I somewhat agree, like I"m not a fan of naming your kid Michael Brandon but then calling him Brandon. But then what about a name like Gregory or Matthew? If you're going to mainly have them go by Greg or Matt, would you just use the shortened version as a birth name?
I'll play. We are probably going to TFAS sometime early to mid 2017.
For a girl, I like Fiona, Lillian, and Amelia.
For a boy, H loves Jason, but I hate it. I like Asher, Oliver, and Elliot.
I'm just now catching up here.
Oliver and Elliot(t) were both on our list for this LO. I've mentioned this before but had LO been a girl he would have been Petra. Most people turn their nose up to that one, but we loved it.
I know there is a discussion going on about not naming your kid something and calling them something else. I somewhat agree, like I"m not a fan of naming your kid Michael Brandon but then calling him Brandon. But then what about a name like Gregory or Matthew? If you're going to mainly have them go by Greg or Matt, would you just use the shortened version as a birth name?
I actually get upset when people call M Matt, I much prefer Matthew. If he prefers Matt when he gets older, that's a different story.
carrots the first time I brought it up my H commented about my love for one tree hill. -shrugs- guilty
My DS is Lucas and DH never even picked up on the OTH thing we even went to Wilmington for our "babymoon"/2nd anniversary trip. Granted that wasn't the reason I chose Lucas but I think it was where I originally heard it
holliberry28 yeah, you're going to have to get used to that one. So do you correct people when they do it? I didn't really like the shortened version of DS1's name but people use it all the time. I just don't ever use it myself.
In the same vein, we had a client named Matt. I just assumed his full name was Matthew so I entered that into our system and on some documents. He corrected us and I amended it, but it definitely confuses things. I'm sure he has to do that all the time.
Post by silv3rlining on Jun 17, 2016 14:23:54 GMT -5
Love Sloan (for a boy or girl but I do know a male Sloan).
I think there's been a lot of good names thrown out. And for MN for Zeke (bc I fail at spelling the full name right now) I'm not coming up with anything not Biblical either. But definitely a fan
We're done having kids (DH had his V a few weeks ago) but our boy name *if* we had another was Elijah Francis (which I'm a bit bummed about not getting to use Francis is a family name on both sides). Our backup girl name was Joyce Elizabeth (family names)
My mom has always been called by her middle name. It was apparently the name my grandparents agreed upon but when my pap filled out her birth certificate, he snuck in a different first name.
My nephew also goes by his middle name. He shared a first name with his dad and they always called him by his middle.
I'm a child of 'if you're going to call them that then just have that be their full name'. I absolutely hate it. Cannot tell you how much it irks me. When I was going into the work force I felt very unprofessional. Katie is a nickname not a full one. Would've much rather been Katherine.
Ha! My sister with the same name has the opposite opinion. Her work name tag says Katherine, and she says she hates it. She always asks my mom why she was named Katherine if they were never going to use it. It's true, we never use it. I don't think Katie sounds unprofessional. Like, Missy for Melissa is kind of unprofessional. But Katie seems fine to me.
I'm a child of 'if you're going to call them that then just have that be their full name'. I absolutely hate it. Cannot tell you how much it irks me. When I was going into the work force I felt very unprofessional. Katie is a nickname not a full one. Would've much rather been Katherine.
For me at least, when I say name your kid what you're going to call them, your type of situation is not what I'm referring to. We picked V's name knowing that while I do call him by his full name, I also call him by nicknames that are derivations of that name. Stuff like that makes sense to me.
What doesn't make sense to me is naming a child Mark Joseph and intending for him to be known as Joseph. Why not just make Joseph his first name?
+1 to this. We named DD Madilyn but call her Madi. I wanted her to have the option of using her full name when she's older if she chooses.
Oliver and Elliot(t) were both on our list for this LO. I've mentioned this before but had LO been a girl he would have been Petra. Most people turn their nose up to that one, but we loved it.
I know there is a discussion going on about not naming your kid something and calling them something else. I somewhat agree, like I"m not a fan of naming your kid Michael Brandon but then calling him Brandon. But then what about a name like Gregory or Matthew? If you're going to mainly have them go by Greg or Matt, would you just use the shortened version as a birth name?
I actually get upset when people call M Matt, I much prefer Matthew. If he prefers Matt when he gets older, that's a different story.
My H's name is Matthew and I always call him by his full name but I'm not sure why. Matt doesn't bother me but I just really like the way his full name sounds:)
Post by baytosa2013 on Jun 17, 2016 19:35:24 GMT -5
My aunt on my dads side did that middle name thing with her kids. They went by Marie and Edward. It was a long time before I knew my cousins real name was John like his father. His sister goes by her first name as an adult, dawn but her nick name was always missy. I also know a missy, real name not nick name. I hate my middle name and DNW to ever be called by it although my first name isn't the bomb either!
I actually get upset when people call M Matt, I much prefer Matthew. If he prefers Matt when he gets older, that's a different story.
My H's name is Matthew and I always call him by his full name but I'm not sure why. Matt doesn't bother me but I just really like the way his full name sounds:)
I'm also married to a Matthew. I alternate between Matthew and Matt when I'm talking to him, but me and MIL are the only two people who ever call him Matthew. I do like the way Matthew sounds over Matt.
I'm a child of 'if you're going to call them that then just have that be their full name'. I absolutely hate it. Cannot tell you how much it irks me. When I was going into the work force I felt very unprofessional. Katie is a nickname not a full one. Would've much rather been Katherine.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately because I LOVE the name Lexi for a girl, but DH hates both Alexandra and Alexis. I feel like I couldn't name my child Lexi, because what if she grows up to be a dr or a lawyer or something really professional? Such a conundrum! And I may have to give up the name over it
I've been thinking about this a lot lately because I LOVE the name Lexi for a girl, but DH hates both Alexandra and Alexis. I feel like I couldn't name my child Lexi, because what if she grows up to be a dr or a lawyer or something really professional? Such a conundrum! And I may have to give up the name over it
Post by carolyngrace on Jun 18, 2016 7:35:50 GMT -5
I like Jack a lot, but not Jackson, and definitely not Jaxon, which I see all the time now! Oscar and jack would be so cute.
This was a few pages back, but regarding the name Margret I think it's bizarre how many nicknames there are - Meg, Maggie, Peg, Peggie, and now Daisy! Craz.
My uncles name is Raymond Joseph, everyone calls him Joe. I was in my late 20s before I found out his real first name. My cousin named her daughter Sierra Starr, she goes by Starr.
This is fun! Name game is totally not relevant for us right now, but we plan on TFAS in summer 2017. I am pretty decided that if we get another boy, he would be named Avery. Not so sure DH is on board with that yet, but hopefully we'll agree eventually! I also love Emerson or Addison, but I really don't think I'll be able to get DH to agree to one of those. No middle names picked yet, but they would probably end up being family names.
For a girl, we both like Madison (Maddie for short). I also like Adele/Adelia because it is a family name for both of us. Lillian is a very special family name for me (it was my great Aunt's- who I was very close to), and I'd love to see it incorporated somehow if we have a girl.
I join most of you in hating names with nicknames that make no sense, and I also dont like using middle names as the name the child goes by. My mom hated nicknames, which is why she named me Kate. It backfired though, because everyone thinks my name is Katharine- especially when she tells them I was named for Katharine Hepburn.
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