Name Suggestions Please

[MapleMomma]

Anyone willing to give me a few name suggestions? We are due in May, but names have been a hot topic around here, so I'd like to keep the ball rolling while hubby is interested. Our first is Jessalynn Elizabeth. We prefer names that sound good on a resume and I like longer names.

For a girl we are fairly settled on Gracelyn (or Gracelynn) Elizabeth. Runners up were Emmalynn and Adalynn. Elizabeth will be the middle name regardless.

We are stuck on boys. My husband would really like Cody or Barrett. I like Kodiak, Westin, Coltyn. Middle name will be Walter.

Thoughts?

[bromios]

If you like names that look good on resumes, I would run far, far away from made-up, trendy, misspelled nonsense like Gracelyn(n), Emmalynn, Fill-in-the-blank-lynn, and Coltyn. Also, Kodiak and Westin are just terrible. Here are some real names that are also polysyllabic.

Girl:

Alexandra

Annabelle

Aurelia

Corinna

Catriona

Cassandra

Evangeline

Emmanuelle

Francesca

Genevieve

Gwendolen

Georgiana

Ginevra

Laurentia

Magdalena

Miranda

Madeleine

Natalia

Octavia

Penelope

Philippa

Raphaela

Sabina

Seraphina

Theodora

Valentina

Boy:

Auberon

Bartholomew

Bertrand

Christopher

Carlisle

Ciaran

Edmund

Edward

Finnian

Harlan

Harold

Jonathan

Justus

Laurence

Lorcan

Leonard

Myron

Nicodemus

Orion

Raphael

Ronan

Sebastian

Thaddeus

Theron

[MapleMomma]

Dec 24, 2016 18:34:21 GMT -5 @charlotte said:

Hi lady!
Suggesting:
Girls:
Emmaline
Adelaide
Carolyn or Caroline
Lillian
Anna Kate

Boys:
Levi
Garrett
Wesley
Wyatt
Miles
Harrison

Unfortunately Emnaline and Carolyn/Caroline are out as they are family names I don't choose to honor. :/ Gracelynn would be after MH's grandma, Grace, but I wanted it to go with Jessalynn. I love Harrison, Garrett and Wyatt!

[MapleMomma]

Dec 24, 2016 20:30:52 GMT -5 bromios said:

If you like names that look good on resumes, I would run far, far away from made-up, trendy, misspelled nonsense like Gracelyn(n), Emmalynn, Fill-in-the-blank-lynn, and Coltyn. Also, Kodiak and Westin are just terrible. Here are some real names that are also polysyllabic.

Girl:

Alexandra

Annabelle

Aurelia

Corinna

Catriona

Cassandra

Evangeline

Emmanuelle

Francesca

Genevieve

Gwendolen

Georgiana

Ginevra

Laurentia

Magdalena

Miranda

Madeleine

Natalia

Octavia

Penelope

Philippa

Raphaela

Sabina

Seraphina

Theodora

Valentina

Boy:

Auberon

Bartholomew

Bertrand

Christopher

Carlisle

Ciaran

Edmund

Edward

Finnian

Harlan

Harold

Jonathan

Justus

Laurence

Lorcan

Leonard

Myron

Nicodemus

Orion

Raphael

Ronan

Sebastian

Thaddeus

Theron

By looking good in a resume, I guess I mean you wouldn't think your car salesman or hairstylist has a weird name. We are simple, farm/ country people. Most of these names just don't fit our style or culture. I appreciate your suggestions. But I do like names like Jessalynn and Gracelynn.

[Oliver's Bear]

Girls:
Aislin
Caitlin
Evelyn
Marilyn
Kay-Lynne
Rosalind

Boys:
Ian
Merrick
Owen
Robert
Thomas
Zachary

[bromios]

Dec 24, 2016 21:23:05 GMT -5 MapleMomma said:

Dec 24, 2016 20:30:52 GMT -5 bromios said:

If you like names that look good on resumes, I would run far, far away from made-up, trendy, misspelled nonsense like Gracelyn(n), Emmalynn, Fill-in-the-blank-lynn, and Coltyn. Also, Kodiak and Westin are just terrible. Here are some real names that are also polysyllabic.

Girl:

Alexandra

Annabelle

Aurelia

Corinna

Catriona

Cassandra

Evangeline

Emmanuelle

Francesca

Genevieve

Gwendolen

Georgiana

Ginevra

Laurentia

Magdalena

Miranda

Madeleine

Natalia

Octavia

Penelope

Philippa

Raphaela

Sabina

Seraphina

Theodora

Valentina

Boy:

Auberon

Bartholomew

Bertrand

Christopher

Carlisle

Ciaran

Edmund

Edward

Finnian

Harlan

Harold

Jonathan

Justus

Laurence

Lorcan

Leonard

Myron

Nicodemus

Orion

Raphael

Ronan

Sebastian

Thaddeus

Theron

By looking good in a resume, I guess I mean you wouldn't think your car salesman or hairstylist has a weird name. We are simple, farm/ country people. Most of these names just don't fit our style or culture. I appreciate your suggestions. But I do like names like Jessalynn and Gracelynn.

But Gracelynn isn't a real name... simple is fine, nothing wrong with simple. Made up and trendy, though... and how is Kodiak simple? Also, some day your child might want to have a name that looks good on a resume being handed to someone in an urban, corporate setting. But here, simple names that are still real (and great names):

Alice

Clara

Louisa

Cora

Johanna

Holly

Laura

Leah

Sarah

Rebecca

Maria

Aaron

Adrian

Cian

David

Ewan

Elliot

Ezra

Gabriel

Ian

Isaac

Jory

Leo

Niall

Milo

Michael

Nicholas

Peter

Rhys

Scott

Simon

Seth

[hangry]

Dec 24, 2016 23:46:58 GMT -5 corinne said:

Dec 24, 2016 21:20:12 GMT -5 MapleMomma said:

Unfortunately Emnaline and Carolyn/Caroline are out as they are family names I don't choose to honor. :/ Gracelynn would be after MH's grandma, Grace, but I wanted it to go with Jessalynn. I love Harrison, Garrett and Wyatt!

I think Grace is beautiful on its own, and could easily have nicknames such as adding Lyn. Two names with Lyn on the end feel too matchy to me.

+1 to all of this

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

Oh my. I'm just going to echo everything bromios has said in this thread.

[jmski]

Two names with lyn(n) is too matchy. The names shouldn't "go"- just be nice names.

[seamonster]

Dec 24, 2016 21:20:12 GMT -5 MapleMomma said:

Dec 24, 2016 18:34:21 GMT -5 @charlotte said:

Hi lady!
Suggesting:
Girls:
Emmaline
Adelaide
Carolyn or Caroline
Lillian
Anna Kate

Boys:
Levi
Garrett
Wesley
Wyatt
Miles
Harrison

Unfortunately Emnaline and Carolyn/Caroline are out as they are family names I don't choose to honor. :/ Gracelynn would be after MH's grandma, Grace, but I wanted it to go with Jessalynn. I love Harrison, Garrett and Wyatt!

Grace is beautiful! It goes great with Jessalyn.

I wouldn't add -lyn to the end of Grace just to make it match your older daughter's name. They'll already be sharing the same middle name so let them have distinct first names.

Harrison, Garrett, and Wyatt are boy first names.

[kellybenelly83]

Please if the girls will share a middle name, give them each a distinct first name from eachother. Adding Lynn to Grace (a perfect timeless and classic name which looks great on a resume) just makes it look like you are trying too hard to match.
If you like Adalyn (also not good for above stated reasons) have you considered Adelaide or Adeline?
Other name suggestions
Margaret
Theresa
Vanessa
Valerie

Boys?
Stay far away from kodiak, Westin (hotel chain anyone) and Colton

To go with Walter I'd suggest:

Benjamin
Garrett
Graham
Ryan
Christopher
Elijah

[Widget123]

Girl name suggestions just because... basically I'm suggesting you drop the lynn and move Grace to the middle name instead of Elizabeth

Juliana Grace
Liliana Grace
Anna Grace
Annmarie Grace
Annalise Grace

For boys, I like PP suggestions of Wyatt and Harrison, Levi, and Wesley. I'll suggest Gavin, Charles, Louis. I also like Walter as a first name.

[helenahhandbasket]

I would stay away from -Lynn names for a second girl

Suggesting long names below
Adelaide
Annabella
Philomela
Georgina
Cassandra
Olympia
Serafina
Natalia
Valentina
Adrianna


I don't mind Cody or Barrett.
Suggesting
Wesley
Levi
Alton
Vaughn
Mason
Everett
Gavin
Clayton
Quentin
Nolan
Burke


Edit- sorry for all of the duplicate names, I probably should have RTDT before responding

[billyhorrible]

Another vote to drop the -lynn. Grace and Emma are lovely names on their own, adding the -lynn to them actually makes them less simple and less attractive.

As for the boys, I'm not a fan of any of the names you like. I do however love Barrett.

Other suggestions for a girl:
Alice
Liza
Martha
Milly
Ruth
Sarah

And boy:
Adam
Benjamin
Caleb
Daniel
Frank
Gideon