Chlidren's names... - Page 5

[tjjazzy]

I didn't know what to check off:

Sawyer is named for our friend who passed away (but it was the friend's last name)

Beau is spelled differently than most, I suppose. His middle name is to honour another friend who passed (his last name as well--Taylor.)

[Rivka5]

Originally Posted by EFmom

I like names that are traditional, recognizable and a bit uncommon. I also like conventional spellings and names that aren't impossible for your average person to pronounce.

That sums it up for me, too. I think we hit that mark perfectly with Colin. Alexandra is more common, but we liked it so much that we don't mind.

We chose family surnames for middle names, but picked carefully among our options to find names that sound traditional and recognizable. It's Alexandra Calvert and Colin Randolph.

[Channelle]

DSS is Jordan Andrew, both very common, biblical, correctly spelled, fairly short, and consistant with his ethnicity.

I don't have a baby yet, but we have our names already picked out.

If we have a girl, our top two choices are Beatrix Annora Maud and Fable Cornelia Bluebird
Beatrix-because of it's meaning, roots, and the fact that we love Trixie. It's not common at all (not even in the top 1000), easily spelled. Middle names are conventionally spelled and are family names or honor family members. Maud is a name used in older generations.

Fable-An English word that isn't traditionally used as a name. We love it because of it's meaning "A story with a moral". Short and conventionally spelled. Cornelia is a family name, and used in older generations (Though Cornelia might be changed to Mina, one of my other favorite names), and Bluebird is real meaningful to me (After the Bluebird of Happiness-It is the most universally accepted symbol of cheerfulness, happiness, prosperity, hearth and home, good health, new births, the renewal of springtime, etc. Virtually any positive sentiments may be attached to the bluebird. In magical symbology, bluebirds are used to represent confidence in the positive aspect. Many Native American tribes considered the bluebird sacred. Bluebird is a word/noun in English that isn't traditionally used as a name. Bluebird might be changed to Elspeth or Primrose though, as it honors family.

If we have a boy, his name will probably be Wynn Alexander Clint. Wynn is Welsh, which is in our ethnicity, and it's a family name for me, it's short, we love it's meaning (Fair, Friend), and it's very unusual. Alexander is a traditional middle name in my partner's family, every boy has it as a middle, and Clint is in honor of my late older brother who died 4 years ago. (Other boy names we love are August "Gus", Perrin/Percival "Perry", and Malcolm "Mal")

[Avarie]

Spencer and Colin.

Conventionally spelled, consistent with ethnicity (generic mutt-American), more popular with a past generation). Classic, simple, and unmistakable. Except for the woman who thought I said "Holland" and not Colin.

[JennTheMomma]

Common among peers.

[AnutaCielo]

DS- from the Bible,conventionally spelled,consistent with child's ethnicity,common among peers.
DD-From an ethnicity to which my child does not belong (it's an italian name which we're not, conventionally spelled for italian name- not so much for an american)

[octobher]

i checked off several..
we have Mahogany which i haven't heard anyone around here with and is consistent with her ethnicity (choctaw-blackfoot), Michael .. pretty conventional, McKenna consistent with ethnicity, and Myrhe (my-ree) consistent with ethnicity (gaelic for Mary). Our next one will either be Mandolyn (girl)...english word or Merrick (boy) ... ethnicity.

[NinaBruja]

Conventionally spelled
From an ethnicity to which my child does not belong
An English word that isn't traditionally used as a name
Inspired by a book/movie/other media
Long, but my kid uses a nickname

cassandra lillian
elise lavender

conventionally spelled, which doesnt really help with not having to spell everything out since people are big on the 'unique' spellings these days people assume its kasandrya and elleise anyways.

cassandra is greek and were not greek, lillian is latin... were latinas does that count? lol
elise is...french? she might be a tiny tiny tiny bit french...
lavender is the english word not commonly used as a name.

i put long but uses a nickname but thats less true now that cassandra prefers the long version of her name and doesnt really use her 'baby name' of sandrel. elise lavender is my little liesl. i wanted to name her liesl, a german variant of elizabeth(i also liked erzabet and zabetta) but her dad bargained to let me 'give her a weird middle name' if i stopped trying to name her liesl. so i just gave her a name that let me call her liesl anyways. bwahahaha!

they come from media.
cassandra comes from the old story of the unbelieved prophetess. i named her that to remind myself to always believe her.

elise comes from my love of the songs 'fur elise' by beethoven and 'a letter to elise' by the cure.

[Justmee]

My kids names here are relitivly common, everyone has heard of them, but they are not used all that often, if that makes any sense. Some of their names I know other kids with the same names, but not in the same classes, etc. They are names everyone has heard of and can pronounce, "classic" names, but not really common now and in this area if that makes any sense. They all happen to be Biblical, but we didn't specifically try to do that, it just worked out.

[Jennifer3141]

My children are both named after their great-grandparents so they have uncommon names for today's time but the names were common 100 or so years ago. We love the old-fashioned names and my DS is a IV.

[AJohns]

Lora Eve - My first pick was "Florence" & nobody liked it - especially DH! After many heated discusions, I suggested "Flora" DH still said 'no' but said he would meet me half way with 'Laura' spelling it L-O-R-A. I agreed. 'Eve' is a spin-off of my grandmother's name "Eva"

Robert - Our son was nameless for 3-4 days. When presented with the paperwork for a birth certificate, "Untitled" or "To be filled in later" wasn't an option. Rob is named after the lead singer Robert Smith of The Cure (DH's favorite group)

Had he been a girl, 'Ruby Elise' - Lora's pick.

[Hey Mama!]

Originally Posted by frontierpsych

Conventionally spelled: for the most part. I've also seen it spelled Brody.
Consistent with my child's ethnicity: It is Irish, we are part Irish (among many other things)
Inspired by a book/movie/other media: 10 points to anyone who can guess the movie

Mall Rats

My girls' names are Ainsley, Bethany, Gabriella. They are all traditionally spelled, one is more common in my generation, one is inconsistent with our ethnicity, one is consistent with our ethnicity, one is biblical but wasn't picked for that, and two were based on characters from the media.

Bonus points if you can pick the two that came from TV/movies and what show/movie we got them off of.

[williamsmommy2002]

My oldest is named after his father. His father was named after his grandfather and an uncle. Their name does not go with their ethnicity. It does go with mine so I guess it makes it fit 50% of it. It is a very traditional common name. It isn't real common in our area of the country though so that is nice. Plus his name is William and that is what we call him. Most kids with his name use another variation.

Parker has a not common name but not an unusual one. His middle name (Holden) is from a book. I have loved the name Parker since I first heard it a long time ago. His name also only fits part of his ethnicity.

[velochic]

Originally Posted by Hey Mama!

Mall Rats

My girls' names are Ainsley, Bethany, Gabriella. They are all traditionally spelled, one is more common in my generation, one is inconsistent with our ethnicity, one is consistent with our ethnicity, one is biblical but wasn't picked for that, and two were based on characters from the media.

Bonus points if you can pick the two that came from TV/movies and what show/movie we got them off of.

I've known a few people with the name Ainsley, but they have always been male. I've never heard it for girls. I'm guessing you got the name from Ready, Steady, Cook, the BBC cooking show hosted by Ainsley Harriot.

[Hey Mama!]

Originally Posted by velochic

I've known a few people with the name Ainsley, but they have always been male. I've never heard it for girls. I'm guessing you got the name from Ready, Steady, Cook, the BBC cooking show hosted by Ainsley Harriot.

Ainsley is traditionally a boys name. But, I have never heard of that show. It came from a US drama.

[JamesMama]

I voted more common in my grandparents/great grandparents generation since my DS was named for his great-grandfathers. But it's fairly common even now. His name is James Clarence.

My DD, her name was inspired from a book and she is the only person I know with her name, I have never found her name in any baby name book or online....her name is Aldria (pronounced All-Dree-Uh)

[BetsyS]

We have used family names. My second son's name is also Biblical (James).

But, they both have long names and are called by nicknames, as well. They have simple names that everyone can pronounce. My poor first son is one of a million Wills, it seems. But, my second son is usually the only Mac.