What names are you too chicken to name your babies? - Page 24

[kylie1]

For my DD1, I really wanted to call her Lyric, like many others here...My then-DH was not as willing.  He wanted to call her Stephanie, but I thought that was too plain. DD1 ended up being called Hermia after the Midsummer Night's Dream character.

DD2 quite nearly ended up being called River...we both agreed on the name, but when we saw her we both agreed that she was most definitely NOT a River! DD2 is now called Mackenzie.

My DSD's birth name is Tyson, but she wants to rename herself now...Some of her ideas are pretty crazy! She's currently trying to decide between Andromedra and Aurora. I don't want to be the one to break it to her that me and DH hate both those names.

[Shell29]

Originally Posted by jul511riv 

I've always loved the name Melia for a girl (M'leah), but so far my dh hates it. And I would totally do B'lana but probably spell it Belana or somesuch. I also don't think dh would go for that.

My daughters name is Malia (Ma-leah) my mom was born and raised in Hawaii and it's a fairly common hawaiian name, it's also my middle name and I always said if I had a girl, that would be her name.

Names I loved (and still do, for a boy) are Ryder, Cash and Phoenix, but they've all been veto'ed.

My son's name is Hayden, I found naming a boy to be hard. We have no idea (yet) the sex of baby # 3, but if it's a girl, it will be Elena (E-lane-a) and so far our top boy name is Mason, but given how picky we seem to be with boys names that could change by March.

[erigeron]

I knew a male Shannon in school. His brother was named Kelsey.

[linnea27]

Astrid. Love the name- my husband assures me that kids will turn it into ass-tread, like Skidmark.

Anakin. Nixed for Star Wars. But we'll use Annika for a girl.

Sixten. It's a Scandinavian name, pronounced Sice-tin. But six-ten just looks so weird and my kid would always be teaching people how to say it.

[peaceful_mama]

OK I probably know you IRL because I recognize both of those.

Originally Posted by JollyGG 

Our local strip club carries the same name. If you recognize the adult store name above we are probably neighbors.

[sere]

For a girl I love Ophelia. I admit that with our last name some teasing would occur if we used it as a first name, but DH veto'd it as a middle name even. I also love Luna, but I'm too chicken to do that, too.

For a boy I like Alastair, Leopold, and Maximum. Never going to get the opportunity to use them, though. 

[Psmythe]

I had an uncle named Leopold.  We called him Poly (pole-ee)!  He was very manly.

[ocelotmom]

Originally Posted by erigeron 

I knew a male Shannon in school. His brother was named Kelsey.

I went to school with a male Shannon, too.

Every time someone posts about going to school with someone with an unusual name that corresponds with someone I went to school with, I wonder if we went to school together :) I don't think my male Shannon had a brother named Kelsey, though.
 

Originally Posted by linnea27 

Astrid. Love the name- my husband assures me that kids will turn it into ass-tread, like Skidmark.

Anakin. Nixed for Star Wars. But we'll use Annika for a girl.

Sixten. It's a Scandinavian name, pronounced Sice-tin. But six-ten just looks so weird and my kid would always be teaching people how to say it.

I have an Astrid, and ass nicknames were my biggest hesitation about choosing it. Annika was discussed for DD3, but DH doesn't like it.

[vivica2]

iv always wanted to name my son Ender, after the Orson Scott Card series. i SWOON over that name! think i can convince DH?   he might go for Valentine. 

we have a Dae (pronounced Day) its Korean. i also super love japanese names, Rayko, Hiro, etc.... but dh is Korean and he doesn't want to be too Asian. 

vira, delilah, Lillyanna, and Rosalee are front runners right now, along with Oliver, Ender and Oden. 

[BeanSprout Mama]

We tossed around Dexter and Lumen for this baby, both from the TV show Dexter.  I also really like Clementine for a girl, but DH vetoed it.

[elspethpaisley]

I love this thread! Not pregnant yet, but I really want to name a girl Hazel. And I'm partial to Dandelion for a boy, but my partner has already vetoed that one. She's more into traditional names and passing on family names, and I'm more into the old-fashioned/hippie-nature names. The problem with hippie-nature names is a lot of them are associated with people we already know.

[coldandsleepy]

I went to school with a boy Shannon and with an Astrid as a kid.  I do remember boy Shannon getting some hassle about his name, but I can't remember Astrid ever getting "ass-tread" or any other name related teasing...

The thing about name teasing is I think kids can think up something for ANY name if they're so inclined.  I (probably) wouldn't let that be the ONLY reason I wouldn't pick a name.

I love the name Indigo (nn Indy) but named my older son Grey.  Don't think I am bold enough to have TWO color names in the family.

[Lula's Mom]

I like Astrid!

But I always think of Michael from The Office... when he read it, he mixed up the I and R, so he thought it was pronounced "Ass Turd".

[inertia]

I am going traditional with a boy name for my first son (I am not finding out the sex, though). I'll name him after dad, HAROLD. Which I feel is such an endearing, fatherly name. I saw the name Hawthorne on here, and while I never thought about it, I do like that a lot! I also like the name Zbigniew for a boy..... and I will do it for future sons.

DD's name is Zora Kiryn. Kiryn? We phonetically crafted it in the recovery room. I wanted "yn" and he wanted "K" My mom's name is Corrine so I guess we were drawing a bit on family names for inspiration. Kiryn means dark-haired one, and DD is blonde, but who cares!

The name Zora drifted into my head around 5 months pregnant, my co-worker told me minutes later that it was indeed a real name, her middle name, in fact. And she loved it. It meant "Beauty of Dawn". DD was born precisely at sunrise, so it was perfect!

The name Oxana came to me recently, the same way Zora did. So if this new child is a girl, and her face speaks "not of this world" her name will be Oxana! Middle name? maybe I'll just make one up again!

For boy: Zbigniew, Reed, Charming, Mordecai, Xerxes, Kralj (name of a street nearby that I can't stop thinking about), Hawthorne, (LOVE tree names: Hanley, Holt, Aspen, Alder, Cedar, Birch)

Girls: Oxana, Luna, Aurora, Cheyenne, (Also tree names!: Acacia, Willow, Ilana, Matsuko, Sequoia)

[BubbleMa]

Originally Posted by inertia 

I am going traditional with a boy name for my first son (I am not finding out the sex, though). I'll name him after dad, HAROLD. Which I feel is such an endearing, fatherly name. I saw the name Hawthorne on here, and while I never thought about it, I do like that a lot! I also like the name Zbigniew for a boy..... and I will do it for future sons.

DD's name is Zora Kiryn. Kiryn? We phonetically crafted it in the recovery room. I wanted "yn" and he wanted "K" My mom's name is Corrine so I guess we were drawing a bit on family names for inspiration. Kiryn means dark-haired one, and DD is blonde, but who cares!

The name Zora drifted into my head around 5 months pregnant, my co-worker told me minutes later that it was indeed a real name, her middle name, in fact. And she loved it. It meant "Beauty of Dawn". DD was born precisely at sunrise, so it was perfect!

The name Oxana came to me recently, the same way Zora did. So if this new child is a girl, and her face speaks "not of this world" her name will be Oxana! Middle name? maybe I'll just make one up again!

For boy: Zbigniew, Reed, Charming, Mordecai, Xerxes, Kralj (name of a street nearby that I can't stop thinking about), Hawthorne, (LOVE tree names: Hanley, Holt, Aspen, Alder, Cedar, Birch)

Girls: Oxana, Luna, Aurora, Cheyenne, (Also tree names!: Acacia, Willow, Ilana, Matsuko, Sequoia)

When I was teaching Montessori, there was a little boy named Harold.  He had such a sweet old soul.  :)  I love that name because of that boy.  :)

[2011mama]

Jasper for a boy (only reason - besides DH not liking it - was the character in 101 Dalmatians) and for a long time Sebastian was on the list. Sebastian has moved to the actual list though and we are seriously considering it for this little one. DH is afraid it sounds like bastard and I'm afraid people will feel it sounds uppity. Those are our only hang-ups with it. One person I told we were considering it said, "What would you call him?" and she sounded disgusted. LOL. I said, "Um, Sebastian? Or maybe Seb?" Why does a name HAVE to have a nickname? Sometimes a name is more attractive to me if it does not have a nickname. I never had a nickname. I used all three syllables of my unique (at the time) name.

For a girl I like Arden and Jessamy. I guess they don't require too much courage to use, but I've never met anyone with those names. Arden I'd be afraid would get a lot of "Elizabeth Arden?" And Jessamy I'd be afraid would be mispronounced.

I know there are more but I'm quite forgetful these days! I'll edit later if I think of more.

[Logan]

Sebastian is pretty common here. Lots of Seb's and even Sebby for nicknames. 

[wanderinblues]

quite a few of the names i have considered using are mentioned in here :) what a great thread!

DP really wants our kids middle name to be Danger. i love it, but one of my best friends gave her boy that middle name and i just cant use it. her boy is already friends with DSD and all the kids will play together. they cant both have the same super badass middle name. plus, everyone with think we are copying her, even though DP did decide on it himself. the same family had a baby in may who they named Caius Nova - isnt that great?

does anyone else have multiple Wyatts in their area? i love that name but ive met like three in as many years.

i love old timey sounding names and some nature names. i so badly want to name a boy Rueben and have for ages. i am very stuck on that name. DP may take some convincing. 

keep them coming! i will try to think of some names that i actually wouldnt use, but im pretty brave that way and i want my kids to have unusual names.

[armidasawan]

I have lots of boy names that I love and would give to any boys when I have 'em (haven't had children yet, but plan on conceiving soon).  These include Omar, Sebastian, Mijael, Esteban (which is actually my nephew's name, so I can't use it now).  But I can't really think of any girl names that I would dare give to a baby girl.  We're multi-cultural or racial or something (he's Egyptian, I'm Mexican). 

I like a lot of anglo names for girls (Emma, Heather to name a couple), but don't want my child to have to deal with an anglo name when he/she looks not anglo at all.  I also like strong, almost masculine names, like Ramona, and Roberta, but I really don't like their Spanish pronounciation which would be a problem since my family is Spanish speaking.  I like the name Abigail but feel it's almost too feminine.  The name that I keep reverting to is Oneida, but I don't know if I'd be daring enough to use it.  

[holothuroidea]

Arden makes me think of As You Like It, which is my favorite Shakespeare piece. I love it, I've actually considered Touchstone just because it's so clever.
 

Originally Posted by 2011mama 
For a girl I like Arden and Jessamy. I guess they don't require too much courage to use, but I've never met anyone with those names. Arden I'd be afraid would get a lot of "Elizabeth Arden?" And Jessamy I'd be afraid would be mispronounced.