I also prefer Oak to October for a summerr baby.
Walden's cool. I feel like ya gotta be cool with Wally as a potential nickname though. Even if you dont call him/her Wally, others might? On the "W" names, I knew a girl in high school whose name (really it was her nickname) was Willie and I always thought it was such a cute name. It was short for Wilhelmina (silent second L so pronounced Willameena). I've seen her in recent years and she converted from Willie to Willa. I like Willie much better for a girl than boy though
If I heard the name Walden, I would probably first think boy. But don't let that stop you if you really love the name! My son's name is Nikola (after Nikola Tesla) and apparently many people think girl first with his name:)
I think boy for Walden but so many names could go either way now. It might not be an issue when she is older (if you have a girl) but as a baby you would probably have to just say, "Her name is Walden, she's a girl."
We had been decided on Decker James long ago but people keep mentioning DJ. I personally (sorry if you like it) detest initial names so I think we may switch it to Decker Lewis which is DHs middle name and MILs maiden name.
My little girl is Calliope (Ca-lie-oh-pee) Meadow, had she been a he, Boston Avery :)
I checked out nameberry.com which was pretty neat but had all the typical ho-hum names...at least that's what it came up with for my preferences. I'll have to check into other ones but none I have seen so far have been much different. I feel like I am hunting for a needle in a haystack.
With DD I had 5 names picked out, and as the due date got closer, that names got narrowed down to 3. When I meant her, I knew what her name should be. For my son I had no names picked out yet. But when I held him for the first and only time, it almost felt like someone whispered his name in my ear. I had never considered that name before. DD wants to name her new brother the same name, but I can't. It just feels wrong in many ways.
I don't know if I could wait until the birth to name this one!
Jude
Judah
Jules
Jamin (though ive only ever known a girl with this name but I think it could def go gender neutral)
Jax
Jan
Jensen
Jovi (though now realizing the bon jovi connection, eek)
Julian (becoming pretty popular in my area)
Jethro
I love Juniper but that's pretty girly I guess
Thanks Loogiejane! A few of those are on our list, with Julian being closest to the top.
But Julian is getting quite popular...also considering Julius but I like the lack of an 's' ending in Julian...
I thought DH and I agreed on the perfect girl name a few weeks ago but just last night when I brought it up again he nixed it. He said it was too hippyish. GRR! And it's so cute, and different yet not too out there or weird sounding.
The problem I run into is that we need to name after a deceased family member or friend. So just when I find the perfect name, even name combo, and there's nothing about it that's naming after anyone, it kind of takes of away from the perfection of it. It's frustrating.
I thought DH and I agreed on the perfect girl name a few weeks ago but just last night when I brought it up again he nixed it. He said it was too hippyish. GRR! And it's so cute, and different yet not too out there or weird sounding.
The problem I run into is that we need to name after a deceased family member or friend. So just when I find the perfect name, even name combo, and there's nothing about it that's naming after anyone, it kind of takes of away from the perfection of it. It's frustrating.
Does it have to be EXACTLY the same name as the person, or can it be a variation? For example, my grandmothers name is Eileen and I mentioned that I liked the name Isla, to which my mother responded "isn't that nice, Nonnie would consider that being like naming the baby after her!"....so maybe that is something to think about. It's a way to be creative but still tie the name into the family or friend. I know some people want the name to be exact...another thing to think about is that several people in my family have actually changed their names, if you dig deeper into family history, it's possible that you could find some relatives have actually changed their names and that could give you more options...(my grandmother was born Eileen, changed it to Arlene, my great grandmother was Luiga, changed it to Angelina...there are a few others I can't think of too)...my family immigrated fairly recently, and so it's still common knowledge that they changed their names to be more "Americanized".
Oh it can definitely be a variation. Actually, my #1 girl name as of now is directly named after a distant family member....my mother's great aunt. So clearly Ive never met this woman and I don't know anything about her personality. All I know is that she lived on a farm with her husband Casper and resided in Ithaca, NY after selling the farm. Somehow I came across the name and decided I loved it and then weeks later found out from my mom we had a family member with the same name. I was psyched! Kept the info from my mom though as I don't discuss named with anyone but DH. I do like the idea of naming after someone I or DH knew or at least had met but that wouldn't be the case with this girl name I love. And the boy name I love also wouldn't be after any family members either. We'd focus on the middle name being after DH's bff that died in March, tragically and unexpectedly.
So yeah, variations could be even just using the first letter of someone's name. My grandmothers were Martha and Mayme and neither has been named for. But our (my) perfect girl name starts with a G. So we could do a middle name that starts with an M but the two that I think sound the best DH has either nixed or is unsure of.
Then the boy combo I came up with, with the boy first name I like paired with our friend's Hebrew name, DH said sounds too hebrew, cuz both names are super hebrew, I'll give him that. And it's not like we're religious or anything. But we do have a strong Jewish identity. But I like our friends hebrew name much better than his English name. His hebrew name translates to "king". And I kind of like keeping the Jewish spirit going.
Anyway, so there's more details than you probably wanted
Does it have to be EXACTLY the same name as the person, or can it be a variation? For example, my grandmothers name is Eileen and I mentioned that I liked the name Isla, to which my mother responded "isn't that nice, Nonnie would consider that being like naming the baby after her!"....so maybe that is something to think about. It's a way to be creative but still tie the name into the family or friend. I know some people want the name to be exact...another thing to think about is that several people in my family have actually changed their names, if you dig deeper into family history, it's possible that you could find some relatives have actually changed their names and that could give you more options...(my grandmother was born Eileen, changed it to Arlene, my great grandmother was Luiga, changed it to Angelina...there are a few others I can't think of too)...my family immigrated fairly recently, and so it's still common knowledge that they changed their names to be more "Americanized".
my neice is called isla lily, shes gorgeous.. is a lovely name :D
Oh it can definitely be a variation. Actually, my #1 girl name as of now is directly named after a distant family member....my mother's great aunt. So clearly Ive never met this woman and I don't know anything about her personality. All I know is that she lived on a farm with her husband Casper and resided in Ithaca, NY after selling the farm. Somehow I came across the name and decided I loved it and then weeks later found out from my mom we had a family member with the same name. I was psyched! Kept the info from my mom though as I don't discuss named with anyone but DH. I do like the idea of naming after someone I or DH knew or at least had met but that wouldn't be the case with this girl name I love. And the boy name I love also wouldn't be after any family members either. We'd focus on the middle name being after DH's bff that died in March, tragically and unexpectedly.
So yeah, variations could be even just using the first letter of someone's name. My grandmothers were Martha and Mayme and neither has been named for. But our (my) perfect girl name starts with a G. So we could do a middle name that starts with an M but the two that I think sound the best DH has either nixed or is unsure of.
Then the boy combo I came up with, with the boy first name I like paired with our friend's Hebrew name, DH said sounds too hebrew, cuz both names are super hebrew, I'll give him that. And it's not like we're religious or anything. But we do have a strong Jewish identity. But I like our friends hebrew name much better than his English name. His hebrew name translates to "king". And I kind of like keeping the Jewish spirit going.
Anyway, so there's more details than you probably wanted
...It's always hard to know just how much detail is appropriate when you aren't talking directly with someone, lol! I really like the idea of names having an identity too, it makes them a lot more interesting, IMO...although my DS's name is just one that we liked with no real background behind it.
Timesway, Isla Lily is such a pretty name! I love the name Isla, but it's one that I think is becoming much, much more popular, so I am a little worried about it...the saving grace is that I think it would make my grandmother super happy if we used it...we will see. We are finding out (hopefully) on the 3rd if we are having a boy or a girl, so I haven't gotten too worked up about anything yet :)
A girlfriend of mine just named her baby Clara. It's old fashioned and timeless sounding. It's nice. A name that I always think of when I hear is Alice is Lucy which I am surprised hasn't boomed with popularity. I think Lucy is so cute.
I could throw out some boy middle name suggestions but do you have any preferences on the first letter?
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