We usually gather 5 or so names and then decide once the baby is born. Although with our last baby it took 3 days and we picked a totally new name not on the list. You'd think by now I'd have tons of ideas since it's our 5th, but I maybe have 1 I like. I do like nameberry but sometimes it's meeting someone new or reading a book with a neat name until one really sticks.
We did the EXACT same thing with the last three. I made lists of boy and girl names and when the babies were born the names were not even on the list. We didn't find out with the last three so IDK what we will do this time since I plan on us finding out.
My kids all have color themed names, which helps narrow it down for a girl. If we have a boy the name will be John because of a family tradition on my dh's side that's been going for 8 generations. All my kids have unusual names, so it will be strange to have a kid with one of the most common names in the world.. Heh
My older son named our youngest! We had no name as we were leaving the hospital so we thought, what the heck...! He's named after a train! I am pretty sure we'll have another boy and we're struggling for names. We need a name that fits both the US and UK (where we're from) and names have such different connotations in both places. We really like Oscar and August but my mum doesn't like them, which is fine (and it's our decision) but I'd still like to pick a name that is viewed favourably!
The first time I heard the name August I thought it was a little strange, now I love it! Unfortunately I'll probably never use it since out last name is two syllables and ends in a t. It turns into a mouthful with no flow whatsoever.
We've got the girl's name picked out (first name came to me in a dream and middle name complements my son's middle name), but if it's a boy we're completely stumped and haven't started even discussing options yet.
I LOVE August. It was my first choice for our son, but we ended up with Atticus - that was my husband's favorite, and once he was born, Atticus just seemed right.
I have four girls and one boy. The son was *thisclose* to being named August! Like. ..millimeters away! But, he's Leo. So, I'm still pretty in love with August/Augustus/Augustine! But I also have visions of Benedict, Basil, Ignatius, Clement, Vincent, and so many more.
Having used the girl names of Madeline, Katherine, Lucy, and Hazel already (along with Violet, our loss), I toy with Clementine, Penelope, Ruby, Gemma, Gianna, Willa, Della, etc. I looooove names!
I have four girls and one boy. The son was *thisclose* to being named August! Like. ..millimeters away! But, he's Leo. So, I'm still pretty in love with August/Augustus/Augustine! But I also have visions of Benedict, Basil, Ignatius, Clement, Vincent, and so many more.
Having used the girl names of Madeline, Katherine, Lucy, and Hazel already (along with Violet, our loss), I toy with Clementine, Penelope, Ruby, Gemma, Gianna, Willa, Della, etc. I looooove names!
Some lovely names! I love Atticus, too. I really like ruby, rose, and perhaps pearl for a girl. I thought I was having a girl last time and picked the name isla, which now I've gone off.
And I had the same reaction to the name august! Now I really like it a lot. Seems to be becoming very popular now, though.
I have been thinking about names but I can't seem to put any on my list yet. Maybe I have too many "rules"
Our last name ends in "ie" so the baby's first name can't end in anything like that. No "y" or "ie" sounds
My daughter's name starts with "M" and mine starts with "R" so names that start with those letters are out
And no repeats in the family...and I have lots of cousins and 2nd cousins, so all those names are out
If we have a boy I am pretty set on Wilder. For a girl, my best friend suggest Wilder too- my husband loves Aspen. But, eh- only if she is blonde. I think for a girl we will have to just see her. My husband is saying I am getting "up tight" in this pregnancy- he is full of crap though- I am no different it has just been 10 years since we have done this and I am excited! :grin: I was looking at car seats and got blood work and he thinks I am all paranoid... So, I have to lay off the baby name talk for a while.
If we have a 3rd boy, I have no idea what we'll name him. Boy names just seem so much harder. My two are Westley and Vaughn, and it was at least a week after birth with both of them before we were finally decided. I kind of wish we had swapped Vaughn's first and middle (Lucius) around though. At the time I was afraid of the connotations with the Harry Potter character, but he just looks so much like a Lucius to me. And now I can't use that as a first name should we have another boy. Oh well...
During my first pregnancy, dh was really set on Felicity if it was a girl. I agreed at the time, but now I'm not so sure I like it anymore. We have a 3 syllable last name. So a 4 syllable first just makes it seem like a mouthful. And there aren't really any nicknames to shorten to, you know. I guess you could go down to Felicia, but that's not really much better, plus I have bad associations with the name Felicia. I haven't broached the topic with dh yet.
If we have a 3rd boy, I have no idea what we'll name him. Boy names just seem so much harder. My two are Westley and Vaughn, and it was at least a week after birth with both of them before we were finally decided. I kind of wish we had swapped Vaughn's first and middle (Lucius) around though. At the time I was afraid of the connotations with the Harry Potter character, but he just looks so much like a Lucius to me. And now I can't use that as a first name should we have another boy. Oh well...
During my first pregnancy, dh was really set on Felicity if it was a girl. I agreed at the time, but now I'm not so sure I like it anymore. We have a 3 syllable last name. So a 4 syllable first just makes it seem like a mouthful. And there aren't really any nicknames to shorten to, you know. I guess you could go down to Felicia, but that's not really much better, plus I have bad associations with the name Felicia. I haven't broached the topic with dh yet.
I think you could still use Lucius for another boy - my husband's first name is his older brother's middle name. And I love Felicity, and think that Fae would actually be a sweet nickname for it. Win-win!
Eh, my 4th was not named for almost 24 hours. I HATED the name hubby wanted, he wasn't totally wanting what I liked...then he talked to a friend, came back to me, and said 'what about Zayd?' And there it was I had not seen that name anywhere while looking, now I saw it on the first two lists I looked on for this one!
We have a couple names for a girl maybe, nothing really for a boy. The other 3 boys are Zs, and we would go there again. Our daughter is Sophia because I informed him that he named our first, so I got to name her.
I have my two names picked out, but they might not be finalized. My son really wants to name his sister (he keeps calling the baby she) Daenerys, which would be cute when I have to call them both: Dany and Dino. But my boyfriend likes my other choice Anastasia better, I figure Daenerys sounds Greek enough.
For a boy, which I really don't want to think about, I want a girl so bad, I was going with some of the original names I had wanted for my son, Sebastian, but spell it Sebastianos in Greek. I like Greek names, my mom didn't spell my name in Greek I was named after my yaiya Amelia, but my mom gave me Emily, when I was in school in Greece I just spelled it Emelia, and everyone called me Emalitsa, literally little Emily.
I don't know what middle name I'd use for Daenerys though. I'm using Selene for Anastasia and Xavier for Sebastianos. I'm just praying my mom doesn't make me name a son after my cousin Alex who died. She suggested I name my son Dino after my father, but I told her, I'd use the middle name and name him after my grandfather yaiyas husband who died many years ago. I would also use my uncles name Dionysios. It would be fun to have a child named for the god of wine!
I had a girl name that I liked for a long time that goes with the theme of my other kids names, but a while back a new name really spoke to me. I really love it and I want to tell you ladies! But I'm so nervous about telling names because in the past I've had baby names ruined by ppl. Comments like "so and so named her baby that" or my step mom, "that sounds like a porn star name!" SMH.
However, if it's a boy .... it will likely be nameless!
I know it's highly individual whether people share their name choice before birth, but I personally do. I figure that if I get enough backlash on a name that it might not be a good choice. I can also accept a moderate amount of disagreement if I really like the name myself.
I laughed SO freaking hard at these after growing up with lots of mormon kids. My poor Texan husband was SO confused though.
Name-wise we're making lists now, though the girls totally outrank the guys. I can't wait until the end of the month when we tell our families (currently my sister only knows because I needed help with skype coordination) so I can get a list of family names.
We're both leaning towards more traditional names, and in a bunch of cases looking at either the Latinate or German cognate forms.
So, on a related note: If you had a name chosen for a baby but you m/c early (@5w0d), would you still "keep" the name to use for your next baby, or would that name belong to the lost baby? My husband thinks the latter; I'm torn.
That's a tough one. I would say the name is still free, considering the loss was early so the connection between the baby and That Name would be tenuous for me. But if your husband feels strongly about it, I would back off. Maybe use it as a middle name?
I don't know. I've never miscarried, but the idea of naming miscarried babies does make some sense to me. I think I'd feel like a name would make the lost baby more real, and like it did really matter. Then again, if it was so early... I don't know. It used to be a lot more common to name children after deceased older siblings. I mean children who died as infants or toddlers. These days that sounds insensitive to most people, but I guess people felt differently when childhood deaths were more common.
I have a ton of girls names that I love, and basically no boys names. The complete opposite of last time! I think this one's going to be a girl. I was sure DS was going to be a boy and I was right
I love very old traditional names and German names for a girl.
DS was almost named Atticus btw! His name is Reuben. I got to choose, so DP is claiming the right to choose this baby's name. That doesn't stop me from collecting names and suggesting them though.
Reuben is adorable! Of all places we found a few of our Germanic girls' names in the Habsburg family tomb when we were in Vienna before we came back to the States
I actually really have come to love the name Lawrence, but given that 4 out of 5 of our close friends have named their first with "L" names I think that one may have to wait to be used a baby or two down the line.
I was pretty set on our girls name. When we were pregnant with DS, It was either Sean Allen or Sara Ann, and he was a boy. We really struggled with a girl name, while the boy name came easy. This time, we will use Sara Ann if it's a girl I think, but there are so many other names coming up I like....like I like Ruby a lot, just started seeing it and it has jumped out at me. I like Sean and Sara together though, but we might be suspected of starting a "same letter trend", which I don't plan on doing. I also LOVE Isla, but DH has vetoed and said "never." so....Maybe we'll just wait and see if she looks like a Ruby or a Sara...
If it's a boy, we haven't a clue. DH is sure it is a girl, and I'm starting to feel that way now too. We both knew DS was a boy, even though we stayed team yellow. Of course, I also feel like it might be twins, but DH says absolutely not...lol. Maybe it will be identical twin girls, Ruby and Sara...LOL
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