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[katiesthoughts.livejournal.com]

My husband and I talk about names all the time, even though we're not having a baby or planning to anytime soon.

Our favorite boy name is John. John is an old family name on both sides and both our dads' real names are John (his dad goes by Jack). We are torn on middle names. He likes Donald, after his grandpa while I like William, after my grandpa. We're probably going with something else entirely. We like John since we think there's too many Jacks, plus John is a name everyone knows, that doesn't seem that popular since our dads' time, plus it isn't an aden name!

We're unsure about girls' names. His parents kind of made up his sister's name and his mom is Wanda, so he is determined his daughter have a nice, normal, non-made up name. Unfortunately, we have nothing in mind. What names to you recommend for normal, everyone has heard of, but not everyone has this girl's name?

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[katiesthoughts.livejournal.com]

I've heard of so many little Jacks lately. My 7 year old cousin is Jack and so is Tim's cousin's 6 year old. I only ever had one John in class growing up.

[danica.livejournal.com]

I like the name Johnson for a boy.

[ga-the-impaler.livejournal.com]

How about John Wildon? It's kind of both without being either. Just a thought.

Mary is a normal name. You can add to it, as well. Maryellen, Mary Jane, Mary Frances, or, even, Rosemary. You could go with the flower motif and old Victorian style names that have become popular (but, still, not everyone has them) like Rose, Pearl, Cora, Daisy, or Lilly. Or you could think about month names like April, May, or June.

[autumnlove21.livejournal.com]

Girls: Lily/Lilly, Abbey, Amy, Gwen, & Madison.

[katiesthoughts.livejournal.com]

We'd go with Mary, but it's my mom's and grandma's name. His mom name is Wanda and both of us hate it. We wouldn't want to do one and not the other.