Think we got one!

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I've been incessently bothering my husband about figuring out a boy's name before our ultrasound. He thinks he likes Jayden Paul (which uses my father's middle name), and I like it.

It's not my first choice, but what do y'all think?

Comments

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

My opinion: Jayden is a cute name...for a girl.
If you're set on naming him Jayden, spell it Jaden.

Though...
why Jayden? Why do you like it better than Hayden/Caden/Aiden/Brayden?
I'm just curious, not trying to offend. All four of those names go nicely with Paul.
=]

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I offered up both Aiden and Hayden first. He said no. Grrr. We can't use Caden because our last name starts with the hard *c* sound, and I have a friend who named her baby Brycen last year and Brayden is just too close for me-----I think Brycen is horrible.

Hubby hasn't been conducive to ANY names I've offered up. He finally got online to do something & asked if I liked Jayden. I said yes, but I thought he wouldn't go for it. He asked how I'd spell it, and I said Jaden. He said that the site he was on didn't list that as an *acceptable spelling*. I've only ever seen it as Jaden (boy) or Jaiden (girl).

I wanted Gavin or Tristan. He vetoed both of them. Well, he's got some bad taste in names.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

*sigh* MEN. ;]

Hmm...Ian is always good, and because of hard C, Christian is probably out (similar to Tristan).

Darn.
I swear, when I'm pregnant, if I birth it, I name it. My husband can pick middle names, but first names are up to me. And our last name, of course.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

Ian was my third choice, which he also vetoed.

We already have a baby boy, and he's got his father's name. I told him that I have the rights to this one, so I should just stick up for myself & tell him I'll do what I want. I just have this illusion that we'll pick something together. Guess it's not going that way.

I'm creating fingerprints for this baby, right? I should get total naming rights!

We're trying to use my father's name as a middle name, so that limits us. My hubby's Irish (like his father's off-the-boat), so he'd like something that leans that way. Liam was used by his cousin, Liam was used by his other cousin (both in the past 10 months), and his sister is due in 6 weeks with a boy...and she's not releasing a name.

I wish something would just pop out of the blue that we both like.

My fourth choice was Alexander (using Xander), and he told me that was out because it wasn't Irish.

Men suck.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

Colin & Baird are Irish names I like with Brody, Bryant, Kellan & Eamon toping my list as well.

Perhaps your second boy can have two middle names? The first name you like, your father's middle and a name your husband likes?

Good luck though! I hope you figure something out.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I've tried the *two middle names* idea, and he's not hopping on that one, either. Rar.

My last name's Kelly----so Colin, Brody, Brady, Kellan, Kieran, Quinn, and the rest of the lot are out. Nothing that starts with the *ck* sound or ends in *y*.

This is getting to the point of stupid. He's got no suggestions, but he hates everything I like. The only one he brought up that didn't sound idiotic was Jayden, and I hate that spelling.

..the consensus here is that it's too trendy & a girlie name, too.

I'm back to square one.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

Ahh and Gavin sounds so nice with your last name.

Mhrrrr. I'd be frustrated too!

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I'm going to keep bugging him with Gavin. I'm hoping I can wear him down. That's the one he disliked the least in my list.

Thanks.

[lipsty.livejournal.com]

If your hubby only wants Irish names, he can't have Jayden! That's an entirely American name if ever I heard one.

How about Ronan (prn Row-nan, as in 'row your boat' not as in having an argument)? Ronan Paul Kelly works.

[mandy-23.livejournal.com]

I really like the name Ronan. It was on my list as a first until I met my fiance whose last name is Ronan. So I vote you try for this one. :)

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

Jayden actually isn't an American name. It's Hebrew.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

Jayden (this spelling) actually isn't an American name. It's Hebrew.

[jenlohrkelly.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how I feel about Ronan/Ronin. Hubby loves that one, but I'm just not sure.

I feel like something should just hit us.....or that I should just choose :)