Name Ideas

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

Baby Number 2 is on the way right now. So, I'm making a list of names for the hubby that I am considering for the baby and then he approves or disapproves accordingly. My name list is a bit long so I'm wondering if you guys could help narrow it down for me. However, before you do read it, I'm going to warn you that I like odd names and geek names (like Elven names and names from fantasy books) as well as Scottish/Gaelic origin names, so please be gentle with the criticism. My husband is equally, if not more so, a geek than me, so I know he'll approve of most of these on my list. We are both also very into the Gaelic origins of names (I am obsessed with Scotland and the history of it). The point is, I just want to narrow the list down. :D

Things to know:
My oldest is 8 months and his name is Gavin.
We don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl and we probably won't find out until it's born. Not quite sure yet though.
I chose middle names after I have the first name figured out. Gavin's middle name is Joseph after my husband's middle name.

Thanks again for your comments. They're much appreciated.


In no particular order:

GIRLS:
Aileen
Evangeline
Daenerys
Bronwyn(n)
Guinevere
Aviendha
Arya
Lysanna
Rhiannon
Delilah
Shaelynn
Avaleen
Mhairie
Ginny
Aurora
Willow
Laurana
Anya
Nynaeve
Alhana
Daisy
Lily
Reese
Maria
Kylie
Melanie
Inara
Michaela
Quinn
Meg(ara)
Christy

BOYS:
Tam
Gerard
Eddard (Ned)
Collin
Jonas
Silas
Rand
Bran
Camden
Oliver
Connor
Eamon
Garrett
Liam
Tanis
Ainsley
Rhys
Kendric
Cayden
Eian
Kenneth
Seamus
Caedmon
Tristan

Comments

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Girls I love:
Guinevere
Aurora
Willow
Lily

Boys I love:
Silas
Liam
Seamus
Tristan

and another Scottish/Celtic boys name that I love that's not on your list:
Angus

[politicking.livejournal.com]

i love:
Arya
Rhiannon
Anya
Lily
Reese
Kylie
Quinn
Aileen
Delilah

Collin
Jonas
Bran
Oliver
Connor
Garrett
Liam
Rhys
Tristan

[straight-outta.livejournal.com]

Top 3 favorites of each gender...

Girls: Evangeline, Lily, and Reese

Boys: Jonas, Oliver, and Seamus

[withoutanif.livejournal.com]

whell of time! *ahem* lol. :D

Names I particularly like from your list:

girls: Evangeline, guinevere, aviendha, rhiannon, delilah, ginny, aurora, willow, anya, nynaeve (i love!), Lily, Quinn

boys: gerard, collin, jonas, bran, garrett, kendric, cayden, seamus, trsitan.

i like most of thoses names. :)

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

Lol. I tend to like girls names better. I don't really know why. I've been leaning towards Evangeline a lot lately though, so I'm glad to see someone likes it. :D

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

You really like Arya? It's from a book series by George R.R. Martin that my husband and I love. Not many people outside of those fans like that name. I'm glad to see that you do! :D

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

Evangeline is my top girls name right now and Jonas is my husband's top boy name. :D You are a good picker. ;-) Actually, as I commented above, it's good to see that someone else likes Evangeline because I thought I was one of the only people and I really really like that name.

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

Lol. Yes. I love the Wheel of Time series (well, most of it). Glad to see someone knew where the names were from! :D

Also, as I said above, I really like Evangeline so I'm glad to see that you do as well. Aviendha was my favorite character in the series out of the girls. How do you pronounce the name? Do you pronounce it the Jordan way according to the glossary in the back or a different way?


And apparently we have the same kind of taste if you like most of the names. :D

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

Like: Guinevere; Delilah; Laurana (although, think second "a" looks better as an "e"); Ginny (however, sounds more of a nickname - looking at your style I'm guessing you might like Ginevra (a derivative of Guinevere, plus - if you like Harry Potter - Harry Potterness) over Virginia); Anya; Meg(ara) (never heard the name Megara, but think it's quite pretty, and like Meg as nickname); Jonas; Oliver; Connor; Kendric (unusually for me I like this one).

Dislike: Shaelynn; Avaleen; Reese (rhymes with grease); Kylie; Silas (=> silage in my mind. Not good.); Rand (might get Randy as nickname. Again, not good.); Bran (Flakes.); Garrett (=> garrotte - Spanish capital punishment by strangling; apparatus for this; execute, kill thus.); Rhys (as above); Cayden; Tristan.

The rest I'm not too fussed with either way.

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how i feel about Angus. I'm gonna give it some time and see if I like it more tomorrow. That's how names usually work with me.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

Lily, Reese, Quinn, Christy, Rhiannon
Camden, Oliver, Connor, Eamon, Lian, Caedmon, Tristan

I like all those a lot. =]

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

Laurana is actually from a series called the Dragonlance series. She is Elven and her full name is Lauralanthalasa but I didn't want to do that to a kid so I chose what people call her as a nickname which is Laurana because I don't know, the name sounded very pretty. I like the way it sounds. (Lore-ay-nuh). Oddly enough I don't really like Ginevra and DI don't really know why. I like the Harry Potter series, but I just don't like the name for some reason. Megara was actually heard on the Disney Hercules. She says, "The names Megara but friends call me Meg at least they would if I had any friends." I loved it so that's why I am debating Megara or just Meg. I liked the name Meg originally from the Time Quartet series by Madeline L'Engle (A Wrinkle in Time is the most well known and first book in the series).

The reason like Reese because Reese Witherspoon is one of my favorite actresses. Silas is my favorite Biblical character so that's why I chose that name. Rand and Bran are both from my books and didn't think about those nicknames. I hate the name Randy a lot and didn't even cross my mind.

Thank you for you imput. You brought up some good points. And thanks for the suggestions. :D

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

:D Thanks. You're the very first person I've talked to who likes Eamon.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

Eamon is one of my favourite names in the whole world - I particularly like the pairing James Eamon. Tis a lovely, manly name, Eamon.

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

James Eamon is a really awesome combination!!! Can I put that pairing on my list? And yes, it is a manly name. That's why I like it so much. :D

[megumi-nagase.livejournal.com]

I like girls names better, so... my favorite names: Aurora, Willow, Reese, Inara, Michaela, Quinn.

Hope it's a help to you! ^^

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

by all means, add it to your list! Always happy to help out =]

[straight-outta.livejournal.com]

It's a beautiful name and has a ton of nickname possibilities (unless you're not a big fan of nicknames, i'm not either).

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

It is. Thank you so much :D You're the first person to like Inara.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I'll second Inara! Yay Firefly!

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

For girls I like: Rhiannon, Delilah, Avaleen, Lily, Reese and Quinn.
For boys I like: Silas + Seamus.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of good names on here. I really like Ginny and Quinn for girls and Silas, Seamus and Garrett for boys.

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Oh Laurana is supposed to be pronounced Lore-ay-nuh? I would pronounce it that way if it were spelled Lauraina, but with this spelling I thought Lor-AH-nuh.

Pronunciation confusion

[neroli.livejournal.com]

I would think twice about using the ones below. I found the pronunciations unclear, and suspect this means that other people would as well. I wouldn't want to doom a child to a life of having to correct people's pronunciations all the time.

Daenerys ??
Arya (AR-ee-uh? uh-RYE-uh?)
Lysanna (LICE or LISS at the start?)
Avaleen (AV-uh-leen? AY-vuh-leen?)
Mhairie (I know Mh is V in Gaelic names, but I doubt you're going to convince many English-speakers ;))
Laurana (you said this was pronounced like Lorraina, but I was saying Laur-AH-nuh)
Nynaeve ??
Alhana (oll-HAN-uh? oll-HAH-nuh? or is the first syllable AL instead?)
Eian (EYE-un? EE-un?)

[lneef.livejournal.com]

For someone who says she likes odd names, these aren't too bad. I wouldn't use any that don't have history outside a fantasy world though, no matter how pretty they are. The ones I would personally consider are:

GIRLS:
Evangeline
Guinevere
Rhiannon
Delilah
Aurora
Anya (though this is properly spelled Aine, I prefer this Anglicized version)
Maria

I'd consider Daisy, Lily, Reese, and Kylie as nicknames only.

One I'd suggest to you is Eira, a Welsh name I considered and think is so pretty.

BOYS:
Gerard
Jonas
Silas
Oliver
Liam (as a nickname for William only)
Kenneth
Seamus