curiosity...

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

 what do you consider to be a "filler name"?
answers for both boy and girl names would be appreciated.

Comments

for girls, mostly

[oni85.livejournal.com]

Marie
Anne
Jeanne
Leah

Re: for girls, mostly

[oni85.livejournal.com]

posted too soon

and for boys:

John
Robert
Peter

idk if this is for you were looking for :)

[unbakedbrownie.livejournal.com]

Marie
Anne
Lynn
Lou/Louise

and Lee, for either gender.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Marie
Anne
Elizabeth
Grace
Jean
Lynn
Lee/Leigh

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

Marie, Ann, Elizabeth, Catherine, Grace, Leigh for girls

John, Michael, Jeffrey, Peter, Joseph, Charles for boys.

Re: for girls, mostly

[samaside.livejournal.com]

I read Jeanne as GEE-anne. And for a minute I was like, "What the hell kind of name is GEE-anne?"

I feel smart now.

Re: for girls, mostly

[oni85.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure if that is actually now it's spelled, I think my roommate spells it Jeane... but its her middle name so I don't encounter it often. :)

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Lee, Ann(e), Marie, Rose, Elizabeth...
and for boys, I don't know...well, except for John.

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I would argue that any (usually) short, common name added just for its sound but without any significance or personal attachment is a filler name. There are some common ones, but a lot of those "filler names" are not filler in a lot of cases.

So my middle name is Grace, but it is not filler. My sister's middle name is Catherine and it's also not filler.
My mom's middle name is Mary and it was pretty much filler. A short, religious name that sounded good between her first and last names.

So that's the general rule of fillers, I would say.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

For me it is any common one syllable name like Jane, James, John, Rose, Ann. Of course there are some that have more than one syllable like Louise and Marie

[politicking.livejournal.com]

i think a filler name is anything you just throw in that "sounds good", but doesn't mean much (or anything at all) to you... that could be ANY name.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Any commonly used mn that I'm sick of hearing. I don't care if it's mom and grandma's mn too, it's still boring and still the same mn of 899,000 other people. Unique names that honor > boring names that honor.

Marie, Grace, Rose, Anne, Elizabeth, Lynn

James, Michael, Thomas, Matthew

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

Haha, I'm Louise and my sister is Marie - woot :P

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

Anne is one that really sticks out.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Girls: Ann, Elizabeth, Lynn, Leigh, Marie...at least, from my generation. Before that, I'd think Beth, Carol, Frances, Jane, Jean, Kay, Mary, Sue. Now, I think Grace and Rose..

On guys, Lee is the first that comes to mind. Then classics, like James, John, Joseph, Matthew, Michael, Robert, and William.

I mostly think these are filler middle names, although most of male names also work as filler first names.

My middle name is actually Marie, but I don't think any other name goes as well with my first name, so that doesn't bother me. Incidentally, I love many of the names I just listed, and would consider using some of them, so I don't consider them to be exclusively filler names.

Re: for girls, mostly

[samaside.livejournal.com]

It's spelled Jean, Jeane, Jeanne, etc.

I was just tired.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Ann/Anne, Leigh, Lynn, Elizabeth, Marie, Rose, Jane, Jean, Grace

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

Well...it's kind of hard to have a unique name that honors, if mom/dad/grandma/grandpa/whoever you're honoring doesn't HAVE a unique name.

I plan on naming my first daughter Colleen Marie, the Marie being my mom's middle name. I can't just pull some unique name out of my ass when it's not my mom's name...

[politicking.livejournal.com]

"Well...it's kind of hard to have a unique name that honors, if mom/dad/grandma/grandpa/whoever you're honoring doesn't HAVE a unique name." i agree.

[neverstarsburn.livejournal.com]

kate, katie, ann, anne, marie, mary, elizabeth, liz, ben, mark, nick, tom, tim, joe, etc.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Any name that has no meaning, and is just stuck in because it sounds good. Marie could be a filler name, or it could not be a filler name, if it actually has meaning to the person using it.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

First names? I don't think they're filler names if they're used as a first name because they seem to be more common as middle names (I could be wrong, but that is just my perspective).

[kimber-leigh.livejournal.com]

i agree with that ^

my middle name is Leigh (after my grandfather)..
so, if there's a sentimental reason for it, i don't consider it "filler"..

normally, i would consider Anne a filler name, but since it's my grandmother's name, it wouldn't be filler if i chose to use it as a middle name for a daughter..

[nothingbuthp.livejournal.com]

I agree, my middle name is Marie, but it's not filler. All of my aunts are named Mary, and my mum wanted to use a version of that name in mine.

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I don't really consider anything to be a filler name. Judging by the guidelines here of "just put in because it sounds good" my whole name is a filler name. lmao. And the whole name of any future children I had. A great deal of people pay no attention to meaning because they'd rather the name sound good.

And you know what, good for them. That's how people get decent names. LMAO.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

You can use her first name, her last name, her favorite name she didn't get to use, her favorite flower, the name of her favorite singer... there are a million possibilities.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Using the same mn as that person is far from the only way to honor them. See my reply to the person you are dittoing.

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

Colleen Tina doesn't flow as well as Colleen Marie.

The other options aren't exactly honoring her.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I think flow is totally overrated and secondary to using a name that has meaning.

And I completely disagree with you 100%. I think the other creative options could be MORE of an honor than the same mn. Blah, hardly anyone even uses their mn. And when it's a filler, it's not even that special.

I guess we'll just have to disagree.

[cherrysorbet.livejournal.com]

Yeah, first names. And I agree. I thought it was just funny seeing our names together I guess? haha.

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

When used as middle names, these names seem like filler names to me. Although as first names I wouldn't consider most of these filler names, just sort of plain, if you know what I mean.

Marie
Anne
Lynn
Sue
Jean
Rae
Leigh
Grace
Rose

James
Alan
Michael
Lee
Joseph
William

[ouronlylight.livejournal.com]

Names that parents use for a middle name just because it flows with the first and last names and not because they like it; usually, they wouldn't even consider it for a first name at all, and are using it solely for the flow.

Examples:

Anne
Jane (even though I love Jane and would use it for a first name if I could find a middle name for it)
Leigh
Lynn
Marie

[devofriends.livejournal.com]

What about Dawn? Everyone in my high school, practically, had the middle name Dawn...either that or Elizabeth, so they are the two I think of first as fillers. But honestly, almost any one-syllable name (Anne, Beth, Dawn, Faith, Grace, Hope, Jane, Jean, Kate, Kay, Lee, Lynn, May, Rae, Rose, etc.), or two-syllable with the second one accented (Elise, Louise, Marie, Nicole, Noelle, Renee, etc.), is going to be seen as a filler name. I much prefer most of these as first names. I know an Elyse, and honestly I consider her name pretty unique, next to all the Laurens and Saras and Rachels and Jessicas I know....

Though, personally, I'd rethink my "filler" definition in the case of a more unique name (for example, to the person who posted about the name "Colleen," even though that fits the two-syllable/second one accented "rule"...I wouldn't personally consider that a filler name like Marie or Nicole). Other uncommon and therefore "non-filler" 1-2 syllable names that come to mind are...let's see, Adele, Danielle, Denise, Elaine, Gisele, Helene, Joanne, Lisette, Rochelle, Ruth, Tamar....

Personally, I prefer a completely different flow, though, just cause the rhythm "da-DA-da da-DA" --as in "Rebecca Marie" or "Brianna Nicole" or "Melissa Renee" (no offense to any with these names, of course!) or...well, you get the idea...is kinda old. I like stuff like...Sara Catherine, or Elizabeth Rachel, for example, that completely break what I've come to see as the "expected" flow.

And I have absolutely nothing to say about guys' names. :-) They're all either filler or weird, as far as I'm concerned, lol.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

very true... except, in the case of my son (who has my grandfathers first & last name as his two middle names), it would have been kind of hard.

my grandfather basically likes two things: E-bay & hunting. i didn't want Hunter as a mn, nor would i have used anything E-bay related hahaha. he has no favorite music/songs/etc... he does like Denzel Washington, & John Wayne. & i believe he once told me that Brad Pitt was handsome & a good actor hahhahah.

it would possibly work if i chose to honor my grandmother, she's a little more on the creative side. she would be thrilled at some of the things you suggested, but not my grandpop. lol

[turtle-dove-1.livejournal.com]

Marie, Rose, Ann (Anne)
James, Michael, Jonathan