May. 3rd, 2007

[identity profile] hippy--chic.livejournal.com
Hey everyone! I just love babies and baby names. I generally like classic - but not overly common - names, but every so often I will fall in love with a current trend. I have just a couple of ideas as to what I would name a boy, but I have quite the list of girls names - not many of which I ever see on here, but they're cute I promise. I love this community, because I don't have to worry about my friends stealing them!

Tell me what you think and feel free to offer suggestions. By the way, my name is Whitney Lynn. Lynn is my mother's middle name, and I was close to being either a Sarah or a Neely. Whitney's pretty common I guess, but it suits me. I'm 20, so I seem to one of the first to partake in the big trend, thanks in part to Whitney Houston I am sure. :)

Names:

Boy:
His middle name will be either Nicholas/Nicolas. This sounds really silly, but it would be after my Jack Russell. He is such a part of me, and has been such a part of my childhood. He feels like my little son already, he has such a cute personality.

Lennon Nicholas
Joaquin Nicholas
Hunter Nicholas
Pierce Nicholas

Girl:
I'm 99% I will name her after my little sister, Madison. But as a middle name. I absolutely love her name, and her of course. :)

Noah Madison
Griffin Madison
Sadie Madison
Chloe Madison
Hayden Madison
Reese Madison
Laikyn Madison

(Let me know if you want these under a cut, I personally rarely look at the names under cuts unless I'm super bored :\)
[identity profile] saltyj.livejournal.com
Hey ya'll, I'm Jessica Ann. I'm almost 19, and nowhere close to having children! I am Catholic, and truly feel the Lord is calling me to the vocation of marriage and the vocation of motherhood and I couldn't be more excited! When I do have kids, here are some options:

Girls:
Ruth Ann (but not RuthAnn. Ruth. Ann.)


Boys: 
Josiah (My favorite name ever and I can't think of a middle name to save my life)
Elijah 
Jeremiah


As you can see, I'm out of luck if I have more than one girl! Anyone have middle name suggestions for my boys names?
[identity profile] prlsb4swiine.livejournal.com
Hello, again
Last time I said I like Unique Medieval names and I forgot to mention this is one I am also considering. =]

Dante Blade [insert last name here] (For a boy)

I really like it, I mean the choice of name isn't super duper unique but the way it's put together seems really nice to me. Plus, I'm pretty much a sucker for anything sword related [including lingo].
What do you think?

And also I really love the name: Nicodemus for a boy. I really like how you can shorten it to Nico =] Except I don't know a good middle name that would go with that.

p.s. My name is Benish Sahrish Alam

(BEE-NISH) (SAY-RISH) (AH-LUM)

I really like my name. [It's south asian if you were wondering] because even in Southern Asia, Benish isn't very common at all. =]
[identity profile] nikekalami.livejournal.com
*Spotlight!*

I am Victoria Elizabeth Reed, but I go by Vickey. I am American. My boyfriend is Christopher Garth Foggin, but goes by Chris. He is Australian. I have red hair and was nearly named Penny, which would have been cute when I was tiny but a tragedy as an adult. I am glad my dad won that battle.

I've always enjoyed names. I used to obsessively read through a battered baby name book I got at a garage sale. I made long lists of the names I liked.

I got teased a lot as "Vickey the Picky that picks her nose" Icky Vickey, Sicky Vickey, et cetera and I wanted to have a different name for myself.

I also liked/like to think about what I will name my kids someday soon. (I am 26 and committed. I know what follows). My de facto likes this as well and I love his last name--Foggin--but I am sad it doesn't go with everything the way Reed does.

For girls I like vaguely old-fashioned names and names from mythology. For boys, I mostly like Old-West style names that you'd find on a tombstone in a ghost town. Anything that is on the top 100 name list of any year in the past three decades is OUT.

The names I am fond of )
[identity profile] kattwoman2.livejournal.com
Hi,

I've been interested in the study of names since I was little and found out my names mean "sunflower" and "the great one" originally. I would like to have children one day, but that so far is in the distant future. I love the name Aria but I'm not sure if I ever want to call a girl Aria Rose or Aria Sonnet. The thing is, I know someone named Rose in Elementary and she wasn't exactly my favorite person. Should that matter if the middle name sounds good with it or would you avoid it regardless of how good it sounds?

I'm 1/4 Native American so if the name is a little exotic it should be fine. Here are some names that I like:

Boy: Trevor Bryant, Victor Evan, Derek, Drake, Darren

Girl: Aria Rose, Aria Sonnet, Cherokee Rose (though I worry a bit about naming a girl Cherokee), Maya, Maria
[identity profile] chibiaichan.livejournal.com
I have NO IDEA why I didn't think of this before....
if i have a boy (if i even get to have kids) I will prob name him Robert Alan
Robert for my moms dad, my grandpa
Alan for my dad's mom, my grandma, it was her maiden name =D
thats all, i had to get it out!
[identity profile] prsass.livejournal.com
names:

salinger(boy/girl)
aiden
james
Esequiel


catalina
ria
adora
isbella
gisela
inez
soledad
velma
[identity profile] hotmaildt.livejournal.com
I was just thinking about how I know a ton of Jaydens...(all different spellings of course). So I was wondering what name do you hear the most of around your town? I know a lot of people mention Ethan & Emma a lot, but how many do you actually know? Etc.

I personally know the most Jaydens, I know 2 Ethans. 2 Noahs. I hear Hunter being said in the mall a lot.
[identity profile] coneygoil.livejournal.com
I'm Nina and this is my first post. I am a huge Lord of the Rings fan. I know a lot of the names are kind of weird to name a child, but some of them seem like they'd work for every day life. I've considered seriously using the name Eowyn if I have more than one daughter. It's a beautiful name, a bit hard to fully say all the time though, but it could shorten to Wyn for occasions.

Would anyone else consider using a name from LOTR?
[identity profile] seksimaggie.livejournal.com
So I've known two boys and one girl named Dakota. I don't especially like it as a name, but it seems like a girl's name to me, I guess because it ends in an A which is traditionally feminine in SO many languages/cultures, so I really don't like it as a boy's name. But it seems more common as a boy's name...

What do you guys think? Boys name, girls name, unisex name, or what?

no no no

May. 3rd, 2007 10:56 am
[identity profile] opalfirefly.livejournal.com
ok i just heard about a lady who named her child Secret...  it wasnt my favorite but not too bad.. then i heard the middle name....
Wish
why would you do that to your child??  Secret Wish.... I mean really....

i just rang up a customer at my store, her name.... Classie Worthy
I found the last name fitting for the 1st name :)

oh and we found out we are having a boy....his name will be Scott Seger 
:) thanks for listening (reading)

Greetings!

May. 3rd, 2007 11:22 am
[identity profile] aurelia-star.livejournal.com
Hi! My name is Emily. I like my name, but I have a hard time knowing of people are talking to me, as there are so many Emily-s these days! My middle name is Anne, which isn't terribly helpful either...

But I love names!

If I ever have children I like the following names:

Girls
Lywen Elena
Catherine Elena
Elena Catherine
Meav (It's hard to find a middle name here, but I love the name Meav. Any suggestions?)

Boys
Michael David
Christopher Evan


~Emily
[identity profile] ebast.livejournal.com
I love the name Holden for boys (I am currently enjoying Salinger's Cather in the Rye) but I haven't yet come up with a middle name. There's always Holden John (my dad's middle name) or Holden James...I like Holden James.

I don't know, but I like "J" names. If ya'll have any suggestions for a middle name to go with Holden, please post them.

For girls I have always like Elizabeth, but I'd rather have that as a middle name.

I always thought my name was rather plain (meghan) and I used to call myself melissa or malinda when I was a kid. So I don't want my kid to think she has a boring name, but I don't want something totally bizarre either. It's hard to find a happy medium.
[identity profile] strawberry-snow.livejournal.com
I should really be working on my Child & Family Studies paper right now, but oh, well.

Like a few other recent posts have discussed, the topic of the day: unisex names. Mine is Daryn Aimi (first/middle), but I had a long, wandering path to get there.

Prior to my birth, my mother wanted to name me one Korean name (JiAe), and my father wanted to name me a different one (SunAe). When I was born, mother caved and named me JiAe, but ironically, over the years, my mother began calling me Sunae, and my dad always called me Jiae. Funny how things work out, huh? To make things more confusing, my sister's name is MiAe, and my mother's relatives call me AeMi (although they spell it Ami). So you can kind of see where my fascination with names came from.

When I came to the U.S., however, my legal name was still Jiae. So since the U.S. wanted me to have a first/middle/last name set, I became Ji Ae [father's surname]. I thought that was horrendous, as I ended up with nicknames like "jiji" and "Chia-pet". Later in elementary school, my mother had me pick an American girl's name because she and I were getting naturalized, and being a stupid little kid (never give a child the option to name herself, she'll probably regret it later), I picked Stephanie. Yes, because of the girl on Full House. She had nice hair.

But that name was always too girly for me. The general connotations I, and other people I've asked, seem to get with the name Stephanie is either "preppy" or "sporty"-- neither of which I am at *all*. Somehow, sometime, in early high school, I took on the name Daryn. When I turned 18, I took it upon myself to go about getting my name properly changed (*again*), because I was using Daryn everywhere anyway-- I preferred it, it suited me better, and I was already using it in school and when meeting new people. So I became Daryn Aimi [mother's maiden name name].

There's been complications with this name as well, of course-- naturally. I was signing up for a language exchange program, and specifically requested a female partner because I'd be more comfortable with a female; however, the person in charge judged me based off of my name, assumed I was male, and placed me with a male. The entire term, while we didn't dislike each other, we also had absolutely *no* common topics to discuss. (This goes back to why Stephanie didn't work-- I'm not sporty, and he was... well... a guy. Sports, cars, those were his fortés.)

But regardless, I'm happy with how things have turned out now. Finally, for the first time in my life since infancy, I have a single name I can use everywhere-- an amalgram of a name I picked, a name I was given, and a name I switched family sides for.

Interesting how things work out, huh? And how wobbly the path to get there may be.

Cheers, y'all! ♥
[identity profile] lothlorienbaby.livejournal.com
This is not meant to hurt anyone's feelings. Just a little advice from someone who was given an unusual name. I thought I would post this after commenting on another post.

My name is Lorien. Don't get the reference right away? Don't worry, most people don't. And while I was growing up, if I said it's from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy (Lothlorien is the domain of Galadriel) 99.9% of people still didn't get it. No one thought it was cool. It just made me weird to other kids. I hated my name and refused to read LOTR until a few years ago because of it.

No one can spell it. I usually have to spell it out several times for people and even then I get things addressed to "Lorian" and "Loren." Or sometimes "Laura." Which is no big deal if it's junk mail, but it becomes a problem if it's my cable bill or my employer and so I spend an hour on hold trying to correct it.

No one can pronounce it. I get "Lauren," "Lorraine," "Lori Ann," and "Loreen." (It is pronounced Lori-enn.) No big deal, you say? Every time I go to the doctor's office or somewhere else where they are going to call my name, I have to listen very closely because they usually mangle it pretty badly. School? Oh yeah that was fun. I'm constantly correcting people on the pronunciation and a lot of times I give up and let them call me Lauren.

So please remember that unusual names are fun, but there are a lot of real world problems with having an unusual name, even one that seems like it shouldn't be that hard to spell or pronounce. And although I've finally made peace with my name, I hated my parents for a long time because of it.
[identity profile] smack-me-silly.livejournal.com
I'm new at all this; I'm 13 weeks pregnant :)

I am thinking about names already but don't want to get too caught up in it until I know what I'm having which will be at the end of this month...

I was thinking though; to give my son or daughter a first name I like and a very unique middle name like "Rain or Aries" I know it's a little out there but you rarely use your middle name anyway :)

I don't know; I'm still debating...

it has to rhyme good with the first name though; we'll see.
[identity profile] dc-obsession.livejournal.com
First time poster here. I have a soon to be 7 year old boy, Kaleb Andrew Franklin. Kaleb is the first name we agreed on, Andrew was a compromise of a family name (DH is Owen Anderson III, goes by Andy, and I refused to have a IV) and Franklin after my grandfather. He passed away on June 9, 1993 and Kaleb, the first great grandchild, was born on June 9, 2000. I initially didn't plan on three names but because of the date, we threw it in there at the last minute. We're considering #2 in the next year or so. We've kinda decided if it happens, it happens. If not, we'll be happy with the one we've already been blessed with.

We were discussing names last night and of course again, we couldn't agree on anything. Here is a list of names I prefer:
Names )
[identity profile] slinkyredthing.livejournal.com
I just had a son 5 weeks ago and I spent a very long time going through names. At first if it were a girl it was going to be Ava Scarlette or Ava Scarlette Neveah. That was my first decision and I stuck with it.

When I found out it was a boy I had a lot harder time finding names I liked. I always had this little girl in my minds eye I guess. I first started with Ami (hebrew for 'my people') with a middle name of Wes. I had liked the name Wes for a long time, but eventually decided I couldn't make my kid have a name that no one in my family could stand. Then I moved on to Phinnaeus, but my mom got irate stating that children are cruel and somehow it will become 'Penis.' Then there was Logan, but I couldn't find a middle name that I liked.

My sister tried to help me find names, mostly Greek ones as my ex-husband is greek (but does the world truly need another Stavros?). Eventually she reminded me our Grandpa Phillip's middle name was Nicholas and for such a simple name I really loved it. I used Gabriel for a middle name so my son's full name is Nicholas Gabriel.

The big problem in my family now is what nickname to use. Sometimes I call him Nicky and my sister has a cow! She feels it is too girly for a boy. Any suggestions? Is Nicky inappropriate, should I just use Nick? Opinions please.
[identity profile] th3-unicorn.livejournal.com
What do you think would be a good middle name to go with Isabella?

I've tried pairing it with the names from my list, but I only came up with
Isabella Marie (I know it's plain and a filler mn, but I really love the name Marie, also as a first name) and Isabella Madeleine.
The rest of the names I like are all better suited to be first names, so I'd really like to hear you suggestions.
[identity profile] yankeegreens.livejournal.com
The girl's name Anjanette \a-nja-nette, anjan(et)-te\ is pronounced an-ja-NET. It is of American origin. Blend of Ann and Janet.

Anjanette has 3 variant forms: Anjanique, Anjeanette and Annjeanette.

My father enjoyed watching the Saturday Afternoon Spaghetti Western Matinees on TV. One afternoon he saw The Appaloosa (1966) with Marlon Brando and Anjanette Comer. He and my mother liked the name so much that they gave it to me ;)

I've noticed that the name has gained a little more use in the 34 years since I was born. I saw this community on LiveJournal's front page and thought I'd contribute, for anyone looking for a female baby name.
[identity profile] no1noseme.livejournal.com
As an introduction, my name is Joelle (Jö-el) I love my name because it was unique but still had the possibility for nick names!

Anyway,
I was discussing child names with my boyfriend the other day and we got in an argument about good names.

MY FAVORITES:
Girl- Shay, Holly, Daphne, Taylor, Sydney, and Carin (NOT Karen)
Boy- Davin, Dalton, Shawn, Chad, Parker

HIS FAVORITES
Girl- doesn't care haha but doesn't want his daughter named after a pool company (Shea Pools)
Boy- Rudy, Craig, or Adam

What do you guys think?  
I also like the idea of taking parent's names and slightly altering them (ie: cindy --> cindee or karen --> carin/karin)

Madonna?

May. 3rd, 2007 01:46 pm
[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/--malena/
I recently read a post on here on how someone was almost named Magnolia. It reminded me of the story of my own naming process had gone. I'm Malena.. Malena Madonna Munford (initials MMM). I'm sixteen years old and I'm far too young to have kids - but hey - who can resist thinking up future children names? <3

Anyways, ... my mom's had my name planned out since she was nine. I was named after my great-great-grandmother over in Italy (who I get to meet next summer - but doesn't speak a word of english unfortunately). So that's where my mom got the name Malena(correct spelling is Malina) - that and since my mom went to a Roman Catholic church she had this really nice nun named Malina also.  But of course my mom couldn't keep my name spelled as M-a-l-i-n-a. She figured I'd be called ma-line-ah or something ridiculous as that. So the spelling of my name was changed to M-a-l-e-n-a. Little known fact - my mom can't spell worth her life, so this move of hers - not so clever. In years to come she'd realize this too. Rarely is my name pronounced. It goes from Marlaina, Mallory, Melanie, ...

But where does the name Madonna play in? Believe it or not my own father wanted to name me Madonna. And no, not the religious Madonna. The popstar singing sensation Madonna. Of course, my mom took advantage when she was asked what to name me and luckily named me Malena - but still used Madonna as a middle name.

So what are everyone's thoughts? Should my mom have kept my name spelled as Malina or was Malena a good change? Would anyone else even consider naming their child Madonna, after the popstar rather than the religious one)?

As for the rest of my family my brother's name is Michael Craig Munford, the II. (Obviously named after my dad). My mom's maiden name is Jo Anne Coraci (yes, she only has a first name. Don't be fooled by the space! :P)
[identity profile] feelingpunchy.livejournal.com
I have a thing for A names:

Girls
Addison (I chose this BEFORE Grey's Anatomy came around)
Ainsley (I got this from the West Wing)
Ava ( I got this from [info]slinkyredthing who posted it here earlier today)

Boys
Aiden
Ian

-Girls names are so much easier to me.  Boys names are really hard for me to find something I really like.
[identity profile] frozenpizzapie.livejournal.com
Hey all -

I guess I'll introduce myself first! My name is Courtney Anne. Ironically, my long-time-boyfriend's older brother's girlfriend's name is also Courtney Anne! Weird, huh? People tell me all the time "If you and Courtney marry your boyfriends and change your last names, you'll have the same exact name!"

Trust me .. I know! :]

Most people, because of the endless confusion between the two of us, call me Cali. Courtney Anne = CA = California. (Also, my full initials are CAL. What's another letter, eh?)

We've recently started planning to settle down and start a family, so naturally (for me, at least!) baby names are the next step. I have my heart set on Banner for a boy, or Eponine for a girl, but some people seem to feel that "They'll hate you forever!" Do you really think so? Should I cange it to Bannen for the boy? I was also wondering what you all might think of Gavin as a girl's name.

Thanks!
xo, Cali
[identity profile] twistedlilfreak.livejournal.com
I get obsessed about knowing the origin and meaning of a name if I like it. I chose the names I want for my children because I liked how they sounded and I liked their meaning.

The only problem with being obsessed with finding this information is that there aren't many websites online that list the meanings of unusual names or foreign names. (My birth name wasn't listed anywhere online. I only know it's origin and meaning because my father told me. The meaning was the reason he chose it for me.)

Does anyone know any really good websites for looking up origins and meanings of names? I'm always looking for new ones.
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[personal profile] immortalje
Just found the community and simply had to join...

My name's Melanie and I've loved finding out more about names for a long time and I've started various lists when I started writing. I simply love unique names but I'll stick to the normal ones. Although, I might just be caught using the unique names as second names.

I'm still far away from having any kids, but currently I'm all for these:

Girls:
Helen
Emily
Samantha
Jessica

Boys:
Alan
Tim/Timothy
Danny
Greg
[identity profile] exhale-passaway.livejournal.com
I like the names my family gave my sister and I.

My name is Moriah Star, my sister's name is Tarna Sky. She is going to name her son Skyler, he's due in June. :)
[identity profile] xx-ohmystars.livejournal.com

So, recently, when it came to unusual names or even traditional names that *could* be made fun of, people have shot them down saying: "Oh, kids will call them insertfunnyname here."

Names are the least of a kid's worry. So, maybe if they have a make-funable name, that will take the focus off of their other flaws. you get made fun of for your weight, appearance, hair, friends, demeanor, personality...need I go on? Just add a name to that list. We're all going to get made fun of SOMETIME in our lives so why cross Charles off your name list, just because kids might say "Chuck bo buck fi fi fo fuck.."

There is an exception: If you name your child Moonunit Clothesline Hotdogfiend....that's a WHOLE different story.

So my challenge?

Come up with some foolproof names that cannot be made fun of at all. (I can't think of ANY.)

[identity profile] galfridian.livejournal.com
Yet another introductory post.

I’m Jessica Lea (pronounced like “Lee”). I waver between intense hatred for my first name (thanks to public education and never being the only Jessica anywhere) and liking it (for a popular name, at least it’s not horrendous). Most people call me “Jess,” because I loathe “Jessie” with a passion.

I’m only twenty, so a few years from children myself, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t thought about names. (Thankfully, I’m able to justify it with the excuse that I’m a writer and characters need names!)

I have this…tendency. I think boys are—excepting of their moments of great immaturity or ignorance—generally better company than girls. This includes infant boys being much more entertaining than infant girls. I also tend to like male musicians more, male characters more, and so. Thus, I want boys and have many more boys name that I like than I have girl names.

GIRLS
Delia
Isabel
Lea
Lily
Lena
Lorelai
Marie
Rose
Sophia
Zoe

Just recently, I’ve begun liking the name “Lena.” I would prefer it as a nickname, but I can’t think of any names that you could derive “Lena” from that I don’t know.

I’ve also started liking “Lea” as in my middle name, but I’m torn as to whether or not I would use it as a first name (spelling issues + pronunciation issues + “that’s a boooyy name”) or keep it as a middle.

BOYS
Alexander
Daniel
Elijah
Ezra
Gabriel
Gavril
Isaac
Isaiah
Jacob
Jonah
Lucas
Patrick

As you can see, most of these names are Biblical names. Mostly coincidental as, even though I’m a Christian, the only of these names that I think ended up on the list because I like the individual from the Bible are Isaiah, Gabriel, and Jonah.

The names I’ve loved the longest are Alexander, Jacob, Jonah, and Patrick. I probably won’t use Patrick or Alexander (though the latter as a middle name might work), but I love the name Jacob.

And Jonah? Well, I love that name, too—and it’s almost as if I have to use it, because that’s what I wanted my parents to name my brother when I was four and he was born. They chose Noah instead. It’s a principle thing.

I also love the name Isaiah, but my boyfriend (whom I will probably end up marrying) does not, at present, like it. It saddens me deeply.
[identity profile] vixenofflames.livejournal.com

Hi, I'm Leah Villa. Lee-uh Vee-uh. I'm 25% Mexican, hence the "y" sound from the double L's. Middle name's Jennifer. I mentioned it in a comment, but I did not know until I got older that Leah could be butchered as much as Villa could. I'm routinely called Leia (like Star Wars), which I let pass 'cause it's close enough, Lee is another common one, and once at work a boy read my name as Leech. 

I have always loved my name and the fact that it rhymes. I was not mocked for my name until I moved to a stupid hicktown called Shakopee, MN. I never wanted to change it though. Until I was maybe 15 I wanted to keep my last name when I got married.  I was, however, jealous that my younger sister has the middle name Raquel, the spanish version of Rachel. Partly as a result, I am drawn to Spanish names, but ones that aren't necessarily overtly a different language. My desire for names has evolved and I'm sure will continue to evolve until i actually have kids (in the next 4 or 5 years).

Here are some girl names with two tentative middle names:
Kyra Claire -  (I like the K sound, but is Claire too plain for Kyra?). I got this name as a variation on Kiara from Lion King II.
Carmen Elena - (Even if Carmen didn't work out, I love the name Elena to bits. Pronounced in spanish, so the e's sound like a's and the a is like "uh")
Adela - (Uh-day-la)
Viviana
Lillian

I have a lot more trouble with boy names, but these are what I have so far:
Connor
Adrian
Derek

[identity profile] evilgrins.livejournal.com
To the mod of this community, the profile link up there doesn't work. You need to change it from an underscore to a hyphen.

I've always kinda figured if I had a son I'd name him "Skylar"...no idea why. Although, i'm often trying to get all of my friends to name their children "Ray". Think about it, it's the perfect name; works for both a girl or a boy and it's got so many variations: Ray, Raymond, Raymi, Rachel, Ramundo, etc.

The fact my name is Ray is, I'm sure we can all agree, the merest coincidence.
[identity profile] sara-soet.livejournal.com
I'm probably never going to have a child, but if I do, I won't have trouble naming them. The boys, that is.

Boys:
Vengel
Munan
Viljar
Jarand
Morian
Jardar

Girls:
Ea
Taran


(Most of these are old norse names, not all of them sound as good in English as they do in Norwegian)
[identity profile] with-the-plant.livejournal.com
I've only just joined, so I wanted to share the sixteen names my life-partner and I chose for our future children. I've always wanted a big family, so we decided on eight as the perfect number.

Female:
Epona - In Gallo-Roman religion, Epona was a protector of horses, donkeys, mules.
Vivica - War
Serina - Tranquil, Latin
Sonya - Wisdom, Russian
Colla - High, Gaelic
Duanna - Just made it up
Suzume - Sparrow, Japanese
Aoi - blue, Japanese

Male:
Hempies - I don't know the meaning, but it is French
Sirius - The brightest star in the sky
Garo - Fern, Basque
Sebastian - Revered, Greek
Jermaine - brotherly, Latin, French
Lanz - unknown
Cendrillion - Male version of Cinderella
Kyo - Haughty, bold, Japanese
[identity profile] girlsteve.livejournal.com
Hey all,

I just stumbled onto this community and I thought you might be interested in my story. I'm a girl, and the name on my birth certificate is Steve Jacqueline Doran. My mother had also considered Storm, September and Angel, but decided against them because they were rather silly. Her justification was that, while it's quite clearly a boys name, Steve is at least a name. There was no reason for the choice - I'm not named after anyone, my mother just liked the name.

For the first few years of my life I wasn't best pleased at her decision. Suffice to say I was often teased, and for ages I wished I was called Amy like everyone else in my class.

Then I left primary school and went to an all girls seconday school. Immediately I liked how it felt to be unique. I was by that time a very confident and attention seeking little girl, possibly because I'd spent my early years defending my name. I liked that people didn't have to ask for my surname, and I liked watching people do a double take when I introduced myself. By the time I was thirteen everyone in my school had forgotten that my name is a boys name and I'd grown up enough to stop being so attention grabbing, and I realised just how thankful I was to be called Steve. In a world full of Alecksa's and Artica's and whatever else, it's hard to have a genuinely surprising name - but even though my name is easy to spell and recognisable to everyone, it never fails to get a raised eyebrow. I know it's helped me get jobs and work placements, because people have remembered who I am. That, and it did help me to be more confident - if I'd been called Amy then I'm sure kids in my class would've picked on me for something else, but my name made me introduce myself with my head held high. I realised that your name is important and important for life, and in the grand scheme of things the teasing - which I probably would've suffered anyway - was worth it. Primary school really doesn't matter at the end of the day.

I don't know if I'd feel the same if my name were Orangejello or whatever, but as it is I'm happy to be Steve "the girl" Doran.

Just wondering what everyone thought?
[identity profile] vase-of-acid.livejournal.com
My betrothed and I have both been discussing names for potentials kids (far off in the future, though).

My first name is Kelsey, middle, Ann. His first is Malachi (myself, close friends, and family call him "Mal," though), middle, James. His brothers are Nathaniel (Nate) and Neziah (Nez).

In the event of a boy, he wants to stick with the quirky Biblical-name theme (fine by me), and he left the girls pretty much up to me.

Boys:
Ezekiel Curtis (he would go by "Zeke," and the Curtis is in honor of my late grandfather)
Julian
Gabriel
Quenton Cassidy
or
Quenton
Cassidy (33154 points for anyone who catches that reference)

Girls:
Tzipora (not my own suggestion; his)
Claire
Anita
Elena
Eva
Julia
Juliet (probably as a middle name)
Maria
Isabella (Though it may be a little too popular by the time I begin babymaking)

Also, I have a pair of rats named Nimh (more points for referencing!) and Zelda, as well as a cat named Vasily Zaitsev. (He answers to Viv, Zait, and the sound of bags rustling, though)
[identity profile] volleygrl88.livejournal.com

So i'm definitely at least a few years from having kids of my own, but i've always been fascinated by looking at baby names. Here's a few of my favorites:

Girls:
 Kayla Marie
Emma Rose
Summer Elizabeth
Kiera (pronounced kear-ah)

Boys:
Christian
Brian Patrick
Matthew Nathan

Hi!

May. 3rd, 2007 08:01 pm
[identity profile] raleighsarusrex.livejournal.com
Considering the fact that I'm 15, I am at least 10 years off in having kids but I've always loved naming stuff so here I am.

My name is Raleigh, pronounced just like the city or RAW-LEE, and my middle name is Jean, after my grandma. I've always been pretty fond of it and I think Raleigh Jean sounds good together. The only trouble is that hardly anyone ever says or spells it right. I've been called Rally, Rayley, Riley, Ruhlay, Roley, Ruhlee...and the list goes on. It gets kind of old, but it's okay.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share some random names I like.

Girls
Penelope
Ryan
Hayley
Pheobe
Olivia

Boys
Carter
Adam
Patrick
Spencer
Cooper
[identity profile] zee-wick.livejournal.com
Hello, I thought I'd start off by posting names of myself and my family members.

I am Hannah Karynn Zwick. My first name means grace, Karynn (Kah-rin) means in the corner, and my last name is the German word for pinch.
My sister is Allyson Leigh.
My mother is Cynthia Sue.
My father is Andrew Brian.
My mom's mom was Dorothy Ruth.
My dad's mom is Alice Rose.
My mom's dad was Alfredo Raphael Alfonso Carmonell.
My dad's dad was Jerome Jeffrey Jerard James.

I've begun writing again recently, and I've been having quite a bit of fun with names for my characters.

Hello!

May. 3rd, 2007 08:18 pm
[identity profile] loverleanora.livejournal.com
Hi there, I've always been very iunterested in picking and sorting names for my future children, and I love the idea of this community.

My name is Elizabeth Leanora, I always thought that my middle name was pretty and unique.

Girls:
Sailor
Emile
Nathalie
Amelie
Ambellina
Francesca

Boys:
Claudio
Gabriel
Julius
Francis


nobody likes the name Sailor, but I think it's very pretty, especially paired with the middle name Lilliana
[identity profile] soulsurvival.livejournal.com
Different names in the paper today.
Today I was flipping through the newspaper and the arrests were full
Of interesting names. I don’t know if I like any of these names but they
Are ununsual, so maybe someone else will like them?
 
Domantas
Devon
Marisel
Terrace
Marcin
Sevron
Awilda
Esmerelda
Yesenia
Janusz
Shequinna
Marek
Zabdiel
Sameerah
Dariusz
Rasalee
Evelidis
Maribel
[identity profile] did-it-anyway.livejournal.com
Hi, I was just browsing the site and came across this community...so this is my first post here. Hi.

I am almost 18 and sort-of-engaged. Though I don't want any kids as of right now, I will probably change my mind one of these days. Plus I like picking out names.

Girls:
Elizabeth
Ava (as in Gardner)
Noelle (especially if she was born around Christmas)
Coco (as in Chanel...but this sounds kind of like a dog's name)
Carly

Boys:
Patrick (although I know a lot of assholes with this name)
Charles
Jonathan (Jon for short)
Brendan (I looove this name)
Christian

My boyfriend likes:
Molly
Charles
Carlisle (no thanks)

I am Irish/French and my boyfriend is Finnish/Scottish. His last name is Thompson. His first name is Carl, so we joked about naming our kids all derivatives of Carl, such as Carly, Carol, Charles, Carlisle, etc.

my list

May. 3rd, 2007 09:17 pm
[identity profile] riverrunsthru.livejournal.com
hey all. my name, first off, is alison paige.

i keep an ongoing list of my fav names. what i have so far is...

girls
maria
siobhan (pronouced sha-vaun)
maeve (pronouced mave)
ignacia
keioni (pronounced kee-on-ee)
shane
lee
khaela
mya

i would love to name a girl maria siobhan...

boys
trey
ephram
kyan
river
aghy (pronounced awwg-hee)
jesse
zephyr
cameron

i would love to name a boy cameron zephyr...

any thoughts?
[identity profile] sphynxlike.livejournal.com
I've decided I would like to give my theoretical children unisex names.
Logan, Julian, Tristan, Shannon, Marion, Vivian.
Read more... )
I want pairs that sound nice when you yell their full names across a yard.
[identity profile] razorcandy-doll.livejournal.com
seeing as I'm not even in a relantionship or even old enough to want to have a kid (I'm only 17 :P)
I love baby names and even have my own baby name book just because it's so fun to look up names.
my english name is Jessie, NOT Jessica. You can't beleive how many people assume that! Plus, all the spelling variations! Jessi, Jesse, Jessey, Jessieh, Jessy.... My japanese name is Haruka,which is spring flower, I think. :D My chinese name is Jie Rue, which is pure. My Laos name(I have a lot of different ethnic names.....sorry) is a variant of the word "queen."

ANYWAYS:
my favorite boy names are
-Milo
-James
-Roman
-Miles
-Aurelius
-Jules

girls:
-Roxanne
-Rowan
-Eden
-Artemis
-Sarea
-Eowyn
-Viera

comments?
thoughts?
[identity profile] ebast.livejournal.com
Teresa (Eileen or Marie- Eileen for my mother, Marie because its cute :o])

I finally remembered my favorite name for a baby girl. My number one pick.

I also like the boy's name Elías.
[identity profile] ivorykisses.livejournal.com
I've been thinking of baby names for as long as I can remember. Have a couple of baby name books about as well, I tell people they're for writing but really I just like looking through the names. I love classic names, especially for girls. I'm determined that my first girl will be named Emily.

Girls: Julia, Molly, Sophie/Sophia, Holly, Annie, Lilly, Ruby, Olivia

Boys: Rory, Connor, Ruben, Finn, Jack, Krispin

I'm Caroline Patricia. No, I wasn't named after the Neil Diamond song (although I wish I was). Patricia was my dad's mum, who died two weeks before I was born. I used to hate my name, but I like it now, even though I rarely use my middle name in anything. It still has meaning.
[identity profile] xx-ohmystars.livejournal.com
So my cousin is here and we're very polish (on our mom's sides...my other side is French Canadian) and we were discussing how we'd like to throw a polish aspect into our kid's names and while I don't really like weird/made up names, I do kind of like ethnic names...as long as the person is that ethnicity, so I've compiled a list of names that I would consider, there are both French and Polish (and some Russian because the two are close)

GIRLS: 
Polish: Zosia, Zofia, Magda, Afya, Mischa, Zhenya
French: Aadi, Ami, Avian, Aurelie, Brigette, Caton, Etienne, Laure, Lisette, Sophie

BOYS:
Polish: Timofey, Mateusz, Arkadiy, Alexei
French: Ansel, Lucien, Olivier, Severin

BOTH: 
Polish: Ziven, Marek, Tait, Zale
French: Astin, Blaise, Candide, Dior, Laurent

The Polish ones are in the order of which I like them.
Thoughts?

Names?

May. 3rd, 2007 09:59 pm
[identity profile] sandtree.livejournal.com
Is anyone else a fan of more 'traditional' names? I'm really not a fan of trendy or unique names, but I know lots of people hate traditional names, so fair's fair. :P

Anywho, here are some names that I would actually consider for kids, if I ever had any:

Boys
Ryan
Adam
Matthew
Justin
Andrew
Dominic
James
Michael
Evan

Girls
Norah (my favourite)
Margaret
Caroline
Natasha
Tessa
Marie
Maybe Josephine, but I wouldn't want people to call her 'Jo' or 'Josie'.
[identity profile] intravenous.livejournal.com
My name is Eileen Katherine. I didn't much care for my name growing up (and always wanted my sisters, Maureen Kelly). I always saw it as an "old lady" name. And people always called me Irene, which I loathe. I've grown to really like my name but now everyone calls me Leen as a nickname. Not to keen on that.
I've been commenting for the past few days and figured I'd give some of my names. I don't have all that many but I really like the ones I have.

Boy:
Oliver Nicholas - Favourite by far, though I sway on the middle name sometimes.
Theodore
Áine
Cameron

Girl:
Wendy Allison - #1 pick. I sway on this middle name, also.
Charlie (I always loved the thought of naming my daughter this)
Emeile
Aisling
Abigail

You guys come up with a lot of beautiful names and I really enjoy reading them. Let me know what you think and input for middle names is appreciated.

Boy Names

May. 3rd, 2007 10:37 pm
[identity profile] brycentara.livejournal.com
I had thought to name my son Zander with one of the following middle names. DBF really wants the baby to be a JR but I hate his middle name for a child of my own. It is my brother's first name. I like the following names to go with Zander. DBF is trying to get me to go back to an offer I made him previously about his first name and a different middle name like My Dad and My Grandpa had. DBF is all for Draco but my Dad feels it is too much (due to the Harry Potter character).


Draco
Drake
Sorren
Rowan
Liam
Ciaran
Eoin

It would be easier if this baby was a girl.
[identity profile] katrina-d.livejournal.com
I love the name Noelle for a girl. My grandmother's name was Noella, and I would love to name my first daughter after her [I am also French].
I am also a big fan of the name Audrey Makayla for a girl as well.

Boys I'm not too sure of, but I like the name Seth, and Kaleb.

:]

May. 3rd, 2007 10:40 pm
[identity profile] visionxvalley.livejournal.com
I'm sixteen, which is in my opinion too young for babies but I like thinking up names. Names I would've preferred to have to my plain name x]
I'm Julia. Middle name is Ann. So I'm Julia Ann. :]

Girls
Madison
Isobel
Eden
Saffron
Indiana
Imogen
Sienna (like Vienna :])
Ella
Holly

Boys
Gage
Wyatt
Elias
[identity profile] twenty-upwards.livejournal.com
Hey there all, its glad to know I'm not the only one obsessed with thinking up baby names for non-existent children.

I guess I should introduce myself, I'm Izabella (first) Amanda (second) (has quite a nice sound to it I think).

Yes that is IZABELLA but may I just say that I've been a Izabella for 20 years, a long time before name gained its popularity.

If I had a dollar for the amount of times people have misspelled my name as 'Isabella' I'd be a very rich lady.

I'm happy I had at least a few years of having an original name before every mother and her dog named their daughter 'Isabella'.

Anyway, that is my hello... and rant.
[identity profile] hotchpot.livejournal.com
I know  a  lot of people on this board like Jane Austen so I thought I'd do a  poll on the names  of her novels.  Girls names now, boys to follow  another time. [Poll #978342]

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