My favorite names!

[shimmylala.livejournal.com]

Boy Names:
Addley
Adler
Aspen
Bailey
Blais
Brady
Braxton
Brennan
Bryce
Camden
Carson
Cedric
Cyrus
Danny
Dexton
Dysen
Finn
Gage
Grayson
Hudson
Jaxon
Kade
Kensley
Korrigen
Landon
Lennox
Maddox
Marley
Marlow
Piper
Preston
Quentin
Reese
Remi
Rhett
Ryder
Sawyer
Sheriden
Slade
Teagen
Trey
Tyler
Vance
Warner
Xaden
Xander
Zade

Girl Names:
Abelynne
Abrielle
Addison
Adelle
Adelynne
Adrianne
Aidee
Ambrielle
Amelie
Aralynne
Ashlynn
Ashton
Asia
Aslynne
Aveline
Avie
Bridget
Brielle
Briley
Brio
Brynn
Cadence
Chey
Delaine
Emelynn
Giselle
Haven
Jaeda
Jaielle
Jaslynne
Jayla
Kady
Karielle
Kaylinn
Kiley
Marley
Nora
Payton
Quinn
Rae
Shea
Sienna
Syree/Cirie
Trieste

Hmm

[satunian.livejournal.com]

So my co-worker's sister is pregnant and due in March. I asked her today what names she had in mind.

For a girl: Brooklyn Giselle
For a boy: Dante Tomas (to-MAHS, the Spanish prn.)(Her hubby is Puerto Rican)


WDYT?

Another round of WDYT!

[wowthatisminty.livejournal.com]

WDYT of these names. These are all people I've lived with in one sense or another (YOB ranging from 1977-1988)
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How have your associations with names affected your choices?

[jerseygrits.livejournal.com]

How much have your name preferences been influenced by specific people you've known and your associations with them?

The name Carly used to be at the top of my list when I was younger (around 12-14 years old), and it was largely because of a girl I went to school with named Carly who I thought was really pretty and cool. (It hasn't been on my list for a while, however.) The name at the top of my list now is the name of a girl my ex-boyfriend used to be interested in before we were dating. For a while, I thought I would never be able to use it because she always came to mind when I started thinking about the name and it just bugged me, but at some point after the relationship was history, that ceased to be an issue.

What are your personal experiences with this? What names are you either considering or ruling out because of people you've known? Have you added any names to your list that are outside of your normal taste because of people you've known and liked? Have you overcome any negative associations to keep a name on your list?

I was going to ask another question in a different post, but it's somewhat related, so I guess I'll pose it now as well: Regardless of a negative or positive association with the specific person, how far-removed do you have to be from someone who has a name you want to use to not feel like you are "stealing" the name, or just to avoid your kid being "one of the [whoevers]".

I prefer recognizable but rarely used names, and ideally, my child would be the only one with that name that people have met (my boyfriend joked last night that I won't use a name "if more than four people in the world have it." :p ), so this will be a consideration for me when I actually do start having kids.

A married couple who are basically acquaintances of mine have a daughter with another name that's near the top of my list right now. The fact that they'd used it was actually one of the reasons I started to seriously consider it. But they live across the country from where I am now, and in all likelihood I won't see them again in my life more than a few times at the most. I've never heard the name on anyone else (except for a character in a book), and it's not in the top 1,000. So I feel like I'm pretty safe there.

But what if it's your cousin's kid who has the name? What if it's your neighbor's kid? When does the association become too close for you to use a name, and when is it far enough away that you feel you can? For those of you who have already named children, what are your specific experiences with making these decisions?

That's a lot of questions! I look forward to reading your answers. :)

birth announcements

[sharon20lostie.livejournal.com]

Noah Charles
Bella Carmella
Nivianna Danika (Nehemiah and Nikaya)
Justice Henry
Sean Scott
Jayden Shufeng
Carson Glenn (Daniel, Mindy, Joanna, Samantha and Connor)
Aislyn (Zebariah, Raimie and Daylee)
Alaura Mae (Micah, Carley and Hope)
Jace Allen
Gavyn Dwight (girl)
Mary Francis
Kamryn Paige
Thomas Glen
Morgan Seubold
Zarias Markelle
Luke Joseph
Kylie Claire
Laurence Sellers
Gage Michael
Terrence Darnell
Owen Luke
Juwan Labevrick
Malaki Jordan
Daylon James
Ruby Lily (Riley and Hope)
Darcy (Tom and Chloe)
Haidyn Christopher (Teigan)
Kynan Campbell
Rosalie Madison (Morgan)

Help me name kitties!

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

I got two kittens today (about 8 weeks old) and would like some help naming them. I don't know too much about their personality yet, other than they are VERY hyper/curious and can be a little nervous in a new environment (so basically your typical kitten). The boy is a little more timid than the girl.

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As you can see, the boy is solid black, and the girl is mostly black with a little white. Right now I am toying with October and November and calling them Toby and Emma or possibly Ember. WDYT of those names, and please bring more suggestions!

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[callused-cures.livejournal.com]

I got a new guinea pig today. He's adorable, but I cannot for the life of my think of a name D:
I was thinking about useing a random word and just a normal name together, to make something weird. Like Weazing Ed. I want something that my friends and family will raise an eyebrow at and think "Uhhh.... okay."

Any suggestions on names (prefferably the actual name and not the word part).