Name Help :)

[pickle-breath.livejournal.com]

My husband and I are ttc, and our conversations often turn to names. I've had a few names since childhood that I've loved, but most of them have been vetoed by DH. His choice of names however are too bland for me. I like mixing traditional/family names with unique names so none of my children will be one of five Kates/Johns. I liked my name (Tracy) because no one else had it, but it wasn't extremely strange and my middle name was special because I was named after my aunt. DH is all about family names with religious names. I like our religion just fine, but I'm not going to name my children after it. Any tips on how to mix our styles?


My list:

Girls
Charlotte Nicole (DH likes this one, we'd call her Charlie.)
Sophia Grace
Evelyn Noel
Delaney Rae or Mae (both are family names, not sure which one I like better.)

Boys
Colin Andrew
Sawyer Joel

His List:

Girls
Michelle Lynn
Jessica Pauline
Melinda Jane

Boys
Jacob Richard
Robert James
Shaun Benjamin
Joseph Moroni
Michael Nephi

Comments

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I like
Charlotte
Melinda

Joel
Benjamin

[princess-natty.livejournal.com]

Wow, I dont like any of his names :\

I DO however love Charlotte, Sophia and Evelyn. Esp sophia, it has such a sophisticated tone to it :) but still cute enough that a little girl can live with it. Good luck!

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like:
Charlotte - for some reason i really dislike the name nicole though.
Sophia Grace - nice, but i think there are millions of tiny sophia grace's out there.
Evelyn Noel
Delaney Rae or Mae - delaney is okay. i like it better with mae.
Sawyer Joel
Jessica
Melinda Jane
Jacob
James
Michael

[classiestkid.livejournal.com]

I like Charlotte with the nn Charlie a lot :D

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i really love charlotte, sophia, evelyn and sawyer.

[admirari.livejournal.com]

all your names rock.

his girl names suck

Shaun Benjamin and Joseph Moroni are good.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I love Colin Andrew! Sawyer Joel is nice, too, but Colin Andrew is fantastic:) I also really like Sophia Grace and Evelyn Noelle from your list. From his, I like Melinda Jane, Jacob Richard, and Michael Nephi. I also like James, Benjamin, and Joseph, but not the others; Robert James is okay, though, and I like the nickname 'R.J.'

[cxtxc.livejournal.com]

I think the easiest thing to do would be to mix one of your uncommon names with one of his more traditional/religious names. Your girls names are nice and his are pretty bland and outdated (Jessica?) Maybe you can persuade him into using one of your names if you guys have a girl ;]

Girls:
Delaney Jane
Melinda Grace

Boys:
Sawyer Benjamin
Michael Andrew
Colin James
Jacob Andrew

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

IAWTC.

We could suggest more combinations, too, if we knew which of his names were family names and thus presumably more important to try to include. His boy name list is actually not bad, but the girl names are pretty dated.

[banrigh.livejournal.com]

As a teacher, I would completely veto his names - as I have (aside from Melinda) at least 1-2 students per class with those names. but in five years of teaching I have only had 1 Evelyn.

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

My middle name is Pauline :)

I like Sophia Nicole. I know it's not there, but I like it more. I also love Evelyn.

I like your girl names more and his boy names more.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I love Delaney Rae.

[ladymela99.livejournal.com]

I love the name Charlotte.

Honestly, I would not worry too much about the popularity of names. A lot of names are only polite in certain areas of the country. For example, my daughter is named Lily and I realize in many areas it is extrememly popular but here in Ohio it's fairly uncommon. However, just about every baby announcement has a girl named Sophia. If you want to make sure to give her a slightly less common name make sure you read birth announcements, talk to teachers/nurses, and friends. They will be able to give you a good sense on the names that are popular where you live.

Sawyer is a great name. I really like it.

Also, if your husband has a special connection with a particular name I would compromise and allow him some input. However, if you both like Charlotte then maybe it's a sign of what you should name your son/daughter.

[searlait.livejournal.com]

Your husband's girl choices are dull.

I like Sophia Jane for some reason.

[vulnerablyme.livejournal.com]

my name is janae (juh-nay) and a lot of people say it's pretty.

...just throwing it out there.