We need some help!!

[elizebethjoy.livejournal.com]

Hello! I'm new and excited to be here. A little background on us:

My husband and I are currently trying to concieve. We've been going to a fertility doctor for a few months now and we have high hopes! We're not picky about the gender; though my husband would really like at least one daughter. Since I've been taking hormones to help promote ovulation, there is a slight chance of multiples, so that's something to consider when thinking of potential names. We're also a "mixed" couple; he's Chinese/Malasian and I'm Polish/Swedish, so we have many options for inspirations; we also have close ties to Hawaiian, Irish, and Middle Eastern cultures. Our last name is Tong, which limits what names we can use.... there are lots of names that just sound awful with Tong!

We know what names we like, but we're stuck on how to mix and match them to sound nice. Would you care to give us a little assistance?

Girl names!

Top of the list:
Amira
Carmen
Kaiya
Carolyn (family)
Kira/Keira
Linnea
Jenna
Laurel
Kaida

Other ones we like:
Maura
Samira
Aislin
Brenna
Kamea
Lynn
Malia
Samara

Boy's names!

On the top of our list (I've had Tyme approve them, too)
Rowan
Conner
Xavier
Merrick
Darius
Bain or Bane (Tyme's favorite :) )

We also like:
Drew
Oak
Damien
Garret
Logan (family)
Li -means strength in Chinese
Shen -means deep thinking in Chinese
Addison
Ash
Forrest (family)
Gray
Keahi
Coran
Gareth

Regarding popular names...
No, I don't care if it's popular or not. We're not specifically looking for weird names or ones that no one else is using. I just don't want our kid to be in a class where he or she is one of four Aidens or Emilys.

I'm probably jinxing us, but I don't care. I'm trying to stay positive. :)

Comments

Dictionary definition makes it inadvisable...

[neroli.livejournal.com]

I don't mean to be critical and run away, but has he checked out the dictionary definition of the word "bane"?

bane (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bane)

1) Fatal injury or ruin

2) a) A cause of harm, ruin, or death.
b) A source of persistent annoyance or exasperation.

3) A deadly poison.

Re: Dictionary definition makes it inadvisable...

[elizebethjoy.livejournal.com]

We sure have; we thought hard and long on all of the names, and many that we liked the sound of didn't make the cut because of what they mean. Bane is one that slipped through the cracks because my husband just really loves it. I'm not sure what his infatuation is with it, but I'm hoping to at least eek out another spelling so that we can get the sound without the meaning.

He also loves "Tristeza" which means sadness, just like Tristan, another popular boy's name right now. ::Shrugs:: It's hard to change his mind; he's stubborn!!!

Re: Dictionary definition makes it inadvisable...

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Most people aren't that familiar with what names mean, so you run into people with names meaning "crooked nose" or "ugly head" or what have you, and almost nobody's aware of it. When the name is a word that is found in the dictionary then it becomes a little more complicated, to my mind. Then you're banking on your child and his peers not having a broad enough vocabulary to notice. But even if the kids aren't big readers, all it takes is one smart alec to open his or her mouth. Do you see what I mean?

I am not intending to give you a hard time, here! I think most of the names you've mentioned in your post are interesting and substantial and creative. This is really the only one that gives me pause. (Perhaps it's because the rest are so cool that I am posting - so take it as a compliment, if you would?)

I wonder if he would like Bay or Dane (or another rhyme) or something like that?

Re: Dictionary definition makes it inadvisable...

[elizebethjoy.livejournal.com]

I don't feel like you're giving me a hard time. I knew I opened a can of worms when I stuck that name on there for consideration. I was, in some ways, hoping that someone would raise their hand about it so that I can show Tyme that it may not be the best on the list. :)

I will absolutely take it as a compliment, and thank you for the rhyming suggestions!