names...of course!

[joelenebeverly.livejournal.com]

Hi! I'm new here! I've been making Baby name lists for as long as I can remember. My BF and I constantly talk about our future and having babies and he likes to think of names as much as I do! I can't find my long list right now (i don't feel like digging through the desk stuff right now!), so i'll give you our short list and you can tell me what you think! My name is Joelene Beverly Spence, Beverly is also my Mum's name so it would be nice to keep that. My Bf's name is John William Matthew Murphy, he goes by Matt - I really like the name William because its my Dad's name and Brothers middle name! On to the list...remember the last name would be Murphy...
Girls:
Layne Beverly
Lillian Grace (Lillian is my Grammas name)
Madison (Maddy for short)
Malinda (Mali for short)
Olivia
Moira
Marni
Alex(a)? He really likes it, but its not one of my most fav.
Elsie (Maybe as a middle name?)

Boys:
William
Max
Spencer (this is to carry on my last name in a way-but he hates it-"its a dogs name"
Jake
Mackenzie

So! A short list for the boys...help! We both think M names sound really nice with the last name, it just flows better, prolly why his parents called him Matt from the beginning rather than John.
Any other suggestions? I like semi-traditional names, with a bit of a twist!
*(sorry this is so long! I forget how to do a cut!)*

Comments

[ladyofmoonlight.livejournal.com]

I agree with both of you. Lillian Grace is a great name! I'm also not a big fan of Jacob, but I love Jake. I'm like that with a few names (the nicknames are nice but the full name just isn't my style).

I'm not that big on Layne, Madison or Alex, mostly because I know guys with those names. Malinda is cute. I know a few Malinda/Melinda's but they're mostly older. I loooove Olivia but it is a bit popular (though maybe not in your area?). Moira is nice but I personally don't think it flows too well with Murphy. Same with Marni, really. I use to be an "M. M." myself, so I like the combo (except for the M&M jokes), but not too big on those names. I really don't like Elsie, and can't think of a good reason why.

As for boys names, I like William and Spencer (which is so not a dogs name, but I've said that for other names so I can't really argue there). I'm not too big on Max, as I know soooo many Maxes (I teach 3 and 4 year old Sunday School and see lots of kids). Mackenzie, while it is technically a boy's name, is often used as a girl's name now. I really just don't like how it sounds. That and my old last name was McKenney so personally it doesn't seem like much of a first name to me. I do have to admit, though, that I like the nickname Mac that you can have with it.