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[labyrinth56.livejournal.com]

i'm about two months pregnant and my boyfriend and i are trying to choose baby names. for a girl i think we've decided on cadence mackenzie, but we're having trouble thinking of a first name for a boy. we pretty much have it narrowed down to lucas, gavin, jackson, and hunter. any thoughts?

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[ruffledress.livejournal.com]

I like Lucas & Gavin! (:
Congrats!

[labyrinth56.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[princess-natty.livejournal.com]

Faves are lucas, jackson and hunter. Particularly hunter, just because I think it sounds kick ass :)

[labyrinth56.livejournal.com]

haha,thanks,i thought it sounded pretty kick ass too!

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

I adore Gavin and Hunter, and I like Lucas. I hate Jackson. I find it very trendy and annoying.

[charlotteattack.livejournal.com]

Lucas or Hunter!

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

... At least you're consistent?



Have you heard of the Baby Name Voyager (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager)? Try typing in every one of those. Cadence, Mackenzie, Hunter, the whole lot.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha.. you put it so much more nicely than I could have.

[labyrinth56.livejournal.com]

...i dont really understand what you mean. what about consistency?

also,thanks but we're not too concerned with popularity or rank of the name we choose...we just want one that we like the sound of.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

The consistency isn't just that all of the names you like are popular right now but that all of them are experiencing sharp SPIKES in popularity (which around here is generally referred to as "trendy", as opposed to "popular"). The problem some of us have with names experiencing these spikes is that what goes up sharply tends to come down sharply, and then the name quickly sounds dated and tacky a generation or so down the line. Observe the following name spikes:

Donte/Dontae (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=DONT&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false)

Clovis (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=CLOVIS&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false)

Stephanie (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=STEPHANIE&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false)

Brittany/Britney/etc. (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=BRIT&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false)

Gladys (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=GLADYS&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false)

Linda (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=LINDA&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false)

Gary (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=GARY&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false)

Michelle (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=MICHELLE&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false)

All of them sound very OFF now, because they're all date-stamped to a very particular trendiness time. Believe it or not, once upon a time baby Mildred (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=MILDRED&ms=false&sw=f&exact=false)'s parents thought they were giving their daughter a cute, sweet name, and they chose it 'cause they liked the sound of it! Just like, well, you.

If you don't mind your child being the Gary or Gladys of future generations, then hey — who am I and who are we to stand in your way? You CERTAINLY won't be alone in your decision.

[labyrinth56.livejournal.com]

actually,i think many of those names don't sound "dated and tacky", but maybe that's just me.

again, thanks for the advice, but i think i'm going to continue looking for a name that i like rather than picking one based on how "trendy" it is.

[ghetto-lonetto.livejournal.com]

Clovis sounds kind of cool, actually.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

...what was the point of commenting with this?

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

The prompt was "Your thoughts". So I responded with mine — AND provided a reference tool many expectant parents have appreciated.


But out of mutual curiosity, what was the point of your comment? Were you confused about my intent?

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

it just seemed really unnecessary and kind of rude.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Sorry to offend your sensibilities.

To be fair, though, that doesn't answer my question, and I answered yours.


But let's leave it, as obviously you and I seem to be on different communicative channels; there's no point in creating even more hissing static when the OP can either choose to utilize the link I provided or not, to neither of our benefit or detriment.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

lol. so eloquent. A+

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Lol, perhaps she was referring to her own comment being unnecessary and rude?

[mrandmrschippy.livejournal.com]

I disagree. It's reasonable to suppose the OP wasn't aware of how 'trendy' the names are and I see nothing unnecessary or rude in pointing out a statistical fact and the potential for a name to date very quickly.

[lagomorphisis.livejournal.com]

Gavin Lucas. I love Lucas and Gavin.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Lucas isn't a favourite of mine, I prefer Luka so much more, but it is nice. Gavin really just isn't my thing, but I hate Jackson. I hate it. I am a fan of Hunter, on girls, but I don't hate it on guys.

I think that Lucas Hunter sounds good. And congrats on the pregnancy, of course.

[labyrinth56.livejournal.com]

thanks! my boyfriend likes luka too...i'm not really a huge fan of it though. that's our main problem: we each have a ton of names that we like, but only a few that we both like.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I like Jackson a lot, makes me think of Jackson Pollock. Lucas and Hunter are also nice. I've never been a fan of Gavin.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I *really* like Gavin. I dislike Lucas and Jackson, but Hunter is okay.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like gavin the best. lucas is the 2nd best in my opinion, but i prefer luca.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I like Lucas and Hunter.

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

I like Jackson, but the only one of your names I would go for is Lucas (which I love), because it's the only one that has generational appeal and won't sound dated in ten-twenty years.

[labyrinth56.livejournal.com]

I get what you're saying, although i do have to point out that i don't like the name hunter because i'm into hunting or anything like that. in fact, i'm a vegetarian and have been for nearly half my life, and am totally against hunting. also,i'd like to point out that from your list christian is actually a fairly common name, and i know a few guys with that name (who aren't actually christian) and they don't hate their name.

I guess what i'm saying is when i hear the name hunter i don't think of someone who hunts.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I like the sound of Cadence Mackenzie, and out of your boy names, I like Gavin best.

Also, kudos for not caring about popularity =)