(no subject)

[lilredclithood.livejournal.com]

I still have a long time to pick, but I want some opinions.
I like the name Addison for a girl, do you think it's too fruity for a boys name? My fiance says it's "gay" sounding.
What are some good shortforms for Addison?

Also, Which spelling do you like for Zach? Zack, Zak? I always liked Zak but after being here I'm starting to think it's trying to sound cool, hah.
My fiances last name is Storozuk.
Zak Storozuk? It looks and sounds weird, right? 

EDIT-
NO It will not be just Zach/Zack, those would be the nn's.
Most people get called the shortened form more often than their full name.

Am I over analyzing?
Thanks!

Comments

[lilredclithood.livejournal.com]

And I don't get how Addison is so trendy, I don't know anybody with that name. My friends have never heard it before and said it was pretty.
I think it's less trendy and popular than names like Matt or Josh. Christ,I know like 6 Zacks.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Ever since Kate Walsh played Addison Montgomery on Grey's Anatomy, the name has been skyrocketing. So it makes sense that you don't know anyone by that name; the tremendous amount of people (mainly girls) called Addison is now about 2 or 3 years old.
But I think by the time your child will be in kindergarten, it will be a common name.

Try going here (babynamewizard) (http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager) and type 'Addison'. You can see it's grown in popularity, especially for girls.

[lilredclithood.livejournal.com]

Gosh I hate pop culture.
Thanks for that though:)

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Um, yeah. No.

Go here and type in Addison in the "popularity of a name" box:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/

See how much it's shot up in the past 18 years? Then do the same for Josh or Matt or Zack.

Then do the same thing here:
http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager

The more sharply the name spikes, the more "trendy" it is.

[lilredclithood.livejournal.com]

So Im better off naming my kid Josh or Matt.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Matt/Matthew/Matthias is one of the best names out there, imo. :) I'm a bit biased though, it's my husband's name.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

If you don't want your child to be one of 18 in their class and/or be forever labeled as a kid of their generation the way that Jessicas and Jennifers are "kids of the 70s/80s", then . . . yes.

There ARE other options, though.

[lilredclithood.livejournal.com]

bah this is difficult. I'm just gonna make up a name like celebrities do.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you'd be better off with Addison;)

If you're looking for something different, but still a name:
Silas
August
Jonas
Jasper
Adrian
Asa
Zeke
Theo
Jude
Saul
Archer
Dell (maybe nn for Wendell?)
Emmett
Reid
Everett
Hugh
Micah
Cyrus

Susannah
Lydia
Adah
Adeline
Louisa
Eloise
Lena
Cecilia
Caroline
Ainsley
Leah
Eden
Nora(h)
Hazel
Clara
Evelyn
Violet

Popular doesn't necessarily mean bad. A lot popular names are still nice names, but make sure that they aren't trendy (ie, they have been popular for a long time - 20+ years and aren't dying out anytime soon) and they are (a) spelled correctly and (b) on the correct gender. Then you'll be okay, even if it is popular.

Zachary nn Zach/Zack is okay; Zach by itself is not. Addison is probably too trendy, but Adeline or Adah might be a nice alternative that doesn't sound so gender ambiguous and isn't as trendy, but still sounds similar and could have Addie or another similar nickname.

[lilredclithood.livejournal.com]

Thanks this is helpful