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[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

My husband are trying to have a baby and we are already thinking of names.
We are into names with meanings. So far we have a small list.


GIRL-
Samara...............Protected by God (Hebrew)
Delilah.............Amorous, delight, languishing, temptress (Hebrew)
Laila (Lie-la)......Dark Beauty/Night(Persian)
Ariana..............Very Holy One (Greek)
Chloe...............Young Shoot(Greek)
Scarlett............Red (English)

BOY-
Benjamin.........Son of my right hand (Hebrew)
Kaleb............Heart (African)
Jeremiah.........God will raise up (Hebrew)
Elijah...........My God is Lord (Hebrew)
Isaiah...........Salvation of the Lord (Hebrew)
Cody.............Helpful (English)

Middle names: I would like to have a boys middle name be Asher, it was my brother who died as a baby (Asher Ben) and we would like to honor my mother in this way. She loved the idea.
For a girl we are unsure so far. My moms middle name is Rae, My aunt is LaRae and mine is LaRae as well.

My Name: Michelle LaRae
Husband: Devar Kei-nath

The ones we are favor most
Boys: Benjamin Asher, Kaleb Asher, Cody Asher
Girls: Scarlett Delilah, Chloe LaRae, Laila Rae, Delilah Rose

Comments

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

Scarlett Delilah and Delilah Rose look like stripper names. Delilah just looks trashy in general. I do like Chloe LaRae and Laila Rae, although I feel like Laila would be odd on non-Arab (unless you are, then completely forgo this comment).

Your boys names are surprisingly all right, although Cody screams the 90s to me and I prefer Kaleb spelt like Caleb.

[lilmizmombassa.livejournal.com]

I think you have a lot to work with here. My favorites:
Ariana Scarlet
Ariana LaRae
Chloe Lila
Benjamin Asher
Kaleb Benjamin
Elijah Asher
Cody Isaiah


Overall, really nice list, IMO>

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

I can see stripper in those now that you mention it lol! yikes. husbands picks....go figure.

My husband likes Kaleb with a K b/c he says its too "white" with a C. Since our baby will be mixed (white/black) he wants it less "white" if that makes since.

Thank you for your input :)

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I def. do not want to be a mom that names her kid some horrid name and other people are like WTF?

I will save some of these on our list. Thank you

[amyames.livejournal.com]

Definitely Benjamin Asher! Great name.
Delilah Rose is very pretty.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

If you're choosing names based on meaning, why on earth would you go with Delilah? It's a lovely name, but...

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

Ask my husband. lol. Not one I picked.... maybe I should rephrase I pick out of meaning.... my husband.... not so much? lol

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

That makes more sense! I like most of your names - though Laila to me is "layla," "Lila" or "Lyla" is lie-la. I like either pronounciation though.

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

Your names aren't necessarily ones that I'd chose, but I like them all very much!

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

Thank You

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Samara really isn't my thing just because the only thing I ever think is The Ring. Delilah is a pretty name, but just because of the song, I think that a lot of people are probably sick of hearing it. Laila (even though that's not how I would pronounce that particular spelling) and Ariana are quite pretty.

I think that Benjmain Asher is really nice. I like Elijah as well.

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It might have just been the site we saw it at that pronounced Laila (Lie-la) I figured it would be more like Layla but I thought the spelling was unique but not in the "what is that kids name" way

Thats true about the song... My name is Michelle and I cannot tell you how many times I was reminded of "michelle my belle" by the beatles. Male teachers tend to sing that out the first time they called my name...ugh. lol.

[sugaree024.livejournal.com]

benjamin asher and laila rae are the best ones!

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

thank you. I am 100% for Benjamin or Elijah for a boy. (My two picks lol) and Laila and Chole were mine as well.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

Delilah is near the top of my list; love it! (Although I agree that Scarlett + Delilah = stripper vibes.) Also, Lila could be a nickname, which is very close to another name you like.

The only name on your list I really dislike is Kaleb, but only because of that spelling (I adore Caleb). I think the K makes it look kry8tv, rather than identifying with a particular ethnicity/race/whatever. It doesn't look African to me; it just looks like you didn't know how to spell Caleb. Benjamin Asher is definitely my favorite, though. Cody also wouldn't age well, IMO; it only sounds like a little boy to me. I like the name, but I can't picture it on an adult.

It's hard to combine your girls' names because most of them end with the same sound. But most of them sound good with Rae (I'm not a fan of that name because it sounds like a nickname to me, but there's nothing wrong with it, especially if it's a family name). That said, I think Ariana Scarlett sounds good.

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

Yeah I can understand the K on Kaleb.

I dont know where the Rae part came from but my nana liked it and so my mom-rae, my aunt- larae and my mom liked larae so I got it lol. I dunno I like my middle name a lot, no one else I know has it. I am not totally sold on using it and keeping the tradition going but its a possibility. I think there is tons of potential for middle names we will see

Cody wasnt on our original list but my dad told us that if I had been a boy they were going to name me Cody Bryan (his name is bryan) and my husband was like well if we had a boy we oculd always do part your dad and mom Cody (dads suggestion) Asher (moms sons who died).
So I dunno I can kind of see how it is a childish name and I think my husband was influenced on it lol

thank you for your input.

[shechoselove.livejournal.com]

I really like Laila, Chloe, Kaleb (though I prefer Caleb), and Elijah. Your other selections aren't too terrible, though.

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

Samara - all I can think of is The Ring. LOL, I know, you shouldn't go by that, because I probably would think it was a pretty name otherwise, but I can't shake the association.

Delilah - pretty :)

Laila - I would pronounce this like 'Layla' (which Layla is on my list! :D) I still like it, though.

Ariana - very pretty :)

Chloe - not a bad name, just not my style

Scarlett - not bad :)

Benjamin - LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. This is my number 1 boys name!! :D (btw, I LOVEEE the combo Benjamin Asher, I think it's gorgeous :) )

Kaleb - not really a fan of this name in general.

Jeremiah - not bad, I kind of like it :)

Elijah - ditto

Isaiah - eh, a bit too religious for me, but fine :)

Cody - I'm actually so sick of this name, but that's just because it's reallllly popular around where I live. I love it on a girl, though, after seeing it on a tv show haha.

Anyway, I don't think your choices are too bad at all! Good luck :)

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

Thank you.
I am thinking that maybe the site that had Laila pronounced (lie-la) was not correct and I am seeing it as Layla too either way I like it.
I love Benjamin too.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i really like delilah, elijah and isaiah. good luck. :)

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

delilah
leila (but if you want this pronunciation, i'd go with lilah -- i say this lay-luh)
scarlett
benjamin
caleb -- kaleb is awful
jeremiah
elijah
isaiah

of your combos, i'd go with benjamin asher or delilah rose. they're both awesome.

[spartan-picnic.livejournal.com]

I really like Laila Rae and Benjamin Asher. Laila is also a Finnish name but it doesn't really mean anything in Finnish. It's pronounced Lie-la here so I have a hard time thinking of any other way of pronouncing it :D I don't find Layla nearly as beautiful as Laila but I do like Leila. All you boy names are really nice and out of you girl names Ariana is really really pretty (I have Ariadna on my own baby name list :>)). Good luck!

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

thank you :). I like the Liela pronunciation better as well.

[camilleyun.livejournal.com]

I would spell it Lila instead otherwise it would be like Layla the song. I think people would still probably mispronounce it anyway which is a huge pet peeve for me.

I like Chloe a lot. Ariana and Scarlett are nice but I think it may be irritating to constantly clarify how many n's or t's are in the names respectively. I don't think of a stripper when I hear Scarlett. I think of Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind or actress Scarlett Johanssen.

As long as you don't mind nicknames then Benjamin [Ben] and Jeremiah [Jerry] are fine. I don't like nicknames so that's a challenge for me.

I like Elijah a lot. I like Kaleb but again I would find it irritating to have to constantly say "Kaleb with a K".

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like:
Delilah
Laila (Lie-la) - but i think unless you spell it "lila" (or something similar to that), people will be calling her "layla"
Scarlett - but it's getting so popular.
Asher

Benjamin Asher, Cody Asher
Delilah Rose

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

I feel like Delilah is overplayed. The rest of your list seems to be somehow more thoughtful and respectable, with Delilah as this weirdly trendy intruder.

I mostly like your taste in names, though, and your choices regarding flow! Good luck with the babyness!

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

Delilah - hubby's choice lol. He chose Delilah, Ariana and Samara Guess its half his so he gets a say so :) lol.

Thank you

[icebyrd67.livejournal.com]

=(

i only just looked at your wedding photos like barely a few months ago over in weddingplans! now you're having kids! i feel so far behind! i'm still forever away from the wedding!

i do love Laila (i'd spell it layla tho). and i hate delilah because that stupid song always gets stuck in my head when i hear it.

[crazybouncycrls.livejournal.com]

lol. yeah it will be 6 months on the first
It all flies by. Once you get passed your wedding its like bam!

:)

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I like your names in general (except Scarlett, nothing wrong with it, I've just always not liked it).

My favourites are probably Samara, Ariana, Benjamin and Elijah, but I also kind of like Delilah and Chloe.