my favorite names.

[wingsofmaybe.livejournal.com]

Hi, everybody, I'm new to LiveJournal. This is my first post, so bear with me. I'm not a parent yet. Someday, hopefully. I love names, however, so here is my list of favorites. I like a lot of namesakes and family names. Also a lot of my favorite names are inspired by songs/lyrics I think my list reflects that. There aren't many girls' names as I don't like many.

James Mateo
James Angel
James Miguel
James Carlos
James Rogelio
James Andres
James Tiago

*I like a lot of Spanish names.

James Stephen (for Steve Irwin)
James River
James Eric (for Eric Clapton)
James Patrick (for Jimmy Page)
James Marshall (for Jimi Hendrix)
James Douglas (for Jim Morrison)
James Robert (for Robert Plant)
James Lennon (for John Lennon)
James Peter

*called Jimmy

John-Atticus
John Riverside (called Riverside)

Bryan Calkins
Nathaniel Calkins
Anakin Calkins
Rawley Calkins
Hiram Calkins
River Calkins
Ezra Calkins
Hayden Calkins
Sonny Calkins
Anton Calkins
Daniel Calkins
Heath Calkins


Girls:
Layla Penny
Delilah Claire
Lucy Matilda
Kathryn Angie

Comments

[slow-bullet.livejournal.com]

I like Ezra, Hiram and Rawley - but only think of the first two as Mormon names, just because I've known them to be used by mormons most often, which is neither here nor there.

I did hear a funny story about a mother screaming at her kids in a parking lot to get in the van so she could go get 'Hi' - which was short for Hiram, but certainly didn't sound like that to other people! -L-

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i think james mateo is the best of the first two bunches.

i love ezra and nathaniel. also, claire, lucy and c/katherine but not kathryn.

and... anakin? seriously?

[missmaxattax.livejournal.com]

I think these sound best with James:
James Mateo
James Miguel
James River
James Patrick
James Lennon

BUT I don't like James being called Jimmy.

I also like:

John-Atticus
Nathaniel
River
Ezra
Hayden
Daniel

Delilah Claire
Kathryn Angie

[wingsofmaybe.livejournal.com]

slow bullet, that Hiram story is hilarious!! And
while I'm not a Mormon myself, I think that often times they have very nice names. They're neither ridiculous like celebrity baby names, or boring like the names you hear everyday. Just my opinion.

I like a mix of common and uncommon (not ridiculous).

Thanks for the comments, guys.

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

Welcome!

Usually I don't like hyphenated names, but I actually like John-atticus.

[xpinkxamazingx.livejournal.com]

My Son is called JAmes Steven. I love the name James.

[italyatmidnight.livejournal.com]

I love the name James, but it is a family name in my case. My uncle is James Claude and my brother is Robert James.

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

i like:
James Mateo

River
James Douglas (for Jim Morrison)
James Lennon (for John Lennon)

Nathaniel
River
Daniel
Heath

Claire
Lucy Matilda
Kathryn

[mizsfrankie.livejournal.com]

I like James River.
I love the nickname Sonny, but fullname Santino.

[onzeminutos.livejournal.com]

I love James! It's my favorite English boys name. I really like James Mateo.

[la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com]

I like:
James Mateo
James Miguel
James Carlos
James Andres
James Tiago
James Stephen (for Steve Irwin)
James River (Personally, (since you have a lot of dedications here) I like the name River because of River Phoenix, who is an outspoken animal rights activist)
James Eric (for Eric Clapton) - Yes, yes, yes.
James Patrick (for Jimmy Page)
James Marshall (for Jimi Hendrix) - Nice.
James Douglas (for Jim Morrison) - :)
James Robert (for Robert Plant)
James Lennon (for John Lennon) - I love, love, love John Lennon (and the name Lennon) and would use this for my future child.

Is Calkins a mn or ln? I don't really like it as a mn, but I like these first names:

Anakin (I actually really like this name)
Hiram
River
Ezra

Girls:
Delilah Claire
Lucy Matilda

Also, have you ever considered using Lennon as a girl's name? I think it's lovely.

[wingsofmaybe.livejournal.com]

la jolie vie, thanks for your comment. Calkins is a ln. It's just sort of a possible filler. I want my name to go on.

Lennon as a girls' name would be cute, you're right.

I like the name River because rivers are always talked about in all my favorite songs, it seems like.

And good to meet another fan of John Lennon. ;)

[amaterasa.livejournal.com]

I love Delilah Claire. I would caution against Anakin. I know a young boy named Anakin and he hates his name. He is always being teased in class because of the Starwars connection, or the fact that they say it sounds like a girl's name.