experiment

[arbus.livejournal.com]

so this is my experiment. it's a bit opposite of what we usually do here, but my husband and i have set middle names for our first boy/girl so it's a thought i had to come up with different first names to choose from. so, participate if you would like.

if you were pregnant with a girl, and her middle name was going to be colleen, what would you name her?

if you were pregnant with a boy, and his middle name was going to be john, what would you name him?

we don't care a whole lot about flow and all that other stuff, and we do mostly have names picked out already, but i just wanted to get some new ideas. i've been on this community for a while, so some of you know my naming style already, but i am just excited to see everyones thoughts and maybe get some other names to possibly freshen up our list a bit!

Comments

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Ramona Colleen
Nathaniel John

[arbus.livejournal.com]

ramona... that's one i had not thought of, thanks :) pretty sure the husband will hate it, but i kind of like it.

i love the name nathaniel (nate) but i have a psycho abusive ex named daniel and i've decided i think it's just a bit too close. thanks though, those are great ideas!

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

Colleen Elaina
Colleen Louise
Colleen Amanda
Colleen Georgina
Colleen Odessa
Colleen Miranda
Colleen Diana
Colleen Helena
Colleen Bridget
Colleen Pheobe

John Alexander
John Andrew
John Phillip(I prefer the double L in Phillip)
John Brody
John Deacon
John Grady
John Gabriel
John Bernard
John Bradshaw
John Mason

HA I read it wrong! Oh well, give me a minute, haha.

[giveitfullheart.livejournal.com]

eh just tell the OP to flip 'em all around! lol

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

Some of them are flippable, others don't slip off the tongue too nicely, like Louise Colleen. Don't like the way that sounds, although Louisa Colleen works!

My picks the other way around are:

Daphne Colleen
Pascale Colleen
Odessa Colleen
Helena Colleen
Elaina Colleen
Louisa Colleen

Mason John
Gabriel John
Brody John
Deacon John
Grady John
Bernard John

There we go, haha.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

thanks so much for all your work! :)

i really like daphne, helena and louisa!

also a big fan of gabriel and brody/brodie, but they are unusable for us, unfortunately!

[becomingun.livejournal.com]

No worries! I'm a name freak, so names tend to come pretty quickly to me.

Helena and Louisa are two of my favourite names ever and they also flow really nicely with a lot of names which is so handy.

Oh that's a pity, but that's the thing about John, it goes so nicely with a lot of things! I love both those names a lot, and they're so nice because they're not like, screamingly manly, but also still good strong names, so they're easy to suit.

[eicnan.livejournal.com]

Olivia Colleen

Ryder John

[arbus.livejournal.com]

ha good one! ryder is a huge guilty pleasure of mine :) pretty sure the husband wouldn't go for it, plus we already have a nephew named riley.

i like olivia too, but its too common. its a very pretty combo though!

thanks!!

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i know you from the trying4ababy community, yes? just recognized you!

[kort-ni.livejournal.com]

Lydia Colleen
Norah Colleen
Fiona Colleen
Victoria Colleen
Elodie Colleen

Simon John
Gregory John
Theodore John
Archer John
Tanner John

[arbus.livejournal.com]

love fiona, its on our list :)

i also like lydia and theodore but husband is not so sure.

thank you :)

[b-gum.livejournal.com]

Amelie Colleen
Barbara Collen
Delany Colleen

Gregory John
Xavier John
Zachary John

[blinding-rays.livejournal.com]

Brianna Colleen
Caroline Colleen
Hannah Colleen
Leila Colleen
Mara Colleen
Meredith Colleen
Serena Colleen

Callum John
Harvey John
Kenneth John
Theodore John

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Bridget Colleen
Moira Colleen
Amelia Colleen
Fiona Colleen
Charlotte Colleen (maybe a little heavy on the C sound?)
Lydia Colleen
Linnea Colleen
Audrey Colleen
Isla Colleen
Norah Colleen
Eleanor Colleen
Victoria Colleen
Alice Colleen

Benjamin John
Stephan John
William John
Theodore John
Aaron John
Frederick John
Alexander John
Calvin John
Charles John
Gregory John
Zachary John

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I don't suppose I'd change the first names I have picked out, just to switch to those middle names. So...

Margaret Colleen
Charles John (or Peter John)

[hwar.livejournal.com]

Ida Colleen
Solomon John

I love old people names. :)

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

louisa colleen
norah colleen
eliza colleen

elliot john
asher john
silas john

[archangelsmack.livejournal.com]

Sophia Colleen
Melody Colleen

Linus John
Kenneth John
Simon John

[samaside.livejournal.com]

Naomi Colleen
Warren John

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I think that Colleen sounds really good with three-syllable names:
Abigail Colleen
Adelaide Colleen
Adrienne Colleen
Elena Colleen
Emily Colleen
Evelyn Colleen
Gwendolyn Colleen
Harmony Colleen
Imogen Colleen
Isabelle Colleen
Jacqueline Colleen
Jocelyn Colleen
Julia Colleen
Lillian Colleen
Lydia Colleen
Madeleine Colleen
Natalie Colleen
Rhiannon Colleen
Violet Colleen
Vivienne Colleen

I don't really know what I would pair with John. To me, it has more of a first name sound, I can't come up with many names that sound good with John as a middle.

[pap3r-heart.livejournal.com]

Mira Colleen
Paige Colleen
Laurel Colleen
Lisette Colleen
Audrey Colleen
Felicity Colleen


Oliver John
Declan John
Asher John
Nico John
Caleb John
Henry John

[amyames.livejournal.com]

Norah Colleen
Matthew John

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

John as a middle name is kind of a big thing in my family - dad is Allan John, his dad was Arthur John, cousin is Joshua John, uncle is John William, etc. However, I kind of agree with another poster - If I had a baby today, I'd use my favs with the new mns -

Rafferty John
Beckett John
Dresden John
Callum John
Declan John

girls are a bit trickier - most of my faves don't fit with Collen at all so I got creative lol

Evaleise Colleen
Rowen Colleen
Verity Colleen
Helena Colleen
Zoe Colleen

[wowthatisminty.livejournal.com]

Julie Colleen
Rosa Colleen
Mara Colleen
Lisa Colleen
Marjorie Colleen
Daisy Colleen

Owen John
Henry John
Joseph John

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

Samuel John and Lydia Colleen :)

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Katherine

and

Harvey

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Mabel Colleen
Kenneth John

[bubblegumgrl04.livejournal.com]

I'm having a boy and his name is actually going to be Brayden John.