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I'm not pregnant or expecting or anything like that, but I thought I'd post my favorite names, because I finally compiled an actual list. I wouldn't actually use all of these, for different reasons, but I like them all. I have a really hard time coming up with names I would actually use right now if I were to have a baby tomorrow or something.

Girl's Combined Names:
Julianna Grace (my favorite name)
Olivia Kay (Kay is my mn and my mom's mn)
Madeline Eve/Eve Madeline (I like M.E. better, but I have a cousin with a daughter named Madison and it seems weird to do that.)
Amelia Nicole (I'm not a huge fan of the name Nicole exactly, but that is the name of my two best friends, so it works. I also like Amelia Lane.)

Girl's First Names:
**all of the above plus
Madison
Sawyer
Penny
Anna
Julia
Molly
Ruby
Ellie
Piper
Scarlett
West
Felicity
Sarah
**I like all those names but probably wouldn't use them, except Anna. But I like Julianna better.

Girl's Middle Names:
Madison
Taylor
Quinn
Lane
Abigail
Elizabeth
Mia
Lillian
Riley
Nicole
Claire
Charlotte
Melissa (I'm not a huge fan of this name, but it's the name of my favorite singer, so I'd consider it for a middle name.)
Kate
Reese
Eliza
Violet
Jolie
Jane

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Boy's Combined Names:
Milo Landon (I really like Milo recently but none of my friends/family does. Landon is my brother and dad's middle name, so I really want to use it.)
Grayson Thane (This is the first & last name of a character from a Nora Roberts book, but I loved it so much and it's stuck with me.)
Aidan John (I know Aidan is popular, but I've loved it for six years or so, before I knew it was popular. John is my brother's name, and I like it with Aidan.)

Boy's First Names:
Owen
Noah
William
Chase
Andrew (This is my cousin's name and I like it a lot, but I don't want to use it to honor him, so I feel weird using it at all.)
Theo
Jack
Walker
Henry
Max
Eli
Drew
Elliot
Maddox
Sawyer
Charlie

Boy's Middle Names:
Landon
John (John & Landon are for my brother/family, once again.)
Daniel (I would love to use Daniel as a middle name, because it's the name of one of my close cousins.)
William
Andrew
Nathan
Ryan
Tyler
Carter
Walker
George
Taylor
Elliot
Griffin
Quinn
Thane
Dylan (I know the majority of you hate Dylan, but for me, it's okay as a mn.)

That is all... Thanks.

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I love Julianna. It gives you many nn possibilities. My name is Julie and my mn is Ann so I'm a huge fan of the combo. It's hard to find a good mn for Julianna but you did it right.

I love both your lists. Ruby and Ellie are quickly rising on my favorite girl names. I just love the name Jack. My cousin has that name and it first I hated it until I saw the boy and realized it was perfect.

If I used Julianna, I would probably use Anna as a nm, but I know my mom loves the name Gracie. Plus, then there is Jules... so yeah. I love it.

I'm glad you like my lists. :)

I need to go to bed, but I wanted to comment first, haha.

Julianna Grace - OMG I LOVE THIS. As you know, Julianna is also my #1, and I love Grace, too.
Olivia Kay - OMG I LOVE THIS, TOO. Again, as you know, Olivia's my #2 name, and I like the sound of Kay with it, too.
Madeline Eve/Eve Madeline - I like Madeline Eve better, I think. I love Eve...Madeline isn't my style, but I really like the sound of it.
Amelia Nicole - Amelia=love. And I love the idea of naming your kid after Nicole and Nikki, so I love that, too. Names with meaning are awesome. Plus, I like the sound of it.

Madison - too trendy for me, but I do like it
Sawyer - I've never heard of this for a girl, but I really like it
Penny - at first, I was like "really??? Penny??" but in the time it took me to type that, I realized that I do actually kind of like it. It grew on me quickly.
Anna - Like it better as a nn for something else, like for Julianna or Annabelle or something like that.
Julia - LOVE :). But again, I like Julianna better and Julia as a nn (but my daughter's gonna be Jules, haha)
Molly - LOVE it
Ruby - see Penny. It's been growing on me for a while.
Ellie - LOVE it, but I think I like it better as a nn for something else, like Eleanor or Elisabeth.
Piper - not really my style
Scarlett - "
West - Really? West? It's different and while I like it, I think I'd probably like it on a boy better. It just seems more masculine to me.
Felicity - Like it, but don't love it.
Sarah - I LOVE this name :).

Madison - see above
Taylor - Love it as a mn, but not as a first
Quinn - love it as a mn, but not as a first
Lane - Love it :)
Abigail - I've always liked this more as a first name because I love Abby, but it works as a mn, too
Elizabeth - One of my favorites for a mn
Mia - I like this better as a nn for something like Amelia or Miranda
Lillian - it's my #1 choice for mn, so you know I love it
Riley - Love it
Nicole - Like it, but I don't love it - but like I said before, I love the meaning behind it for you, so it works
Claire - NMS
Charlotte - SEX AND THE CITY!!! Haha, I love it.
Melissa - not a huge fan of it, but I like names that have meaning, so I love it because of that
Kate - like it better as a nn for Katherine or Katelyn or something like that
Reese - ever since ER, I've thought of it as a boy's name, but I like it for a girl, too
Eliza - I want you to have a daughter named Grace Eliza, k? ;) Hahaha, the other day my mom called me "Grace" when I tripped and fell and I was like "OMG! AWW!!! GRACIE!! AND ELLIOT AND OLIVIA!!"
Violet - NMS
Jolie - Hahahaha, I love you.

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Milo Landon - I like Milo, too :). And I like that Landon is a family name - MEANING=LOVE.
Grayson Thane - It's weird that our taste in girls' names is SO similar, but our taste in boys' names totally isn't, haha. It's growing on me, but I'd NEVER use it myself.
Aidan John - I LOVE the name Aidan, but again, I'd never use it for one of my kids. I like the sound of this name, too.

Owen - it's OK but not one that I'd use
Noah - I LOVE Noah!!
William - like it, but don't love it
Chase - NMS
Andrew - like it, but I'd never use it
Theo - I actually LOVE this name, but I'd never use it
Jack - Love it :). But all the Jacks I've ever met were like...bad. Haha. So I'd never use it.
Walker - YOU LIKE THIS NAME TOO??!!! OMG!!! I LOVE THIS NAME!!! There was a time that I named every character in every story I wrote "Walker", haha.
Henry - It's growing on me. I think it might work it's way onto my MNs list soon.
Max - LOVE
Eli - I like Elijah better, but Eli works, too
Drew - Makes me think of Drew Carey, haha. But I like it as a nn for Andrew
Elliot - YAY!!!
Maddox - Hahahaha, I love you for the same reason I love you for Jolie.
Sawyer - As I said before, I love it as a boy's name
Charlie - YAY!!! My #1!!

I'm not going to comment on mns because (a) i need to go to bed and (b) because you already know how I feel about 50% of them and the others I'm sure you can guess, haha.

You know, odds are, we're going to end up with at least two kids named the same thing. If not more.

I love how you commented on all the names.

Sawyer - I've never heard of this for a girl, but I really like it On X-Files, the actor who plays Skinner, he has a daughter named Sawyer. I can't decide if I like it for a boy or a girl, but quite frankly, I just love the name but wouldn't probably use it.

Penny
Penny is something I might name a pet some day, but I do like it. I've liked it since I watched Inspector Gadgett. Haha.

Ruby
Ruby is the same with Penny. I always picture this really awesome girl when I think of the name Ruby.

West - Really? West? It's different and while I like it, I think I'd probably like it on a boy better. It just seems more masculine to me.
David Duchovny's daughter is named West (technically it's her mn--Madeline West), and I've loved it since I heard it when she was born.

Reese - ever since ER, I've thought of it as a boy's name, but I like it for a girl, too
Yeah, I have too... I couldn't decide. But I think I like it better as a middle name for a girl, since Reese on ER was technically a last name. And Reese Witherspoon is the only other Reese I've ever heard of.

Eliza - I want you to have a daughter named Grace Eliza, k? ;) Hahaha, the other day my mom called me "Grace" when I tripped and fell and I was like "OMG! AWW!!! GRACIE!! AND ELLIOT AND OLIVIA!!"
I saw Eliza on the list I was looking at and I was like, ZOMG GRACIE! Haha. Le sigh.

Milo Landon - I like Milo, too :). And I like that Landon is a family name - MEANING=LOVE.
The thing is, Landon is a family name passed down on my dad's side. My brother hates it and told me not to ever use it and I don't think my mom is a huge fan either. But I LOVE Landon. And Milo is growing on me hugely and no one else likes it.

Aidan John - I LOVE the name Aidan, but again, I'd never use it for one of my kids. I like the sound of this name, too.
Yeah, I want to avoid using Aidan if I can, but I just liked it together like this, so I did it.

Walker - YOU LIKE THIS NAME TOO??!!! OMG!!! I LOVE THIS NAME!!! There was a time that I named every character in every story I wrote "Walker", haha.
Nicole always jokes that she would name her kid Tex Walker, and ever since I've loved Walker. Haha.

You know, odds are, we're going to end up with at least two kids named the same thing. If not more.
Haha, I know, our 3 favorite girl's names are the same.

Hahaha, of course I commented on ALL the names :)

Penny
Penny is something I might name a pet some day, but I do like it. I've liked it since I watched Inspector Gadgett. Haha.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. I love you.

My #3 girls' name has been switching back and forth between Amelia Eleanor and Miranda Eleanor for the past few weeks. Right now I'm leaning towards the later, but it's still possible we might end up with three girls named Julianna, Olivia, and Amelia.

but it's still possible we might end up with three girls named Julianna, Olivia, and Amelia.
The only thing is, we have to marry husbands who agree. because I know when Matt & I talked about it, he hated all my names and I hated all of his. Julianna sort of flew with him, b/c he didn't mind Anna, but otherwise, nope. And dammit, I'm naming my kids! Haha. What I want to.

I love the name Sawyer....for a boy or girl! I actually like a lot of your names.

Thank you!

Sawyer on a girl = noooooooooooo.

I can see by your icon you might be a little biased. But no, I understand your opinion. I just know of a celeb with a daughter named Sawyer and I actually like it--though I probably would never use it, for a boy or for a girl. But it's there.

Yeah, I've heard of a few girls named Sawyer. Yuck. But I am indeed biased. ;)

I saw on your icons you're expecting #2. Do you know the gender yet? And what is Sawyer's middle name?

No, I'm only 6 weeks along so we won't know for awhile. But I've been taking notes from this community, hehe..

Sawyer's middle name is Andrew. Family name.

Sawyer Andrew, that's the cutest thing ever. I love it. :)

AH. I love pretty much everything, haha. Julianna is such a beautiful, special name. It's so unique on its own and gives lots of nn options. Grace, Amelia, Ruby, Ellie, Molly, Sarah, Abigail, Lillian, Claire, Kate, Eliza and Jane are ALL on my top lists. I love Milo, and Grayson is amazing, I love Gray as a nickname! Owen, Theo, Jack, Henry, Max, Eli, Sawyer, Charlie, Daniel and Nathan are, again, all on my top lists. In fewer words, you win. And your babies will totally win too.

Hahaha, thanks Jillie.

OH, and Penny is an AWESOME name. Seriously, I love it.

Yay!

Julianna Grace - Very nice! =)
Olivia Kay - Trendy, but nice.
Madeline Eve/Eve Madeline - I think the first combo flows better, but would use the second over the first, because I like Eve better.
Amelia Nicole - Nice.
Madison - Adorable, if your pretend daughter is the son of Maude. Otherwise, it's terrible on a girl. ;)
Sawyer - I really like this for a boy.. I don't think I could warm up to it on a girl.
Penny - Not my style, too nicknamish.. but it's not bad.
Anna - Love this!
Julia - I like it, but it sounds so pretentious.. Like her parents were trying a little *too hard..
Molly - I've grown to like this more and more lately.
Ruby - This feels a little downmarket to me.. but it's not bad.
Ellie - Not as a full name.. no.
Piper - Bad association, plus I don't like how it sounds..
Scarlett - Very nice.. I couldn't use it, the 'scar' part bothers me.
West - For a middle name, sure.
Felicity - Oooh I love this!
Sarah - Love this too! A little plain, but I love the meaning..

Madison - We already talked about this one. ;)
Taylor - NMS, but I can't complain as long as it's in the mn slot.
Quinn - I just can't warm up to this on a girl.
Lane - Horrible association for me, but not bad for others.
Abigail - I wish I could like this, but I don't.
Elizabeth - Very nice.
Mia - Short, but nice.
Lillian - Beautiful.
Riley - I've only known dogs named Riley
Nicole - It's filler.. I only like it in the mn spot if it's after someone.
Claire - Beautiful.
Charlotte - Nothing I would use, but very pretty.
Melissa - Lovely.. it'd be nice to see this name come back.
Kate - Gorgeous
Reese - eh... there's so many other lovely names on your list..
Eliza - Beautiful
Violet - Too gorgeous to be reduced to a mn.. you should consider it for a first.
Jolie - I like this a lot.
Jane - Very very nice.. one of my favorites!
Most of your middle names are terribly gorgeous... I'd love to see them used as first names instead. ;)

Boy's Combined Names:
Milo Landon - I prefer Miles, and I like Landon.. this combo is a little 'L' heavy.
Grayson Thane - Ehh
Aidan John - Very nice.

Boy's First Names:
Owen - Owen, I think, is the next Aidan.. everyone is using it lately.
Noah - Very nice.
William - Not what I would pick, but nice
Chase - It reminds me of the bank, LOL
Andrew - Very nice.
Theo - I don't like the nickname feel of this, but I don't like Theodore either.. =/
Jack - Trendy, but nice.
Walker - When I hear 'Walker" I think of a device that helps old people shuffle around.. I can't warm up to it as a name.
Henry - Lovely.
Max - Too nn'ish for me, but not bad.
Eli - I like Elijah...
Drew - Okay
Elliot - I love Elliot!
Maddox - Angelina ruined this one.. plus it sounds like a disease you'd get from dining on oxen.
Sawyer - I like this for a boy.. it's fun. ;)
Charlie - No, every little boy deserves the dignity of a full name.. Charles is much better.

Boy's Middle Names:
Landon - Trendy, but nice.
John - Nice.
William - Ditto
Andrew - Again..
Nathan - I don't see the appeal, to be honest, but it's far from bad.
Ryan - This strikes me as incredibly dull.. it's so common, and there's really not much special about it.
Tyler - Great for a boy who will be 3 forever. I can't picture it on an adult.
Carter - Ehh.. a simple typo turns this into Crater
Walker - We discussed this already.
George - Very nice.
Taylor - Not a fan, personally
Elliot - Love this.
Griffin - Family guy.. I can't help but to think of that.. LOL.
Quinn - Nice
Thane - Sounds like "sane" with a lisp..
Dylan - I actually like this one a lot.

Thank you for your comments. :)

I like Milo. It's my list.
So is Julianna.

I'd have Charlotte on a 'middle name' list, but my middle names are already reserved for the next four kids, haha.

On my list, even...

Julianna Grace- Lovely, but i dont like the nn Julie.
Olivia Kay- This goes well together
Madeline Eve/Eve Madeline- Madeline Eve, definetly.
Amelia Nicole- It goes, & Amelia is one of my favourite names but I'm not a fan of Nicole.

Girl's First Names:
**all of the above plus
Madison- blah
Sawyer- Hate this on a girl, it's horrible.
Penny- don't like it.
Anna- like
Julia- not sure
Molly- Mollie :-) it's cute.
Ruby- I know several Ruby's & I quite like it.
Ellie- Don't like.
Piper- Don't like
Scarlett- Love
West- ehhh? A famous serial Killer couple were called Fred & Rosemary West, I think most English people would think of that so West is a no no for me.
Felicity- Love, one of my favourites.
Sarah- hate
**I like all those names but probably wouldn't use them, except Anna. But I like Julianna better.

Girl's Middle Names:
Madison- blah
Taylor- blah
Quinn- Love, it's also on my middle names list.
Lane- blah
Abigail- hate
Elizabeth- boring
Mia- cute
Lillian- not sure
Riley- like
Nicole- dont like
Claire- dont like
Charlotte- hate
Melissa- prefer marissa
Kate- like
Reese- hate
Eliza- not sure
Violet- Love
Jolie- hate
Jane- boring but i like Amelia Jane

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Boy's Combined Names:
Milo Landon- I love this, even though i'm not a fan of Landon, i think it works well with Milo.
Grayson Thane- This is one scary name..
Aidan John - works.
Boy's First Names:
Owen- like
Noah- love
William- hate
Chase- ahh i like this, it's a very cool name but it's a bit crazy perhaps? too trendy to go with the other names i like.
Andrew- ex boyfriend, can't comment.
Theo- like
Jack- dont likle
Walker- done like
Henry- like
Max- borthers name, i like it.
Eli- i like Elliot
Drew- dont like
Elliot- ahhaa lol yes
Maddox- dont like
Sawyer- better, on a boy/
Charlie- like

Boy's Middle Names:
Landon- dunno, dont seem to mean much, to me it looks like a misspelt London.
John- dont like it but family name so..
Daniel- like htis for a MN a lot.
William- dont like
Andrew- grrr
Nathan- dont like
Ryan- dont like
Tyler- dont like
Carter- dont like
Walker- dont like
George- dont like
Taylor- better than Tyler
Elliot- like
Griffin- dont like
Quinn- prefer on a girl but i do quite like it on a boy
Thane- dont like
Dylan- not sure

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