Baby #2

[pumpkindoodles.livejournal.com]

Our second child is due on May 31, 2011. I've had a bunch of names that I've been playing around with for a few years. Now that we're expecting again, I've been trying to put together a list so that I can narrow it down, and hopefully I'll get my husband to agree on something in the next few months. Here's what I have so far:

name list

Girls names I love are: Adeline, Charlotte, Eliza, Fiona, Gabriella, Juliet, Katelyn, Lila, Margaret, Marla, Matilda, Nina, Noelle, Paige, Rosaline, Ruby and Violet

Boys names I love are: Chase, Darin, Elliot, Graham, Jacob, Matthew, Nathaniel, Owen, Preston, Reid, and Warren

My one big thing is that I'd rather not have the first name be in the top 75-100 most popular names. As you can see, I do like some popular names, but I'd really only consider those as a middle name.

Our almost 2 year old son is Corbin James.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[ex-thegreyl.livejournal.com]

Jacob is number one or two on the most popular list for the past few years, and is insanely popular because of the Twilight books/movies (though i still like it as a name), my husband and I both liked it until we realized the Twilight tie in. :(

I don't have any suggestions though. :D Congrats.

[pumpkindoodles.livejournal.com]

Yeah - actually I was looking at that today, and Jacob has been #1 on the boys list for the past 10 years!

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like:

Fiona, Juliet, Margaret, Matilda, Ruby, Violet
Elliot, Graham, Matthew, Owen

[turtleohs.livejournal.com]

I prefer our names to not even be in the top 1000, lol!! My favorites off your list are Eliza & Ruby. Matilda is cute with the NN Tilly (Thats my grandmas name) But I do feel its a little bit 'old'.

For the boys I think Elliot is pretty popular but Warren Elliot would go well.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I really like Charlotte, Eliza, Fiona, Juliet, Margaret, Matilda, Noelle, Rosaline, Ruby and Violet for girls. Eliza instantly stands out to me for some reason. Eliza and Corbin would be sweet!

For boys, I like Elliot, Graham, Nathaniel, Owen, and Reid. I think Graham and Corbin as a sib-set is my favorite.

What about...

Lena
Audrey
Caroline
Elise
Elizabeth
Scarlett
Josephine
Genevieve
Nora
Hazel
Naomi

Pierce
Miles
Jude
Julian
Asher
Henry
Thomas
Simon
Tobias
Oliver

[pumpkindoodles.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Eliza has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I only hesitate to use it because a distant cousin has a daugther named Eliza. In reality, I've seen her maybe once in the past 10 years, so it's really not a big deal. But it does make me think twice.

From your lists, I like: Elise, Scarlet, Hazel and Naomi; Miles, Simon, and Oliver. Thanks for the suggestions!

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I have a distant cousin with the same name as myself. She's older, but my mom DID call her mom and ask if it was ok if she used the name too. She was fine with it, and we see each other once every... maybe 5 or 10 years. So, it's never really been a problem. I don't think it would be for you either!

[theljfromheck.livejournal.com]

I like Fiona, Juliet, Nina, Ruby and Violet. I like Darin..but no matter what it looks weird to me, I like Darian more. Also like Elliot.

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

With Corbin, I like Lila and Graham the most.

[pixietangerine.livejournal.com]

I think Eliza and Corbin would be wonderful together. Eliza Violet would be really pretty! Matilda and Marla are also really nice and not very popular. Matilda Paige or Matilda Ruby would be very nice. :)

Graham and Warren are my favorites on your boys' list, they would both sound great with Corbin. Graham Nathaniel or Graham Jacob would be nice, and Warren Reid or Warren Elliot!

Some other ideas:
Boys:
Nolan
Adam
Ronan
Max
Peter
Thomas
Theodore
Asher
Walden
David
Evan/Everett
Benjamin
Eric
Neil
Patrick
Philip
Phoenix

Girls:
Eleanor
Victoria
Lenore
Gretchen/Greta
Pearl
Lilac
Deirdre
Vivienne
Katherine
Cordelia
Caroline
Cecilia/Cecelia
Alice
Eva
Isadora
Helena
Moira
Emmeline
Lavender
Natasha/Natalie
Poppy

[coneygoil.livejournal.com]

Nina is my name. Lila is my grandmother's name.