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The hubby and I are not currently TTC (its still a few years off) but we always like to talk baby names. In the past few days, the names Juniper (girl), Meredith, Ada, Lillian and Atticus (boy) have popped up. Im a die-hard fan of such boy names as Malachai and Seamus, but the hubby goes from liking them to hating them in just a few days. Plus, for some of them, Im having a very hard time coming up with middle names that sound cohesive, especially with the last name Toomey. Im a stickler for not having any names that have "ee, y, or ie" in them. I just think thatd sound horrible with our last name. Any thoughts?

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Juniper = Juniper Breeze scent from B & BW to me.
Ada and Lillian are too popular for my liking in recent years.

How do you pronounce your last name?

I was worried about Lillian and Ada being really popular. I was thinking of using my greatgrandmother's name as a middle name, Villa. Ive never heard it before but Im not sure how to use it. Plus, though I love Juniper, Id probably end up using it as a middle name.

Its pronounce "too-mee", so anything with the "ee" sound would be too much of a good thing.

Meredith Villa Toomey sounds nice to me.

I'd lean towards names with harder sounds if you go with Villa Toomey since they are soft sounding names.

Ohh, that is a nice combo my dumbass never thought to put together, ha!!

I am leaning more towards a two sylabl name for the first, since our last name is also just two. But Ive always thought that Meredith was such a cute name.

I wasn't aware the Ada had any popularity. It's still not even in the top 500 or something

I think it has to do with the fact that its so similar to Ava. I did a search on the social security website, and youre right, its still not in the top 500.

Maybe it's just a local thing but on the boys class lists I nanny for, there are multiples of Ada, Ava, Emma, ect.

I know there are tons of Emmas, Avas and Emilys. I guess guess theyre just very pleasing to hear?

My sister is a fan of the band Nightwish and loves Seamus. If it wasnt for her, I would have never heard of that name.

Ahh, Ive got a friend who knows the band!! She loves them to death, but Ive always been a sucker for Irish names, Seamus included.

I'm horrid at suggestions, but Meredith is one of my tops! :)

Agreed!! Don't worry, Im sure when it comes down to crunch time, you'll find something perfect.

Juniper- like as a middle name
Meredith- love love as a middle name.
Ada- very pretty, alternative to Ava. I do prefer Ava but popularity wise Ada is refreshing.
Lillian- I don't like this at all, i like Lily but it's a bit blah nowadays.
Atticus - yes but please don't say it's because of TKAMB. That's so erughhh... read some more books!!

I think Seamus is adorable.

Juniper- only way I could really think to work it was as a middle name (seems like an ackward first)
Meredith- sounds good with our last name
Ada- love it! But if it gets too popular, I could the Irish variation of Aoife, pronouced "ee-fa"
Lillian- Im on the fence about, because I thought of using the name Villa as a middle name. Dunno though
Atticu- LOVE! But has no connection to TKAMB or the clothing line (as the husband bitched about)

I love Seamus, but Mike keeps saying, "It sounds like Shame-us!! Thats horrible!!" Hes dorky sometimes, hahaha.

Love Ada! Best name ever!

Its so simple but cute!! And I could really see a girl growing into that name too.

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