I was just thinking over what I would want to name a child and came up with this list:
Constance Athos Valentine (Faust reference, sorry OSC) Leon (As many things as this *can* come from I like it from They're Playing Our Song) Dorian Sebastian
What do you want to name your kid? I had to try to draw the line between names which I love and those which would get the kid beat up. I had to take out d'Artagnan... not to mention that it isn't actually a first name.
Edit: Gideon is also good.
Edit2: I originally intended to include Evangeline but for some reason forgot. A post on this thread reminded me.
[ September 15, 2007, 09:37 PM: Message edited by: JonHecht ]
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I feel like a bit of a geek, because guys are not generally thought of as the gender that picks out names for their kids...but I have a few in mind.
Howard Joseph -
Joseph (my maternal grandfather's middle name, and a common name in every generation of the family) Howard (my middle name, my paternal grandfather's first name)
This is one I'll use for sure, even if I have to have a half dozen kids until I get to a boy. The men these names honor were good fathers, great community builders, defenders of their nation, and well respected. Any child alive would be lucky to have a name so worthy. I'm very much a fan of history, especially family history.
Other boy names I like,
Theodore (Teddy for short, named for Teddy Roosevelt) John Adams (named obviously, but I doubt my future wife would let me have that one)
For girls I like:
Winter Harmony Marie Layla Elanor
I know Harmony and Winter probably sound like hippy names, but Autumn and Summer are common enough girl names, I don't see why Winter can't be as well, plus I think it sounds nice. And what's wrong with a little Harmony? Elanor is after Eleanor Roosevelt, and Layla is just pretty.
I briefly considered giving my kids all H names, but I have cousins who are Randy, Ronny, Rusty, Renee and Richard. I wouldn't do that to my kids. I figure I'll probably want to name some of the other kids (I wouldn't mind two or three total, but wouldn't rule out four) after the grandparents or what not of my future wife, so I'll leave some room open for that.
::wistfully wishes for a big family someday::
Posted by 0Megabyte (Member # 8624) on :
For me, I've got several names I've been thinking up/had thought up by others, at least for girls:
Emily Christine ____
Elsa Angelina ____
Well, those are two of them. I'm keeping my last name blank, but it should flow well, being a two syllable word ending with "a"
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
For potential children, I'd go with: Nearly Almost Possible Coulda Probawilliam
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Joseph is one of my most liked boys names, and I would like to call my son that (if I had a son), except my brother is Joseph (Joe for short). I think perhaps it would be too much for both Uncle and nephew.
Other than that I don't know- well, Tony and I have names for our child if we have a daughter (two options, both first and middle) but we cannot even begin to agree on boys names. So when we do have a child, if it's a boy, I imagine it will be a tense few days after the birth!
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
I love Russian names though I don't know if I'd have the guts to name a child of mine one of them. Well girls are safer. My favorite Russian name is,
Fyodor.
I'll most likely give all my children additional Chinese names that they can learn to write and pronounce.
My paternal grandmother's name was Constance, and hence my youngest sister got that as a middle name.
I'm not quite sure how I feel about naming people after virtues like Temperance, Prudence, Hope, Faith, Grace, etc.
The only names I feel solid about are twin girls (or just two girls who are close in age) named Madeline and Madison. They would be Maddle and Maddy for short. Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Simone Isabella Xavier Dmitri Vasily, if I could ever learn to pronounce it right. I love Russian names Evangeline, but I know someone with that name already...
More later
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Ian, Nathaniel, and Ethan. Don't know about names for girls.
Posted by Amanecer (Member # 4068) on :
Asher Andrew
I'm in love with this name. Hopefully I'll be able to talk my future husband into it as well. Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
quote: I feel like a bit of a geek, because guys are not generally thought of as the gender that picks out names for their kids.
WHEREVER in the world did you get that idea, Lyrhawn?
I don't know any couples in which the father didn't have a huge say in the choices.
(in my situation, we mutually agreed that he would name girls and I would name boys -- but we each like the names the other picked, so it worked out well)
FG
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: I'm not quite sure how I feel about naming people after virtues like Temperance, Prudence, Hope, Faith, Grace, etc.
My mother's done a bit of genealogy and has uncovered a line of the family whose surname was Bliss. My favorite member of that family was named Experience.
Experience Bliss - and she wasn't even in porn. Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Whenever I've ventured forth my ideas for kids names amongst my friends I've always gotten jeers and funny looks, like a family and kids and such isn't something I should be thinking about like that. I'm not sure if it's because of my age (I doubt it) or my gender (which makes more sense).
I'm sure fathers have an immense role in the decision making process, I think the disputed part would be whether or not they often plan out the names for their kids years before hand.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
That's stupid for people to jeer at you. It is sweet for men to think of children and having a family. Quite sweet.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: I know Harmony and Winter probably sound like hippy names, but Autumn and Summer are common enough girl names, I don't see why Winter can't be as well, plus I think it sounds nice. And what's wrong with a little Harmony? Elanor is after Eleanor Roosevelt, and Layla is just pretty.
I knew a girl in high school named Harmony. Her older sister's name is Melody, and her youngest sister, if friends hadn't talked her parents out of it, would have been named Symphony.
Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :
quote:Originally posted by JonHecht: I had to take out d'Artagnan... not to mention that it isn't actually a first name.
My cousin's son is named D'Artagnan. Tanner for short.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac:
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: I know Harmony and Winter probably sound like hippy names, but Autumn and Summer are common enough girl names, I don't see why Winter can't be as well, plus I think it sounds nice. And what's wrong with a little Harmony? Elanor is after Eleanor Roosevelt, and Layla is just pretty.
I knew a girl in high school named Harmony. Her older sister's name is Melody, and her youngest sister, if friends hadn't talked her parents out of it, would have been named Symphony.
Weird! I knew a girl named Harmony, her older sister was Felicity and her younger sister was Tiffany. I always felt Tiffany's name should have been Melody. Incidentally I have met at least one girl named Melody.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
One of my first friends was Jessica Harmony H_______. She was very upset to find out she lived on Harmony Road in first grade. Her brother's middle names were Walnut and Jordan. Both street names in our town, that her parents had lived on before she was born.
I have at times in my life had names picked out, but often they have changed as I've matured. Thank goodness since at one point I wanted daughters named Keely and Lyric. There was another time much more recently I was in love with the name Arachne. The only reason I convinced myself away from that name is that she killed herself in the myth, not that she became a spider.
Right now Amelia Ellen and Penelope Agnes. For boys John ______ likely having to do with my future husband's name or family, the kid does not have to be called John (my dad and grandpa are not).
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: This is one I'll use for sure, even if I have to have a half dozen kids until I get to a boy.
Just wondering if your potential wife/partner theoretically has any say in this matter? ;-)
I hear all kinds of "I'm going to name my first child X" statements from single people of both genders. I always wonder how they come by this certainty.
Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :
For Girls- Carly Aimee Hope
For Boys- Calvin Jon Samuel (the coolest first name in the world!)
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Well, we are going to name the next one either Margaret (Maggie), probable middle name Faith, or if it's a boy, James (Jimmy), probable middle name Robert (the middle names are still under discussion.)
Girls' names we have picked out after that are Jennifer (Jenny) Katherine, and possibly Rebecca Elaine, although I'm kinda up in the air on that one; I used to like it more than I do now. We already used Emma Rose and Bridget, both of which were on our list, although I changed my mind on Bridey's middle name.
Future boys' names we have picked out for after Jimmy is here are Ciaran (middle name used to be Michael but now we are wavering on that) and John Alexander (Alex.) We've discussed a few other names but haven't come to a consensus yet.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(Oh, and we talked baby names before we were married. We're weird. )
Posted by guinevererobin (Member # 10753) on :
quote:For me, I've got several names I've been thinking up/had thought up by others, at least for girls:
Emily Christine ____
0Meg, you just rocked my world. Fiancee and I already picked out two girls' names for Hypothetical Children, using our moms' names for middle names. We chose: -Emily Christine (my mom) -Victoria Elizabeth (his mom)
Boys names are still much under debate. I like Nicholas and Christian; Boy Toy has vetoed both. Especially since he's agnostic, the last one REALLY doesn't fly. But I think it's pretty.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by Uprooted:
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: This is one I'll use for sure, even if I have to have a half dozen kids until I get to a boy.
Just wondering if your potential wife/partner theoretically has any say in this matter? ;-)
I hear all kinds of "I'm going to name my first child X" statements from single people of both genders. I always wonder how they come by this certainty.
I'm sure she'll have a say, and I'd be perfectly willing to compromise and name one of the girls Josephine Howard. We'll call her Josie, and just pretend the middle name doesn't exist.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
quote: if friends hadn't talked her parents out of it, would have been named Symphony.
That's sad because of the three names, I think Symphony is the coolest.
I also approve of Winter, although I'm not sure I'd name a real child Winter.
I don't know what I would call my hypothetical children, which is odd because as a younger person I was always planning, intrigued by names.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I went to school with a Wynter. I doubt anyone ever made fun of her, but she certainly was the bully type.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
I vote for Van Der Waals.
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade:
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac:
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: I know Harmony and Winter probably sound like hippy names, but Autumn and Summer are common enough girl names, I don't see why Winter can't be as well, plus I think it sounds nice. And what's wrong with a little Harmony? Elanor is after Eleanor Roosevelt, and Layla is just pretty.
I knew a girl in high school named Harmony. Her older sister's name is Melody, and her youngest sister, if friends hadn't talked her parents out of it, would have been named Symphony.
Weird! I knew a girl named Harmony, her older sister was Felicity and her younger sister was Tiffany. I always felt Tiffany's name should have been Melody. Incidentally I have met at least one girl named Melody.
I'm so glad my parents didn't try to follow a theme when they named us. It would have driven me nuts to have a sister named Harmony, or anything else music related. Luckily, I only have brothers, so they were never tempted.
--Mel(ody)
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade:
quote:Originally posted by erosomniac:
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: I know Harmony and Winter probably sound like hippy names, but Autumn and Summer are common enough girl names, I don't see why Winter can't be as well, plus I think it sounds nice. And what's wrong with a little Harmony? Elanor is after Eleanor Roosevelt, and Layla is just pretty.
I knew a girl in high school named Harmony. Her older sister's name is Melody, and her youngest sister, if friends hadn't talked her parents out of it, would have been named Symphony.
Weird! I knew a girl named Harmony, her older sister was Felicity and her younger sister was Tiffany. I always felt Tiffany's name should have been Melody. Incidentally I have met at least one girl named Melody.
My friend's sister's name is Melody and had he been a girl, his name would have been Harmony. The oldest child was a boy, so who knows what would have happened had all three of them been girls.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:I'm sure she'll have a say, and I'd be perfectly willing to compromise and name one of the girls Josephine Howard. We'll call her Josie, and just pretend the middle name doesn't exist.
I'm relieved to learn that you've got the spirit of reasonable compromise. Posted by landybraine (Member # 10807) on :
quote:Originally posted by Teshi:
I also approve of Winter, although I'm not sure I'd name a real child Winter.
As opposed to a fake child?
I'm partial to Lillian for a girl, and my boyfriend likes Spencer for a boy. I actually like Shia (yes, like THAT Shia) for either a girl or a boy.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
The only name I really had my heart set on was Sayuri for a girl, but after Memoirs of a Geisha came out on the big screen, I became less sure I wanted to saddle someone with it.
That, and I'm less and less sure I'm going to raise my kids in Hawaii, and I don't want her or I to deal with the inevitable butchery the name would receive on the mainland.
Posted by HollowEarth (Member # 2586) on :
quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: The only names I feel solid about are twin girls (or just two girls who are close in age) named Madeline and Madison. They would be Maddle and Maddy for short.
Twin names are evil and wrong.
<-- is a twin without twin names though.
Posted by brojack17 (Member # 9189) on :
My wife's name is Cindy and mine is Jack so we sign cards, From J,j,C,c,m&m. We think it's kinda cute.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
I like the name Lyric
I think I used it for a character.
But I also had a character named Seranade too.
Posted by Fyfe (Member # 937) on :
If I have a girl I want to name her Elinor Therese and call her Nora for short (which is cute). If I have a boy, I sort of want to call him Indigo. And Indy for short, like Indiana Jones. And properly he'd be named Jude Indigo, so that if he ended up hating Indigo he could revert to Jude.
However, my family rebels against this whole Indigo idea. I have proposed Japheth as an alternative, but they are unenthusiastic about this too. So if I have a son I will probably be boring and end up naming him John. Or Joseph.
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
Maybe if you suggest Inigo instead of Indigo then they will appreciate it more?
Posted by rollainm (Member # 8318) on :
Holden and Konstantine are what we've agreed upon. If we ever have kids that is. We're considering adopting, actually.
Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: This is one I'll use for sure, even if I have to have a half dozen kids until I get to a boy.
Why let not having a boy stop you? One of my grandmothers was given the middle name Ernest. EDIT: To remove smilie.
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
quote:Originally posted by rollainm: Holden and Konstantine are what we've agreed upon. If we ever have kids that is. We're considering adopting, actually.
Ooh, Holden is a great one. I suggested it to a friend of mine, but he told me to go to hell. Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: For potential children, I'd go with: Nearly Almost Possible Coulda Probawilliam
I used to love the movie, and the book.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I'd like to see more Camerons and Jakes in the world, and more Tesses.
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
Cameron has always had negative name association with me. In High School I was in Mock Trial and sophomore year the "alleged" criminal was named Cameron. I was always convinced that he/she did it!
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
My first contact with a Cameron was my husband's uncle: a very urbane, intelligent, mischievous white-haired man. Decidedly lovely association for me. Posted by Elmer's Glue (Member # 9313) on :
I had a great idea. When I'm filling out the papers to name my kid I will put their middle name as Danger. Of course I won't mention this to my wife, and hope she doesn't find out for a while.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
quote:Originally posted by JonHecht: Maybe if you suggest Inigo instead of Indigo then they will appreciate it more?
Jon, for that suggestion, prepare to die.
Posted by Bella Bee (Member # 7027) on :
For boys I love the names Nathaniel and Samuel (Sam) - although I'd have to pick one or the other as I wouldn't want kids with rhyming names. I also like Liam, Jack and Alec.
For girls I've always liked Ariadne and Octavia. Also Freya and Islay (pron. Ey-la like the Scottish Island). If I could get away with it, not being at all Japanese, I'd name a girl Yoshiko. And, for some reason, I like September, but I'd name the goldfish that.
Basically, if I were having a kid, the acid test for a name would be to go down the supermarket and yell it very loudly and angrily in the middle of the vegetable aisle. If it still sounded beautiful, I'd know I'd made the right choice.
I once saw a gravestone for a girl called Silence. Cruel, but cool.
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
I picked our Aerin's English name from Robin McKinley's The Blue Sword and The Hero and the Crown. I waited to make my final decision until I saw that there was a real person named Aerin, with the same spelling. Hooray for Aerin Lauder. Also, I wanted to make sure that people pronounced her name Air-in, not Err-in.
Aerin's Hebrew name is Sela Shoshana, after Andrew's aunt and paternal grandmother. I have all of my other favorite Hebrew baby names picked out, though I can't divulge them until the proper time. They'll all be different than the child's English names - not just the Hebrew version of their English names like mine is. I had an easier time picking out the Hebrew names for some reason. If Aerin and/or any future kids decides to go by their Hebrew names, that'll be fine with me.
Andrew and I have a deal - I will name all the children that I give birth to. Though if he had strong feelings against any of the names, I might have reconsidered. If we have a boy, he will be named after my grandfather. I'm struggling with girls' names. I didn't really think beyond naming Aerin. At least I have plenty of time.
Posted by DSH (Member # 741) on :
Good one Tom!
Don't have any potential children (and I'm hoping and praying that I don't ever have any more potential children)
My five actual children, however, received the following names:
Enoch David Amelia Madeline Katarina Wynn Aidan Christopher Ava Claire
There are lots of potential pitfalls to avoid when naming children (I won't spell them all out for you here). Here's one we missed until almost 6 months after Ava was born: Aidan and Ava have the same initials. Not a huge problem, but it complicates things. If we ask our kids to label belongings with their initials, Aidan and Ava have a problem.
I guess it coulda been worse! Posted by theresa51282 (Member # 8037) on :
I am currently 12 weeks pregnant. We don't know what we are having yet. If the baby is a boy it will be Benjamin Alexander or Benjamin Xavier. I like Xavier better but if its Alexander his initials will be BAM which I think is really cute. We are much less decided about a girl's name. In the running are: Eliza, Ella, Eva, Anna, Bianca and Madeleine. We haven't even tried to tackle middle names yet with the girl names. None seem just right to me even though most of them were originally my suggestion.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
theresa, have you checked out Nymbler when thinking of middle names (or other girls' names)? Some suggestions from Nymbler based on your choices of first names:
Carolina Cora Katharina Amelia Hazel Victoria Isabela Lyla Abagail Ivy Elanor Rose Sadie Nora
Any of those sound attractive? Play around with Nymbler and you might find some others you like. Posted by theresa51282 (Member # 8037) on :
I gave it a try and it was quite fun. Lots of the names it suggested were ones that we have considered. I really like Abigail and Nora. I think my problem with middle names is more that I have too many first name possibilities to really spend enough time with any one of them to try out middle names with. At least if its a boy, naming him will be easier Posted by HollowEarth (Member # 2586) on :
Mrs. M's link is pretty awesome. The bit with Thazel is spectacular.
Posted by Christine (Member # 8594) on :
We've got a Drake Alexander now.
We may soon be working on #2...if it's a girl, it's Celeste (but no middle name yet).
Boys:
Arthur (after king Arthur) Marcus Henry (family name...2 grandfathers)
Posted by guinevererobin (Member # 10753) on :
Yeah, Mrs M, great link. I spent about an hour last night with my fiance and a friend going through the articles and laughing (and arguing about baby names, and whether or not naming a son "Zoey" will damage him - my friend wants to do this - and whether or not giving a baby a classical literary name will damage him because it will make people feel stupid if you name your baby "Isolde" or "Bodicea").
Fiance and I did argue our way into some potential boy baby names, completely unnecessarily (hopefully for a while) - Conner and Kyle. Good Irish names to go with their beautiful last name (mine in three weeks!). Posted by Javert Hugo (Member # 3980) on :
I have a girl name all picked out.
Elizabeth Janeen, and we'll call her Liza Jane.
1. My grandmother's given name was Betty Jean. 2. My mother's name was Janeen. 3. My name is Katharine - also the name of a queen - but I go by the shorter version. 4. My middle name is Jane.
Really, her name couldn't be anything else. I also love it because it's both elegant and dignified and, with the Liza Jane nickname, Texan and homey at the same time.
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
My daughter-in-law has declined to give me a vote. So, I had to use my names for my two new cats. Popocatepetl for the boy and Ixtaccihuatl for the girl. They are trying their best to live up to their names. I always thought these would be great names for boy and girl twins.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Could she just be Liza if she wanted, and not have the double first name?
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
If I have kids with the lady I'm with now the girl's name is already decided upon. I really had no choice in the matter.
Mackayan Nazareno Vonk
That's my lady's mom's last name and her last name, and my last name, obviously. I'd call her Mac. I always like girls with boy names.
As for boys names, I've thought of Lawrence, 'cause it's my dad's name, but I don't want to do that to a kid. Maybe Joshua or Caleb. My favorite all time name is Kilgore, but I don't think I could convince anyone to name their child that.
Posted by Omega M. (Member # 7924) on :
For a girl (which I personally would rather have), I like
Barbara Beverly Bryna Carla Gertrude Susan
names that (to me at least) sound both strong and musical.
Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
Girls: Genevieve Elara
Boys: Eamon August
Posted by theresa51282 (Member # 8037) on :
I have a Genevieve in my preschool class that goes by Vivi and I think that is really cute.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I had a dental specialist when I was a teenager named Eammon Murphy and he was really cute.
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