Need Some Help with Baby Names

Well my daughters name is Brooklyn She gots lots of good comments for it. Everyone says its a pretty name. When I was pregnant and if it were a boy i had the names Camden and Jace picked out. And Gabriella and Layla for the girls
My Neice's name is Hope Lane My daughters is Brooklyn Noel

I have always liked Bryce for a boy it is a very strong name. And for a girl I had picked out Tasia. Pronounced T and Asia like the country. I like unusual names and since I can no longer have any more I still love picking names. Hope this gives some help to you.

A.,

Here was my choice for a girl

Avianna Marie or Sabatina Nicole or Talia Yevette

my boy names were

Dominic Michael (which is my son's name)

Nathaniel Michael

Isiah Michael

Hope you can use them and good luck
Angie

I know how you feel. Growing up with the name J. wasn't any better. I personally have always liked Irish and Celtic names such as Aiden and Rhiannon. I ended up going with very common family names for both of my boys. However, if they had been girls I had much different names picked out: Jimi Brianne and Pagan Celeste.

I know how you feel but in the opposite. My first name is Y. (sounding like Evon) i hated being the only person in my whole school with that name. And i hated correcting everyone on the way it was pronounced. though i have found that in the east my name is a bit more heard of. though i happened to be raised in California, it made it tuff having everyone say it wrong. Once the teachers knew it that was fine but when you got subsitute teachers you were correcting them. Make sure that the name you do pick looks like how you would spell it. otherwise your child may feel like i did in school.
hope this helps.

Some of my favorites were McKenna and Nevin for a girl and Gannon and Grayson for a boy. Oddly enough all of these names are last names- but work well for unique first names. Play with it and have fun!

A.,
Hi! My name is D. so I understand about your name being A..When I had my 1st daughter I felt the same way as you did so I decided to go with Irish names seeing that my husband is Irish.My 1st daughter is Reilly and my 2nd daughter is Jillian.Maybe you can look into something like that, beside I love your children's names.It seems like you did good with theirs they are different so I am sure what ever you decide on will be great.
Goodluck

well- i love the name we picked for my now 9 y/o daughter. her name is karis(k air is), it is a greek name and means graceful. i get a lot of complaments on it! it is different but not weird! best of luck!

You can try babyname.com and also just put in a search for baby names thats what I did for my third which is due right before your fourth.lol. Personally my pick is Zander Cole and Jayden Marie...Hope things work!

You have already a ton of suggestions, but since I am obsessed with baby names I'll add my two cents in. My sons name is Hunter. I too like unique names, but my husband does not. I suggested a ton of names I liked, but they got quickly turned down. Keegan was actually on my list. So here are a few I like.

Boys- Landon, Jackson, Bryson

Girls- McKenna Riley, Cheyenne, Jordyn, Destiny, Kennedy Paige, Brenna

My husband and I had the same problem when we were pregnant. We didn't want a common name that everyone else had, but we didn't want her to have to spell it all the time either, since she will have to spell her last name. I'm a fan of "normal" names, not made up ones, but I like ones that people have heard of but don't know anyone with that name. We named our daughter Greta Kathryn. There are a few Greta's out there, but it isn't a common name, and she still won't have to spell it very often. Everyone thinks it is such a cute name, but it will grow with her. A lot of the older names are back in right now, but there are still a ton of older names that aren't overused yet. For instance, my friend just had a girl and named her Elsie, and another friend has a daughter named Mara.
My favorite boys names are Isaac, Josiah, Micah, and Alex. A variation on Alex is Xander or Zander, which is cute and kind of different.

My advice- go to Barnes and Noble, grab a bunch of baby name books, and find a comfy chair. Write down every name that even remotely appeals to you. We didn't have Greta's name until she was over 24 hours old, but it totally suits her. Good luck- it's a hard decision!

how about kayleen if it is a my daughter and I are the only 2 that have that name and it goes in suite with the other names

Good Morning A. H.-

While I understand you wanting a different name for your child, I must say choose wisely. My name is very different and I went through a lot of grief as a child because of it. I must also say that now as an adult I love my name and wouldn't change it but those days of harrassment still ring in my ears.

I reccommend that you look into you and your husband's family trees.I was named after an Aunt that was living overseas, my mom missed her so much that she named me G. after her. My younger sister is named Leelen, my folks took my two grandmother's name and put them together. (Onlee = Lee and Helen = len.) She always told us she took the Onry out of Onlee and the Hell out of Helen to get her name:) Maybe a good old fashion name will pop up. Or maybe naming your child after an author of your favorite book, song or poem. My son Laurence is named for the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. Also many of my friends named their kids after the time of year, day of week or even month the child was born in. (Autum, Tuesday, June and April) Maybe try looking into your ethnic back ground and try an ethnic name.

I think that trying to name your child can be difficult, but I found the process to be really fun. I brought a list of names with me to the hospital. I wanted a name that fit my baby, so I waited until I could see his face. when I first held him i knew instantly what his name would be, and it wasn't even a name on the list:) crazy, but true. My boyfriend had been reading me poetry by Paul Laurence Dunbar, so he picked the name Laurence. When I looked at my son I could see my brother that had passed away , so i chose Andrew. We then flipped a coin to see which name would come first, and Laurence Andrew it was. I can't see him being anything else and it was amazingly easy.

Have fun making lists, my cousin made a game of it at her baby shower. Her last name is Whan, names like First Whan, and Obi Whan were coming around, it was silly but themn her best friend said Lindsey Whan and that was the name that stuck.

While I am not pregnant right now, I already have a list of names that i like : Levi or Zebulon, Rowan, and August for boys and Eartha, Oceanania, Rubylee,Esther, and Kisabeth for girls. Knowing me though I will probably won't use any of these names and have something totally different come out when the next child is born.

I wish you health and happiness during the rest of your pregnancy and a smooth delivery. Whatever name you choose i am sure it will be the right one.

Goodluck!

Peace and Light,
G.

Hi, A..

You might want to check out these websites for ideas... go to http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ for a list of the most popular names in the last few years. This way, you'll get an idea of what other people are naming their kids and you can avoid these names.

Another site to check out is www.babynames.com. You can look up all kinds of names and their meanings, history, etc., along with a forum for discussing with other parents.

Good luck to you! And have fun! I have a girl and a boy whose names are different enough to be original, but not so different that the names are considered weird.

Congrats.
Here is 2 sites that may give you a few months of deciding on a name.
A-Z Boy to girl names
Get a paper and pencil and go through all and select the ones you like most.
Then go thru the list you made and save the ones you like most on your first save.
Keep doing this until your down to the last choices.
http://www.babynames.com/Names/Alpha/?let=A
http://new.babynameindex.com/boy_names_A.htm
R.

My name is also A.. I totally know what you mean!Unfortunately, my kids have fairly popular names. My daughter is named Kathleen (Katy), after my mom who was killed while I was newly pregnant with my daughter. My son is Ethan. My husband doesn't like unusual names. Also, I teach and the more "unusual" a name is the more popular they are becoming in the classroom. Reading through your kids' names and the responses, I can think of at least four other kids with those same names....but it's better than the 20 I can think of with some form of Katy!!! LOL! It really is a tough battle.

If I had another boy, I'd love to name him Ezra Thomas. Some people act like that is the worst name in the world, but I had a student with that name, and I loved hearing it and saying it. Obviously, you'll find something that works for you.

Other suggestions, Lydia, Elita, Janie, Arden, for girls.
My cousin named her son Lane, which I personally think is a little feminine, but still a nice name. I also like Nolan for a boy. Good luck!

my favorite boy name is eli.
i know someone who actually named his son abraham lincoln!
for a girl, the name reagan sounds nice. the name drew is nice for either one. ultimately it is a personal choice you will have to make and i wish you the best of luck!

my choice for girl names my number one is Sophia...that's my daughters name....
I also like
Ava Marie
Oliva
Payton

for boys I like
Jacob Dylan
Hayden Michael

hope this helps a bit

I agree A., it's always nice to have a different and unique name. I have an 11 month old and her name is Stevie Nicole. We named her after my brother who passed away. Alot of people ask if it's really Stephanie, NO, it's Stevie. I was just at the Dr. office w/my daughter yesterday and the dr. just had a baby and they named her Lanna Marie. I thought that was pretty. I also liked Lela (lala Long A). I liked the name Ashley which is kinda popular but I wanted to spell it Ashleigh. However if you spell your childs name differently no one will ever spell it correctly so you have to watch that. My sons name is Trent. I've only ever seen 1 or 2 boys named that. There's a little girl at the gym who plays w/Stevie and her name is Emerson.

Hope that was helpful! Oh, and everyone thinks we named Stevie after Stevie Nicks! NOT! LOL!

S.

Hi A.. Like you I wanted my children to have names that wouldn't be repeated 3 or more times when the teacher does the roll call. I had 2 other T.'s in my class and another family member by the same name. I was determined not to repeat the same eye rolling headaches with my kids. I found a baby name book at an antique store that was published in the early 1800's. I have somehow misplaced the book, but thankfully had it long enough to name both of my children. My daughter is Emory. It's traditionally a male name, it's rooted in German and means "Active leader" and that she truely is. My son's name is Brayden, which I believe is English and means "Brave." The book had thousands of wonderful and unique names that you never hear today but aren't so far fetched that they'd raise too many moments for a child to be picked on by the mean kids at school. I don't know how many name books there are laying around antique stores but I'm sure using the internet you could find older names or unique names by search engines. Good luck and have fun!

Boys - Jagger, Roman, Kyzer (Kaiser), Oscar, Frederick

Girls - Claudia, Laine, Layla, Liela, Jane, Audrey, Sadie

I LOVE the name Keegan, that is my brothers name. Anyway I wanted to name my last daughter Rayne(pronounced like Rain) but my husband did not want that so we just used it as a middle name. Her full name is Emily Rayne. My friends sons names are Brody and Beckett and another friend named her two girls Finnley and Brynn which I also thought were cute. Congrats to you and good luck!
N.

I personally like the name Xander... my sister named her baby Vaun

Hi
Hi i have a boy and a girl we named our boy Wyatt because it is older and it is not very popular
and our girl is Melia it is Hawaiian it was different and i loved it.
Well if you want different how about

Girl- Ingrid, Azel, Izel, Aleah.

Boy well well let see.
Ivan,Johan,and i love the name NOAH

Good luck

hi -
Payton is a cool name for a boy or girl. You can spell it peyton for a girl

H.

I have two beautfil kids, but their names are pretty traditional, Meghan and Jacob. My hubby is more of a traditionalist, but I really liked some of the more unique names. I liked these girl names; Brookelyn, Eliana, Lisbeth. Adara, Hanley, Sage and Ramey. For boys Paxton, Sebastian, Taryn, Trase, and Walker.

My old hairdresser had two daughters whose names I thought were very pretty, Reagan and Ivy.

Best of luck to you!!!

WE had planned on naming our little girl Audrey or Rebecca, but wound up naming her Claire. The others names just didn't fit once she got here. Our son's name is Benjamin. My husband wanted both of them named something that wasn't too "trendy" so that they were more original at school. I've always loved the name Lauren for a girl & Spencer or Christian for a boy. Those were all too trendy for husband. But, I'm very happy with the names we have.
Good luck.

Hi A.:
Check this out: http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html
It's the coolest site. Just type in some names you like and it will tell you the trends for the last 100 years. Our daughter's name is Sydney and I thought it was interesting that it was a boys name until the 1940s, then it slowly gained in popularity as a girl's name through 2006, but it's still not off the charts.

I also like names that are symbolic to events that have happened in my life. My husband and me had the good fortune to go to Australia a few years ago, and after a five week trip, we ran out of money in Sydney, but still had the time of our lives. We figured life would be very similar with a baby -- broke but still having fun! :)
Good luck on your fourth! Wow! Take care...

I think that naming your child is one of the most stressful parts of your pregnancy. I work at a University in Ohio and look at transcripts everyday and see the same names everyday. I wanted to name my daughter something that you just don't see and so I went with Faith. Which I love. But if she was a boy I was going to go with either August (after my Grandpa) or Dane. You can search online or in my case, I hadn't even thought about Faith until I was at the Dr's office and read an article on Faith Hill and thought I like that and you don't hear it. Good Luck with a finding a name for your baby, looks like you have plenty of time to decide!

I know this is proubly what you have heard alot,but go out and buy one of them babyname books. Just a cheap little one you find at the local store and go threw it very closely and with an open mind. If you find a name you think you are realy liking,go outside and say it like 3times out loud. Hearing it like that will give you some perspective. Also try and look at the meaning of the names. That helps to find a name w/ some meaning to you and your partner. I also would not limit myself to just one name for each sex. I know most people dont think that way,but if you want to be open about names keep in mind 2or3 that you like. When you see your baby for the first time the names you are considering,well the right one will just fit her(or him)I did that w/ all 3 of my kids and to this day I have no regrets about the names I chose. Good Luck! p.s. I also like the name Emerson for a girl and would call her Emie for short. My 5yr. old daughter's name is Ashlynn its irish and means " to dream" just alittle note....

How about Landon for a boy and Olive (or Olivia) for a girl.

A.,
I too wanted unique names for my children, so I decided to look to my heritage for ideas. I'm Italian and thought expressing that through my children's names was a neat idea. I researched on-line for lists of Italian names. We named our son, 2, Mateo (Italian form of Matthew meaning gift from God) and our daughter, 4.5 months, Mia (mean "mine" in Italian).

http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
This social security website gives you names for the past 100 years and where they ranked in popularity. I felt the same way as you - I wanted something "normal" but I didn't want 4 kids with the same name in his class. This is a really interesting site. Best of luck to you!

for a girl i like the names nevaeh which is heaven spelled backwards or brianna or briella or callista or savannah for a boy i like austin or tyler or branson but theres a few for ya hope u like them

We like unique names as well. We have three girls, Karenna Kay, Jolie Mckenna, and Adrianna Belle. The boy names we had picked for them were in order, Cayden Alexander, Cai Alexander, and Tripp Taylor. Some other names I like are Jolynn, Melea, Caileen, Leif, Sierra Rainne, and Eden. My name is S. Rhiannon.

Hi A.! My name is K. (the male version of Carrie or Kerri)and oh how I always wished for a "normal" name like A. when I was growing up! My daughters name is Francesca (pronounced Fran-cheska), and we have always called her Frankie. The meaning of Francesca is free, and she is def. a free spirit!She has always referred to herself as Frankie until recently (she's 14) and claims she likes the "exotic-ness" of Francesca! Well, hope that gives you another choice in girl names! As for boy names I really like the name Bryce. Good luck in your search!

My husband and I know some one who has a little boy names Zander (Xander is another spelling).

Hiya A.,
I have a 7 month old daughter that I named Abryanna Isis. My name is not common and that is something that I wanted to pass on to my daughter. For a boy I like the name Adrian Kane. My son Samuel was named after his father. Good luck!
~U.

-Something that isn't difficult to spell or pronounce (do you want your child to constantly have say "It's pronounced JAZZ-men and spelled Jhazmyne!" for the rest of her life....no offense to Jasmines out there, just used it as an example!)

-Something that doesn't make a cruel set of initials (A. Suzanne Smith)

-Different and unique is good, made-up and silly names are horrible, as the kid may grow up thinking "why couldn't I just have a normal name like everyone else?"

-Consider names that are flexible over time: cutesy while younger yet transition well into adulthood

I love the names Mia and Mya for girls. I think they are so pretty and would have used one of them if I had a girl. There are lots of websites and books to buy that have MILLIONS of names in them. Anywhere from the 10 most popular last year to ones no one would ever think of!

i love the name Zaina(ZAY-NA) for a girl...it means "beautiful" its short and not a common name.

I love the names of your other kids! How beautiful and unique! I also liked names that were a little away from normal, my husband liked traditional names, so we compromised. We have Jakob, Callen (sounds like Calvin without the v) and Evelyn (we call her Evie) I really like some of the "older" names for girls, they have a traditional feel but are very rarely used anymore, Rose, Lily, Eve, Esther, Mae, Maelyn. We also really liked biblical names that are not really names: Eden, Sheba, Cairo. For our second son we hit the international names on the internet (His name is Welsh). And of course there is always taking a traditonal name and changing the spelling. Let us know what you come up with!

Hi A.,

Congratulations on your pending bundle of joy!! My daughters name is Brooklyn. My husband and I fell in LOVE with it!! I have heard the name a few times, but for the most part, it is pretty uncommon!! However Brook is very popular, and everyone assumes we call her that, but we don't!! My friend has a daughter named Xavier, and a son named Javan (pronounced like raven with a J).

Good luck and let us know what you decide!! I love Jaedyn too!! What a unique spelling of that and Johnathon!

C.

I felt the same way my name is P. and it was so normal that I wanted different for my children so I named my son Odin-it was a greek god but I liked it because it ment strong, Kyle is his middle name after his father. My daughter is Kylee I actually got it from a girl I worked with but the spelling has Kyle in it(you can spell it a lot of different ways) Aylssa is her middle name and to tell the truth I got it from Aylssa Milano from a show called charmed. I also liked Hayden Alexander for a boy. I didn't think about any other names but you will find one one day and know that fits your child perfect. Congratulations and good luck

MY FRIEND NAMED HER 1ST DAUGHTER KENNEDY, WHICH WOULD BE CUTE IF YOU HAVE 2 KIDS W/ "J" NAMES AND 2 W/ "K" NAMES. I THINK PEYTON IS CUTE FOR A LITTLE BOY. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ANYTHING W/ A CERTAIN ORIGIN?

There have been soooo many great ideas given to you already but I have to share my thoughts too....My daughter is named Peyton Jenae (ja-neigh) We were going to go with Kylee (because we liked Kaleigh, but so do a lot of people). I really like the name Owen for a little boy. I also like Jordan (boy or girl). I like Kenya, Olivia, Claire, Paxton (girl) and Lydia and Zoe. I know a little girl named Deja (different and pretty) Dylan Journey (my niece). I will think of more for you too....I am not planning on having anymore so this will be fun for me!

Well, I felt the same as you too, I wanted different names for my children, my daughters name is Raelynne Christine, for my son, I wanted a name that was a strong boys name, because after all the name you give your son is the name he has for life, unlike a girl who may get married and change her name. My sons name is David Joseph. For girls I also like Audrey, and for boys, I like Ryan Patrick, and Jayson Michael.

I have a 15 month old daughter who and her name is Giovanna Maria and we are expecting again in April. Girls name we are going with Sophia Anna and if it is a boy Timothy John or John Timothy. We wanted an Irish name for a girl but we could not decide on one that we both liked. So we went with another Italian name.

Good luck with the names.