First, it goes insanely well with out last name. Second, we like unique, rare names but prefer something established and not 'made up.'
Looking for opinions, but would also like some words other than just 'no.' We are well aware of the Avon MLM association but we're both in our 20s and it isn't a strong association for where we live (USA, liberal city).
hi all! considering Liana for our 1st baby girl’s name but worried about pronunciation and it being “too different”.
I didn’t want a name she’d have to spell every time. we live in the U.S. but I’m not American so it’s hard to gauge.
is your first instinct when reading the name to pronounce it “Lee-ah-nuh”? is it pretty or will it be a problem for her?
I always thought I’d pick a top 10 name because I didn’t want to complicate my children’s lives but it turns out to be quite difficult to pick names that work for living in the US with half the family in and from Brazil and that don’t overlap with the 20 girl cousins she already has
Hi everyone,
Currently I am 24 weeks pregnant with a girl. I have a son named Owen. I’m looking for a girls name with 2/3 syllables. I am open for a one syllable name, but don’t prefer. I don’t want it to start with an O, and our last name starts with a V and is 3 syllables. The name can start with a V tough.
We live in the Netherlands, my mom can’t pronounce that great. She has trouble pronouncing my boyfriends name and called Owen Oh-wuh for a while. My FIL is from Ireland. It would be nice if they can pronounce it, nit a 100% must, but I can’t use too many Dutch names like Cato en Juul.
Vetoed by spouse: Sylvie, Celeste, Lydia, Vesper
Vetoed by me: Emily, Tess, Tessa
We kinda both like: Lora/Lore, Lily (overused), Jula (pronounces as Yula here), Esmee (would have been Owens name if he was a girl.
Thanks for helping🫶🏼
Edit: we will probably stick with Lore or go for Lena. Thanks for all the help 🩷
Hello! We have an Oliver and a Freyja already. Having our 3rd baby (going to be a boy) soon and I am so stuck.. nothing feels.. right. This is our list, I would say Killian and Tobias are ones I like more. We are both Northern European so there are not crazy names for us. Last name starts with L, any and all name suggestions welcome, middle names too! I prefer older names but at this point im open to anything
Killian (James maybe as middle)
Klaus
Finnan (marcus?)
Bjorn
Tobias (Cameron as middle?)
Logan
Declan
Have a little boy due today! He is still nameless.
His big sister is Alexandra. We're based in the UK.
We settled on her name as like the regal vibes, potential nicknames, easily recognisable whilst being uncommon (think it ranks 200-250).
I'm wanting a similar vibe again this time. Please can I have opinions on my list and any suggestions would be appreciated!
So far (in order of preference) I like:
Laurence - think sounds great with Alexandra?
Charles - Alex & Charlie is cute, right? Though this is the most common name from the 3.
Maxwell - Max and Alex, like how both have X! Worried Max is a bit dog name like, though?
Edit: Australian, and to be clear we aren’t finding out the gender until birth which is why we are sticking with unisex names
Edit: I really did not think this post was going to be so controversial, I especially didn’t expected people who don’t like the name Spencer to downvote others that do. I will say with the help of this post I have decided I still love the name even with the controversy and it seems to be a love or hate name for a girl.
I am due to have twins, one boy and one girl, in a few weeks and i did a post for my daughter's name. Ultimately we have narrowed it down to Noa Lindsay or Stevie Jade. However i am completely stuck on names for my son. I feel like every single name as been so overused and is now so boring. I don't want my daughter having a unique and beautiful name like Noa or Stevie but my son gets stuck with something boring like James or Max.
I like the name Rowan and i kind of like Kai but i don't think it's the one i want to go with. Does anyone have any suggestions for unique boy names? I don't want them to be completely unrecognisable or for him to be bullied in future. I've also been wondering if i should use Noa for my daughter and Stevie for my son. I honestly don't know. Any thoughts?
Edit: thanks for the suggestions, my top name for my boy is Bowen Wells and Noelle (Noa) Lindsay for my girl
We are an Indian family living in the US. We love Amira (pronounced as “Ameera”) — short, sweet nicknames (Mia, Millie), means “princess.” It’ll pair with a long, traditional South Indian lastname.
Our one hesitation: it’s not a traditional name from our heritage, and the grandparents would prefer something more rooted.
Questions:
How do Americans pronounce Amira on first read? Any mix-ups in school, work, or over the phone?
Any Amiras here — what assumptions do people make about your background before meeting you? Ever faced discrimination or awkward moments because of the name?
Overall vibe: Amira with a long Indian lastname?
Help me decide which name is better for our last baby boy that is due next month. We are stuck between these two names:
Edmund Alexander
Colin Reeves
We’d likely use both Clay and Clayton to call him
If we go that route. Siblings are Aria and Eli.
Having twin boys this winter (Hopefully get as far as Feb) I like Remy but it’s not set.
Please reply if you are British or Aussie
I tend to notice our naming trends are similar.
No hate at all to Americans but I’ve noticed the trends are quite different e.g Simon, Peter, grant, Graham are all very 90’s and we wouldn’t really use those here.
Much like Remy is in France and I am not offended by that.
Sheridan - Sheri - first baby girl
Second baby girl looking for similar Irish surname but cute nickname energy
The name Carrigan - Carrie came into my head overnight. Thinking Sheridan and Carrigan and Sheri and Carrie are too similar?
We wanted another S name but decided against that after hearing others stories of being confused often with siblings with the same first letter. Is this name combination basically the same issue?
Im Romanian and my boyfriend is Puerto Rican.
We're expecting our first baby.
My due date is on valentine's day.
i think having a name revolving around it would be cute.
Is it weird to want to name her Valentina. Vale/vv/tt for nickname im not into the nickname Tina though.
please let me know what you all think thank you.
Hey everyone! I’m super struggling with names for my boy due in February. Ideally I want a name with a G or J beginning because my daughter’s name starts with a G. Can you give me all your suggestions??
Is Frederick too much? Why does it feel so serious when the nn it's literally Freddie and it's adorable. But don't talk to me about a Fred.
Same thing with Mark, classic, established, love it. But why does it feel like it's such a clash with nowadays names? Everyone has such a strong negative opinion about it.
Then, I got Julian. Apparently it's very very popular, especially in certain states but overall in the US as well. Very international guy, interesting, he loves to dance and be cool (I don't know).
Our last name is Mendonca.
Guys... I can't.
What about Niles?
Am I overthinking this? I love the name Isabella but I don’t love the nn Izzy. I don’t mind Isa or Bella.
So indecisive and questioning if I should start from scratch lol
Elena, Leni and Gia are family names. Not interested in making them first names!
Recovering in postpartum and need help with baby name choice!
We are a first gen East Asian couple living in the states. Last name is single syllable if that helps
Names we like:
- Gemma
- Faye
- Martine (we would do Mari or mara for short)
Which of these names do think is best?
Thank you!
We are expecting our first baby girl in 2027. We love both names Finley and Lilah. Finley feels more unique and gender-neutral, but Lilah feels classic and feminine.
We are looking for middle name suggestions for either or both of these names. Any ideas or recommendations? Thanks in advance!