Pronounced NIN-uh-vuh. I'm obsessed with unique names that sound good as a baby and as an adult, my 1st daughter is named Cambria and I want a name that will go good with hers.
So I want a name that is very rare. It seems like a lot of the names I like I end up not liking the nicknames that go with it. I.E. I found the name Raelle, but dislike the nicknames Ellie and Rae. Ellie is too common and Rae is too masculine. I really like the name Tess but it is way too similar to my name. I also tend to like names that are very feminine and usually end in an a or are french vibes. Are there any names that come to mind? I am only 4 weeks away from baby day and I really don't like anything anymore.
Still tossing up and baby is due next week 😵💫
We live in Melbourne, Australia.
And if you’re a teacher please tell me which name seems to be more common!?
Seems as though Layla/Laila is the more common name according to rankings but I have not met any little Laila’s in real life! but have met 2 or 3 Nyla’s!
Is that a weird sibling combo? I already have my Rose, pregnant with another and thinking about Forrest if it’s a boy
Baby three gender is a surprise but has a big brother Callum and sister Millie. Looking for a name that pairs well and is not in US top 10.
Names I like but cannot use:
Teddy
Charlie
Liam
Margot
Poppy
Ada
Oliver
Lachlan
Callahan
Could I get some opinions on the name Zoya? I’m expecting a baby girl and would like to choose an Islamic name for her. I love the name Zoya the most. I’m also wanting to choose a middle name that flows with Zoya and also has a nice meaning with the name Zoya. So far I’m thinking Zoya Jannah (which with my thinking, could roughly translate to a life in paradise following a Google search). I’d love your thoughts on this too as I do not speak Arabic and wondered what it would translate to if I put them together. I’m also open to other suggestions of a middle name that would go with Zoya.
I just found out I'm having a boy!! My daughter is named Isley-Claire but we call her Claire more often.
I also have custody of my two younger brothers who act as Claire and the new baby's brothers in a way. Their names are Lincoln (12) & Ridger (8)
I have no idea what to name baby boy. I like some names (Ryder, Declan, Brooks, Arlo) but really I'm not in love with anything.
Edit to add: Baby boys middle name will be Jude. And if this baby were to be a girl, we had the names Cambria and Magnolia picked out.
I’m 41 weeks and we still don’t have a name😅
Freaking out. But here is our list.
Dad wants his middle name to be “ Buu “
I get to choose his first name.
Blue and pink means we both agreed it’s a cute name, pink are the names he didn’t like and vice versa.
Boy Names:
Eli- 🩷
Brayden - 🩷
Daniel -💙🩷
Shiloh - 🩷
Noah - 🩷💙
Ezrah - 🩷💙
Ozias -🩷💙
Avery -🩷💙
Isaac - 🩷💙
Gabriel - 🩷💙
Atticus -🩷
Cyrus -💙
Caesar -💙
Theodore -🩷💙
Julian -🩷💙
Atlas - 🩷
Ezequiel- 🩷💙
I have very specific taste…
Doesn’t have to meet all of these obviously but this is my ‘criteria’ / taste:
Vintage, classic, and timeless style
Established rather than trendy
Not overly modern or recently invented
Not trendy, but still familiar
Easy to spell and pronounce
Works well at all ages, from childhood through adulthood
Not overly nickname-like as a full legal name
Prefer names that feel enduring rather than fashionable
Open to a range of origins, but generally drawn more to english names
Not looking for highly unusual or deliberately unique spellings
My name is already uncommon, as well as a weird spelling so don’t want to put that on my children as no one can pronounce it just by reading it😆
Examples of ones already on my list:
Boys:
Edmund
Frederick
Alistair
Roman
Girls:
Violet
Marigold
Beatrice
Rosalie (although Rose is too common)
Please give me more suggestions!! 😊
We’re a Turkish couple living in the UK and trying to choose a boy’s name that works well in both Turkish and English.
The names we’re considering are:
Timur
Aybars (off the list)
Attila
Kaan
New editions:
Alp
Altay
Bora
Cem
Teoman
Ediz
I’d love to hear from English speakers / people living in the UK:
How would you naturally pronounce these names when you first see them? And how do they sound to an English ear?
Do any of them sound particularly difficult, unusual, or awkward in the UK? Or do you think they work well?
We’re also open to other suggestions ideally Turkish names that sound strong and natural in English too.
What would you pick? 😊
We live in the UK as a turkish couple and expecting boy and girl twins:
boy options we have; Roni or Kuzey
girl options; Marin or Rüya
would like hear english speakers lives in the UK if they sound good for pronunciation or any other comments appreciated
My husband’s name is Craig Joseph, and his late father was Craig Thomas. The three names we’re deciding between are:
**Grady Thomas**
**Chase Joseph**
**Calvin “Cal” Joseph**
We love Thomas as a middle name, and we also love the idea of our son having the initials CJW just like my husband, so either type of connection would be meaningful to us.
The first names themselves don’t have any family significance. I love one, my husband loves another, and we both really like the third, but I mixed up the order because I don’t want to influence anyone’s opinion :-)
We could also potentially use Craig as the middle name for Grady or Calvin/Cal, although I don’t love Craig with the one-syllable Chase.
At this point we genuinely can’t decide and would love to know which first name you like best just based on the name itself/sound.
Our last name is two syllables, starts with W, and ends in -house.
**Grady, Chase, or Calvin (Cal)?**
My husband and I CANNOT agree on a name and I’m starting to feel flustered. Time is ticking
I like
- graham
- August
- Jude
- Quincy
-Henry
He likes
- jacob
- Daniel
-Johnathan
-maverick
(Issue is 3/4 of these names are his brothers names 🤨 and I don’t get along with his fam. So no I’m not naming my son after them)
What are names that maybe meet in the middle ground?
Edit to add his middle name will be Paul
UPDATE!
We decided on Paul as the first name lol! But are using a suggestion from below for the middle
I'm expecting a baby girl late this year and i wanted some cute names that go with her sister Sarai (pronounced: suh-rye), I want the names to be uncommon and not Ava or Olivia type of names that a lot of other kids will have.
Currently 33 weeks pregnant with our first bio daughter!
We have two adopted kids, my niece Yolanda (11) and my nephew Santana (8). This is my first time being pregnant and needing to choose a name for one of our children. I'd love to hear some external opinions!
My husband and I have different tastes in names. His list tends to be the more controversial names and I do worry that some of them feel Americanized and this worries me since we don't live there.
My husband's list:
Amity
Aspen
Aurielle
Bexley
Davina
Graycen
Hadley
Haven
Idalia
Kailea
Kalina
Kayce
Keeley/Keely/Keidy
Kinsley
Kora
Lyra
Marlow/Marlowe
Maven/Mavis
Merritt
Micah
Morrigan
Raven/Riven
Taya
Teagan
Vera
My list:
Avaline/Avalon
Chelsea
Corinne
Danika
Eleanora
Emmaline
Erika
Gemma
Genevieve
Graciela
Laila
Ty, not as a stan alone, e.g. Aleisha-Ann or Francesca-May
Violette
Vivienne
Winnie/Wynne
Xanthe/Xanthia
Yasmin/Yasmine, I've loved these names since I was a child but I'm unsure if Yolie’s name also starting with a Y should deter me…
Please help us out! And please be nice. I'm at the point where I'm crying over everything lol.
My husband and I do not know the gender of baby yet, but we’ve decided on Maeve if it’s a baby girl. We love this name! We’ve been stuck on middle names though. I asked him if he had any family names he would like to try to incorporate if it would fit, and he said he’d like to use his late grandmothers name that had a huge part in raising him. Her name was Emma.. I really really want to honor this for him because I know how much she meant to him. However, the two names don’t flow as well as other options which isn’t a huge deal since she will only really go by her first name anyway.
So which one sounds better:
Maeve Emma Harris
Emma Maeve Harris (and go by Maeve)
I’ve never really wanted my child to go by there middle name because I feel it’s a bit confusing when it comes to filling out paperwork and school and stuff. But I’d be open to it in this situation.
I would like to see what suggestions all of you come up with when it comes to my soon to be born first grandson is born. He is biracial as my son and the child’s mother both have Caucasian mothers like myself and African American fathers and his first name is due to be “Kingston” as of right now! We can’t find a middle name to go with Kingston that sounds good! Please be kind and thanks in advance for all serious comments or suggestions!
I only had Girl names picked out, but I am due with my first boy on Christmas Day. Any name suggestions would be great. I am Italian and Asian and his father is Mexican :)
okay so i used my real name because my kids names would definitely doxx me.
i have a sweet boy name Kaidence Joshua, he was named after his heartbeat i heard at 7 weeks pregnant. his middle name is after my brother
i have a beautiful girl named Juniper Katherine she passed away at 3 months old.
her name was in a book where there was Joshua and Juniper trees. her middle name was after her great grandmother.
after she passed i got a sweet little rainbow, his name is Solstice Kyro.
Solstice is light and abundance, Kyro was a gin i found which is made with Juniper berries.
i am now very very pregnant with a little girl, and we have no clue the direction we want to go with her name. although not everyone’s favorite my children’s names are held very close to my heart, with heavy meanings.
please help.