What is the general consensus on these?

Question

Me and my partner spend most of our time discussing (arguing) about baby names. What are your thoughts on these names, feel free to suggest your own.
Boys
Bowen
Finnbar
Rafferty

Girls
Beau
Lenora
Luna

Just to let you know Asuza they that they are all boys real names, just very old fashioned. They are of celtic and gaelic origin, as is my own name and my heritage, I think thats why i like them.

Answer 1

Think they are great names - I chose Celtic names for my children because thats my heritage and gave them anglicised middle names they could use should they feel uncomfortable as they grew older - whic they havent used as they love their names and celtic identity.

Some nice names are:

Girls: Nuala Boys: Bryn, Ion, Gryffudd, Niall
Siobhan
Anwen
Arian

Answer 2

They're definitely original, but Beau is usually a boys' name, and... the boys' names you have aren't really even names. For every name you think of, remember this: your child will have to live with it. Forever. And possibly spend a great deal of time in school being mocked for it. Almost any name can be made fun of, but some of these are just asking for it.

I take it you don't want anything very common, so here's a few of my favorite suggestions:

For boys:

Bannon, Beckett, Indiana, Dmitri, Harper, Lee, Jareth, Kieran, Connor, Brooklyn, Dakota, Tadeus, Shannon, Marcus, Alistaire, Wesley, Liam, Dantes, Dermont, Zechariah, Byron, Dominic, Benedict, Julian, Hadrian, Corwin, Valerian, Hannibal, Linden, Matthais, Merrick, Dallas

For girls:

Anastasia, Aislinn, Cecilia, Natalya, Emilie, Lillian, Vivian, Alcyone, Aramina, Annice, Skylar, Jessabelle, Calliope, Lessa, Mercedes, Dierdre, Rosalind, Abigail, Eleanor, Lilith, Anya, Fiona, Guinevere, Genevieve, Delia, Delilah, Lilith, Cordelia, Lorelei, Evelyn, Anneliese, Quinn, Rowan, Lyta, Lilyana, Erin, Brianna, Vaneris

Answer 3

finnbar is not a bad name - I know 5 or 6 but then again I am Irish. A lot of people are shortening it to Finn or Fionn.

I also know a Lenora and a Lenor - variations of Eleanor.

My wife is also expecting and we will probably opt for an Irish or Biblical name also - our thoughts are

Boys:

Ronan
Connor
Daniel
Rory
Calub

Girls:

Aoife (Ee-fa)
Niamh (Neve)
Hannah
Caoimhe (Keeva)

Again - there are a mix of family members names in there which has narrowed it down for us.

Good luck with everything,

Answer 4

I definitely like Rafferty for a boy!
For a girl....I can't say I'm keen on any of those as Beau is really a boys name (generally one from the deep south-and means 'boyfriend'),Lenora reminds me of Lenor fabric softener,and Luna is cute-but I can hear the nasty kids calling her Loony!
May I suggest a girls name I've grown quite fond of? It's actually quite an old one-but doesn't seem to be used anymore. Cadence. Personally,I think that's lovely!

Answer 5

I don't really like most of those names, except for Lenora and Luna.

I would just pick names out of some of your favourite books,
like maybe Sirius or Aurian

I also like the name Marissa for some reason.

Have fun

Answer 6

Bowen - reminds me of Jim Bowen
Finnbar - Finnbar Saunders from Viz
Rafferty - Jerry Rafferty

Not good images.

Beau - shouldnt that be belle? beau is masculine
Lenora - Fabric Softener
Luna - Luna the Lunatic

Not nice

Answer 7

Personaly I prefer names that are know but old. Like William, Harry or Joshua. Maybe he might have trouble at school if his or her name is too different. Just my opinion though, I say go with what you want its your baby after all. Good luck

Answer 8

Personally i don't like any of the names you mentioned. i think your kids will have a hard time at school with names like those.

here are some names i was considering for when i have children, feel free to use any of them -

GIRLS:

Phoebe
Olivia
Kaitlyn
Melissa
Isabelle
Courtney
Charlotte
Hannah
Alyssa
Paige
Chloe
Jessica
Sydney
Grace
Brooke

BOYS:

Kayden
Ryan
Matthew
Dylan
Oliver
Xavier
Tyler
Jack
Joshua
Luca
Ethan
Mason
Aiden
Riley
Zachary
Aaron
Luke

these sites also have some good suggestions - www.babyzone.com
www.babynames.com
www.babycenter.com
123-baby-names.com
www.baby-parenting.com/baby/baby_namer.html

Answer 9

I dont like any of the boys names. but i love the girls, i am having the same problem myself my baby is due tomorrow and i have loads of girls names but only 2 boys names, i spent a whole night on the net looking and cant find any that catch me!!!!!!!!!! good luck

Answer 10

There was a girl named Luna in my 2ND grade class and boy did we make fun of her. In fact til this day we still talk about her and we haven't seen her since 1996. Please do your child a favor and name it something like Kendra, Jaden, Farah, or Joshua. Something that Will not cause them embarrassment. Kids can be so cruel, save your child some humiliation!