I am having a little girl in the end of January and I want her name to end in a SON ... my name does, and my son is Jackson. I was thinking of something that could be shortned to a nick name. I had a few ideas like Mason (Maci), Eddison (Eddi), Emerson (Emma), and Anderson (Andi) ... I don't want something that is too popular like Madison or Addison. PLEASE HELP ME!! =)
2006-12-04 03:53:30 · 19 answers · asked by Alison V 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I personally like Emerson. Jamison is the only other one I could think of not on your list.
2006-12-04 03:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by zinntwinnies 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're in a tough spot, since most names ending in -son are meant to signify a BOY! What's wrong with Madison? Dont' remember Darryl Hannah in "Splash"? Yummy!
Still, "Alyson" or "Allison" gets my vote, not only because it's the easiest, but reminds of the beautiful song by Elvis Costello.
Here's a quote from the site below. Though they don't all end with "son", they have that "on" or "en" sound:
"Picture this -- a grade one class whose names all rhyme. There's Aiden, Graydon, Brandon, Morgan, Katelyn, Madison ... and it goes on and on. All these names end with the "en" sound.
Parents of babies in the United States are in love with names ending in "en". The US hasn't had a run on names with a common ending sound since the first decade of the 1900s. At that time it was girls' names ending in the "uh" sound. Ora, Dora, Sara, Henrietta, Bertha, Debra ...
Why is America infatuated with the "en" sound at the end of names? Well, it could be because these names are only two syllables long so they're compact. They're also trendy sounding without being too far out.
Do you know that there are seven spellings of Katelyn in the top 1000 most popular names in the US? Stuns you doesn't it? Kaitlyn, Katelyn, Kaitlin, Katelynn, Kaitlynn, Katlyn, Katelin. Hey! and these are only the ones in the top 1000! There are still all the Caitlyn, Catelyn, Caitlin ...." (1)
One they didn't mention was "Morgan", which has that sound, but is more unisex and dates back to Arthurian legend.
You might try using Nordic names, though those usually end with "-dottir" (daughter) rather than "-son".
Here's another one from a site on baby names:
Ryesen Either from the English word rye or an alternate spelling of Roisin (Irish Gaelic) meaning rose.(2)
You should look at other languages besides Anglo-saxon, as you will always run into the same problem of girls' names NOT being associated with the suffix "son".
2006-12-04 04:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by Gwynneth Of Olwen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Addison is a a beautiful name for a little girl. Another way for the spelling is Addason
2006-12-04 04:39:51 · answer #3 · answered by jttatum2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Madison or Allison
2006-12-04 08:56:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allison (nickname Ali or Ally)
2006-12-04 04:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really love the name Jamison and you can call her Jamie for short which is also a great name.
2006-12-04 04:32:54 · answer #6 · answered by Urchin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alison. Your other choices are masculine sounding last names and not at all appropriate for a little girl.
2006-12-04 03:59:29 · answer #7 · answered by morelli26 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Allyson - Ally for short
2006-12-04 03:55:49 · answer #8 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grayson.
2006-12-04 04:09:22 · answer #9 · answered by Velken 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allison is a nice old fashioned name.
2006-12-04 04:01:02 · answer #10 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋