It seems everywhere, on Yahoo Answers and otherwise, folks are giving their kids names that are way-overly trendy, too gender-neutral, or ridiculously spelled and/or made-up. (Does anyone take into account how the KIDS will feel down the road? *rolleyes*)
Anyhoo, I've been told that a lot of my fave names are "boring", but I think they are timeless and classic. :) I also happen to prefer girls' names that actually sound FEMALE, and boys' names that actually sound MALE.
So, let's see how weird and/or boring I really am! *smirk* Here are my fave names. I'm curious what you all think. Pick as many or as few faves from each list as you wish. :)
-- GIRLS --
Alannah
Anne
Carissa
Catriona
Claire
Elizabeth
Fiona
Hope
Isabella
Joy
Julia
Katherine
Laurel
Melinda
Natalie
Rebecca
Sarah
Serena
Violet
-- BOYS --
Alan
Alexander
Andrew
Anthony
Connor
Douglas
Jacob
James
Jason
Jeremy
Malcolm
Nathan
Scott
2007-02-05 17:43:33 · 40 answers · asked by scary shari 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
EEEK! Someone just misunderstood my question and assumed I'm pregnant! Thank you for the kind thoughts :) but I'm NOT in the family way.
I love kids, but for a variety of reasons I won't go into now, I definitely do not feel I'm cut out to have and raise them. But that's okay; I can still enjoy other people's. :)
2007-02-05 17:57:37 · update #1
P.S. again -- I forgot 2 more of my fave boys' names: Jack and Stuart.
2007-02-08 15:50:51 · update #2
I agree with you a 100%. I hate to see little girls names Maesyn and Logynn and little boys named Jaxon and Karder. I also love traditional/classic names that age well, you can spell, and you know if my child is a boy or girl.
I like....
Anne - I love this w/nickname Nancy!
Claire
Elizabeth - I love this too
Isabella
Katherine - prefer Catherine, love it still though
Natalie
Sarah - love this
Violet - this is really growing on me
Alexander - love this
Andrew
Anthony - love this
Douglas
Jacob
James - love this
Malcolm
Nathan
2007-02-07 13:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by bbwdys4 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
-- GIRLS --
Alannah -- OK
Anne -- OK
Carissa -- not too bad but sounds a little to "fill in current Melrose Place / 90210 show here" for me
Catriona -- sounds like a medical condition
Claire -- simple but very nice.
Elizabeth -- like it a lot
Fiona -- sounds like you're trying to hard
Hope -- simple but nice
Isabella -- spoile princess
Joy -- OK
Julia -- blah
Katherine -- love it
Laurel -- sweet
Melinda -- just go with Linda
Natalie -- possibly my favorite
Rebecca -- classic and nice
Sarah -- prefer it without the h but a nice name
Serena -- too Bewitched for me
Violet -- can't say why but I just don't like it
-- BOYS --
Alan -- boring.
Alexander -- Alex makes a better girls name to me. It's OK
Andrew -- OK
Anthony -- as long as you don't pronounce it Antny (New York accent)
Connor -- this is a last name. as a first name it's kind of. well, it ain't very manly
Douglas -- wouldn't want it to be my name but it's not bad
Jacob -- never liked this name but Jake is alright
James -- stuff but Jim or Jimmy is cool
Jason -- not my favorite but a good name
Jeremy -- sounds like a week kid who gets picked on
Malcolm -- a socially awkward accountant
Nathan -- see Nathan Lane
Scott -- dude!
2007-02-13 13:29:55 · answer #2 · answered by Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
girl: Carissa
Elizabeth
Isabella
Melinda
Rebecca
Sarah
boy: Andrew
Anthony
Jason
Jeremy
Nathan
2007-02-06 01:28:55 · answer #3 · answered by bee 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree that children's names have become too trendy. I named my three traditionally, but with a different spelling. Mistie Ann is soon to be 8, Jayson Allyn is soon to be 6, and DeWayne Joseph, aka Joey is soon to be 4. Kudos on knowing your limits, when you are ready to have kids then go for it. Wish more people out there were like you. Keep on loving other peoples kids till then.
2007-02-06 03:11:05 · answer #4 · answered by lpnwannabe2001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Hope and Serena are really sweet names.
Douglas and Andrew are great, I like Nathan, but Ethan or Ian would be couple ofsuggestions.
I played the name game for 6 months, beforei had my son( the sonogram did not show if he was male or female.
Happy name game! And have a great pregnancy and new baby, whatever you name him/her! Take care!
2007-02-05 17:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by DivinePath 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm no longer so constructive that the girl's call flows nicely. Alyssa Jade, Alyssa Kate and Alyssa Eve sound more effective. As for the lads call, when I first examine it i idea DeVaughn change into the surname. i'm no longer too attentive to the call Jaylin yet i'm constructive i have pronounced questions about YA concerning human beings calling their daughters Jaylin. and that i do imagine it sounds really female rather because it has Lin/Lyn in it.
2016-11-02 11:11:45 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alannah
Anne
Claire
Elizabeth
Fiona
Hope
Isabella
Julia
Katherine
Natalie
Rebecca
Sarah
Alan
Alexander
Andrew
Anthony
Conner
Douglas
Jacob
James
Jason
Malcolm
Nathan
Scott
Stuart
PS I don't see why others do not like your style of names. It's normal.
2007-02-11 06:13:52 · answer #7 · answered by leila_park_101 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well my daughters name is Teeaira and she LOVES IT and yes that is the correct spelling of it. T-E-E-A-I-R-A
I was going to Name her Serria but i was a Teenager when I had her and I told the name to other Teenage mom's and they had their daughters before me and tons of them named thier daughters Serria.
So I took the first letter of my baby sister's name Tanya and came up with Teeaira.
The reason it is spelled the way it is, Is very special.
As I said I was a teenager. I just turned 16 and I wanted to give my unborn child the best so I oppted out for drugs. Plus the scared me by giving me the facts of the eppy. You knwo you can become parilliyzed for life if things go wrong. Can you immagme being a teenage mom and trying to finish school and not being able to walk?!!!!! I wasn't going to do that to my baby.And not just what drugs can do to you but what about your baby. Well I decided that if woman have been giving birth for years with out them I could to. Well they TOTALY druged me up afterwards....lol! She was born at 6:36 am and a little after 8am the birth certificate people at the hospital were calling me for her name and spelling?????...lol Well they got it and I left it that way
My daughter lovesher name and the Spelling Tee [like the golf tee] air [that you breath] then an "a" :0) People always spell it wrong at least at first but my daughter is proud of her name and how it came about being spelled the way it is! :0)
2007-02-05 18:38:34 · answer #8 · answered by vomo07 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I agree with you about the ridiculous sounding names. I wish that trend would end. I like most of your choices. Most of them sound classic and interesting. I like Isabella for a girl and Alexander for a boy.
2007-02-05 18:12:43 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I love traditional names. my favorites are Laurel Anne and Claire Danielle (my mom and sister's names.Elizabeth and Isabella I also like. for boys Connor(getting quite common though. I've also heard it as a girls name.), Anthony (my brother's name is Luke Anthony), Jacob, James (Jamie's a cute nickname), and Nathan.
2007-02-06 12:32:13 · answer #10 · answered by allycat19 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋