Do you have any ideas for baby names? My wife and I are having a baby, and we need some ideas for a boy/girl.?

Question

Also, i'm more into traditional names, but my wife leans more towards the new-age stuff. Am i wrong to think Samuel is a good name for a boy?

Answer 1

i like traditional names that could perhaps have a cute nickname some that would grow with the child. a child named elizabeth could be ellie or ella when she small but can grow into her full name. i also like sarah/sadie.

i like James/jamie, William/liam and Gavin for boys.

Answer 2

First, I think Samuel is a great name for a boy and if my husband and I ever have a son, that will be his name (mostly b/c of family tradition). I understand completely about the traditional vs new age thing. My husband and I went different ways on that issue, too (with me wanting a traditional name). So I handled it by going online to a baby name website, starting with the A's, and writing down the names that I liked. Then I brought the list home to my husband and we crossed out the ones he didn't like and looked at what we had left. We got lucky b/c we found an "A" name that we both liked, right off the bat. Another thing that helped me was searching for names with certain origins. I happen to really like Gaelic and Scottish names so I specifically searched for those. If your family has connections to specific countries, you could look for names from there. Good luck!

Answer 3

Congratulations! I have to say I like the name Samuel for a boy. You two should sit down together or go to a book store and look around in the baby name section or on the internet and pick out names together. My faves at the moment are:

Girl:
Bella
Raleigh
Reese
Macee
Madelyn
Lilly
Ariana

Boys:
Reece
Reid
Carter
Carson
Jackson
Miles
Tyler
Brody

Hope some of these help you out! God Bless! :)

Answer 4

I love Samuel....it is a good name, maybe you guys can compromise on the middle or first name. Samuel would make a great first or middle name.

Aiden Samuel
Camden Samuel
Liam Samuel

Samuel Mason
Samuel Sebastian
Samuel Wyatt

Sarah Grace
Kylie Faith
Aubrey Claire

Answer 5

Once your child is born you will began to both think of this child and speak of it using this name that you choose .This name will be PERMANENT.Why not give the child a name with meaning and with hope and power in it?All of the things that you say,your words every day,these are important and there is a powerful force at work in these words that is unseen.Name it something with meaning that will reinforce the good and positive things in this persons life and give it a name that the child will like as is grows into an adult.I hope someday to have a daughter,and when I do have her,the name is ready and waiting.We will name her BELA,which means "pretty".As her middle name,EPHIPHANY,which means "awakening"(such as the awakening experience we enjoy when we first begin to know that there Is a "GOD") I am not telling you to call your child by these names.Just do some research into the MEANINGS of whatever names you are considering.Some names hold a great deal of negativity. My name is WAYNE,which simply means"WAGON",,,,but a wagon is always used for hauling heavy loads.I have a worked very HARD all my life. My friend is named CHRIS,,,this name means" the one who bears the light". Ben or Benjamin means "most beloved son". Donna means"little girl". Samuel means " God has heard your prayer".THINK ABOUT IT!

Answer 6

Well, I am sure you'll get TONS of responses and in the end you'll find something that really resonates with you.

I can tell you what I would name a child if I were having one (mine are grown now):

Samuel Grayson
Zachary James
Benjamin Wyatt
Nicholas Bryan

Isabella Grace
Kacey Cathleen
Alora Lezlie
Kathryn Rhiannon


Best of luck with your baby! Be sure to let us know what y'all choose!

I can tell you that you are not alone. My ex and I argued over every single name right up until birth! We have four sons, and with the last one, I made up a list of four girls names and four boys names that I liked. When our son was born, I sent him out of the room with the list and told him to pick one of the four names. Much less stressful! Our boys names are:

Ryan Christopher
Matthew David
Scott Anthony
Alexander Nick

Answer 7

Honestly I feel sorry for you. How come you have
decided to ask for help for seeking a name for your
new born child. It should be a joy to have a child and
the fun of having child is also to choose a name that
you and your wife wish. This is something so special
that you both should tussle and come ot with some
name which will be remembered by this particular
child.

Just imagine you child later finds out that you asked
for help in the internet then dont be surprised what
your child would then feel.

Cheer up man. Be happy that you are going to have
a baby. Even let your wife choose a name then it is
love.

Thanks

Answer 8

Deciding on your baby's name can be so hard! It caused many disagreements between my partner and I! What we found useful was to each write a list of our favourite names, then swap! Then we crossed off the ones we hated, and ticked ones we loved and looked at what we had left! Its good fun too! We are having a little boy and are calling him Oliver Finlay.

My fave names are:
Boy-
Oliver
Noah
Finlay
River
Alexi

Girl-
Callie
Mia
Comfort
Angel
Rain

Traditional names are really lovely too. I do like Samuel. Your wife and yourself will have to come to a compramise. Good luck!

Answer 9

I named my oldest daughter Gabriella, and she goes by gabby for short, which really fit her (crabby gabby) and i have a lot of people tell me waht a beautiful name she has i also have a allyson who goes by ally and al and mae-mae (her middle anme is mae-ann), which is more common, and Andrea is my name for a while i went by Andi and then i went by Drea, and now i go by my full name, my mother has always hated her name which is Vicky and she would have liked it better if she was victoria, there are more nick name she could have gone by, so i think you should give them a full name rather then a short name, that way they can shorten it up if they want, and also they dont have to heard the repetive question (for my husband) "is your full name clifford" "no just cliff" also if they dont like t heir name they will learn to make jokes about it before others can, my husband (Cliff) says after introducing himself "drop over sometime," the only time kids will hate their names is when the other kids can turn it in to something to do with being fat or ugly, anything else they will be ok wiht, i was called andi pandi sweet as cotton candy, and i used to be so embarrassed about it but i grew up and now take it as a compliment i havent had any boys to name for myself so i cant really come up with male names but my brother is geoffrey and it was and uncommon spelling but a common name, and he hated when he was a kid i called him geeee off and now that is what his friends call him and he dont mind so i hope this helped and good luck with all the baby stuff

Answer 10

I'm kinda bad at this baby naming thing, not sure why I always look at these questions. But my suggestions are:
Sara Ellen for a girl obviously and
Jonathon Wesley for a boy

both traditional. To comprise with your wife do a traditional and a newer age name, one first and one middle.

Answer 11

Spencer, It's number one for me !
I also think it's very important to know the meaning of the name and still wait till you actually "see" the child, and after looking into your babys eyes, making a decision. I also agree that the second or middle name is important to remember in relation to the initials for later. I had a friend whos initials ended up being : Allen Stuart Smith...No matter what you choose, be ready for the day they might also "choose" what they want to be "called" and just know you love the child, ie: "a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet ! "
Parenting has many, many tests, all worth the journey!