Names for Babies?

Question

We are having our ultrasound in October, and we've been trying to start our list off with some names, but are finding it hard, because a lot of web pages offer a lot of names I can't even pronounce, let alone think of naming our child that! Would you people be able to help us out with a couple of names? TIA

I live in Canada, sorry, I forgot to add that in.

Answer 1

When I first found out that I was pregnant with my first child I was also overwhelmed by all of the names. My husband and I decided that we wanted to give our children names with positive meanings and something that was not hard to pronounce or spell. I wasn't too happy with my doctor's guess on the sex of the baby so we thought of a boy and girl name. If it was going to be a girl we were going to name her Kendra Elise and if it was a boy, Christopher Pearson. It was the same situation with my second son and we named him Joseph Ryan, who was born 3 months ago.

So, you have to ask yourself if you're looking for a name with meaning? Do you want to give the child a family name, etc. A couple of other names we thought about was:

For a boy: Caleb, Joshua, Nathan, Johnathan, Ryan
For a girl: Kendall, Kendra, Takenya

Hope this helps and congratulations!

Answer 2

1. Remember that your child will have this name for their whole life, so make it something special to be proud of.

2. Write lists of names you love, people you want to honor, names that have special meanings, etc (both you and your partner should do this). Compare the lists - are there names you both love? Maybe your partner likes a name that you can't stand. Cross off the names you don't like and add names you do like to your list. These lists will change over time.

3. Make sure it's a name that you both love. Try saying your child's name over and over to see if you'll get tired of hearing it. One very important factor is if the name will age. It's easy to imagine a child named Coco, but can you see a grown up named Coco?

4. Make sure the name sounds good with your last name. Don't ever use a name whose last letter is the same as the first letter in your last name (i.e. George Johnson, Annabell Loor, Roger Rine).

5. Try not to choose a name that is inspired by your beliefs. Sometimes people name their children after a historic/biblical name. Keep in mind that when your children grow up, they may not choose to have the same beliefs.

6. Decide when you want to reveal the name. Some couples wait until the baby is born, while others tell their family, friends, and anyone who asks right away.

7. Think about how it might be shortened. Lots of people shorten their names, and you need to choose one that you like and will still sound good with your surname - e.g. the names Richard Wickes might sound OK, but what if he prefers to be called Rick?

8. Try not to choose names so that your children - particularly if they are the same sex - have the same initials. When they are older and a letter arrives for J. Smith, how will you know if it's for Josh, Jack, Joseph or Jordan?

Tips

* If you are expecting multiples, see if the names sound good with each other. Are they too similar? Twins Alexander and Alexandra are never going to forgive you!
* Also think about not naming all of your kids in a theme, such as Emerald, Ruby, and Opal.

* If you last name is the butt of many jokes (Hogg, Pigg, etc.), don't name your kids anything to accentuate that. Ima, Shesa and Youra is just cruel.

* Make sure your kid can live with the name.
* Put your name through the "bully" test. Rhyme it with anything you can think of, look for hidden words in the name, etc. Have a small child help you if you can't think of anything. Kids are very quick to spot odd things about names and exploit them.

* Look at the initials to see if they spell something embarrassing. Andrew Samuel Sanderson won't be happy to share his middle name with anyone.
* Google your choice to make sure it hasn't been co-opted by strippers and porn stars.

* Check the Social Security Administration's website to see the popularity of the name.

* Don't get cute and creative with spelling. It doesn't make the name more unique or different, it will sound the same. This just causes problems with no one ever getting your child's name correct and a lot of bureaucratic hassle later in life.
* Short names go better with long last names and vice versa. A long name with a long surname will look and sound odd.
* Don't make your kid sound like a stripper. Avoid Brandii, Mandii, Candii, Tamii, etc.


Warnings

* Your child will carry this name for the rest of his/her life. This living being will be an adult for far longer than they will be a cute adorable baby. Choose a name that will serve them throughout life, not one that is cute and adorable.

* Don't embarrass this future adult by being overly whimsical and silly. Wayne Dwopp won't thank you when he is being teased in school.

* If you use an invented spelling of the name, carefully look at it and show it to others in order to avoid embarrassing the child later in life.

Answer 3

I love the names Aaliyah(uh-leah) Reann,Kali Nichole,Jade Lizabeth,Miley Lynn,and Gabriella Kristine
and for a boy i love the names Dylan Michael,Camden Matthew,Gavin Parker,and Brendon Matthew hope that helps! good luck!

Answer 4

Some names I like are listed below...

Also, try looking at the name's meanings and pick a name based on it's meaning. Or you could name your baby after someone you admire.

BOYS
Jack
Joshua
William
Lachlan
Thomas
James
Daniel
Noah
Ryan
Ethan

GIRLS
Chloe
Charlotte
Ella
Emily
Olivia
Jessica
Isabella
Mia
Sophie
Sienna

Answer 5

First off Congrats on the new baby!

I suggest you looking at my "Long list of baby names..." thread located here in the baby names section.
It's not that long, but easy to read and actual able-to-pronouce baby names.
Good luck.

Answer 6

I named my boy Keoni Kimo it's Hawaiian for John James

Answer 7

My daughters names are Madison Michelle (Michelle is my name) and Brooklyn Alexus(Alexus cause she was conceived in a Lexus) If I would have had boys the names would have been Tucker Finn,Cooper Ryan,Conner Jackson,or Andrew Jacob, girls names Abagial,Danielle,Ashley,Ryanna,Jordan,

Answer 8

I like Josh, Hannah, Josiah, Rebecca, and Jessica. Whatever thats worth.

Answer 9

my boys names are
Dylan James
and
Harley Edward

good luck and congrats!

Answer 10

Farra
Mirranda
Krista
Elsa
Molly
Anna Katherine
Breanna
Courtney
Cassidy
Elizabeth
Calla
Lillian
Serina
Kitty
Mandy
Trina
Jackie
Helen
Milly
Haley
Morgan
Mackenzie
Maddison
Kelsie
Kendra
Sonja
Sally
Ellen
Gretta
Beth
Alison
Carla
Elsa