Why is such a stupidly fundamental thing so hard to do?

You ever imagine your parents having had a hard time finding names for you and your siblings? LOL

/sigh

OK, what I have so far (not listed in any order):

Male:
Aidan
Jaden
Kieran

traditional standbys: Nicholas, Jonathan

Female:
Amélie
Jasmine
Keira
Winter
Olivia

Amélie, Olivia - Great choices! :)

what ever happend to mike, or suzy?

I cant count the number of kayla, kiera, kyla, kaylee, kylee. I have seen in the last couple years. Its annoying as heck.

as for a boy it seems to be , Chase, Chaz, Brook, i dont know its weird for boys.

<strong>Aidan</strong>

I'm partial to this one ;)

I love the name Jonathan, but since my last name is Johnson, it didn't fly when my son was born. My husband thought it sounded too redundant, not to mention we have 3-4 Johns in the family.

So we named him William after a dear friend, though he's gone by Billy since day one.

I suppose I'm old fashioned. ;)

Olivia Winter =)


Knew a girl once named Grey...I always thought that was really pretty...

For a girl I like:

Randi or Riley

Simple, sassy and not too common.
(err, I guess you need to check with the server to see if they are taken)

Heya:

Randi? Is that your name or your disposition?

...

(stolen from The Fusco Brothers ;)

Thanks for the input. I just don't want something so common, and guys, my sister-in-laws are going for the full-on 'Ashley' syndrome. So names like Ashley, Brittany/Brittney, Courtney are a NO. Nothing wrong with Mike or Suzy other than they are too common.

I've always liked Beatrice as well...I actually don't like how the name sounds, but I love who the "Beatrice" was in literature.

I also like Nathan a lot (I've actually helped several folks at work name their kids - kinda scary)...

mike or suzy was just a starting point.
Personaly, i have always liked

Boy= Alexander
Girl= Elizibeth or Emily.

(no i dont have kids yet , but i like the names)

My personal favorite name for a boy (and what i'll name him if I ever have a son) is Isaac.

I've always found the name Geoffrey rather distinguished.

Heather is one of my favorite female names.

Brooke or Brook is generally a girl's name, it's Brooks for boys.
We ended up with Ryan Gregory...was going to be Orion, but figured we'd make it easier on him ;)

I like Aidan and Olivia, they sound so distinguished!

"but figured we'd make it easier on him"

Suggest avoiding first names that end in 'n'. Suggest no middle names that start with 'n'. (considering current surname).

Suggest not using uni-sex name, for either gender.(Jodi kid from Family Affair, eww).

Suggest a tradition, non-faddish, name.(I always liked Caitlin, so did everyone else).

Suggest avoiding initials which spell derogatory words or abbreviations.

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Heh, my nephew's name is Brion Scott - I remember my dad thought it was simply hilarious to call him "B.S" when he was little, and my mom fussing constantly and looking quite embarrassed.

Eventually, my sister just called the poor child "Sonny" as a nickname, because no one could pronounce his name right and my dad showed no signs of tiring of his little joke. :p

Yes, BS is a great one to avoid (I've got those initials too).
Though there seems to be an overwhelming conspiracy for people named Brooke to have a last name starting with S...every Brooke I met in college (and later) had S as the start of their last name.

1) Avoid Apparent Alliteration ( :) )
2) Avoid rhyming names
3) First name syllables + second name syllabeles = odd number
4) If it's not in a book of common names from the last 100 years, don't name your kid that name. WTF, what kind of name is Larshonvarda? This goes for "cute" spellings. The name is Donovan, not Donevan. Rebecca (or old variations like Rebekah), not Ribequahe.
5) Avoid names of people from this years top shows. Colby used to be a great, uncommon name - except, it jumped to number 1 on the names lists the year after Survivor 3. Pity my cousins who didn't watch Survivor, and didn't know their son and 5 other people in his class were all going to be named Colby.

Other notes:

Geoffrey, from the Old English, meaning "Beat me up, steal my lunch money, and pull my cardigan sweater over my head before pushing me into the girls bathroom".

Randi, Becki, Toni, and any other girl's name ending with I, especially when followed by a middle name of Sue or Jo: Hi, my parents are rednecks who live in the trailer park down the street.



For those who care, my 2 month old daughter is named Abigail Elizabeth :)

<blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Geoffrey, from the Old English, meaning "Beat me up, steal my lunch money, and pull my cardigan sweater over my head before pushing me into the girls bathroom".[/quote]
/howls with laughter

omg...I'm crying...=)

*edit*
<-- Cassandra Jane (which I always liked, 'cept kids in elementary school called me "@ss")

In 1966 when I was born, Sarah was not a popular name. Girls were being named Tammy and April and Janice and Debbie. Not the traditional names like Sarah. I was the only one. Then came the 1990s. I thought it would be a really good thing to have a name which was more popular. I was wrong.

The last two men I have dated have both had daughters named Sara, and they felt odd dating a woman with their daughter's name....

There's just no predicting. Do the best you can, dear, and then let it go.

I know. :)

But it's true, we all turn into our parents. LOL

my brother and i have come to the conclusion that our parents were hittin the pipe when they named us...

his name: Isaac Newton (lastname) III

my name: Jonathan Avery (lastname)

hehehe

i like mine.. but my brother swears my parents were tokin on apipe in a corner when we poped out... LOL