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difficult last name to match?
| Thu, 11-17-2005 - 10:11am |
My husband and I are pregnant with our first child...about 12 weeks...so we don't know yet if it's a boy or girl. We've just started discussing names with others, but because our last name can be somewhat comical if matched with the right first name (Payne) we haven't found too many seriously helpful suggestions. Everyone seems to come up with Max, Les, Bach, Ima, Lotta, Sporadic...things like that. While we chuckle, we're not getting any closer to deciding on anything.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Thanks!!
Carol

HI Carol - I'll give it a try - Congrats & Welcome:
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Wow, those are some helpful friends you have, huh? It wouldn't even think to joke like that, though I admit I sometimes take names a bit too seriously. I do find it hard to make suggestions without any criteria, though, not knowing what style you like. I think most names will work, though I'd probably avoid any that are also words, and I'd prefer something with 3 or 4 syllables with a 1 syllable last name, especially for girls. If you could think of a few names you like, even if they include names you can't use because of your last name, that would indicate the style of name you're looking for (classic/traditional, modern/trendy, etc.) and I'm sure people will have plenty of suggestions.
Josie
no one-syllable names with that (nicknames might be just 1, but not the formal name) - and be careful to test the nickname against Payne also - another also - avoid names with a long A in them.
Boys: Andrew (Andy), Christopher (Chris), Conner, Cameron (although unisex worries here), Derek, Eric, Ethan, Garrett, Gregory (Greg), Joshua (Josh), Jared, Jeffrey (Jeff), Kyler, Lucas, Matthew (Matt), Michael (Mike), Marcus (Mark), Nicholas (Nick), Skylar, Trevor, Tristan, Zachary (Zack)
Girls: Aubrey, Alyssa, Belinda, Courtney, Chelsea, Carina, Chloe, Erica, Heidi, Hilary, Jocelyn, Jillian, Johanna, Kara, Lindsey, Molly, Marissa, Mallory, Natalie, Natasha, Olivia, Sienna, Sabrina, Sierra, Samara, Sophia, Tiffany, Tonya, Tasha, Whitney, Zoe
good luck
Tam
Not knowing what style of names you like, its hard to say. Here are a few ideas...
GIRLS
Kenzie Payne
Alanna Payne
Kristen Payne
Sienna Payne
Riley Payne
Karina Payne
Jenna Payne
Sofia Payne
Nikki Payne
Rachelle Payne
#1) Alanna Jade Payne
#2) Kristen Nicole Payne
BOYS
Oliver Payne
Simon Payne
Jordan Payne
Logan Payne
Kyler Payne
Nathaniel Payne
Hayden Payne
Timothy Payne
Austin Payne
Colby Payne
#1) Hayden Gage Payne
2) Austin Nathaniel Payne