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| Tue, 06-24-2008 - 2:06pm |
In my family, it's a strong tradition to re-use family names for a new baby - both first and middle names.
| Tue, 06-24-2008 - 2:06pm |
In my family, it's a strong tradition to re-use family names for a new baby - both first and middle names.
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The boy choice was easy for me...Hugh Lawrence would be AWESOME with Sebastian Reed. They both have a great polished, British feel. I also really like Allan for the same feel.
Lucille would be my first choice for a girl...maybe with Katherine as a mn. (It's the mn that's not quite as obvious to me.) Or maybe Felicia Mariana.
But you've got a lot of great material to work with here...honestly, there's only one name I'd remove from the list. (Hunter, for what it's worth, feels too trendy for me with the rest of the list.)
I like Benjamin Haden, or Hunter Lawrence... I have a distaste for the name Allan in all forms.
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I think Hugh Benjamin or Hugh Russell would be wonderful and go with your little boy's name (I love the name Sebastian, by the way).
For girls, Felicia Katherine is very pretty. Or you could use Elizabeth or Katherine as a first name and have a ton of nicknames to choose from.
Elizabeth - Liza, Liz, Beth, Ellie, Ella, Betty, Eliza (I'm sure there are more,too)
Katherine - Katie, Kat, Kathy, Kay, Kitty, Katya etc.
Hi there.
My two favorite boy names are Hugh and Benjamin, and my two favorite girl names are Carmen and Lydia.
Boy Names:
Hunter - not my style. Like others have said, it seems very trendy. Also I think it could be seen by some as kind of like naming your child "Killer".
Hugh - I really like this. I think it goes well with Sebastian, too.
Haden - not my style. This is trendy too, and because of Hayden Panitierre it seems a little girlish to me.
Lawrence (would not be called "Larry"!!!) - I kind of like this, but I am afraid it would be a little too much for a little boy. I have a really hard time picturing this name on a child.
Gordon - See above. But IMO Gordon is really harsh-sounding, and I think it kind of clashes with Sebastian, which seems softer to me.
Allan - Basically the same as Lawrence and Gordon.
Benjamin - I really like this but it does seem pretty popular.
Russell - This is nice too.
Girl Names:
Lucille (nn Lucy) - I like this.
Elizabeth - This is nice too but very common.
Mariana - I like this but I wouldn't be sure how to pronounce it.
Carmen - I think this is a very nice, classic name.
Felicia - This is okay, but for some reason I have never been a huge fan of F names.
Lydia - I really like Lydia. It is very classy and sweet IMO.
Melinda - This is interesting. I like it.
Nina - I like this too. It is simple but uncommon and sweet.
Katherine - Again I think this is really common, like Elizabeth is. But it is a beautiful name. There might be a million Katies running around though - I know "Kaitlyn" is very common around here. There were two in my neighbor child's kindergarten class, and I have two little relatives named Kaitlyn and one named Katherine.
Hunter - kind of trendy
Hugh - not my favorite one
Haden - cute, but also seens a little trendy to go with Sebastian
Lawrence (would not be called "Larry"!!!) - i love this name!
Gordon - cute
Allan - not my favorite
Benjamin - i love this name but it seems kind of popular
Russell - my favorite on the list
Girl Names:
Lucille (nn Lucy) - very cute
Elizabeth - i know like 500 Elizabeths but with an unusual nn it could work. Betsy, Bess, Izzy, Elsa, ect
Mariana - my favorite on your list
Carmen - not my favorite, but it goes well with sebastian
Felicia - ok
Lydia - very very cute
Melinda - cute but reminds me of the 1970's
Nina - I really like this name
Katherine - Also a great name but also very very popular.
Thanks everyone for your feedback!!!
My favorites on the list are "Lawrence" for a boy and "Lydia" or "Lucy" for a girl ... I think they are all unique enough, but not SO unique that you've never heard of them. ... And I think they would go well with Sebastian.
DH's favorites are Hugh and Mariana ...
TO GO WITH SEBASTIAN REED
Boy Names:
Hunter -- NOT A FAN OF THIS.
Hugh -- THIS IS SO SHORT COMPARED TO SEBASTIAN.
Haden -- NOT A FAN OF THIS EITHER.
Lawrence (would not be called "Larry"!!!) -- THIS GOES REALLY WELL WITH SEBASTIAN.
Gordon -- THIS IS O.K.
Allan -- A LITTLE "BLAH."
Benjamin -- THIS ALSO GOES REALLY WELL WITH SEBASTIAN.
Russell -- THIS GOES WELL WITH SEBASTIAN, I THINK.
Girl Names:
Lucille (nn Lucy) -- LUCY AND SEBASTIAN SOUND SO CUTE TOGETHER.
Elizabeth -- THIS IS VERY NICE WITH SEBASTIAN.
Mariana -- I DON'T CARE FOR THIS.
Carmen -- WELL, IT GOES WELL WITH SEBASTIAN.
Felicia -- NO.
Lydia -- I LIKE THIS VERY MUCH AND IT GOES REALLY WELL WITH SEBASTIAN.
Melinda -- I DON'T THINK IT GOES VERY WELL WITH SEBASTIAN.
Nina -- IS THIS SHORT FOR SOMETHING?
Katherine -- THIS IS FINE.
GOOD LUCK!
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