Eliminate thename you dislike please!!!!

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Eliminate thename you dislike please!!!!
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Fri, 07-28-2006 - 5:07pm

I've decided it is time to start getting serious about choosing A name for this baby. I put a list of most of the names we are thinking about using for the baby. Please give a reason why you eliminated the name!!!!
Eliminate the name you dislike the most from both first names and middle names.

Girls

First Names
Aislinn, Cleary, Greer, Finola, Keelin, Cassidy, Kelsey, Kiera, Neila, Shayna, Shanna, Teagan, Fallon, Callen (Cailin), Meegan, Bronwyn, Carrigan, Keely

Middle Names
Brinna, Bronagh, Caitlin (my sisters name), Jayna, Casey(My name), Corrigan, Mackenzie, Blair, Reegan, Ailis, Aine, Bryg, Cera, Maeve, Morrigan (family name), Niamh, Auden

Boys

First Names
Cian, Finlay, Fionan, Keegan, Declan, Dillon, Fionn, Lochlan, Brogan, Finnian, Kellen, Tiernan, Kieran, Griffin, Cameron

Middle Names
Riley, Logan, Tristan, Aidan, Braxton, Brenden (family name), Jack, Tadhg, Brian, Craig, Carrig, Killian, Coilin, Cullen, Dermot, Padraic, Ronan, Seamus, Blair, Brecken, Conor, Donovan, Phelan, Hoyt, Boyd, Ruarc, Rogan, Sean (after dad), James (family name), Ryan(Dad's MN), Shanley

thanks so much
Casey
wife to Sean Ryan
Mommy to Brennan, Braidyn, Riorden, and baby #4 due Dec. 10

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Registered: 07-13-2006
Fri, 07-28-2006 - 10:08pm

Eliminating...

Shayna - sounds a little trailer-park to me

First Names
Aislinn, Greer, Keelin, Kelsey, Neila, Shanna, Teagan, Callen (Cailin), Meegan, Bronwyn, Carrigan, Keely

Mackenzie - sick to death of this one

Middle Names
Caitlin (my sisters name), Jayna, Casey(My name), Blair, Reegan, Ailis, Aine, Cera, Maeve, Morrigan (family name)

Kellen - sounds like Ellen w/a K, and he would inevitably be nicknamed Kelly

First Names
Cian, Finlay, Keegan, Declan, Lochlan, Finnian, Tiernan, Kieran

Ruarc - no idea how to pronounce this

Middle Names
Riley, Logan, Aidan, Brenden (family name), Jack, Tadhg, Craig, Carrig, Killian, Cullen, Dermot, Padraic, Ronan, Seamus, Blair, Brecken, Conor, Donovan, Phelan, Boyd, Rogan, Sean (after dad), James (family name), Ryan(Dad's MN)

Favorites:
Bronwyn Maeve
Aine Morrigan (I know Aine wasn't on your first names list, but most of the remaining ones end in 'n' and I really like Morrigan)
Declan Padraic
Kieran James
Lachlan Blair

Are Dermot, Ronan, and Seamus definitely out for first names? All of these are great. Duncan is nice, too...

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Fri, 07-28-2006 - 10:09pm

Cleaning up again...


First Names
Aislinn,

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Fri, 07-28-2006 - 10:15pm

Cleaning up again...I think a bunch of us were working on this fun list at the same time! ;)

First Names
Aislinn, Keelin, Kelsey, Neila, Shanna, Teagan, Callen (Cailin), Meegan, Bronwyn, Carrigan

Middle Names
Caitlin (my sisters name), Jayna, Casey(My name), Reegan, Ailis, Aine, Cera, Maeve, Morrigan (family name)

First Names
Finlay, Keegan, Declan, Lochlan, Finnian, Tiernan, Kieran

Middle Names
Riley, Logan, Aidan, Brenden (family name), Jack, Tadhg, Craig, Carrig, Killian, Cullen, Dermot, Padraic, Ronan, Seamus, Blair, Brecken, Conor, Donovan, Phelan, Sean (after dad), James (family name), Ryan(Dad's MN)

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Fri, 07-28-2006 - 11:04pm

Keely, bc I know one and the name is hard for me to say. It just sounds "off".

Bryg, I don't like the way it looks.

Kellen, I don't really like it for a boy

Ruarc, for the same reason I don't really care for Rory (remember, i can't say it ;))
Also Brennan, just bc it's too close to Brendan.

I LOVE the name Bronwyn!

Danielle
Owen 4/5/04
Jocelyn Bernadette or ? William EDD 2/1/07

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Sat, 07-29-2006 - 1:45am

Elim. Keelin because I don't like the way it sounds

First Names
Aislinn, Kelsey, Neila, Shanna, Teagan, Callen (Cailin), Meegan, Bronwyn, Carrigan

Elim. Reegan for the same reason

Middle Names
Caitlin (my sisters name), Jayna, Casey(My name), Ailis, Aine, Cera, Maeve, Morrigan (family name)

Elim. Tiernan because I knew a girl named that

First Names
Finlay, Keegan, Declan, Lochlan, Finnian, Kieran

Elim. Tadhg because I can't pronounce it

Middle Names
Riley, Logan, Aidan, Brenden (family name), Jack, Craig, Carrig, Killian, Cullen, Dermot, Padraic, Ronan, Seamus, Blair, Brecken, Conor, Donovan, Phelan, Sean (after dad), James (family name), Ryan(Dad's MN)






~ Jazz


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Sat, 07-29-2006 - 7:41am

Girls: eliminating Cleary and Bryg (I'll put him in the Brig captain, aye aye!).

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Registered: 05-27-2006
Sat, 07-29-2006 - 10:17am

Ok, I'm confused as to if this is the correct list, but I'm going to use this list and eliminate

Elim: Neila

First Names
Aislinn, Kelsey, Shanna, Teagan, Callen (Cailin), Meegan, Bronwyn, Carrigan

Elim: Ailis

Middle Names
Caitlin (my sisters name), Jayna, Casey(My name), Aine, Cera, Maeve, Morrigan (family name)

Elim:Finnian

First Names
Finlay, Keegan, Declan, Lochlan, Kieran

Elim: Carrig

Middle Names
Riley, Logan, Aidan, Brenden (family name), Jack, Craig, Killian, Cullen, Dermot, Padraic, Ronan, Seamus, Blair, Brecken, Conor, Donovan, Phelan, Sean (after dad), James (family name), Ryan(Dad's MN)

Karen

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Sat, 07-29-2006 - 11:03am

You have some really great names on your list (a lot of my favorites have been eliminated though!). ;)

Elim: Callen (Cailin) -- because I see these as two different names/pronunciations

First Names
Aislinn, Kelsey, Shanna, Teagan, Meegan, Bronwyn, Carrigan

Elim: Cera -- becaue I'm not sure what it is (looks like Cara, Ciara/Keira, Sara or Sierra, but I wouldn't know which with this spelling)

Middle Names
Caitlin (my sisters name), Jayna, Casey(My name), Aine, Maeve, Morrigan (family name)

Elim: Finlay -- but only because many view the -lay ending as more feminine, and I really prefer Finnian (which I know was just eliminated)

First Names
Keegan, Declan, Lochlan, Kieran

Elim: Blair -- I'm just apparently one of few that doesn't care for this (it has a snobbish feel to me)

Middle Names
Riley, Logan, Aidan, Brenden (family name), Jack, Craig, Killian, Cullen, Dermot, Padraic, Ronan, Seamus, Brecken, Conor, Donovan, Phelan, Sean (after dad), James (family name), Ryan(Dad's MN)

~Kelli


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Sat, 07-29-2006 - 11:15am

Elim: Meegan because I just don't like this spelling or pronunciation


First Names
Aislinn, Kelsey, Shanna, Teagan,

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Sat, 07-29-2006 - 11:38am

From the girls I am eliminating Teagan because it would be hard to say if you had a cold or allergies andAine because it seems so incomplete.
From the boys I am eliminating Kieran because it looks to girly (I do like Keenan BTW) and Killian because of the word Kill.

First Names
Aislinn, Kelsey, Shanna, Bronwyn, Carrigan
Middle Names
Jayna, Casey(My name), Maeve, Morrigan (family name)

First Names
Declan, Lochlan,
Middle Names
Riley, Logan, Aidan, Brenden (family name), Jack, Craig, Cullen, Dermot, Padraic, Ronan, Seamus, Brecken, Conor, Donovan, Sean (after dad), James (family name), Ryan(Dad's MN)

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