Can you give me some suggestions?

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-13-2006
Can you give me some suggestions?
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Thu, 02-15-2007 - 2:45pm

I need some help, I am stuck with no names right now. We like names that are interesting (for example, William is a little too traditional for us) but not too strange/different. I also don't want my kid to have the same name as 8 other people in his/her class. Our last name is Clark, so anything that ends in a 'c' or 'k' sounds funny. Also my husband and I both have first names that start with 'C', and giving the kid a 'C' name is just too cutesy for me.

Soooo...given this extreme pickiness that I have, do you have any suggestions for me? The only girl's name I liked was Ava, but apparently so did everyone else last year. We kinda like Gavin for a boy, but is that too strong a name for a baby/child? I read and reread lists, but nothing seems just right.

Thanks for sharing your ideas, I feel so indecisive!

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2007
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 3:35pm

I'm not good at coming up with lists of ideas (don't worry - - lots of people on this board are very good at that, and I'm sure you'll get many great suggestions) - - but I did want to weigh in on "Gavin."

I know two Gavins. One is a toddler, and the other is grown. Two more different people would be hard to imagine - - other than the age difference, one is blond and the other very dark-haired, one is outgoing and the other is introverted. But somehow this name works for both of them. It has never seemed too mature for the younger, but it works great for an adult, too.

All in all, I think it's a great name, and I would not hesitate to use it if you like it. Good luck!

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-09-2005
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 4:31pm

Ava is way too popular, but Gavin is a great name! How about...

Jillian/Gillian

Jemma/Gemma

Tamsin

Stella

Ada - similar to Ava but less popular

Bridget

Hallie

Georgia

Emmeline

Fiona

Tabitha

Jemima

Marin

Carys

Thatcher

Fletcher

Leland

Wesley

Wade

Carson

Beckett

Bennett

Anders

Griffin

Flynn

HTH,
-Nikki


                             
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-14-2003
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 8:06pm

Davis
Chase (I know, it's a "C" name)
Garrett
Graham/Graeme
Forrest

Marissa
Eden

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-13-2006
Thu, 02-15-2007 - 10:32pm

Love Gavin!

How about...
Everett
Devon
Damon
Sebastian
Adrian
Martin
Gareth

Evelyn
June
Imogen
Lana
Rosalind
Zora
Sylvie
Lydia
Audrey

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-07-2006
Fri, 02-16-2007 - 1:01am

Gavin is pretty popular too, so if you dont want a popular name I wouldn't go with that.

What about:

Grady
Grant
Troy
Lance
Asher
Griffin
Drake
Brennan
Sawyer
Gary
Dean
Elliot
Reed
Silas
Parker
Rory
Wesley
Gregory

girls-

Lucy
Ruby
Bianca
Amy
Angela
Macy
Julie
Kara
Alison
Stella
Tessa
Elena
Holly
Lola
Wendy
Tara
Devin
Geneva (could call her Eva for a cute nn)
Jana
Rebecca
Ayla
Mara
Hadley
Celia
Quinn
Elsa

HTH!

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Carly + Phil
proud parents of our four princesses: Alaina Rhoslyn (Lainey) 2.15.07, twins Georgia Carol and Natalia Lorraine (Gigi and Talia) 7.31.08, Penelope Julia (Penny) 8.25.10 and our newest littl

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-20-2003
Fri, 02-16-2007 - 2:50am

I love both Gavin and Ava too.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-29-2005
Fri, 02-16-2007 - 10:38am

Boys:
Asher
Bronson
Holden
Neil
Philip
Russell
Harmon
Joel
Owen
Pierce

Gavin is very nice (although becoming quite popular)and remember he will be a MAN much much longer than he'll be a baby!

Girls:
Audrey
Audra
Bridget
Courtney
Eve
Eden
Gretchen
Juliet
Jillian
Laurel
Melinda
Molly
Rosalie
Sabrina
Sela
Tara
Tessa
Vivian