Can you help me out with middle names?

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Can you help me out with middle names?
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Tue, 10-04-2005 - 1:17pm

I have 2 lists of names (boy & girl)
I would love it if you could suggest a middle name for each first name.
The baby will have 2 middle names (like his/her sisters) one of which will be a family name and the other one not.
So could you please help me out with some suggestions?!?!
Heres my list
Boys:
Jackson (I think if we have a boy this will be his name - it is on our list everytime!)
Camden (One of my top favs.- its even on my girls list)
Grady (cute and different)
Austin (another one that was on our list both times - we had girls)
Kyler (I love it but DH doesnt even like it)
Declan (I just like it)
Brady (another fav.)
Gavin (I like DH dont)
Lucas (I think its cute)
Mason (its okay - just wanted options)
Caleb (cute but heard it has a bad meaning)
(some possible choices for the second middle name are James, Douglas, Allen)

Girls:
Sydney (another fav but MIL hates it - dont like that it is so popluar)
Kamdyn (is this to boyish sounding?)
Kennedy (is this one to boyish?)
Keely (I like this name but I am not crazy about it)
Carly (one of my favs - is this one popular?)
Rowan (I love this one but dont think our families would - havent even asked DH about this one I am to scared because I love it so much!)
Whitney (a name I have always thought as cute)
Hadley (as soon as I heard this I added it to my list!)
Makinley (nobody ever likes this one!)
Allie or Ally (Only because DH name is Allen)
Shelby (it was on both of list with DD#1and2
Makenzie (just another name I have always like but kinda hate to use it because of its popularity!)
(I really want to use Jorja as a middle name after my Dad - but I need another middle name that flows well with it. )
It may take a few minutes but I would really appreciate your time and opinions - I came on here with my last pregnancy and got a lot of help!
Thanks in advance - I cant wait to hear your suggestions!!!

Mommy to Bre 2/01 and Teagan 7/16

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Wed, 10-05-2005 - 10:16am

Yes this will be our last baby. I too am a big fan of names! I have that big huge list and we are not even offically pregnant yet (ttc this month - we got pregnant in the first month of trying with both of our daughters)

W e are secretly hoping for a boy this time around since we already have 2 girls but I am REALLY LOVING McKinzy - do you think is would be cheezy since my name is Minzy is it to close - be honest! Where did her mother find the name? Or did she just get creative with McKenzie? McKinzy Jorja Lynn or McKinzy Jorja Mae? Lynn is my middle name and Mae is after DH's Grandmother. (Jorja after my Dad George)

I was a little worried when we named Teagan that her name didnt "fit in" with Breanna but it has worked out because Breanna is always called Bre and everyone calls Teagan, Teagy. So Bre and Teagy (sometimes Tea) We just loved her name and it didnt really matter to use that is was a different style.

hmmm is it to late to change our 4yrs olds name? Just kidding!

I saw on a baby story (TLC) a women had a baby girl and named her Kamdyn Taylor and I have liked it ever since - even though with this spelling it looks girly when I say it out loud it seems to boyish? Camden is on our boys list BUT I seem to like it a little better for a girl. WDYT?

I also like Kenna - DH wanted to name Teagan, - Makenna but while I was still pregnant someone used the name before I did so then I didnt want to use it (remember we live on a small Island - if we lived in a bigger place I would have still used it)

Sydney I also LOVE but am trying to stay away from it because MIL hates the name - I know everyone says its up to the parents and I know that but its hard to love a name that I know somebody hates - I am sure she would get used to it! IT would be a REAL shock to her though - we NEVER tell the names until after they are born (well Teagan didnt even have a name until hours after she was born!) maybe if we find out we were having a girl we should tell her we are considering naming her Sydney so she could get used to it but I am afraid of it really hurting my feeling or even effect our decision (KWIM)

DH laughed when I suggested Kyler - he thought I made it up! I like it because it is different! Same with Camden I dont know anyone with this name!

I need to go check out t he popularity of all these names!

Am I driving you crazy yet? This is so hard! Do you have list;s? FOr your next - I see you are also TTC? Would you mind sharing some names with me?

Mommy to Bre 2/01 and Teagan 7/16

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Wed, 10-05-2005 - 3:08pm

I'm not sure how my ex-sil came up with the name, but I'm pretty sure it's just a creative form of Mackenzie. I think both McKinzy Jorja Lynn, and McKinzy Jorja Mae are nice. Hmmmm.... I'm thinking I like McKinzy Jorja Mae a whole lot, actually. And I don't think it's cheezy at all with your name. I actually think it's a very nice sentiment.

Like I said before, I'm not fond of Camden on a girl, but it's not my baby, lol. Everyone has their own tastes. I'm not sure why I like Cameron on a girl, but not Camden. It's funny what one little letter can do for a name.

I once knew a little Kenna. Her older brother is Luke. She was a cute kid!

You want to hear my "mom hates my baby's name" story? When we were expecting Ethan, we decided to take three names to the hospital. They were Hunter John, Austin John, and Ethan James. My mother absolutely detested the name Ethan. I think she was secretly praying that we'd decide on Hunter John, which was actually my first pick. But when he got here, he just wasn't a Hunter John, or an Austin John. He was clearly an Ethan James. When he was born, and we called everyone, and told my mom what we'd named him, I could hear a slight dissapointment in her voice. But when she got to the hospital and held that baby, she didn't care. And now she can't imagine him as anything but Ethan.

OH! There was one other name I was going to suggest, based on your liking of Keely. Your girls' names have a very celtic feel to them, so what about Ciara/Kiara? It's pronounced KEE-rah or KEE-a-rah. Or what do you think of Keelin? I like it better than Keely, and it sounds great with your girls.

Do I have lists? Do I have lists? Oh, yes!!! I have lists!!! lol. My problem is I love WAY too many names, and have trouble narrowing it down. I just got through chucking my big master list that I've worked on ever since Ethan was born, because it was just too long and way too daunting. I would really like something biblical to go with the boys, but I don't know. I am REALLY liking Samantha for a girl right now, and Nicholas for a boy. While I think they both go very well with Johnathan, which is more of a modern classic name, but I'm not sure how they sound with Ethan ... which is a bith more trendy. A girl's middle name will be Sharon after my mother, and a boy's middle name will be Leon after my dad. There are other names on my list for a fn, too. But that is for another post.

When is are you testing? Do you hang out at any ttc boards?

Jayme
mom to Johnathan Corey (1/16/01)
and Ethan James (10/15/03)
ttc #3 c2 cd24 7dpo
http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/9a48a

 

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Wed, 10-05-2005 - 5:22pm

I wont test until Oct.19! Seems like forever... when can you test?

I dont actually hang out at any ttc boards - I will have to check them out!

I dont dare bombard my DH with names at least until I know I am pregnant! I drove the man nuts last time! So instead I am on the baby name boards daily!

I added 3 names to my list today! McKinzy, Alexa and Gabriella (nn Gabby) I had a dream last night that I had a baby girl and named her Alexa Madigan Noelle (lastname)! i kinda like it!
But my DH has a cousin named Alexia -so its pretty close. but we dont see her very often (only at Christmas)
I do like the name Kiara -BUT I have a cousin with that name she is 2!

I am starting not to like Keely when I first heard it a couple days ago I thought it was cute but the more I hear it the less I like it!

I will keep looking - I am sure I will have at least 20 names added before I even find out that I am pregnant! lol

Good luck with ttc

Mommy to Bre 2/01 and Teagan 7/16

www.babiesonline/babies/s/sissyteagan<

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Wed, 10-05-2005 - 9:13pm

My cycle this time has been incredibly wierd. I am positive that I o'd on day14 of my cycle, but ff has me o'ing on day 17. Since I think it was on day 14, I'm expecting AF on Sunday. I'm having some spotting today, which is wierd because I never spot before AF, and it's just a little bit. So I'm hoping it's implantation. We'll find out soon! I hang out on a few ttc boards, but my favorite is the Trying to Conceive board. I hang out in a couple of buddy groups at that board, too. Olympic BDers and the 80's. You should come find me in the Olympic bders. We're a great group!

McKinzy Jorja Noelle. How about that? I think it's really pretty.

I had to go to the doctor today, and as I was sitting in the waiting room, I was thinking about names. Here are some that I've decided are going on my own list:

Elisha
Bethany
Tabitha

Aaron
Adam
Jeremy

Oh, I don't discuss names with my dh yet either. He thinks I'm crazy. He'd be like "um, you aren't even pg yet."

Hey, Madigan just made me think of something just now. What do you think of Mandolin? I have a friend with that name. She also goes by Mandi.

Jayme
mom to Johnathan Corey (1/16/01)
and Ethan James (10/15/03)
ttc #3 c2 cd24 7dpo
http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/9a48a

 

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Wed, 10-05-2005 - 10:08pm

Hi!

Looks like you've got lots of advice going on...thought I'd add my 2 cents for what it's worth (and I'm from Canada too!) :P

Kennedy, despite its relative popularity, actually means "ugly head," and Cameron means "crooked nose."

Of your picks for boys, I really like Declan James Douglas. Declan's a great irish name to go with your DDs, and the nn Dec is very masculine.

For girls I'm with you on Rowan, though I think of it as a boys' name more than a girls' one. Rowan Jorja Rose? Rowan Jorja Ellen(for your DH)?

I thought of a couple other names you might like as middle names or whatever, Irish in origin.
Girls:
Caoimhe, usually aglicised as Keevie, Keavy or Keeva
Aislinn, english Aislinn, Ashlyn
Catriona- scots/irish Catherine. Also Caitlin, Catrin, Cathleen and Catria.
Cailin, used to be Colleen in English, but Cailin/Kailin/Cailyn etc are more popular now.
Eilish, irish 'elizabeth'
Erin
Fiona
Nuala, pron. NOO-la, short for Fionnuala, used on its own.
Maeve
Maura
Niamh, pronounced Neev, sometimes spelled Neve
Sheena
Siobhan/Shevone

Boys:
Aidan (too popular?)
Cianan, pron. Keenan or Cian/Keane/Kian
Ciaran, pron. Keiran/Kieran
Colm, Colman, Colum
Callum
Conley
Connor (a bit too popular)
Donal/Donovan
Finn/Fionn/Finley/Finlay/Finnian
Liam
Lochlann/Lachlan
Lorcan (nb: this means 'little fierce one')
Neil/Neal/Niall
Patrick
Eoghan/Owen/Ewan/Euan
Riordan/Rordan/Rearden
Ronan
Seamus
Sean/Shaun/Shane

I love Irish names, but our two are very scottish (Ewan and Isla). We're expecting our 3rd in April- I love the names Bridget and Niamh but my DH says "they're too bl**dy Irish!" Drat him, anyhow :P

-Sisi

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Thu, 10-06-2005 - 7:16am

I love love love Declan James Douglas! - I really didnt plan on carrying on the 2 middle name with a boy but maybe I will! Thanks so much!

thanks for the heads up on what Kennedy meaning was! Today I need to look these up and check out the popularity! (Cameron wasnt on my list)

Thanks for the other name suggestions - the ones I like are already taking by someone in the family! (figures)

Thank you!

Mommy to Bre 2/01 and Teagan 7/16

www.babiesonline/babies/s/sissyteagan<

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Thu, 10-06-2005 - 7:49am

Madigan is a family name - My Mom tried to get me to name my girls Madigan - I like it okay maybe for a middle name.

Nope dont like Mandolin -

Can you link me to the other boards - I dont know my way around here! lol
I have this board bookmarked!

I added another name to my list Alec
and also took a few off!

I am loving Declan James Douglas right now! As soon as I get a positive I am handing my DH my list! lol

I am off to look up all the meanings - keep in touch please! I hope you get your positive sunday! (crossing my fingers for you)

Mommy to Bre 2/01 and Teagan 7/16

www.babiesonline/babies/s/sissyteagan<

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Thu, 10-06-2005 - 12:00pm

Here is the link to the trying to concieve board:

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/listsf.asp?webtag=iv-pptrying&nav=start

Olympic BDer's is a thread that's put up every day on the ttc board. Here is today's link:

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-pptrying&msg=187809.1&ctx=0

And here's my email addy:

jymbrc@comcast.net

Jayme
mom to Johnathan Corey (1/16/01)
and Ethan James (10/15/03)
ttc #3 c2 cd25 8dpo
http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/9a48a

 

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