Looking for fresh new ideas

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Registered: 11-23-2005
Looking for fresh new ideas
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Wed, 11-23-2005 - 12:04pm
I am expecting my first child in May '06 and having trouble finding names that aren't too common yet aren't too unusual. I can use any help I can get!! The names I like so far are Alivia & Grace for girls and Zane & Hayden for boys, but these are still common.


Edited 11/23/2005 3:43 pm ET by sjmac2005
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Registered: 10-17-2005
Wed, 11-23-2005 - 12:55pm

Hi,
May I suggest Paloma Grace for a girl and Brayden Zane for a boy. Not too usual and not too common.

Good luck and congrats.

Jai

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Registered: 11-17-2004
Wed, 11-23-2005 - 2:29pm

Well, if you are looking for not too common, I'd rethink Grace (top 20 or better for years) and Alivia is too close to Olivia (top 10 or better for years). I also think you'd find yourself saying "no, it's "A"livia, not "O"livia" more times then you cant count. I do like both names, but they wouldnt really be condsidered uncommon. Hayden is becoming unisex so it would be off of my list for that reason. Besides, there are loads of other DEN names that are pretty popular, so I wouldnt consider it uncommon either. I LOVE Zane and think it's perfect for a "not common but not too unusal" name.

For a girl, how about Cora? It has that "old" feel of Grace and Olivia, but isnt as commonly used. I know a little girl with this name and I think it's really cute.

GL

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Registered: 12-16-2004
Wed, 11-23-2005 - 2:53pm

I don't like Alivia

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Registered: 10-11-2005
Wed, 11-23-2005 - 5:15pm

How about:
BOYS
Reid
Kyler
Ryland
Corbin
Austin
Seamus ("shay-mus")
Shay
Colton
Breckin
Colby
Troy

GIRLS
Adele
Simone
Celeste
Jonnica
Shaylen
Lara
Lana
Maya
Sienna
Rowan
Leila/Laila/Layla
Camille

My favourites are Seamus Reid and Layla Simone.

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Registered: 05-12-2005
Wed, 11-23-2005 - 6:00pm

for a gilr i love Dakota Rose

for a boy Xavier

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Registered: 07-06-2005
Wed, 11-23-2005 - 8:05pm

Here're some that I think are familiar but are by no means common:

Girls:

Antonia
Cecilia
Daphne
Diana
Iris
Laura
Mary (I'd LOVE to meet a little Mary!)
Miriam
Nina
Penelope
Sonia
Theresa/Teresa
Victoria

Boys:

Alan
Charles
Edward
Felix
George
Jesse
John
Julian
Kenneth
Lawrence
Marcus
Miles
Noel
Paul
Peter
Raphael
Reuben
Robert
Simon
Thomas
Vaughn
Victor
Warren

Good Luck!

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Wed, 11-23-2005 - 8:30pm

I like pp's suggestion of Cora. I also like Coral for a girl.

Other ideas of names that are not too common, yet aren't too unusual:

Girls:
Ada
Blaire
Bethany
Carol
Caletha
Cheryl
Cynthia
Clarissa
Cora
Coral
Diana
Francesca
Gloria
Hypatia
Helen
Joanna
Leslie
Leah
Maureen
Maeve
Moira
Nola
Patricia
Phyllis
Sloane
Tabitha
Vivian
Juliet
Laurel
Mary
Barbara
Candace

Boys:
Arden
Brock
Bryant
Bryce
Clayton
Dane
Ford
Garland
Harlan
Harmon
Kendall
Lyle
Marshall
Neil
Philip
Pierce
Royce
Raleigh
Roland
Russell
Seth
Tobias
Wesley

Good Luck