Need help with names

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Need help with names
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Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:23am

Suggestions on names please. Boys and girls. I'm afraid the criteria is pretty odd, but here goes.

Cannot start with A,B,E,S,R,J.
We don't like popular/trendy names.
Don't like last names as first names.(Kennedy, Emerson)
Cannot end in 'er'.
Like names to be either masculine or feminine, not both. (ie Taylor)
Don't like names with nicknames that end in ie/y. (ie Caroline..nn Carrie)
I like flower names, but have not found any that work yet.

Siblings are named Shannon, Brian, Erinn Rose and Alexander

ANY suggestions appreciated. Sorry for being so picky, but I've exhausted everything I can think of.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 9:57am

Boys:

Curtis
Clayton
Christian
Douglas
Dominic
Drake
Gregory
Grant
Heath
Ian
Keith
Kent
Kyle
Mitchell
Nolan
Owen
Thomas
Trenton
Tristan
Vincent

Girls:

Kierstin
Michelle
Leigh
Lila
Fiona
Lydia
Nicole
Teresa
Paige
Gillian
Heather
Hannah
Miranda
Olivia
Renee
Violet
Willow
Cecelia
Celia
Dana
Iris
Laurel
Noelle

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Registered: 01-18-2006
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 10:13am

These fit your criteria somewhat, except maybe the popular/trendy one:

Boys
Caleb/Kaleb
Collin (?)
Kyle

Girls
Iris
Hyacinth
Lillith (?)
Violet

Good luck with your search.

Apple
Baby

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Registered: 08-02-2004
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 10:20am

I love Grant and Teresa. I also like Collin.

Thanks for the suggestions!

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 10:25am

flower name: Dahlia

Sorry that is tuff criteria, especially since you only want unisex names.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 10:26am

Or did I misread that. Do you like unisex or not like unisex. Two of your children have unisex names so maybe that is the confusion. Both Shannon and Erinn are unisex.

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Registered: 12-09-2005
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 10:58am
The name that immediately came to my mind was Kristen. I love that name, and its not popular anymore, but so beautiful. Megan is another option, nn Meg instead of Maggie? For a boy, maybe Christopher, Michael, Kyle, Luke/Lucas, Mark, Nicholas, or James?

                             
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Registered: 09-29-2005
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 11:13am

Wow ... those are some criteria. ;)

I'll give it a shot! I'll try to avoid any popular/trendy/surnamey/A,B,E,S,R,J/-er ones. ;) Sorry if any have already been mentioned.

Morrigan (strictly feminine, but just slightly different than Morgan, which can be unisex)
Fianna
Finola (Nola)
Fiona
Genevieve
Isla
Kerenza
Carys
Devanie/Devony
Tegan
Meredith

Nolan
Oran
Cilian/Killian (many different spellings)
Ian
Keagan
Declan
Lochlan/Lachlan
Finnian
Heath
Garrett

Also, since you like flower names but haven't found any that work yet, have you considered simply Flora or Fiora, meaning flower/beautiful flower? Just a thought! ;)

HTH! :)

~Kelli


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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 3:13pm

Here's what popped into my mind after reading your criteria and your kids' names...

Girls:
Gretchen
Leah
Gwendolyn/Gwen
Lynn
Patricia (could use nn Tricia)
Michelle
Frances
Jill/Jillian/Gillian
Laura
Teresa/Theresa
Maura/Mara

Flower names:
Marigold
Dahlia
Iris

Boys:
Thomas
Michael
Gabriel
Lucas/Luke
Matthew
Kevin
Keith
James
John
Trent

Good luck making a decision!
Stephanie

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Registered: 03-09-2006
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 5:16pm

Ok thats alot of rules to remember but I will try! How about:

Tristin
Marta
Paige
Liam
Landon

Well my hubby and I have similar stipulations, but we are officially in the girl realm so back at you with your ideas! Thanks!

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Registered: 08-02-2004
Thu, 03-09-2006 - 5:27pm

WOW!

I can't thank you all enough for all the suggestions! I was hoping I'd get one or two responses!

My Shannon and Erinn are both girls... (Aaron is the boy version) but sorry for the mix-up.

I'm so excited to be suggesting, Gretchen, Fiora, Jillian, Gwendolyn, Leah and a few others to DH.

I love Lucas, but isn't it trendy/popular right now??

Killian is already my eldest DS middle name. *giggle* Kyle is my youngest sons's.

Thanks again a million times!

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