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| Mon, 07-10-2006 - 11:44am |
I'm new to ivillage and these parenting boards. My husband and I have one little man, Jack who is 1. We have just found out that we are expecting again. I would like some advice on the name list that I have (mostly leftovers from before) and if you all could give me some advice on what would go with Jack.
My son is "Jack", it is not a nickname. Thanks in advance.
Boys...
Asher
August "Gus"
Bennett
Henry
Oliver
Liam
Girls...
Ava
Ella
Isabelle
Violet
Lily
Sophia
(I'm having a hard time with girls names)

Henry makes a lovely match with Jack! I also like Bennett.
Pretty much any of your girls names would be a fine match as far as popularity and style are concerned. Lily, Ava and Violet would be my favorites, popularity aside, and I like Sophie better than Sophia with big brother Jack.
HTH
~Kelli
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Congratulations on your new baby and welcome to the board. Here are my thoughts on your current list:
Boys...
I really like all the name on your list. Henry is my favorite, seconded closely by Oliver. The only name I'm not wild about is Asher, which i don't think goes very well with Jack.
Girls...
Violet is my clear favorite here. It's pretty, feminine, goes nicely with Jack and it's not overwhelmingly popular. The other names on your list are nice (in order, I like them: Sophia, Ella, Lily, Ava, Isabelle) but each is horrifically popular right now. Not everyone wants to give their children really unique names, which is fine, but these are SO popular that they are going to be lost in the mass. And they will probably have to share their name with at least one or two classmates, which means she will wind up becoming Lily S. or Ava P., etc.
Here are a few more names that are slightly less popular, but still go well with Jack and seem like they might be what you are looking for:
Girls
Amelia
Margaret (Maggie, Meg)
Caroline
Evelyn
Audrey
Marissa
Diana
Angela
Ruby
Jillian
Charlotte
Lucy
Vivian
Elise
Clara
Nina
Eleanor (nn Elle, Ellie, Lea, Nora)
Nora
Tessa
Theresa (nn Tess, Tessa, Reese)
Eliza
Madeleine
Alice
Mary
Scarlett
Halle
Virginia (nn Ginny)
Boys:
Luke
Owen
Adam
Conor
Wesley
Miles
Griffin
Phillip
Nathaniel
Declan
Elliott
Boys...
Asher
Boys:
Asher- like this, but to me it isn't the best match with Jack
August "Gus"-Love this, infact it is my great grandfathers name, so dh and I are considering it if our second is a boy. Goes great with Jack
Bennett - also on my list so I like it, but again not the best match with Jack to me.
Henry-great with brother Jack
Oliver-nms
Liam-we must have similar taste! This name is also on our short list. It is my dh's #1 right now. I really like it, and it goes well with Jack, just not as well as Henry.
Girls...
Ava- very popular nms
Ella- same as Ava, but I like Ella better with Jack
Isabelle- this would be nice with nn Ella, but its nms, and a little fussy with Jack
Violet- LOVE LOVE LOVE
Lily- more popular then Violet so its not my fav., but it works with Jack
Sophia-nmsaa
(I'm having a hard time with girls names)
Other suggestions:
Boys:
Connor/Conor
Simon
Will
Nathan
Jared
Miles
Harrison/Harris
Luke
Girls:
Grace
Bethany
Elizabeth (nn Beth, Eliza, Lily, ect...)
Lauren
Ivy
Paige
Kate
Good Luck!
I like Liam the best of your boys list. I think it goes well with Jack.
I like Sophia the best of your girls list. It's OK with Jack
good luck
I like all the names to go with Jack. Though isn't Jack Bennet a famous person? Oh that's Jack Benny ??? Still may be teased.... but it will be such an old reference and two seperate children so? I don't know that it would matter.
Favorites are Jack and Liam or Henry, Jack and Violet (esp Violet, because less heard of)
Karen
Congratulations on your pregnancy! Love the name Jack and you have a great list to work with. Here are my thoughts for whatever they're worth!
Boys...
Asher - Okay, but I think it makes a better middle name.
August "Gus" - Love it!
Bennett - Very nice!
Henry - Very nice and terrific with Jack.
Oliver - I'm not a fan of Oliver - it's too nerdy/goobery for me. Sorry.
Liam - I prefer William. William and Jack make a great duo!
My favorites:
August William
Henry Asher
Henry William
William Henry
William Bennett
Girls...
Ava - Beautiful. It's becoming very popular, not sure if that concerns you...
Ella - Very pretty. I actually love the name Marcella and you could use the nn Ella.
Isabelle - I'm not a fan of the belle names. Sorry.
Violet - Nice
Lily - Nice
Sophia - Nice. Also very popular
My favorites:
Marcella Violet
Violet Ella
Lily Sophia
Ava Marcella
Other ideas for a girl that would sound great with Jack:
Audrey
Audra
Anna
Claire
Helena
Irene
Juliet
Laura
Olivia
Rebecca
Sarah
Victoria
Good Luck!
Hello, & congrats on #2! You did a great job naming Jack; lets keep up the good work.
Here are my thoughts on your lists:
Boys...
Asher-I don't mind this, but it doesn't seem to have the same classic appeal as Jack does.
August "Gus"-Aw, that's dashing. Perfect.
Bennett -This is also very nice, & a refreshing change. I love Jack & Ben too.
Henry-I love it!
Oliver-Very cute, & nice w/Jack.
Liam-I love this. It's my favourite from your list on it's own.
I think that Henry is my favourite for you, but here are a few more suggestions:
Arthur/Artie
Andrew
Burke
Charles/Charlie...I love just Charlie, personally.
David
Edward/Eddie
Elliott
Finn
Francis/Frank
Hugh
Harris/Harry...I really like just Harry next to Jack.
Ian
Joseph/Joe(y)
James/Jem
Julian
Luke
Matthew
Miles
Michael
Max(well?)
Martin/Marty
Nolan
Nathan/Nate
Owen
Philip/Pip
Roan
Stephen
Simon
Stewart
Thomas/Thom
Timothy/Tim
William/Billy/Will or maybe even nick-named Liam
Wesley/Wes
Girls...
Ava-Lovely name, but they're everywhere! Jack is rather common too, therefore I gather that popular names don't bother you. Yet this one seems different.
Ella-This is also pretty popular, but I really like it. Jack & Ella would be sweet.
Isabelle-That's nice, but I prefer Isabel.
Violet-I love it! It's perfect!
Lily-I love this too; very sweet.
Sophia-That's nice & so is just Sophie.
Here are a few suggestions:
Alice
Abigail/Abby
Amelia
Audra
Audrey
Anna
Anne
Annabel
Celia
Catherine/Cate/Catie
Claire
Clara
Daisy
Elle
Elisabeth nick-named Libby or Ellie or Bess or just Elisabeth
Eve/Evie
Greta
Hannah
Hope
Ivy
Julia
Josephine/Josie
Lucy...aw!
Lillian
Lila
Madeline/Maisie
Matilda/Millie/Tillie
Maya
Nora
Olivia
Phoebe
Pearl
Rose...too Titanic?
Sylvia
Sarah/Sadie/Sally(!)
Stella
Tess(a)
Hope this helps!
Here are my thoughts:
Asher - nms
August "Gus" - LOVE this! Gus and Jack are adorable!
Bennett - Very handsome - Jack and Bennett or Jack and Ben go very nicely
Henry - a classic, sounds great with Jack
Oliver - Love it! again, great with Jack!
Liam - this has never been my favorite, but it sounds good with Jack
Ava - pretty but popular
Ella - very pretty but popular
Isabelle - pretty - I prefer the more simple Isabel spelling
Violet - nice
Lily - pretty but popular
Sophia - pretty but popular
Great lists!
So many of your names are handsome/pretty and go well with Jack! I think you've nailed the boy's list! My favorites are Oliver, Bennett, August, and Henry (in that order)
I actually love all of your girl choices, but they are getting quite popular (maybe with the exception of Violet)
Here are some other ideas:
Lila - Love this and it's great with Jack. It's a nice, less popular, alternative to Lily
Stella - nice alternative to Ella
Eva - nice alternative to Ava
Eliza
Claire
Clara
Gwen
Selah
Eve
Ivy
Cora
Nina
Georgia
Greta
Lydia
Mae
Margot
Thea
Vivian
Verity
Tessa
Carys
Cecily
Celia
Eleanor/Elinor nn Nora or Nell
Amelia nn Mia
Sarah nn Sadie
Boys...
Asher: Love it, but it's a bit much w/ Jack.
August "Gus": LOVE this! Gus & Jack are awesome together. August is a bit form w/ Jack, but not too bad. I love Gus & Jack!
Bennett: Nms.
Henry: Love it! Great w/ Jack.
Oliver: Love.
Liam: Nice. Good w/ Jack.
Girls...
Ava: Gaining populaity, if you care. Nice w/ Jack.
Ella: See Ava.
Isabelle: Prefer it as Isabel. Isabel also seems less fluffy next to Jack.
Violet: LOVE! Really gaining in popularity, tough it was only in the 400s in 2005. I see that changing, though.
Lily: Nice.
Sophia: Nice.
Boys...
Asher
August "Gus"
Bennett
Henry
Oliver
Liam
Girls...
Ava
Ella
Isabelle
Violet
Lily
Sophia
(I'm having a hard time with girls names)
Congratulations on your pregnancy!