New and need advice!

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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)

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Mon, 07-10-2006 - 11:54am

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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Registered: 10-14-2005
Mon, 07-10-2006 - 11:58am

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




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Registered: 04-22-2006
Mon, 07-10-2006 - 11:59am

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!

 

 

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Registered: 08-01-2003
Mon, 07-10-2006 - 12:15pm

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

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Registered: 05-27-2006
Mon, 07-10-2006 - 1:17pm

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

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Mon, 07-10-2006 - 2:35pm

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!

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Registered: 06-26-1999
Tue, 07-11-2006 - 1:08am

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!

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Registered: 04-17-2006
Tue, 07-11-2006 - 8:42am

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

 

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Registered: 04-05-2004
Tue, 07-11-2006 - 2:52pm

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.

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Registered: 07-25-2001
Wed, 07-12-2006 - 12:00am

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!