Recent KY Babies!

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Recent KY Babies!
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Wed, 02-21-2007 - 7:00pm

Here are the more recent names from the local hospital:

Campbell Louise
Braden Allen (sis Kennedy Grace)
Andrew Russell
Treyton Dakota
Treyton Alan
Colby Austin
Jill Ellen (sis Megan)
Emmalee Morgan
Kylie Rebekah
Keedan Pierre
Amelia Katherine (bros Nicholas and Henry)
Jacob Darrell
Zaniyah Jay'Liyah Genise
C'Nieya Marshay
Teionna Monee Sariya
McKayla Faith
Dwayne La'Mar (dad is Dwayne also)
Kaylee Ann
Arabella Snow (yes, it was snowy here when she was born)
Ty Garrett
Sarah Grace
Lillie Kay
Tashayla Jade
Caleb Henderson (sibs Charlie and Tatum)
Madelyn Elizabeth Grace
Olivia Payton
Austyn Alexandra (sisters Savannah and Ashley)
Cole Preston
Preston Cole- how funny (see name above)
Tyler Reno
Skylar Madison
Malachi Zion
Nash Mitchell
Brody Thomas
Reaghan Gael (sis Hannah)
Savannah Summer
Stella Mae
Tyler Douglas & Gavin Marshall (sisters Heather and Brooklyn)
Luke Pierce
Arabella Grace
Kylee Jo
Lucie Grace (bro Luke)

WDYT? I'll post my comments as a response.

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Wed, 02-21-2007 - 8:08pm

Some of these were just too "good" to pass up.

Campbell Louise -- Mmm, mm, good. Ok, in all honesty, I'd like Campbell if it wasn't for the soup thing. ;) This combo doesn't flow very well, however. Three Ls in a row is a bit much.
Braden Allen (sis Kennedy Grace) -- a bit repetitive, but I love that they at least spelled Braden correctly. ;)
Andrew Russell -- again, the -rew Ru- parts are a bit tough to say, but I like this anyway
Treyton Dakota -- ok, I won't pretend I don't see yet ANOTHER "Treyton" just below this. Might I just say "What the ...?!?" At least Aidan, Braden, Caden, Hayden, etc. are valid names. The made-up "Aidan" variants are the worst! FWIW, if this is a "real" name, it literally means "three town." ROFLMAO
Treyton Alan -- and ditto.
Colby Austin -- I like Colby, though not with Austin.
Jill Ellen (sis Megan) -- reminds me of those Dr. Scholl's commercials, "Are you 'Jill Ellen?'" ROFL Perhaps not the most well-thought-out combo.
Emmalee Morgan -- oh, ew. An Emily by any other spelling ... is still EMILY!
Kylie Rebekah -- I don't mind Kylie as a nn, but it seems much too juvenile as a given name.
Keedan Pierre -- Keaton, Keegan or Caden are all fine, but what the heck is a "Keedan?"
Amelia Katherine (bros Nicholas and Henry) -- classic, all around. Love it.
Jacob Darrell -- popular, but fine. At least they didn't go with Jaykobb.
Zaniyah Jay'Liyah Genise -- a made-up word jumble if I ever saw one.
C'Nieya Marshay -- maybe she's related to the one above. ;) Made-up names and spellings are one thing, but random punctuation makes it even worse.
Teionna Monee Sariya -- at least this somewhat resembles a valid name. What's wrong with Tiana Monet Sariah, though?!? I'm pretty sure that's what they were going for, but they missed. :(
McKayla Faith -- I've said it once, I'll say it again ... Michaela is not a Mc- name.
Dwayne La'Mar (dad is Dwayne also) -- I couldn't have a Jr. myself, but fine for them.
Kaylee Ann -- hehe I'm Kelli Ann. Always thought it was juvenile. Kaylee Ann is worse.
Arabella Snow (yes, it was snowy here when she was born) -- the actual word "snow" is not for me, though something like Eirwen or Neva, with a snow meaning, is fine. I quite like Arabella, though.
Ty Garrett -- hehe TyGar- anyone? I'd bet anything they used Ty as the given name, rather than a nn, just to call him "tiger." LOL
Sarah Grace -- common, but classic.
Lillie Kay -- That spelling of Lily seems a bit overly-complicated. I'd understand if it were a nn for Lillian or something, but in this case it really seems superfluous.
Tashayla Jade -- oh gosh. Nothing screams "I wanted to be 'yooneek' so I made up a name!" like random prefixes (like all the De/Ra/Ke/Le-Shawns mentioned in a previous thread).
Caleb Henderson (sibs Charlie and Tatum) -- aside from hoping Charlie is a nn, this is an exquisite sib set! Love Caleb and Tatum, especially.
Madelyn Elizabeth Grace -- Madeleine Elizabeth Grace would have been perfect, but this is ok too. ;)
Olivia Payton -- I like it.
Austyn Alexandra (sisters Savannah and Ashley) -- Austyn is one of the worst gender-benders I've seen in a while. I don't even mind Austen for a girl (which I would assume a literary tribute), but sticking the Y in there just completely cheapens it.
Cole Preston -- that's good.
Preston Cole- how funny (see name above) -- LOL Wacky.
Tyler Reno -- sounds like a magician ... The Great Tylereno!
Skylar Madison -- blech. Quite trendy, overall.
Malachi Zion -- love Malachi, but it seems a bit much to pair it with Zion.
Nash Mitchell -- Nash just makes me think of "gnashing of teeth." Ick. Never got the appeal. Mitchell is great, though.
Brody Thomas -- that's cool.
Reaghan Gael (sis Hannah) -- seems a little much with sis Hannah. I get Gael, but together the two look like just a bunch of "Es" and "As"
Savannah Summer -- sounds like an adult film star. At the very least, it's a description, not a name. ;)
Stella Mae -- that's old-fashioned cool. ;)
Tyler Douglas & Gavin Marshall (sisters Heather and Brooklyn) -- not my favorites, but the sib set works together.
Luke Pierce -- like both separately, but wouldn't use two single-syllable names together.
Arabella Grace -- another Arabella, huh? Grace is nms, but I think I prefer it to Snow.
Kylee Jo -- Kyla is lovely. "Kylee," no matter the spelling, seems so childish. Can't get into the mn Jo at all. Too "Petticoat Junction" for me. LOL
Lucie Grace (bro Luke) -- Luke and Lucy, no matter the spelling, is too cutesy/matchy for me. Lucie Grace is rather hissy, as well. I love Lucy otherwise, but this just doesn't work for me.

Thanks for sharing. ;)


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Wed, 02-21-2007 - 8:44pm

Kelli, you crack me up! ITA with what you've said. I feel so bad for some of these teachers (as a teacher myself) b/c some of those made-up names are ridiculous. Like you said, what's wrong with a correct spelling? Especially if it's a very unique name to begin with.

RE: Arabella- I am undecided on this one. The 'Arabella Grace' is the new daughter of two people DH and I have grown up with (but not really friends). I forgot to note that their first DS is Ethan, and they use Bella as their girl's nn. Since my mom named her dog Bella, I don't like it as much on a person but I see its appeal.

Jill Ellen also seemed an odd combo to me- ROFL about the Dr. Scholls' commercial!

Liz

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Wed, 02-21-2007 - 9:04pm

Campbell Louise--That's a lllot of LLLLL's llllinked together...



Braden Allen (sis Kennedy Grace)--Sigh, 2nd name in and it's a "aden" yawn



Andrew Russell--Alright



Treyton Dakota--Eeeww on so many levels



Treyton Alan--Eeeww on a few less levels.

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Wed, 02-21-2007 - 9:18pm

I'm not in love with most of the -bella names either (they tend to blur together IMO, like all the Aidan names, though not to the same extent of course), but some of the lesser-used ones, like Arabella here, or even one of the simpler forms like Annabel don't bother me. I even know of a little girl named Norabel, which I know no one else cares for, but it doesn't bother me nearly as much since it's not so overly-common (and I assume she's called Nora, not Bella, so that helps ... LOVE Nora ).

Which brings me to the nn Bella. LOL It's not a nn in my mind, so much as a term of endearment (akin to simply calling the child "pretty," KWIM?). And since none of the -bella names I can think of offhand actually stem from the Italian word "bella," it seems a bit odd to me, to be honest. Just me, I suppose. *sigh*

As a sidenote, a guy I went to school with (our parents are actually close friends) recently named his dd Amelia Isabella or Maria Anabella or something along those lines (I forget the exact given names), just so they could callher Mia Bella, or "my pretty." Anyone else mentally insert a wicked witchy laugh after that one? hehe

Another friend from school named his dd Lilybel (no idea how he spelled it, but that's the fn).


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Wed, 02-21-2007 - 10:03pm

I love Nora also:) DH has not totally vetoed it yet, so it's still on my list.

It's funny how many people do not realize that some words and names come from other languages and have actual meanings- novel idea, right?! I remember several years ago when I first heard someone use Bella (a celebrity I think), one of the parents was Italian so it made a little more sense.

I also think of Tia, it's Spanish for "aunt", so obviously that would be an illogical name for one's child!

I agree w/ you about the -belle names (except Anabel- which I really like but would not use due to popularity). It is becoming a way to add "fluff" to a name- if that makes any sense. Like your example of Lilybel. Why do that?

Liz

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Thu, 02-22-2007 - 12:33pm

Fun! Here are my thoughts:

Campbell Louise-Blech. I don't care for Campbell on a girl.

Braden Allen (sis Kennedy Grace)-Super trendy family.

Andrew Russell-I love Andrew.

Treyton Dakota-Treyton is bad.

Treyton Alan-It's still bad.

Colby Austin-That's not too bad.

Jill Ellen (sis Megan)-Those are kind of boring, but not bad.

Emmalee Morgan-This spelling is unessecery.

Kylie Rebekah-Kylie is nmsaa. Rebekah is nms either, but at least it's respectable.

Keedan Pierre-What is Keedan? Pierre is nice.

Amelia Katherine (bros Nicholas and Henry)-Ah, I love that! Great sib set too.

Jacob Darrell-I like Jacob.

Zaniyah Jay'Liyah Genise-Huh?

C'Nieya Marshay-Huh?

Teionna Monee Sariya-That makes a bit more sense. At least Sariya is kind of cool.

McKayla Faith-Yuck to that spelling. I don't care for the name anyway.

Dwayne La'Mar (dad is Dwayne also)-NMS. But really...why not just Lamar?

Kaylee Ann-Psh.

Arabella Snow (yes, it was snowy here when she was born)-LOL, okay? Arabella is lovely.

Ty Garrett-I like that, although Tyler nn Ty would have been better.

Sarah Grace-That's not too exciting, but I like Sarah.

Lillie Kay-How sweet.

Tashayla Jade-No.

Caleb Henderson (sibs Charlie and Tatum)-I like that. Charlie is great, but Tatum is nms.

Madelyn Elizabeth Grace-Nice.

Olivia Payton-I like Olivia.

Austyn Alexandra (sisters Savannah and Ashley)-Oh gosh.

Cole Preston-I like that a lot.

Preston Cole- how funny (see name above)-That's fine. I like Cole as a fn better.

Tyler Reno-I like Tyler.

Skylar Madison-No. I like Schuylar for a boy.

Malachi Zion-Interesting, but nms.

Nash Mitchell-Nash is kind of neat.

Brody Thomas-Oh, I like that.

Reaghan Gael (sis Hannah)-Yuck. Hannah got lucky.

Savannah Summer-NMS.

Stella Mae-Aw, that's excellent.

Tyler Douglas & Gavin Marshall (sisters Heather and Brooklyn)-Those are great for twins. I like Heather, but Brooklyn is nmsaa.

Luke Pierce-Wonderful. A bit choppy, but great names.

Arabella Grace-Wow, two Arabellas!

Kylee Jo-No.

Lucie Grace (bro Luke)-Lucie & Luke are sweet.

Thanks for sharing.

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Thu, 02-22-2007 - 5:10pm

I've never seen the ones below (fn in most cases, and some of the mns), and I'm still chewing on if I like them or not. I think some are just mouthfuls and too many vowels. I'm also not a big fan of punctuation in names.

Treyton Dakota
Treyton Alan
Emmalee Morgan
Keedan Pierre
Zaniyah Jay'Liyah Genise
C'Nieya Marshay
Teionna Monee Sariya
Tashayla Jade

AJ, enjoying life with C.