Starting the name search
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| Mon, 10-03-2005 - 12:47pm |
Not sure if anyone here recognizes me. I hung around a little when I was naming Ethan. Dh and I are ttc #3 now, and I'm beginning my name search. I had what I thought was a master list, but it had been started clear back when Ethan was just a newborn, and it's just too long. I look at it and think, ugh! So, I'm chucking it and starting fresh, and hoping it doesn't take us long to ttc. The boys were conceived while I was on birth control, so I wouldn't think it would take me very long, but you never know.
Okay, my boys are Johnathan Corey and Ethan James. Our last name is Bruce. Popularity of a name is of no concern to me. Siblings sharing a first or middle initial doesn't bother me. I like many names, but for my own children, I tend to like biblical names, as well as names ending in -n, and names that have a modern classic feel, though none of these are required. We like family names for the middle name. We've decided that if we have a boy, he will be names after my dad: Leon. If it is a girl, she'll have my mom's name: Sharon. Following is a list of names to start me out. Please feel free to comment and make suggestions.
girls:
Madison
Emma
Olivia
Elizabeth
Lauren
Chloe
Isabella
Samantha
Megan
Alexis
Madelyn
boys:
Ryan
Joshua
Jack -- though this could be taken off the list. SIL is trying to decide if she wants to name her baby due in December Jackson or Tyson.
Noah
Nicholas
Andrew
Riley
Dylan
Christopher
Zachary
Austin
Hunter
Jayme
mom to Johnathan Corey (1/16/01)
and Ethan James (10/15/03)
ttc #3 c2 cd22 5dpo
http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/9a48a


Well, I definitely automatically thought Samantha would be perfect. Johnathan, Ethan, and Samantha. I don't know, they just go.
Still thinking on the boys.
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Madison - I realize you say popularity doesn't concern you, but this is way over the top in terms of popularity - just so you realize that
Emma - ditto for Madison- they are EVERYWHERE
of your remaining names I like Chloe the best - I dislike Isabella a lot, most of the rest I don't like very much, could live with Megan, although it's 80s popularity would bother me.
Olivia
Elizabeth
Lauren
Chloe
Isabella
Samantha
Megan
Alexis
Madelyn
boys:
Ryan
Joshua
Jack -- though this could be taken off the list. SIL is trying to decide if she wants to name her baby due in December Jackson or Tyson.
Noah
Nicholas
Andrew
Riley
Dylan
Christopher
Zachary
Austin
Hunter
my favorites of that group are Joshua, Noah, Zachary & Hunter. I also like Andrew, Christopher & Dylan. I like Nicholas, but to me it's too popular. not crazy for Austin. (your boys list is more my style, except for Riley - more girls are named Riley than boys, that definitely doesn't fit in with Jonathan and Ethan).
good luck
Ethan and Johnathan are both classic names and therefore does Madison ( after the mermaid in Splash, yes it
With Jonathan and Ethan and the ln Bruce I like:
Girls:
Olivia
Elizabeth
Lauren - sounds odd with Sharon though
Chloe
Samantha
Megan - again not so good with Sharon
Samantha and Elizabeth are probably my favorites from that group
Boys:
Ryan
Joshua
Noah
Andrew - unsure about the 'rew' sound in Andrew and Bruce
Riley
Christopher
Zachary
Most of the names that I took out seemed too trendy and silly compared with the very solid Jonathan and Ethan