Too "out there?" Opinions?
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Too "out there?" Opinions?
| Thu, 06-17-2004 - 10:05am |
Desperately seeking name for Baby Boy #5, brother of Evan, Hayden, Elliana, and Pierce
working list includes William, Preston, Roman, Henry...
came across these today and I am wondering if they are too "out there" or, as dh would say "trying too hard" LOL
Brinley
Finlay
Meade
Heath
Ramsey
Merrick
Landry
mn will likely be August or Edward (dh's middle)
Thanks!
Marcia due 9/28/04


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Well, I wouldn't call them too "out there". In fact, I've seen some of them on the board before. One thing I must point out, though--Brinley and Landry have been used for GIRLS.
I do think Heath and Ramsey are okay. Ramsey reminds me of the name of the King Ramses, so I think of it as a strong, majestic, and powerful name. Heath reminds me of the character Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights.
I don't really care for the other choices, though.
Best of luck to you!
I also like William, Roman and Henry.
HTH!
Jen
Brinley - I like this name, but I really prefer Brinkley for a boy
Finlay - very very cute
Meade - nms, reminds me of ale; this is the only name I think of as a bit "out there"
Heath - I like it (and my first "boyfriend" in K and 1st grade!)
Ramsay - I like it
Merrick - I like it a lot
Landry - nice, but too similar to Laundry - maybe Lander or Landers
I vote for Merrick Edward or Heath August.
I still really like William August, also - although I see your oldest son is Evan and I especially liked this name with your siblings when for some reason I thought it Evan was named James (from your original post).
Preston is nice, but I don't think Henry fits in with your other sons' names as well as most of your choices.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Meade is what we do with our extra honey - we ferment it.
Heath is nice. It's my favorite of those you posted.
Ramsey reminds me of a condom.
Merrick is ok, but NMS
Landry is ok, but NMS
Brinley & Landry are used mainly for girls, so I wouldn't go with either of those.
I really like Roman and both Roman Edward & Roman August are lovely.
Of the second list, I like Ramsey and Heath. I have heard Brinley and Landry as a girls names. The others' are not my style.
How about Reid, Mitchell or Landon? I think those are in the same style as your other boys names and are not too common.
Some combo ideas:
Reid William
Preston Reid
Roman Henry
Ramsey Heath
Landon Reid
Mitchell Henry
Or:
Reid August
Roman Edward
Preston Edward
Ramsey Edward
William August
Mitchell August
Landon Edward
Also didn't realize Heath was well-thought-of, guess it doesn't put anyone else to mind of the Heath Bar, which is my major obstacle to it LOL I'll run Heath, Finlay and Merrick by dh and see if they can get on the "short list."
Again, thanks for all the suggestions/opinions : )
Marcia
Mama to Evan, Hayden, Elliana, Pierce & Baby Boy due 9.28.04
Dh has already nixed Reed/Reid... Mitchell has some unpleasant personal associations for me LOL, and Landon, well, it's one of those names-that-sounds-like-a-verb to me Landon/Landing (of course not that Pierce isn't a verb itself LOL)
Some combo ideas:
Reid William
Preston Reid
Roman Henry **strong contender
Ramsey Heath
Landon Reid
Mitchell Henry
Or:
Reid August
Roman Edward **strong contender
Preston Edward ** probably dh's 1st choice right now LOL
Ramsey Edward
William August ** just adore this : )
Mitchell August
Landon Edward "
Many thanks : )
Brinley ~ seems like a girl's name, imo
Finlay ~ I like it. Fin is a cute nn
Meade ~ nms - doesn't seem like a real name to me
Heath ~ yes! very nice
Ramsey ~ again, I like it. also used as a surname
Merrick ~ nms - seems like the name of a villian in some scary movie
Landry ~ too close to the word "laundry" - don't like it
Finlay Edward ~ good
Finlay August ~ doesn't flow well, imo
Heath Edward ~ nice!!
Heath August ~ nms again
Ramsey Edward ~ good
Ramsey August ~ if you're going to use this MN, I'd use this FN
My favorites are 1-Heath Edward 2-Finlay Edward 3-Ramsey Edward
MN August doesn't seem to "go" but that's JMHO!
Good luck. Great names!!
~ Liz, mom to Christopher and Nicholas
**Edited to add : I like this list much more than the original. My favorite is Heath Edward. Hope you consider it!
Edited 6/17/2004 1:39 pm ET ET by elizabook
Good Luck!
Kathy #2 girl due 9/28
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