What is the perfect name for right now?

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Registered: 05-27-2006
What is the perfect name for right now?
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Mon, 09-18-2006 - 4:49pm

We all talk about certain names being too trendy, too creative (in spelling or otherwise), too stuffy, too popular, too out there.... so what would the "perfect" boy and girl name(s) be for right now in 2006? In your opinion of course.

This is just for fun -- I'm sure lots of us will think some or all of our own children's names ... but I'm curious what your answers will be.

Have fun!

Karen

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Registered: 05-27-2006
Mon, 09-18-2006 - 4:58pm

Some of my thoughts.

Boy names that are "perfect" for 2006.

Oliver
Calvin
Simon
Brett
Leo
Keith
Asher
Quinn
Phillip
Curtis
Ezra
Bryant
Graham
Cyrus
Conrad
Noel
Tobias
Everett

Girls:
Veronica
Naomi
Brenda
Vivian
Elise
Eleanor/Elinor
Tessa
Celeste
Nora
Miriam
Claudia
Eliza
Heidi
Bridget
Ruth
Meredith
Alice
Phoebe
Brynn
Sasha
Francesca
Tabitha

??? Just my opinion of names that fit our times, but aren't "too" whatever, they just seem to fit (imho).
WDYT?
Karen

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Registered: 03-31-2003
Mon, 09-18-2006 - 6:45pm

Of course, there are no "perfect" names, but here are some I like... I don't think any are in the top 50, but I might be wrong. These are all easy to traditionally spell (LOL, my pet peeve), but not so common that there will be tons of kids with these names.

Alicia
Charlotte
Elise
Nicole
Gabrielle
Mary
Amanda
Molly
Julia
Lydia
Piper

Paul
Zane
Landon
Marshall
Eric
Dominic
Sebastian
Blake
Grant
Mark
Stephen
Peter
James
Gavin
Derek

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Registered: 10-23-2004
Mon, 09-18-2006 - 7:22pm

Girls:

Piper
Avery
Ainsley
Emery
Andra
Brynn
Brenna
Landry
Marin
Shae
Ivy
Taryn
Calista
Brielle
Presley
Trinity
Arabelle
Cambria
Ariel
Annika
Freya
Bellamy
Tahlia
Sabine

Boys:

Declan
Bryson
Kyler
Calder
Bennett
Gray
Brant
Truman
Samson
Conlan
Quinn
Montgomery
Griffin
Shaw
Fergus
Emerick
Garner
Chandler
Corban
Bridger
Ewan
Jace
Weston
Keaton
Kian
Gram
Thane
Nile
Lucan
Finn
Lowell
Laramie
Leary

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Registered: 04-05-2006
Mon, 09-18-2006 - 11:15pm

What is perfect for me personally and what is perfect for parents in general are not the same thing! LOL


Ginger

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Registered: 05-27-2006
Tue, 09-19-2006 - 8:35am

Thanks for sharing (each pp)

Ginger, very true on all of your comments, I love it.

I agree that Rhett and Oliver are soon to be popular. I even toyed with Rhett as a nn for Everett. Someone else is toying with it either on this board or another. There's an Etta coming on one of the other boards and I just saw an announcement of an Etta mn.

great answers,
keep em coming!
Karen