Would Appreciate Your Opinions...Please

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Sat, 08-04-2007 - 12:42pm

Okay, so I know every single name on my list landed somewhere in the top 1000. lol. My husband and I have such a hard time agreeing on names. We are still TTC but we dont want to end up in the same situation as last name, in the middle of a

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Sat, 08-04-2007 - 1:45pm

Hi there.

Here are my thoughts on your lists:

Genevieve Nicole Parker -I really like this. Genevieve Parker flows nicely, it works well w/Alexandra, & it's just a great not too common name. There are also a lot of fun nn options to go w/Allie such as Gigi, Ginny, Evie, Vivi, etc. I'd much prefer Genevieve Elisabeth though. Nicole seems really dated.

Claire Anneliese Parker-Hm. I love Claire Anneliese, plus Claire goes really well w/Allie. I'm wondering if Claire Parker is too 'r' heavy though.

Zoe Elisabeth Parker -This is really adorable. Allie & Zoe are nice for sisters too. It's actually really common (at least in my area), but still a nice name if you're not terribly worried about popularity.

Marissa Nicole Parker-I guess this is fine, but I just can't get into Marissa at all.

Kiera/Keira Anneliese Parker-Hm. I really like Kira or Ciara. These spellings seem more legit, whereas Keira/Kiera seem trendy just to follow the actress. In any case, I don't really like it w/Alexandra or Parker.

Ava Elisabeth Parker-This is very pretty. Ava & Allie are darling for sisters. Ava is ridicously popular right now though.

Cadence Nicole Parker *My husband is in the Army and they have to sing cadences sometimes, and he really like this, I am not so sure tho*-Yeah, I'm not a fan.

Nathaniel Gregory Parker -This is fine. I'd much prefer Nathan, but Nate & Allie would be adorable for siblings either way.

Ethan Gregory Parker -This is definitly a nice fit. I like it, although they seem to be everywhere.

Gavin Michael Parker-I love this one!

Seth William Parker-This is fine. I don't love it w/Allie as much as the others, but it's a nice name. Seth Parker sounds cool.

Lucas ?? Parker-I love Lucas. Lucas William sounds good to me.

Austin Michael Parker-This is nice.

Steven Gregory Parker-I really need the 'ph' spelling. :) Stephen Parker is excellent.

Daniel Ryan Parker-This is nice.

Caleb Gregory Parker-Hm. I'd do Caleb William or Caleb Michael instead.

Nicholas Ryan Parker-This is fine, but it almost seems too obvious as a sister to Alexandra if that makes any sense.

Dylan Gregory Parker-This is okay.

Braden Gregory Parker-No no no. No more Bradens!

Chase Michael Parker-Ooh, Chase Parker sounds really cool.

Trenton Michael Parker-Hm. This is a nice underused name. I don't love it though for you.

Keagon Gregory Parker-Hm. I think that spelling is Keegan. This doesn't do it for me though.

Deacon Gregory Parker-Interesting, but nms.

Logan Gregory Parker-This is fine, but not amazing. I'd prefer Logan Micahel or Logan William to avoid all of those 'g' sounds.

Hope this helps!

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Registered: 06-14-2003
Sat, 08-04-2007 - 3:11pm

Marissa is my fav girl name right now so I'd have to vote for Marissa Nicole if it's a girl.

As for a boy, my favs from your list are:

Ethan Gregory Parker
Austin Michael Parker
Steven Gregory Parker
Chase Michael Parker
Logan Gregory Parker

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Sat, 08-04-2007 - 3:45pm

I like the following names the best...

Claire Anneliese Parker (I love Claire)

Kiera/Keira Anneliese Parker (I love Kiera/Keira, and I like both spellings equally)

Ethan Gregory Parker (I like this)

Lucas ?? Parker (Lucas Gregory Parker? - I like this)

Caleb Gregory Parker (I love Callum - maybe you could try Callum Gregory Parker)

Chase Michael Parker (I would love Chase Gregory much better)

Keagon Gregory Parker (I like this)

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Registered: 06-25-2006
Sat, 08-04-2007 - 9:48pm

My favorites are:

Genevieve Nicole Parker- Genevieve is so lovely, and has cute nn options of Eve, Evie, or Gina (I don't like Gen/ Jen). Genevieve Parker just sounds so good as a whole name. Very classy and feminine without being frilly.

Seth William Parker- I LOVE Seth, I think it is way underused! It is strong and well-established, but fresh because you don't see it much. Seth Parker is very nice, I like the sound of it. Seth William is a really nice combo, also.

Thoughts on girls:
I think Zoe and Claire are just too...I don't know...insubstantial next to Alexandra. They almost seem too cutesy, whereas Alexandra is very elegant. For me, Marissa is very 80's/90's and overused. Keira is OK (I prefer this spelling, if you want the KEER-uh pron.) but just isn't as pretty as Genevieve or Alexandra for me. Kind of plain. Ava is too popular for me, it's top 10 and rising still. Also, so similar to Alexandra/ Allie. Cadence is OK in theory for me (my husband is a drummer, they also play cadences and it means rhythm so I have pondered it) but has become trendy. In my experience, the same people who like Cadence also like Kaylee, Trinity, etc. and that is just not cool to me.

Thoghts on boys:
You have a lot of names on this list! I'm so jealous, my husband and I agree on ZERO boys names, LOL! Anyway, several of these are just too common/overused for me personally. It could be a regional thing, but I've seen Ethan, Caleb, Braden, Nathaniel, and Logan all over the place in the past couple of years. Just too much for me personally; they become bland after a while. I do like Gavin, Lucas, and Deacon quite a bit, but I think Seth is still the best!!!

Good luck TTC!

Liz

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Registered: 03-29-2003
Sat, 08-04-2007 - 10:06pm

Genevieve Nicole Parker - Favorite
Claire Anneliese Parker - 2nd

Gavin Michael Parker - Favorite
Seth William Parker - 2nd
Caleb William Parker - 3rd




Edited 8/4/2007 10:06 pm ET by karnkar
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Registered: 12-07-2006
Sun, 08-05-2007 - 12:25am

I like:

Genevieve Nicole Parker
Marissa Nicole Parker
Cadence Nicole Parker

Nathaniel Gregory Parker
Lucas William Parker
Nicholas Ryan Parker
Dylan Gregory Parker
Logan Gregory Parker

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Sun, 08-05-2007 - 12:53am

I really like your list.

 
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Sun, 08-05-2007 - 7:31am

Since your DD has a classic, elegant name, I think you need to have another one!

Love Genevieve. I have a Claire, so you know I like that. Marissa and Zoe aren't classics (IMHO). I do like Cadence... Ava is WAY overused (I know two babies named Ava Elizabeth.) That said, I prefer Eliz. as a mn to Nicole any day of the week. I adore Anneliese. How about them for first names? "Alexandra and Elizabeth" are lovely.

For boys, I like:
Nathaniel
Gavin
Lucas

Never been a fan of Seth, Austin (I don't go for geography names), Nicholas (WAY too many), Braden (not classic), Trenton (geography again).

Good luck!

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sun, 08-05-2007 - 6:37pm

Genevieve Nicole Parker - my favorite on your girl's list; good fit with Alexandra Brielle; Genna, Genny or Evie are all cute nns to go with Allie


Claire Anneliese Parker - nice but I think I like one of the other mns better, like Claire Elisabeth or Claire Nicole; or shorten it to Claire Elise (monogram would be CAP, which isn't the reason I don't like it - Anneliese just doesn't seem to flow as well for me)


Zoe Elisabeth Parker - nice


Marissa Nicole Parker - nice but

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Registered: 08-01-2003
Mon, 08-06-2007 - 12:32pm

Genevieve Nicole Parker - not a fan - too old-fashioned
Claire Anneliese Parker - not a fan - too plain and old

Zoe Elisabeth Parker - love Zoe, not crazy for Elisabeth

Marissa Nicole Parker- love Marissa, that's a good combo too

Kiera/Keira Anneliese Parker - like either Kiera or Keira, nice combo too

Ava Elisabeth Parker - yuck

Cadence Nicole Parker - just don't like Cadence, sorry

vote would be Marissa Nicole - would like Kiera with Zoe - Zoe Kiera

Nathaniel Gregory Parker - ok, but Nathaniel/Nathan awfully popular

Ethan Gregory Parker - OK, Ethan sort of populara too

Gavin Michael Parker - like this

Seth William Parker - don't like it at all, always disliked Seth

Lucas ?? Parker - like Luke better - any of your other middles would be fine with Luke or Lucas - Lucas Gregory, Luke Michael or Luke William

Austin Michael Parker - don't like Austin

Steven Gregory Parker - Steven is way outdated, I don't know a child named that under at least 18

Daniel Ryan Parker - too common in all eras

Caleb Gregory Parker - eeeh, not a fan

Nicholas Ryan Parker - it's OK, tons of Nicholas' everywhere from 30 down to newborn

Dylan Gregory Parker - I like Dylan, but it's semi-popular and some unisex potential

Braden Gregory Parker - it's OK, but all the "aden" names are overdone

Chase Michael Parker - sounds nice together, I'm not totally sold on Chase, but it's OK

Trenton Michael Parker - no

Keagon Gregory Parker - spelled Keegan, this would be the favorite of your list - but I'd like Keegan Michael better - don't like the G in Keegan going in the G in Gregory

Deacon Gregory Parker - no, don't like that name

Logan Gregory Parker - same as Dylan - OK, but going "girl" - also, same as Keegan, don't like the Gs together in Logan Gregory

my vote is for Keegan Michael among all that

good luck