Baby names (5 Viewers)

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[17seconds]

It went something like this:

Wife had a bunch of names she liked. I told her which ones I hated and we went with the ones I didn't hate.

 

[bostonfred]

It went something like this:Wife had a bunch of names she liked. I told her which ones I hated and we went with the ones I didn't hate.

In the end, this is the decision making process that works best for anything that's more important to her than it is to you.

 

[No. 16]

What's the verdict on Sage?

I just love how it sounds, the definition, and green is my favorite color.

I want to name my kid Sage Francis (Francis is my name), but I'm afraid he'll be destined to be a rapper or back up NFL QB.

 

[desert rose]

What's the verdict on Sage?I just love how it sounds, the definition, and green is my favorite color. I want to name my kid Sage Francis (Francis is my name), but I'm afraid he'll be destined to be a rapper or back up NFL QB.

Sounds good. And you can name the next two Basil and Rosemary.

 

[FBGirl79]

What's the verdict on Sage?

I just love how it sounds, the definition, and green is my favorite color.

I want to name my kid Sage Francis (Francis is my name), but I'm afraid he'll be destined to be a rapper or back up NFL QB dragqueen or punching bag.

j/k...kinda. I always thought Sage was a girl name as well as Francis and can't imagine a boy ever having that name.

 

[RudiStein]

What's the verdict on Sage?

I just love how it sounds, the definition, and green is my favorite color.

I want to name my kid Sage Francis (Francis is my name), but I'm afraid he'll be destined to be a rapper or back up NFL QB dragqueen or punching bag.

j/k...kinda. I always thought Sage was a girl name as well as Francis and can't imagine a boy ever having that name.

Francis = boy Frances = girl

Francis Albert Sinatra?

Sir Francis Bacon?

 

[CrossEyed]

What's the verdict on Sage?

I just love how it sounds, the definition, and green is my favorite color.

I want to name my kid Sage Francis (Francis is my name), but I'm afraid he'll be destined to be a rapper or back up NFL QB.

Francis.

 

[RudiStein]

What's the verdict on Sage?

I just love how it sounds, the definition, and green is my favorite color.

I want to name my kid Sage Francis (Francis is my name), but I'm afraid he'll be destined to be a rapper or back up NFL QB.

Francis.

You just made the list.

 

[FBGirl79]

Since we are currently in the process of trying to make a baby we have had the name conversation a couple of times and have one boy and one girl named picked out. He picked the boy middle name (after I vetoed his 1st choice of 'Chaos') to be the same as his middle name and I picked the girl middle name as a combo of both of our mother's middle names. First names we just threw a couple out and both liked the same ones. I wanted something different but not weird and whereas he likes more traditional names.

Girl: Audrey Laine

Boy: Grayson David

 

[FBGirl79]

What's the verdict on Sage?

I just love how it sounds, the definition, and green is my favorite color.

I want to name my kid Sage Francis (Francis is my name), but I'm afraid he'll be destined to be a rapper or back up NFL QB dragqueen or punching bag.

j/k...kinda. I always thought Sage was a girl name as well as Francis and can't imagine a boy ever having that name.

Francis = boy Frances = girl

Francis Albert Sinatra?

Sir Francis Bacon?

I didn't think about those two. I have only personally known 2 people with that name and they were both girls and both were spelled Francis.

 

[Otis]

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This. Why do you hate your unborn son?

 

[Otis]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").

Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

 

[Early_10]

What's the verdict on Sage?I just love how it sounds, the definition, and green is my favorite color. I want to name my kid Sage Francis (Francis is my name), but I'm afraid he'll be destined to be a rapper or back up NFL QB.

I've only heard of this name once....instigator on one of the local midget teams, regular jacka....donkey.

 

[Early_10]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

Is it Madalynn or Madaline pronunciation?

 

[Otis]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

Is it Madalynn or Madaline pronunciation?

Former -- with our spelling I think that's the only pronunciation (theoretically it would even be pronounced more French style (like Mah-de-lane), which would be neither of the above, but I suspect the Americanized version you posted above is how most will do it).

 

[the moops]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").

What was the boy's name you had picked out?Madeleine is a good name. I think it is fairly popular these days.

 

[Otis]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").

What was the boy's name you had picked out?Madeleine is a good name. I think it is fairly popular these days.

For a boy we were going to use my dad's name (John Robert _______). My dad named me after his dad (I'm the 2nd), so we were going to continue the tradition.

 

[RudiStein]

What about Froley?

 

[the rover]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

Good chance we go the same way with #2 if it's a girl.

 

[Masked Vigilante]

Since we are currently in the process of trying to make a baby we have had the name conversation a couple of times and have one boy and one girl named picked out. He picked the boy middle name (after I vetoed his 1st choice of 'Chaos') to be the same as his middle name and I picked the girl middle name as a combo of both of our mother's middle names. First names we just threw a couple out and both liked the same ones. I wanted something different but not weird and whereas he likes more traditional names. Girl: Audrey Laine Boy: Grayson David

I would go with David Grayson. Grayson is a pretty easy name for other kids to make fun of.

 

[the moops]

Grayson is a pretty easy name for other kids to make fun of.

I'm not sure there is a name out there that is free from ridicule.

 

[Masked Vigilante]

Grayson is a pretty easy name for other kids to make fun of.

I'm not sure there is a name out there that is free from ridicule.

Of course but some names are easier targets than others.

 

[the moops]

Grayson is a pretty easy name for other kids to make fun of.

I'm not sure there is a name out there that is free from ridicule.

Of course but some names are easier targets than others.

With as good looking and smart as my kid is going to be, he/she will have no worries.

 

[Masked Vigilante]

Grayson is a pretty easy name for other kids to make fun of.

I'm not sure there is a name out there that is free from ridicule.

Of course but some names are easier targets than others.

With as good looking and smart as my kid is going to be, he/she will have no worries.

ok

 

[Rooster]

My wife has this thing that if anyone we know has a child of the same name, we can't go there. I liked Ella, but one of her friends has a daughter named Ella. We ended up deciding on Ellie for the first name and Paige as the middle name (which happens to be my grandfather's name). I'm a bit concerned that Ellie may not be the best name for an adult (I just think of a child when I think of the name, like Bobby or something), but she can always fall back on her middle name I guess. My wife didn't like any of the common names that are shortened to Ellie like Eleanor, Ellen or Eloise.

I wanted my son to have my name, but that was vetoed right off the bat. Of course my first name was a point of confusion when we first started dating as there were 3 people with my name in our house (My dad, Myself and my step brother). No point in adding another one to the family I guess. We were leaning Evan James if we had a boy.

 

[the moops]

I'm a bit concerned that Ellie may not be the best name for an adult

I wouldn't worry about this. I think it is a fine woman's name.

 

[mr. furley]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

you do realize that, especially in a city like NYC, she will probably have 11 friends named Maddy before she gets out of elementary school, right?

 

[beavers]

Since we are currently in the process of trying to make a baby we have had the name conversation a couple of times and have one boy and one girl named picked out. He picked the boy middle name (after I vetoed his 1st choice of 'Chaos') to be the same as his middle name and I picked the girl middle name as a combo of both of our mother's middle names. First names we just threw a couple out and both liked the same ones. I wanted something different but not weird and whereas he likes more traditional names. Girl: Audrey Laine Boy: Grayson David

I would go with David Grayson. Grayson is a pretty easy name for other kids to make fun of.

Why would someone make fun of Grayson? Maybe Gayson?

 

[Otis]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

you do realize that, especially in a city like NYC, she will probably have 11 friends named Maddy before she gets out of elementary school, right?

I suppose "in a city like NYC" she could have 11 friends with just about any name. I don't understand why you think there would be a higher concentration here?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

Love Maddy. A friend of mine in Chicago is named Maddy. One or my favorite people in the world.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

What's the verdict on Sage?I just love how it sounds, the definition, and green is my favorite color. I want to name my kid Sage Francis (Francis is my name), but I'm afraid he'll be destined to be a rapper or back up NFL QB.

Oh Lord. My hippie sister's hippie slacker name is Sage. Brutal.SLBD<hi

 

[the moops]

I suppose "in a city like NYC" she could have 11 friends with just about any name. I don't understand why you think there would be a higher concentration here?

It is a somewhat common name these days. 60th most common as far as I can tell. But there is also Madison which is the 7th most common name in 2009. Those both will be "Maddy".Add that to the yuppified community that you probably live in and the yuppified schools she will attend, she will have a few more friends named Maddy than peens' kids.

 

[Al Czervik]

I suppose "in a city like NYC" she could have 11 friends with just about any name. I don't understand why you think there would be a higher concentration here?

It is a somewhat common name these days. 60th most common as far as I can tell. But there is also Madison which is the 7th most common name in 2009. Those both will be "Maddy".Add that to the yuppified community that you probably live in and the yuppified schools she will attend, she will have a few more friends named Maddy than peens' kids.

On my daughter's soccer team, 3 of the 10 team members were named Madison (7 year olds).

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

My kids -

Jessica Emily - just liked the name Jessica...Emily was after my wife's grandmother

Jacob Michael - just like the name Jacob - Michael is my first name

Joseph Charles - needed a J name and Joseph is the middle name of my grandfather, Charles is the name of my wife's Dad and was the name of my uncle

James Robert - again needed a J name, James has no significance but it went well with Robert...the name of my Dad

Joshua Curtis - always wanted a Joshua - Curtis was my wife's maiden name

Go with a J name.

Jamaal, Jafar and Jordan are all excellent names...

 

[Otis]

I suppose "in a city like NYC" she could have 11 friends with just about any name. I don't understand why you think there would be a higher concentration here?

It is a somewhat common name these days. 60th most common as far as I can tell. But there is also Madison which is the 7th most common name in 2009. Those both will be "Maddy".Add that to the yuppified community that you probably live in and the yuppified schools she will attend, she will have a few more friends named Maddy than peens' kids.

Ah, that makes sense. Yeah Madison seems crazy trendy these days. Actually, that seems about right:

Link

Madison is #4. Wow.

A different spelling of ours ("Madelyn") is in the 60s. I don't see our spelling on this particular top 100 list. But close enough.

 

[mr. furley]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

you do realize that, especially in a city like NYC, she will probably have 11 friends named Maddy before she gets out of elementary school, right?

I suppose "in a city like NYC" she could have 11 friends with just about any name. I don't understand why you think there would be a higher concentration here?

more people we had my kid in a gym class with about 17-18 kids total. half boys, half girls. 3 Maddy's. two Madison's, one Madeline.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

My youngest kid's name is Steve, hippy.

Sorry

I'm not.

Wifey and I want to give our unborn son a "normal" sounding name, but with a unique spelling. So we settled on Styyvyn. Best of both worlds.

 

[Otis]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

you do realize that, especially in a city like NYC, she will probably have 11 friends named Maddy before she gets out of elementary school, right?

I suppose "in a city like NYC" she could have 11 friends with just about any name. I don't understand why you think there would be a higher concentration here?

more people we had my kid in a gym class with about 17-18 kids total. half boys, half girls. 3 Maddy's. two Madison's, one Madeline.

I hear you now -- I wasn't thinking "Madison" when I first read your post. There likely won't be a lot of kids with the same name, but yeah probably plenty with the same nickname.

 

[mr. furley]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

you do realize that, especially in a city like NYC, she will probably have 11 friends named Maddy before she gets out of elementary school, right?

I suppose "in a city like NYC" she could have 11 friends with just about any name. I don't understand why you think there would be a higher concentration here?

more people we had my kid in a gym class with about 17-18 kids total. half boys, half girls. 3 Maddy's. two Madison's, one Madeline.

I hear you now -- I wasn't thinking "Madison" when I first read your post. There likely won't be a lot of kids with the same name, but yeah probably plenty with the same nickname.

this is why we kept our daughter's name to ourselves until the moment of birth.. too many comments from the peanut gallery everybody has an opinion, none of them matter, and in the end all the commentary just winds up pissing new parents off. its your kid, your choice.. do what makes you happy

 

[St. Louis Bob]

My youngest kid's name is Steve, hippy.

Sorry

I'm not.

Wifey and I want to give our unborn son a "normal" sounding name, but with a unique spelling. So we settled on Styyvyn. Best of both worlds.

Well played.

 

[Thunderlips]

Had to name me boy John....so someone would eventually rise up to defeat Skynet and our future robot overlords.

 

[carverlee]

8yo Lexi - Struggled with this one the most. Just wanted something a little different but not out in the stratosphere uncommon.

6yo Demi - wanted to stick with the 4 letter theme with an I on the end and Demi (originally after Demi Moore) was what we he decided on. It was met with big opposition from the family members and inlaws but with the emergence of Demi Lavato on the kid scene, she is the envy of her kindergarten friends.

3yo TJ - grew up a HUGE Mike Tyson fan and was determined to name my first born boy Tyson. But that was before he turned into a self-destructive psychopath. Couldn't do that to my kid. My wife and I both prematurely lost close childhood friends so his name is in honor of them - Tanna + Josh = TJ

 

[Early_10]

My wife has this thing that if anyone we know has a child of the same name, we can't go there. I liked Ella, but one of her friends has a daughter named Ella. We ended up deciding on Ellie for the first name and Paige as the middle name (which happens to be my grandfather's name). I'm a bit concerned that Ellie may not be the best name for an adult (I just think of a child when I think of the name, like Bobby or something), but she can always fall back on her middle name I guess. My wife didn't like any of the common names that are shortened to Ellie like Eleanor, Ellen or Eloise. I wanted my son to have my name, but that was vetoed right off the bat. Of course my first name was a point of confusion when we first started dating as there were 3 people with my name in our house (My dad, Myself and my step brother). No point in adding another one to the family I guess. We were leaning Evan James if we had a boy.

If you think Ellie is too cutsie for an adult, she could always just use Elle. We have three generations of my oldest sons name...my son, his dad and his grandfather. They each have a specific variation (Don, Donnie and DJ oldest to youngest) and it works fine.

 

[Mario Kart]

Wifey and I want to give our unborn son a "normal" sounding name, but with a unique spelling. So we settled on Styyvyn. Best of both worlds.

I really hope you do/did not do this.

 

[Bob Lee Swagger]

Wifey and I want to give our unborn son a "normal" sounding name, but with a unique spelling. So we settled on Styyvyn. Best of both worlds.

I really hope you do/did not do this.

Styyvyn Elenchi would be the greatest hair metal frontman of all time.

 

[RudiStein]

Mrs. O and I went through this a month or two ago. It was pretty quick -- someone gave us a baby name book that we never even looked at. We picked a boy name to honor family, but a girl name that she just really liked. Turns out we've got a baby girl on the way -- Madeleine (or "Maddy").Oh and I agree with BF's rules posted earlier and we more or less applied the same. Nice somewhat traditional name but not very common, works well with the last name, and has a sophisticated feel in full but "cutesy" nickname. I think the one place we can be faulted is on spelling, though I'm pretty sure this is the most traditional original (French) spelling. But I'm sure she'll have to explain the spelling a bunch...

you do realize that, especially in a city like NYC, she will probably have 11 friends named Maddy before she gets out of elementary school, right?

I suppose "in a city like NYC" she could have 11 friends with just about any name. I don't understand why you think there would be a higher concentration here?

more people we had my kid in a gym class with about 17-18 kids total. half boys, half girls. 3 Maddy's. two Madison's, one Madeline.

I hear you now -- I wasn't thinking "Madison" when I first read your post. There likely won't be a lot of kids with the same name, but yeah probably plenty with the same nickname.

And "Madison" literally means "matthew's son"

 

[flapgreen]

Found ours on a baby name website. Jace

 

[carverlee]

Found ours on a baby name website. Jace

Unusual but not ridiculously so. Boy or girl?

 

[Bob Lee Swagger]

I know a guy whose surname is Champion. No shtick--named his kid Maximus