the moops
Footballguy
Whoa.If we name our baby Finley, it will be Finley McKennan
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Baby names (2 Viewers)
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mr. furley
Footballguy
solid choice boys. #528.
Dr. Gobbler
Footballguy
Time to go back to the drawing board Moops.Because to us it seems to work as either?it's a shortened version of Olivia/Olive or Oliver.
the moops
Footballguy
Hank?Time to go back to the drawing board Moops.Because to us it seems to work as either?
El Floppo
Footballguy
Saint Hubbins?Not ruled out.Nigel seems the obvious choice hereYes, GB. Halfway there. Having another boy and struggling with names.ZOMG! WE'RE EXPECTING!
Dr. Gobbler
Footballguy
Try and imagine your child as a professional adult, Ollie doesn't exude competence. What are your hopes for these children? Day laborers, barristas, the girl that brings Offdee jeans to try on?Hank?Time to go back to the drawing board Moops.Because to us it seems to work as either?
the moops
Footballguy
Sorry, but I am not going to pick a name because it exudes competence. That is dumb.Try and imagine your child as a professional adult, Ollie doesn't exude competence. What are your hopes for these children? Day laborers, barristas, the girl that brings Offdee jeans to try on?Hank?Time to go back to the drawing board Moops.Because to us it seems to work as either?
Instinctive
Footballguy
Really? The rest of us seem to think that Ollie is dumb...
the moops
Footballguy
That's fine. I am not opposed to having my kid have a name that some people think is dumb.
Instinctive
Footballguy
What did you expect posting it in the FFA then...I wouldn't want my kid named such that the only image that is called to mind is a kid with a propeller beanie...
the moops
Footballguy
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
This is puzzling to me. What is the reason?
Wrigley
Footballguy
I'm guessing more people like it?
El Floppo
Footballguy
Nigel Tufnel
Footballguy
Julia Roberts's offspring would be my guess.P.S. I'm gay.
the moops
Footballguy
Phinnaeus is not as cool as straight out Finn.
Nigel Tufnel
Footballguy
I agree and we've considered the name. My complaint is that it's too hip right now.
the moops
Footballguy
It's still only like 343rd on the list of boys names. I think I still like Finley better anyhow
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Early_10
footballgoddess
Crossed off the ones that are common among school age kids right now around here. Being Canadian, I'd never go Harper
. Hayden is my grandmothers maiden name so I actually have a couple of second and third cousins using that name. Ainsley is a boys name? Really? Emerson...I feel the need to shorten it but to what? Em? Merse? 
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Fit of inspiration, what about the name Boozer?
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Half these names end with an 'n'. I think neo-parents are using a linguistic technique for naming babies that mirrors the efforts of busty blonde UCLA chicks trying to speak Asian.ETA: has anyone considered middle name = Istan?
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igbomb
Footballguy
At the risk of sounding ####, I have heard that the names of the characters on Glee have all skyrocketed up the popularity charts. The male lead is Finn.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Sending thank you note to Mom for not naming me Gilligan.
Dr. Gobbler
Footballguy
Phineas? What are you going to name the next kid? Ferb?
Signed,Thurston Howell Floppo III
Nigel Tufnel
Footballguy
:screechingbrakes:Oof.'igbomb said:
sho nuff
Footballguy
My son was first and his was pretty easy.
Austin was very popular and we didn't want to go with that for a first name...it was my wife's grandather's middle name so we gave it to my son as his middle name.
Her grandmother's maiden name was Davis and we both loved the name so he is Davis Austin.
Most of the other family names for males were not the best. Neither of us liked Richard or George or some others on both sides. I did have a relative named Gotlieb but she wouldn't go for that.
My daughter we were all over the place. I liked Nina as I grew up in Neenah Wisconsin...same pronunciation. Wife hated it.
We narrowed it down between Anna and Morgan...my mom's middle name is Ann my wife has Anne in her name. But we still liked Morgan a lot...but it just didn't fit or seem right when she was born...so Anna she is.
Middle name Rose for my Grandmother and Great Grandmother (Rosemary and Rose).
Austin was very popular and we didn't want to go with that for a first name...it was my wife's grandather's middle name so we gave it to my son as his middle name.
Her grandmother's maiden name was Davis and we both loved the name so he is Davis Austin.
Most of the other family names for males were not the best. Neither of us liked Richard or George or some others on both sides. I did have a relative named Gotlieb but she wouldn't go for that.
My daughter we were all over the place. I liked Nina as I grew up in Neenah Wisconsin...same pronunciation. Wife hated it.
We narrowed it down between Anna and Morgan...my mom's middle name is Ann my wife has Anne in her name. But we still liked Morgan a lot...but it just didn't fit or seem right when she was born...so Anna she is.
Middle name Rose for my Grandmother and Great Grandmother (Rosemary and Rose).
the moops
Footballguy
Crossing that one off the list. 
important considerations imo:
- the sound of the name - it is the sound your kid will hear most in their life. include last name too to hear if they jive well
- the associations with the name - the first thing to pop into your head is likely the first thing that will pop into most people's head. the kid will either grow into or away from the preconceived notions it conjures up, so it will define them either way
- how common is the name - maybe its because I have an uncommon name, but I just hate the idea of a kid having 2 or 3 other kids in their class with the same name. It should be at least a little uncommon, and I'm all for really branching out, reviving old names, pulling from other languages, etc.
- potential nicknames - if you hate any of them, skip the name. you can't control what other people will call your kid
- the meaning of the name - secondary, but worth knowing
- the adaptability of the name - is it adorable as a baby, playful as a kid, dignified as as an adult? not all names are adaptable over the course of a lifetime
- weird spellings/pronunciation confusion - would hate to have to make your kid spell their name or have to correct people on pronouncing it their whole lives
We named our son Miles after much deliberation and by the end of his first day, he really was Miles. We're very happy with it.
- the sound of the name - it is the sound your kid will hear most in their life. include last name too to hear if they jive well
- the associations with the name - the first thing to pop into your head is likely the first thing that will pop into most people's head. the kid will either grow into or away from the preconceived notions it conjures up, so it will define them either way
- how common is the name - maybe its because I have an uncommon name, but I just hate the idea of a kid having 2 or 3 other kids in their class with the same name. It should be at least a little uncommon, and I'm all for really branching out, reviving old names, pulling from other languages, etc.
- potential nicknames - if you hate any of them, skip the name. you can't control what other people will call your kid
- the meaning of the name - secondary, but worth knowing
- the adaptability of the name - is it adorable as a baby, playful as a kid, dignified as as an adult? not all names are adaptable over the course of a lifetime
- weird spellings/pronunciation confusion - would hate to have to make your kid spell their name or have to correct people on pronouncing it their whole lives
We named our son Miles after much deliberation and by the end of his first day, he really was Miles. We're very happy with it.
koby925
Footballguy
Cool name. In serious consideration if we ever have a boy. How do people react? The thing I'd think most people think/say is Miles Davis.
Rick James
Footballguy
What happened to Henry? that's a good, strong name that I don't hear much any more.
Mostly good to great reactions. A few people want to know "with an I or Y". Certainly Miles Davis is a big association and his music has deeply moved both my wife and I so that was a plus. I think the name is starting to come back as a decent amount of the little kids we meet at the playground have a Miles in their class. It's funny that it is said "MY-lls" in the northeast, but "Mahls" down here in Texas. In New Zealand it was something like "Moiles".
love that name, a good friend named their boy Henry a few months before our son was born or it would have been in consideration, except that my wife hated the nickname "Hank"
the moops
Footballguy
We like Hank, but not Henry.
Added.
Fennis
Footballguy
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Chadstroma
Footballguy
There is a new show on Bravo called "Concierge Pregnancy" (or something like that) where this lady basically helps whacked out rich women get ready for having a baby. My wife was watching and pointed out the craziness, so I started watching (like the urge of looking at a car accident)... one couple had an entire process for coming up with a name... a session with experts like an editor of a baby mag, poet, name linguist, etc and they all brain stormed names. Then, they took a bunch of those names and presented them to a focus group. They then had a big dinner with their friends and talked about those names. In the end, they picked the names they came up with to start with and liked but no one else did. Miles was brought up and was a leading contender among the process. I like Miles as well for a name.
I actually saw some of this but couldn't stomach it to watch the whole thing. I wanted to bring it up in one of these baby name threads but couldn't remember the name of the show. The focus group part is what got me. Stupid people.
Chadstroma
Footballguy
The dinner with the friends was a point that made me laugh- one of them said the name (which I can not remember which one) sounded very snobby. Both my wife and I replied to the tv- PERFECT! Almost all of the friends ended up saying that that name was their choice. It is funny though because these people really either had no idea what a focus group is all about or anything about the process. They really just wanted people to validate their own views (which basically no one did) and they finally just went with the name they liked to begin with. The other couple was getting me even more than those snobs. But it seems that the shrink got to them and they moved a little more to the sane side of things at the end. My wife and I suspect the hubby is gay though.
It is just amazing how crazy people are and it seems like they get even crazier the more money they have. It is the biggest reason why I have stayed away a few career paths that could be very lucrative but would mean interacting with people like this on a consistent basis.
mr. furley
Footballguy
probably cartoon related is my guess'Mr. Pickles said:
Chadstroma
Footballguy
My guess would be literary types. (Huckleberry Finn)
Early_10
footballgoddess
And the full initials. You don't want your kids monogram to read GUT or BUT or ######.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
sho nuff
Footballguy
Why not? Those kids always had the high scores of every video game.
