Unique and Elegant names?

[esrever88]

Hi there!

You have a lot more options with Katherine than just Katie - you could use Cassie, Kat, Kate, Kay, Kit or Kitty, too. I like Erin and Annora, too.

Some suggestions:

GIRLS
Beatrix
Bettina
Carolina
Eve
Honor
Iris
Liza
Naia
Sonia
Violet

BOYS
Cyprian
Leo
Owen
Victor

Good luck!

[amberdaydream]

I do like Katherine but I don't like that it gets shortened to Katie (too common) - though he likes the nn.

I have a friend called Kathryn nn Kath. How would you feel about Katherine nn Kath instead of Katie?

[sadlola]

Girls: Penelope, Serena, Beatrice, Clara, Paloma
Boys: Leo, Elijah, Anderson, Zane, Roman

Or maybe just Kate for Katherine.

[chelseamae]

Ulysses
Ivan
Frazier
Hodges
Percy
Walden

Helena
Camille
Ingrid
Elloree
November
Beatrice
Thisbe

[chelseamae]

Ulysses
Ivan
Frazier
Hodges
Percy
Walden

Helena
Camille
Ingrid
Elloree
November
Beatrice
Thisbe

[flick]

Just some random ideas, sorry for any repeats:

Kerensa
Tullia
Delphine
Lilia
Rosemarie
Eponine
Verity
Corinthia
Rosalia
Allegra
Mathilde
Aviva
Lalita
Annevieve
Jessamine
Calanthe


Dorian
Finnian
Hadrian
Calvin
Nolan
Noam
Cormac
Desmond
Ephraim
Torrin
Malcolm
Beckett
Linus
Oscar
Augustin
Hugo
Cillian
Soren
Magnus

[capturedcastle]

Maybe he's just not ready to start thinking in that sort of way? I mean, if you ask him, "what sort of names DO you like" and he has zero suggestions...well obviously you're gonna have to come up with a name for a kid at some point, but maybe he's just not really thinking in that sort of way right now?

I mean...when we were engaged, I was freaking out about the every tiniest detail, and my fiance (now husband) was just like "look...all I'm concerned with is whether or not we can afford it." Guys just think differently about this sort of thing! And I do know too that some men take on a HUGE sense of responsibility as "head of the household" (mine did--totally surprised both of us, as we are both quite independent people), so that was really occupying his full mental capacity...worrying about things like names just aren't as important in that context (although I do think names are totally important in SOME context, obviously, that's why this is one of my top-visited sites!).

So maybe just keep a secret list until there is actual a "bun in the oven," and there is a literal reason to figure something out. That's what I'm doing =P

And FWIW, I love the same sorts of names as you! I noticed you like November/Em/Ember, how about Emberly? Sorry I don't know how to link to names here...I'm still kinda new. Best of luck to you!

[sillysheila]

You may not like any of these, but when I think of "Elegant & Underused" I go straight to vintage names.

Girls
Adelaide
Arabella
Dorothea
Eleanor
Florence
Frances
Genevieve
Hazel
Josephine
Matilda
Millicent
Penelope
Philippa
Rosemary
Sybella
Theodora
Vivian
Willa

Boys
Arthur
Barnaby
Calvin
Cletus
Edwin
Francis
Frederick
Gordon
Homer
Isidore
Josiah
Leopold
Louis
Martin
Orson
Reginald
Thaddeus
Theodore
Victor
Walter

[iwillpraise]

Maybe he's just not ready to start thinking in that sort of way? I mean, if you ask him, "what sort of names DO you like" and he has zero suggestions...well obviously you're gonna have to come up with a name for a kid at some point, but maybe he's just not really thinking in that sort of way right now?

I mean...when we were engaged, I was freaking out about the every tiniest detail, and my fiance (now husband) was just like "look...all I'm concerned with is whether or not we can afford it." Guys just think differently about this sort of thing! And I do know too that some men take on a HUGE sense of responsibility as "head of the household" (mine did--totally surprised both of us, as we are both quite independent people), so that was really occupying his full mental capacity...worrying about things like names just aren't as important in that context (although I do think names are totally important in SOME context, obviously, that's why this is one of my top-visited sites!).

So maybe just keep a secret list until there is actual a "bun in the oven," and there is a literal reason to figure something out. That's what I'm doing!

You are so right, capturedcastle (love your screen name btw!)... I have had to resort to this myself, as my husband's reaction is the same. It seems that men are not attuned to our ultra-creative nesting skills and dream-babies until "there is actually something [worth agonizing hours] to name". In frustrating situations like this, it might help to remember that "Men are like Waffles & Women are like Spaghetti"... Compartmentalized thoughts verses ones flowing right into the next. Men and women have totally different mind-sets. This makes me laugh every time.

I will admit, however, my first que to an awesome name discovery is 1.) when I'm bursting at the seams and cannot resist the urge to share! 2.) So at this point, I usually do share, and if my husband finds it note-worthy, he'll perk up. Other than that, he just enjoys the place in our lives that we are actually experiencing right now. As frustrating and disappointing as this may be, I've learned that it really is a good thing that only one of us is dreaming while the other one keeps his feet on the ground!!!!