Help- Can't Agree on Many Names!

[bostonsavvy]

Hello! I'm looking for help in trying to find names that both my fiance and I like. I don't think either of us exactly have a 'style' we prefer. I tend to like Bible/Traditional names, he hates almost all of them. He likes more unique names. Here are some we both like-

Girls-
Cora - (We both love this one)
Sol- This is my new favorite but he is not quite sold yet!
Zaviera- pronounced Zay-vee-air-uh, nn Zavi
Lola- LOVE it for a little girl, wish we could picture it on someone grown!

Boys-
Kade- We've liked this one for a while now.
Xavier- He loves, I don't really like 'x' names.
Zealand- My top choice- unique and original yet familiar. nn Zea. Hes warming up to it!
Makani- pronounced muh-KAH nee, we both really like this one as well.

We are into layed back names you could picture on a little blonde or red head surfer boy/girl. If we can see that, we usually love the name!

Any suggestions/opinions are welcome! Thanks!

[lucystone]

It sounds like you guys actually agree on a good number of names, from the comments on your list. Personally, your names are NMS but it's a good list with some nice names. Lola and Xavier are my favorites.

However, if you want some other suggestions:
Lita
Lena
Nila
Magdalena
Leona
Mariela
Delfina
Zita
Ziva/Hephzibah
Tzipporah/Zipporah
Allegra

Boys
Sebastian
Malcolm
Tremaine
Zane
Cameron
Donte
Esteban

Good luck!

Girls-
Cora - (We both love this one)
Sol- This is my new favorite but he is not quite sold yet!
Zaviera- pronounced Zay-vee-air-uh, nn Zavi
Lola- LOVE it for a little girl, wish we could picture it on someone grown!

Boys-
Kade- We've liked this one for a while now.
Xavier- He loves, I don't really like 'x' names.
Zealand- My top choice- unique and original yet familiar. nn Zea. Hes warming up to it!
Makani- pronounced muh-KAH nee, we both really like this one as well.

We are into layed back names you could picture on a little blonde or red head surfer boy/girl. If we can see that, we usually love the name!

Any suggestions/opinions are welcome! Thanks![/QUOTE]

[ellenelle]

I agree; it sounds like you're on the right track! You don't need a top ten list--you really only need one brilliant, beloved choice for either gender (until Baby #2 anyway).

I think Lola works well on older people as well as kids. I mean, most Lola's are probably grandmothers right now, and the name seems to have weathered with them well. I know an older Lola--totally a real, enduring name. It would be my number one pick for you, too--laid-back, vibrant, full of personality. I think Sol is rather short and masculine (I've only ever heard it on boys and NB lists it as a boys' name). That said, I think it would sound ok on a girl as a nickname for Soleil (French for "sun") or Marisol. I'm in love with the name Cora, but I don't see it on a laid-back surfer kid at all (that's my personal feeling for the name, though). Zaviera looks like the sort of name that she'll have to spell out to people her whole life.... Zavi's cute, though. Suggestions: Suri, Lyra, Lydia, Zora (as a mix of Cora and Zaviera with great literary cred), Maren, Calla, Thalia/Talia, Kyra or Cyra, Cleo, Fallon, or Tallulah (nn Tali or Lula).

I like Zealand the best for the reasons you mention--unusual as a name, but familiar. Kade and Makani seem really trendy to me (esp. Kade with a K), but if you both like them, then that shouldn't stand in the way at all--they do have a surfer vibe. Suggestions: Galen (maybe nn Gale?), Jett, Ezekial (nn Zeke), Kai, Bay, Ari or Arlo, Dominic, or Zander?

[dantea]

I like Cora (very pretty) and Xavier (so handsome) from your list and want to suggest Soleil instead of Sol. Sol is a boys name to me, and Soleil (so-lay) is the girls and it's so pretty!

[boyandgirl]

I really love Cora and Lola! They are both gorgeous. I like Kade, but with all the Caden's out there, you hear it a lot. I also like Xavier.