TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by akschweig on Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:47 pm
We don't know the sex. These are our favorites so far (we have a LOT, that's why we're looking for help to narrow it down)
Girls:
Adele
Alice
Annie
Ava
Avigail
Belle
Blythe
Caroline
Caylee/Caeli
Celia
Charlotte
Chloe
Claire
Clara
Cora
Dylan
Eden
Ella/Elle/Ellie
Emma/Emmy
Esther
Eve
Flora
Hannah
Imogen
Julia
Kate
Kaye
Lucy
Luna
Lyda
Lydia
Mae
Maya
Micah
Miriam (Miri)
Naomi
Nelly
Noa
Ruthie
Sally
Stella
Suri
Susannah
Sydney
Teva
Veda
Zoe
Boys:
Abram
Adam
Aiden
Asher
Beau
Billy
Bodhi
Cormac
David
Dylan
Elias
Elijah (Eli)
Ezra
Finn
Gabriel
Isaac
Jeremiah
Jesse
Jonah
Joseph
Judah/Jude
Knox
Levi
Micah
Noah
Pax
Sam
Simon
Any favorites?
Re: TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by unicorngal on Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:19 pm
Adele
Alice
Annie
Ava
Avigail
Belle
Blythe
Caroline
Caylee/Caeli
Celia
Charlotte
Chloe
Claire
Clara
Cora
Dylan
Eden
Ella/Elle/Ellie
Emma/Emmy
Esther
Eve
Flora
Hannah
Imogen
Julia
Kate
Kaye
Lucy
Luna
Lyda
Lydia
Mae
Maya
Micah
Miriam (Miri)
Naomi
Nelly
Noa
Ruthie
Sally
Stella
Suri
Susannah
Sydney
Teva
Veda
Zoe
Boys:
Abram
Adam
Aiden
Asher
Beau
Billy
Bodhi
Cormac
David
Dylan
Elias
Elijah (Eli)
Ezra
Finn
Gabriel
Isaac
Jeremiah
Jesse
Jonah
Joseph
Judah/Jude
Knox
Levi
Micah
Noah
Pax
Sam
Simon
My favorites from your lists are girls:
Caroline
Eden
Hannah
Lydia
Mae
Susannah
For boys:
Abram
Asher
David
Elias
Elijah Ezra
Jesse
Levi
Noah
Sam (I prefer Samuel)
Re: TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by irisrose on Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:21 pm
I love a lot of these, and I can see why you're having trouble!
First, I would definitely eliminate these:
Micah, Sydney, and Dylan-- they're boy names...
These are nice nicknames, but too cutesy and insubstantial for a first name:
Caylee/Caeli
Kate
Annie
Mae
Nelly
Sally
Ellie
Ruthie
These are currently/have been/getting to be very popular, so you might want to avoid them:
Ava
Chloe
Hannah
Zoe
Emma
Emily
I've never heard of these:
Teva
Veda
Lyda
Here are my absolute favorites out of the list:
Alice
Caroline
Claire
Celia
Flora
Julia
Lydia
Naomi
Miriam
Adele
Clara
Lucy
Stella
For boys, I would eliminate:
Beau
Aiden (really popular)
Billy, Sam (too nicknamey)
Knox, Pax (maybe too associated with the Jolie-Pitts)
Bodhi
I really like:
Adam
Asher
Cormac
Finn
Isaac
Gabriel
Elias
Jonah
Simon
Re: TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by jill on Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:32 pm
Yea! Huge name list! :-)
Girls:
Adele: I really love this...Adelaide and Adelia, too.
Alice: LOVE!
Annie: I absolutely adore Annie, but as a nickname for Annabelle, Anna, Anne, or Anneliese.
Ava: Way too popular for me (#5), but I think it's very pretty.
Avigail: I think it's beautiful, but I'm wondering if it will be confused with Abigail. (I love Aviva, too....)
Belle: So sweet...I love it as a middle name or as a nickname for Annabelle or Mirabelle.
Blythe: LOVE!
Caroline: LOVE!
Caylee/Caeli: I'm personally not a fan of the trendy -aylee names (or yooneekly spelled names) that are part of what Pam and Linda have called a meganame trend, including Baylee/Baylie/Bayley/Braelie/Caylee/Cailey/Hayley/Hailey/Haylee/Jaylee/Kaylie/Shaelee/Shayley etc.
Here's the blog on the topic: http://nameberry.com/blog/2009/04/07/the-million-baby-name/
Celia: Love!
Charlotte: Love!
Chloe: I think it's gorgeous, but quite popular, which may or may not bother you. (I believe it's #10.)
Claire: I think it's very pretty. I love Clara.
Clara: Aha! Here's Clara! I love this as a first name...
Cora: LOVE!!! I love Cordelia, too.
Dylan: I'm not a fan of boys' names on girls, but that's just me.
Eden: I think it's pretty, but on the trendy side.
Ella/Elle/Ellie: Too popular for me, but I love Eleanor and Eliza.
Emma/Emmy: The #1 name in the US now, so it's too popular for me. I really love Emmeline, though. (Clementine can also be called "Emmy.")
Esther: I prefer some of your other names...
Eve: I love it! Genevieve, too.
Flora: Love!
Hannah: I love that it's a Biblical classic, but it's too popular for me. (It reminds me of Miley Cyrus now, too.)
Imogen: I think this is a great name!
Julia: Love, but love Juliet more...
Kate: I think this is lovely..Katherine, too.
Kaye: I prefer some of your others. I think of Kay as a nickname for Katherine.
Lucy: I love this...
Luna: I'd worry about Lunatic and Looney teasing....
Lyda: I prefer Lydia.
Lydia: I love Lydia!
Mae: So sweet...
Maya: I think it's lovely, although popular.
Micah: This is a boys' name to me, but I think it's very handsome.
Miriam (Miri): I really love this!
Naomi: This has been growing on me...
Nelly: I think this is a sweet nickname for Nell, Eleanor, Helen, or Helena, but it feels too insubstantial to me on its own.
Noa: I prefer some of your other names...
Ruthie: I think this is a great nickname for Ruth.
Sally: I love Sally, both on its own and as a nickname for Sarah. Like Eliza, it's a nickname that feels substantial to me, like its own name.
Stella: I think this is lovely...
Suri: Cruise.
Susannah: I LOVE this name, and you could call her Annie.
Sydney: Too trendy for me...
Teva: I think of the sandals.
Veda: I think it's interesting. I love Vera, though!
Zoe: Too trendy for me, but I love the sound.
Boys:
Abram: I love this!
Adam: For some reason, I've never been an Adam fan...
Aiden: Way too trendy...Pam and Linda's newest book is called "Beyond Ava and Aiden."
Asher: I think it's very handsome...
Beau: A nickname to me...
Billy: I think it's a nice nickname for William, although I'm more of a Will person. :-)
Bodhi: It's not my style, but I can see its appeal. It's very different from your girls' names, which are mostly classic and vintage.
Cormac: I think this is great!
David: I really love David.
Dylan: Too trendy for me...
Elias: I love this name! LOVE it!
Elijah (Eli): I prefer Elias...
Ezra: I LOVE Ezra! :-)
Finn: I love this name (and Finnian), but it's destined for mass popularity, which may or may not bother you.
Gabriel: I love Gabriel....Gideon, too.
Isaac: Ditto....
Jeremiah: I think this is handsome...
Jesse: It feels very feminine to me...
Jonah: I really like this...
Joseph
Judah/Jude: LOVE!
Knox: 100% Brangelina name to me.
Levi: I think it's handsome, but I can't help but think of Levi Johnston now.
Micah: I really like this name...
Noah: I like it, but I love Jonah as a less popular alternative.
Pax: 100% Brangelina to me.
Sam: I think it's a nice nickname for Samuel or Samson.
Simon: I LOVE Simon! :-)
I love so many of your names!
Good luck! :-)
Re: TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by dearest on Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:52 pm
From the girls:
Blythe
Celia
Clara
Cora
Flora
Lydia
Luna
Miriam
Noa
Susannah
From the boys:
Abram
Asher
Cormac
Ezra
Jeremiah
Jude
Levi
Otherwise, I agree with what IrisRose said about which names to (seriously) reconsider, too nickname-y, celebrity association and popularity are important things to consider....
Re: TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by charliehotsox on Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:35 am
Wow that's a lot of names! I'll rate each in a number system, 1-5 with 5 being favourites.
Girls:
Adele - 4
Alice - 4
Annie - 3
Ava - 3
Avigail - 2 (Abigail would be a 4)
Belle - 2 (Isabelle or Annabelle would be 4)
Blythe - 4
Caroline - 3
Caylee/Caeli - 2
Celia - 2
Charlotte - 5 (I'm biased:)
Chloe - 3
Claire - 5
Clara - 4
Cora - 3
Dylan - 4 (love Dylan for a girl!)
Eden - 4
Ella/Elle/Ellie - 4 (Ellie seems like a nickname to me)
Emma/Emmy - 5 (Emma or Emme is 5, not Emmy)
Esther - 5
Eve - 4
Flora - 3
Hannah - 5
Imogen - 4
Julia - 4
Kate - (5 only as a nickname for Katherine)
Kaye - 2
Lucy - 5
Luna - 3
Lyda - (4 for Lydia)
Lydia - (oh! lol there it is) 4
Mae - 5
Maya - 4
Micah - (seems like a boys name to me) 3
Miriam (Miri) - 3
Naomi - 4
Nelly - 2 (4 for Nelle though)
Noa - 2 (Noah is a boys name for me.)
Ruthie - 2 (4 for Ruth nn Ruthie)
Sally - 2
Stella - 4
Suri - 3
Susannah - 4
Sydney - 4
Teva - 2 (haven't heard this before + don't now how to pronounce it)
Veda - 2 (ditto Teva)
Zoe - 4
Boys:
Abram - 2 (4 for Abraham though)
Adam - 5
Aiden - 4 (I love it despite it's crazy alternatives)
Asher - 3
Beau - 4
Billy - 2 (5 for William nn Billy)
Bodhi - (I won't rank this because I'm Buddhist and this word has special significance religiously)
Cormac - 2
David - 5
Dylan - 4
Elias - 3
Elijah (Eli) - 5 (love Eli!)
Ezra - 3
Finn - 4
Gabriel - 4
Isaac - 3
Jeremiah - 3
Jesse - 3
Jonah - 4
Joseph - 2 (I used to really love it:(
Judah/Jude - (5 but only for Jude)
Knox - 4
Levi - 4
Micah - 3
Noah - 5
Pax - (5 for Paxton nn Pax)
Sam - (4 for Samuel nn Sam)
Simon - 4
Good Luck!
Re: TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by lamps on Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:09 am
I'm just going to list my top 10s. Some I love but were too popular for me (esp Ava and Charlotte). I also excluded Kate, Annie and Ruthie because I prefer them as nicknames, but I would possibly have kept in Katharine, Ruth and Anastasia etc.
Girls:
Alice
Belle
Blythe
Caroline
Dylan
Eve
Lucy
Luna
Miriam (Miri)
Noa
Boys:
Adam
Aiden (SO popular, but I do love it)
Asher
Cormac
Gabriel
Jesse
Jonah
Joseph
Micah
Noah
Re: TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by carola on Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:09 am
I like/love*:
Ava
Belle
Ella*/Elle/Ellie
Emma*
Eve (I prefer Eva)
Luna
Mae
Noa
Zoe
Bodhi*
David
Elias
Finn*
Jeremiah
Jesse
Levi*
Noah*
Re: TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by mummyto3 on Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:43 am
You have lots of fabulous names there. Funnily enough, you have my name, my two sister's names and my two daughter's names (nearly)
Girls:
Adele- really like it and Adelaide/ Adeline
Alice- love it!
Annie- not keen, a bit nick namey
Ava- nice but popularity may put you off.
Avigail- ? Abigail- fine
Belle- okay, prefer as a nn for Isabel
Blythe- like it, nice meaning
Caroline- good classic
Caylee/Caeli- dislike, not my style
Celia- lovely (I have a Cecily)
Charlotte- lovely classic
Chloe- pretty, rather popular
Claire- okay
Clara- really like this
Cora- as Clara
Dylan- dislike for a girl
Eden- a bit trendy
Ella/Elle/Ellie- Ella is okay but I don't like Ellie (Eleanor is lovely)
Emma/Emmy- Emma is v nice but I think v popular in the States
Esther- not my favourite, always sounds a bit serous to me.
Eve- one of my favourite classic, although it is popular too
Flora- lovely
Hannah- okay, a bit dull
Imogen- nice
Julia- v nice
Kate- love it (and Katharine)
Kaye- dislike
Lucy- really like it (my name)
Luna- sorry but it reminds me of looney!
Lyda- dislike
Lydia- lovely
Mae- okay, prefer May spelling
Maya- love it!
Micah- not for a girl
Miriam (Miri)- v nice
Naomi- nice
Nelly- love it only as a nn
Noa- I do rather like it but it could cause confusion as usually a boy's name
Ruthie- as a nn
Sally- like it
Stella- like it a lot
Suri- not really
Susannah- lovely
Sydney- dislike
Teva- dislike
Veda- dislike
Zoe- a completely irrational dislike of mine
Favourites: Adele, Alice, Celia, Clara, Charlotte, Eve, Flora, Lucy, Lydia, Maya, Susannah
Boys:
Abram- Okay
Adam- okay
Aiden- dislike
Asher- like this
Beau- okay, would worry about teasing
Billy- William with this as a nn
Bodhi- it is a nice name but how are you pn it? (It's an Indian name and I would worry that it would be mispronounced a lot)
Cormac- not my style but fine
David- fine
Dylan- okay
Elias- love this!
Elijah (Eli)- like
Ezra- like
Finn-like, better as a nn
Gabriel- lovely
Isaac-v nice
Jeremiah- not keen
Jesse- too girly
Jonah- like it a lot
Joseph- love it!
Judah/Jude- love Jude (not Jonah0
Knox- no, far too trendy
Levi- dislike
Micah- not keen
Noah- okay
Pax-too trendy
Sam- like Samuel
Simon- okay, a bit dated
Favourites: Elias, Gabriel, Joseph, Jude
Good luck!
Re: TON of Name Ideas: Need help narrowing it down-- Help!
by abc123 on Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:38 am
I like...
Annie (I like Anna rather than Annie)
Ava (beautiful, but very popular...what about Eva?)
Blythe
Caroline
Charlotte
Chloe
Claire
Clara
Ella (Love Ella, but it is very popular)
Julia
Kate
Luna
Maya (I prefer Maia, though)
Stella
Boys:
Adam
Gabriel
Joseph
Jude