Just brainstorming names :-)

I don't know if this is appropriate to post, since I am nowhere near expecting a baby, and I am new to Nameberry...

I just became an aunt again and had so much fun helping my sister on her names, that I started thinking again about what I would name my future kids.

Henry, James, Louis, Dorothy, Annelise, Violet, Eloise, Charlotte, Lavender, Matilda, Adelaide and Rosemary are out, but I would like to continue her tradition of having 3 names per child.

Any suggestions?

What kind of names do you like?
I'm not very good at just suggesting names out of the blue. Sorry.

Ha! Sorry. I guess that would help, wouldn't it?

for boys I like classic names like

Elijah
Abraham
Oliver
Samuel
Benjamin
Henry
William

very traditional, but I also like the names like:

Cormac
Eamon
Duncan
Seamus
Declan
Malcolm
Cedric

and I like place names like:

Austin
Hudson

last names for boys:

Murphy
Miller

and I like some of the occupational names.

For girls I like names like

Adelaide
Emmeline
Annelise
Genevieve
Katherine
Elizabeth
Felicity
Seraphine
Josephine
Henrietta
Harriet
Lisette
Evelyn
Roseline
Charlotte
Savannah
Georgia
Cecilia
Jane
Corinna
Caroline


I love flower/color/jewel names:

Emerald
Rose
Lily - but too popular
Lavender
Magnolia
Amaryllis
Ruby
Pearl
Luna

And nature names:

Arbor
River
Autumn
Summer
Bay

That's what is on the top of my head right now.

I also love compound names like Annemarie and Ellarose or something like that.

Quite a different array of names there! That's ok, I'm the same way.

Boys names I'm not really good at - there are very few that I really like. Of yours listed I like:

Cormac
Seamus
Austin

I also like:
Ryan
Alexander
Aiden
Kyle
Nathaniel
Dylan
Mason
Lucas
Brayden
Chase
Ashton
Brendan
Keegan


For your girls names I like:

Annelise
Genevieve
Elizabeth
Seraphine - I like Seraphina
Josephine (love)
Lisette
Charlotte
Savannah
Rose
Lily
Autumn

Other girl names you might like:
Lauren
Julia
Aubrey
Audrey
Faith
Iris
Serena/Sarina
Angela/Angelica
Jacqueline
Scarlett
Caitlyn/Katelynn
Eden
Eleanor

Are you Dotsmom's sister? just wondering since i believe that dotsmoms (a poster here on nameberry) named her children that.

merylp wrote:Are you Dotsmom's sister? just wondering since i believe that dotsmoms (a poster here on nameberry) named her children that.

Lol. Yes. I'm DotsAunt :-) She ignited my naming bug last month, told me about this site, and here I am...

Welcome dots aunt! Please suggest to ur sister that she start a blog! So many of us were invested in the entire story with little Henry and the twins names. I read her last post about the girls at the hospital and Dot and Henry trick or treating. She said she would love to post pics. I for one want to see those pics!!! She is really inspirational to me taking in Henry while the twins were around the corner. Just mention it to her. I love ur naming style would u mind posting on my post under boys names "need a name for Lila's brother" thanx!!

merylp wrote:Welcome dots aunt! Please suggest to ur sister that she start a blog! So many of us were invested in the entire story with little Henry and the twins names. I read her last post about the girls at the hospital and Dot and Henry trick or treating. She said she would love to post pics. I for one want to see those pics!!! She is really inspirational to me taking in Henry while the twins were around the corner. Just mention it to her. I love ur naming style would u mind posting on my post under boys names "need a name for Lila's brother" thanx!!

Thank you Meryl! I am actually babysitting Dottie and Henry tonight while my sister is at the hospital with the babies.

I have been after her to start a blog too, especially, since several of our mutual friends and family members have all been constantly asking her/me for updates!

Adopting Henry really happened all so fast! Its completely crazy to think about how fast it happened. I got a text from her about the news of the death, then another later on in the day about Henry, then the next thing I knew, my brother in law was driving up there. I know my sis was emotionally stressed, but I think there was really no doubt in my mind that they would come thru for him. Both of them are just the type of people who step up to the plate. I am so lucky to have them in my family!

Dottie and Henry had so much fun trick-or-treating. I think this is the first year Dottie really understood what it was about - well maybe. I swear she thinks that if she still wears her costume she can get more candy. Either that, or she just really likes being a bear. She is really the funniest, most entertaining little kid I have ever met.

Hi there! :-) It's great to "meet" you! :-) Your sister (or sister-in-law) is amazing!

Elijah
Abraham: I think that Abraham is an amazing name, and love the potential Abe, Abram, and Bram nicknames, too.
Oliver: LOVE!
Samuel: I think this is a great name...
Benjamin: I love this, too...
Henry: LOVE! I actually plan to name a future son after my grandfather and his siblings with Henry Samuel Charles.
William: I think this is so handsome, too, and if not for my name being Jill, I'd totally use William, nn Will.

You may also like:

Arthur
Calvin
Charles
Edward
Elias
Gideon
Gabriel
Isaac
Joseph
Jasper
Jude
Leo
Milo
Nathaniel
Phineas
Simon
Theodore
Tobias


Cormac
Eamon
Duncan
Seamus
Declan
Malcolm: I think that Malcolm is so handsome...
Cedric

You may also like:

Cashel
Donovan
Finnian
Rafferty


Along the lines of Hudson and surnames, you may also like:

Archer
Bennett
Conrad
Donovan
Everett
Grant
Graham
Lawson
Maxfield
Miles
Pierce
Reed
Sullivan
Sawyer
Truman
Wilson
Vaughn


Adelaide: I think this is beautiful...
Emmeline: This, too, but Emma is #1 and Emily is #4...
Annelise: I really love this name...
Genevieve: LOVE! I adore the Evie nickname, too.
Katherine: I love this name, too...Aha! To honor Kate?
Elizabeth: Love...I love Eliza as well...
Felicity: LOVE! I love so many of your names!
Seraphine: Very pretty...
Josephine: ditto...
Henrietta: I love Henrietta's offbeat charm...
Harriet: Ditto...I think Hattie is a darling nickname for both Harriet and Henrietta...
Lisette: Very pretty...
Evelyn: I don't know what it about Evelyn, but it never caught on for me. I love Eve, Genevieve and Evangeline, though. :-)
Roseline: I love all Rose names as first names, Rose included. :-)
Charlotte: So pretty...
Savannah: Savannah is very trendy and different in style from the other names you've listed. I love Susannah, though!
Georgia: Love...
Cecilia: I really like this name and Celia, too.
Jane: LOVE...
Corinna: I think it's very pretty, and I love Cora and Cordelia.
Caroline: Love...

You may also like:

Annabelle
Amelia
Beatrice
Blythe
Cora/Cordelia
Camille
Daphne
Delphine
Eleanor
Helena
Juliet
Louisa
Lydia
Mirabelle
Penelope (nn Nell or Poppy)
Phoebe
Rose (first name)
Rosalie
Susannah
Scarlett
Tess
Vivian/Vivienne
Willa




Emerald:
Rose: I love Rose as a first name!
Lily - What about Lilac?
Lavender
Magnolia: I think this is darling!
Amaryllis: Very pretty...
Ruby: Sweet...
Pearl: I really love this name...
Luna: I'd personally worry about lunatic/looney jokes. :-)

You may also like:

Bryony
Calla
Delphine
Dahlia
Hazel
Flora
Jessamine
Juniper
Linnea
Marigold
Opal


And nature names:

Arbor
River
Autumn
Summer
Bay

You may also like:

Briar
June
Meadow
Willow

You and your family are in my thoughts! :-)

Best wishes to you! :-)

HI Jill! I have heard about you! I am Kate's sister, the sister in law lives pretty far away right now. When Kate was working on her names, she would IM me names while she was posting on here and she said things like "well Jill said... " only good things though! ;-)

I don't know why I am even looking for names, maybe because I realized that I no longer have a favorite favorite name list! And every girl should have one, right?

Great suggestions! From your lists:

Arthur - like
Charles - love Charlie
Edward - Ed, Ted
Gabriel - Gabe is a great nn
Joseph - Love Joe
Leo - love Leonardo
Phineas - I love this, but I have a Finnegan dog, so now I can never use Finn!!! :-( :-(
Theodore - love
Donovan - love!
Finnian - :-( I prefer Finnegan. Its such a fun name! But alas, can't use
Archer - like alot. Perfect for someone born in December!
Bennett - love. P & P
Everett - LOVE
Sullivan -LOVE LOVE
Sawyer -love
Truman-love

Katherine: To honor Kate? Yes, even though she hates the name Katherine
Elizabeth: Love...I love Eliza as well...
Felicity: LOVE! I love so many of your names!
Seraphine: I can see Seraphine and Katherine as sisters
Josephine: ditto...
Henrietta: Kate had this on her list and I loved Hattie. So cute!
Harriet: ..
Lisette: Very pretty...
Evelyn: To me, its a ballerina's name
Roseline:
Charlotte:
Savannah:I know its trendy :-(, but I actually used to live there, so it has meaning to me. :-(
Georgia: Ditto
Cecilia:
Jane: LOVE...
Corinna:
Caroline: Love...

You may also like:

Annabelle - yes. You were right
Amelia - Dont like. Dont know why.
Beatrice
Blythe - like
Cora/Cordelia
Camille - don't like
Daphne - oh thats cute
Delphine - ohhh... I think my grandma would kill me, but I like! (she has told us about some woman named Delphine who was a B growing up)
Eleanor - like
Helena - like - this could be my equivilant to Charlotte and Adelaide
Juliet
Louisa - too close to Eloise
Lydia
Mirabelle
Penelope (nn Nell or Poppy)
Phoebe
Rose (first name) - LOVE
Rosalie
Susannah - cute
Scarlett - LOVE
Tess
Vivian/Vivienne
Willa - LOVE

Emerald:
Rose: I love Rose as a first name!
Lily - What about Lilac? I like Lilac
Lavender
Magnolia: I think this is darling! I love this name
Amaryllis: Very pretty... Ditto
Ruby: Sweet... Like but its kind of trendy
Pearl: I really love this name...
Luna: I'd personally worry about lunatic/looney jokes. :-) but I love the moon... :-)

You may also like:

Bryony - like - but that bratty girl in Atonement may have ruined it for me
Calla
Delphine
Dahlia
Hazel
Flora
Jessamine
Juniper - like! Love JUne!!
Linnea
Marigold - like
Opal

Briar
June - LOVE
Meadow - Sopranos
Willow - I wish I still loved it as much as I used to.

You and your family are in my thoughts! :-) Thank you! I had it easy tonight! Dottie wanted to do what she calls "girl talk" (I taught her that) to which she interprets as she gets to ramble on about nonsense and we are all supposed to listen intently to and Henry "taught" me about hockey, to which the rules are pretty simple: these guys get the puck here and this guy doesn't want it to go there. When I asked him about some of the rules he said, "no, no, no... those are just some of the rules. but you dont have to worry about them. You just need to get the puck right there." If I had only known it was that simple!...

Best wishes to you too! :-)