Okay, so I am guilty of watching the MTV show 16 and Pregnant. I know that recently, some of the names on the show have influenced parents name choices ([name]Bentley[/name] & [name]Maci[/name]). Please don’t criticize me for talking about the show - I’m really not endorsing teen pregnancy!
Are you surprised by any of their name choices? [name]Do[/name] you like any of their names?
My favorites are probably [name]Kylee[/name] [name]Sue[/name] (has a nice ring to it), [name]Weston[/name], and [name]Rylan[/name]. I don’t think I would use any of these though!
I have never watched this show, but most of these names sound like names a teen (not a teenberry though) would pick. The only one I kind of like is [name]Austin[/name] [name]Carter[/name]. Many of them have terrible flow like [name]Leah[/name] [name]Leann[/name] and [name]Weston[/name] [name]Owen[/name]. Although [name]Lyle[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] is a surprisingly mature sounding choice.
I love [name]Isaac[/name] [name]Elliot[/name], [name]Carolynn[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Miah[/name] (though not with [name]Christina[/name]). I think these were really good choices.
Although after watching the show I think [name]Leah[/name] is a great mum I definitely would not have chosen Aliannah and [name]Aleeah[/name] as a twin set as it’s really possible for them both to be nick-named [name]Ali[/name]/[name]Allie[/name]. Also [name]Aleeah[/name] rhymes with [name]Leah[/name].
[name]Amelia[/name] and [name]Liam[/name] are the only names I like a lot. I do think 2/3 of the names sound like something I would like when I was 16.
I agree with most of you, even though I’m not much older than most of the girls on the show. A lot of them are typical “teenage” names. I find that all though a bunch of them are a bit different, they are on the trendy side.
poptart - Its funny that you like [name]Austin[/name] [name]Carter[/name]. Although I like both names, together they remind me of “[name]Aaron[/name] [name]Carter[/name]” the 90’s teen singer. And he reminds me of backstreet boys!
I didn’t know [name]Bentley[/name]'s mile name was [name]Cadence[/name]. I have never heard that on a boy before. It should be [name]Bentley[/name] [name]Caden[/name] if you ask me. Also I hate that [name]Leah[/name] named her twins both A names that sound so similar, and [name]Leah[/name] as a mom to [name]Aleah[/name] is kinda crazy.
Which mom is [name]Kylee[/name] [name]Sue[/name]? I like the name [name]Bentley[/name] and [name]Amber[/name] naming her daughter [name]Leah[/name] made me like that name again. I dont like [name]Jordynn[/name] spelt like that just seems weird. I strongly dislike [name]Genesis[/name] and [name]Preston[/name] i just dont like the way the are spoken and written, i like the idea of genesis (you know from the bible ect) but as an actual first name defiently not, she most likely will be called gen though which is allright.
[name]Leah[/name] is one of my favourite moms (as is maci) but i think naming her girl [name]Aleeah[/name] was stupid, its exactly her name but with an A infront of it, wish she had named her something different.
Im over the name [name]Sofia[/name], its a nice name but just way too popular at the moment and i thought jocelyn was a little mature, it makes me think of an elderly woman
Most of these are just awful, awful, awful, which certainly fits in with the show as a whole. [name]Leah[/name] is pretty. [name]Carolyn[/name] is okay, and [name]Joshua[/name] and [name]Noah[/name] is a nice sibset.
None of them are really my style, but the ones that REALLY get me are :
[name]Leah[/name] [name]Leann[/name] = Hello? Same name twice! This is so stupid.
Aliannah & [name]Alleah[/name] = These are twin girls. The parents call Aliannah “[name]Ali[/name]” for short. [name]Ali[/name] & [name]Alleah[/name]. Go figure.
Most of the names seem normal/average or typical regardless of age (the names reflect their location/heritage more than age). I know [name]Sophia[/name] is popular, but I just love the name. [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Laurent[/name] is pushing it. Maybe the teen mom has never heard of [name]Sophia[/name] [name]Loren[/name] and thought it had a nice ring not realizing there is an icon with the name. What next, [name]Audrey[/name] [name]Harper[/name]?
ashleyl - [name]Kylee[/name] [name]Sue[/name] is from a newer episode, I think the moms name was Cleondra? Her whole family had different names, I can’t remember her siblings names right now. I know her sister had a daughter named [name]Zahra[/name]. I guess [name]Kylee[/name] is kind of weird for her to choose then, with everyone around her having such unique names.
[name]Bentley[/name] [name]Cadence[/name] - I haven’t ever heard [name]Cadence[/name] used for a boy, but I think in this case it has a nice ring to it. And love the name [name]Bentley[/name], and after the show it was a rising name.
[name]Sophia[/name] [name]Laurent[/name] - No offense to anyone, but I absolutely hate the name [name]Sophia[/name]. [name]Sophie[/name] is okay, but something about ending it with an “uh” just bothers me.
[name]Leah[/name] [name]Leann[/name] - Seriously? [name]Leah[/name] isn’t a bad name, but come on.
[name]Jocelyn[/name] [name]Jade[/name] - I’m not a fan with fn and mn both starting with the same letter, but I do like the name [name]Jocelyn[/name], and I’m surprised a girl from 16 and Pregnant would pick such an older name.
[name]Weston[/name] [name]Owen[/name] - I love both names, but don’t sound good together at all.
[name]Carolynn[/name] ([name]Carly[/name]) [name]Elizabeth[/name] - Another old fashioned first name. All in all, I’m not a fan of [name]Carolynn[/name] or [name]Carly[/name]. And [name]Elizabeth[/name] is a very overused name.
[name]Jace[/name] Vahn - I love this one, I’ve never heard Vahn used before and I think it just goes very well together.
[name]Lyle[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] - Not a huge fan of [name]Lyle[/name].
[name]Neveah[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] - I get that she was trying to be creative, spelling “[name]Heaven[/name]” backwords, but honestly this name just sounds made up and I odn’tl ike it at all. Plus, that’s a lot of meaning in a name to put on a child’s shoulders.
[name]Aubree[/name] [name]Skye[/name] - [name]Aubree[/name] sounds like something a teenage girl would pick. It’s “modern” or whatever. Honestly, I just don’t like it.
[name]Aidan[/name] ? (unknown) - Most common name used ever since [name]Jon[/name] and [name]Kate[/name] started.
[name]Jordynn[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Marie[/name] - [name]Love[/name] the middle names, not a fan of [name]Jordynn[/name], but I do agree that if it is a girl, it should be spelled prettier. Because “[name]Jordan[/name]” is just kind of ugly for a little girl.
[name]Brooklyn[/name] [name]Marie[/name] - Again, very teenager like. Not bad names, just very young.
Aliannah [name]Hope[/name] (often goes by [name]Ali[/name]) - This one sounds wayy too made up for my liking. It also seems like it has way too many letters in it?
[name]Aleeah[/name] [name]Grace[/name] (Aliannah’s twin) - To me this seems just a little lazy.
[name]Summer[/name] [name]Jayde[/name] - I like both names, but to me they just don’t flow very well together.
[name]Isaac[/name] [name]Elliot[/name] - Again, I like both names. They just aren’t good put together.
[name]Brody[/name] [name]Ryan[/name] - I love the name [name]Brody[/name]. Not such a fan of the mn, but it doesn’t sound horrible.
[name]Genesis[/name] [name]Alexia[/name] - I’m sorry, but I just don’t like this name. And it is very strongly linked to the Bible. Not putting down anyone naming their child from the Bible, but from the show I definitely don’t think they did it for that reason.
[name]Liam[/name] [name]Allen[/name] - [name]Love[/name] the name [name]Liam[/name], doesn’t go well with [name]Allen[/name].
Za’Karia Sanari (often goes by [name]Kari[/name]. said like car - ee) - Very exotic.
[name]Austin[/name] [name]Carter[/name] - I think these two names go very well together. Kind of plain, though.
[name]Destiny[/name] [name]Brianna[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t care for the mn.
[name]Rylan[/name] [name]Jayce[/name] - I actually really like these two. [name]Rylan[/name] isn’t that common and it’s catchy.
[name]Blake[/name] [name]Ray[/name] - I think this one could have used a better middle name. It sounds funny because they both are one syllable.
[name]Callie[/name] [name]Danielle[/name] - I don’t mind this name. [name]Callie[/name] kind of reminds me of a little girl, not a name that a grown woman will have.
[name]Noah[/name] [name]James[/name] - [name]Love[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name] ([name]Jr[/name]) [name]Devan[/name] - I’m not a fan of Jrs, but the names go well together.
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Matthew[/name] ([name]Joshua[/name]'s twin) - [name]Love[/name] this.
[name]Miah[/name] [name]Christina[/name] (my - ah) - I’d change the mn, but the fn is good.
[name]Kylee[/name] [name]Sue[/name] - This sounds like a name a five year old girl would have. And yes, it will be cute while she’s younger… but can you picture a 50 year old woman with the name [name]Kylee[/name] [name]Sue[/name]? To me, this name is just too young.
[name]Preston[/name] [name]Michael[/name] - Ick.
[name]Enrique[/name] [name]Jairo[/name] - Not horrible.
I don’t think I’m really a fan of any of these names, but I do remember being horrified while watching the episode where [name]Joshua[/name] ([name]Jr[/name]) [name]Devan[/name] and [name]Noah[/name] [name]Matthew[/name] ([name]Joshua[/name]'s twin) were born (I can’t remember their mother’s name). To me, it is cruel when you are having same sex twins to give one a namesake ([name]Jr[/name].) and the other not. Not to mention that the father was horrible and actually ended up putting his hands on the mother at the end of the episode. I think those boys should have each got their ownnames, free from associations with their (possibly) dead beat father.
I guess several of them are okay, but… I didn’t know I could dislike a name more than I disliked [name]Nevaeh[/name] until I started seeing it spelled [name]Neveah[/name]. [name]Heaven[/name] backwards is bad (still makes me think Hell), but [name]Heaven[/name] mispelled backwards is even more heinous.
amandachristine - I completely agree with you about [name]Joshua[/name] and [name]Noah[/name]! At first, I felt sorry for [name]Noah[/name] because he didn’t get to share a family name. Now, I feel sorry for [name]Joshua[/name] because he does!
mjeezy13 - I easily could of misspelled [name]Nevaeh[/name], but I’m not sure on that one. I’m going to take the blame for that one, and I do agree with you that [name]Neveah[/name] is even worse than [name]Nevaeh[/name]. I blame my typing instincts.
[name]Don[/name]'t worry, vaness1, I’m totally guilty of watching that show too. My favorite part of every episode is when they tell the name of the baby. It usually is the decision point of whether or not I like the mother. I usually make the decision based on the name whether the mother will end up neglecting her child and going to jail or being a great mom. Does that make me a bad person?
Some names have a good ring to them and make it obvious that their teen parents put a lot of effort into it. [name]Bentley[/name] [name]Cadence[/name], [name]Lyle[/name] [name]Thomas[/name], [name]Isaac[/name] [name]Elliot[/name], [name]Rylan[/name] [name]Jace[/name], and [name]Preston[/name] [name]Michael[/name] all strike me as well thought out names.
Other names seem to reflect a lack of thinking it through. I would blame the lack of development of the frontal lobe, but I’m not much older than these girls and I’m sure that I would do a much better job. [name]Sophia[/name] Lorent’s mother ([name]Farrah[/name]) should have probably googled her daughter’s name or run it past a few people. [name]Leah[/name] [name]Leann[/name], [name]Neveah[/name] [name]Lynn[/name], Aliannah and [name]Aleeah[/name] (far too many vowels for the poor twins!), and [name]Blake[/name] [name]Ray[/name] just make me shudder.
I also agree with you, vaness1, [name]Austin[/name] [name]Carter[/name] ALWAYS reminds me of [name]Aaron[/name] [name]Carter[/name]. I thought I was crazy and was the only one who noticed it. I think it’s a generational thing. I definitely owned [name]Aaron[/name]'s Party. I can’t imagine how this girl the same age as me didn’t seem to notice that…
One name that was good was [name]Brody[/name], but it made me cringe that it was a “perfect mix” of the parents’ names, [name]Brooke[/name] and [name]Cody[/name]. Too cutsey… haha.
[name]Bentley[/name] [name]Cadence[/name]- Never liked [name]Bentley[/name], and with [name]Cadence[/name] the whole thing’s gender ambiguous.
[name]Sophia[/name] [name]Laurent[/name] - pretty
[name]Leah[/name] [name]Leann[/name]- wth? [name]Leah[/name] is nice, but come onnn
[name]Jocelyn[/name] [name]Jade[/name]- cheesy. [name]Jocelyn[/name] is ok, especially if it’s “josie” etc. but i despise [name]Jade[/name].
[name]Weston[/name] [name]Owen[/name]- love [name]Weston[/name], but [name]Owen[/name] isn’t a good match to it. too many n’s.
[name]Carolynn[/name] ([name]Carly[/name]) [name]Elizabeth[/name]- gorgeous, though i like caroline even better.
[name]Jace[/name] Vahn- too short. not a fan of jace.
[name]Lyle[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]- actually a very nice name.
[name]Neveah[/name] [name]Lynn[/name]- horrid.
[name]Aubree[/name] [name]Skye[/name]- [name]Aubry[/name] sounds redneck already and especially with that spelling and that middle name.
[name]Aidan[/name] ? (unknown)- one of many aiden’s? very expected.
[name]Jordynn[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]- I think it’s cute. not something i would pick but not the worst on the list.
[name]Brooklyn[/name] [name]Marie[/name]- brooklyn is trend-city. marie is a boring, overdone filler name.
Aliannah [name]Hope[/name] (often goes by [name]Ali[/name])- how to pronounce? not a fan of “ali” nn.
[name]Aleeah[/name] [name]Grace[/name] (Aliannah’s twin)- ohhh, this is the twin? thumbs down.
[name]Summer[/name] [name]Jayde[/name]- the combination of these two names is what makes it tacky. [name]Jayde[/name] again.
[name]Isaac[/name] [name]Elliot[/name]- cute.
[name]Brody[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]- not bad.
[name]Genesis[/name] [name]Alexia[/name]- not my style, but sounds like she put some thought into it at least.
[name]Liam[/name] [name]Allen[/name]- i like liam although it’s popular. liam allen is a winner for me.
Za’Karia Sanari (often goes by [name]Kari[/name]. said like car - ee)- no.
[name]Austin[/name] [name]Carter[/name]- I like it but she could have picked a better flowing name. [name]Austin[/name] [name]Carter[/name] seems abrupt.
[name]Destiny[/name] [name]Brianna[/name]- cheesy, teen-tastic.
[name]Rylan[/name] [name]Jayce[/name]- don’t like rylan because of the confusion with ryan, which i prefer anyway over rylan. jayce, jade, jayde are sooo popular with these kids.
[name]Blake[/name] [name]Ray[/name]- brings to mind billy ray cyrus. sounds undereducated like billy bob, or bobby ray.
[name]Callie[/name] [name]Danielle[/name]- this is cute.
[name]Noah[/name] [name]James[/name]- nice.
[name]Joshua[/name] ([name]Jr[/name]) [name]Devan[/name]- it’s ok i guess. never been a big fan of devan / devin / devyn.
[name]Noah[/name] [name]Matthew[/name] ([name]Joshua[/name]‘s twin) - i like it.
[name]Miah[/name] [name]Christina[/name] (my - ah)- it’s not pretty, not ugly. just bland.
[name]Jamie[/name] ([name]Jr[/name]) ? (unknown)- ?
[name]Kylee[/name] [name]Sue[/name]- it’s whimsical but doesn’t quite make the cut because of the “trendee” [name]Kylee[/name]…
[name]Preston[/name] [name]Michael[/name]- cute, but preston will always remind me of britney spears’ child.
[name]Enrique[/name] [name]Jairo[/name] - sounds very ethnic…
