As always, interesting, pretty, kre8tiv and all the rest. I’ll * my favorites and would love to hear your comments.
Boys:
[name_m]Landon[/name_m] x2
[name_m]Jase[/name_m]
[name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_m]John[/name_m] x2
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u] – love to see this being used for boys
[name_m]Madden[/name_m]
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u] x2
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u]*
[name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u] – like seeing this one too
Tylen
[name_m]Jerron[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Camren[/name_u]
[name_m]Chancey[/name_m]-[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Neymar[/name_m]
[name_m]Alan[/name_m] x2
[name_m]Davonte[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
Athan
[name_u]James[/name_u] x3
[name_m]Brysen[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]*
Zyshawn
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
Kyraun
Baus
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Cason[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] x2
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
Camp
[name_u]Steel[/name_u]
[name_m]Kage[/name_m]
Teighlor – I think they were shooting for [name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]*
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]* x2
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_f]Braylynn[/name_f]
[name_m]Karter[/name_m]
[name_m]Huck[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Urijah[/name_m]
[name_u]Rylan[/name_u] x2
[name_m]Jakob[/name_m]
Bentiey – ?
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]*
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]* x2
[name_m]Frank[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m]
Juilen
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
Deigo
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]* – I prefer this to [name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]***
[name_m]Reno[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]*
[name_m]Kingston[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryan[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Grady[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Kylan[/name_m]
[name_m]Keith[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_m]Gauge[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_u]Karson[/name_u]
[name_u]Kade[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
Girls:
[name_u]Baylee[/name_u]
Aviona – this is pretty
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
Na’Kiyah
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_f]Jesslyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Elana[/name_f]
[name_f]Kora[/name_f]
Avonlea
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Serenity[/name_f]*
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauryn[/name_f]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhylee[/name_m]
Aeliah
[name_u]Addyson[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
LilyKay
McKenlee
Aryn – [name_m]Aaron[/name_m]/[name_f]Erin[/name_f] >.<
Morgan
Dixie – and in the south >.<
Isabella x2
Aubree x2
Maggie
La’Myah
Violet
Zara
AnnaLee
Piper*
Lyric – I prefer this in the middle and on a boy
Daisy
Collins
Lacie
Karla
Kyra
Emery
Mary-Micah
Emma x4
Raven
Ensley
Arayah – I wonder if her middle name is Sunshine? Arayah Sunshine? I’m sorry, bad joke >.<
Robyn
Aleksandra* – this isn’t kre8tiv, the family, based on last name and mothers name, appear to be Russian or the like
Lincye – ?
Kailani
Javaya
Kennedy x3
Mackenzie
Issabella
Allison
Paris
Paislee
Paisley
Paisleigh
Emilie
Emily*
Addison
Tinley
Ruby
Audrey
Kara
Anaiah
Gracie
Evelyn*
Tennysen
Jada*
Mabee
Kharlii
Mahek
Olivia
Rhetta – interesting
Kiley x2
Kaibella
Natalie
Ella Jewel – first and middle
Eden
Gael
Shaam
Annalise
Maddison
Janet – this one’s nice to see
Alysia
Rachele
Sadie
Ca’Leyah
Ella x2
Remington –
Dottie – adorable as a nickname
Miyah
Kaylee
Adalie
Lillian
Abigail* x3
Scarlet
Rebecca*
Au’Bree
Karina
Emme
Amiriah
Rylee
Kailie
My Loves:
Boys:
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] - I’m a sucker for [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. Possibly the best classic.
[name_m]Alan[/name_m] - there’s something charming about naming a small child [name_m]Alan[/name_m]. Very sweet.
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m] - so retro!
[name_m]Eric[/name_m] - same as [name_m]Alan[/name_m].
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] - beautiful.
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] - same as [name_m]Alan[/name_m].
[name_m]Urijah[/name_m] - Would prefer it without the j, but it’s fine.
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Reno[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Kingston[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u] - because I think of hunting which I love. If it’s in a macho way I don’t like it as much.
Girls:
Aviona
[name_f]Serenity[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] - would prefer [name_f]Morgana[/name_f], but [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] is still lovely.
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] - love
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] - double love
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_f]Aleksandra[/name_f] - this is the normal way to spell it in Eastern Europe
[name_f]Emilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Kara[/name_f] - love love love!
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] - little cutie pie
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Karina[/name_f]
Interesting Mom names:
[name_f]Aerial[/name_f] - this is kind of cool.
And the not so good ones:
Boys:
Kyraun
Baus
Camp
[name_m]Kage[/name_m]
Teighlor
Bentiey
[name_m]Gauge[/name_m]
It’s always good to read what’s happening in Arkansas. I like the names below.
I have a question for you, Dantea. I’ve asked my black friends but none of them could give me a reply. Perhaps you’ve asked some of yours the same question: why do African-Americans use apostrophes in many of their names? Is it an African custom I’m not aware of? Is it to separate syllables? I can’t figure it out. I know that African-Americans are some of the most creative baby namers on the planet (Mormons are the other group believe it or not) but I really don’t like the apostrophes at all.
Avonlea
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_u]Micah[/name_u] - this is an unusual combo
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] x4
Kailani
[name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Gael[/name_u]
[name_f]Annalise[/name_f] - I do prefer the [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] spelling
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adalie[/name_f] - one of the better smooshes
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]* x3
[name_f]Karina[/name_f] - I prefer the [name_f]Carina[/name_f] spelling
Interesting Mom names:
[name_m]Brannan[/name_m] - [name_u]Shannon[/name_u], [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] and [name_m]Lennon[/name_m]'s sister
[name_f]Dulce[/name_f] - Spanish for “sweet” and pronounced “DOOL-say”. [name_f]Dulcie[/name_f] is a guilty pleasure of mine.
[name_f]Aerial[/name_f] - a trapeze artist, perhaps?
[name_f]Ivanka[/name_f]* - Have the Trumps settled in your area lately?
Faviana - Favian and [name_m]Flavian[/name_m] are boys names so this is pretty!
I took an African-American Lit class a few semesters ago and we had an hour long discussion about African-American baby names. From what the black girls in the class could tell me, they apotrophes and the other creative spellings and the adding ons and the how they tend to make up their own names began as a way to separate their names from the names of the other people around them. The girls in class said that the African culture was stolen from them and they were forced to assimilate into our society so originally, it was to try to claim back something for themselves, to differentiate themselves from everyone else, to give themselves some of their own culture. Now, they said, it’s because it’s like tradition to do those sorts of things, it’s just part of their culture now.
And I will agree. They tend to be very creative and interesting. There’s some weird ones, but I actually like a lot of the more interesting ones (not the Deshawns and the Kevonte’s but the [name_f]Nolita[/name_f]'s and [name_f]Quintaysha[/name_f]'s are pretty).
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] that doesn’t offend anyone some how >.>
I’ve also noticed that there are several [name_f]Asian[/name_f] babies that seem to have the apostrophes and hyphens in their names which, when I’ve met them, were recently moved over here and were doing it to a) fit in to the local naming conventions and b) to help them separate syllables and sounds that were hard to say without the pause.
Also, in the Cherokee language when you use an apostrophe, it’s for a pause. You pause before moving on to the next part. It’s the same with double letters. A double TT would go like t (pause) t. Like between suit tie.
I’m sorry, bad joke >.<
