Calling all name buffs ;)

[nannster]

[name]Hi[/name] all,

Apologies in advance - I have a lot I need to get out here :S

DH & I have our first child due in [name]May[/name] of this year. After a very dismal first few conversations about names at the start of my pregnancy we are now back in the game as of today and making progress - albeit slowly! We don’t agree on a lot, although basically the way the game goes is I suggest umpteen names and he shoots them all down. He is yet to make a suggestion of his own… !

So I am looking for suggestions if anyone has a moment to spare

A bit of background: his idea of guidelines are “not plain like [name]Mark[/name] or [name]Daniel[/name] but not weird either”.

We have been through the New Zealand top 100 names for 2011 and he likes nothing from the boy list, and made vaguely interested noises at [name]Ava[/name], [name]Isla[/name] and [name]Brooke[/name]. http://static2.stuff.co.nz/files/Top100GirlsBabyNamesNewZealand.pdf and http://static2.stuff.co.nz/files/Top100BoysBabyNamesNewZealand.pdf if you are interested!

The only two boy names that came close to making the cut were [name]Elliot[/name] & [name]Callum[/name] although he freely admits that he doesn’t really like these, only that they were the best of a bad list haha. The girl names we had more success on - we both quite like [name]Adele[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Bethany[/name], [name]Emily[/name] and [name]Imogen[/name]. I’d rather not have a name from the top 20 which unfortunately [name]Ava[/name] (12) and [name]Emily[/name] (9) both are. I may just have to get past this though!

My top names of [name]Blythe[/name] and [name]Arlo[/name] are both ‘too weird’ for his tastes. Last name is [name]Simpson[/name], the middle name for a girl will be [name]Anne[/name] (family name). My favourite Irish names of [name]Aoife[/name] and [name]Niamh[/name] are also out - his other ‘must’ is that it is an name that is easy to spell/pronounce.

So if any of you are keen to throw any suggestions my way I would love you forever

[jennipea382]

Sorry in advance if any of these were vetoes, there were quite a few on that list, haha.

Girls:
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Clare[/name]/[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Kara[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]

Boys:
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Brenden[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]
[name]Alan[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Collin[/name]/[name]Colin[/name]
[name]Kieran[/name]
[name]Aidan[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Craig[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] there were some in there that he will like! Good luck!

[rin]

Haha - I had a similar situation with my partner; He knew what he didn’t like but wasn’t able to suggest any alternatives!

Maybe he’d like…

[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Matteo[/name]
[name]Brock[/name]
[name]Cash[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Taj[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]

…It’s so tricky when they won’t come up with any suggestions of their own isn’t it! Makes it so hard to figure out what it is about the name that turns them off!

[Saracita00]

Here’s a variety of names, I’m trying to think of ones that are less common but have something familiar about them.
[name]Micah[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Jerome[/name]
[name]Wesley[/name]
[name]Willis[/name]
[name]Abram[/name]
[name]Jonathan[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Myron[/name]
[name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Kenneth[/name]
[name]Kenton[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Garett[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]

[rollo]

[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Miles[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Tate[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Jeremiah[/name]
[name]Joel[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Timothy[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]?
[name]Harley[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Hewitt[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Jameson[/name]

rollo

[myowngildedbutterfly]

Of the top of my head:
[name]Aria[/name] or [name]Arya[/name]
[name]Anya[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
Solace
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]- [name]Rosemarie[/name], [name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Nova[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Leland[/name]
[name]Luna[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]June[/name], [name]Juno[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name], [name]Juliette[/name]
Isilee
[name]Halina[/name], Helina
[name]Honor[/name], [name]Honour[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Glory[/name]
[name]Faye[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Enna[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]-[name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]

[name]Ajax[/name]
[name]Andreas[/name]
[name]Carlisle[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Elam[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Leroy[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Percy[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Salem[/name]
[name]Zander[/name]

If you tell me which ones you like, I can revise the list. I wasnt quite sure what to put:rolleyes:

[kiskadee]

Welp I’m over in the U.S. so my ear for names is probably different than yours, but this is what came to mind:
[name]Dalia[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]

[name]Bradley[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Grady[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Flannery[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Russell[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Kiefer[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]

[nannster]

You guys have great taste in names! There are so many names you have suggested that I like, unfortunately most of the ones that stand out for me DH has already said no to. I have a wee handful to try him with though, so will let you know how I get on! Thanks for all your suggestions

[newfootprints]

[name]Bethany[/name] is a lovely name! x

[michaela]

Suggestions;

[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]

[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Mitchell[/name]
[name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name]/[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Ivan[/name]
[name]Evan[/name]
[name]Cole[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]James[/name]

[claireelise]

It seems like you’ve been getting loads if excellent inspiration on here already, so I won’t overwhelm you with a great long list.

[name]How[/name] about [name]Dean[/name] for a boy? Simple, not weird, and not popular either. Or, if something that simple doesn’t do it for you, how about [name]Kieran[/name]/[name]Ciaran[/name]?

As for your girls’ list, I think your choices are great. I think [name]Bethany[/name] is particular is gorgeous, and under-used.

Good luck!