In this game, you post two people’s desires on what they want to name the baby. For example, “She wants to honor Great Aunt [name_f]Hortense[/name_f], he wants a tryndee name like [name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f].” The next person gives a name they’d both be happy with, and it continues.
She wants to name the baby [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] and won’t go for any other name. He likes popular names like [name_f]Sophia[/name_f].
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]-[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
He likes classic vintage names, she refuses to have their B/G twins not matching or quirky
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] & [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f].
She likes obvious literary names, he wants a unique name as he doesn’t want their child to be the seventh child of the same name in their class.
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f].
She wants a frilly name at least 7 letters long, he wants a short boy name for their little girl.
Aurora “Rory”
She wants a Biblical name that’s not routine but not unfamiliar. He wants a name that speaks to his love of nature.
[name_u]Dove[/name_u]
He wants a name that is very common and a classic; she wants to bring an androgynous name back to the boys.
[name_m]Tyrus[/name_m]
She wants an unusual vintage name ([name_m]Basil[/name_m], [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_m]Ace[/name_m].) He wants something that fits in to the crowd ([name_m]Richard[/name_m], [name_u]Chase[/name_u].)
[name_m]Chance[/name_m].
He wants the name to not stand out at all (think [name_f]Mary[/name_f] or [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]); she wants a Disney princess name, but [name_f]Belle[/name_f] is out because of a mean girl she knew in high school named that.
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f].
He wants a European city name (and not [name_u]London[/name_u] because that’s his weird cousin’s name), and she wants a name that nobody will ever misspell.
[name_u]Paris[/name_u].
She wants a name of a “bad girl”, real or fictional, and he wants a name that everyone on Nameberry seems to love.
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
She wants an unbelievably old fashioned name, or something off Downton [name_u]Abbey[/name_u], and he wants something cutesy.
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]-[name_f]May[/name_f]?
She wants a name that was popular when she was growing up, in the early 90’s, and he wants something literary.
[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] [name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
She wants something rare, and he wants something in the top 10.
[name_f]Tamarind[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
He wants a botanical or gem name and she wants it to be contemporary and trendy.
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
he wants her name to sound princess-y for his baby girl; she wants it to be modern.
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_u]Avery[/name_u]
He wants a name from a Beatles song; she loves unisex names.
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
she wants a boys name with an edge, he wants him to be honored after his father, [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Joop[/name_m].
He wants a name that starts with U to honor his Grandma [name_f]Unice[/name_f], she wants something that’s not easily picked on.
[name_f]Carly[/name_f] Undurra
She wants a name that would fit a rock star, her desired career for her child; he wants something zoological (he is a biologist).