Well as I posted last week my husband does nothing but REJECT all my suggestions for name BUT he can never come up with any names himself!
Im going to get him to look through some babyname book soon but in the meantime at least we have come up with “rules” to find names we both like…
nothing that starts with a J or G
Nothing in the top 50 and preferable out of top 100
Nothing that is made up!
Has a nice meaning (ie. NOT [name]Kennedy[/name]…ugly head etc.)
We seem to like Irish, Scottish, English and Latin (not LATINO…LATIN)
I like more interesting/unusual names
He prefers more traditional but not popular
Goes well with DS J0sef P@tr1ck J@mes
The middle names ( there will be 2) [name]Will[/name] be some mix of the following…
[name]Devora[/name], [name]Elise[/name], [name]Lise[/name], [name]Covy[/name] (family thing), [name]Dessa[/name], [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Katherine[/name], [name]Joan[/name]
Our family is a crazy mix of Russian, Irish, and Mexican with a bit of Scottish and [name]German[/name] thrown in! … We live in [name]Canada[/name]…HELP PLEASE!!!
[name]Honora[/name]: (Latin) means woman of honor, it can also be spelled [name]Onora[/name] (the Irish spelling) and [name]Annora[/name]. It is not ranked in the top 1000
[name]Antonia[/name]: (Latin) means priceless one, not ranked in the top 1000
[name]Adelaide[/name]: means noble/nobility, ranked in the 400’s
[name]Annika[/name] (Swedish): means grace, ranked in the 500’s
[name]Lucia[/name]: (Italian/Latin): means light, ranked in the 200’s
[name]Willa[/name]: means resolute protection, ranked in the 900’s
[name]Eden[/name]: (Hebrew) means place of pleasure, delight, ranked in around 180 in popularity
[name]Fiona[/name]: (Scottish) means the fair one, ranked in the 200’s
[name]Freya[/name]: (Norse) means a noble woman, not ranked in the top 1000
[name]Dahlia[/name]: it’s a type of flower, ranked in the 500’s
[name]Laila[/name]: (Arabic) means night, ranked in the 140’s
[name]Evangeline[/name]: (Greek) means bearer of good news, ranked in the 200’s
[name]Celia[/name]: (Latin) means heavenly, ranked in the 700’s
[name]Celestia[/name]: (Latin) means heavenly, not ranked in the top 1000
[name]Leonie[/name]: (Latin), means lion, not ranked in the top 1000
[name]Adalia[/name]: (Hebrew), means in God is my refuge, not it the top 1000
[name]Calista[/name]: (Greek), means the beautiful one, not in the top 1000
[name]Elysia[/name]: (Latin), means blissful, not in the top 1000
[name]Laine[/name]: (Greek), means light of the sun, not in the top 1000
[name]Aurelia[/name]: (Latin), means gold, not in the top 1000
Wow, this was definately a challenge! I hope that I could help you at least start a list! Best of luck
Thanks for the responses! I know it is a bit of a challenge to find names to fit all my must haves!
@teacherma… names that I like and have not been rejected yet are… [name]Lilias[/name], [name]Beatrix[/name] and [name]Veronica[/name]! at least 3 more to bring to DH!
@cuddles4444 I love [name]Fiona[/name]… it one of the 3 girls names on our list now…, [name]Calista[/name] is starting to grow on me… [name]Calli[/name] is such a cute nn, I also like [name]Annika[/name] ! I have suggested evangeline to dh before and he says its too much of a name… but maybe he will like [name]Calista[/name] or annika!
I like almost ANY varient of [name]Elizabeth[/name]… ie. [name]Elspeth[/name], [name]Elyse[/name] but its soo close my MILs name which is why we may use [name]Elise[/name] to honor her as a MN only…
I like [name]Rosemary[/name] especiallyfor the nn [name]Romy[/name] but dh says no!
I like beatrice but prefer beatrix… [name]Miriam[/name], [name]Catriona[/name] and [name]Flora[/name] are nice too! I also like [name]Eileen[/name] but it is a family members name…so we wont use it… how do you pronounce [name]Ailis[/name]???
Ainsel (from an old fairytale, no meaning)
Ellisiv (God is my oath)
[name]Liora[/name] (my light)
[name]Nessa[/name] (miracle)
[name]Regina[/name] (queen)
Other ideas:
[name]Sonia[/name]: Ranks #706
[name]Marion[/name]: Not in the top 1000
[name]Katarina[/name]: Not in the top 1000
[name]Ellen[/name]: Ranks #672
[name]Hazel[/name]: Ranks #343
[name]Linnea[/name]: Not in the top 1000
[name]Helena[/name]: Ranks #612
[name]Tamsin[/name]: Not in the top 1000
[name]Lena[/name]: Ranks #440
[name]Eva[/name]: Ranks #114
[name]Maura[/name]: Not in the top 1000
[name]Clarissa[/name]: Ranks #560
[name]Marcella[/name]: Not in the Top 1000
[name]Felicity[/name]: Ranks #698
[name]Maris[/name]: Not in the Top 1000
Top Names from [name]Ireland[/name] & [name]Scotland[/name]
[name]Aoife[/name]
[name]Ciara[/name]
[name]Roisin[/name]
[name]Mirren[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] (It’s almost out of the top 200. So it’s unique in the sense that your kid probably won’t come across another person their age with that name. But no so unique that your gonna constantly be arguing with people that it is a real name. Plus, I personally like the nickname [name]Maggie[/name].
[name]Mireille[/name] It’s a French name. It means “admirable”. It’s not in the top 1000 at all.
[name]Aislinn[/name]It’s an Irish name. Means [name]Dream[/name]. It’s not in the top 1000 at all. So far, I think that’s hitting all your points.
[name]Evangeline[/name] It’s a beautiful name meaning “Messenger of Good News”. The name isn’t in the top 100, but it is a name that comes up on message boards a lot, so I have a feeling it will start increasing in popularity.
[name]Ariadne[/name] This is one of my favourite names. The name comes from greek Mythology. It is isn’t in the top 1000 at all.
[name]Rose[/name] The name is almost in the top 300. It’s more commonly used for middle names now and day, so I think it would stand out as a first name. And its a name, everyone is gonna be familiar with. Like with the name [name]Margaret[/name], you’re not gonna have to convince anyone that it’s a real name.
[name]Moira[/name]This is a scottish version of [name]Mary[/name]. It fell out of the top 1000 in the late 60s, so it’s not common at all.
[name]Celeste[/name] It means [name]Heavenly[/name]. I believe it currently ranks in the top 400. So not common at all. I think it’s very lovely.
I think that’s a good start for now. Let me know if you want more name ideas.
I love [name]Evangeline[/name] and am currently trying to convince DH that it isnt too much name… [name]Celeste[/name] is beautiful but we have a close friend whos daughter is [name]Celeste[/name] and I know she would NOT be ok with us using it as well! lol!
I also like [name]Moira[/name] but I dont think I could have a [name]Josef[/name] (our son) and a [name]Moira[/name]… Im all for biblical but this is a bit much! lol! I also [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Maggie[/name] as a nn but not so much a [name]Margaret[/name] fan… I do however like [name]Magdalena[/name] and am considering it!
@bluesparrow…
[name]Saoirse[/name] is quite close to my name… it almost sounds like someone is mispronoucing my name so i dont think i could use it
Thanks for considering my suggestions! [name]Ailis[/name] is pronounced either (AY lis) or (AY lish). It is a French form of [name]Alice[/name]. Good luck!
