I am having another baby and we don’t know the sex, siblings are [name]Edward[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name]. We can’t agree on names this time and I have some concerns about some of the names. Could you help me out?
[name]Augustus[/name] - too heavy?
[name]Archibald[/name] - also too heavy for a little boy?
[name]Connor[/name] - too trendy with [name]Edward[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name]?
[name]Finn[/name] - too nicknamey?
[name]Finlay[/name], [name]Finnegan[/name] etc - if [name]Finn[/name] is too nicknamey, does these work? Too irish and trendy?
[name]August[/name] - too trendy?
[name]Meredith[/name] - would he get teased? I would only use it as a middlename
[name]Mackenzie[/name] - Same as [name]Meredith[/name], only as a middlename. But is it too girly?
[name]Barnabas[/name] - Weird?
Where do you live firstly? I personally think some names work better in the UK than the US and vice versa (or other places!)
My comments are:
[name]Augustus[/name] - too heavy? I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] THIS NAME AS IT’S MY [name]SON[/name]'S NAME!!! WE CALL HIM [name]GUS[/name] OR [name]GUSSIE[/name] (HE’S 2 YRS OLD).
[name]Archibald[/name] - also too heavy for a little boy? - I PREFER THE NN [name]ARCHIE[/name] HONESTLY. THE “[name]BALD[/name]” BIT IN [name]ARCHIBALD[/name] HAS OBVIOUS CONNOTATIONS!
[name]Connor[/name] - too trendy with [name]Edward[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name]? - I [name]DON[/name]'T THINK IT’S TOO TRENDY BUT I’M NOT A HUGE [name]FAN[/name] OF THE NAME.
[name]Finn[/name] - too nicknamey? -
[name]Finlay[/name], [name]Finnegan[/name] etc - if [name]Finn[/name] is too nicknamey, does these work? Too irish and trendy? [name]FINLAY[/name] WOULD PROBABLY WORK BETTER.
[name]August[/name] - too trendy? - I PREFER [name]AUGUSTUS[/name], BUT I WOULD OBVIOUSLY AS IT’S MY [name]SON[/name]'S NAME!
[name]Meredith[/name] - would he get teased? I would only use it as a middlename. I WOULD NOT USE THIS NAME FOR A BOY, [name]EVEN[/name] FOR A NICKNAME. KIDS STILL GET TEASED [name]EVEN[/name] IF ITS A MIDDLE NAME.
[name]Mackenzie[/name] - Same as [name]Meredith[/name], only as a middlename. But is it too girly? - AGAIN, I THINK IT’S QUITE GIRLY. I PROBABLY PREFER IT FOR A BOY BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF GIRLS NAMED IT ALREADY SO I THINK MORE PEOPLE ASSOCIATE IT WITH GIRLS.
[name]Barnabas[/name] - Weird? - I [name]LOVE[/name] THE NAME [name]BARNABAS[/name] (IT’S ON MY LIST) BUT I’M NOT A [name]FAN[/name] OF THE NICKNAME [name]BARNEY[/name] AND THAT’S PROBABLY WHY WE WON’T USE IT.
Thanks! My hubby changed his mind and said no to [name]Barnabas[/name], so it’s off the list. [name]Connor[/name] and [name]Archibald[/name] are also off the list, they just don’t do it for me.