Every name's taken!

General Name Discussion
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I got nothing! All the names I love have been taken by friends & family already. Here’s a few I love but can’t use and maybe I could get some recommendations for similar styles? Thanks in advance. I don’t know the gender yet!

Girls:
[name_u]Paisley[/name_u], [name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u], [name_f]Adelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], Meika, [name_f]Macy[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Serenity[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m], [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], [name_m]Levi[/name_m], [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m]

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I just want to start off by saying that just because your friends and family named their kids these names, doesn’t mean you can’t as well. Cousins can share the same name, it’s really not a big deal :slight_smile:

That being said…

[name_u]Presley[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mauve[/name_f]
[name_f]Charity[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Kylie[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]

[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnigan[/name_m]/[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]/[name_u]Finley[/name_u]/[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about…

[name_f]Addie[/name_f], [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f], [name_u]Ashton[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_f]Afton[/name_f], [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u], [name_f]Ansley[/name_f], [name_f]Alma[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Ayla[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_u]Ari[/name_u], [name_u]Arya[/name_u], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Audra[/name_f], [name_f]Avril[/name_f], [name_u]Aiden[/name_u], [name_m]Arlin[/name_m]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u], [name_u]Bentley[/name_u], [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_f]Brie[/name_f]/[name_f]Bree[/name_f], [name_f]Brynn[/name_f], [name_f]Brenna[/name_f], [name_f]Britta[/name_f], [name_u]Beau[/name_u], [name_u]Blaine[/name_u], [name_u]Blaise[/name_u], [name_u]Brennan[/name_u]
[name_u]Camden[/name_u], [name_u]Camryn[/name_u]/[name_u]Cameron[/name_u], [name_u]Carlin[/name_u], [name_u]Carson[/name_u], [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_m]Connor[/name_m], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_u]Chandler[/name_u], [name_u]Channing[/name_u], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Cyril[/name_m], [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m], [name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u], [name_u]Delaney[/name_u], [name_f]Demi[/name_f], [name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_u]Dylan[/name_u], [name_m]Damien[/name_m], [name_m]Dereck[/name_m], [name_u]Dale[/name_u], [name_m]Dalton[/name_m], [name_u]Darren[/name_u], [name_u]Darryl[/name_u], [name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_m]Emmerson[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Eric[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u], [name_f]Farrah[/name_f], [name_m]Forrest[/name_m], [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_m]Fritz[/name_m]
[name_f]Gia[/name_f], [name_f]Gracelyn[/name_f], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Grayson[/name_m], [name_m]Gage[/name_m], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_m]Gavin[/name_m], [name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u], [name_m]Halston[/name_m], [name_u]Hayden[/name_u], [name_f]Harlow[/name_f], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Haven[/name_u], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_u]Hudson[/name_u], [name_u]Harmony[/name_u], [name_m]Hayes[/name_m], [name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]/[name_u]Jamison[/name_u], [name_m]Jackson[/name_m], [name_u]Jensen[/name_u], [name_u]Jayden[/name_u], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_u]Jace[/name_u], [name_m]Jared[/name_m], [name_u]Jay[/name_u], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
Keaney, [name_u]Keaton[/name_u], [name_m]Kellan[/name_m], [name_m]Killian[/name_m], [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], [name_f]Kyla[/name_f], [name_f]Kyra[/name_f], [name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m], [name_f]Lana[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f], [name_u]Leighton[/name_u], [name_u]Linden[/name_u], [name_u]Lennox[/name_u], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m], [name_m]Luke[/name_m]/[name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Logan[/name_u], [name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_f]Maizie[/name_f]/[name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Marnie[/name_f], [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f], [name_u]Misha[/name_u], [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_f]Michaela[/name_f], [name_f]Minka[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f], [name_f]Malia[/name_f], Maylee, [name_u]Marlow[/name_u], [name_u]Marley[/name_u], [name_f]Miley[/name_f], [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_u]Malin[/name_u], [name_f]Maren[/name_f], [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_f]Melody[/name_f], [name_f]Maya[/name_f]/[name_f]Maia[/name_f], [name_f]Mayra[/name_f]/[name_f]Myra[/name_f], [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], [name_u]Merritt[/name_u], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], [name_m]Maverick[/name_m], [name_m]Milton[/name_m], [name_m]Mark[/name_m], [name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Nova[/name_f], [name_f]Novalie[/name_f], [name_m]Nash[/name_m], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m]/[name_m]Nate[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Neville[/name_m]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m], [name_f]Paige[/name_f], [name_u]Payton[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_f]Portia[/name_f], [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_f]Raina[/name_f]/[name_f]Rayna[/name_f], [name_u]Raven[/name_u], [name_u]Reese[/name_u], [name_u]Regan[/name_u], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_m]Rider[/name_m], [name_m]Ryker[/name_m], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Romy[/name_u], [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_f]Roe[/name_f], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_m]Ryland[/name_m], [name_m]Russ[/name_m]/[name_m]Russell[/name_m], [name_m]Ross[/name_m], [name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_u]Sailor[/name_u], [name_u]Sutton[/name_u], Surrey, [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]Shea[/name_u]/[name_u]Shay[/name_u], [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u], [name_u]Sierra[/name_u], [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], [name_u]Skyler[/name_u], Sorren, [name_u]Sterling[/name_u], [name_u]Sydney[/name_u], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m]/[name_m]Sampson[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Tabor[/name_m], [name_f]Tamryn[/name_f], [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f], [name_m]Talon[/name_m], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_u]Tierney[/name_u], [name_u]Torrance[/name_u], [name_u]Tatum[/name_u], [name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_m]Vail[/name_m]/[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u], [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m], [name_m]Wells[/name_m], [name_m]Wilson[/name_m], [name_m]Warren[/name_m], [name_m]Weston[/name_m], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]

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[name_u]Penny[/name_u], [name_u]Pepper[/name_u], [name_f]Kinsley[/name_f], [name_f]Kylie[/name_f], [name_f]Kailey[/name_f], [name_u]Peyton[/name_u], [name_f]Tinsley[/name_f], Tesley, Paylen, Haisley
Brennna, [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_u]London[/name_u], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f], Maelyn, [name_f]Kaelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Brynn[/name_f], [name_u]Brady[/name_u], Braley
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Alyson[/name_f], [name_f]Emeline[/name_f], [name_f]Emelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Jaelyn[/name_f], [name_m]Stetson[/name_m], [name_u]Salem[/name_u]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_f]Leela[/name_f], [name_f]Leia[/name_f], [name_f]Layla[/name_f], [name_f]Mina[/name_f], [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f], [name_u]Marley[/name_u], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Melva[/name_f], Trenna, [name_u]Seren[/name_u], Sirenna, [name_f]Sienna[/name_f], [name_u]Sierra[/name_u], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Lulu[/name_f], [name_f]Luane[/name_f], Luenne, [name_f]Luciana[/name_f]

[name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_m]Benji[/name_m], [name_u]Bentley[/name_u], [name_m]Bensen[/name_m], [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_u]Nico[/name_u], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Nolan[/name_m], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Lewis[/name_m], [name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_m]Robert[/name_m], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m], [name_u]Kieran[/name_u], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_u]Rex[/name_u], [name_m]Martin[/name_m],

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I agree with livelaughlove. If there is a name you really love, even if it was used by a friend or family member, you should still use it. I think [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] (may-zee) is a cute alternative to [name_f]Macy[/name_f].
Girls:
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_u]Peyton[/name_u], Mikelle, [name_f]Mariah[/name_f],

Boys:
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u], [name_u]Porter[/name_u], [name_u]Luca[/name_u], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u],

Good luck!

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Definitely go with a name YOU love - don’t forget that even if you choose a different name that no one else has used, that STILL doesn’t stop someone [name_f]ELSE[/name_f] from using the same name! I know this is a tough subject for a lot of people. One of my sisters is absolutely opposed to anyone in the family sharing names (other than the clear honor names like Grandpa’s name, etc). It doesn’t really bother me; I don’t own a name. Which is good for me, because some of my kids’ names HAVE been copied, either by friends on purpose because they liked it, or by friends who happened to have similar taste, or by family who used VERY similar names along with the same family honors in the middle.

Okay, so all that aside, because I know if you’re like my sister you’re still sitting there saying, “Yeah, I know, but I still [name_m]DON[/name_m]'T WANT ANY SHARED NAMES!” :smiley: So, here are a few ideas, which may or may not be repeats:

[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]

[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]/[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]/[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]

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Girl:
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
Amberley
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_m]Britain[/name_m] (or [name_u]Britton[/name_u] )
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Gisele[/name_f]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilian[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] (boy or girl )
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_u]Paris[/name_u]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Saylor[/name_u]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]
Tave
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_u]Zia[/name_u]

Boy:
[name_f]Azure[/name_f]
[name_u]Brayden[/name_u]
[name_m]Brendan[/name_m]
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
Caid
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u] (boy or girl )
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_u]Daven[/name_u]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_m]Jaxon[/name_m]
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_u]Nile[/name_u]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
Oaklyn
Tanden
[name_m]Teague[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]

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Haha! I feel your pain. All but one boy name that my husband and I like have now been used by friends/family/co-workers. We’re at the point where we feel like we HAVE to start having kids soon before some uses [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and we’re screwed!

My gut instinct is to go with some variation of the names that you like, where you can get the original name as a nickname if you want to, like [name_f]Milena[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Mila[/name_f], because then you can use [name_f]Mila[/name_f] as a nickname.

Girls: [name_u]Presley[/name_u], [name_u]Brooke[/name_u], [name_f]Milena[/name_f], [name_f]Malia[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Annika[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_f]Marcy[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_f]Maize[/name_f], [name_f]Maeva[/name_f], [name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_f]Serena[/name_f], [name_f]Selene[/name_f], [name_f]Serene[/name_f], [name_f]Avalon[/name_f], [name_f]Nova[/name_f], [name_f]Selena[/name_f], [name_f]Venus[/name_f], [name_f]Mira[/name_f], [name_f]Star[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Maia[/name_f], [name_f]Luneth[/name_f], [name_f]Lunette[/name_f], [name_f]Lynette[/name_f], [name_f]Eluned[/name_f], [name_f]Luned[/name_f], [name_u]Reagan[/name_u], [name_f]Skyla[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Cole[/name_m], [name_u]Nico[/name_u], [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Finbar[/name_m], [name_m]Finian[/name_m], [name_m]Finnigan[/name_m], Fyn, [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_m]Asher[/name_m]

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Girls:
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], felicity, [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_u]Sailor[/name_u] Ava

Boys:
[name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_u]Emmett[/name_u], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Becket[/name_m], [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_u]Quin[/name_u], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]

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[name_u]Ellery[/name_u], [name_f]Dasha[/name_f], [name_f]Adelais[/name_f], [name_u]Adair[/name_u], Dare, [name_u]Seren[/name_u], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Clea[/name_f], [name_f]Arwen[/name_f], [name_f]Merewen[/name_f], [name_f]Zelie[/name_f], [name_u]Romy[/name_u] or Romée, [name_f]Galilee[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], [name_f]Yuna[/name_f], [name_f]Lilias[/name_f], [name_f]Shasta[/name_f], [name_f]Senna[/name_f], [name_f]Posy[/name_f], [name_f]Vashti[/name_f], [name_f]Twila[/name_f], [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f], [name_f]Leonie[/name_f], [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f], [name_f]Zoya[/name_f], [name_f]Behati[/name_f], [name_f]Jedda[/name_f], [name_f]Kirrily[/name_f], [name_f]Dimity[/name_f], [name_f]Jonquil[/name_f]

[name_m]Inigo[/name_m], [name_m]Ozias[/name_m], [name_u]Landry[/name_u], [name_m]Ido[/name_m], [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Rami[/name_m], [name_m]Hart[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], [name_m]Rainier[/name_m], [name_m]Amias[/name_m], [name_m]Casimir[/name_m], [name_m]Octave[/name_m], [name_m]Leopold[/name_m], [name_m]Bardo[/name_m], [name_m]Koa[/name_m], [name_m]Hallam[/name_m], [name_m]Tycho[/name_m], [name_m]Idris[/name_m], [name_m]Jago[/name_m], [name_m]Horatio[/name_m], [name_m]Heath[/name_m], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Diarmuid[/name_m], [name_m]Altair[/name_m], [name_m]Cadmus[/name_m], [name_m]Herne[/name_m], [name_m]Pascal[/name_m], [name_m]Balthazar[/name_m], Alamar, [name_m]Nestor[/name_m], Corydon, Balian, [name_m]Caledon[/name_m], Romaric