Expecting #1 Thoughts?

Dh and I are tossing up a few names for a girl or boy as we want to be suprised on the day. I’m due in [name]May[/name], and hopefully we have a name or two to bring with us to the hospital. We have a few names in mind, but are open to suggestions that are nice, perhaps a bit unique or interesting-not too frou frou and age well.

So here is our list:

Girls,

Aine
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]

Boys,

[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Seth[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]

We would LOVE to narrow it down. So…

Thoughts would be great! :slight_smile:

P.S Dh’s name is [name]Etienne[/name] and my name is [name]Olivia[/name].
[EDIT] The mns we’re thinking of to go with the fn are:

Girl,

Helen
Jean
Allana

Boy,

Jack
Graham
Charles

These are linked to our family, and we’re still thinking of nice combos.

My thoughts:

[name]Aine[/name]- pp (awn ye, right?) Pretty name, though unless you are living in [name]Ireland[/name] I find that people from places like the US, or Australia may have trouble spelling and pronouncing it. Could become pretty annoying after awhile.

[name]Freya[/name]-Beautiful, beautiful name. It was one of the names I was considering for my girl [name]Claudia[/name] and then later #2 [name]Saraid[/name]. But I’m sure next time if I do have #3 girl she would be called [name]Freya[/name].

[name]Lily[/name]-[name]Lovely[/name], simplistic name. A bit popular for my liking though.

[name]Julia[/name]-I actually prefer the italian spelling [name]Giulia[/name], but lovely name netherless.

[name]Niamh[/name]-I’m not sure, again people are bound to mispronounce and misspell it.

[name]Alice[/name]-Nice, not my style though.

[name]Miriam[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] this name. Especially with the nn ‘[name]Miri[/name]’

[name]Naomi[/name]-Interesting, but it seems to have become very popular lately.

Now for the boys:

[name]Lachlan[/name]-Nice, masculine but it is quite popular these days.

[name]Liam[/name]-Same problem with [name]Lachlan[/name].

[name]Joseph[/name]-Very biblical, but nice.

[name]Seth[/name]-This is my favourite boy name you have picked. Different, nice and unique.

[name]Sebastian[/name]-Its one of those names that have become popular, but its such a spunky name I cannot discredit it for that. Sebbie is a great nn for it, I think.

[name]Daniel[/name]-Boring.

[name]James[/name]-Nice name, but there was so many [name]James[/name] in my generation that I cannot help but find it a bit old.

[name]Noah[/name]-Again the popularity issue.

So basically my favourites are [name]Freya[/name] and [name]Seth[/name]. As for mn combos, I think these fit nicely…

[name]Freya[/name] [name]Helen[/name] [name]Jean[/name]

[name]Seth[/name] [name]Graham[/name] [name]Charles[/name]

My thoughts:

[name]Aine[/name]- pp (awn ye, right?) Pretty name, though unless you are living in [name]Ireland[/name] I find that people from places like the US, or Australia may have trouble spelling and pronouncing it. Could become pretty annoying after awhile.

[name]Freya[/name]-Beautiful, beautiful name. It was one of the names I was considering for my girl [name]Claudia[/name] and then later #2 [name]Saraid[/name]. But I’m sure next time if I do have #3 girl she would be called [name]Freya[/name].

[name]Lily[/name]-[name]Lovely[/name], simplistic name. A bit popular for my liking though.

[name]Julia[/name]-I actually prefer the italian spelling [name]Giulia[/name], but lovely name netherless.

[name]Niamh[/name]-I’m not sure, again people are bound to mispronounce and misspell it.

[name]Alice[/name]-Nice, not my style though.

[name]Miriam[/name]-[name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] this name. Especially with the nn ‘[name]Miri[/name]’

[name]Naomi[/name]-Interesting, but it seems to have become very popular lately.

Now for the boys:

[name]Lachlan[/name]-Nice, masculine but it is quite popular these days.

[name]Liam[/name]-Same problem with [name]Lachlan[/name].

[name]Joseph[/name]-Very biblical, but nice.

[name]Seth[/name]-This is my favourite boy name you have picked. Different, nice and unique.

[name]Sebastian[/name]-Its one of those names that have become popular, but its such a spunky name I cannot discredit it for that. Sebbie is a great nn for it, I think.

[name]Daniel[/name]-Boring.

[name]James[/name]-Nice name, but there was so many [name]James[/name] in my generation that I cannot help but find it a bit old.

[name]Noah[/name]-Again the popularity issue.

So basically my favourites are [name]Freya[/name] and [name]Seth[/name]. As for mn combos, I think these fit nicely…

[name]Freya[/name] [name]Helen[/name] [name]Jean[/name]

[name]Seth[/name] [name]Graham[/name] [name]Charles[/name]

I love [name]Alice[/name], but not with mn choices you have . [name]Lily[/name] [name]Jean[/name] is super spunky and cute. [name]Lily[/name] is popular though. I also like [name]Freya[/name] and [name]Liam[/name] from your list.

A less used boys name choice would be [name]Callum[/name]. Sounds great with [name]Jack[/name]!

[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Graham[/name] [name]Charles[/name] - what an awesome combo!! So refined! Like he could be straight off the pages of a [name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] novel.

[name]Lily[/name] [name]Jean[/name] sounds like [name]Billy[/name] [name]Jean[/name], which is cool as! But maybe you don’t want that connection?

I like [name]Alice[/name] [name]Jean[/name] or [name]Freya[/name] [name]Helen[/name].

[name]Alice[/name] [name]Jean[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name] [name]Helen[/name]

[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Jack[/name]

Girls,

[name]Aine[/name] - This is unfamiliar to me, so I’d have no idea how to pronounce it or anything.
[name]Freya[/name] - It’s ok. NMS.
[name]Lily[/name] - TBH I’m kinda over all the [name]Lily[/name]/[name]Lillian[/name]/[name]Liliana[/name]/etc names. I’m pretty much in the minority though, they’re pretty popular here :slight_smile:
[name]Julia[/name] - I like it. Nothing spectacular, but nice.
[name]Niamh[/name] - I like it BUT I always have to think about the pronunciation. Here in the US it would never get pronounced correctly. Not sure if people will say it right where you are.
[name]Alice[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Miriam[/name] - It’s nice. NMS though.
[name]Naomi[/name] - It’s ok.

Boys,

[name]Lachlan[/name] - Nice name. It’s growing on me.
[name]Liam[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it! It’s really popular here though. And I think I prefer [name]William[/name] with the nn [name]Liam[/name].
[name]Joseph[/name] - A little boring, but it’s a good name.
[name]Seth[/name] - [name]Kinda[/name] like it.
[name]Sebastian[/name] - It’s nice. NMS.
[name]Daniel[/name] - [name]Love[/name] this name. I’d consider it for a future kid but I have a cousin on each side of the family named [name]Daniel[/name].
[name]James[/name] - Another good name, but nothing exciting.
[name]Noah[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it! Very popular here though.

My favorites from your girl names are [name]Freya[/name] and [name]Miriam[/name] (both paired with [name]Jean[/name]). [name]Liam[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name] are the boy names that I like the most.

My favorites from you list are [name]Naomi[/name] and [name]Noah[/name]. I like [name]Naomi[/name] because of it’s meaning. I like [name]Noah[/name] because it is a very manly name.

You have lovely name options and what ever you go with I am sure will be a beautiful name.

Of your girl names, the ones I like and think will be not only unique but classic and age well are: [name]Julia[/name], [name]Niamh[/name], [name]Miriam[/name] and [name]Naomi[/name]. I think [name]Freya[/name] is more popular then you think, and [name]Lily[/name] is SUPER popular, and [name]Alice[/name] is gaining speed. And I think [name]Aine[/name], though beautiful, works better as a middle name.

Of you boy names, the ones that I like and think will be not only unique but classic and age well are: [name]Lachlan[/name], [name]Joseph[/name], [name]Seth[/name], and [name]James[/name]. [name]Liam[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name] and [name]Noah[/name] are all very popular and trendy names and from your description in that you want a name that is “a bit unique” then I think it would be great for you to go for names that are not too popular, but are still recognizable and familiar.

I think [name]Niamh[/name] and [name]Lachlan[/name] are BEAUTIFUL names that are different, but familiar. [name]Niamh[/name] has a slight pronunciation issue, but I think if you get it in your minds that you will be pronouncing the name multiple times before it clicks then you will be fine. I personally [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Naomi[/name], and it is a PERFECT example of a name that is not too popular (#96, last year), yet recognizable.

([name]Julia[/name] is much more popular - in the 50’s - then you other names, and [name]Miriam[/name] is in the upper 300’s.)

I think [name]Naomi[/name] [name]Jean[/name] is beautiful. I also love [name]Naomi[/name] [name]Helena[/name] [name]Liv[/name] (a slight deviation from your middle name option [name]Helen[/name] to [name]Helena[/name] and the [name]Liv[/name] from your name [name]Olivia[/name]). I think that is a georgous name and if you are al for 2 middle names I would highly recommend this.

[name]Niamh[/name] does not seem to go well with any of your chosen middle names. Maybe you would consider:
Niahm [name]Colette[/name]
Niahm [name]Alexandria[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]

I think [name]Niamh[/name] needs a longer middle name as it is one syllable. I love [name]Niamh[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name] as it has the french feel in the middle name that goes well with your husbands name.

[name]Miriam[/name] [name]Allana[/name] works well, but not as well as the [name]Naomi[/name] and [name]Niamh[/name] combo’s above. Though [name]Miriam[/name] [name]Olivia[/name] works well. [name]Julia[/name] doesn’t seem to go well with any of your proposed middle names.

For the boys. Again, [name]Lachlan[/name] is my favorite, with [name]James[/name] coming in a close second. Neither of those names, as well as [name]Joseph[/name], do you hear often, YET you know they are names. [name]Seth[/name] is fading in popularity and I think is a beautiful and strong name that ages incredibly well.

[name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Jack[/name] works well, [name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Charles[/name], too. I would suggest [name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Etienne[/name] but I think that is mixing cultures too much.

[name]James[/name] [name]Graham[/name] and [name]James[/name] [name]Charles[/name] work, but [name]James[/name] [name]Etienne[/name] is AMAZING! It is perfect, in my view. [name]Seth[/name] [name]Graham[/name] is good too.

Overall I suggest:
[name]James[/name] [name]Etienne[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Jack[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name] [name]Jean[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name] [name]Helena[/name] [name]Liv[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name] [name]Alexandria[/name]
[name]Niamh[/name] [name]Antoinette[/name]

Good [name]Luck[/name]! Oh I just realized this is a VERY [name]LONG[/name] POST! It was fun, you have great options for names.

From your list, I like best:

[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]

[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]

You have a great list! I think everything you listed age well. I’m not sure how common [name]Aine[/name] is in Australia but I would steer clear of it in the US because of the pronunciation problems. I do like the similar [name]Anya[/name]. My top four girls names for you would be [name]Freya[/name], [name]Julia[/name], [name]Alice[/name], and [name]Naomi[/name]. My top three boys names are [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Daniel[/name], and [name]James[/name].

Combos I like are:
[name]Freya[/name] [name]Jean[/name]
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Jean[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name] [name]Helen[/name]

[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Jack[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Graham[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name] [name]Charles[/name]

[name]Aine[/name]- I like the pronunciation but there’s just something about the way it’s spelled that really puts me off of it.
[name]Freya[/name]- I love this name but it definitely has its naysayers. All of my daughters have names that begin with the initial ‘F’ and they’re always the only ones in their class with that initial, so it’s definitely unusual and fresh to me. I think it has a great sound, is slightly exotic, and very pretty. [name]Freya[/name] [name]Helen[/name] is my favorite combo.
[name]Lily[/name]- Very pretty name but very popular right now.
[name]Julia[/name]- [name]Lovely[/name], classic name. I like [name]Julia[/name] [name]Helen[/name] and [name]Julia[/name] [name]Allana[/name].
[name]Niamh[/name]- Not my favorite. Not crazy about its sound.
[name]Alice[/name]- Good name, for sure, but I like [name]Julia[/name] and [name]Freya[/name] better.
[name]Miriam[/name]- Hate this name, to be honest. I imagine a crotchety old lady. I actually prefer the Arabic version, [name]Mariam[/name]. Nicer sound, to me.
[name]Naomi[/name]- [name]Lovely[/name] name. Very familiar, yet distinct. I think it’s a great choice for you, and I think all of your middle name options work beautifully.

[name]Lachlan[/name]- [name]Don[/name]'t hate it, but it reminds me of the Lochness monster for some reason.
[name]Liam[/name]- Very cool name. Has a nice mix of the classic and fresh. I think it’s a name that a boy would like to have. [name]Liam[/name] [name]Charles[/name] is my favorite combo.
[name]Joseph[/name]- [name]One[/name] of my favorite classic boy names, but I know people think it’s a little stale. He’ll undoubtedly be called [name]Joe[/name]/[name]Joey[/name], which is so much less distinguished than [name]Joseph[/name] to me.
[name]Seth[/name]- Really good name. Masculine but softly so. An elegant choice. [name]Seth[/name] [name]Graham[/name] and [name]Seth[/name] [name]Charles[/name] both sound great.
[name]Sebastian[/name]- Very popular, but I still think it’s a nice choice. A ton of history, and a lot of good nn choices. I like all of your middle name choices here, but if you want to use [name]Jack[/name], I think it works best here.
[name]Daniel[/name]- I like this name but hate [name]Dan[/name]/[name]Danny[/name], so it’s out for me.
[name]James[/name]- Such a great name. I don’t think anyone dislikes this name. It’s stylish/classic, a name you’ll never regret. I love [name]Jack[/name] [name]Graham[/name]. Very distinctive combo.
[name]Noah[/name]- I like the name [name]Noah[/name], it’s just so trendy right now.

Oh, thank you all for your opinions. Dh and I have narrowed the list down ‘sort of’. And thanks to nosamanthas for the idea of [name]Mariam[/name], Dh likes the nn ‘[name]Mari[/name].’

We just found out my cousin who is also expecting intends to call her girl [name]Naomi[/name], and as its the only name her hubby and her can agree on-we’re letting them.

And thanks for the input, if you have any more name ideas we would love to hear from you.