A little while back I posted a thread about wanting a “sign” to help me select my future son’s name. I received one for my daughter and was becoming discouraged that we couldn’t find a name that had any real meaning for us for our new little one.
The only name I have really felt any affection for is “[name_m]Cole[/name_m]” and all of our immediate family likes it too. Unfortunately someone in our extended friend group has already used this name, so it feels a little less special and also I’m not in love with the flow with our last name, [name_m]Cole[/name_m] [name_m]Langston[/name_m] seems to jumble together to me. If I could get past those two issues, it is a name I could really see us using.
The other night I was frustrated after going through our long list of potential names and not finding any front runners, and I asked my deceased father-in-law to send us a name. I’m not even sure what I believe about the after life but I’m willing to accept help from wherever so I figured it was worth a shot. In the middle of the night I woke up for a typical bathroom break and before I was even out of bed, the name [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] popped into my head as clear as day. It wasn’t a name on our list nor one I had ever considered. I don’t know any Trevors and hadn’t given that name any thought at all, so it was quite jarring to have it come to me out of nowhere when I was barely conscious.
While [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] meets my name requirements (easy to spell, easy to pronounce, masculine, unique) it doesn’t really grab me. It probably didn’t help that I came to the nameberry forums and read a number of really negative comments about it. So now I have a cool story about a name I’m maybe luke warm about but my husband has really taken to it since his dad may or may not have had a hand in bringing it to us.
Have any of you used a name that didn’t strike you at first but that you grew to love? [name_m]How[/name_m] about using a name that a majority of nameberries seem to dislike?
[name_m]Trevor[/name_m] and [name_u]Harmony[/name_u] sound cute together. If you’re not sold on [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] but want to find more names like it, Nameberry has a list called If You Like Trevor You Might Love…
I love this story! I think [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] is adorable! I also got a sign when naming my 3rd daughter. We were going to name her [name_u]Tatum[/name_u], but it just didn’t feel right so I started praying for the right name for her and within a few days the name [name_u]Presley[/name_u] was given to us. It wasn’t one I’d ever thought of, and maybe not my favorite at the time, but it was meant to be her name. I’m so glad I listened to the prompting!
I like [name_m]Trevor[/name_m], hope it grows on you! I know two very smart and interesting adult Trevors, and [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] [name_u]Noah[/name_u] is a third. It’s also a [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] the Tank Engine name which I think a little boy would love.
No experience of this I’m afraid but just dropping in to suggest [name_m]Travis[/name_m], if you’re not 100% sold on [name_m]Trevor[/name_m]. It’s very similar in sound and feel but seems a bit fresher/cooler to me, goes nicely with [name_u]Harmony[/name_u] and [name_m]Langston[/name_m], and is still inspired by your experience.
I love this story! (and the name [name_u]Presley[/name_u] hehe it has been on my girl list for years).
I’m always curious to hear how others got their names and I’d hate to tell my son we settled on a name because nothing really came to us. I want him to have a story he can share and we’ve got that now, I just need to decide if he feels like a [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] to me.
[name_m]How[/name_m] long did it take for [name_u]Presley[/name_u] to feel like the one?
I’m actually surprised I don’t know any Trevors, based on how popular this name was back in the 90s. I guess that is a bit of my hesitation as well. With my daughter, her name was reaching max popularity the year she was born and it was only 184 on the charts at that point so there shouldn’t be a lot of Harmonys out there for any decade. As a name that spent almost 20 years below 100, I imagine there are probably quite a collection of Trevors out there.
Ahhh maybe I am putting too much thought into this
This would be an option except we live right next to [name_m]Travis[/name_m] county here in TX so that pretty much removes [name_m]Travis[/name_m], [name_m]Austin[/name_m] and the likes from the list. Thanks for the suggestion though!
So i totally had name regret for a little while after she was born, it was so weird! She was probably 2 months old when I told my hubby how i was feeling and he’s like no way, she was meant to be [name_u]Presley[/name_u]! He reminded me of the experiance of getting her name and I knew he was right, but I think because I didn’t “come up with it” it was hard for my stubborn self to accept.
She’s 4 now and she loves her name, and I think it suits her perfectly, sweet and spunky.
I hope this helps you! I really think [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] is a fantastic name.
I had a similar experience with my last pregnancy–I woke up in the middle of the night and thought ‘[name_f]Miren[/name_f]’. And went around for two weeks thinking my child’s name was going to be [name_f]Miren[/name_f]. I was so certain. And then we had our scan and ‘she’ was a he. Right. I share this only to help diffuse the ‘I woke up in the middle of the night so it MUST be the sign’ if you do decide that [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] isn’t actually the name. If you like [name_m]Trevor[/name_m], by all means go with it and ignore my story!
I’ve known a few Trevors so the name is tied to them for me, but I see nothing wrong it, i’m surprised there seems to be a general negativity about it. That said, I prefer [name_m]Cole[/name_m] of the two, but it seems like the meaning/story might mean as much or more to you than the name itself? For [name_m]Cole[/name_m], you’ve probably thought already about using it as nickname so you’re not duplicating names, you could use [name_m]Coltan[/name_m], [name_m]Collin[/name_m], [name_u]Colby[/name_u], maybe even [name_m]Nicolas[/name_m] or [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]. I think you should also consider how likely the other [name_m]Cole[/name_m] is to associate with you and your son long term. Is this just someone you know of, or someone you routinely hangout with?
Lastly, I feel like I always say this but, you could wait and see if he seems more like a [name_m]Cole[/name_m] or a [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] when you meet him. I know many parents like to be calling the baby something pre-birth, makes it feel more real. Hubby and I purposely chose a in-womb-nickname that we would never use on a boy or girl, it makes us laugh each time we say it and is a funny story on it’s own.
There is nothing wrong with the name [name_m]Trevor[/name_m]. It may not be some peoples cup of tea, but it is not their baby. I think your story of how the name [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] came to you is really nice. It’s such a sweet story, and has meaning to it. [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] is a great name, I think of a tall and slim man with an interest in cars and being outside with his dog. I see the same thing on a little boy. I like the flow of the name with your last name, and as suggested above, i think [name_m]Trevor[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] is a nice combination. I think it’s a winner for you!
