Help! Baby names please :)

General Name Discussion
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DH and I are expecting at the end of [name_f]May[/name_f] 2014 :slight_smile:

We are currently discussing baby names. We both like fairly simple and classic names, and for boys they definitely need to be masculine. For both genders we prefer shorter names that are easy to spell (we both have hard to spell names and an uncommon surname, and we are tired of spelling out our names all the time!)

We come from a large family, so unfortunately there are lots of names I’ve had to write out as they are the names of close family members. As such we can’t have: [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], [name_m]Ben[/name_m], [name_m]Dan[/name_m], [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_m]Michael[/name_m], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Nathan[/name_m], [name_m]Robert[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]…
[name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Jessica[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], anything along the lines of [name_u]Christy[/name_u]/[name_f]Kirsty[/name_f]/[name_f]Kirsten[/name_f]/[name_f]Kristen[/name_f], [name_f]Joanna[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]…

There are probably more but that’s all I can think of for now!

Our last name begins with an H and I do not want an H name.

My current favourites: [name_m]Joel[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f].
I’m fairly set on either [name_m]David[/name_m] or [name_m]Peter[/name_m] as a middle name (both great-grandfather’s names for bub)
We both are a little tempted to use wild card name [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] as a middle name for a boy though!
DH likes [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] - I’m not convinced!

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Congrats on the pregnancy! I like your taste in names :slight_smile:

I love [name_f]Anna[/name_f]! It is so beautiful. With all the creative names out there, I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] to meet girls named [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. I’d give [name_f]Anna[/name_f] a bit of a wild card middle name (like [name_m]Boaz[/name_m] would be for a boy) just to spice up the simplicity :slight_smile:

I really like [name_m]Joel[/name_m], as well. Nice name and underused. I’m so in love with [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], though <3 What about Peter Boaz, or David Boaz? Or off the wall here, but Samuel Boaz “Sam”? Or a double middle name, like John David Boaz or Seth David Boaz?
Short boy names:
Ian
Adam
Abel
Jude
Luke
Ezra
Grant
Jack
Paul
Noah
Owen
Levi

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[name_f]Anna[/name_f] is a lovely name, although I prefer the “[name_f]Ana[/name_f]” spelling, personally ( although I am biased.) [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is beautiful as well.

Other girls names you might like:

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]

What about something like [name_m]Silas[/name_m] or [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] for a boy ?

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I love [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]! Maybe nickname [name_u]Rue[/name_u]? And [name_m]Joel[/name_m] [name_m]David[/name_m] is wonderful

girls:
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Beth[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Bae[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]

Boys:
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Gabe[/name_m])
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_u]Jace[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]

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[name_f]Anna[/name_f] or [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] or [name_m]Joel[/name_m] all seem to fit with your criteria. You could also do [name_m]David[/name_m] or [name_m]Peter[/name_m] as a fn. Some other possibilities:

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]/[name_f]Liza[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]

[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Kent[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]

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I like [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_f]Anna[/name_f]!
more ideas-
[name_u]Curtis[/name_u]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Craig[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Abram[/name_m]
[name_m]Brent[/name_m]
[name_m]Judd[/name_m]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]

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Thanks for your help everyone! I like how some of you suggested names already on my shortlist! I’m still hoping to sway DH around to accepting [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_m]Joel[/name_m] as top names!