Help Much Appreciated!

General Name Discussion
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Alright I am back again to ask for opinions on my name list! It is quite long for boys, and not very long at all for girls. I’m not sold on any of them, so suggestions are also very welcome along with your opinions!

Boys:
[name]Alexander[/name] [[name]Alex[/name]]
[name]Benjamin[/name] [[name]Ben[/name]]
[name]Damian[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name] [[name]Danny[/name]]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name] [this is my good friends last name… is that weird?]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Isaiah[/name]
[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]William[/name] [[name]Wills[/name]]

Girls:
[name]Caroline[/name] [nn [name]Cali[/name], [name]Cara[/name], [name]Cal[/name]]
[name]Madeline[/name] [[name]Mady[/name], [name]Mads[/name]]
[name]Anna[/name] [except my name is [name]Savannah[/name]… is that weird they rhyme?]

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Forgot to mention that middle name for boys would be [name]Jonathan[/name] or [name]John[/name]. Except of course if I used the name [name]John[/name], then I’d pick another mn. Thank you again!

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haha…anyone? :slight_smile:

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Boys:
[name]Alexander[/name] [[name]Alex[/name]] - [name]Love[/name], [name]Alex[/name] is by far my favourite [name]Alexander[/name] nn
[name]Benjamin[/name] [[name]Ben[/name]] - I know so many Bens, I think it is a nice enough name, I just don’t love it
[name]Damian[/name] - Really love, very handsome
[name]Daniel[/name] [[name]Danny[/name]] - I don’t love [name]Danny[/name] as a nickname for [name]Daniel[/name], the [name]Daniels[/name] I know go either by [name]Daniel[/name] or [name]Dan[/name] and I know a few girl [name]Danni[/name]'s so I guess it just sounds a bit feminine to me. [name]Daniel[/name] is a great classic though.
[name]Eli[/name] - I love [name]Elliott[/name], [name]Elias[/name] or [name]Elijah[/name] a lot more than [name]Eli[/name] on its own, but I think it is very cool
[name]Finn[/name] - Really nice, not sure if it sounds a bit trendy at the moment though
[name]Gabriel[/name] [this is my good friends last name… is that weird?] - I don’t think its that weird, especially as I don’t think you are pregnant now. I actually know someone with the last name [name]Gabriel[/name] and it is still one of my favourites.
[name]Isaac[/name] - So great, adore with nn [name]Ike[/name] but I think it is fantastic on its own too
[name]Isaiah[/name] - not a fan, I just don’t like the way it sounds, I think its a bit too vowel-y for me
[name]Josiah[/name] - I like this more than [name]Isaiah[/name] but boys names ending in -ah just don’t really work for me
[name]John[/name] - really nice, but I do like it more as a middle name
[name]Noah[/name] - love, I know its really popular and I can see why!
[name]Ryan[/name] - It’s ok, I can’t see anything wrong with it, its just not my favourite from your list
[name]William[/name] [[name]Wills[/name]] - [name]Love[/name] your nn choice, very lovely and classic

Girls:
[name]Caroline[/name] [nn [name]Cali[/name], [name]Cara[/name], [name]Cal[/name]] - Gorgeous, one of my favourites, so sophisticated!
[name]Madeline[/name] [[name]Mady[/name], [name]Mads[/name]] - Also love, prefer [name]Mady[/name] with two d’s but [name]Madeline[/name] is a really lovely name
[name]Anna[/name] [except my name is [name]Savannah[/name]… is that weird they rhyme?] - [name]Do[/name] you always go by your whole name? I think if you go by Savvy all the time I think it would be fine, but I’m not sure about it if you don’t

Fab list!

My favourites are [name]Damian[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name] for the boys and [name]Caroline[/name] for the girls :slight_smile:

Suggestions:
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Reuben[/name]

[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]

~[name]Elena[/name]

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Thank you! I really really appreciate input! I have so much trouble making decisions, it’s not even funny! So trying to pick my favorite name is a battle! I loved your suggestions of [name]Leo[/name] and [name]Oliver[/name]. For girls, I love [name]Georgia[/name] bur I kind of feel like that might be odd. [name]Savannah[/name] and [name]Georgia[/name]? Haha. Thank you though!

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I know what you mean, I am so envious of anyone who knows exactly what their children will be called! I don’t think I really have any names on my list that I truly adore and could see myself using. I wouldn’t automatically make the connection between [name]Savannah[/name] and [name]Georgia[/name] but then again I am a [name]Brit[/name] who is awful at geograpy! I love [name]Anna[/name] and [name]Georgia[/name] so much as siblings though. [name]Hope[/name] you find some names that you really love :slight_smile:

~[name]Elena[/name]

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Boys:

I love: [name]Benjamin[/name] [[name]Ben[/name]], [name]Daniel[/name], [name]Eli[/name], [name]Isaiah[/name], [name]Josiah[/name], [name]John[/name], [name]Noah[/name], [name]Anna[/name]
I like: [name]Alexander[/name] [[name]Alex[/name]], [name]Damian[/name], [name]Gabriel[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]William[/name]

Comments:
I would not use a friend’s last name; it would seem weird to me (though it isn’t weird to like it!). For me that would eliminate [name]Augusta[/name] and [name]Anastasia[/name]… Your decision, of course, and if you’re not pregnant feel free to reconsider once there’s a baby on the way :slight_smile:

I do love [name]Benjamin[/name] because it’s a family name for me; if it weren’t I would probably not go for it unless I really loved it. Someone mentioned [name]Reuben[/name], which is another route to [name]Ben[/name].

I don’t think it’s a problem if your daughter’s name rhymes with yours; I don’t like it for siblings but for a mother/daughter it’s a neat nod.

Not loving [name]Madeline[/name] and [name]Caroline[/name] even though everyone else does. [name]Carolyn[/name] is more my speed, or [name]Magdalen[/name], [name]Magda[/name], [name]Magdalena[/name], or [name]Magdalene[/name], giving you the choice of either [name]Maggie[/name] or [name]Maddie[/name] (both incredibly popular).

If you can’t tell, I do love Biblical names :slight_smile: A lot of these are on my list; my next son will likely be [name]Benjamin[/name] and [name]Josiah[/name] used to be my absolute favorite (right now it’s [name]Hezekiah[/name]), and [name]Daniel[/name] is my husband’s favorite. [name]John[/name] is also a family name I plan to use. I used [name]Isaiah[/name] for a child I may have miscarried (not sure if I miscarried or not). [name]Hannah[/name] is my daughter, but I seriously considered [name]Anna[/name] too. So a lot of these are my favorites.

If you like these names, here are some more girls’ names that may interest you:
[name]Abigail[/name], [name]Ada[/name], [name]Beth[/name]/[name]Bethany[/name], [name]Bathsheba[/name], [name]Christa[/name], [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Deborah[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Eden[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Keziah[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Martha[/name], [name]Michaela[/name], [name]Naomi[/name], [name]Ruth[/name], [name]Rebecca[/name], [name]Rhoda[/name], [name]Sarah[/name], [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name], [name]Theresa[/name], [name]Virginia[/name] (methinks a bit better than [name]Savannah[/name] and [name]Georgia[/name]?)

If you want more boys’ names let me know…

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I like [name]Keziah[/name]. Kezzy is a cute nn :slight_smile: I would love some more boys options!

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[name]Alexander[/name]- i like the nn [name]Alec[/name] better
[name]Benjamin[/name]- i perfer the name [name]Bennett[/name] with the nn [name]Ben[/name]
[name]Damian[/name]- i like some of your other choices better
[name]Daniel[/name]- i really like this one
[name]Eli[/name]- is really cute
[name]Finn[/name]- is growing on me its kinda cute
[name]Gabriel[/name]- using a friend’s name is a little weird to me but maybe you could call him [name]Gab[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]- very very cute
[name]Isaiah[/name]- its okay
[name]Josiah[/name]- again its okay
[name]John[/name]- i like [name]Jonathan[/name] better
[name]Noah[/name]- very trendy
[name]Ryan[/name]- i know a lot of [name]Ryan[/name]'s
[name]William[/name]- dont like the nn [name]Willis[/name] but maybe [name]Liam[/name] but i love [name]William[/name]

[name]Caroline[/name]- i like this with a nn
[name]Madeline[/name]- very trendy
[name]Anna[/name]- i don’t think that the rhyming is such a big deal cuz [name]Anna[/name] is a really cute name

maybe you would like
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Emme[/name]

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I realized after I posted that [name]Susannah[/name] wasn’t so great with [name]Savannah[/name] :slight_smile:

More boys’ names you may like:
[name]Abel[/name], [name]Abram[/name]/[name]Abraham[/name], [name]Adam[/name], [name]Amos[/name], [name]Andrew[/name], [name]Asher[/name], [name]Christian[/name], [name]Caleb[/name], [name]David[/name], [name]Elijah[/name], [name]Elisha[/name], [name]Emmanuel[/name], [name]Ephraim[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Ezekiel[/name], [name]Gideon[/name], [name]Gad[/name], [name]Israel[/name] (could work for a girl too), [name]Judah[/name]/[name]Jude[/name], Jeconiah, [name]Joel[/name], [name]James[/name], [name]Jeremy[/name]/[name]Jeremiah[/name], [name]Jonah[/name]/[name]Jonas[/name], [name]Joseph[/name], [name]Joshua[/name], [name]Japheth[/name], [name]Lionel[/name], [name]Lemuel[/name], [name]Levi[/name], [name]Malachi[/name], [name]Michael[/name], Methuselah, [name]Matthew[/name]/[name]Mathias[/name], [name]Mark[/name], [name]Nehemiah[/name], [name]Nathan[/name]/[name]Nathaniel[/name]/[name]Nathanael[/name], [name]Obadiah[/name], [name]Peter[/name], [name]Philip[/name], [name]Paul[/name], [name]Phinehas[/name], [name]Reuben[/name], [name]Silas[/name], [name]Shem[/name], [name]Samuel[/name], [name]Solomon[/name], [name]Simon[/name], [name]Simeon[/name], [name]Stephen[/name], [name]Seth[/name], [name]Tobias[/name], [name]Timothy[/name], [name]Thomas[/name], [name]Zebulon[/name], [name]Zebediah[/name], [name]Jebediah[/name], Zedediah, [name]Jedediah[/name], [name]Zedekiah[/name], [name]Zacchaeus[/name], [name]Zechariah[/name]/[name]Zachariah[/name]/[name]Zachary[/name], [name]Zephaniah[/name]

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Oh thank goodness, another [name]Damian[/name] lover! I thought we were all extinct after everyone watched some horror movie I’ve never seen. It is such an amazing name, with a great meaning! [name]Benjamin[/name] is tops on my list as well.

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I like: Boys: [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]

         Girls: [name]Caroline[/name]
                   [name]Madeline[/name]
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I have to go up to bed, so can’t comment on full post, but if you’re concerned about the rhymy-ness of [name]Savannah[/name] and [name]Anna[/name], how about [name]Ana[/name]? (ah-nah) I love [name]Ana[/name] as a less-common [name]Anna[/name], and just a soft and lovely name alltogether, without the possibility of being shortened to [name]Annie[/name], which I don’t like very much.