[name_m]Hi[/name_m] All,
Hi we are happily pregnant with a baby #2 - a boy. We found out the gender this time around - for a few reasons but a clear pro my husband expressed was maybe we could limit my baby name obsessing this time around. Not happening.
We have different naming styles. He is British and likes classic, “real names”. I am Canadian and open to new and different names - if it were up to me I would have nature/southern country names for my kiddies. But we compromise in marriage I guess!
Our first child is almost 3yrs old and her name [name_f] is Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]. I call her by the full name but fully realize that very few other people will - but makes me happy to do so. She is a spring / [name_f]April[/name_f] baby, petite and fair & her name suits her. She called herself [name_f]Coco[/name_f] up to a couple months ago which was cute and maybe that will stick as her nickname. I get pangs at times that [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is not her first name - but my husband just could just not get there (too flowery, nickname [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] / [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m] association did not help him along). Also I should mention that we live in a major city downtown neighbourhood - hipster/yupster vibe. So she is the only [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] in her daycare, playgroups, etc for her age. I have met 2 other girls her age called “[name_f]Coco[/name_f]” as a birth name, but girls in our hood are more likely to be called [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Hudson[/name_u], [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]. So with top 10 “common name” she is still fairly unique in our hood.
She was nameless for the first week, as the stressful first week after giving birth def gave me no clarity or decisiveness. So trying to lock it down before the birth this time.
So with a boy, my husband is even more stuck on a classic name - the Brits associate a lot with a name. He often vetos my ideas with “too pretentious” “too upper class” “not a real name” “that is a surname”.
So here is what we are down to…
[name_u]Sam[/name_u] - not [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] or [name_m]Samson[/name_m] - just [name_u]Sam[/name_u] on birth certificate
No cons really - we wanted to avoid gender neutral names but little girls are not called [name_u]Sam[/name_u] in out hood - yet!
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
Main [name_u]Con[/name_u] - too proper/ stuffy sounding? I think it is a great name a for a baby/toddler and adult but not sure for adolescent/teen years.
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] - we would call him [name_m]Johnny[/name_m] but have [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] for birth certificate / professional life.
Main [name_u]Con[/name_u] - huge chance he will be called [name_m]John[/name_m] once he starts school - I know I can not control this and it is not my fav nick name. Prefer [name_m]Johnny[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m] - this sounds fresh and good to my husband - did the peak the same way in the UK - but to me it sounds like a 70’s name perhaps not ready for a revival. But I can not argue that I like how it sounds.
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - I like it but getting popular for girls around here and neither of us too keen on gender neutral name for a boy
Any other thoughts/ other ideas re first name dilemma or middle name suggestions to complement
For [name_u]Sam[/name_u] I am thinking [name_u]Sam[/name_u] [name_m]Martin[/name_m] (Family Name)
For [name_m]Henry[/name_m] I am thinking [name_m]Henry[/name_m] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] (goes well with [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f])
For [name_u]Finn[/name_u] I am also thinking [name_u]Finn[/name_u] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
For [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] I am thinking [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
For [name_m]Joshua[/name_m] I am thinking [name_m]Joshua[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m] (family name and makes a cute JJ nickname)
[name_m]Long[/name_m] winded post but hope u can help! Thanks
