Help!

I just recently found out that I’m pregnant…for the fourth time. I’m happy I really am, just in shock right now. I really want to start looking for names early to make sure I don’t get tired of them, plus it’s become annoying having hubby refer to it as ‘the uh oh’. My children’s names are [name]Griffin[/name], 5, [name]Spencer[/name], 4, and [name]Milo[/name], 9 months. Any ideas would be much appreciated. I sure hope it’s not another boy, but my favorite names are all for boys, here they are:
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Dawson[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Jaxon[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Kingston[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Truman[/name]

Congrats! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for a pink one this time! (I have 2 boys, age 22 and a girl, age 4), so I kind of feel for you, I used to be there myself! As it is, we’re trying for #4 ourselves, not caring which it is this time (but I’m secretly hoping for another girl!)

With [name]Griffin[/name], [name]Spencer[/name] & [name]Milo[/name], I like these from your list:
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Truman[/name]
I would go with [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Julian[/name], [name]Sawyer[/name] or [name]Truman[/name], in that order. I think [name]Jasper[/name] is absolutely perfect with [name]Griffin[/name], [name]Spencer[/name] & [name]Milo[/name], really fantastic!

Good luck! :slight_smile:

[name]Hudson[/name]-I don’t like the surnames being used for first names trend
[name]Dawson[/name]-ditto
[name]Sawyer[/name]-awkward to say
[name]Jaxon[/name]-odd spelling (just gutt reaction)
[name]Liam[/name]-very common
[name]Julian[/name]-love it!
[name]Kingston[/name]-sounds like a cigarette
[name]Jasper[/name]-reminds me of [name]Casper[/name] the ghost
[name]Duncan[/name]-love it
[name]Owen[/name]-love it
[name]Truman[/name]-surname-ish

I want my daughter to consider [name]Julian[/name] for her baby that expected in [name]August[/name] (#7) if it’s a boy. I think that she said it’s too girly sounding. :frowning:

I like [name]Hudson[/name] with your three boys,

What about [name]Tucker[/name], [name]Nate[/name], [name]Felix[/name] or [name]Oliver[/name]?
Or [name]Oscar[/name],?

I like [name]Liam[/name], [name]Owen[/name], and [name]Dawson[/name] the very best from your list.

[name]Hudson[/name]-love it. It would be fun to say, and it sounds really strong. Good for an athlete or a scholar.
[name]Dawson[/name]-don’t like it. Sounds like [name]Dawson[/name]‘s Creek so I think of T.V.
[name]Sawyer[/name]-love it because I think of [name]Tom[/name] [name]Sawyer[/name].
[name]Jaxon[/name]-like [name]Jackson[/name] better. [name]Jackson[/name] is one of my faves.
[name]Liam[/name]-love it!
[name]Julian[/name]-great!
[name]Kingston[/name]-don’t like it. I think it will have a short shelf life.
[name]Jasper[/name]-wonderful!
[name]Duncan[/name]-very nice!
[name]Owen[/name]-a winner, but it’s going to get very popular, I think.
[name]Truman[/name]-this is so wonderful!
Considering the sibling names I would pick [name]Owen[/name], [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Hudson[/name], or [name]Liam[/name]. I really love [name]Truman[/name] but it’s kind of hard to say at the beginning. When boys get to be a little older they like their friends to have names that they can just slur. I’ve noticed that. My son has a friend named [name]Spencer[/name] and his friends all call him by his last name which is easy to say (no consonant blends and has only one syllable.
I don’t like the name [name]Nate[/name] because it means one side of a bottom. [name]Nathan[/name] is nice. [name]Love[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]. That would go very nicely with your other boys’ names!

[name]Lola[/name]- thanks, I value your opinion.

Kellyer21- thanks, and I’m sorry that your not into many of my names or surnames as first names (and several on my list are surnames), but I still love them and do not care if some people don’t particularly like the names I’ve chosen if I really like the name(as should everyone).

[name]Butterfly[/name] and mama2monkey- thanks for the feedback

[name]Susan[/name]- thanks for the comments, I appreciate them.

Here’s my short list now:

(1) [name]Hudson[/name]
(2) [name]Sawyer[/name]
(3) [name]Truman[/name]
(4) [name]Julius[/name] (husband nixed [name]Julian[/name])

I absolutely love [name]Truman[/name]. It’s strong and handsome, and the nickname [name]Tru[/name] is just charming! I also like [name]Hudson[/name] and [name]Julius[/name]. [name]Sawyer[/name] doesn’t do much for me; actually, lately I’ve heard it on more girls than boys! :o

Sounds like you have a full house! I really love both [name]Hudson[/name] and [name]Sawyer[/name]. Never really thought about [name]Truman[/name] but I think it could work. [name]Do[/name] you have any ideas for middle names or girls?

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while, it’ been a busy week. My 20 week ultrasound is on the 13 of this month so I will find out the sex of the baby then! [name]Griffin[/name] is hoping for a boy (it’s his birthday on [name]Tuesday[/name]), but I still have my fingers crossed for a little girl. Sorry smitty, I don’t have any names girls yet but when if I find out that it’s a girl on [name]Tuesday[/name], I will start looking then :slight_smile:

Okay, I can’t wait until I officially find out; I’m ready to look for girl names (I have a gut feeling about this one)! I am pretty much clueless when it comes to girl names. The only time we picked out a girl name was for [name]Griffin[/name] and he would have been [name]Olivia[/name], but now there are two of them in his class and three in [name]Spencer[/name]'s, so [name]Olivia[/name] is out. I’m not sure what style of name I want, but with a house full of boys, I’m sure she would appreciate a feminine name. I always use family names for middles, so I will look for them after I narrow down the first name list. I don’t want a really popular name ([name]Olivia[/name]), but if I fall in love with a name that’s in the top 100 I will probably still use it. Though the main thing is that her name fits in with [name]Griffin[/name], [name]Spencer[/name], and [name]Milo[/name]'s. I am completely open to suggestions!

Some of my favorite classic girls names are:
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Eleni[/name] (Greek form of [name]Helen[/name])
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Pippa[/name] (nickname of [name]Philippa[/name])
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name] nn [name]Vivi[/name]
[name]Veronika[/name] nn [name]Vera[/name]
[name]Rosamond[/name] nn [name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Mattie[/name] or [name]Tillie[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] nn [name]Eve[/name], [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name] (I named my daughter [name]Laura[/name] years ago and now [name]Laurel[/name] is more in style, I think.)
My favorites of all are [name]Clara[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Eleni[/name] (Ee-[name]LAY[/name]-nee), and [name]Annika[/name].

Some of my favorite classic girls names are:
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Eleni[/name] (Greek form of [name]Helen[/name])
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Pippa[/name] (nickname of [name]Philippa[/name])
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name] nn [name]Vivi[/name]
[name]Veronika[/name] nn [name]Vera[/name]
[name]Rosamond[/name] nn [name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Mattie[/name] or [name]Tillie[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] nn [name]Eve[/name], [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name] (I named my daughter [name]Laura[/name] years ago and now [name]Laurel[/name] is more in style, I think.)
My favorites of all are [name]Clara[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Eleni[/name] (Ee-[name]LAY[/name]-nee), and [name]Annika[/name].

With [name]Griffin[/name], [name]Spencer[/name] and [name]Milo[/name], I think [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Daphne[/name], [name]Annika[/name], [name]Eleni[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], and [name]Pippa[/name] would all work really well. I also just thought of [name]Jessamyn[/name], [name]Jemima[/name], [name]Poppy[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], and [name]Lola[/name] to go with your boys’ names. I also want to tell you that I’m really liking [name]Truman[/name] in case you have a boy.

Since your sons’ names are all in my top favorites, I’ll give your girls a try.

[name]Ava[/name] (I know it’s popular but I love it, especially with your boys)
[name]Sophie[/name] or [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Juliet/name
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name] ([name]Rosalee[/name], [name]Rosaleigh[/name], etc.)
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]

[name]Just[/name] throwing some out there, I know some might be too popular for you or just not your style, but I hope it helps! Good luck!

I love [name]Liam[/name]! [name]Owen[/name] I cant help but think of "throw mamma from the train—Ooween! [name]Truman[/name] was a mediocre president, [name]Julian[/name] is too girlish, and [name]Jaxon[/name] will get old quick

[name]Drum[/name] roll please…it’s a GIRL!!! Oh I am so excited! Well, I don’t know much about girl names, but when I looked at susan and mlmommy’s lists (both wonderful), I found several that I liked. But one of the ones I liked, [name]Ava[/name], is extremely popular. I like the way it sounds with my boys, what do you guys think about

[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Lola[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
Thanks to everyone who posted there thoughts!

I love all these names! [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Anna[/name], and [name]Rosalie[/name] are my favorites, but I also love the others. [name]Even[/name] though [name]Sophie[/name] and [name]Ava[/name] are very popular, they are so beautiful.

YAY! I know you’re so excited to break out the pink! Congrats to you.

No doubt about it, [name]Ava[/name] is a beautiful name. And if you can handle your baby girl being one of many, many Avas, then go with it. I predict it will displace [name]Emily[/name] within the next year or two.

[name]Caroline[/name]-- a beautiful classic; never too popular, never goes out of style
[name]Lucy[/name]-- cute, but not a name that excites me
[name]Anna[/name]-- also extremely popular, particularly when paired with [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]-- I think [name]Sophie[/name] is adorable; a fresher alternative to the overused [name]Sophia[/name]; in [name]France[/name], the double name [name]Anne[/name]-[name]Sophie[/name] is heard a lot, and I think it’s too pretty!
[name]Lola[/name]-- trendy, particularly among celebs, but I like it
[name]Rosalie[/name]-- She’ll definitely be the only one in her class! Unusual, but it could grow on me.

From this list, I’d probably go with [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]. Have you considered: [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Estelle[/name], [name]Adele[/name]?

Today I am liking [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Ava[/name], [name]Sophie[/name], and [name]Rosalie[/name].