Husband's Style...

Girl Baby Names
#1

I am trying very, very hard to come up with girls names that I think my husband will like, because he has 3 names that he likes and won’t really venture outside them. I think I have figured out his style, though. [name]Do[/name] you have any suggestions that follow these guidelines?

  1. Short, 1-2 syllable names, 3 syllable names on occasion.
  2. Unisex names that are slightly used more for girls than boys.
  3. Tends to like Celtic/Irish names, but only ones that are pretty commonplace in the US ([name]Erin[/name], [name]Colleen[/name], [name]Shannon[/name]. Names like [name]Ainsley[/name] are “too weird” - his words)
  4. He likes names that are common/popular in our generation - 1970’s/80’s. Any names that are common/popular for kids now are “weird”.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!

#2

Thinking of the 70-80’s

For a girl

[name]Kelly[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Alyssa[/name]
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Brigid[/name]
[name]May[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Alison[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Amy[/name]
[name]Rhoda[/name]
[name]Jacquelyn[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]

#3

Okay, erm not sure I can fit them into ALL od those categories but here I go. I personally love unsiex names, some of my faves are…

[name]Baylee[/name],
[name]Cameron[/name],
[name]Riley[/name] (my daughter)
[name]Ryan[/name],
[name]Daryl[/name]

Now Celtic/ Gaelic names I love are…

[name]Bronwyn[/name],
Rihannon,

[name]Erin[/name],
[name]Ffion[/name],

What else was there? Oh short one or two syllable names I love are…

[name]Katy[/name],
[name]Mia[/name],
[name]Nadine[/name],
[name]Baylee[/name],
[name]Riley[/name],
[name]Sadie[/name],
[name]Stella[/name]

70/80’s Names I like are…

[name]Lynn[/name] (maybe as ouble-barreled with something eg Sor-[name]Lynn[/name] is one of my fave double-barrels ever!)
[name]Natasha[/name],
[name]Kelly[/name],
[name]Penny[/name],
[name]Melissa[/name]

HTH!

#4

Thanks, [name]Rollo[/name]! Here’s my/my husband’s favs:

[name]Kelly[/name] - like it, and haven’t considered it as an option before! Going on the list to consider!

[name]Alison[/name] - this was on our list a long time ago! I’d forgotten, but maybe it’s time to add this one again! It’s also my best friend’s name, so it may be a great idea!

[name]Jane[/name] - on the list as a middle name!

**[name]Edit[/name]: [name]Rollo[/name], we love a lot of names on your list, but many of them are family member’s names already. [name]Alyssa[/name], [name]Kate[/name], [name]Jacqueline[/name], [name]Louise[/name], [name]Bridget[/name], [name]Sarah[/name] all fall under this category. :frowning:

#5

Thanks for putting together so many names, Elliemae! Here’s our thoughts:

I cannot go with a unisex name for a girl simply based on the fact that our last name is so harsh. I want my daughters to have some semblance of femininity in their names! (Our last name sounds like Kick.)

[name]Bronwyn[/name] - I really like this one! This will go on the list again!

Rihannon - we have thrown this one out on occasion, but it always seems to be nixed for one reason or another. I think it’s one we’re on the fence about.

[name]Erin[/name] - is DH’s TOP TOP TOP choice, and has been for years. It is one I’m trying hard to avoid. I grew up with many [name]Erin[/name]/[name]Aaron[/name]/[name]Aerin[/name]/Airons, and personally know 2 couples named [name]Erin[/name]/[name]Aaron[/name]. It seems so generic to me due to this.

I absolutely [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Stella[/name], but DH says it sounds like an old lady - he can’t get past “A Streetcar Named Desire”.

[name]Natasha[/name] - This is a name I haven’t considered before. [name]Will[/name] give this one some thought! We have thrown out some other Russian names before, but not this one!

#6

Here are some 70s/80s faves, or ones that have been around a while but neither have a modern nor ‘old lady’ feel. They just hit that middle ground.

[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name]
[name]Alison[/name]
[name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Amber[/name]
[name]Amy[/name]
[name]Andrea[/name]
[name]Ashley[/name]
[name]Audra[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]*
[name]Cara[/name]*
[name]Carrie[/name]
[name]Chelsea[/name]
[name]Christina[/name]
[name]Dierdre[/name]*
[name]Erica[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]*
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Heather[/name]
[name]Jenna[/name]
[name]Jennifer[/name]
[name]Jessica[/name]
[name]Jody[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name]*
[name]Kendra[/name]
[name]Kirsty[/name]*
[name]Kimberly[/name]
[name]Kristen[/name]
[name]Lara[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Lesley[/name]
[name]Lindsey[/name]*
[name]Lorna[/name]*
[name]Marisa[/name]
[name]Maura[/name]*
[name]Megan[/name]*
[name]Melanie[/name]
[name]Melinda[/name]
[name]Melissa[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]*
[name]Monica[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]*
[name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Shona[/name]*
[name]Sheena[/name]*
[name]Samantha[/name]
[name]Stacy[/name]
[name]Tricia[/name]
[name]Trina[/name]
[name]Vanessa[/name]

I’ve starred the ones with Celtic connections

#7

[name]Elea[/name] - thanks for such a long list to pour over! Here’s our favs:

[name]Chelsea[/name]
[name]Jenna[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name]*
[name]Kendra[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name] - This is currently my favorite name, but I’m having a hard time convincing DH of it!

Again, so many of your names are wonderful, but they are family names (my husband and I both come from very large families with lots of aunts/cousins/sisters and in-laws).

#8

I really like [name]Sabrina[/name], hopefully he’ll come around. What really jumps out at me that hasn’t been mentioned yet is [name]Julia[/name].
Others you may like:

[name]Brenna[/name]
[name]Kendall[/name]
[name]Shanna[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Regan[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Tara[/name]
[name]Mallory[/name]
[name]Brynn[/name]
[name]Arielle[/name]
[name]Samantha[/name]
[name]Marisa[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Blair[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Alexa[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name]/[name]Corinna[/name]