My peeps really dislike my proposed names-Treyson or Waverly-#3 due in 6 wks HELP!

Hey y’all,

This is my first post! Can’t believe I didn’t know about this site with my other two kiddos. Awesome information and advice is around me, but I’m looking for some individualized assistance :slight_smile:

We have a daughter ([name]Shealyn[/name], nn [name]Shea[/name]) and son ([name]Donovan[/name], nn [name]Van[/name]) and our expecting #3 in six weeks. [name]Don[/name]'t know the gender, but we cannot agree on our names.

Everyone we share ideas with has some kind of negative remark to make about how our kids will grow up and hate us for picking such unusual names, but I really like having my kids with unique monikers.

Hubby and I still can’t agree 100% but we are getting closer. Here are some of the ideas we are tossing around these days.

What are your opinions of them? Any other suggestions you can offer?

Thanks so much for any and all insight. Have a happy day!

PS - Our last name starts with S and rymes with “phone” :-), middle name is a family name (starts w/ M)

Girls:
[name]Waverly[/name], [name]Arden[/name], [name]Lorelai[/name], [name]Synclair[/name], [name]Cambrie[/name], Aubryn, Darienne, [name]Hadley[/name], [name]Felicity[/name]

Boys:
Treyson, [name]Lincoln[/name], [name]Cannon[/name], [name]Vaughan[/name], [name]Blaise[/name], [name]Kasen[/name], [name]Branson[/name], [name]Weston[/name], [name]Ryland[/name]

[name]Welcome[/name]!

Because the new baby’s siblings names are on the more modern side, I think [name]Waverly[/name], [name]Cambrie[/name], and [name]Hadley[/name] would all work great! Old-fashioned [name]Lorelai[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name] seem a little out of place in comparison, but I think [name]Felicity[/name] could still work well (I also just [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Felicity[/name], haha). I think [name]Synclair[/name] sounds way too masculine (even with the Y, which looks odd to me). Though pretty, [name]Arden[/name] and Darienne sound too much like [name]Donovan[/name] to my ear, while Aubryn and [name]Shealyn[/name] seem a little matchy. I really think [name]Waverly[/name] is a FANTASTIC option–crisp, but feminine and soft like [name]Shea[/name]; unusual, but with a spelling most people will get right. I think it will age well and has some cute nicknames ([name]Ava[/name], [name]Vera[/name], Wave, [name]Lee[/name]). I would probably opt for [name]Cambria[/name] and use [name]Cambrie[/name] as a nn, but it’s sweet, too. And [name]Hadley[/name] would work great with her siblings, but won’t be as unusual. Where [name]Waverly[/name] hasn’t registered in the Top 1000 yet (according the Social Security Admin), [name]Hadley[/name] is ranked at 216 or so. I don’t think any girl will begrudge being called any other these three options though!

With [name]Shea/name and (Dono)[name]Van[/name], I think [name]Blaise[/name], [name]Weston[/name], and [name]Cannon[/name] work best. [name]Vaughan[/name] is way too similar to [name]Van[/name] sound-wise. [name]Kasen[/name] looks made-up to me, like a trendy mash-up of [name]Kasey[/name] and [name]Jason[/name]. Sorry! I also confess that Treyson looks off to me, too. I like [name]Trey[/name] or [name]Trace[/name] all right. I would recommend [name]Greyson[/name] instead, but [name]Shea[/name] and [name]Grey[/name] rhyme (as would [name]Trey[/name]). That would bother me (maybe you don’t mind, though). [name]Ryland[/name] looks like a great option, but something keeps tripping me up. Maybe it sounds or is structured too much like [name]Shealyn[/name]? Similarly, [name]Lincoln[/name] is one of my favorite names, but it sounds a lot like [name]Shealyn[/name] to my ears. I love that [name]Blaise[/name] has a different sound & ending from [name]Shealyn[/name] and [name]Donovan[/name] to give your bunch more variety. My only concerns are that it could be a tad feminine. I think [name]Weston[/name] shares the solid, slightly rugged feeling of [name]Donovan[/name]; [name]West[/name], [name]Shea[/name], and [name]Van[/name] sound great together. This is my favorite of your choices. [name]Cannon[/name] and [name]Donovan[/name] are a tad similar, but I think it manages to work. They sound like brothers to me. :slight_smile: All three are also unusual, but simple to spell.

I think you’ve got terrific options for girls; I might offer [name]Kinsey[/name] and [name]Ainsley[/name] up as suggestions similar to [name]Waverly[/name]. For boys, I would suggest looking at a few more names that don’t end in -n (not that you have to avoid -n names, of course, but I think a different ending could mix things up nicely). [name]Shea[/name] and [name]Donovan[/name] are both Irish, so you might check out some more Irish kinds of names, too. What about [name]Brady[/name] or [name]Brody[/name], [name]Garrett[/name], [name]Rory[/name], [name]Roarke[/name], [name]Rafferty[/name], [name]Beckett[/name], or [name]Finley[/name]? Perhaps [name]Blake[/name] would be an interesting alternative to [name]Blaise[/name] (less fem. and it doesn’t mean “to lisp, stutter”). And I think [name]Sinclair[/name] would be great on a little boy!

Congrats, and good luck!

[name]Synclair[/name] is super cute! My favourite from your boys is [name]Lincoln[/name]. A few other suggestions which I think go nicely with your other kids’ names are:

[name]Rory[/name]
[name]Euan[/name]/[name]Ewan[/name]
[name]Kian[/name]
[name]Ardan[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Maclean[/name]
[name]Brogan[/name]
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Declan[/name]

[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Aisling[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Brooklyn[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]

Good luck with your new baby!

I actually really love a lot of the names on your list! I think [name]Waverly[/name], [name]Lorelai[/name], [name]Hadley[/name], [name]Felicity[/name], [name]Lincoln[/name] (love!), and [name]Weston[/name] are awesome and go very well with your children’s names. I especially love [name]Waverly[/name] and [name]Lincoln[/name] for you.

If you find a name you really love, I would encourage you to just go for it–there will always be someone who doesn’t like whatever name you pick and you can’t please everyone. Sometimes it’s nice having a less common name, and a lot of your name choices are really great.

Good luck!

[name]Lincoln[/name] or [name]Cambrie[/name] :slight_smile:

I do not like: [name]Hadley[/name] on a girl, on a boy it’s great. [name]Cambrie[/name]. [name]Synclair[/name], Darienne, Aubryn. Treyson, [name]Cannon[/name], [name]Kasen[/name], [name]Branson[/name], [name]Ryland[/name].

I do like: [name]Arden[/name], [name]Lorelai[/name]. [name]Lincoln[/name], [name]Vaughn[/name], [name]Blaise[/name] but for a girl, [name]Weston[/name].

Suggestions: [name]Aubria[/name], [name]Westley[/name]/[name]Wesley[/name], [name]Rolan[/name], [name]Camry[/name], [name]Camryn[/name], [name]Amber[/name], [name]Ambrosia[/name], [name]Brandon[/name], [name]Brendon[/name], Kol/[name]Cole[/name], [name]Chase[/name].

Good morning,

I’m amazed at the wonderful thoughtful responses from all of you. My sincere appreciation for taking the time to respond to my very first post! Your remarks are awesome and give me plenty to think of…I’ll keep everyone posted on what this little peanut ends up being named.

Wishing you all a fabulous day!

:slight_smile: