I have been overthinking my list for too long now and I am completely name fried. I have problems with everything on my list. I need some fresh ideas. I am not looking for you to tell me all the reasons you hate names on my list, I know already and I have issues with them too or I wouldn’t be here. I just want to know which names I should keep in the running and I am hoping for some fresh suggestions. I already know that many nameberries have issues with unisex or traditionally male names for girls, but I happen to like them. Here is my current list and the issues I have with each name:
[name_m]Lennon[/name_m] or maybe [name_m]Lennan[/name_m] - I liked it before [name_m]Lennon[/name_m] and Maise showed up on the internet. Some people think of [name_m]Vladamir[/name_m] [name_m]Lenin[/name_m]. And yes, I am a Beatles fan and have been most of my life. This name was my #1, but it is not getting a good reception with friends and family.
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] - our last name is a single syllable starting with D. Does not flow well. Also, getting more popular.
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] - Climbing the popularity ladder.
Sansa - Made up name from [name_m]George[/name_m] RR [name_m]Martin[/name_m]. I loved it when I first heard it, now I’m not sure. Probably would never use it.
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] with [name_u]Penny[/name_u] or [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] as a nn. - Celebrity popular ([name_f]Kortney[/name_f] Kardashian and others). Also pretty femanine for my taste. Can’t picture [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] as the President of the United States some day.
[name_u]Arya[/name_u] - Another [name_m]George[/name_m] RR [name_m]Martin[/name_m] name. Not usually fond of alternative spellings but for some reason [name_u]Arya[/name_u] appeals to me when [name_f]Aria[/name_f] did not.
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - [name_m]Way[/name_m] to many celebrities used this. It was the top of my girls list 4 years ago when I had my son, before the [name_m]Beckham[/name_m]'s and [name_u]Neil[/name_u] [name_m]Patrick[/name_m] [name_m]Harris[/name_m] used it. I was okay back when it was just [name_m]George[/name_m] Stephenopolis (sp?).
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] - DH likes [name_f]Bella[/name_f], but that to me is a nn, and there is the whole Twilight issue. I would rather get to [name_f]Bella[/name_f] through [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] than the overused [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] though.
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] nn [name_f]Renie[/name_f] - This was at the top of my list for a while after I first heard it, but it kind of runs together with our last name and there are differing opinions on pronunciation. I would say it SAIR-en, but I think the proper Welsh pronunciation is se-[name_u]REN[/name_u] and some say seh-ren.
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - Sounds a little funny with the last name. I think I like it better on my boys list. Everyone thinks of [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m] Girls not that that’s a horrible thing, it was a really good show, just not name your kid after it good.
Other names I’ve fallen in and out of love with: [name_f]Asha[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_m]Emmerson[/name_m], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Vianne[/name_f], Raiya, Surai, [name_u]Remy[/name_u], [name_u]Rennie[/name_u], and [name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
My boys name are in my signature, but I’m really not concerned about how the sibset compatibility. That only matters when they’re young and they will have the name a lot longer as adults, [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
[name_u]Penny[/name_u] and [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] are both great.