Picky Hubby!

General Name Discussion
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My husband is so picky. He insist our boys name are strong and don’t sound “made up”. So nothing trendy will fly with him for a boys name. Problem is our last name is [name]SMITH[/name]. The most popular last name ever. So names lie [name]Jack[/name] and [name]John[/name] are OUT because I don’t want our child to be the 15,000’th “[name]Jack[/name] [name]Smith[/name]” in the city we live in!

As for the girls, he isn’t as picky, he’s okay with something a bit “different” as long as it sounds feminine. Which is my complete opposite of style, as I like names like [name]Lark[/name] and Row!

Suggestions for boy names that are strong but not too common??
Suggestions for girls names that are a bit different but also feminine?

Thank you Thank you Thank you!

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To me, these boy names are strong, not too unusual, nor too common:

[name]Baxter[/name]
[name]Jonas[/name]

For a girl: Coming up with “different” names is not my forte, but this one might fit the bill and is definitely feminine:

[name]Sariah[/name] (I think this would be especially wonderful with [name]Smith[/name]!)

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Strong uncommon boys you may like (included word names since you like [name]Lark[/name] for a girl):
[name]Abner[/name]
[name]Anton[/name]
[name]Auburn[/name]/[name]Auberon[/name]/[name]Oberon[/name]
[name]Bramwell[/name]
[name]Carlisle[/name]
[name]Cobalt[/name]
[name]Conall[/name]
[name]Concord[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Dover[/name]
[name]Drummond[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name]
[name]Errol[/name]
[name]Everard[/name]
[name]Ferrand[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]/[name]Graeme[/name]
[name]Hadrian[/name]
Hawke
[name]Ianto[/name]
[name]Ivo[/name]
[name]Justus[/name]
[name]Laszlo[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name]
[name]Marland[/name]
[name]Maxfield[/name]
[name]Obadiah[/name]
[name]Oran[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Rodion[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name]
[name]Shepherd[/name]
[name]Soren[/name]
[name]Sterling[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]
[name]Tristram[/name]
[name]Waldemar[/name]
[name]Wellington[/name]
[name]Wolf[/name]
[name]Yago[/name]

Differently feminine girls names:
Alifair
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Clemency[/name]
Coppelia/[name]Cosima[/name]/[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Doveva[/name]
[name]Elma[/name]
[name]Glory[/name]
[name]Imelda[/name]
[name]India[/name]
[name]Joya[/name]
Lilivere
[name]Lotus[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name] (or [name]Amabel[/name])
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Orla[/name]
[name]Peony[/name]
[name]Phaedra[/name]
[name]River[/name]
Rosenda
[name]Tamar[/name]
[name]Thisbe[/name]
[name]Vianne[/name]
[name]Winsome[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
Wish
[name]Ailsa[/name]
[name]Anwen[/name]
[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Delphi[/name] ([name]Delphine[/name])
Edme (like [name]Esme[/name] with a D)
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Liesel[/name]
[name]Lileas[/name]
[name]Lumina[/name]
[name]Mabry[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Marilla[/name]
[name]Octavia[/name]
[name]Remember[/name]
Rosebud
[name]Sonora[/name]
Tha”s
[name]Winter[/name]

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I would suggest going through the SSN list of popular baby names together and seeing which ones you agree on.

http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi

There’s also a search feature on here. So you can enter the category narrow down by popularity.

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I would suggest going through the SSN list of popular baby names together and seeing which ones you agree on.

http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi

There’s also a search feature on here. So you can enter the category narrow down by popularity.

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[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Elliott[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Mitchell[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Walden[/name]

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Boys:
[name]Eamon[/name] ([name]Amon[/name])
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Keaton[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name]
[name]Hamish[/name]
[name]Dustin[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Bronson[/name]
[name]Byron[/name]

Girls:
[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Mallory[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name]
[name]Teagan[/name]
[name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]Keeley[/name]
[name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Tia[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Kiana[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Rhiannon[/name]
[name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Nyla[/name]

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[name]Angus[/name] and [name]Finn[/name] spring to mind.

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Boys:
[name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Decker[/name] - love this! [name]Decker[/name] [name]Smith[/name]
[name]Beckett[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Easton[/name] - this is a great masculine name, although it may not flow the best with [name]Smith[/name].
[name]Penn[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]

Girls:
[name]Isla[/name] - this is very sweet. [name]Isla[/name] [name]Smith[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Sommer[/name]/[name]Summer[/name] - I love the way this sounds with [name]Smith[/name]. [name]Sommer[/name] [name]Smith[/name]!
[name]Brynn[/name] - strong yet feminine
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Ever[/name] - this sounds really sweet too. [name]Ever[/name] [name]Smith[/name]
[name]Schuyler[/name] (pron. [name]Skyler[/name]) - very traditional spelling, yet funky and feminine at the same time. [name]Schuyler[/name] [name]Smith[/name]!

[name]Hope[/name] this helps!

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Thanks for the suggestions! Appreciate it!

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Can I suggest delving into your family history for names? Go back far enough and you should find some unique and legitimate names. Our last name is [name]Johnson[/name] so we need unique names as well. I have found several candidates through my ancestry.com research ([name]Henrik[/name], [name]Anders[/name], [name]Finn[/name], [name]Valentin[/name], Torleif). Good [name]Luck[/name]!