I have a huge list of names I like and my husband barely likes any of them!
I have posted a thread about the girls names before and everyone was so helpful. He just isn’t liking many names these days.
His favorites are
[name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f], and [name_f]Nora[/name_f] for a girl
and
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] for a boy
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any ideas my husband might like? I like his picks, but they aren’t my favorite and I am not super excited about these names yet. What do you think of them? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like them with the names of our other children?
jazz1509 I like the names he likes I just don’t feel really excited about those names in particular right now. Mainly I want to add more to the list that he likes so we have a few more options to choose from. For girls I like:
I have been trying to get him to like “[name_f]Anna[/name_f]” names like [name_f]Annabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Mariana[/name_f]…but so far he doesn’t want to use them and I am not sure if I want to name the baby [name_f]Anna[/name_f] after me.
I love [name_f]Jane[/name_f], it is just so close to [name_u]June[/name_u] (our daughters name)
I like [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f] a lot. I will ask him about that one The other girl names I have already asked him about. waah
For boys I will ask him about [name_m]Cassius[/name_m] and [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]. Thank you for your help!! I am very grateful for these suggestions.
I like the names he likes, and I think that all of them would go well with your children’s names, though I do think that the boys’ names, [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], though lovely, are a little bit boring next to [name_m]Delmer[/name_m] and [name_u]June[/name_u]. I can see why you’re having some trouble getting excited about them. I especially like [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f].
I love your list as well! Would Elinora with the nickname [name_f]Nora[/name_f] work? I definitely like your boys’ names better than his. I would be so thrilled to see [name_u]Alva[/name_u] on a little boy.
You two have just got to compromise on a name you both love. Find a variant that you’re a fan of, or look for a new name altogether. You’ll find the perfect name, I promise.
Well I adore both [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] and [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] so I guess I’m sort of on your husband’s side with the boy names! However I do [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] from your list…my DH never went for it but maybe yours can be convinced!
I also adore [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f] (and I like the idea of naming her [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] but calling her [name_f]Nora[/name_f]). If you aren’t crazy about [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] what about [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]?
Oh and I’m pretty much in love with your entire girls list…Mirida, [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]! [name_f]Love[/name_f] them all.
I think you have received some good advice here regarding a compromise. Perhaps do a combo of your preferences and his for first and middle?
Thank you for these suggestions! I like [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], and [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] too, I just am not sure yet
I am glad you reminded me of [name_f]Annora[/name_f]! I will run that one by him again. I had liked it in the past and he wasn’t sure about it, but if our baby is a girl maybe I can convince him he can call her [name_f]Nora[/name_f] most of the time if he wants.
I have never heard of [name_f]Zabel[/name_f] and I like it!! I like [name_f]Adamina[/name_f] too. I [name_f]Nella[/name_f] as well, but we call our son [name_u]Del[/name_u] a lot so that is really close.
I have thought about [name_f]Coral[/name_f] before and it is a possibility so thank you!
Thank you for your boys list too!! I like [name_m]Olin[/name_m], and my husband might too because he likes [name_m]Orrin[/name_m]. I didn’t realize [name_u]Seneca[/name_u] was a boy’s name, but I like it. I actually really like [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u] too, I just don’t know if I am brave enough to use it. I think my husband could possibly like [name_u]Asa[/name_u] as well.
Thank you so much for your time and suggestions!! They are very helpful!!
Thank you for these ideas!! I am going to ask him if he like any off this list.
I will ask him what he thinks about [name_f]Coral[/name_f] or [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Alina[/name_f]!
I like [name_f]Zena[/name_f] and [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f] (this one because it would honor my Greek heritage)
I like [name_f]Honora[/name_f] and [name_f]Annora[/name_f] too so maybe he will go for one of these if we call her [name_f]Nora[/name_f] as a nn. I also have a Great Grandma [name_f]Nora[/name_f], so I like the idea of [name_f]Nora[/name_f], but I think I would rather use a variant of it. I like [name_u]Nori[/name_u] too! I haven’t thought of that one before
I love [name_m]Leon[/name_m]!! But he doesn’t. Hmm, do you think we could use [name_m]Leon[/name_m] as a nn for [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]? That might be a stretch but I really like [name_m]Leon[/name_m].
I like your suggestion of [name_m]Soren[/name_m] too. I am happy to add more to my list, and suggest more to my husband as well. Thank you for you help and for your assurance that we will find a name!!
I love that they seem to go so well together, excluding [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] which seems a little bit more adventurous. I actually think your husband has a lovely taste in names. I think [name_f]Norah[/name_f], [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] & [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] would make a wonderful sibset.
Thank you so much!! I am so grateful for all the help I have been getting
I like [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], and it is possible that he might too.
I also like [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f]. I will see what he thinks. I like [name_f]Brighton[/name_f], but my friend has a daughter with that name.
I like your suggestion of [name_m]Milo[/name_m]. I like the sound of [name_u]Everett[/name_u] as well. [name_m]Maxen[/name_m] reminds me of that I like [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m], so I am going to ask him about these too! Thank you for your suggestions and your time
Good thought! I like a lot of floral names too, so maybe we can come up with something. He has liked [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f] for a long time! It was on our list for a girl 5 years ago before we found out we were having a boy and it was also on our list for our daughter as well. I wanted to use it then, but I think I just saw it for so long that I want more options now. Thank you for your help!
Thank you for your thoughts! I am starting to like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] more, and I can picture us using it but I just want more ideas to choose from. I am glad you like [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] though! I also like [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]. I was actually the one who suggested it too him, but I just feel like we need more names to choose from. I think that it is possible to convince him of [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] because when he originally saw it he liked it, but then he changed his mind. Maybe I can change it back! hehe.
I really liked [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f], but now that I am expecting I don’t feel the same way about it for some reason. I think that once we find out what we are having I might want to consider it again. Thank you for taking the time to write! I will ask him about [name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
Yay! I am glad you like these names. I would do a combo, but I am wanting to honor either my mom’s or dad’s side with the middle name since we honored my husband’s side with our other children.
I have gotten a lot of good advice and I am so grateful!! Thank you everyone!!!
Thank you!! I agree that these names do go well, so I am glad that is not a problem! It is funny because I originally suggested these names to him, except for [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], I just looked at them for so long and now I want a few more options. I actually named our daughter [name_f]Nora[/name_f] for half a day, and then he convinced me of [name_u]June[/name_u] so we changed it ( I am glad we did because it fits her well) [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_f]Norah[/name_f] better? Thank you for your suggestions!
I like a lot of your suggestions. Names that he might like are [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], and [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]. I will see what he thinks!
For boys I think he might like [name_m]Asher[/name_m], [name_u]Finlay[/name_u], [name_m]Harrison[/name_m], [name_m]Milo[/name_m], and [name_u]Everett[/name_u].
If we can just add a few more names to our list I will feel like it will be easier to choose from there!! Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions.