Babybear is on its way and we dont yet know if its a boy or girl. Babybear will have a surname beginning with M, so we want to avoid any alliteration (no M’s!). Also wanting to avoid -L- sounds as we have 2 people in the family already with L-nicknames.
For a boy- we want something one or two syllables, maybe with an -x in it? (not [name]Max[/name]). Some names we have already tossed around include [name]Finn[/name], [name]Owen[/name] and [name]Eamon[/name].
For a girl- I would really prefer it starts with a vowel. But since we like [name]Harper[/name], we’d also be thinking about a softer-consonant sound. [name]Avery[/name], [name]Ivy[/name], [name]Eadie[/name] are all options.
As you can tell we prefer classic, simple, names with no wacky spellings and nothing too out-there! Ranking in popularity lists is also no bother to us at all. So berries, you’re ideas would help!
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Edmond[/name]
[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Kenton[/name]
[name]Braxton[/name]
[name]Baxter[/name]
[name]Alec[/name]
[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Arianne[/name]
[name]Evie[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Emmy[/name]
[name]Aida[/name]
For a boy - I love [name]Owen[/name]. What about [name]Phoenix[/name] for a name with an -x? It’s my eldest son’s name (and my maiden name). I think it is a very strong, masculine name that you don’t hear to often…but of course i’m probably biased =)
For a girl - I like [name]Harper[/name] and [name]Ivy[/name] the best.
What about [name]Finley[/name], [name]Dexter[/name], [name]Paxton[/name] for a boy. I like the pp idea of [name]Phoenix[/name] too, very cool name.
Girl: [name]Avery[/name] (biased) suggestions: [name]Eden[/name], [name]Hadley[/name], [name]Eva[/name], [name]Evelyn[/name].
Boys:
Short X names:
[name]Axel[/name]
[name]Dax[/name]
[name]Lennox[/name]
[name]Rex[/name]
Short names (some with similar feel to [name]Finn[/name], [name]Owen[/name], [name]Eamon[/name]):
[name]Aidan[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Alan[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Evan[/name]
[name]Ewan[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Olin[/name]
Girls names:
[name]Aileen[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Elle[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Irena[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Wynn[/name]
My favorite short boy’s name is [name]Jack[/name], which you could turn into [name]Jax[/name]. I also like [name]Jem[/name], [name]Lane[/name], [name]Blaine[/name], [name]Theo[/name], [name]Miles[/name], and [name]Jones[/name].
For girls, I really like the name you have, particularly [name]Ivy[/name]. I like [name]Edie[/name] better than [name]Eadie[/name]. I would suggest [name]Lucy[/name] too.
For a boy, I like: [name]Owen[/name], [name]Pierre[/name] and [name]Lennox[/name]/[name]Knox[/name]. For a girl, I like: [name]Jade[/name], [name]Ivy[/name] and [name]Aria[/name].
[name]Jackson[/name]
[name]Maddox[/name]
[name]Drake[/name]
[name]Cade[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Rigby[/name]
[name]Stanton[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Rhett[/name]
[name]Colby[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Orion[/name]
[name]Oden[/name]/[name]Odin[/name]
X names:
[name]Alex[/name] / [name]Axel[/name] / [name]Knox[/name] / [name]Lennox[/name] / [name]Maddox[/name] / [name]Pollux[/name] / [name]Rex[/name] / [name]Xavier[/name]
Short names:
[name]Connor[/name] / [name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Leon[/name]
Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
I do really like [name]Ivy[/name] but I don’t think the other half will go for it. Destined for a middle name perhaps! Although it doesn’t fit wi anything I specified before, I’m also a bit partial to [name]Cadence[/name] for a girl.
[name]Jude[/name] is seriously a cool short boys name, [name]Ewan[/name] is also great, I hadn’t thought of that before.
Thanks!