We did end up using Rook on our dog, but with a different middle - Rook Guinness.
Edit: So, it didn’t occur to me that most of you wouldn’t have agreed on names until it was at least somewhat relevant to your lives. I’m feeling a little silly now, but these are all lovely.
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f] & [name_f]Willow[/name_f] are the 2 girl names we’ve already agreed on. No middles are set in stone but we like [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] and [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]. For boys, we agreed on [name_m]Foster[/name_m] and [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]. Our combo for [name_m]Foster[/name_m] is 100% set and it’s [name_m]Foster[/name_m] [name_u]Grey[/name_u] which will be our son’s name if we have one. We’re not a fan of [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] anymore. It lost its appeal somewhere along the way. We’ve recently added [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] as a name we agree on.
My husband and I currently call our hypothetical future child either [name_f]Clara[/name_f] or [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. We have similar taste in terms of preferring classic names, but we end up differing on individual names a fair bit.
We agreed on middles right away. If these remotely flow with our chosen first names, we will use [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] for a girl’s middle and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] for a boy.
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] for a daughter when I was expecting my first. Then we had 2 boys first. By the time we had my first daughter I had fallen for [name_f]Calla[/name_f] instead and luckily my OH came to like it as well. I wouldn’t use [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] now as it’s too unisex for me.
My husband and I decided when we were in high school that we should name our firstborn [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]. I became disenchanted with the name after a few years, but I’m learning to love it again! It would be a sweet story if we did indeed use it.
The first name we agreed on for a son was [name_m]Isaac[/name_m]. The middle name changes almost every time we discuss names but [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] hasn’t changed in three years.
For girls we originally agreed on [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] but we’ve changed our minds a million times. [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] to [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] to [name_f]Milena[/name_f], [name_f]Milena[/name_f] to [name_f]Maia[/name_f] and most recently [name_f]Maia[/name_f] to [name_u]Blaire[/name_u].
First name my DH and I agreed on was [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] (we were dating at the time). We were at a play and reading the playbill before the show and there was an actress named [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] something. He asked me if I liked [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], and I said “eh” or something like that, and then he said, “What about [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]?” Well I loved that! I think he thinks he made the name up, hehe.
Well my current SO has only had a taste of my naming obsession and I haven’t dared bring up names with him because I have a feeling he would run for the hills, but.
Ex number 1: We agreed on a whole combo for a boy! [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Kenton[/name_m] [name_m]Cash[/name_m] (’[name_m]Kenton[/name_m]’ would be substituted for my actual maiden name which is only one letter off, but I don’t feel comfortable posting it). [name_m]Jack[/name_m] was a name we both just liked a lot, ‘[name_m]Kenton[/name_m]’ for obvious reasons, and [name_m]Cash[/name_m] after [name_m]Johnny[/name_m] [name_m]Cash[/name_m], as we were planning on using one of his songs as our first dance at our wedding. Girls’ names weren’t set in stone but we liked [name_f]Pandora[/name_f] NN Panda IIRC.
Ex number 2: Kind of the opposite. We couldn’t really nail down a boy’s name but a girl name we had down. [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_f]Mia[/name_f] or [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. He really loved the names [name_m]Roland[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], and [name_m]Sherman[/name_m] for boys. I like [name_m]Roland[/name_m] a lot too but it rhymed with his last name, [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] and [name_m]Sherman[/name_m] I don’t like. We semi agreed on [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Roland[/name_m] for a while, but we knew at least 10 Jacks between us so I said no (plus picking a [name_m]Jack[/name_m] combo with my other ex put me off the name). [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] and [name_m]Roland[/name_m] both came from The Dark [name_m]Tower[/name_m] by [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] [name_m]King[/name_m].
My mom and I talk names now, she likes my two boy picks ([name_u]August[/name_u] and [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]), and I think she likes [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f] out of my girls’ names. She was a big proponent of my first ex and I settling on [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and still would like to see me use it, but it’s just so massively popular now.
My fiancé and I have only ever agreed on one name. We were in church once in our first year of dating, and a couple brought in their daughter to be baptized. The priest said her name was [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], and my now fiancé and I looked at each other with delight and said, “[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]!” Our first daughter (as of now) will be [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Eileen[/name_f]. The middle name is both my paternal grandmother’s and mine, and I would love to carry on the tradition.
Other than that, we haven’t managed to agree on any names!
While I wouldn’t say my fiance was super excited when I informed him that our first son will be [name_m]Henry[/name_m], he got on board later in our courtship. Months after I’d mentioned [name_m]Henry[/name_m], he commented that he can’t wait to teach [name_m]Henry[/name_m] how to do this, or take him there, etc. I was stunned! I didn’t think he was happy with the name [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. He told me, “Why not? [name_m]Henry[/name_m]'s a good name,” and that was that. [name_m]Henry[/name_m] will have his dad’s name as his middle name.
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] was our second decision. I’d always loved the name, but I feared it was too foreign and romantic with our very [name_m]German[/name_m] surname. When I mentioned the name to him he fell in love with it instantly. Whenever I mention other girls’ names, he always comes back to [name_f]Elena[/name_f].
My mom is different though. She is my main sounding board right now while my fiance is away at school. We both think [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] is super pretty. Too bad my fiance hates it. Mom doesn’t like [name_m]Henry[/name_m] though, and she’d rather call him [name_m]Hank[/name_m]. No, just no.
As for pets, when I was a teenager I got a cat that took two months or more to name. She had a new name every week. It was mainly because I would pick a name, and start calling the cat that, but then my mother would disagree and insist on another name. Finally she was named [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], after the movie My Fair Lady, which suited her perfectly and was the only name my mother and I both liked.
DH and I almost always agree when it comes to boy names - we’ve had our first son’s name set for years: [name_m]Macsen[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]. We also both love [name_m]Abram[/name_m] and [name_m]Silas[/name_m].
Girls were A LOT harder. He really likes the unisex/masculine names for girls, and the first girl names I can remember agreeing on are [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_f]Noa[/name_f] & [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]. These were pretty well set until it was such a reality, and then we switched directions almost completely!
Now, we both agree on [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_u]Madigan[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] & [name_f]Eloise[/name_f].
Theobold nn [name_m]Ted[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] nn [name_m]Raff[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
We’ve also talked about getting a rabbit in the near future naming it Birry or [name_m]Doug[/name_m]
DH and I agreed instantly on [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] for our pup - I’m a classical musician and we loved the nn Wolfie.
For a girl we both love [name_f]Freya[/name_f], and he’s into [name_f]Araminta[/name_f] which is a possiblity for me.
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u] or [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] for a boy.
But middles are the trouble for us!
We first agreed on our dog’s name, which is [name_m]Rufus[/name_m].
We have discussed names a little but I have one of those guys who doesn’t want to talk about it until we need to, so I’ve got a few more months of that and then we start TTC.
We both like the names [name_u]Clare[/name_u], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Juliana[/name_f], [name_f]Leah[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], and [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] for girls. For boys we haven’t talked as much but we both like [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], [name_m]Lucas[/name_m], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Miles[/name_m], and [name_u]Rory[/name_u].
He really doesn’t like to let on that he likes a name, because he doesn’t want me getting stuck on one. He’s adamant that we’ll magically know her name when we see her. That she’ll tell us.
Perhaps I’m naive, but I don’t think a newborn will telepathically communicate her soul’s true name.
In the beginning I was creating the great long list and Aurélie was written down because I liked the look of the letters. However I’d never heard it said. He’s [name_m]French[/name_m], so when he pronounced the name it was such a lovely sing-song quality that we both smiled. It’s like a the melody of a wonderful secret just between us.
Now and then I ask him to say it out loud, and I believe I’m able to pronounce it now. Needing a name that could also be said in English I turned to [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], and I can’t seem to let go of it.
We’ll have to wait and see if it fits her, he’s right about that. She’s due in 18 days. I will probably keep collecting and refining names for a while, just in case there is a perfect name out there waiting to be found.
[name_m]Callen[/name_m] [name_m]Jax[/name_m] was the first name we agreed on He still loves [name_m]Jax[/name_m] but it’s too trendy for me, so we compromised with [name_m]Callen[/name_m] [name_m]Archer[/name_m]. As far as girls go, I remember the first name we agreed on was [name_u]Teagan[/name_u]! Then I fell out of love with it, and then I liked it again, but then he didn’t. Our relationship with [name_u]Teagan[/name_u] is complicated I suppose.
My husband and I first agreed on a name when we were just dating in high school. The name was [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]. He still loves it, but I would hesitate to use it because I only like it pronounced the Spanish way. We have only ever agreed on one other name: [name_u]Monroe[/name_u], for a boy. I love [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] a bit more than my husband does, but I worry that my future son would be mistaken for a female if I named him [name_u]Monroe[/name_u].
