We have the middle and last name all ready

General Name Discussion
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…it’s the first name that’s giving us trouble. :wink: The baby’s middle name will be my wife’s maiden name, [name]Parker[/name], whether it’s a boy or a girl, and our last name is one syllable, Quick, so we’re leaning towards a 2-syllable or longer first name.

So far, for a girl, we’ve got:

[name]Caia[/name] (my favorite)
[name]Serenity[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name] (my wife’s favorite)
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Bronwyn[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
and maybe [name]Poppy[/name]

and for a boy:

[name]Finlay[/name] ([name]Finn[/name])
[name]Maximilian[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] ([name]Max[/name] for both)
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Hayden[/name]
and perhaps [name]Weyland[/name] or [name]Caius[/name]
(we both love [name]Kai[/name], but [name]Kai[/name] Quick?)

Anyway, we haven’t really fallen in love with any names yet, so any thoughts or suggestions would be great. :slight_smile:
Oh yeah, we like nature names, Celtic, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English names, and don’t care for Biblical or overly popular names.

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To be honest I’m not loving any of the girls names with your last name at all. [name]Serenity[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick would probably be my favourite.

Other ideas…
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Anneliese[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Emmeline[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Everly[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Violet[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Ottilie[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Harriet[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick

[name]Maximilian[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick is gorgeous, probably my favourite.
[name]Caius[/name] and [name]Kai[/name] Quick don’t work at all.

Other ideas…
[name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Nathaniel[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Orion[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Edison[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Addison[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Leighton[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Morgan[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Conrad[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]August[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick

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Have you considered [name]Calliope[/name] for a girl? It sort of combines the “[name]Cai[/name]” sound of [name]Caia[/name] with the “ie” ending of [name]Sylvie[/name].
[name]Caius[/name] might be a cute way to get to [name]Kai[/name] for a boy. I love [name]Caius[/name] Quick and I don’t think [name]Kai[/name] Quick is a problem, but I tend to like a little discordance.

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Thanks! [name]Maximilian[/name] is my favorite, and I love [name]Orion[/name].
For a girl, I like [name]Serenity[/name] a lot, too. [name]Violet[/name], and [name]Harriet[/name] are very pretty names we had not considered.

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Thank you :slight_smile:

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[name]Caia[/name]-I really like it (spelled [name]Kaia[/name] or [name]Kaya[/name]) and I love the sound of [name]Caia[/name] [name]Parker[/name] but I don’t like [name]Caia[/name] Quick.
[name]Serenity[/name]-Not really into the word names.
[name]Sabrina[/name]-Dated. So no
[name]Bronwyn[/name]-Interesting. [name]How[/name] about [name]Bronte[/name]? I like this better
[name]Avery[/name]-[name]Love[/name]! [name]Avery[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick is adorable!
[name]Poppy[/name]-I like but more as a nickname

[name]Finlay[/name] ([name]Finn[/name]) [name]Love[/name] but spelled [name]Finley[/name]. [name]Finley[/name] [name]Parker[/name] is great!
[name]Maximillian[/name]-Prefer [name]Maxwell[/name].
[name]Maxwell[/name]- [name]Love[/name]! [name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Parker[/name] is cute and [name]Maxwell[/name] Quick is a fresh sounding name.
[name]Rowan[/name]-[name]Love[/name]!
[name]Hayden[/name]-It’s okay.
[name]Weyland[/name]-I like! But spelled [name]Wayland[/name] or [name]Waylon[/name].
[name]Caius[/name]-NMS. Maybe [name]Cassius[/name]?
[name]Kai[/name]-Yeah [name]Kai[/name] Quick is bad. That’s why I don’t like [name]Caia[/name] Quick for that same reason.

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I’m not loving any of your girl names with your surname. Maybe…

[name]Sylvia[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Calla[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Phoebe[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick (called [name]Poppy[/name]?)

For a boy my favorites are:

[name]Finlay[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick

[name]Rowan[/name] Quick sounds like “rowing quick.”

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Normally I prefer [name]Avery[/name] as a girl name but in your case with [name]Parker[/name] as a middle name I would caution against it. I just feel it makes it harder to have a completely unisex name for a girl.

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[name]Serenity[/name] Quick sounds like a joke, like, “I’m so stressed out, I need serenity quick!” lol so I’d drop that one. on the boys name [name]Rowan[/name] Quick also sounds like a joke. lol “I’m Row’in quick!”

Of the girl names I like [name]Caia[/name] and [name]Sylvia[/name] (with an a only) I like [name]Finlay[/name] and [name]Hayden[/name] on the boys names list.

[name]Celia[/name] is a really pretty name, kind of combines [name]Caia[/name] and [name]Sylvie[/name]. what do you think of that? [name]Celia[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick?

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I would caution against using the initial P with the last name Quick. As a full name it works fine, but filling out forms with a middle initial blank may get a chuckle out of the receptionist.

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[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick is lovely! Not sure why it’s being disregarded here, it’s certainly my favorite.

not sure about the boy choices, but [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick is nice.

[name]How[/name] about:

[name]Helena[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Salina[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Cecily[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Bethany[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Paloma[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Bellanca[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Alice[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick

[name]Adrian[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Bennett[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Devin[/name] [name]Parker[/name] quick

[name]Hope[/name] you like these, good luck!

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I like

Boys
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Parker[/name] Quick

For girls I like only [name]Sabrina[/name] Quick, of your options. I don’t think it sounds dated at all. I actually quite like [name]Sabrina[/name].

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From looking at your list, it seems that you would like [name]Malachi[/name]. It’s got a good syllable count for your last name and you can use [name]Kai[/name] as a nickname!

You’ve got a lot of good girl’s name options! Might you like [name]Silvana[/name] or [name]Serena[/name]?

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[name]Calla[/name] is beautiful

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Lizabethrose, thanks, i really like Orion, but my wife’s not too keen on it. Emmeline, Violet, and Harriet are all worth considering. Several of the boys names you suggested have bad connotations for me.

roseythelimited, Calliope is very cool, and unique, but i don’t know…

mamarachof6, Avery Parker Quick really is great, and becoming my wife’s favorite, over Sylvie. I just wish it wasn’t so popular :slight_smile:

southern.maple, Calla is wonderful. We’d never heard it as a name, but my wife is a plant nerd (and I’m a tree care professional) and it has just moved up to the top couple contenders.

ninanoo, LOL, i know. you ever see the Serenity Now! episode of Seinfeld. I really love that name, but our surname really does rule out a ton of names.

lajohnson357, Jack B. Quick? Thanks, but we are pretty set on Parker :slight_smile:

juliet.a, We like Serena, and Devin is cool

stripedsocks, thank you

sunshine.10, Thanks, idk about Malachi. always reminds me of that creepy kid from children of the corn :slight_smile:

P.S. I don’t know how much bearing this has, but the baby will be a 13 years junior sibling to Melanie Mae

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I would really advise against [name]Serenity[/name] or [name]Sylvie[/name]. [name]Sylvie[/name] sounds great until you put it in roll call form: Quick, [name]Sylvie[/name] which just makes me think quicksilver.

[name]Love[/name] the suggestion of [name]Calla[/name], and I don’t think anyone will make the children of the corn connection with [name]Malachi[/name]. I certainly didn’t.